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Fiat has denied a German news report that it plans to cut 18,000 jobs and close 10 factories in Europe, should it succeed in its bid to take over GM's European operations. | Fiat denies it plans to cut 18,000 jobs, close factories |
The board of directors of Peoples Financial Corporation, parent of The Peoples Bank, declared a regular semiannual cash dividend of $.09 per common share, payable February 9, 2011, to stockholders of record February 2, 2011. | Peoples financial Corporation declares semiannual dividend of $.09 per share |
Mila -- who is currently single but was previously in a long-term relationship with Macaulay Culkin -- said, ``In five years I do hope to have a family, and, you know, who knows? I think in this industry people have such a short shelf life, truly, that I don't know what I'm going to be in five years in regards to acting.'' | Mila hopes to have a family in five years |
RBNZ governor says Kiwi overvalued Updated: 09:47, Wednesday May 8, 2013 The New Zealand dollar, which has gained 11 per cent from its lows a year ago on a trade-weighted basis, is 'significantly overvalued,' Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler says. | Rbnz governor says Kiwi overvalued |
General Consul of Azerbaijan in Karsa Hasan Sultanoglu was awarded a special prize of Turkish NGO Sinav Dergisi Dershaneleri for contribution to education, Cihan news agency reported on Nov. 10 | General Consul of Azerbaijan in Karsa awarded prize |
Former Senator Bob Dole has given $500,000 to the institute that bears his name. | Bob Dole gives $500,000 to institute |
Murder probe after body in boot found Updated: 08:56, Friday April 12, 2013 NSW Police are appealing for information after the murder of a woman in Wollongong. | Murder probe after body in boot found |
Ophir's middle school students who participate in WyldLife recently met at River Rock Lodge, thanks to supporters Tim & Sally Ryan, to board the van to go to Camp in Antelope, Oregon. | Ophir's middle school students participate in WyldLife |
ENVIRONMENTAL health officials from Teesdale District Council were called to deal with a group of dead sheep which were discovered lying next to a wall. | Environmental health officials called to deal with dead sheep |
The best credit card offers in October range from money saving 0% balance transfers that last 18 months to enhanced cash back credit card promotions that offer up to $100 cash back to new card members. | Best credit card offers in October |
Greece has been urged to move quickly as coalition talks inch towards a possible national unity cabinet. | Greece urged to move quickly |
Becki Newton of Ugly Betty fame is pregnant with her first child, reports USA Today, and the pregnancy is causing some major changes for her new show, Love Bites. | Becki Newton is pregnant! |
Anderson admits he is facing a nervous wait to find out whether he will be selected to play for Manchester United in Wednesday's Champions League final against Chelsea. | Anderson faces nervous wait |
A SMALL ITALIAN town is giving all its citizens a free WiFi connection. | Town gives free WiFi to all |
BASTROP, Texas '' Calmer winds Tuesday should help firefighters battling a wildfire that has destroyed nearly 500 homes in Central Texas and forced thousands of residents to evacuate to shelters to avoid the blaze, officials said. | Wildfire destroys nearly 500 homes in Texas |
The North Carolina Highway Patrol and Charlotte police were able to use a cell phone signal to help find three suspects wanted in a triple homicide in Georgia. | Police use cell phone signal to find suspects wanted in triple homicide |
Cathay Pacific & sister airline Dragonair has announced a special summer attraction 'Visit Hong Kong Now' offer for travellers from India. | Cathay Pacific,Dragonair announces special summer attraction ``Visit Hong Kong Now'' offer |
Tennessee has hired Alabama assistant head coach Sal Sunseri to be its next defensive coordinator, Volunteers coach Derek Dooley announced Friday. | Tennessee hires Sunseri as defensive coordinator |
A Kirkwood staple for decades, the family owned McDonnell's Market Place will close this fall. | McDonnell's market Place closing this fall |
A former Raleigh police officer will spend a week in jail after entering a plea Monday in Wake County court that acknowledged prosecutors had enough evidence to convict him of breaking into his former wife's house and assaulting a man. | Former officer to spend week in jail |
``The opposition is raising this issue of a separate high court of Haryana, and we will certainly take up this matter strongly in the coming days. The chief justice of India has agreed in principle that Haryana should have a separate high court,'' said Hooda. | Haryana will have separate high court: |
Russia has never sold chemical weapons to Syria, a senior Kremlin official said on Tuesday, but he acknowledged Syria does possess chemical stockpiles that the world must ensure never get used. | Russia denies selling chemical weapons to Syria |
The BBC has axed marketing, communications and audiences as a standalone division, costing the job of former Microsoft executive Sharon Baylay. | BBC axes marketing and audiences as standalone division |
