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ISLAMABAD: Minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Wednesday said that the feasibility study for developing rail-link between China and Pakistan was being conducted and would be completed within this year.

RAWALPINDI: Non-functional Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said that an independent judiciary was a manifestation of the society and the judiciary was duty-bound to fulfill its responsibilities.

RIYADH: President Gen Pervez Musharraf said Wednesday that Pakistan is as much affected by the Middle East situation as any other Arab country.

March 28 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks dropped for a third day after oil rose to the highest in six months and a U.S. report showed orders for durable goods trailed economists' forecasts.

Islamabad, March 28 (DPA) Pakistan s north-western town of Tank came under curfew Wednesday after three people, including a paramilitary soldier, were killed in overnight clashes between government forces and suspected Taliban militants.

Rising geo-political tensions between Iran and the west contributed to a strong rise in crude prices, driving oil stocks higher in London. However, the FTSE slipped lower by mid-afternoon following a negative start on Wall Street, weighed down by a number of stocks moving ex-dividend and nervous sentiment about the escalating crisis with Iran.

Petroleum Geo-Services will make Crystal WATS MC3D data available ahead of the planned MMS Lease Sale 205 for the Central Gulf of Mexico OCS area, scheduled for October this year. This will allow companies to evaluate the exploration potential of the acreage on offer within the Crystal survey area.

India will this month begin assembling the spacecraft for Chandrayaan-I, its first unmanned mission to the moon in 2008, a top space agency official said today.

March 28 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks dropped for a third day on speculation the highest oil prices in six months and slowing U.S. economic growth will hurt earnings.

TORONTO, ONTARIO-- - Millstream Mines Ltd. is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. John Gingerich, P. Geo., to its Advisory Board. Mr. Gingerich initially became involved with the Company as a consultant in the spring of 2003 and played a role in the development of the Gocad 3-D model of the Potter Deposit that has proved extremely useful as evidenced by our recently announced exploration ...

Part reference, part musing, part insightful and timely analysis, George Zhibin Gu’s latest book "China and the New World Order : How Entrepreneurship, Globalization, and Borderless Business are Reshaping China and the World" is a welcome and refreshing read among the endless new titles printed on China today.

Clayton County will negotiate with a Florida company to lease the former county jail in Lovejoy. Cloid Shuler, vice president of business development for the Boca Raton, Fla.-based GEO Group Inc., said the 576-bed jail mainly will be used to house pretrial detainees for federal authorities. "We feel there is a need for additional beds for the U.S. federal marshals office and Immigration and ...

Protea Hotels has announced that in addition to Protea Hotel Kampala, which is about to open its doors, the group will also be adding a second hotel in Entebbe, Uganda. Situated close to Kampala, Entebbe is on the shores of Lake Victoria, ideally located to cater for both the business and leisure market and will ultimately double Protea's offering in this African country.

SINGAPORE: Reports from South Korea said DBS Group is forming a consortium to buy the Korea Exchange Bank (KEB). This would be the bank's second shot at the Korean bank.

ZANESVILLE -- Four men with Licking County ties are among six candidates for Zanesville's newly created city engineer position.

The Henry County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to enter into an option to buy 621 acres for a possible business/industrial park near the Virginia-North Carolina line.

A very volatile session in Asia tonight despite the absence of any economic news as geo-political jitters dictated FX flows at the start of the day. Yesterday’s rumors that Iran fired on a US navy vessel created a flight to safety move amongst speculative accounts.

Rising geo-political tensions between Iran and the west contributed to a strong rise in crude prices, driving oil stocks higher in London. The strength on the heavyweight oil sector bolstered the FTSE but the blue-chip index struggled to gain positive momentum by the end of morning trade, weighed down by a number of stocks moving ex-dividend and nervous sentiment about the escalating crisis with ...

• Japanese Yen: Triggers carry liquidation off UK-Iran jitters • Euro: Soft CPI keeps the currency pegged • British Pound: Weaker Nationwide figures and wider CA pressure the unit • US Dollar: Durable Goods and Bernanke awaited

March 28 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks dropped on speculation higher oil prices and slowing economic growth in the U.S. will hurt companies' earnings.

Rising geo-political tensions between Iran and the west contributed to a strong rise in crude prices, driving oil stocks higher in London. The strength on the heavyweight oil sector pushed the FTSE slightly higher by mid-morning on Tuesday, outweighing the effect of a number of stocks moving ex-dividend.

March 28 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks dropped on speculation higher oil prices and slowing economic growth in the U.S. will hurt companies' earnings.

March 28 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks dropped on concern higher oil prices and slowing economic growth in the U.S. will hurt companies' earnings.

Nigeria is on the threshold of history with the impending general elections of next month. Notwithstanding the controversies that have trailed the poll up to this point, nothing must be allowed to stop or postpone the nation's dates with its destiny.

