set: /International_Criminal_Court_logo.svg.png`` title=''Jordan parliament stops move to sue Israeli leaders over Gaza `` width=''155`` height=''134`` align=''left`` />Amman - Jordan's lower house of parliament is abanonding an attempt to sue Israeli leaders before the International Criminal Court over the January offensive on the Gaza Strip because the chamber lacked ''legal and constitutional powers,`` parliament speaker Abdul Hadi Majali was quoted on Monday as saying.


set: With her devoted football star hubby Hank Baskett at her side, the 25-year-old former Playboy model says ``at the end of day, I'm basically a stay at home mom that wants to love my son.''

set: Kendra Wilkinson: ``I'm basically a stay at home mom''


set: LCH.Clearnet began accepting unallocated gold as collateral for margin cover purposes on 28 August.


set: Republican Sen. Judd Gregg of New Hampshire abruptly withdrew his nomination as commerce secretary Thursday, citing ``irresolvable conflicts'' with President Barack Obama's handling of the economic stimulus and 2010 census.

set: Gregg withdraws nomination as Commerce secretary


set: Spectrami in association with General Dynamics Fidelis Cybersecurity Solutions organized the latest edition of TechCafe' at Hotel Marriott in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to empower enterprises in the kingdom to secure and manage advanced threats efficiently.

set: Spectrami empowers enterprises to secure and manage advanced threats


set: Emma Watson is looking for the source of alleged topless photos circulating her college campus at Brown University.

set: Watson looking for source of 'topless photos circulating her campus'


set: Sci-fi fans were given the ultimate thrill on Saturday as all five Star Trek captains united at a London convention.

set: Star Trek - Star Trek captains unite at London convention


set: Miley Cyrus, most famous for her depiction as ``Hannah Montana'', is a child star who is feeling the ``growing pains'' of coming of age in the limelight.


set: Duke Energy Corp. is buying Progress Energy Inc. for $13.7 billion in stock in a deal that would create the utility with the most customers in the US

set: Duke Energy buying Progress Energy for $13.7 billion


set: But if the efforts of the Thanjavur-based Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology bear fruit, then idlis would soon be marketed as a global brand, just like the popular burgers and noodles.

set: Idlis to be marketed as global brand, like burgers, noodles


set: Limit on carrying gold by non-resident Indians back to their home country will be revised soon.


set: Indonesia will seek to reduce natural gas exports to Singapore to meet rising domestic demand, a minister said.

set: Indonesia may seek to reduce natural gas exports to Singapore -Minister


set: Batavia police are investigating an alleged sexual assault Monday afternoon at the Batavia Apartments on East Wilson Street.

set: Batavia police investigate sexual assault


set: Pippa Middleton is set to move in with her long-term boyfriend Alex Loudon after she found herself spending most nights at his house in London.

set: Pippa Middleton to move in with boyfriend Alex Loudon?


set: Over winter break, Cornell students began building an affordable and environmentally sustainable model house in Nicaragua.

set: Over break, Cornell students build sustainable house in Nicaragua


set: Three years after he set Oregon high school records in the sprints, Ryan Bailey has arrived as an up-and-coming force in US track and field, and is beginning to emerge as a potential challenger to Jamaican world record holder Usain Bolt.

set: Oregon's Ryan Bailey emerging as potential challenger to world record holder Usain Bolt


set: Several new rural electricity schemes have been launched by the Power and Energy Ministry to achieve the target of catering 100 percent to electricity needs of the country's rural sector by 2012 set by Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka.


set: Today's adverts are annoying and increasingly ignored by a savvy public, industry leaders have said.

set: Adverts are 'annoying and increasingly ignored'


set: The Gulfstream G650 has received its provisional type certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration, clearing the way for the company to begin interior completions of the long-range business jet in preparation for customer deliveries in the second quarter of 2012, as originally planned.

set: Gulfstream G650 receives provisional type certificate


set: Azerbaijan recorded 57 criminal facts related to human trafficking in 2010, employee of the Azerbaijani Interior Ministry's Department for Fight against Human Trafficking Araz Babayev said at the event on the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition.

set: Azerbaijan records 57 facts of human trafficking


set: 'Kolaveri Di' hitmaker Dhanush says that his upcoming Tamil film '3' will be dubbed in Hindi.


set: SWANSEA MP Geraint Davies has condemned a National Front rally which took place in the city.

set: Swansea MP Geraint Davies condemns National Front rally


set: Any adult cat adopted from Hillsborough County Animal Services or the Humane Society of Tampa Bay can get free shots for life.


set: Poole - The power of online social media was demonstrated recently when 400 unruly revellers gatecrashed at a birthday party after details were posted to Facebook.

set: 400 gatecrash at birthday party after details posted to Facebook


set: In a major upset, jazz veteran Herbie Hancock won the coveted album of the year Grammy on Sunday, beating front-runners Amy Winehouse and Kanye West.

set: Herbie Hancock wins album of the year Grammy


set: A former Hilton Head Island mayoral candidate sentenced in May to one year in jail for breaking a divorce agreement was released Tuesday, according to court records.

set: Former Hilton Head mayoral candidate released


set: Hollywood beauty Catherine Zeta-Jones is keen to visit India again to see the Kumbh Mela, and is confident she can fit into a Bollywood movie owing to her Oscar-winning turn in musical `Chicago`.

set: Catherine Zeta-Jones to visit Kumbh Mela


set: Punjab missed cotton sowing target by 10 percent due to 50 percent canal irrigation water shortage and delayed wheat harvesting this season, Director General Punjab Agriculture Extension Services Dr Anjum Ali told Business Recorder here on Thursday.

set: Punjab misses cotton sowing target by 10 percent


set: An oil and gas summit will bring together ministers from 15 countries in a Mediterranean port city of Turkey.

set: Oil and gas summit to bring together ministers from 15 countries


set: Luxury car maker BMW ( Images ) India ( Images ) said on Wesnesday it would create 1,200 jobs in the dealer and service network by 2011.


set: Low-budget US horror movie Paranormal Activity is terrifying teenagers and children across Italy, where the film is a box office hit.


set: Manama May 08 Bahrain is ready to host the 2010 International Children's Games from June 28 to July 3.

set: Bahrain ready to host the 2010 International Children's Games


set: BNP Paribas is to launch a structured product Ucits fund offering exposure to European equities.

set: BNP Paribas to launch structured product Ucits fund


set: The nurse's aide training program at United Methodist Homes' Wesley Village recently celebrated 20 years of providing educational training for more than 400 students.


set: Mozambique is set to have a permanent tourism representative in China to promote the country as a tourist destination, Minister Fernando Sumbana told Macauhub in Maputo.

set: Mozambique to have permanent tourism representative in China


set: Hollywood starlet Scarlett Johansson is the favourite to play glamour icon Marilyn Monroe in a new film.

set: Johansson favourite to play Marilyn Monroe in new film


set: Voters across the five boroughs are heading to the polls today to cast their votes in dozen of races on primary day.


set: CEO of Expedia Inc. Dara Khosrowshahi sells 7,500 shares of EXPE on 05/10/2010 at an average price of $23.4 a share.

set: Expedia Inc. (EXPE) ceo Dara Khosrowshahi sells 7,500 shares


set: Pittsburgh Pirates have signed second baseman Neil Walker to a one year deal.

set: Pittsburgh Pirates sign second baseman Neil Walker


set: South African Metrorail workers went on strike this week after the dismissal of eight train drivers, disrupting public transport services.

set: South African Metrorail workers strike after the dismissal of eight train drivers


set: Tanzania-based veteran guitarist and singer Ramadhani Ongala, popularly known as Dr Remmy, is dead.


set: TALLIN, ESTONIA-Helsinki-listed Finnish developer Technopolis has expanded into Estonia in a joint venture with Tallinn-based Smart City and its subsidiary Ülemiste City, which holds a 753,000-square-foot property portfolio valued at $86 million.

set: Finland's Technopolis expands into Estonia


set: The Los Angeles Dodgers filed for bankruptcy protection in a Delaware court Monday citing Major League Baseball as the reason.


set: US stock exchanges will apply new circuit breaker rules to ETFs ``as soon as practicable'' within the next six months, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

set: Exchanges to apply new circuit breaker rules to ETFs


set: HONOLULU ― Aloha Airlines said Sunday it will halt all passenger service after Monday, signaling the end of an airline that has served Hawaii for more than 60 years.

set: Aloha Airlines halting passenger service


set: Due to the bad economy, many young adults are moving into nursing homes and assisted living facilities.


set: Public sector Andrew Yule has posted a net profit for the second year in a row, after being declared sick seven years ago.


set: WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama declared a new era of ``cooperation, not confrontation'' with China on Monday, even though two days of high-level talks were not expected to resolve differences over the two nations' yawning trade gap and China's unease over soaring US budget deficits.

set: Obama declares new era of cooperation with China


set: They've already sold out Brighton, Glasgow, Nottingham and London and now due to overwhelming demand, Kasabian add three extra dates to their monster arena tour.

set: Kasabian add extra dates to monster arena tour


set: President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has congratulated the queen of Netherlands, Beatrix on the national holiday-Queen's day.

set: President Aliyev congratulates Queen of Netherlands


set: The parliament adopted the new labour act with a last-minute government-sponsored amendment prohibiting night shifts for pregnant women unless a physician said that it did not jeopardise their condition.


set: Six Flags Great Adventure is cutting ticket prices by $10 to help consumers battling rising costs.


set: On Friday, Casey Anthony was ordered back to Orlando by a Florida judge to serve probation in her check fraud case.


set: Veteran Malayalam actor Thilakan said that he is planning to apply for a gun license immediately in the backdrop of an attack against director Ali Akbar's car on Monday morning.


set: BJP leader Uma Bharati on Tuesday alleged that UPA government was ``afraid'' of taking any action on China issue.

set: UPA afraid of taking action on China issue:


set: It is great then that Epic games has announced that Gears of War 3 will support Stereoscopic 3D, becoming the first of their games to do so.


set: Indexes pulled away from modest highs and slipped into mixed territory with financials and insurers heading the downside.


set: Barack Obama conceded yesterday that US voters were nervous about making him their next president as fresh polls showed him in an increasingly tight race against John McCain, his Republican rival.


set: Two suspects were arrested on drug charges Friday after members of the Beaufort/Jasper Multi Agency Drug Task Force conducted a traffic stop on Walsh Drive in Hardeeville.


set: Apple CEO Steve Jobs said Monday he's been afflicted by a hormone imbalance that has caused weight loss.