In an interview to CNBC-TV18, Jyotivardhan Jaipuria of BofA Merrill Lynch says the market will see a strong run up to the Budget. | Market may see strong run up to Budget: |
Boeing has announced that it will secure a license from AgustaWestland for US production of the AW101 medium-lift helicopter as an entry into the US Navy VXX Presidential Helicopter Program. | Boeing secures license from AgustaWestland |
Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi vowed Tuesday to win the World Cup for millions of weary fans back home who lost out on the showpiece when their country became a no-go zone. | Afridi vows to win World Cup |
and today William took time from their hectic schedule to play a little street hockey with the locals of Yellowknife. | Prince William plays hockey -- |
Steve Jobs, the mind behind the iPhone, iPad and other devices that turned Apple Inc. into one of the world's most powerful companies, resigned as CEO on Wednesday, saying he can no longer handle the job but will continue to play a leadership role. | Steve Jobs resigning as CEO |
England goalkeeper Paul Robinson joined Blackburn Rovers from Tottenham on Friday night in a five-year deal worth 3.5 million pounds. | Robinson joins Blackburn from Tottenham |
Tata Motors yesterday announced it was pulling out its Nano small car project from West Bengal's Singur and blamed the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress, which spearheaded the protests against the factory, for the 'painful' decision. | Tata Motors to pull out from Singur |
Back in May of 2008, things didn't look particularly good for Vonage, as the company continued to hemorrhage subscribers, and struggled to make a profit. | Things looking better for Vonage? |
Legions of college students are rushing to get their ``research'' out of the way, as Wikipedia announced that it will go dark all day Tuesday, from midnight to midnight, in protest of congressional efforts to legislate against online piracy. | Wikipedia to go dark Tuesday |
Singer Myleene Klass supports 'Save the Children' campaign which aims to provide vaccinations to four million kids against potentially deadly diseases. | Myleene Klass supports 'Save the Children' campaign |
Zimbabwe power-sharing talks will resume on Tuesday after President Robert Mugabe and opposition MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai failed to secure a breakthrough on Monday. | Zimbabwe talks to resume Tuesday |
The water rationing currently being experienced in Accra and Tema will end by August. | Water rationing to end in August -- |
Bank of America will stop selling new home loans to Fannie Mae after a dispute over faulty mortgages, The Washington Post reported. | Bank of America to stop selling new home loans to Fannie Mae |
While Britain basked in sunshine with high temperatures last summer, workers and people confined to their homes sweltered in unbearably temperatures, in homes and offices without air conditioning, thus more and more people are asking can we live without air conditioning?. | Can we live without air conditioning? |
President Bush has lifted an executive ban on offshore drilling, and he's trying to pressure Congress to do the same. | Bush lifts executive ban on offshore drilling |
Health officials are now inspecting all supermarkets to see that non fluoride toothpastes are removed from shelves. | Non fluoride toothpastes should be removed |
Spotify can no longer commit to a 2010 US launch date, despite publicly declaring its commitment to go live stateside by the end of this year several times over the last six months, The Telegraph has learned. | Spotify can no longer commit to 2010 US launch date |
Cyberspace is buzzing again with news that the ever so popular Sonic drive-in restaurant is coming to Milford. | ``Sonic is coming to Milford,CT!!!!'' |
Ellen DeGeneres debuts as an ``American Idol'' judge on Tuesday's episode, joining Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson, Kara DioGuardi as the mean team. | Ellen DeGeneres debuts on 'American Idol' Tuesday |
Societe Generale SA, seeking to restore its status as a top-tier bank after a massive trading scandal, said Tuesday it had raised $8.44 billion through a share offering. | Societe Generale raises $8.44 billion |
The Syrian opposition has failed to present a constructive political platform, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in the German documentary film about Syria. | Syrian opposition fails to present constructive political platform |
Business Week reports that Hershey Co. is stepping up efforts to prepare a bid for Cadbury Plc and plans to make a decision after Kraft Foods Inc.'s final offer for the UK chocolate maker, according to people with knowledge of the matter. | Hershey stepping up efforts to prepare a bid for Cadbury |
US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has begun a visit to Afghanistan, following President Barack Obama's decision to send 30,000 more troops. | US Defence Secretary Robert Gates visits Afghanistan |
Thousands of customers plan to switch banks during Saturday's ``Bank Transfer Day.'' | Thousands to switch banks on ``Bank Transfer Day'' |
A co-founder of popular file sharing website The Pirate Bay was arrested in Cambodia at the request of Sweden, where he faces a one-year prison term for violating copyright laws, authorities said Monday. | Co-founder of the Pirate Bay arrested in Cambodia |