Conservative lawmakers are continuing a push to hand over the operation of the state mental hospital to a private company. Legislative leaders met Tuesday to create a subcommittee that will hold six hearings on the relationship between private industry and government. Draper Republican Sen. Howard Stephenson requested the subcommittee and will lead the effort.

FARMINGTON - Private homes became apartment and office buildings over the years. Now the property at High and Lincoln streets hosts a new Education Center at the University of Maine at Farmington.

Fresh ideas, new skills and equipment, in other words, the best for technical and vocational education from no fewer than eight countries will be at the country's disposal as it hosts the first International Technical and Vocational Education Conference and Exhibition, which begins today in Abuja.

A NEW online test designed to test and improve the standard of English spoken by migrant workers is being hailed as a vital tool by the food industry. (28/03/2007 09:09:22)

Don’t pack up those skis yet! Although Spring is here, ski season is far from over. The Aspen Skiing Co. is extending the season on Aspen Highlands. Due to close on April 1, along with Buttermilk, the ski area will remain open through April 8.

A digital photography workshop will be held at 7 p.m. today at the Newburgh Free Library, 124 Grand St. Participants will learn about good composition and how to capture photos with impact.

For the residents of Gusau, the Zamfara state capital, the large turn out of people on Thursday, March 22, 2007 can only be compared to October 22, 1999. The former date being the day PDP's Presidential campaign, led by President Olusegun Obasanjo, stormed the sleepy town.

Walter Little likes to brag that his two children have probably forgotten what it's like to see their dad stop at a filling station on a family vacation and pump fuel into his pickup truck.

It’s not a done deal yet, but the Farm Service Agency in Nebraska is again circulating a plan for closing county-level offices.

NATCHEZ — One of the companies considering Adams County as a future site for a correctional facility, Corrections Corporation of America, operates a facility outside Woodville.

NATCHEZ — If a private correctional facility decides to open shop in Adams County, county officials will have a few legal hurdles to jump. State law requires the county to publish the nature and size of the facility, the type of inmates and the private entity that will operate it.

NATCHEZ — The two companies looking at locating a correctional facility in Adams County will meet with the board of supervisors Monday, the board president said Friday.

NATCHEZ — After much discussion and a close vote, the Adams County Board of Supervisors agreed to publish the interests of two companies looking at locating a correctional facility in Adams County.

NATCHEZ — Adams County residents will have a chance to voice opinions and satisfy their curiosity at a Tuesday’s 9 a.m. public hearing on two correctional facility companies looking to locate here.

NATCHEZ — At Tuesday’s public hearing on proposed correctional facilities, some Adams County residents were concerned about safety, others about who would be held in the proposed facilities and how they would operate.

NATCHEZ — Representatives from the city and county governments met privately in December to discuss the prospect of a correctional facility locating in the county.

NATCHEZ — A petition has been started asking for a vote on potential federal correctional facilities locating in Adams County. Robert Palmer, captain of the Cranfield neighborhood watch, said he and other members have drawn up a petition and started circulating it Friday morning.

NATCHEZ — When it comes to a privately-owned federal prison looking to put a facility a few miles down the road, a group of Cranfield residents just want a say in the matter.

World leading small satellite manufacturer Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has signed an order with the Federal State Unitary Enterprise - The Russian Research and Production Enterprise Pan-Russian Research Institute for Electromechanics (FSUE NPP VNIIEM) and Radioexport of Russia for the supply of satellite platform equipment and services for the KANOPUS Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Earth ...

A woman is in critical condition after being beaten in the back of a the head and pushed out of a car.

• Japanese Yen: Triggers carry liquidation off UK-Iran jitters• Euro: Soft CPI keeps the currency pegged• British Pound: Weaker Nationwide figures and wider CA pressure the unit• US Dollar: Durable Goods and Bernanke awaited Yen Gets a Boost From UK-Iran Jitters Pound Hurt By Lower GDP A very volatile session in Asia tonight despite the absence of any economic news as geo-political ...

The annual rite of spring began Monday when seniors rushed to the campus to take a variety of classes. The 22nd annual Senior Mini College will continue throughout the week at the Fremont Campus — Pueblo Community Campus.

FOR the past seven years, the Pakistani judiciary has swallowed hard to accommodate the military rule of Gen Pervez Musharraf, repeatedly bending in matters of law and constitution.

TORONTO, ONTARIO-- - Aura Gold Inc. is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the Arapiraca project, which includes the advanced stage Serrote da Laje copper-gold-iron deposit, from Zoneplan Limited and Repalla Inc.

March 27 (Bloomberg) -- Brazilian stocks fell for the first day in three as the dollar slid, threatening profits for exporters.

Jasper Mining Corporation has received final analytical results from the 2006 exploration program on its 100% owned Isintok property. The property comprises approximately 3,007 ha , covering the drainage divide between McNulty and Isintok creeks.

