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27.04.2007 - 09:51 CET | By Peter Sain ley Berry EUOBSERVER / COMMENT - French voters will have their own domestic reasons for voting either for Nicolas Sarkozy or for Ségolène Royal come 6th May. That the election is important is not in doubt, indeed it is attested by the extraordinarily high first round turnout of 84.5% - a figure that for most politicians in most elections is but a distant ...

A United States-based human rights watchdog has accused Pakistan of violating the international law by failing to allow freedom of expression and trying to suppress the media, which does not "fully support" the government and the President.

LORAIN -- A Lorain man wanted for burglary had his luck run out yesterday when he was finally nabbed by police after being on the run for almost a week.

PITTSFIELD — At age 50, Gerry Monterosso is unemployed for the first time. His wife's muscular dystrophy affliction is advancing, and his 18-year-old son, who also suffers from MD, is worried about money.

Goldex Resources Corporation high-grade gold float samples found in the Plan de Guineo sector. The Company continues exploration to pinpoint the location and source of the samples. The Au +Ag-Pb-Zn style of mineralization seen in the float samples, if found "in place" could add significant value to the prospect.

NATCHEZ — After Pike County voted not to allow a private federal prison Tuesday, the only remaining hurdle for Adams County to acquire one is a petition.

It’s official. Corrections Corporations of America committed to building a prison facility in Adams County. “Our focus is on Adams County,” CCA vice president Lucibeth Mayberry said to the Adams County Board of Supervisors Wednesday morning.

NATCHEZ — Corrections Corporation of America will locate a prison in Adams County, representatives said Wednesday. CCA Vice President Lucibeth Mayberry said her company was excited about the go-ahead and was looking forward to being good new corporate neighbors.

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Both men sitting in a car with Keith Watts Jr. when he was gunned down outside Carrick High School said Thursday that they didn't see who was in the car that pulled up next to them and started firing.

WALKING WOUNDED Springbok flyhalf Butch James is at pivot for this match, with teenage sensation Francois Steyn moving to the right wing in place of the injured Odwa Ndungane. Ryan Kankowski rotates with Bobby Skinstad at No.8 while the only other change is in the front row where BJ Botha is rested.

ROME, April 23, 2007 (AFP) - Agence France-Presse and Italian news agency ANSA on Monday announced a cooperation deal for an economic and social news Internet portal for Mediterranean basin countries.

Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf says the war against the Taliban in Afghanistan is being lost. He has also lashed out at Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai saying he is doing 'nothing against terrorism.'

A trilobite fossil dating back 400 million years was recently discovered in Yuntai Mountain Global Geopark, in Central China's Henan Province.

Villagers are taking on the greatest power on the planet, which plans to use local woodland to build a radar powerful enough to track missiles fired from half a world away.

TEAL Exploration & Mining Incorporated has announced the commencement of a pre-feasibility study at its wholly owned Otjikoto Gold Project in Namibia, following the identification of a 1.3 million ounce gold resource, and recent encouraging drilling results.

New York, April 26, 2007 — Government regulators have ordered Royal TV off the air after its coverage of recent demonstrations concerning the dismissal of the chief judge of the country’s top court, the station said in a statement Wednesday.

George H. Read, P. Geo., Senior Vice President Exploration and Development, is pleased to announce that the drilling of the four large diameter drill holes, targeting Pense Kimberlite in Orion South, has been completed.

Geo Group said another private operator is to take over its contract to manage a facility in California.

TORONTO, ONTARIO-- - Polaris Geothermal Inc. , a renewable energy geothermal power producer, is pleased to announce that the board of directors of the Company has appointed Mario Arana to the board.

Polaris Geothermal Inc., a renewable energy geothermal power producer, is pleased to announce that the board of directors of the Company has appointed Mario Arana to the board. Mr. Arana carries on a private consultancy business, assisting clients in doing business in Nicaragua.

BOCA RATON, Fla.----The GEO Group, Inc. : Earnings Release Scheduled for Tuesday, May 1, 2007 Conference Call Scheduled for Tuesday, May 1, 2007 at 4:00 PM Conference Call Participant Pass-code: 71013298

Stephen Mlot, President & CEO of Carlisle Goldfields Limited is pleased to announce the addition of personnel in two key positions with the Company.

