MADRID, April 7 (Xinhua) — Real Madrid face what on paper at least looks as if it will be one of their toughest tests between now and then end of the season when they entertain Valencia in the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on Sunday night.

Valencia are currently third in the BBVA Primera Liga table, although it should be pointed out that they are also 30 points behind the league leaders.

Unai Emery’ s side …

LOS ANGELES,-The Los Angeles Dodgers today announced that the Dodgers and its related debtors expect to emerge from their chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization cases on April 30, 2012, following the confirmation hearing with respect to the debtors’ amended Plan of Reorganization, which is scheduled for April 13th in the United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Delaware.

The Dodgers reported that it and the related debtors are filing today with …

Nokia Lumia 900 handsets dominate the iconic New York skyline

NEW YORK, April 6, 2012  Nokia teamed up with international superstar Nicki Minaj to bring a building in Times Square alive and create one of the biggest LED displays ever seen to celebrate the launch of the Windows Phone-based Nokia Lumia 900.

Tens of thousands of people watched as Nicki performed a medley of her hits before some …

BAMAKO, April 6 (Xinhua) — Mali’s junta, which seized power on March 22, on Friday signed framework agreement with ECOWAS that it would transfer power to the president of the National Assembly, the state TV report confirmed.

The junta will hand over power to the president of the National Assembly, Dioncounda Traore, during the transitional period, according to the agreement which also covers the formation of a national unity government and the lifting of sanctions …

Money will help in relief efforts following the April 3 storms in Texas

AUSTIN, Texas–JPMorgan Chase announced today it will donate $25,000 to the Dallas Chapter of the American Red Cross for relief efforts in the aftermath of multiple tornadoes that struck the Dallas/Fort Worth area on April 3.

The 15,000 Chase employees in North Texas are being encouraged to make donations and volunteer their time to local relief efforts. Most employees are eligible to have their donations matched by JPMorgan …

NEW YORK, April 6 (Xinhua) — The 2012 New York International Auto Show started here Friday, showcasing more than 1,000 car varieties, including the world’s first flying car.

Dubbed as “Transition”, the two-seater flying car by a Massachusetts manufacturer named Terrafugia has two fold-up wings. It gets 35 miles per gallon on the road and can reach 65 miles per hour. In the air, it can reach a 490-mile …

MOSCOW, April 6 (Xinhua) — Four people were confirmed killed in a light-engine plane crash in Russia’s central Kaluga Region on Friday evening, according to the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry.

The SM 2000 turboprop plane went down in the Maloyaroslavets district of Kaluga Region at 8:13 p.m. Moscow time (1613 GMT), the regional emergency situations department was quoted as saying by the Itar-Tass news agency.

“According to the updated information, there were four people onboard. All of them died in the crash,” …

WASHINGTON, April 6, 2012- Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA), senior Democratic appropriator for the Commerce Department on the House Appropriations Committee, issues this statement on today’s monthly jobs report:

“President Obama’s economic policies keep on working for the American people. Today’s report shows that 120,000 more Americans are going to work than in the previous month – and the unemployment rate has dropped again. We’re into our third year – …

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WASHINGTON, April 6 (Xinhua) — A U.S. Navy jet on Friday crashed into an apartment building near Virginia Beach, Virginia, causing a fire, local TV reports quoted a military spokesman as saying.

WTKR TV said the plane was an F/A 18D Navy jet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106 at Naval Air Station Oceana. It crashed into the apartment building in Virginia Beach …

Commander Rosi with the Navy said two aircrew safely ejected from the plane that was based in Oceana. Both pilots have been taken to a nearby hospital, according to reports from the scene.

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