New York, March 27, 2007 — The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned about a deteriorating media environment in Pakistan that includes both business retaliation and outright attacks on media companies.

India - Now What? By: Chris Mayer & The Daily Reckoning Crew Gold traded mostly slightly higher in Asia and London before it turned marginally lower in late New York trade and ended near its low with a loss of 0.18%. Silver rose to over $13.35 by early trade in London, but it then fell about 10 cents heading into New York trade, dropped another 10 cents in late morning New York trade, and ended ...

Two Grand Bend born men are all hands-on, subbing out only the mechanicals on large jobs. Cullen Kobe and Dan Sagemen say they are in the construction business because they chose it, not because they were forced into it.

Fronteer Development Group(AMEX: FRG) is pleased to announce that Mr. Chris Lee has joined the Company as Chief Geoscientist. This new appointment fills a crucial role in Fronteer as its key projects advance towards feasibility, and as the Company continues to seek growth through ongoing discoveries, and acquisitions.

TORONTO, ONTARIO-- - David Bending, P. Geo., President and CEO of Shoreham Resources Ltd. , is pleased to announce that the Company has optioned the Bear Head Lake Uranium Property from Rampart Ventures Ltd. .

David Bending, P. Geo., President and CEO of Shoreham Resources Ltd., is pleased to announce that the Company has optioned the Bear Head Lake Uranium Property from Rampart Ventures Ltd..

The standing committee of the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) has reiterated its commitment to safeguarding freedom of expression and resolved to continue the struggle without fear of consequences.

"Should Washington contemplate dealing with Iran militarily by invading possibly, it would, to my mind, be a monumental blunder: the biggest ever. For a start, the Iranians are not Iraqis. They have millennia of a proud history and heritage behind them. One must accept that the Persians were busy trying to civilize barbarians long before your and my forefathers were running around Europe living ...

WATERLOO, ONTARIO--(CCNMatthews - March 27, 2007) - Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ:RIMM)(TSX:RIM) today announced it is adding additional Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) to the BlackBerry® Java Development Environment (BlackBerry JDE) to enable the next wave in mobile application development.

Poor performance by bilingual education students on standardized state tests is spilling over to keep of the Career and Technology Education program from meeting state standards, too.

Since the demise of few great persons of the Middle Belt, it has never been well with the geo-political zone. Those who appear as heroes of the place today are ordinary self-seeking lot or ethnic war lords. But gradually their intrigues, manoeuvres and machinations are coming to the fore.

Four young girls were injured Monday afternoon near Woodcliff when a semi-truck carrying gravel ran over the back of the car they were riding in.

The Liberian government and the international community have been called upon to give more support to the private sector of the nation as one sure way of creating jobs and boosting development in the country.

York City detectives have arrested a third teen and publicly identified a fourth, both accused of taking part in a gang-related drive-by shooting that injured two teens on West Poplar Street Thursday.

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti military commentator Viktor Litovkin) - In recent years Russia has become one of the key arms suppliers for Latin America, ousting the United States from markets it once dominated, according to a report by the Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA) in Washington.

At the CTIA Wireless conference in Orlando, The Weather Channel Mobile announced that it is the first to offer advertising targeted by weather-conditions. This ad product is the latest addition to The Weather Channel mobile's selection of ad products that include geo-targeting, sponsorships, click-to-call functionality and customized microsites.

A SENIOR health watchdog has claimed NHS bosses put pressure on a council to force him from his position.

Our weekly review of the stars of tomorrow splits in two also this week. the first part is all about races in Italy, with a British triumph on Saturday, the "Little Sanremo", Basso's cousin providing an alternative to Ivan's victories in the family palmares, and more rainy Elite-2 and U23 racing from Italia.

RAWALPINDI: President Pervez Musharraf Tuesday laid foundation stone of Rs. 16 billion Lai Expressway project in Rawalpindi.

ISLAMABAD: Resigned Chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Dr. Nasim Ashraf has once again said that no official or player of Pakistan cricket team was involved in the murder of coach Bob Woolmer.

KARACHI: Karachi lawyers boycotted court proceedings for one hour and observe token hunger strike Tuesday on the call of Sindh High Court Bar Association and Karachi Bar Association here.

KINGSTON, Jamaica: Police will seek DNA samples from everyone in the hotel where Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer was murdered _ including members of the West Indies and Ireland teams _an official announced here, saying ``there are many potential suspects.''

RAWALPINDI: President Pervez Musharraf said Tuesday that constitutional and judicial affair should not be politicized; the people have rejected the opposition protest.

RYE - A landmark tower came tumbling down Feb. 22, but it won't be gone for long. Most area residents are familiar with that funny looking house that sat at Rye ledge on Route 1A. For years, it was rumored that Farah Fawcett once lived there, possibly sunbathing on the crow's nest on the tower.

BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) - GEO Group Inc., an operator of corrections, detention and residential treatment centers, said Tuesday it used the bulk of its recent stock offering to pay down its debt.