The Click Quality Council has released a list of eight principles they believe should act as a blueprint for creating industry-wide click quality. The industry average click fraud rate for 2006 was 14.2 percent according to Click Forensics . The eight principles for ensuring click quality is the result of a six-month effort by the Click Quality Council members to highlight key ...

NEW ALBANY, Ind.----Community Bank Shares of Indiana, Inc. announced today the appointment of Norman E. Pfau Jr. to the company's board of directors. Pfau has been President and CEO of Geo.

For many Russians it is a paradox that the government has given Boris Yeltsin a nearly royal funeral.

Islamabad, Apr.26 : Pakistan Muslim League-Q chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has said that the Lal Masjid administration has agreed to discontinue the self-proclaimed Shariat court while Jamia Hafsa students will keep possession of the children's library till the reconstruction of mosques.

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Apr 26, 2007 Cardero Resource Corp. ("Cardero" or the "Company") (TSX: CDU)(AMEX: CDY)(FRANKFURT: CR5) is pleased to announce that a 2,750 metre, fourteen borehole, diamond drilling program has commenced on its 100% owned Incahuasi Sediment Hosted Vein (SHV) Gold property, Catamarca Province, NW Argentina.

Yukon Gold Corporation, Inc.(TSX: YK)(OTC.BB: YGDC) announced today that an extensive diamond drill program on its 100% owned Marg zinc-copper-silver property will commence in mid June.

The man sitting in the passenger seat when Keith Watts Jr. was gunned down outside Carrick High School said he didn't see who was in the car that pulled up next to them and started firing.

Virginia Tech officials insist that a lockdown is impossible. They should know: They tried it last August.

At Parker Drilling Company's (NYSE: PKD) annual meeting, shareholders elected two Class II directors, approved an amendment to the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 140,000,000 to 280,000,000 and ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent accountants for 2007.

Prison operator Geo Group Inc. on Thursday said it lost a government contract to manage a federal prison and expects weaker third- and fourth-quarter revenue as a result.

NEW CASTLE, Ind. -- Inmates staged a two-hour riot at a medium-security men's prison Tuesday, injuring two staff members and setting fires in a courtyard.

New Castle - The Florida-based company running the New Castle Correctional Facility will have to reimburse Indiana for the costs from Tuesday's riot. About 500 inmates burned mattresses, broke windows and wielded makeshift clubs the disturbance.

More than 200 inmates who triggered a riot at the New Castle (Ind.) Correctional Facility on Tuesday have been shipped to other prisons within Indiana, the Indiana Department of Correction said Wednesday.

ISLAMABAD: International rights groups lambasted Pakistan on Wednesday for trying to throttle media critical of the government’s move to sack the top judge, after a television news channel was warned it could be taken off the air.

MADRID: President Pervez Musharraf has termed Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh a credible leader and a man of peace who supported Pakistan’s strong desire for the settlement of the Kashmir issue, considering it a main cause of tension.

KINGSTON, Jamaica: Pakistan Ambassador to United States, Mahmud Ali Durrani, who is concurrently accredited to Jamaica, presented his credentials to the Governor General Professor Kenneth Hall, as Pakistan's High Commissioner to Jamaica, at a ceremony held at King's House in Kingston, Jamaica.

ISLAMABAD: In his constitutional petition to the Supreme Court, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has contended that he was detained at the president's camp office after he refused to quit his office, reports a British TV. The federal government termed the accusation as 'baseless'.

ISLAMABAD: The last batch of Hataf-III Ghaznavi missiles was handed over to the Army Strategic Force Command here on Thursday.

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said Thursday that Pakistan seeks peace through strength in South Asia and will never compromise on its nuclear programme or its minimum deterrence needs.

LIONS coach Eugene Eloff yesterday sent out a warning to the Sharks that they were not in a charitable mood ahead of Saturday's Super 14 crunch match in Durban and that they would go flat-out to earn 10 log points in their next two games.

BOCA RATON, Fla.----The GEO Group, Inc. announced today that the Federal Bureau of Prisons has awarded a contract for the management of the 2,048-bed Taft Correctional Institution , which has been managed by GEO since 1997, to another private operator.

Islamabad, Apr.26 (ANI):Pakistan Muslim League-Q chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has said that the Lal Masjid administration has agreed to discontinue the self-proclaimed Shariat court while Jamia Hafsa students will keep possession of the children's library till the reconstruction of mosques. Participating in the Geo News programme 'Aaj Kamran Khan Key Saath', Hussain said that ...