set: Apple chief Steve Jobs afflicted with 'hormone imbalance'


set: E News are reporting Wednesday that Caster Semenya has been cleared to compete as a woman by the IAAF.

set: Caster Semenya cleared to compete as a woman


set: The Cherokee Nation has sworn in an acting principal chief, who will hold the post until a winner is declared in the chief's race, officials said.


set: ``I believe it`s very good to have critics in your life because there are certain things that you might be doing wrong and it`s nice to have people to show you the right path,'' Rani said on Zoom`s show ``Superstar Weekends''.


set: Vedanta Resources has announced that it has dropped its corporate restructuring plans due to the global financial turmoil and feedback received from investors.


set: The Seminole Tribe -- whose former leadership admitted to controversial spending sprees nearly a decade ago -- is being accused of violating federal Indian gaming laws for spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on jewelry, cars, travel and other personal expenses for its members.

set: Seminole tribe accused of violating federal laws


set: Here's more from The New York Times: ``Jaime Abello, director of the Gabriel García Márquez New Journalism Foundation in Cartagena, said that the author had not been clinically diagnosed as having senile dementia but that his condition was open to interpretation. He said it has been understood for months that Mr. García Márquez would publish no more fiction.''

set: Gabriel García Márquez will 'publish no more fiction'


set: An accountant with his own firm has sold a 3-bedroom, 2.5-bath home in south Elmwood Park.


set: Two DFLers are already vying to take on Freshman Republican Rep. Kathy Lohmer in House District 56A next fall.

set: Two DFLers vying to take on Rep. Kathy Lohmer


set: Kapil Wadhawan, MD, Dewan Housing, said that they are not looking at divesting stake in HDIL.


set: Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is calling for a combination of new taxes, and spending cuts, to bring California's budget back in line.

set: Governor Schwarzenegger calls for new taxes


set: West Ham United have declared they expect a new manager to be installed inside the next 12 days.

set: West Ham expect new manager installed inside 12 days


set: 03:07 PM,Jul 07,2011 New Delhi, July 7 Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said there is inflationary pressure in the economy, even as inflation in the food segment declined marginally.

set: There is inflationary pressure in the economy:


set: A banking expert believes bad debts may not have peaked yet in New Zealand, as the agricultural sector continues to struggle.


set: Thailand will deport former glam rocker Gary Glitter to Britain ``as soon as possible,'' the immigration chief said, a day after his release from a Vietnamese prison where he served time for child sex offences.


set: Las Vegas Democrat Steven Horsford, who was elected state Senate majority leader today, said Republicans and Democrats must work together on a plan to balance the state budget without cutting essential services.

set: Horsford elected state Senate majority leader


set: In every corner, from north to south and east to west, Barack Obama won in every precinct in Oak Park and River Forest Nov. 4.


set: A social welfare office was evacuated today after a man doused a counter with a liquid thought to be petrol.


set: The SEC brought charges against Goldman and one of its vice presidents, ``for defrauding investors by misstating and omitting key facts about a financial product tied to subprime mortgages as the US housing market was beginning to falter,'' it said.

set: SEC charges Goldman Sachs for defrauding investors


set: Mumbai, Sep 25 Four labourers were killed when the service lift in a under construction building in Navi Mumbai crashed late Saturday, police said.


set: A Manchester, Tn., man was sentenced Monday by Federal Judge Sandy Mattice to five years and three months in federal prison on child pornography charges.

set: Manchester man sentenced for child pornography


set: State tax collections have fallen 1.4 percent through the first four months of fiscal year compared with last year, according to the state Department of Taxation.


set: India on Tuesday observed Kargil Vijay Diwas as its Army celebrated 12 years of victory on Pakistani intruders in 1999, remembering those who had laid down their lives to defend the nation.


set: A white powder was found near an X-ray machine Monday morning at the US Attorney's Office in downtown Phoenix, fire officials said.

set: White powder found at US Attorney's Office in Phoenix


set: San Antonio is opening a new $100 million campus to serve the city's homeless.

set: San Antonio opens new campus to serve homeless


set: A new bed and breakfast has opened in Falmouth on Forbes Street.


set: I just spoke with Brewers third baseman Casey McGehee and he was overwhelmed by the fan response Wednesday night at Miller Park when he broke out of his 0-for-27 drought with a seventh-inning single.


set: The Los Angeles Dodgers filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday, according to several news sources including Ken Gurnick of MLB.com and ESPN.


set: - American Airlines filed for bankruptcy protection on Tuesday to cut labor costs in the face of high fuel prices and dampened travel demand, capping a prolonged descent for what was once the largest US carrier.


set: Retail spending rose in November, a new private sector survey shows, despite major retailers complaining of weakening demand.


set: Cancer-stricken reality TV star Jade Goody left hospital today to prepare for her wedding.

set: Jade Goody leaves hospital to prepare for wedding


set: Islamabad police have foiled a bid to smuggle heroin and arrested a female in possession of 3.9 kg heroin which she was trying to smuggle from Peshawar to Rawalpindi, a police spokesman said on Sunday.


set: StockerYale Inc of Salem, NH, USA, which designs and manufactures LED systems and diode-based laser modules for OEMs, has changed its name to ProPhotonix Ltd to reflect its focus on optics technology for both LED systems and diode-based lasers.


set: Shanghai, June 30 FAW-Volkswagen started selling the Audi R8 5.2 FSI quattro supercar in China on June 25, Xinhua News reported.

set: FAW-VW starts selling Audi R8 5.2 FSI quattro supercar


set: Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has backed striker Andy Carroll in the midst of continuing speculation about the former Newcastle United man's future.

set: Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish backs Andy Carroll


set: Game developer Zynga, which appears to be unfazed by the controversy surrounding its new iOS game Dream Heights, on Thursday launched a new social bingo game in a closed beta test on Facebook.

set: Zynga bingo launches in beta on Facebook


set: Jessica Simpson is reportedly expecting a baby boy less than one year after giving birth to a baby girl, it has been claimed.


set: In a letter to Opposition Leader Belden Namah, who initiated the court battle, and signed by 33 asylum seekers, the detainees say the move is their ''only hope'' of freedom.

set: In a letter to Opposition Leader Belden Namah detainees say the move is their 'only hope' of freedom.


set: Bank of Hawaii Corporation will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss first quarter 2012 financial results on Monday, April 23, 2012 at 2:00 pm Eastern Time.

set: Bank of Hawaii Corporation conference call to discuss first quarter 2012 financial results


set: A 25-year-old Tracy man died when he was ejected from his motorcycle and struck his head on a piece of concrete.

set: Tracy man dies after being ejected from his motorcycle, striking his...


set: Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. , a developer of flexible thin-film solar modules, announced today that it has signed a distribution agreement with DisaSolar, a newly established subsidiary company of Megamark/DisaTech Group, a leader in providing complete solutions in architectural, industrial and corporate signage in France and other European Countries.

set: Ascent Solar signs distribution agreement with DisaSolar of France


set: A St. Paul police officer has been acquitted on a domestic assault charge after his wife recanted her story.

set: St. Paul officer acquitted of domestic assault


set: For students graduating this year, India is seen as having the most job opportunities, with the US a close second, a study released today by Accenture said.


set: Russia has sent antiship missiles to Syria, illustrating support for President President Bashar al-Assad's regime.


set: A man was killed today after a large tree smashed on top of the camper where he and his wife were sleeping.

set: Man killed after large tree smashes onto camper


set: Australia has created the world's largest network of marine reserves and will restrict fishing as well as oil and gas exploration in a major step to safeguard the environment and access to food.

set: Australia creates largest network of marine reserves


set: I do 30 is a campaign to turn down the heat on washing machines and turn up the heat on climate negotiations around the world.

set: I do 30 campaign to turn down heat on washing machines


set: Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych met with the chief editors of Ukrainian mass media on Monday for over two-and-a-half hours, holding an informal and wide-ranging discussion, according to journalists.

set: Yanukovych meets with editors of mass media


set: The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, said on Thursday that an international collective effort is required to fight the scourge of terrorism.

set: International effort required to fight scourge of terrorism:


set: Sports media giant ESPN is looking to subsidize mobile data plans in order to ``ensure their users can watch, surf and play as much as they want without being hit with stiff overage charges,'' according to a recent Wall Street Journal report.

set: ESPN looks to subsidize mobile data plans:


set: A roasting machine caught fire at the Caffe Ibis Roasting facility in Logan Tuesday morning.

set: Roasting machine catches fire at Caffe Ibis roasting


set: It has been reported that the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan is planning to establish more commodity exchanges and two licenses for the same will be issued in the near future.

set: Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) to establish more commodity exchanges


set: Taipei, Dec. 31 The cold weather in Taiwan is forecast to continue into New Year's Day as the country remains under the influence of a cold surge that arrived Sunday, according to the Central Weather Bureau.

set: Cold weather forecast to continue into New Year's day


set: Sergio Ramos called the head of Spain's referees' association, Victoriano Sánchez Arminio, to apologise for insulting Ayza Gámez after being sent off against Celta, as Sánchez Arminio told Radio Marca's 'Intermedio' program.


set: Rainbow Bridge and Veterans Bridge are temporarily closed to traffic due to icy road conditions, according to a dispatcher with the Texas Department of Public Safety.

set: Rainbow Bridge, Veterans Bridge temporarily closed


set: Fitch downgraded the company to double-B-plus with a negative outlook from an investment grade rating of triple-B-minus after earnings from Nokia's key Devices & Services unit declined rapidly in the first quarter, and Nokia said its operating margin would be negative 3% or lower through the second quarter.


set: The Hockinson school board will meet today at Educational Service District 112 headquarters, with new district administrative assignments on the agenda.


set: Interior Minister Rehman Malik and some other officials had a narrow escape on Thursday when their aircraft made an emergency landing in Dera Allahyar, according to media reports.

set: Rehman Malik's aircraft makes emergency landing


set: A tire flew off of an MTA bus in Brooklyn in 2011.


set: A 4-year-old child playing with matches started a fire that destroyed a mobile home and car on the southside Thursday.

set: Child starts fire that destroys mobile home, car


set: Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday will sign a new $70 billion state budget at a St. John's County elementary school.


set: A bill that expands patient access to clinical trials was approved by a legislative committee today.

set: Bill would expand access to clinical trials


set: ``I congratulate Ted Baillieu and the Liberal-National Party on their success and look forward to no longer being the sole Liberal premier,'' Mr Barnett said in a brief statement on Monday.


set: Standard & Poor's lowered its ratings and revised its outlooks on 22 rated US banks, saying operating conditions for the industry will become less favorable than they were in the past, characterized by greater volatility in financial markets during credit cycles, and tighter regulatory supervision.