Liberal Pakistanis have seen many benefits from General Musharraf's rule.

BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) - GEO Group Inc., an operator of corrections, detention and residential treatment centers, said Tuesday it used the bulk of its recent stock offering to pay down its debt.

The company used $200 million of $226.3 million in proceeds from its recent offering of 5.5 million shares to repay debt on its senior secured credit facility.

GEO Group Inc., an operator of corrections, detention and residential treatment centers, said Tuesday it used the bulk of its recent stock offering to pay down its debt.

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA-- - David Caulfield, President and CEO of Rimfire Minerals Corporation reports that drilling has resumed at the Poncho Property, located in the Walker Lane Mineral Belt 56 kilometres northwest of Tonopah, Nevada.

MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA-- - Freewest Resources Canada Inc. today announces the balance of results obtained from recently completed diamond drilling of the East Zone, on the Company's Clarence Stream gold property.

Surface mapping and sampling at Pacific Rim Mining Corp.'s(AMEX: PMU) Zamora gold project in El Salvador has greatly expanded the size of the epithermal vein system on this project and identified bonanza gold grades of up to 31.9 g/t gold over 2.1 meters.

TORONTO, ONTARIO-- - Inter-Citic Minerals Inc. President James Moore is pleased to announce the discovery of 25 new gold soil anomalies through soil geochemistry at its Dachang Gold Project in the Province of Qinghai, China.

The management of Romios Gold Resources Inc.(OTC.BB: RMIOF)(Frankfurt: D4R) is pleased to announce the first National Instrument 43-101 compliant, inferred resource estimate for the Northwest Zone on its Newmont Lake Property located in the Galore Creek area of northwestern British Columbia.

BOCA RATON, Fla.----The GEO Group announced today that it used $200.0 million of the aggregate net proceeds of approximately $226.3 million from its recent follow-on offering of 5,462,500 shares of its common stock, including the underwriters' over-allotment option which was exercised on March 23, 2007, to repay debt outstanding under the term loan portion of its senior secured credit facility.

Part reference, part musing, part insightful and timely analysis, George Zhibin Gu's latest book "China and the New World Order: How Entrepreneurship, Globalization, and Borderless Business are Reshaping China and the World" is a welcome and refreshing read among the endless new titles printed on China today.

Loading ... SHANGHAI (Dow Jones)--Kuwait-based logistics company Agility (AGLTY.KW) plans to acquire a logistics provider in Australia for up to $100 million in coming weeks with two to three deals in China likely to follow within months, a senior executive said.

Police say a gang dispute led to a West Poplar Street drive-by shooting.

FAYETTEVILLE -- Now the real work begins for Ruskin Heights, developers said, after the 295-residence project was approved by the Fayetteville City Council Tuesday night.

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One week after unveiling her upcoming programming plans in New York, National Geographic Channel's founding president Laureen Ong was on the phone with reporters to announce that she's leaving the network to become chief operating officer of News Corp.'s Star, leading to a structural change in Nat...

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MORGANTON - A McDowell County man died in a fiery car crash early Sunday morning on St. Mary’s Church Road. Ricky Lee Honeycutt, 42, of McDowell County was killed after his 1990 Geo Metro hit a small tree head-on and burst into flames, said Sgt. S.L. McLaughlin of the N.C. Highway Patrol .

The Newburgh Community Pool has passed the important tests, and the 35-year-old gathering spot will be open for business as usual again this summer. There had been concern over the pool’s condition because parks board officials have known for some time that there is a leak.

NATCHEZ — One of the companies considering Adams County as a future site for a correctional facility, Corrections Corporation of America, operates a facility outside Woodville.

NATCHEZ — If a private correctional facility decides to open shop in Adams County, county officials will have a few legal hurdles to jump. State law requires the county to publish the nature and size of the facility, the type of inmates and the private entity that will operate it.

NATCHEZ — The two companies looking at locating a correctional facility in Adams County will meet with the board of supervisors Monday, the board president said Friday.

NATCHEZ — After much discussion and a close vote, the Adams County Board of Supervisors agreed to publish the interests of two companies looking at locating a correctional facility in Adams County.

ISLAMABAD: The buzz in Pakistan is that President Pervez Musharraf is trying to pass the buck over the controversial suspension of Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohamed Chaudhary to Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz.

NATCHEZ — Adams County residents will have a chance to voice opinions and satisfy their curiosity at a Tuesday’s 9 a.m. public hearing on two correctional facility companies looking to locate here.

NATCHEZ — At Tuesday’s public hearing on proposed correctional facilities, some Adams County residents were concerned about safety, others about who would be held in the proposed facilities and how they would operate.

NATCHEZ — A petition has been started asking for a vote on potential federal correctional facilities locating in Adams County. Robert Palmer, captain of the Cranfield neighborhood watch, said he and other members have drawn up a petition and started circulating it Friday morning.