Since the beginning of this year, Namibia has had a slew of state visits, bolstered by high-level political and heavy business delegations, followed by a raft of agreements concluded between the public and private sectors with the foreign guests.

Garlik, the online identity theft early warning system founded by former Egg executives, has secured £6m in Series B funding from venture capitalists ...

"Many prisons are being privatized, so when a company is working for a profit, that frequently means a worse situation for the inmates."

NEW CASTLE, Ind. -- A day after inmates staged a two-hour riot, the New Castle Correctional Facility finished sorting good inmates from bad as Arizona prison leaders reconsidered their plan to continue transferring inmates to the Indiana prison.

A journalists' organisation has flayed Pakistan for harassment and physical attacks on the media, rejecting President Pervez Musharraf's "often-repeated" claims of promoting freedom of the press.

There's a paraphrase of the popular Home-Garden TV program "If Walls Could Talk" in Lorraine C. and Edward C. Jarosz's home at 108 Lake St. Webster.

More than 200 inmates who triggered a riot at the New Castle (Ind.) Correctional Facility on Tuesday have been shipped to other prisons within Indiana, the Indiana Department of Correction said Wednesday.

NEW CASTLE, Ind. — Nearly 70 Arizona inmates have been transferred to a maximum-security facility a day after a two-hour riot at a medium-security prison, officials said.

NEW CASTLE, Ind. - A day after inmates staged a two-hour riot, the New Castle Correctional Facility finished sorting good inmates from bad as Arizona prison leaders reconsidered their plan to continue transferring inmates to the Indiana prison.

NEW CASTLE -- Henry County Prosecutor Kit Crane estimated he had received only 20 criminal cases from the New Castle Correctional Facility since it opened in 2002.

NEW CASTLE -- After just one day of training last month, Muncie resident Kara Scott said she knew that the New Castle Correctional Facility was not a safe place to work, and that "something terrible" was going to happen there.

NEW CASTLE -- The on-site spokesman for the company that manages the New Castle Correctional Facility denied the published concerns of Arizona's prison chief that there weren't enough guards overseeing the 630 Arizona inmates housed here.

KINGSTON - Members of Ulster County's Re-Entry Task Force and Criminal Justice Committee are asking legislators to commit to establishing a parole office within the county.

NEW CASTLE -- Under the cover of darkness, 202 inmates from the New Castle Correctional Facility were shipped to state-run prisons elsewhere in Indiana early Wednesday morning, after having been caught on tape instigating or promoting Tuesday's riot.

NATCHEZ, Miss. — Nashville-based Corrections Corporations of America said Wednesday it will build a prison in Adams County, Miss.

Corrections chief says New Castle riot won't end deal with Arizona to house some of its inmates here.

ISLAMABAD: As Pakistan weathers its seventh week of crisis over the suspension of Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhary, state authorities are tightening the screws on local media during their tenacious coverage of the highly politicised case.

OSLO, Norway, April 26, 2007 -- Petroleum Geo-Services ASA will as previously announced release its 2007 first quarter financial results on Thursday, May 10, 2007 at approximately 8:00 am Central European Time .

INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana's contract with a Florida-based company that runs prisons across the nation requires it to reimburse the state for the costs police incurred subduing Tuesday's riot at an eastern Indiana prison it manages.

NEW CASTLE, Ind. - Did they escape or didn't they?

NEW CASTLE, Ind. - A day after inmates staged a two-hour riot, the New Castle Correctional Facility finished sorting good inmates from bad as Arizona prison leaders reconsidered their plan to continue transferring inmates to the Indiana prison.

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NATCHEZ — Corrections Corporation of America will locate a prison in Adams County, representatives said Wednesday. CCA Vice President Lucibeth Mayberry said her company was excited about the go-ahead and was looking forward to being good new corporate neighbors.

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THE conduct of mining exploration in Bokod, Benguet has gathered increased opposition from affected communities.

A two-hour riot broke out Tuesday at an Indiana prison where inmates set fires in the courtyard and injured two staff members, according to Indiana Corrections Commissioner J. David Donahue.

A Dalton man was airlifted to a Chattanooga hospital after he was thrown from his truck during a collision on the South Bypass Wednesday afternoon.