set: Standard & Poor's lowered ratings, revises outlooks on 22 US banks


set: Japanese personal handyphone system provider Willcom Inc. is likely to file for bankruptcy protection with the Tokyo District Court sometime this week, NHK reported Wednesday.

set: Willcom to file for bankruptcy protection this week-NHK


set: Conservation Biology For All, a 101 guide, edited by Professor Navjot Sodhi of the National University of Singapore's Department of Biology, will go online in January.


set: Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world's largest beer produce and the maker of Budweiser, Stella Artois and Beck's, announced today that for the first time in three years they had increased beer sales in the United States.

set: Anheuser-Busch InBev increases beer sales in the US


set: Aretha Franklin want to judge ``American Idol,'' Robert Downey Jr. on filming ``Iron Man'' and Ricki Lake's TV show is back.


set: A firefighter pulled an unconscious woman to safety Sunday from a burning apartment building in East Harlem, fire officials said.

set: Fireman pulls woman from burning building in East Harlem


set: AdParlor, an Adknowledge company and a Facebook® Strategic Preferred Marketing Developer, announced today that they are now offering mobile app installs via Facebook on a cost per install pricing model.

set: AdParlor offers mobile app installs via Facebook on a cost per install model


set: Toseland says Yamaha needs to get to the bottom of its grip issues after suggesting his race two crash was down to him being forced to push too hard on the front of the bike.

set: Toseland crashes after 'pushing too hard'


set: NAMIBIA may consider hosting the continental multi-sporting event, The All Africa Games in 2011, after scheduled host Zambia pulled out on Christmas Eve.

set: Namibia considers hosting all African Games


set: The Greene County deputy involved in the fatal shooting of a Mountain Grove woman earlier this month was identified Friday as Matthew Keatts.

set: Greene County deputy involved in fatal shooting identified


set: Roche announced today that it has received a request for additional information, often referred to as a ``second request,'' from the Federal Trade Commission in connection with Roche's proposed acquisition of Illumina, Inc..

set: Roche receives request for additional information from the Federal Trade Commission


set: Suffolk County plans to raise transit fares for disabled riders by $1 per ride, leaving some residents on fixed incomes to make difficult decisions on how often they travel by bus.

set: Suffolk raising fares for disabled riders


set: The World TeamTennis Pro League today announced the League has added a franchise in Washington, DC The Washington Kastles, owned by a group led by venture capitalist and entrepreneur Mark Ein, will play their home matches at a Washington, DC, location soon to be announced.

set: WTT adds team, Washington Kastles, in Washington DC


set: Japanese camera maker Canon Inc. said Thursday its second-quarter profit fell 13 percent from a year ago as a stronger yen chipped away at the value of booming overseas sales of color copiers.

set: Canon's profit falls because of stronger yen


set: Spanish pianist Alicia de Larrocha, acclaimed for her virtuosity in playing Mozart, Beethoven and Rachmaninoff as well as Spanish masters, has died at the age of 86.


set: Model-actor Zulfi Syed will soon be tying the knot with the girl, who he has been dating for the past three years now, Sheena Verma.


set: A survey has revealed that almost one million people have postponed a dental appointment in Ireland because they cannot afford to pay for treatment.

set: Almost a million people postpone dental appointments in Ireland


set: The Cubs fear the worst with Angel Guzman meaning they are expecting he'll have to have season ending shoulder surgery.


set: Hungary is poised to begin talks with international lenders for a much-needed financial support package after seven months of fraught political gamesmanship by the centre-right government of Viktor Orbán.


set: Malaysia is ranked the 58th freest economy in the world, according to the 2009 ``Index of Economic Freedom'', published annually by The Wall Street Journal and The Heritage Foundation.


set: A 14-year-old La Center, Wash., boy who collapsed during a middle school basketball practice has died in an Oregon hospital.

set: Washington boy who collapsed at practice dies


set: Tibetan flags will be banned from all Olympic equestrian events in Hong Kong under rules aimed at heading off political propaganda and protests inside competition venues, organizers said Friday.The crackdown guidelines apply to flags representing countries and regions without athletes in the events.

set: Tibetan flags banned at Olympic equestrian event


set: A Geneva man has died following a motorcycle crash;


set: JC Penney unveiled a new logo this week, with the public debut to take place when the company launches its spring marketing campaign as the exclusive retail sponsor of the Academy Awards this Sunday, Feb. 27.


set: THE Somali militant group al-Shabab has formally joined al-Qaeda, according to a video translation of a message from al-Qaida's leader.


set: With a view to enhancing number of investors in the capital market, Premier Bank Limited opened its new brokerage house at Kalabagan in the city Tuesday.

set: Premier Bank opens brokerage house at Kalabagan


set: Fences -- whether chain link, welded wire or wooden hoarding -- provide the first line of defence to protect passersby and to keep unwanted intruders off the site.


set: A Waynesboro, Pa., man was killed early Tuesday when the car he was driving crashed during a police pursuit, officers said.

set: Waynesboro man killed in crash during pursuit


set: and that means flu season is fast approaching.


set: Dr. Rick Warren of Saddleback Church will give the formal invocation at Barack Obama's inauguration.

set: Rick Warren to give invocation at the inauguration;


set: Pakistan crushed a hapless Bangladesh by ten wickets in the inconsequential last Super League match in the Asia Cup after paceman Abdur Rauf took a career-best 3-24 at National Stadium in Karachi on Friday.


set: A Montgomery County man who found an injured bald eagle in one of his pastures says it was exciting to rescue it -- and later hold it.

set: Montgomery County man finds injured bald eagle


set: The Undertaker, who made his debut for the WWE in 1990, returned to the company this evening at WWE Raw.


set: New York Mets shortstop Jose Reyes played in minor league game Tuesday, his first action since being sidelined with a thyroid problem.


set: Several South Korean banks have temporarily halted fresh household lending or tightened loan screening in what they say is a response to a request from the government, which is worried about debt levels building up in Asia's fourth largest economy.

set: Korean banks temporarily halt household lending


set: Arizona Diamondbacks left-hander Doug Davis has been diagnosed with thyroid cancer.

set: Doug Davis diagnosed with thyroid cancer


set: Rally for Jesus a California-based born-again Christian ministry, is holding a three-day evangelical outreach sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ from Jan. 27-29, 2011, at Sunken Gardens, outside the maximum security prison of New Bilibid in Muntinlupa, Philippines.

set: Rally for Jesus holds evangelical outreach in Muntinlupa, Philippines


set: `` title=''Vietnam stock market soars on rising confidence `` width=''167`` height=''113`` align=''left`` />Hanoi - Vietnam's stock market soared Monday, with some investors expecting it will soon regain the 400-point level.


set: Filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra is mourning the loss of his mother, who died after a prolonged illness.

set: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra mourns loss of mother


set: Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro showed their supremacy at Hagen CDIO today, breaking the world record for a Grand Prix Special test with 88.022%.


set: A Gardiner man pleaded guilty Tuesday to shooting his girlfriend in the stomach and will spend two years in prison for the crime.

set: Gardiner man pleads guilty to shooting girlfriend


set: Israeli troops on Tuesday morning seized a young Palestinian man in the West Bank city of Jenin.

set: Israeli troops seize Palestinian man in Jenin


set: US Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison is taking steps toward a run for Texas governor.

set: Hutchison takes step toward run for Texas governor


set: Light Fantastic remains undefeated after claiming his first group 1 today in the Cadbury Guineas at Flemington.


set: She stressed the safety of air travel, and repeatedly said in an upbeat tone that ``the system worked'' and ``everything happened that should have.''


set: Sukitz suckers started a Twitter war on May 7 between your favorite celebrities in a competition to raise money for charity by having their followers buy lollipops.

set: Sukitz suckers start Twitter war amongst celebrities to raise money for charity


set: A BSF jawan was found dead inside a camp in Kupwara district, official sources said.


set: Martin Whitmarsh has rubbished any concerns about Ron Dennis's decision to step down as McLaren team principal, stating that he expects a smooth transition.


set: The Bishop of Lichfield has used his Easter message to say more people have faith in the resurrection than the stock market.

set: More people have faith in resurrection than Stock Market


set: A Kansas man who is already in prison for abducting a store clerk in Viola has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison on a bank robbery charge.

set: Kansas man sentenced to 20 years for bank robbery


set: They could accomplish that and provide proof they've improved their international scouting effort with one move: pursuing Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish.


set: Transformers star Rosie Huntington-Whiteley poses in nothing but a carefully positioned trench coat in a shoot for Burberry perfume.

set: Rosie Huntington-Whiteley poses in nothing but a trench coat


set: Coyotes F Scottie Upshall suspended 2 games for his hit on Flyers D Oskars Bartulis.

set: Upshall suspended 2 games for hit on Bartulis


set: Qld govt may write off payroll money Updated: 13:45, Thursday February 7, 2013 The Queensland government has conceded it may write off nearly $27 million in overpayments from the Queensland Health payroll bungle.


set: A liquefied natural gas terminal in Louisiana has been approved to export natural gas.

set: Natural gas terminal approved for exports


set: A UN official expressed concern about inter-tribal violence in southern Sudan, in which more than 1,000 people had been killed since the beginning of this year.

set: UN official concerns about inter-tribal violence in southern Sudan


set: Punjab Governor Shivraj Patil on Sunday said it was high time that industry started thinking innovative and finetuning their strategies to cope up with the difficult and changing business environment.

set: Industry should start thinking innovative:


set: Finance Minister P Chidambaram has said that the ministry may overshoot budget fiscal deficit aim.

set: May overshoot budget fiscal deficit aim:


set: Andy Murray says he will be stronger than ever next year and will looking over his coaching situation before his next tournament at the end of September.

set: Andy Murray will be stronger than ever next year


set: A Sioux City man convicted of stabbing his pregnant ex-girlfriend is seeking a new trial.

set: Man convicted of stabbing pregnant ex-girlfriend


set: Chelsea boss Rafael Benitez has praised Oscar for his desire to play and says he will become a great player for the club.

set: Chelsea boss rafa Benitez praises Oscar's desire to play


set: DAILY PRESS & ARGUS A pilot who crashed his homemade, experimental airplane in rural northern Livingston County Monday afternoon remains in critical condition at the University of Michigan Hospital, according to a hospital spokeswoman.


set: Former US President Bill Clinton has left North Korea with his party by air, the the official KCNA news agency reported on Tuesday.

set: Bill Clinton leaves North Korea - report


set: A BART police oversight bill signed into law will take effect on Jan 1, 2011, exactly two years after a BART police officer shot and killed an unarmed passenger on the Fruitvale station platform in Oakland, BART officials announced Friday.