NATCHEZ — Representatives from the city and county governments met privately in December to discuss the prospect of a correctional facility locating in the county.

NATCHEZ — When it comes to a privately-owned federal prison looking to put a facility a few miles down the road, a group of Cranfield residents just want a say in the matter.

I love maps. If you are going to tell me how to get some place, don’t give me directions — show or draw me a map.

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AS FATE would have it, the same week Al Gore was testifying before Congress, I was doing a little testifying myself. Admittedly, there were a tad fewer paparazzi in the Madison, Wis., classroom where I was giving a talk on global warming (sponsored by Collegians for a Constructive Tomorrow, or CFACT). The debate in Washington offered some familiar echoes.

Morganton - A McDowell County man died in a fiery car crash early Sunday morning on St. Mary's Church Road. Ricky Lee Honeycutt, 42, of McDowell County was killed after his 1990 Geo Metro hit a small tree head-on and burst into flames, says Sgt. S.L. McLaughlin of the North Carolina Highway Patrol.

This letter is in response to T.J. Whitaker and D. Pamones, as per their request, whose letters ran in the Gazette on March 20. A tax increase is unpleasant for everyone, myself included. However, I also know that perhaps one of the most valuable things a person has is his or her education.

Liberal Pakistanis like myself have seen many benefits from General Musharraf?s rule.

Symbian has launched the latest version of its Smartphone operating system, v9.5 which the company says can start up software applications some 75% faster than its earlier OS platforms. Symbian OS v9.5, backward compatible with all versions of the v9 family.

Engineering services company Cardno has appointed the former Australian Defence Force head General Peter Cosgrove as a non executive director.

KUALA LUMPUR: Individuals and companies are hesitant to take up flood insurance despite the recent floods in the country mainly due to a lack of awareness of the importance of having flood insurance cover, Munich Re Malaysia chief executive officer and general manager Alexander R. Milberg said.

Any game that features an enigmatic sorceress, a boy who would be king and a talking dog who's basically an enchanted butler is worth a look. Sounds like another Wacky Japanese RPG TM , doesn't it? Damn straight it is.

York City detectives have arrested a third teen and publicly identified a fourth, both accused of taking part in a gang-related drive-by shooting that injured two teens on West Poplar Street Thursday.

Stikine Gold Corporation announces that drilling of its third exploration hole at the Sullivan Deeps Project recently reached a depth of 2,424 metres.

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA-- - Canasil Resources Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Arthur Freeze, P.Geo., as a Director. Mr. Freeze has acted as an Advisor to Canasil's Board of Directors since March 2006.

Lorena Ochoa, who won at the Safeway International Sunday, has moved back into second place in the world women's golf rankings.Annika Sorenstam finished eighth at the Safeway but held onto the women's No. 1 ranking. But her lead has shrunk to 0.75 average points.Ochoa moved up one spot from third and knocked Karrie Webb into third place. Cristie Kerr and Paula Creamer retained the fourth and ...

Former Washington Redskins quarterback Joe Theismann is out as a commentator for ESPN's Monday Night Football, a network official said.The source told USA Today that the 57-year-old sportscaster will be replaced on the popular TV program this season after sharing time in the booth last season with announcer Mike Tirico and analyst Tony Kornheiser.Possible replacements for Theismann, who ...

Anne Brady has been named VP of NAB and head of NABPAC.

For more than half its life, Pakistan has been under military rule. Prevez Musharraf is the fourth dictator in khaki uniform, his three forerunners being Ayub Khan, Yahya Khan and Zia-ul-Haq.

MINNEAPOLIS----East View Cartographic today announced the creation of a 1:50,000 scale background map in CADRG format over the whole of the Middle East for Geo Tech Consulting - TURKEY.

LONDON, March 26 (Reuters) - European shares closed slightly down on Monday, as weak U.S. housing data put further pressure on a market already cautious on the back of underperforming banks and geo-political concerns over Iran.

LONDON, England (Reuters) -- European shares closed 0.9 percent lower on Monday, as weak U.S. housing data put further pressure on a market already cautious on the back of underperforming banks and geo-political concerns over Iran.

(Broadcasting & Cable) _ Just a week after pitching her network's growth story http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6426081.html?display=Search+Results&text=national+geographic and new programming to press and advertisers in New York, National Geographic President Laureen Ong said she is leaving the network she founded to be COO of STAR, News Corp.'s Asian media company.

National Geographic Channel U.S. named David Haslingden CEO, replacing Laureen Ong, who is joining STAR, the Asian TV company owned by News Corp. as its chief operating officer.

By Carla Kelly Times-Record Staff Writer Sixth-grader Kyle Knutson knows where he’s going on Friday, March 30 – the University of Mary in Bismarck, as Washington Elementary School’s competitor at the state level in the National Geographic Bee.