Thales Alenia Space announced today that it has signed a contract with Telenor Satellite Broadcasting AS, a subsidiary of Norway's telecommunication provider Telenor, for the construction and delivery of a new GEO communications satellite, THOR 6. It is the first Thales Alenia Space satellite ordered by Telenor Satellite Broadcasting AS. THOR 6 will provide high power direct-to-home (DTH) ...

The Brookdale Fashion Society will present "Fashionably Yours, A Night of Seduction by way of Style ..." fashion show April 28 at 7:30 p.m. at the Navesink Room at Warner Student Life Center. All proceeds benefit for 180 degrees Turning Lives Around Inc., Hazlet.

The Indiana Democratic Party's chairman calls for an investigation of the state's deal allowing a private company to operate a prison where a riot occurred.

Democrats on Wednesday were calling for a halt to privatization of government programs following this week's riot at a privately operated state prison, 6News' Norman Cox reported.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s contract with a Florida-based company that runs prisons across the nation requires it to reimburse the state for the costs police incurred subduing Tuesday’s riot at an eastern Indiana prison it manages.

A Pahrump town board member told Nye County commissioners last week he fears inmates at a proposed federal detention facility could roam the streets of the town once they're released.

NEW CASTLE, Ind. - Did they escape or didn't they?

NEW CASTLE, Ind. - A day after inmates staged a two-hour riot, the New Castle Correctional Facility finished sorting good inmates from bad as Arizona prison leaders reconsidered their plan to continue transferring inmates to the Indiana prison.

NEW CASTLE, Ind. (AP) — Did they escape or didn’t they? That was a key question for some residents in this eastern Indiana community Wednesday, a day after about 500 inmates burned mattresses, broke windows and wielded makeshift clubs during a riot at the New Castle Correctional Facility.

By Jim Shella INDIANAPOLIS - State lawmakers now want changes made at the New Castle Correctional Center. Both Republicans and Democrats spoke up Wednesday.

NEW CASTLE, Ind. - I-Team 8 has been asking questions about why Tuesday's riot at New Castle Correctional Facility happened and are left with more questions than answers. WISH-TV was on the air live at

NEW CASTLE, Ind. -- Did they escape or didn't they? That was a key question for some residents in this eastern Indiana community Wednesday, a day after about 500 inmates burned...

NEW CASTLE, Ind. -- A day after inmates staged a two-hour riot, the New Castle Correctional Facility finished sorting good inmates from bad as Arizona prison leaders reconsidered their...

NEW CASTLE — Indiana officials suspended plans to accept hundreds of more inmates from Arizona following a two-hour riot at a state prison run by a private company.

Montreal, Quebec -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- After a comprehensive tender and evaluation process, Victor Chandler has decided to partner with Income Access, a provider of gaming affiliate software platforms and gaming affiliate network services.

NEW CASTLE, Ind. (AP) — Indiana authorities have transferred more than 200 inmates who helped instigate a two-hour riot at a state prison, officials said Wednesday.

New Castle - Investigators say video of Tuesday's prison riot will play a huge role in figuring out what really happened. Two staff members and seven prisoners suffered minor injuries in the riot at the New Castle Correctional Facility.

George H. Read, P. Geo., Senior Vice President Exploration and Development, is pleased to announce that the underground bulk sampling on the Star Diamond Project has been completed successfully and the shaft has been decommissioned.

LOS ANGELES, BUSINESS WIRE -- Platforms Wireless International Corporation (Pink Sheets:PLFM) (www.plfm.net), announced today the commercial introduction of its new ROSETTA-911(TM) Interoperable Radio / Cellular Communications System - "Radio Open System Electronic Translation and Transmission Architecture"(TM) for civilian and military interoperable radio / cellular communications applications.

More than 200 inmates involved in a riot at the New Castle Correctional Facility Tuesday afternoon have been transferred to other prisons within the state.

NEW DELHI: For the second successive round, Tamil Nadu lad B. Adhiban and Maharashtra's duo of Eesha Karavade and Vikramaditya Kamble came up with creditable draws against fancied Grandmasters in the Dubai Open chess tournament in Dubai on ...

Genesis Petroleum Norway AS, a Norwegian joint venture owned equally by Genesis Petroleum PLC and Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS), has entered into a development and license agreement with Foster Findlay Associates Ltd (ffA), a leading provider of 3D seismic image processing technology for the oil and gas industry.