set: Ivory Coast was braced for violence on Thursday as one of the fragile West African state's two self-declared presidents urged his supporters to march on state television and the seat of government.


set: British boxer Amir Khan says he has appealed the judges' scoring in his loss to American opponent Lamont Peterson in their light-welterweight title fight.

set: Boxer Amir Khan says he has appealed the judges' scoring in his loss to Lamont Peterson


set: The Reserve Bank today asked three district central co-operative banks not to accept fresh deposits including in savings banks account.

set: RBI asks three district central co-operative banks not to accept fresh deposits


set: China has made aerospace history by launching its first high-resolution satellite that can predict natural disasters.


set: Alsahwah.net-The Italian Foreign Affairs Ministry stated that Italy supports Yemen efforts in counter-terrorism efforts hours after an Italian who worked as a security officer in the Italian Embassy in Yemen was abducted.

set: Italy supports Yemen in counter-terrorism efforts


set: The renowned business publication Financial Times, FT, will help Bulgaria to present investment opportunities before companies from Europe, North America and Asia, Novinite.com reports.

set: FT will help Bulgaria to present investment opportunities before companies from Europe


set: One person was critically injured in an accident near I-40 and Ross on Sunday afternoon.


set: Assemblyman Ted Gaines, R-Roseville, recently announced the start of the second annual legislative high school art competition and its theme, ``My Hometown.''

set: Gaines announces annual high school art competition


set: The Israeli army at dawn Thursday raided Arqa village and Borqeen town west of Jenin, in the northern West Bank, as well as spreading a unit of soldiers in the olive groves in Jenin.

set: Israeli army raids villages around Jenin


set: The Washington Nationals recalled right-handed pitcher Collin Balester from Triple-A Syracuse to take the roster of spot of Tom Gorzelanny.

set: Nationals recall Collin Balester from Syracuse


set: It counts down the year's worst music marketing fails, none of which was bigger than Weezer's Hurley-related flub where the band admitted to being financed by Hurley before claiming that the title was after the LOST character.


set: Nearly four months after they hijacked Italian tanker Enrico Ievoli, Somali pirates have finally released 18 crew members, including seven Indians, on-board the vessel.


set: Daniel Carcillo is eligible to return to action Sunday afternoon for game three against the Penguins.


set: West Yorkshire probation bosses have denied union claims that they are restricting the sentencing options of the courts because of lack of resources.


set: OLYMPIC hero Michael Klim says it is time Nick D'Arcy apologised over the assualt on former teammate Simon Cowley.


set: A former banker won a UK court case Thursday against his old employer, France's Societe Generale, after claiming millions of pounds for being dismissed for being ``too successful.''


set: This morning around 6 am a small plane crashed north of Phoenix.


set: Three burglars in Florida snorted a man's ashes when they mistook them for powdered drugs.


set: Microsoft Corp. founder Bill Gates acquired a 5.2% stake in Strategic Hotels & Resorts.

set: Gates acquires stake in Strategic Hotels & Resorts


set: Gov Pat McCrory has signed into law a repeal the Racial Justice Act which allowed convicted murderers in North Carolina to reduce sentences to life in prison if they could prove racial bias.

set: Gov. McCrory signs repeal of racial Justice act


set: Soundtrack, an official adaptation of All Gone Pete Tong, is based on a true story.


set: The International Monetary Fund welcomes the abolition of the ``golden share'' rule, a representative of the IMF office in Minsk told BelaPAN.

set: International Monetary Fund welcomes abolition of ``golden share'' rule


set: Celebrity Cruises has expanded its European product offering for 2012.

set: Celebrity cruises expands European offering


set: In a shocking incident, a man in Tamil Nadu allegedly killed his wife after she refused to have sex with him and later had intercourse with the corpse, police said April 4.

set: Man kills wife after she refuses to have sex


set: The 68-year-old grandfather of 12 who was killed yesterday by a Framingham police SWAT team in an early-morning drug raid was a retired MBTA worker described by shocked neighbors as the ``nicest guy in the world.''


set: A teenage boy has died after being hit by a car yesterday evening near St Albans.


set: The country's biggest power group PGE declares upholding EBITDA margin above 30% in the nearest years, the company's CEO deputy Wojciech Topolnicki has said.

set: Biggest power group PGE to uphold EBITDA margin above 30% in nearest years.


set: Dollar General is now accepting MasterCard credit cards at all of the nearly 10,000 Dollar General locations across the country, expanding on previous acceptance of MasterCard debit and prepaid cards.

set: Dollar General accepting MasterCard credit cards


set: Summary⎙ Print Hani al-Masri argues that some Islamists are losing sight of the Palestinian cause.

set: Islamists losing sight of Palestinian cause


set: Southampton midfielder Steven Davis believes he has nothing to prove when he takes on former club Fulham on Sunday.

set: Southampton midfielder Steven Davis has nothing to prove against Fulham


set: The 6-year-old boy killed over the weekend in a float plane crash was identified Monday as Jacob Jeter, of Anacortes.

set: Boy killed in float plane crash identified


set: Students and staff returned to Uniondale High School Tuesday afternoon after a bomb scare, officials said.

set: Students return to Uniondale High school after bomb scare


set: The Chester Park concert series kicks off with country music on Tuesday, featuring a Johnny Cash tribute show, David Keith impersonator and the Denim Dirt Three band.

set: Chester Park concert to kick off with Johnny Cash tribute


set: ROY HODGSON will talk to Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson before deciding whether Rio Ferdinand will ever play for England again.

set: Roy HODGSON to talk with Alex Ferguson over Rio Ferdinand


set: Ambareesh Baliga of Karvy Stock Broking is of the view that DLF may slip to Rs 400-410.


set: A shooting near a bar in Youngstown early Sunday morning has left a man in critical condition.

set: Shooting leaves man in critical condition


set: Both the Galaxy Nexus and Nexus S 4G will be receiving the Android 4.1, JellyBean update on Sprint, according to an announcement made by the company.

set: Galaxy Nexus and Nexus S 4G to receive Android 4.1, JellyBean update on Sprint


set: A soldier raped three teenagers and tried to abduct two schoolgirls in Wiltshire, a court has heard.


set: Two Devils Lake teens, a boy and a girl, have been missing all week and are considered runaways, said police officer Brandon Potts.


set: Madagascan navy troops have ordered Andry Rajoelina to leave his power within seven days from March 18, when the High Constitutional Court legalized him as President of the Indian Ocean island country.

set: Madagascan navy troops order Rajoelina to leave power in seven days


set: Casey Anthony, the mother of missing toddler Caylee Anthony, has been arrested again on charges of uttering a forged instrument, fraudulent use of personal information and petty theft.


set: New York today unveiled the official 9/11 Memorial flag, which will be flown at the World Trade Centre site to honour the victims of the 2001 terrorist attacks.

set: New York unveils official 9/11 Memorial flag


set: The Capital Club Dubai, an exclusive private business club offering an elegant ambience to mix and meet, is going places.


set: MALVERN 1st Rainbows celebrated their first birthday this week and are now seeking more adult helpers to continue their service.


set: Zimbabwe is becoming a failed state as President Robert Mugabe and aides hold the country ``hostage,'' the US ambassador to Harare, James McGee, said here on Thursday.


set: Hotel Fort Canning officially opened on 27 July 2012 with a charity gala dinner supporting Club Rainbow Singapore.

set: Hotel Fort Canning opens with charity gala dinner


set: DediPower, leading UK provider of managed web hosting services, has announced that they have been selected by TDG, a leading European supply chain management company to provide its managed hosting requirements.


set: CHILDREN from Hyde School entertained elderly residents of Hyde and surrounding villages at the luncheon club's ``link lunch'' for the 21st year running.


set: A 19-year-old Gary man told police he was shot in the thigh there Wednesday afternoon while walking down the street.

set: Gary man tells police he was shot in the thigh


set: A day after Ratan Tata threatened to pull out the small car project from Singur in the wake of violence and disruptions, West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Saturday said the first Nano car would roll out in October.


set: Buster Olney of ESPN.com reports that the Miami Marlins are aggressively seeking a replacement for manager Ozzie Guillen following the team's worst season since 1999.

set: Miami Marlins ``aggressively seeking'' replacement for manager Ozzie Guillen


set: With mortgage rates plummeting to new record lows this week, mortgage refinancing activity jumped sharply, the Mortgage Bankers Association said in a recent report.


set: He will perform three exclusive shows at the Moonlight House of Rhythm in South Jakarta.

set: Pianist David Benoit to perform in Jakarta


set: In a Sunday Q & A with readers, FOXSports.com reporter Adam Caplan agrees that the Eagles are likely to, at the very least, give Burress a long look.


set: The House overwhelmingly voted down a bipartisan budget proposal Wednesday that would have directed lawmakers to reduce the federal deficit by more than $4 trillion over 10 years through a combination of spending cuts and tax increases.

set: House votes down bipartisan budget proposal


set: Social housing and benefit services are set to be hit by a national day of strike action over Government plans to make public sector workers ``work longer, pay more and get less on retirement''.

set: Social housing and benefit services to be hit by national day of strike action


set: TORONTO Japan is calling North Korea a threat to Asia and urging world leaders to issue a strong condemnation over an international finding the North sank a South Korean warship.


set: Overseas property investors are continuing to flock to Turkey despite the global economic recession, with the country offering plenty of properties with significant capital growth and long term investment returns.

set: Overseas property investors flock to Turkey


set: A man trimming large tree branches with a chainsaw at a residence off of Riverwood Heights Drive in Port Huron Township led to a neighborhood power outage about 10:30 am today, Port Huron Township Fire Department officials said.


set: Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today underlined the need for effectively dealing with corruption, containing inflation and time-bound delivery of services to people to ensure that fruits of development reach all sections of society.

set: Bhupinder Singh Hooda underlines need for effectively dealing with corruption


set: Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has arrived back in Canberra after travelling to Indonesia for the inauguration of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.


set: Nigerian Breweries Plc, the pioneer brewing company in the country, has changed its corporate logo to reflect the dynamics of the times.


set: Cracker Barrel raised its quarterly dividend 60 percent on Thursday, as the Lebanon-based restaurant chain reported growing store traffic and improved sales in the first three months of the year.


set: US consumer confidence rebounded in March, reversing some of the pessimism seen the month before, according to a closely watched survey released on Tuesday.


set: Dubai, Jan 28 Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram said cricket is a global game now and that he is looking ahead to the upcoming ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2010 that is due to take place next month in the United Arab Emirates.