York City Police expect to arrest two more teenagers in Thursday afternoon's gang-related drive-by shooting at a group of teens, after having already made two arrests in the case.

Petroleum Geo-Services ASA (PGS) has entered into a Heads of Agreement with the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) for a long-term cooperation agreement, which will include the sale and flag change of the 3D seismic vessel Ramform Victory and the continued provision by PGS of intellectual property and technical and operational services.

Just a week after pitching her network's growth story and new programming to press and advertisers in New York, National Geographic President Laureen Ong said she is leaving the network she founded to be COO of STAR, News Corp.'s Asian media company.

KARACHI: Sindh High Court and Karachi Bar members staged a token boycott of the court proceedings on Monday. They observed hunger strike followed by a protest march to dissent against declaring the Chief Justice of Pakistan non-functional.

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Monday said the settlement of Kashmir issue in line with the wishes and aspirations of Kashmiri people will change the destiny of over one billion people of South Asia.

ISLAMABAD: Heading a three-member bench of the Supreme Court on Monday, JusticeJaved Iqbal observed that if secret agencies were not answerable to any ministry, they would have to be answerable before the superior courts and the apex court would take the case of missing persons to its logical end.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has said that the current developments in North Waziristan speak volumes about success of the peace deal with tribal elders.

ISLAMABAD: Federal Health Secretary, Anwar Mehmood has been posted as Secretary Information by the federal government Monday.

ISLAMABAD: The outgoing US Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker has said his country is working on developing enduring and long-term multi-faceted relationship with Pakistan.

LONDON, March 26 (Reuters) - European shares extended losses on Monday, falling 1 percent after news that U.S. new home sales data came in much weaker than expected.

The NIO Health Minister, Paul Goggins, has promised patients "top class service" at Altnagelvin after he opened a new £18m laboratory and pharmacy centre at the hospital.

WASHINGTON, March 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Fox Cable Networks (FCN) and National Geographic Ventures (NGV) announced today the appointment of David Haslingden as CEO of National Geographic Channel US (NGC) and the promotion of Steve Schiffman to acting general manager.

Dennis Naku, Yenagoa. Yenagoa Any state the Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) presidential campaign train visits, one thing is clear: It gives the party and its presidential flag bearer, Alhaji Umar Yar'Adua an ample opportunity to unveil their plans for people of the area, and how they hope to address the peculiar problems of the people.

The newspapers wrote it all.

The car has a problem with the rocker pannels rusting and the floor pan rusting on the passenger side and will need to be repaired soon, also the convertable metro has a problem with squeaks from the top, but over all it's a really fun car to drive in any weather and is good in the snow and the rain.

NXP Software and JOBO have announced the first groundbreaking photo geo-tagging product to come out of a collaboration between the two companies. Based on NXP Software's swGPS SnapSpot technology, these products enable digital camera users to easily capture the GPS coordinates of an outdoor location in the time it takes to press the shutter button.

“Mom, you're slowing me down,” yelled 11-year-old Taylor Tinsley Saturday from atop a hill at Western Kentucky University. Taylor's mom, Jennifer, struggled to keep up with her perspiring son, who zigzagged across campus using a hand-held global positioning system to locate boxes containing goodies.

Paragon Minerals Corporation is pleased to announce that Paragon has entered into an option agreement with prospectors, Roland and Eddie Quinlan to acquire a 100% interest in the Huxter Lane SW Property.

Fox Cable Networks and National Geographic Ventures announced today the appointment of David Haslingden as CEO of National Geographic Channel US and the promotion of Steve Schiffman to acting general manager.

Last week, the Presidential campaign train of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) moved to Edo and Delta states. Omon-Julius Onabu in this report captures the significant events at the rallies

TORONTO, March 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Western Goldfields, ( Nachrichten ) Inc. (TSX:WGI, OTC BB: WGDF.OB) today announced reserve and resource increases at its wholly owned Mesquite Mine located in Imperial County, California.

LONDON (AFX) - Gold edged higher on continued strength in the price of crude oil, and as tensions mounted over Iran's capture of fifteen British sailors.

MONTREAL, QUEBEC-- - Osisko Exploration Ltd. is pleased to provide the following update on its 100% owned Canadian Malartic project. Based on recent recommendations by RSG Global Consulting , independent resource estimate consultants for the project, Osisko management has outlined the following program for the period extending to Q2 2008 :

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA-- - Grande Portage Resources Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has successfully intersected massive sulphide mineralization at the projected depth on the Old Sport Horizon.

CARSONVILLE - As school budgets continue to tighten, Carsonville-Port Sanilac Superintendent Harold Titus thinks the district can find a natural way to pay its electrical bills - the wind.

Favourable exchange rates and the reduction in international crude oil prices are set to benefit Namibian motorists as the Ministry of Mines and Energy announced yet another decrease in fuel prices, to take effect from midnight tomorrow.