David Cameron will never shut down Facebook, even in times of civil unrest, such as the riots, according to a top executive at the social network. | David Cameron 'will never shut down Facebook' |
The government of Sudan has rejected the French conditions to compromise with International Criminal Court. | Government rejects French conditions |
Specifically, we'll discuss how to preserve wealth in a socialist economy, like an increasing number of the economies in the world today. | How to preserve wealth in a socialist economy |
Mark Webber became the sixth driver = to win a GP this season, as he led the Monaco GP from start to finish. | Webber wins Monaco Grand Prix |
Former Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew's book Hard Truth qualifies the much publicised 'LKY says Najib is a rational leader' headlines in the mainstream media. | 'Najib is a rational leader if...' |
Walter Mazzarri still could not be satisfied with Napoli's 5-1 victory over Pescara and admits he ``got very angry at half-time.'' | Mazzarri: 'I got very angry' |
Michelle Carter, the Red Oak native and Texas ex, has qualified for the finals in the women's shot put. | Michelle Carter qualifies in shot put |
Love and Death, the new project from former original Korn member Brian ``Head'' Welch, released a lyric video for the song 'The Abandoning'. | Love and Death releases lyric video for 'the Abandoning' |
- A Massachusetts state trooper working a detail site has been involved in a crash in Quincy. | Mass. state trooper involved in crash in Quincy |
An endangered Florida panther kitten that survived being hit by a vehicle in southwest Florida likely won't be able to return to the wild. | Fla. panther kitten won't be returned to wild |
NASA climate scientist James Hansen, an outspoken critic of those who think human-induced global warming is not real, was arrested yesterday at a protest against coal mining in West Virginia. | Nasa climate scientist arrested in protest |
The body was found hanging in a tree along the Boulder and White Rock Ditch, said Boulder sheriff spokesman Phil West. | Body found hanging from tree |
Turkmenistan will resume by early January gas supplies to Russia that were halted in April, the deputy chief executive of Russian gas giant Gazprom said Tuesday. | Turkmenistan to resume gas supplies to Russia: |
Bedford police are seeking an arrest warrant for the man they allege spray-painted several cars, including a city police car and a county police cruiser, according to Bedford Police Department Chief Dennis Parsley. | Police seek arrest warrant |
The father of a missing infant boy is expected to appear in court Tuesday, for a bail hearing. | Father of missing infant to appear in court, Tuesday |
Former Deputy Mayor Stephen Goldsmith has been cleared of any wrongdoing from the domestic abuse arrest that led to his dismissal from City Hall, according to the lawyer for Goldsmith's wife. | Former deputy mayor Goldsmith cleared of wrongdoing from domestic abuse arrest |
Effective March 9, the Golden Recycling Center will no longer be accepting tree limbs, brush and slash material for recycling. | Golden Recycling no longer accepting limbs, brush |
Shaquille O'Neal has agreed to a multiyear deal with Turner Sports to become an analyst on its NBA coverage. | All-Star O'Neal agrees to multiyear deal with Turner Sports |
Dan Lebowitz of ALO sat in with Tea Leaf Green at the Independent in San Francisco, CA this Saturday. | ALO's dan Lebowitz sits in with Tea Leaf Green |
Ubisoft has announced that a new national study by Research Strategy Group has found that Rocksmith is the fastest way to learn how to play the guitar. | Rocksmith fastest way to learn guitar? |
Radio Shack released its long-awaited Black Friday ads this weekend. | Radio Shack releases Black Friday ads |
Newsreader Natasha Kaplinsky has given birth to a baby boy, but has not yet named the child. | Kaplinsky gives birth to baby boy |
Nadine Dorries insists she isn't ``disappointed'' to be first voted off 'I'm A Celebrity ... | Nadine Dorries Out of I'm a Celebrity |
2012-11-30T06:32:00Z U. of Iowa to lease more private apartment space North Iowa Media Group The University of Iowa has plans to lease two more privately-owned apartment buildings on campus in light of record enrollment in its residence halls. | U. of Iowa to lease more private apartment space |
An Amber Alert has been issued for a 4-year-old boy who was abducted Tuesday afternoon from Patterson in Stanislaus County, according to the California Highway Patrol. | Amber Alert issued for boy abducted from Patterson |
A commemorative postage stamp of late Congress leader and former Union minister Rajesh Pilot was today released by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. | Commemorative stamp on Rajesh Pilot released |
The US might continue negotiations with Azerbaijan over the Gabala radar station, Deputy Secretary of State for Political and Military Affairs Andrew Shapiro said in a press conference in Baku. | US might continue negotiations with Azerbaijan on Gabala radar station |