set: Cairo - An eight-storey apartment building collapsed on Wednesday in the Egyptian city of Alexandria, killing 25 people in the second deadly accident to hit the country in as many days, according to police and health officials.


set: Voce Communications Michael Moeschler, 408-738-7874 mmoeschler@vocecomm.com ooma, Inc. today announced it joined the Consumer Electronics Association, the preeminent trade association promoting growth in the $173 billion US consumer electronics industry.

set: Ooma joins the consumer electronics association


set: Gary Cahill has pledged to score the goals to keep Bolton in the Premier League.


set: Super Eagles and Chelsea midfielder, John Mikel Obi, having launched himself into Coach Luiz Felipe Scolari starting 11 as the Brazilian's first choice defensive midfielder, believed he has proved his critics and doubters wrong within the short time even as he admitted that he still has a lot to learn at Stamford Bridge.

set: I've proved critics, doubters wrong - Mikel


set: A TOTAL of 270 people have been sent home from Rolls-Royce as a precaution after a chemical reaction in a building.

set: 270 sent home from Rolls-Royce after chemical reaction in building


set: Her father, now 41, reassured the little girl: ``Madeleine, we're still looking for you.

set: 'Madeleine, we're still looking for you.


set: The UN Security Council unanimously imposed travel and asset sanctions on Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and close aides, ratcheting up pressure on him to quit before any more blood is shed in a popular revolt against his rule.

set: UN Security Council imposes sanctions on Gaddafi


set: ``In Afghanistan, the United States is moving into a new phase, transferring responsibility for security to Afghan forces, starting to reduce American forces this summer and building a long-term partnership with the Afghan people,'' Obama told reporters when he announced his new team for Afghanistan.

set: Obama announces new team for Afghanistan


set: Two persons have died during unauthorized coal mining in one of the coal strip mines in Min-Kush town, Jumgal district, Naryn oblast, Kyrgyzstan, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reports.

set: Two persons die at coal strip mine in Naryn, Kyrgyzstan


set: The city fire and disaster control agency said three companies would provide fire fighters with insurance this year.

set: Three companies to provide fire fighters with insurance


set: Richmond great Matthew Richardson has revealed he wanted to play on next season, but his body failed him.


set: hip fat is good but pot bellies are bad, claims a new study.


set: A Cell C store at the Jabulani Mall has been cleaned out by robbers, Soweto police said on Monday.


set: Vapotherm, the global leader in developing High Flow Therapy products for the respiratory industry, announced today that it has secured $20.5 million in new equity financing.

set: Vapotherm secures $20.5 million in new equity financing


set: India and South Korea have reached an agreement on civil nuclear cooperation, marking the ninth such pact that New Delhi has finalised since getting the NSG waiver in 2008.

set: India, South Korea reach agreement on civil nuclear cooperation


set: ST. PAUL, Minn. ― A 20-year-old New Brighton woman is jailed after a fatal crash in St. Paul.

set: Woman jailed after fatal crash in St. Paul


set: Former NFL quarterback Michael Vick pleaded guilty to a state dogfighting charge in Sussex, Va., on Tuesday.

set: Vick pleads guilty to state dogfighting charge


set: The Houston seventh grade boys' basketball tournament finished second in the Cabool Tournament with a 37-30 loss Saturday to Mountain Grove.

set: Seventh grade boys finish second in tournament


set: A Southampton man who police believe may have suffered a medical episode was found dead in his pickup truck almost totally submerged in the ocean off a village beach.


set: British Parliamentarians paid tributes to the assassinated former prime minister and chairperson, Pakistan People's Party, Benazir Bhutto saying that her sacrifice for the cause of democracy must not go waste.

set: British parliamentarians pay tributes to Benazir Bhutto


set: Four new banks have joined the syndicate lending 18.5 billion euros to Spain's Gas Natural to buy electricity producer Union Fenosa , the gas utility said on Tuesday.

set: Four banks join 18.5 bln euro Gas nat syndicate


set: S2 Security Corporation, a global provider of IP-based integrated physical security systems, has announced enhanced support and service options for both integrators and Enterprise level clients.

set: S2 Security enhances support and service options for integrators and Enterprise clients


set: On Sunday Howard Winstone was Inducted into the WBC Hall of Fame, being only the second British fighter to have received this prestigious honour, the first being John H Stracey.

set: Howard Winstone inducted into WBC Hall of Fame


set: A 20-year-old Macon man was cut in the forehead by a knife during a Monday night fight in the 5000 block of Nisbet Drive, according to Macon police.


set: The Lynchburg Regional Airport received a $2.7 million grant from the Federal Aviation Administration for a carrier ramp and taxiway improvement project.

set: Lynchburg Regional airport receives $2.7 million


set: ``ACORN has dissolved as a national structure of state organizations,'' said a senior official close to the group, who declined to be identified by name because of the fierce conservative attacks on the group that began when a conservative filmmaker caught some staffers of its tax advisory arms on tape appearing to offer advice on incorporating a prostitution business.

set: ACORN 'dissolved as a national structure'


set: Brodies LLP - Changes to employment legislation will take effect, or are proposed, in the following areas.

set: Brodies LLP > changes to employment legislation


set: A New York Yankees employee accidentally distributed the personal information of 17,000 season ticket holders via e-mail, the team said Wednesday.

set: Yankees accidentally distribute personal information of 17,000 season ticket holders


set: Republican presidential candidate John McCain on Tuesday proposed a $52.5 billion economic plan that would eliminate taxes on unemployment benefits and cut the capital gains tax while warning voters about taking a chance on Democratic rival Barack Obama.

set: McCain proposes $52.5 billion economic plan


set: Denise Welch has opened up about her battle with depression and revealed it was once so bad that she tried to throw herself out of a moving car.

set: ' I tried to throw myself out of a moving car '


set: ``As we work closely with our democratic ally, Israel, we must take into account the risks it will face in any peace agreement,'' 76 of the 100 senators wrote Obama in a letter released to reporters.


set: Will Young has high praise for singer Adele, who he thinks is out modern Aretha Franklin.


set: Commuter rail service from Boston to TF Green Airport in Warwick will begin later this year.

set: Commuter rail service to Warwick to begin this year


set: Sami Hyypia will leave Liverpool after a decade at the club to join Bayer Leverkusen on a two-year contract at the end of the season.

set: Hyypia leaving Liverpool to join Bayer Leverkusen


set: The Rotary Club of West Anne Arundel County inducted three new members on Dec. 6.


set: Microsoft has appointed its first female CFO, with Amy Hood replacing the outgoing Peter Klein.


set: Bank of America refinance mortgage rates could to remain extremely low; even checking in below 5% at times.

set: Bank of America refinance mortgage rates --


set: PURE Bioscience today announced the direct sales channel launch of its revolutionary silver dihydrogen citrate -based disinfectant, IV-7 Ultimate Germ Defense™.

set: PURE Bioscience announces direct sales channel launch of IV-7 Ultimate Germ Defense


set: The two-day Krishidarpan 2011, aimed at disseminating agricultural technologies developed by various research and development organisations working in the National Agricultural Research System, concluded on Sunday.


set: Sources have told Jon Paul Morosi of FOXSports.com that Paul Konerko has a multi-year offer on the table from a team other than the White Sox.

set: Konerko has offer on table from another team


set: Pat Lackey of WHYGAVS wonders whether the Pirates should consider promoting Indianapolis first baseman Jeff Clement, and finally reaches the conclusion that they should.


set: Spanish police say a top member of the militant Basque group ETA has been arrested in southern France.

set: Police top member of Basque group ETA arrested


set: The Spice Girls have announced they are to cut back their reunion tour ``due to family and personal commitments.''


set: Amgen today announced that it has licensed a clinical stage molecule for the treatment of chronic and neuropathic pain to Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson company.

set: Amgen licenses molecule for the treatment of chronic and neuropathic pain to Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.


set: Ecolab Inc. said Thursday that it plans to cut 500 jobs as part of restructuring and cost-cutting measures connected to its recent acquisition of water management firm Nalco Holding.


set: United Road, one of the largest vehicle transportation logistics providers in the North America, has announced vehicle shipping partnership with SmartAuction.

set: United Road announces vehicle shipping partnership with SmartAuction


set: Eastern Time Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner urged Congress on Monday to extend middle class tax cuts.

set: Geithner urges Congress to extend middle class tax cuts


set: The NASA satellite falling from space has reportedly landed in Canada, near Calgary, but nobody was hurt, according to reports.


set: Institutional investor confidence rose in July, mainly on the back of improved sentiment in Asia, State Street said on Tuesday.

set: Investor confidence rose in July-State Street


set: Trade powerhouse Germany saw exports slip 1 per cent in January from the previous month, but sales abroad were still robustly higher than a year ago.


set: The Greek PM calls for a confidence vote and a referendum on EU debt deal, taking a political gamble.

set: Greece calls for referendum on debt deal


set: Finnegan left camp Friday night, apparently just hours after his agent, Terry Watson, sent the Titans a counter to their offer on an extension to his contract.


set: Actress Jaime Pressly was charged with two counts of drunken driving Tuesday, following her arrest last month in Santa Monica, California.

set: Actress Jaime Pressly charged with drunken driving


set: A strong earthquake jolted northern Japan today, injuring at least 76 people, trapping hundreds in halted trains and temporarily cutting off electric power to thousands of homes.


set: France said that it would provide training for Afghanistan army, police and the government institutions if it makes any additional commitment in the war-torn country.

set: France May provide training for Afghanistan


set: France is intent to carry out combined action with India in fighting terrorism through close cooperation between its intelligence agencies and their Indian counterparts, reported the Press Trust of India on Sunday.

set: France intent to carry out combined action with India in fighting terrorism


set: Bears QB Jay Cutler vows to play better in Week 2 against the Steelers


set: Rocker Keith Richards says he and Rolling Stones bandmate Mick Jagger are like brothers who can argue with each other but always love each other.


set: Aston Villa footballer Barry Bannan is due in court charged with a string of driving offences following a motorway crash.

set: Aston Villa footballer Barry Bannan due in court on driving offences


set: A judge has ordered Lindsay Lohan to wear an alcohol monitoring bracelet and take weekly drug and alcohol tests, according to The Associated Press.

set: Judge orders Lindsay Lohan to wear alcohol monitoring bracelet


set: After shuttering hundreds of bookstores across the country -- including the one in Shrewsbury, Borders Group will close its remaining stores by the end of September.


set: Crystal Stilts have announced a headlining UK show to take place next year.


set: The voter turnout in the Azerbaijani referendum vote on Constitutional amendments was 15-16 percent at 11:00 local time, Association for Civil Society Development Assistance election headquarters head Maharram Zulfuqarli told Trend News.