European equities slipped lower by mid-morning on Monday, surrendering some of last week's strong gains. Increased geo-political tensions between Iran and the west over Tehran's nuclear programme weakened sentiment among equity investors. Crude oi prices hit a new high for the year after Iran refused to release fifteen captured British servicemen.

The euro was steady this morning after being boosted earlier by a stronger than expected French business confidence indicator.

LONDON (AFX) - The dollar was stable against other major currencies, with focus on the release of US new home sales data later today but with rising geo-political concerns in Iran likely to limit its market impact.

A convicted sex offender fired this week from his job at a West Texas youth prison said he told his employers of his background when he applied for the job.

OSLO, March 26 (Reuters) - Japan has agreed to buy a seismic survey vessel from Norwegian geophysical data provider Petroleum Geo-Services in hopes of finding offshore petroleum deposits, PGS said on Monday.

WATERLOO --- The Cedar Valley Coalition will be carrying some familiar requests on its annual lobbying trip to Washington, D.C., this week.

President Pervez Musharraf says Pakistan is progressing and no one can stop that progress.

deCarta, the leading supplier of software platforms and services for the Location-Based Services industry, today announced it was selected by the innovative mobile social networking provider loopt to provide high-quality mapping for the company's popular mobile friend finder service.

FAYETTEVILLE -- Now the real work begins for Ruskin Heights, developers said, after the 295-residence project was approved by the Fayetteville City Council Tuesday night.

Islamabad, March 26 (IANS) The buzz in Pakistan is that President Pervez Musharraf is trying to pass the buck over the controversial suspension of Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry to Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz.

NATCHEZ — One of the companies considering Adams County as a future site for a correctional facility, Corrections Corporation of America, operates a facility outside Woodville.

NATCHEZ — If a private correctional facility decides to open shop in Adams County, county officials will have a few legal hurdles to jump. State law requires the county to publish the nature and size of the facility, the type of inmates and the private entity that will operate it.

NATCHEZ — The two companies looking at locating a correctional facility in Adams County will meet with the board of supervisors Monday, the board president said Friday.

NATCHEZ — After much discussion and a close vote, the Adams County Board of Supervisors agreed to publish the interests of two companies looking at locating a correctional facility in Adams County.

The Norwegian seismic group said the deal involves PGS providing METI with technical support, operation consulting and training, as well as the licensing of various of its seismic technology products.

Canyon County commissioners meet regularly at the Canyon County Courthouse, 1115 Albany, Caldwell. This week's agenda items include: 8:30 a.m. Consider adding an executive secretary to the prosecuting attorney's office.

NATCHEZ — Adams County residents will have a chance to voice opinions and satisfy their curiosity at a Tuesday’s 9 a.m. public hearing on two correctional facility companies looking to locate here.

NATCHEZ — At Tuesday’s public hearing on proposed correctional facilities, some Adams County residents were concerned about safety, others about who would be held in the proposed facilities and how they would operate.

OSLO, March 26 (Reuters) - Norwegian seismic survey group Petroleum Geo-Services ASA (PGS) said it entered into a long-term cooperation agreement with the government of Japan, which includes the sale of its Ramform Victory vessel.

NATCHEZ — Representatives from the city and county governments met privately in December to discuss the prospect of a correctional facility locating in the county.

The Newburgh Community Pool has passed the important tests, and the 35-year-old gathering spot will be open for business as usual again this summer. There had been concern over the pool’s condition because parks board officials have known for some time that there is a leak.

NATCHEZ — A petition has been started asking for a vote on potential federal correctional facilities locating in Adams County. Robert Palmer, captain of the Cranfield neighborhood watch, said he and other members have drawn up a petition and started circulating it Friday morning.

OSLO, Norway, March 26, 2007 -- Petroleum Geo-Services ASA announced today that it has entered into a Heads of Agreement with the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry for a long term cooperation agreement, which will include the sale and flag change of the 3D seismic vessel Ramform Victory and the continued provision by PGS of intellectual property and technical and operational ...

NATCHEZ — When it comes to a privately-owned federal prison looking to put a facility a few miles down the road, a group of Cranfield residents just want a say in the matter.

Brett McLean scored the only goal in the shootout Sunday night, giving Colorado a 5-4 victory over Vancouver.Colorado had a four-game winning streak stopped Friday night against Edmonton, but came back against the Canucks to climb within three points of Calgary for the eighth playoff position in the Western Conference.The Avalanche overcame a two-goal deficit Sunday night. McLean brought Colorado ...

Kobe Bryant's 50-point streak came to an end Sunday night, but he scored 43 and the Los Angeles Lakers fought off Golden State, 115-113.Bryant had scored at least 50 points in four straight games, the second-longest such streak in NBA history. He had 31 through three quarters against the Warriors, then hit four free throws and grabbed a key defensive rebound during the final 90 seconds.Stephen ...

