KATHMANDU, Nepal, Aug. 9 -- The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees issued the following news release: The resettlement of refugees from Bhutan to the United Kingdom started on Monday with 37 people flying out of Nepal to their new homeland, under UNHCR's largest resettlement programme. Fifty-six-year old Narad Muni Pokhrel is amongst the first group to leave for Manchester, UK with his wife and family. "I am happy that I got this opportunity and most importantly that I am going   more

MILWAUKEE, Aug. 9 -- The Association of Equipment Manufacturers issued the following news release: The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) announces the latest companies that have joined the association to take advantage of its business-development resources. AEM members manufacture and market off-road equipment, products and services used in the agriculture, construction, forestry, mining and utility sectors. For more information, visit www.aem.org. These 22 companies have become  more

PARK RIDGE, Ill., Aug. 9 -- The Urban and Regional Information Systems Association issued the following news release: Dr. Barry Wellar, Professor Emeritus, Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Ottawa, Canada, questions whether a possible failure to properly apply standard of care tests contributed to BP's massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Dr. Wellar, a distinguished research scientist and President of the Information Research Board, will discuss the BP case at two feature  more

OXFORD, Miss., Aug. 9 -- The University of Mississippi issued the following news release: Leigh Cummins of Clinton, a senior at the University of Mississippi, returns to the Oxford campus this fall after spending the spring semester traveling to several countries, making new friends from around the world, becoming fluent in Spanish and earning 16 credit hours toward her bachelor's degree. Cummins accomplished it all while enrolled at the Universidad Católica de Córdoba in Argentina, made  more

BATESVILLE, Ark., Aug. 9 -- Lyon College issued the following news release: Lyon College student Elliot Smith was just six years old when he heard the call of the pipes and drums. Though Smith was horribly sick with the flu, he was determined to attend his first highland games. The experience resonated so much with him that his parents found him in the middle of the night hanging his head out of a second story window listening to the bagpipes. It was then he discovered his life-long pas  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 10 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news release: Israeli military investigations into the Gaza war have brought some results over the past 18 months but fall far short of addressing the widespread and serious allegations of unlawful conduct during the fighting, while Hamas has announced no serious investigations whatsoever, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch called on governments and the United Nations to increase their pressure on Israel and Hamas   more

NEW YORK, Aug. 9 -- The Conference Board issued the following news release: Last week: Last week's job report - the third consecutive weak report -- reflects the slow pace of the recovery. Firms are reluctant to hire, which would add to their cost structure, primarily because they don't see the return on human capital investment in a weak economic environment. Consumers have been nervous about the prospect of sustained weakness in the labor market. Most have been cautious about spending, espe  more

ST. PAUL, Minn., Aug. 9 -- The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: Hundreds of double-crested cormorants and ring-billed gulls on Marsh Lake in Big Stone County have died from Newcastle Disease, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR). As of Wednesday, about 500 cormorants and 400 ring-billed gulls had been found dead at the lake, which is near Appleton in western Minnesota. More testing is being conducted to determine the s  more

PETERSON AFB, Colo., Aug. 7 -- The North American Aerospace Defense Command issued the following news release: A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter, under the direction of North American Aerospace Defense Command, intercepted a Cessna 172 general aviation aircraft in the vicinity of the capital region at approximately 5:38 p.m. EST. The general aviation aircraft was not in radio communications and shortly after intercept, landed without incident at Potomac Airfield, Fort Washington, Md. The he  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued the following news release: The Associated Press reports today that liberal Democrat Charlie Melancon is now launching a misleading attack ad in which he desperately attempts to distract Louisiana voters from his liberal record in Washington, where he has consistently put the narrow partisan interests of Nancy Pelosi and President Obama ahead of the well-being of his constituents. The National Republican Senatorial C  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 9 -- United Nations issued the following news release: United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today launched a new High-Level Panel on Global Sustainability that brings together some of the world's leading policymakers and thinkers to formulate a new blueprint for sustainable growth and low-carbon prosperity for all on a planet under increasing strain, not least from climate change. The Secretary-General said he has instructed the 21-person Panel to "think big, to be b  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: The Federal Trade Commission has permanently halted the operations of Canadian con artists who allegedly posed as domain name registrars and convinced thousands of U.S. consumers, small businesses and non-profit organizations to pay bogus bills by leading them to believe they would lose their Web site addresses unless they paid. Settlement and default judgment orders signed by the court will bar the deceptiv  more

PETERSON AFB, Colo., Aug. 7 -- The North American Aerospace Defense Command issued the following news release: A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter, under the direction of North American Aerospace Defense Command, intercepted a Cessna 172 general aviation aircraft in the vicinity of the capital region at approximately 5:38 p.m. EST. The general aviation aircraft was not in radio communications and shortly after intercept, landed without incident at Potomac Airfield, Fort Washington, Md. The he  more

BELLINGHAM, Wash., Aug. 9 -- Western Washington University issued the following news release: Western Washington University's Small Business Development Center (SDBC), Whatcom Community College, along with sponsor Whidbey Island Bank, will host ThinkBiz 2010 - Small Business Conference Sept. 9 and 10 at Whatcom Community College's Heiner Center. ThinkBiz is a simple, affordable training and networking conference to help businesses stabilize and begin to move forward from the challenging ec  more

SEATTLE, Aug. 9 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news release: Fleet Week came to a close at the 61st annual Seattle Seafair, Aug. 9 when U.S. Navy ships USS Port Royal (CG 73) and USS Kidd (DDG 100) departed from the Port of Seattle. The Navy kicked off fleet week Aug. 4 with a parade of U.S. Navy, Coast Guard and Canadian ships circling around downtown Seattle's Elliott Bay. "The parade of ships was amazing," said Joel Stanley, Seattle resident. "The sight of these marvelous cons  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The Securities & Exchange Commission issued the following news release: The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged the former chief financial officer of a Seattle-area skin care retailer with fraudulently boosting earnings by reporting sales of anti-aging products promoted through Home Shopping Network infomercials while the products still sat unsold in the company's warehouse. The agency also separately settled charges against the company and began administrat  more

USS SHOUP, At Sea, Aug. 9 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news release: USS Shoup (DDG 86) and USS Halsey (DDG 97) refueled with the Canadian oiler HMCS Protecteur (AOR 509) while simultaneously receiving stores by helicopter from USNS Ranier (T-AOE 7) Aug. 5. The replenishment helped Shoup and Halsey continue with Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group's Composite Unit Training Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of Southern California. The ability to refuel with allied naval forces   more

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Aug. 9 -- The University of California at San Francisco issued the following news release: A UCSF-led team has discovered a direct link between an inherited genetic mutation, a set of developmental abnormalities and a rare form of childhood leukemia called juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia, or JMML. The study demonstrates a new familial link in JMML and has significant implications, the researchers say, for improving the diagnosis and treatment of the disease. Finding  more