Srinagar, Apr 25: Gas emanating from middle of the river Jehlum here took the engineers conducting geo-technical survey in the river by surprise. “We were carrying the drilling work, when gas suddenly emanated with a very high pressure around 3’o clock yesterday.

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Opening arguments began this morning in the trial for three men accused killing Keith Watts Jr. outside Carrick High School.

NEW CASTLE, Ind. - Indiana authorities have transferred more than 200 inmates who helped instigate a two-hour riot at a state prison, officials said Wednesday.

Nashville-based Corrections Corp. of America says it will build a prison in Adams County.

A court in Pakistan on Wednesday suspended the government's show cause notice to a private television channel on its coverage of the judicial crisis, saying the action was against the law.

Inmates who instigated a two-hour riot at an Indiana prison, including 69 from Arizona, are transferred to another facility.

ISLAMABAD - International rights groups lambasted Pakistan on Wednesday for trying to throttle media critical of the government’s move to sack the top judge, after a television news channel was warned it could be taken off the air.

More than 200 inmates who triggered a riot at the New Castle Correctional Facility have been shipped to other prisons within Indiana, according to a news release issued this morning by the Indiana Department of Correction.

The way has been cleared for Adams County supervisors to decide whether to go ahead with a proposed private prison and which one of two companies will build it.

Indiana authorities have transferred more than 200 inmates accused of helping instigate a two-hour riot at a state prison run by a private company, officials said Wednesday.

It’s official. Corrections Corporations of America committed to building a prison facility in Adams County. “Our focus is on Adams County,” CCA vice president Lucibeth Mayberry said to the Adams County Board of Supervisors Wednesday morning.

NEW CASTLE, Ind. | Indiana authorities have transferred more than 200 inmates who helped instigate a two-hour riot at a state prison, officials said Wednesday.

More than 200 inmates involved in a riot at the New Castle Correctional Facility Tuesday afternoon have been transferred to other prisons within the state.

A court in Pakistan today suspended the government's show cause notice to a private television channel on its coverage of the judicial crisis, saying the action was against the law.

KARACHI: In several areas of the city, unannounced load shedding of electricity continued on Wednesday, which is causing problems for the people.

About 53% of respondents to a Crain's poll backed Mayor Bloomberg's plan to impose a surcharge on cars and trucks entering Manhattan.

Democrats today called for Gov. Mitch Daniels to launch a comprehensive investigation on staffing at the New Castle Correctional Facility.

Thales Alenia Space announced Tuesday that it has won a contract to build a new...

A Chicago-based investment organization warns that the uprising at New Castle Correctional Facility could hurt profits for the Florida company that manages the state-owned prison.

A LECTURER who is running a Harry Potter course at Edinburgh University is writing a book on the boy wizard.

Local residents and business owners, meeting March 28 at the Stage Stop Inn in Choteau, were invited to participate in creating a new kind of map of the region that designates the sites, events, businesses or experiences that help define the region's special character.

New Delhi, Apr.25 (ANI): Expressing optimism about the Indian carrier and aviation business, a senior U.S. official told a select group of media persons that the aviation industry in India is very focussed, and expressed hope about its chances of moving forward to meet global challenges in this sector head-on. Federal Aviation Administrator Marion C Blakey, who is in Delhi to attend the ...

NEW CASTLE, Ind. -- Two staff members at the New Castle Correctional Facility were injured yesterday in a riot at the medium-security prison, and investigators were trying to determine whether tension between inmates from Arizona and Indiana were at the root of the conflict.

Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), yesterday called for total overhaul of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), saying the last general elections gave out the electoral body as incompetent and incapable to conduct elections of such magnitude.

NEW CASTLE – Differences in the way inmates are handled in Indiana and Arizona systems appear to have been part of the reason for a riot Tuesday at a medium-security men’s prison, the state’s correction chief said.

Jennifer Parks explores love and life in her Sex Files column every Thursday. Check last week's column here.

The conduct of last weekend's Presidential and National Assembly elections, officially brought to an end the 2007 poll.

Indiana officials suspended plans to accept hundreds more inmates from Arizona following a two-hour riot at a state prison run by a private company.

By Smita Prakash Strasbourg, Apr 25 (ANI): President A P J Abdul Kalam has said that India's space programme has no military interest. Replying to a question posed by a student of the Strasbourg-based International Space University (ISU), Kalam said: "Indian Space Programme has no military interest." "It has been built to be locally relevant when globally challenged, and its ...