set: Voter turnout in Azerbaijani referendum vote was 15-16 percent at 11:00 local time:


set: Naomi Campbell has been sentenced to 200 hours of community service on Friday after the British supermodel pleaded guilty to assaulting two police officers during an expletive-filled.

set: Naomi Campbell sentenced to 200 hours community service


set: AP-MIObama-Regulations-Wolves,0121 Obama order leaves wolves' status uncertain Eds:


set: At a meeting of the Institute of International Finance in Frankfurt, senior bankers acknowledged that ``weaknesses in business practices'', including bankers' pay and the management of risk, may have contributed to the crisis, reports the BBC.

set: Bankers acknowledge ``weakness in business practices''


set: A 27-year-old Brockville man has been charged with impaired driving after an incident in which a vehicle slammed into a rural home in Augusta Township, say Ontario Provincial Police.

set: Brockville man charged with impaired driving


set: Elbit Imaging Ltd. announced today, in continuation to its previous announcement dated June 6, 2011, that the Board of Directors of Elbit has resolved to extend its decision not to distribute any dividends for an additional period of at least 12 months.

set: Elbit Imaging Ltd. Board of Directors resolves to extend decision not to distribute dividends for additional 12 months


set: Here is the Samsung Transform that was recently spotted in a Sprint document, where it looks rather similar to the Epic 4G, which is rather confusing since Sprint is currently the only carrier that does not have a full touchscreen Galaxy S variant.

set: Samsung Transform spotted in Sprint document


set: Amanda Bynes was arrested Thursday after she allegedly tossed a bong out of her Manhattan apartment window, police said.

set: Amanda Bynes arrested after allegedly tossing bong from window


set: The Head of Personal Savings at Anglo Irish Bank outlines the basics needed when deciding which savings account is best for your needs.


set: Swedish police said Thursday that they would issue a new international arrest warrant for WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange to replace one that could not be applied in Britain because of a procedural error.


set: During a Wednesday evening Hannity segment on the overplayed Adam Levine non-troversy, things became a bit heated when the topic turned to whether conservatives can take a joke -- including one guest's exclamation that she would rather be called a ``MILF'' than a ``fat, loser woman.''

set: 'I'd rather be a MILF than a fat, loser woman':


set: The Chicago Bears released veteran defensive tackle Tommie Harris on Monday, cutting loose a three-time Pro Bowl player who had struggled in recent years because of injuries.

set: Bears release defensive tackle Tommie Harris


set: Actress Farrah Fawcett has been released from a Los Angeles-area hospital, her representative said.


set: The Denver Broncos waived former starting quarterback Kyle Orton Tuesday, more than a month after replacing him with Tim Tebow, fueling speculation that he might end up with the Bears.

set: Denver Broncos waive quarterback Kyle Orton --


set: A Murrells Inlet attorney announced his candidacy Wednesday for the state House of Representatives District 108 seat.

set: Murrells Inlet attorney announces candidacy for state House seat


set: AN elderly cyclist who came off his bike near Ledbury was saved by his crash helmet, an ambulance worker has told the Hereford Times.


set: The curlew and Dartford Warbler face extinction in the UK, according to BirdLife International's new Red List.


set: UNITED States Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer was robbed by a machete wielding man at his Caribbean vacation home.

set: Supreme Court Judge Stephen Breyer robbed in Caribbean


set: As reported by CBC: ``Disgraced former NBA referee Tim Donaghy has reported to a federal prison camp to begin his 15-month sentence in a gambling scandal.

set: Former NBA referee Tim Donaghy reports to federal prison camp


set: One inexpensive and beautiful way to cut energy costs is to simply plant deciduous trees on the south, east, and west sides of your dwelling.

set: Inexpensive and beautiful way to cut energy costs


set: Former US secretary of state Warren Christopher, who was instrumental in negotiating peace in the former Yugoslavia and moving forward the Middle East peace process, has died at the age of 85, the media reported on Saturday.

set: Former US secretary of state Warren Christopher dies


set: A54-year old Abbotsford woman is lucky to be alive after an Abbotsford Police patrol sergeant took rapid evasive action to avoid colliding with her last week.


set: David Cameron has said that Britain will not allow a culture of fear to take the streets.

set: Britain will not allow culture of fear to take the streets:


set: Actor Ashish Vidyarti on Sunday said that he did not feel sorry for projecting an 'anti-hero' image in his films and considered it a blessing to be in the field.

set: Not sorry for projecting anti-hero image:


set: Cameroon needed extra time to beat Tunisia 3-2 and reach the semifinals at the African Cup of Nations on Monday, joining defending champion Egypt, which defeated Angola 2-1.


set: SemiWiki.com today announced that Mentor Graphics, a world leader in electronic hardware and software design solutions, will participate in the SemiWiki.com global social media platform aimed at facilitating mass communication for electronic design professionals through Web 2.0 technologies.

set: Mentor Graphics to participate in SemiWiki.com social media platform


set: YouTube is in talks with Hollywood movie studios to offer streaming film rentals, according to The Wall Street Journal.


set: A memorial service for country music singer Mindy McCready will be held today in her hometown of Fort Myers, Fla.

set: Memorial service to be held for Mindy McCready


set: The Raiders have ``stayed in touch'' with free agent Daunte Culpepper this offseason, according to ESPN's John Clayton.


set: A NYC tourist raped is certainly not the headline that many US tourists want to hear this week, yet the IB Times reported this Wednesday, Feb. 13, that an Australian tourist who was visiting New York City since early this month was raped on Saturday night, police confirmed.


set: The TCU women's basketball team was picked to repeat as Mountain West Conference champions and two of the Horned Frogs' returning stars, seniors Helena Sverrisdottir and Emily Carter, were named to the preseason All-MWC team Wednesday.


set: Sony Ericsson is reportedly hard at work developing a PlayStation phone aimed firmly at games lovers.

set: Sony Ericsson reportedly developing PlayStation phone


set: US President Barack Obama officially won the Democratic nomination for reelection, The National Journal reports..

set: Obama officially wins Democratic nomination for reelection


set: BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Argentina says annual inflation slowed to 7.9 percent in November, its lowest level since January 2005 as the world economic crisis slashed demand for its commodity exports.

set: Argentine inflation slows to 7.9 percent


set: Award-winning Japanese director Koji Wakamatsu has died at the age of 76 after being hit by a taxi, leaving a legacy of a career that began in pornography and ended in acclaimed independent productions.

set: Japanese film director Koji Wakamatsu dies at the age of 76


set: The Cricket South Africa audit into alleged financial irregularities, including IPL2 bonuses, has been further delayed by disagreements at board level over the appointment of independent investigators.


set: PrairieFest could move downtown if it gets approval from the City Commission at its meetings this week.


set: Ant and Dec failed to push viewers buttons at the weekend, losing 850,000 viewers on Saturday night.


set: An explosion at a Mississippi paper plant killed one worker Saturday and injured 17 others, according to authorities.

set: Explosion at Mississippi paper plant kills one


set: Indigo Books & Music Inc. said Tuesday it has spun off its Shortcovers digital book business to Kobo, a new company controlled by Indigo along with some well-known international partners.

set: Indigo spins off digital book business to Kobo


set: Parkroyal has officially returned to Australia with the rebranding of two Crowne Plaza properties to Parkroyal Darling Harbour and Parkroyal Parramatta.


set: FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. A judge allowed Jacksonville Jaguars receiver Matt Jones to enter a drug treatment program Monday after being arrested on a cocaine charge earlier this year.

set: Judge allows Matt Jones into drug treatment


set: Gasoline prices were poised Monday to set a new record at the pump, having surged to within half a cent of their record high of $3.227 a gallon.


set: Zac Efron returns to High School in the movie 17 Again, and he talked about what it was like for him.

set: Zac Efron returns to High School 17 Again


set: A newspaper report said Tuesday the two companies are in talks that could see Bloomingdale's set up shop in some Bay stores, including Vancouver.

set: Bloomingdale's may set up shop in Bay stores


set: A wildfire that has burned about 1,000 acres of grass and brush near Chelan also threatens 14 homes or outbuildings.


set: Azerbaijani citizens will be able to use the e-signature by the end of this year, Director of the Institute of Information Technologies of ANAS Rasim Aliguliyev told APA.

set: Azerbaijani citizens to be able to use e-signature by end of this year


set: ASEAN countries will not take sides with either the US or China, Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong said on Monday.

set: ASEAN countries will not side US or China:


set: Former Detroit Lions defensive end Reggie Rogers has been charged with drunken driving and hit-and-run for a collision on Interstate 5 in Tukwila, Wash.

set: Ex-lion Reggie Rogers charged with drunk driving


set: US President Barack Obama says his commitment to NASA is ``unwavering'' after his administration's 2011 budget slashed funding to return US astronauts to the moon.

set: Obama says his commitment to NASA is 'unwavering'


set: US President Barack Obama said Wednesday the United States needs a ``fundamental change of perspective and attitude'' toward the world and to build a new foundation for its economy, which is under deep recession.

set: Obama says US needs ``change of perspective and attitude'' toward world


set: French cosmetics group L'Occitane said yesterday it could raise as much as 812 million US dollars in a Hong Kong share offering.

set: L'Occitane to raise up to 812 million dollars


set: In his first foray out into the world after his release from house arrest two days ago, deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhary went to meet Pakistan People's Party leader Asif Ali Zardari, a move that is bound to be viewed critically by both his detractors and well-wishers.

set: Iftikhar Chaudhary meets Asif Ali Zardari


set: Manila -Eight civilians were injured when Muslim secessionist rebels attacked an army outpost in the southern Philippines, an army brigade commander said Saturday.

set: Eight civilians injured in Muslim rebels' attack in Philippines


set: The Palm Springs Power, one of the teams in the SCCBL, signed three players.


set: After six successful albums with Supergrass, Gaz Coombes will release his debut solo album Gaz Coombes Presents...

set: Supergrass frontman Gaz Coombes to release debut album


set: A charity which helps seriously ill children and their families to take a break is on the way to buying its second holiday caravan.


set: ST KILDA is looking to relieve the attacking load on Nick Riewoldt, as coach Scott Watters said a spearhead forward was a relic of the past.

set: St KILDA to relieve load on captain Nick Riewoldt


set: A Chimacum woman who was severely injured nearly a decade ago after hitting a dead horse on the road has been awarded $2.7 million.

set: Woman injured after hitting dead horse awarded $2.7 million


set: The US Congress plans to discuss the Jackson-Vanik amendment today and may replace it with the Magnitsky list with new sanctions for violation of the human rights.