The UN Security Council on Wednesday lifted sanctions that barred Iraq from acquiring weapons of mass destruction and pursuing a civilian nuclear program, in a symbolic step to restore the country to the international standing it held before Saddam Hussein's 1990 invasion of Kuwait. | Security council lifts sanctions that barred Iraq from acquiring weapons of mass destruction |
Ahmedabad, March 24 In-form Yuvraj Singh Thursday rated India's World Cup quarterfinal victory over Australia as special and said he was going through the best phase of his career. | I am going through the best phase of my career: |
Taipei, July 30 Jeremy Lin, who captivated the world with his meteoric rise from obscurity with the New York Knicks earlier this year, will make a highly anticipated return to Taiwan this week, a marketing firm announced Monday. | Jeremy Lin to return to Taiwan this week |
Lions linebacker Zack Follett called quarterback Matthew Stafford a ``china doll'' during an ESPN radio interview in Fresno, Calif. on Tuesday. | Follett calls Stafford 'china doll' |
Palestinian footballer Mahmoud Sarsak, who has been in jail without charge or trial for almost three years, agreed to end his three-month old hunger strike in exchange for hospital treatment, his lawyer said on Monday. | Palestinian footballer Mahmoud Sarsak to end hunger strike |
A man died of sunstroke at the Mahavir Marg here today, sources said. | Man dies of sunstroke |
Tumblr has unveiled a new API for 3rd party app developers, along with a development center. | Tumblr unveils new API and development center |
The official Syrian Arab News Agency, or SANA, claimed that President Bashar al-Assad is in Damascus on Thursday, contradicting other reports that he had fled with his family to the coastal city of Latakia. | Assad is in Damascus: |
Rolling Stone put its entire 43 years of archives online on Monday as part of a revamp of its website, RollingStone.com, making them available to readers for a fee. | Rolling Stone puts archives online |
A 60-year-old man has been taken to hospital after an articulated lorry crashed off a bridge and into a river in Fintona, Co Tyrone. | Lorry crashes into river in Fintona |
Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide announced that it is applying its approach to two of its brands with the debut of new guestroom designs for Westin and Sheraton hotels. | Starwood Hotels and Resorts debuts guestroom designs for Westin and Sheraton |
Football legend David Seaman officially launched a unique mobile cancer information unit in Barnsley this week. | David Seaman launches mobile cancer information unit |
Environment Canada extended a rainfall warning Tuesday for Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley.Heavy rain was expected to pelt the region until Tuesday evening, bringing up to 80 millimetres, more than the 55 millimetres predicted in Monday's warning. | Environment Canada extends rainfall warning for Metro Vancouver |
Buffalo Bills starting safety Jairus Byrd is expected to play at Cleveland on Sunday despite being listed as questionable because of a sore right ankle. | Bills s Jairus Byrd expected to play |
A 34-year-old woman drowned near Stearns Wharf early Monday morning, reported Santa Barbara police spokesperson Lt. Paul McCaffrey. | Woman drowns off Stearns wharf |
US power company Energy Future Holdings, once known as TXU Corp, has hired legal advisors Kirkland & Ellies to lay the groundwork for a potential restructuring, Debtwire reported on Thursday, citing three sources familiar with the matter. | Energy Future Holdings hires legal advisors -Debtwire |
Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Saturday said that the days of manipulating the elections are now over. | Days of manipulating elections are over: |
The Bank of Israel will probably hold its benchmark interest rate at a record low tomorrow as the economy contracts and unemployment climbs, a survey showed. | Bank of Israel May hold interest rate at record low: |
Asha has accused Sadhana of encroachment and trespassing at her Khar bungalow. | Asha Bhosle accuses Sadhana of encroachment! |
A Centreville man fatally shot Thursday by Fairfax County police was a Defense Department security officer stationed at the vice president's mansion who had been hospitalized the previous day due to erratic behavior, coworkers and officials said. | Man fatally shot by Fairfax police was DOD security officer |
A 19-year-old Newburgh man was stabbed to death early Sunday morning, police said. | Newburgh man stabbed to death Sunday |
NEW YORK, NY NFL Films president Steve Sabol, half of the father-son team that revolutionized sports broadcasting and mythologized pro football into the country's favourite sport, died Tuesday from brain cancer. | NFL Films boss Sabol dies from brain cancer |
NATO must build a 'cyber shield' to protect the transatlantic alliance from any Internet threats to its military and economic infrastructures, a top US defence official said on Wednesday. | Nato 'must build cyber shield' |
Homeowners looking to sell their property in the near future may wish to take note of one expert who has advised that the number of sub-standard Hip providers is ``concerning''. | Number of sub-standard Hip providers 'concerning' |
Two high school students have been arrested and charged with making bomb threats, according to the Osceola County Sheriff's Department. | Students arrested, charged with making bomb threats |