Somali pirates attacked a Maltese flagged-ship before dawn Monday with rocket-propelled grenades, but the ship escaped unharmed, a NATO spokesman said.

The bank says the hike is needed to offset an increase in the cost of funding fixed-rate mortgages.

HP today introduced a set of digital media offerings designed to help media businesses reduce cost as they manage multiple distribution channels and rapidly growing volumes of digital content.

Hadasit Bio Holdings Ltd portfolio company, announced today that it has received approval by the Ministry of Health of Israel to begin a phase I/IIa clinical trial of its treatment for graft-versus-host disease .

Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, reacts, on his arrival for a meeting with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, at the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva, Monday, April 20, 2009.

From 1961: Here is the caption that ran with this photo on April 20, 1961: “Clifford Wright, a city-county health department sanitarian, stands amidst refuse that has accumulated in a ravine behind Broadlawns Polk County Hospital.

Halliburton Co. said Monday its first-quarter earnings tumbled 35 percent as oil and natural gas producers, stung by low prices, cut back on exploration and drilling.

CITY POLICE NEWS RELEASE ************************* Break and enters – Yesterday, a break-in was reported to St.

CITY POLICE NEWS RELEASE ************************* Two females aged 14 and 16 will appear in court on May 19, charged with trespass by night.

The Gospel Music Channel will shine the spotlight on “American Idol.” Filmmaker David Lewis’ “From Idol to Inspiration” will premiere Thursday before the Gospel Music Association’s 40th annual Dove Awards telecast.