set: US Congress to discuss Jackson-Vanik amendment today


set: The Cleveland Indians have called up former Illinois State right-hander Matt Herges from Triple-A Columbus and optioned lefty Rafael Perez to the minor league team.

set: Indians call up former isu pitcher Matt Herges


set: An 83-year-old Clarkston man has died from injuries sustained in a Jan. 23 crash in Independence Township, deputies say.

set: Clarkston man dies from injuries sustained in crash


set: The storm that blew through the Valley on Saturday dropped more rain than expected, the National Weather Service said.


set: India has decided to allow foreign direct investment from Pakistan, India's trade minister said, hours before the two countries were due to open a trading post on the border.


set: Sandra Bullock has admitted that her family smuggles German sausages into then US for Christmas.

set: Sandra Bullock: `i smuggle sausages into the US`


set: A North Philadelphia urban farm project is gearing up for the planting season and is hoping to attract young people to become part of the effort.

set: North Philadelphia urban farm project hoping to attract young people


set: Gas prices are jumping back up across most of Nevada, just not in Carson City.

set: Gas prices jump, just not in Carson City


set: Former NASCAR racecar driver Geoffrey Bodine will make a special appearance at a Dundee bar tonight.

set: Former racer Geoffrey Bodine to make appearance


set: ATLANTA Ã¢â‚¬â€ Injured Atlanta Braves rookie Jason Heyward says he won't try to play in the All-Star game.

set: Heyward won't try to play in All-Star game


set: NASA launched its Ares IX rocket on Wednesday after weather delays prevented a scheduled Tuesday launch.


set: Ten Muslim college students from southern California were convicted on Friday of unlawfully disrupting a speech by Israel's ambassador to the United States last year.

set: Muslim students convicted for disrupting speech


set: The H1N1 pandemic exposed a worrisome communications gap between public health officials and family doctors, says the new head president of the College of Family Physicians of Canada.


set: Japanese shares ended a four-day losing streak on Monday, rising sharply following strong gains on Wall Street on Friday and easing crude oil prices.


set: Cuts in child benefit would increase child poverty which had been reduced in recent years, children's charity Barnardos warned this morning.


set: The day after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called for reversing the mood of pessimism, top bureaucrats Thursday took stock of the economic situation with secretaries of various ministries to firm steps for arresting the slowdown in growth.

set: Top bureaucrats take stock of economic situation


set:
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set: Tucson gunman Jared Lee Loughner smiled his creepy smile during a brief Arizona court hearing Monday in which he pleaded not guilty to the attempted assassination of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.

set: Jared Lee Loughner pleads not guilty to attempted assassination of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords


set: German exports rose 7% in June - - - the most in almost three years, boosting hopes for recovery in Europe's largest economy.

set: German exports rose 7% in June - - - the most in almost three years;


set: The Washington Post is going to sell the Newsweek magazine to the founder of the firm Harman International Industries Mr. Sidney Harman.

set: Washington Post to sell the Newsweek magazine


set: The government is considering a crackdown on the practice of 'pre-pack administrations', which sees businesses that have collapsed, often owing creditors thousands of pounds, re-emerge and trading as normal.

set: Government considers crackdown on pre-pack administrations


set: ``Vermeer spent considerable time redesigning the HG6000 horizontal grinder,'' says Jay Sarver, environmental sales manager for Vermeer Corporation.

set: Vermeer redesigns HG6000 horizontal grinder


set: Brown & Newirth yesterday launched its first industry sales reward scheme, offering retail staff a chance to gain points through the sale of its wedding and engagement rings, to redeem against luxury goods or days out.

set: Brown & Newirth launches sales Rewards scheme


set: High Point students showed off how they ``stack up'' on Tuesday.


set: It was announced today that Cinemax has renewed the action series ``Banshee'' for a second season, scheduled to debut in 2014.

set: Cinemax renews 'Banshee' for second season


set: King County Executive Dow Constantine is poised to deliver the State of the County address Monday to County Council members, leaders and community members.

set: Executive Dow Constantine delivers State of the County address Monday


set: Hollywood celebs Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are reportedly getting divorced.

set: Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes getting divorced:


set: Manchester United took an early advantage over Chelsea in the Premier League by opening its title defense with a 2-1 win at West Bromwich Albion as the Blues were held 0-0 at Stoke City.

set: Manchester United opens title defense with win;


set: Greek hotel managers in the region of Athos expect losses from the cancelled flights in Europe, FOCUS News Agency reports.

set: Greek hotel managers in Athos expect losses from cancelled flights in Europe


set: US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta has warned that Israel is facing growing ``isolation'' in the Middle East, urging the regime to take diplomatic steps to address the issue.


set: Onions imported from Pakistan, when prices hit the sky just a month back for augmenting supplies, now find few takers as not only domestic prices have soften but also it has 'varied taste'.


set: Chelsea take a trip into the unknown when they visit surprising Romanian debutants CFR Cluj with both teams looking to extend their winning starts in Champions League Group A today.

set: Chelsea take trip into the unknown at Cluj


set: Hollywood actress Zsa Zsa Gabor is recovering following her leg amputation, her surgeon has confirmed.

set: Zsa Zsa Gabor recovering after leg amputation


set: Vernon firefighter was killed after being hit by a train in Rockcastle County Friday morning.

set: Firefighter killed by train in Rockcastle County


set: Fast bowler Doug Bollinger today said that Chennai Super Kings has the right combination of both pace and spin to defend its Indian Premier League title.

set: Csk has right combination of pace and spin:


set: Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., releases his health reform bill, tries to bring Republicans and Democrats together.


set: The Chinese built Citroen C5 was launched today at the Dongfeng-Citroen joint venture.

set: Chinese built Citroen C5 launched today!


set: Governor Bob McDonnell has declared a state of emergency after severe weather storms killed six people and left thousands without power.

set: Gov. McDonnell declares state of emergency


set: Girls Aloud singer Kimberly Walsh admitted she only exercises so she can eat her favourite foods without feeling guilty.


set: Courtroom View Network announced the launch of its new law school portal, CVN Law School, at the American Association of Law Libraries annual conference on Monday.

set: Courtroom View Network launches CVN law school


set: Val Kilmer has reportedly apologised to his New Mexico neighbours for making disparaging comments about the area.


set: The recession facing the UK is far different than those in the 1980s and '90s, says Ian Kernohan, an economist with Royal London Asset Management.


set: Amid rising optimism for the future of their businesses, India Inc still remains cautious about hiring in the January-March period, a survey by leading staffing firm TeamLease Services said.


set: Marsh brothers face nervous wait Updated: 05:17, Tuesday October 30, 2012 West Australian cricketers Shaun and Mitch Marsh may have to wait until next week before finding out whether they will be disciplined for their involvement in a boozy team dinner during the Perth Scorchers' Champions League campaign in South Africa.


set: With a physique his contemporaries could only dream of, Hindi cinema's original action hero Dharmendra says he was almost like Salman Khan in his early days when it came to leading life on his own terms.


set: Toyota is suspending production at all 12 of its Japan plants for 11 days over February and March, a stoppage of unprecedented scale for the nation's top auto maker as it grapples with shrinking global demand.


set: Congress President Sonia Gandhi today said that terrorists want to end social unity and brotherhood.

set: Terrorists want to end social unity, brotherhood:


set: Some 10,500 Nigerians sought asylum last year in industrialised countries compared to 9,500 in 2010, according to a report released by the UN refugee agency.

set: 10,500 Nigerians sought asylum last year --


set: Russian tennis player Alisa Kleybanova, who celebrated her 22nd birthday on Friday, has revealed she has been diagnosed with cancer.


set: Israel and Hamas ignored the UN Security Council call for a cease-fire.


set: A Winnipeg doctor has been disciplined for failing to provide proper care to an emergency room patient, who lost an arm because of it.


set: He thought the box was empty, but a California husband accidentally sold his wife's $23,000 diamond wedding ring for $10 at a garage sale on June 1.

set: Calif. husband accidentally sells wife's $23,000 wedding ring for $10


set: Holland America Line has announced further details on the current Signature of Excellence enhancement program, including project specifics, timing and the addition of the popular casual Canaletto Restaurant on all five ships scheduled for upgrades.

set: Holland America Line announces details on Signature of Excellence


set: `` Los Angeles, CA June 21, 2012 Explore-Talent, the world's largest talent resource, announced a new article today, called, ''It's Going To Be a Boy for Bill & Giuliana Rancic.

set: It's Going to be a boy for Bill & Giuliana Rancic


set: The Reds lost to the Cubs Tuesday night, 7-2, in a battle of National League Central Division front-runners.


set: Two Montreal Canadiens hockey players were arrested at a Florida bar on Monday after one was accused of stealing a woman's purse, police said.

set: Two Montreal hockey players arrested in Florida


set: 12 countries, among them Bulgaria, as well as NATO have participated in the formation of a first-of-its-kind multinational strategic airlift unit on July 27, US Air Force site reports.

set: 12 countries participated in formation of multinational airlift unit


set: North Korea also said Friday that it will strive to develop good relations and friendship with other countries, while calling for an end of hostile relations with the United States in a New Year message.

set: Nkorea calls for end of hostile relations with us


set: The Department of Natural Resources says that eastern tent caterpillars are at least three weeks early this year in southern and central Wisconsin, due to the warm spring.

set: Eastern tent caterpillars are early this year


set: The pioneer of fashion brands Provogue has signed Tollywood Superstar and youth icon Mahesh Babu as its new Brand Ambassador for Andhra Pradesh.

set: Provogue signs Mahesh Babu as its new brand ambassador for Andhra Pradesh


set: A Hawkins County couple were arraigned in Sessions Court Monday after being accused of making up the pregnancy and subsequent death of unborn twins to scam donations for funeral expenses out of co-workers and an acquaintance.

set: Hawkins Co. couple accused of making up pregnancy, death of twins to scam donations


set: The winter solstice is here, giving Australia the shortest day of the year, and wintry weather.


set: A man with Alzheimer's, who forgot he didn't have a licence then drove his car, has had his charges dismissed in a central Queensland court.

set: Man with Alzheimer's forgets he doesn't have a licence, charges dismissed


set: LivingSocial, the second-largest daily deals operator in the US, has disclosed that it spent $143 million on recent acquisitions.

set: Livingsocial discloses $143 million in recent acquisitions


set: Cambodian translators who have gone without pay for three months went on strike at the genocide trial of former Khmer Rogue leaders today.

set: Translators go on strike during genocide trial


set: Saniflo's new 2010 colour brochure detailing their extensive range of macerators and pumps that enable the installation of extra facilities almost anywhere in a house or commercial building.