China on Wednesday strongly condemned the slaying of nine Chinese oil workers in Ethiopia, an attack that underscores risks associated with China's increasing dependence on shipments from sometimes unstable regions.

NATCHEZ — After Pike County voted not to allow a private federal prison Tuesday, the only remaining hurdle for Adams County to acquire one is a petition.

About 500 inmates staged a two-hour riot at a medium-security men's prison Tuesday, injuring two staff members and setting fires in a courtyard before officials used tear gas to restore order.

About 500 inmates staged a two-hour riot at a medium-security men's prison Tuesday, injuring two staff members and setting fires in a courtyard...

Following on from the recent launch of the PPC search engine geo-targeting functionality which, especially in the wake of UIGEA, allows advertisers for example to exclude the USA from viewing their listings, online gaming portal Gambling.com will further broaden its scope by going multilingual. (PRWeb Apr 25, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: ...

MUNCIE -- Tuesday's inmate riot at the New Castle Correctional Facility could be a public relations problem for the GEO Group -- the prison's operator -- or any private prison company.

Beijing has strongly condemned the slaying of nine Chinese oil workers in Ethiopia, an attack that underscores risks associated with China's increasing dependence on shipments from sometimes unstable regions.

More than 300 inmates from Douglas and Florence facilities are housed at a medium-security men's prison in Indiana where rioting erupted for two hours Tuesday.

SILVER CITY — The next three weeks will be a mad scramble for Grant County, the state Department of Health and GEO Care Inc. as they work together to submit a bid for a Veterans Affairs clinic to be built alongside the proposed Fort Bayard Medical Center.

Following on from the recent launch of the PPC search engine geo-targeting functionality which, especially in the wake of UIGEA, allows advertisers for example to exclude the USA from viewing their listings, online gaming portal Gambling.com will further broaden its scope by going multilingual.

GEO Group, the Florida-based company that runs New Castle Correctional Facility, is one of the oldest private prison operators in North America.

About 500 inmates riot at New Castle prison; state suspends inmate transfers from Arizona.

Justin Stanley pitched a five-inning no-hitter to lead Haysi to a rain-shortened 6-0 win over Black Diamond District rival Council on Tuesday in Council.

NEW CASTLE, Ind. Inmates staged a two-hour riot at a medium-security men's prison Tuesday, injuring two staff members and setting fires in a courtyard. Authorities were investigating if the fracas started because newly arrived prisoners from Arizona were upset about their treatment.

NEW CASTLE, Ind. - Inmates staged a "full-scale riot" Tuesday at a medium-security men's prison, according to the mayor, and pictures taken from television helicopters showed at least two fires burning in the courtyard. | Raw video

NEW CASTLE, Ind. Until Tuesday, Mark Johnson never worried about living two football fields away from a medium-security prison.

By TOM RAGAN and BOBBY MASO Standard-Speaker State police at Hazleton chased down a wanted man who is facing several charges related to a high-speed chase Sunday.

Hamburg, April 25 (DPA) Air travel is safer for small children when they are in a car safety seat or similar device.

NEW CASTLE, Ind. - About 500 inmates staged a two-hour riot Tuesday at a state prison run by a private company, setting fires in a courtyard, injuring two staff members and trapping some guards and others before order was restored.

The influx of prisoners from Arizona into the New Castle Correctional Facility began as an idea to derive increased use of the institution, which had been at about half its capacity, according to the Indiana Department of Correction Web site.

NEW CASTLE — Inmates rioted for two hours at a prison here Tuesday afternoon, resulting in two injured staff members and eight injuries reported among inmates. None of the injuries was considered life-threatening.

The private firm that assumed control of the New Castle Correctional Facility in 2006 — The Geo Group Inc., formerly Wackenhut — signed the agreement at the end of September 2005. The contract covered an initial term of four years, with three two-year extensions.

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NEW CASTLE, Ind. - Inmates staged a "full-scale riot" Tuesday at a medium-security men's prison, according to the mayor, and pictures taken from television helicopters showed at least two fires burning in the courtyard. | Raw video

What New Castle Mayor Tom Nipp calls a "full-scale riot" broke out at a medium-security men's prison in the Indiana city. Two prison staff members are being treated for injuries, according to a state spokeswoman. The uprising ended after two hours.