LaToya Pringle scored 16 points Sunday night as North Carolina reached the regional finals of the NCAA Women's Tournament by defeating George Washington, 70-56.The top-seeded Tar Heels will meet Purdue on Tuesday night with a berth in the Final Four on the line.North Carolina owned a 14-point lead at halftime and George Washington had to score the last five points of the first period just to be ...

Manu Ginobili helped San Antonio get off to a quick start Sunday night and the Spurs easily stormed past Seattle, 120-79.Ginobili scored 19 points while Tony Parker had 18 and Tim Duncan 14. The San Antonio starters spent most of the fourth quarter on the bench as the Spurs won their third straight.San Antonio has won all three meetings with Seattle this season with one more to go.Luke Ridnour ...

Chris Paul scored 28 points Sunday night and New Orleans improved its playoff hopes with a 106-94 victory over Houston.The Hornets won for the fourth time in six games and climbed within 1 1/2 games of the Los Angeles Clippers for the last playoff spot in the Western Conference.David West chipped in 23 points and teamed with Paul to key a 13-3 run that closed the game.Houston, which had won its ...

Katie Geralds scored 30 points Sunday as Purdue rallied to defeat Georgia, 78-65, in the regional semifinals of the NCAA Women's Tournament.Purdue surrendered the game's first eight points and fell behind by 13 in the first half but closed to within one at the break and then dominated the second period.The Boilermakers improved to 31-5 with their 10th straight victory and will play for a spot in ...

Andy Roddick posted a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Gilles Simon Sunday to reach the fourth round of the Sony Ericsson Open.Roddick, seeded third in this two-week event, will take on David Ferrer in the fourth round after Ferrer defeated Simone Bolelli 7-6 (7-5), 6-2. This is Roddick's fifth tournament of the year and he is seeking his first victory. He has lost in the semifinals three times (including ...

After nearly two decades of identifying himself as a former Green Beret, state Rep. Terry Musser, R-Black River Falls, says that description is inaccurate, according to The Capital Times newspaper in Madison.

LaToya Pringle scored 16 points Sunday night as North Carolina reached the regional finals of the NCAA Women's Tournament by defeating George Washington, ...

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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Twenty-five years later, Georgetown got even for a coach named Thompson and a player named Ewing. In an NCAA tournament full of tremendous rallies, it was the Hoyas' turn - against North Carolina , of all teams. Geo...

York City Police arrested two teenagers Friday and Saturday linked to the drive-by shooting of a group of juveniles Thursday afternoon. Police arrested Iziah Gaines III, also known as "Baby Ike," 15, of the 400 block of West King Street, Friday evening.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 26 (Bernama) -- The younger generation must learn more about Asean and the region to prepare themselves to cope with the increasing challenges brought by globalisation and other geo-political factors.

MARION -- Listed below is the average price of unleaded regular gasoline at most of the gas stations in Marion at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, March 23.

Washington - Crazy-sounding ideas for saving the planet are getting a serious look from top scientists, a sign of their fears about global warming and the desire for an insurance policy in case things get worse.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Twenty-five years later, Georgetown got even for a coach named Thompson and a player named Ewing. In an NCAA tournament full of tremendous rallies, it was the Hoyas' turn - against North Carolina , of all teams. Geo...

March 25 (Bloomberg) -- Police investigating the death of Bob Woolmer said today they have closed-circuit TV evidence that may show who killed the Pakistan cricket coach at the World Cup in the Caribbean.

A FILE picture of stacks of gold bars. Mumbai March 25 Gold continued its interesting gyrations last week. Despite a stronger dollar, gold was buoyed by much firmer oil prices and market sentiment. Thursday last, the yellow metal rose to a 3-week high before easing to close at $663.30 an ounce.

DOOM TO BLOOM: A stock dealer tracking the upward movement of the market in Mumbai as BSE Sensex gained 6.88 per cent last week. - Paul Noronha The markets may remain in the sideways mode this week, at least on Monday, despite a sharp recovery in benchmarks last week, unless some strong global cues hurt sentiment.

EMPLOYMENT `New job market opening up for agri graduates' With commodities market poised to grow and investment towards agriculture sector bound to expand, agriculture students will have good career prospects. Career opportunity would be plenty but one has to be clear about his/her career goal, ...

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Saturday said the telecom sector which was getting negligible investment only a few years back has attracted $ 9 billion foreign investment in the last three years and expects to get another $ 4 billion during the next 3-4 years.

WASHINGTON: Four leading US senators have asked President Pervez Musharraf to ensure that the 2007 elections are open and to allow all legitimate parties and candidates to contest the elections, including the senior leadership of the PPP and the Pakistan Muslim League (N).

ISLAMABAD: President General Pervez Musharraf on Saturday gave a stern warning to perpetrators of terror saying it will not allow a small minority to hold the majority a hostage and urged the youth of the country to stand up to obscurantist forces.