set: Saniflo's new brochure details range of macerators and pumps


set: Rich Aurilia, who spent 12 of his 15 major league season with the San Francisco Giants, officially announced his retirement on Sunday.


set: Dodgers owner Frank McCourt has fired his estranged wife Jamie from her position as the team's chief executive, triggering what her attorney said would be an imminent legal response.

set: Dodgers' owner Frank McCourt fires wife Jamie


set: Longford are to hold a meeting tonight following the county's failure to field a team for Sunday's Allianz Hurling League match against Fermanagh.

set: Longford are to hold a meeting following the county's failure to field a team against Fermanagh


set: As many as 80,000 feddans in North Sinai will be allocated to Sinai residents, investors and small farmers in June after supplying water necessary for planting operations.

set: 80,000 feddans to be allocated to Sinai residents in June


set: Three persons have been arrested in connection with the kidnapping and assault of a minor girl in Assam's Cachar district, the police said today.

set: Three arrested in connection with kidnapping, assault of girl


set: Mozambique will hike food and fuel prices but will offer aid to the poor in the hopes of averting a repeat of last year's deadly riots, development minister Aiuba Cuereneia said yesterday.


set: European online film and TV subscription service Lovefilm has launched on the iPad through a free app allowing users to instantly watch pics.


set: Some shrimpers are making the switch from diesel to biodiesel, a fuel that can be made from chicken fat, soybean, corn or vegetable oil.

set: Some shrimpers make the switch to biodiesel


set: Karnataka Chief Minister K. Siddaramaiah called on his Andhra Pradesh counterpart N. Kiran Kumar Reddy here Saturday evening.

set: Siddaramaiah calls on Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy


set: Lindsay Lohan has reportedly been offered a house arrest deal, but according to TMZ, she is not interested.


set: A state lawmaker is proposing statewide use of alcohol monitoring bracelets to curb Wisconsin's drunk driving problems.

set: Lawmaker proposes statewide alcohol monitoring bracelets


set: Samsung has officially announced the Galaxy Core smartphone.


set: Oil fell by $1 toward $67 a barrel on Monday as a stronger dollar prompted a retreat from a seven-month high above $70 hit last week.

set: Oil falls towards $67 on stronger dollar


set: Pregnant actress Selma Blair escaped injury after she was involved in a minor car collision in Los Angeles on Tuesday.

set: Pregnant Selma Blair escapes injury after car collision


set: Hollywood actor Mark Ruffalo said he is thrilled to be playing 'The Incredible Hulk' in upcoming ensemble superhero movie ``The Avengers''.


set: New Delhi, Aug 21 Naxal violence claimed maximum lives this year as compared to terrorist and insurgency incidents in Jammu and Kashmir and the North East, the government today told Parliament.

set: Naxal violence claimed maximum lives this year:


set: The Central Missouri Humane Society's Board of Directors announced its new executive director Monday.

set: Central Missouri Humane Society announces new executive director


set: Flydubai, Dubai's low cost airline, is launching its new car rental service allowing passengers to book a vehicle and then drive away for less anywhere in the world.

set: Flydubai launches new car rental service


set: Los Angeles, Jul 15 ''Twilight'' star Kristen Stewart was involved in a minor car accident but managed to escape unhurt and resolve the issue with a smile from both parties.

set: Kristen Stewart involved in car accident, escapes unhurt


set: A Cape Coral man is scheduled to appear in court Dec. 15 on a child abuse charge accusing him of allowing his 9-year-old son to drive him to the store to get beer.

set: Cape Coral man to appear in court on child abuse charge


set: Local equestrians, Darrell Conrade with horse, Taylor, and Cynda Conrade with horse, Sonny, of Newton, appeared on an episode of the national television show ``Best of America by Horseback.''

set: Local equestrians to appear on national television show


set: Kate Middleton, girlfriend of Britain's Prince William, has declined an offer from Queen Elizabeth to host a table at this week's Royal Ascot.

set: Kate Middleton declined an offer from queen Elizabeth


set: A new survey has found that UK mobile Internet use has grown by 25% in the last quarter as more people go online with their phones.


set: Bank of America refinance mortgage rates could get very close to all time lows in the next few weeks.

set: Bank of America refinance mortgage rates --


set: During the meeting, Lithuania's foreign minister emphasized that Lithuania supported the dialogue between Belarus and the European Union, participation of Belarus in the Eastern Partnership initiative and invited Belarus to actively make use of the possibilities that are provided by this initiative.

set: Lithuania supports the dialogue between Belarus and the European Union


set: By JOSEPH WHITE AP Sports Writer Roger Clemens has been acquitted on all charges by a jury that decided he didn't lie to Congress when he denied using performance-enhancing drugs.


set: Manila - Two Hong Kong police officers were briefly held Thursday at a Philippine airport after authorities discovered bullet casings from an assault rifle in their luggage.

set: Two Hong Kong police officers briefly held at Philippine airport


set: Nokia has recently began selling customized, third-generation C7 smart phones for China Unicom subscribers, reports the Tianfu Morning Post.


set: Morgan Sindall hopes to recruit 50 subcontractors to its latest Hull Building Schools for ther Future scheme, worth £19.2 million.

set: Morgan Sindall to recruit 50 subcontractors


set: The X-Factor judges Britney, Simon, LA & Demi arriving in Rhode Island Day #3, Taping #1.

set: The X-Factor judges arriving in Rhode Island Day #3, Taping


set: Rachel Weisz has signed on to star in indie political drama THE WHISTLEBLOWER in a part recalling the thesp's role as a crusading truth-seeker in THE CONSTANT GARDENER.


set: Cuba has purchased 100 locomotives from China, and 550 freight cars and 200 modern passenger coaches from Iran, informed Cuban Transport Minister Jorge Luis Sierra Cruz on Tuesday.


set: Fairbanks militia leader Schaeffer Cox was sentenced to 26 years in prison today for his role in charges relating to planning the murders of federal employees.

set: Fairbanks militia leader Schaeffer Cox sentenced to 26 years


set: Iran claimed Tuesday that a computer worm found on the laptops of several employees at the country's nuclear power plant is part of a covert Western plot to derail its nuclear programme.

set: Iran claims computer worm is Western plot


set: A 37-year-old man collapsed and died in his car Wednesday night in Mesa during a traffic stop.


set: Officials said a reserve Poteet police officer shot an intruder in the head in his apartment after identifying himself as an officer.


set: Fun Lovin' Criminals frontman Huey Morgan has apologised for an ``ungentlemanly'' rant on Twitter which saw him slate his BBC 6 Music colleague Lauren Laverne after he missed out on a top award.

set: Huey Morgan apologises after Twitter rant


set: IRVING, Texas -Former Dallas Cowboys receiver Terry Glenn was arrested on public intoxication and marijuana possession charges after appearing disoriented at a hotel, police said Thursday.


set: A timber merchant of West Midnapore district you had settled at Kathsirsi across the border in Orissa was found dead on Monday, police sources said.


set: A portion of Main Street in El Centro is closed today through Wednesday, according to a temporary road closure notice from the city of El Centro.

set: Portion of Main Street in El Centro closed


set: Moody's downgraded nearly 300 US municipal issuers in the second quarter, the most for any quarter in more than a decade and the latest sign of the potential pressure building in the market where states and local governments raise money.

set: Moody's downgraded nearly 300 US municipals


set: Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field against Delhi Daredevils in their Indian Premier League match here Sunday.

set: Rajasthan Royals elect to field against Delhi Daredevils


set: Syed Kabir Ali Wasti, Senior Vice President of Pakistan Muslim League has said that the independent judiciary in the country ought to take immediate measures to protect the rights of people and redress their miseries as it would be imperative to make the people believe that their struggle for an independent judiciary in the country was a justified cause.

set: Independent judiciary ought to take immediate measures to protect rights of people:


set: Turkey and Iran will continue cooperation on national security, said Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu at a joint press conference with his Iranian counterpart Ali-Akbar Salehi in Turkey's capital of Ankara on Friday.

set: Turkey, Iran to continue cooperation on national security:


set: Dutch real estate investment group Spazio Investment NV plans to delist from AIM as the cost as well as the legal and regulatory burden involved in maintaining the listing are no longer in proportion to the benefits to the company.


set: Martina Navratilova, a winner of a record nine Wimbledon singles titles and the greatest female athlete of all time, disclosed that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer.

set: Martina Navratilova diagnosed with breast cancer


set: Crowley Maritime ordered 10 heavy lift series deck cargo barges from the Gunderson Marine division of the Greenbrier Companies.


set: (Sony Ericsson launches the Xperia PLAY, the first dedicated gaming mobile smartphone referred to as the PlayStation phone. It comes pre-loaded with PlayStation games optimized for mobile.)


set: Canada Post announced today the launch of a free application for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch that will provide customers with convenient and easy access to two of the most popular web tools at CanadaPost.ca.

set: Canada Post launches free application for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch


set: As civic leaders eye off big-ticket items and grapple with decades-long visions, Geelong's burgeoning creative scene is looking to breathe new life into dull urban areas with small and temporary ideas.

set: Creative scene to breathe life into urban areas


set: Asimo, which stands for Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility, a 4-foot-3-inch Honda robot, began conducting the orchestra in a performance of ``The Impossible Dream'' from ``Man of La Mancha'' after politely saluting the audience.


set: The value of recorded building plans passed by larger municipalities at current prices has decreased, Statistics SA said earlier today.

set: Value of building plans passed decreases


set: A cement truck that blew a tire rolled onto its side and caught fire on the eastbound Loop 101 in north Phoenix on Tuesday morning.

set: Cement truck rolls, catches fire on Loop 101


set: The French market turned positive in afternoon trading Friday, as talks continue between Greece and its private bondholders, ahead of the key GDP data from the US The major Asian markets closed mixed, while the US index futures are higher.


set: Tennessee lawmakers have convened the 107th General Assembly featuring strong Republican majorities in both chambers.

set: Tenn. lawmakers convene 107th General Assembly


set: New York indie band Tv On The Radio will take a year off to concentrate on other projects following their mammoth world tour.


set: A $5,000 grant from the United States Tennis Association/Eastern will fund a new tennis program to be offered by the Town of Colonie's Department of Parks and Recreation beginning this summer.


set: WASHINGTON ― Former Secretary of State Colin Powell has endorsed Democrat Barack Obama for president, describing the Illinois senator as a ``transformational figure.''

set: Colin Powell endorses Barack Obama for president


set: Actor James Franco is taking his theatre production to New York, after university officials in Connecticut denied his bid for a two-week run.

set: James Franco takes theatre production to nyc