NEW CASTLE, Ind. - Differences in the way inmates are handled in Indiana and Arizona systems might have been part of the reason for a riot Tuesday at a medium-security men's prison, the state's correction chief said.

NEW CASTLE, Ind. -- Until Tuesday, Mark Johnson never worried about living two football fields away from a medium-security prison. A two-hour riot by inmates at the New Castle...

NEW CASTLE, Ind. (AP) - Prisoners staged a two-hour riot at a medium-security men's prison Tuesday, injuring two staff members and setting fires in a courtyard.

NEW CASTLE, Ind. -- Differences in the way inmates are handled in Indiana and Arizona systems might have been part of the reason for a riot Tuesday at a medium-security men's prison,...

Inmates rioted for two hours at a medium-security men’s prisonin New Castle, Ind., today, injuring two staff members, and investigators were trying to determine whether tensions between inmates from Arizona and Indiana were at the root of the conflict.

By CHARLES WILSON Associated Press Writer NEW CASTLE, Ind. (AP) - Inmates staged a two-hour riot at a medium-security men's prison Tuesday, injuring two staff members and setting fires in a courtyard.

NEW CASTLE, Ind. -- Inmates rioted for two hours at a medium-security men's prison Tuesday, injuring two staff members, and investigators were trying to determine whether tensions between inmates from Arizona and Indiana were at the root of the conflict.

NEW CASTLE, Ind., April 24 (UPI) -- An inmate uprising at the New Castle Correctional Facility in Indiana Tuesday left two prison employees injured. Inmates in up to three cell houses took off their shirts and some began burning mattresses to defy guards about 2 p.m., the Indianapolis Star reported.

Prisoners staged a disturbance at a medium security prison in eastern Indiana on Tuesday, officials said, but there were no immediate reports of serious injuries.

An inmate uprising at the New Castle Correctional Facility in Indiana Tuesday left two prison employees injured. Inmates in up to three cell houses took off their shirts and some began burning mattresses to defy guards about 2 p.m., the Indianapolis Star

Inmates staged a two-hour riot at a medium-security men's prison Tuesday, injuring two staff members and setting fires in a courtyard.

OTTAWA -- If all else fails in the battle to curb global warming, there's always the big umbrella in space.

Two people are injured when a 'full-scale riot' breaks out at a medium-security men's prison.

2 staff members injured, fires set in courtyard at facility near Indianapolis Inmates staged a two-hour riot at a medium-security men's prison Tuesday, injuring two staff members and setting fires in a courtyard.

NATIONAL Geographic Channels International has announced the launch of Nat Geo Adventure.

April 24 (Bloomberg) -- Indiana state authorities have regained control of the New Castle Correctional Facility following a riot by prisoners that left two staff members injured, a sheriff's spokeswoman said.

About 53% of respondents to a Crain's poll backed Mayor Bloomberg's plan to impose a surcharge on cars and trucks entering Manhattan.

As Pakistanis prepare for elections and a possible change of national leadership in the coming months, the Committee to Protect Journalists calls on you to reverse the government’s recent anti-press actions and allow for greater public criticism of your administration in the media.

Inmates staged a two-hour riot at a medium-security men's prison Tuesday, injuring two staff members and setting fires in a courtyard. Authorities were investigating if the fracas started because newly arrived prisoners from Arizona were upset about their treatment.

A "full-scale riot" broke out Tuesday at a medium-security men's prison, according to the mayor, and pictures taken from television helicopters showed at

m. Monday, and listeners heard the words “Major 10-50 at 13th and Raleigh.” Arriving on the scene, city police officers, sheriff deputies, state troopers, firefighters and EMS personnel came upon two vehicles: a green Ford Explorer and a green Geo Metro.

April 24 (Bloomberg) -- Dozens of Indiana State Police have converged on New Castle Correctional Facility following reports from prison staff of a ``disturbance'' at the jail, a police spokesman said.

Inmates staged a "full-scale riot" today at a medium-security men's prison, according to New Castle mayor, and pictures taken from television helicopters showed at least two fires burning in the courtyard.

Inmates staged a two-hour riot at a medium-security men's prison in Indiana on Tuesday, injuring two staff members and setting fires in a courtyard.

A "full-scale riot" broke out Tuesday at a medium-security men's prison, according to the mayor, and pictures taken from television helicopters...

NEW CASTLE, Ind. Inmates staged a two-hour riot at a medium-security men's prison Tuesday, injuring two staff members and setting fires in a courtyard. Indiana Department of Correction spokeswoman Java Ahmed said more than one cell house was involved in the disturbance at the New Castle Correctional Facility, about 43 miles east of Indianapolis. Corrections officials sent emergency squads and ...

April 24 (Bloomberg) -- The mayor of New Castle, Indiana, today reported a ``riot'' at a correctional facility operated by GEO Group Inc., the Associated Press reported.

A "full-scale riot" broke out today at a medium-security men's prison, according to the mayor, and pictures taken from television helicopters showed at least two fires burning in the courtyard.

The mayor of New Castle, Ind., says a "full-scale riot" has broken out at a medium-security men's prison.

Inmates staged a "full-scale riot" Tuesday at a medium-security men's prison, according to the mayor, and pictures taken from television helicopters showed at least two fires burning in the courtyard.

Two staff members were injured in a disturbance Tuesday at a medium-security prison, and investigators were trying to determine whether tensions between inmates from Arizona and Indiana were at the root of the conflict.

RIVERTON, Wyo., April 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- U.S. Energy Corp. ( Nachrichten ) and Crested Corp. (BULLETIN BOARD: CBAG), natural resource exploration and development Companies, announce updated drilling and assay results for their subsidiary, Sutter Gold Mining Inc. (

U.S. Energy Corp. and Crested Corp. , natural resource exploration and development Companies, announce updated drilling and assay results for their subsidiary, Sutter Gold Mining Inc. from its surface and underground diamond drilling programs at the project site located in the historic Mother Lode District east of Sacramento, California.

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ROME, April 23, 2007 (AFP) - Agence France-Presse and Italian news agency ANSA on Monday announced a cooperation deal for an economic and social news Internet portal for Mediterranean basin countries.

TORONTO, ONTARIO-- - CROWFLIGHT MINERALS INC. is pleased to announce that it has filed the completed Bankable Feasibility Study report on SEDAR which describes the results from the recently announced updated BFS .

CROWFLIGHT MINERALS INC.(TSX-V: CML) is pleased to announce that it has filed the completed Bankable Feasibility Study report on SEDAR which describes the results from the recently announced updated BFS.

About 53% of respondents to a Crain's poll backed Mayor Bloomberg's plan to impose a surcharge on cars and trucks entering Manhattan.

MONTREAL, QUEBEC-- - PRO-SPECT-OR RESOURCES INC. is pleased to announce the closing of the acquisitions of two major uranium properties, the 164 km2 Uskawanis Lake and the 76 km2 Kauschikach Uranium properties, located within the Radisson sector of the James Bay Mining district of Quebec, first announced on February 5th, 2007.

TORONTO, ONTARIO-- - David Gower, President & CEO of Castillian Resources Corporation announces that Castillian Resources Corp. has intersected two intervals of nickel-copper sulphide mineralization in the first drill hole of the current phase of drilling on the Metago zone at the Mangabal Project, Brazil.

PRO-SPECT-OR RESOURCES INC. is pleased to announce the closing of the acquisitions of two major uranium properties, the 164 km2 Uskawanis Lake and the 76 km2 Kauschikach Uranium properties, located within the Radisson sector of the James Bay Mining district of Quebec, first announced on February 5th, 2007.

Mesa Uranium Corp. is pleased to announce plans for the 2007 drilling program at its projects in Utah and Arizona. Drill programs have been designed for the following target areas and drilling permits have been obtained for several of the targets.

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Tuesday directed the WAPDA to improve availability of power generation units and avoid unplanned load management to minimize inconvenience to people.

MADRID: President General Pervez Musharraf arrived here Tuesday on a three-day visit to Spain, on the second leg of his four-nation visit.

ISLAMABAD: Ruling Muslim League (Q) held a rally Tuesday, on the day of hearing of the presidential reference against Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry amid fear of clashes with the opposition. The rally, attended by large number of government parliamentarians, later dispersed peacefully.

ISLAMABAD: The government on Tuesday announced appointment of Nawabzada Amin Ullah Khan Raisani as Ambassador of Pakistan to Lebanon.

KARACHI: Thousands of lawyers countrywide boycotted court proceedings today to express solidarity with Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry on his dismissal by President Pervez Musharraf.