Former UFC fighter who awoke to reports of death says at news conference he’s very much alive

September 2nd, 2009 US says Belgian man broke Iran arms embargoWASHINGTON — Federal agents have arrested a Belgian man on charges he sought to buy fighter jet engines for Iran. Authorities say Jacques Monsieur, a citizen of Belgium and a resident of France, was arrested Friday in New York on charges he conspired with an Iranian, Dara Fotouhi, to buy F-5 fighter jet engines and parts.

August 8th, 2009 Ga. teen accused of shooting stepsister 10 timesAUGUSTA, Ga. —Authorities in Georgia say a 14-year-old boy awoke from a bad dream and shot his stepsister in the head 10 times while she napped on the couch.

July 20th, 2009 Obama news conference moved to 8 p.m. WednesdayWASHINGTON — The White House says President Barack Obama's news conference on Wednesday will begin at 8 p.m.

July 14th, 2009 Former Pac-10 commissioner Wiles Hallock diesWALNUT CREEK, Calif. — Former Pacific-10 commissioner Wiles Hallock, who oversaw the league's expansion from eight to 10 teams, died at his home Monday.

June 3rd, 2009 Supreme Court denies OH death row inmate's appealsCOLUMBUS, Ohio — The U.S. Supreme Court has denied appeals by an Ohio inmate scheduled to be executed Wednesday for locking a woman in a car trunk and burning her alive.

May 11th, 2009 LUDHIANA - The issue of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots cannot be kept alive for ever, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here Monday. Answering a question at a media conference, Manmohan Singh pointed out that his Congress-led government had increased compensation paid to victims of the riots that followed the assassination of then prime minister Indira Gandhi.

April 28th, 2009 WASHINGTON - There are no reports that Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden is alive or dead but the US is making all efforts to trace him, State Department spokesman Robert Wood said. The official made the remark while replying to reporters regarding a statement by Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari who said citing intelligence that bin Laden might be dead but had no evidence.

April 27th, 2009 Pakistani leader: Bin Laden 'may be dead' _ or notISLAMABAD — Pakistan's president said Monday his intelligence agencies believe Osama bin Laden may be dead, but he added there is no proof. Other Pakistani officials and a U.S.

March 26th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The pilot of a F-22A fighter jet was killed when the aircraft crashed in California while on a test flight, news reports said. The pilot, 49-year-old David Cooley, was with the air force for 21 years, before he jointed contractor Lockheed Martin, the Los Angeles Times reported.

March 26th, 2009 WASHINGTON - An F-22 fighter jet crashed in California while on a test flight Wednesday, the US Air Force confirmed. The status of the pilot was unclear.

March 20th, 2009 LONDON - Jade Goody was staying alive Friday through willpower and what her doctors called her 'strong heart'. Taking a brief break from her bedside vigil at Jade's home in Upshire, Essex, mum Jackiey, 50, told mirror.co.uk Thursday: 'The nurses are doing a fabulous job.' She added: 'We cry, we laugh, we cry, we laugh.

February 11th, 2009 BANGALORE - The Indian Air Force (IAF) will restructure its inventory to ensure better maintenance and to achieve its sanctioned strength of 39.5 fighter squadrons by 2015, a top military commander said Thursday. 'We have a large inventory of platforms and maintaining (this) is a huge problem.

February 3rd, 2009 TEHRAN - Iran’s new stealth fighter will make its maiden test flight by the end of summer 2009, the commander of the Iranian Air Force has said. Hassan Shah-Safi told reporters on the sidelines of a conference on military industrial research here that military experts are now working on the project, Mehr News reported.

February 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday condoled the death of noted freedom fighter and parliamentarian Ranbir Singh, saying that his role in the freedom movement will always be remembered. 'His contributions to the freedom movement and as a member of the constituent assembly and the first and second Lok Sabha will always be remembered by the country,' the prime minister said in a brief message.

January 21st, 2009 ASTRAKHAN - Russia's first fifth-generation warplane, being developed in collaboration with India, will make its maiden flight before the end of this year, the deputy prime minister in charge of arms procurement has said. 'We expect the plane to take to the skies no later than the end of this year,' Sergei Ivanov told a news conference after a meeting of the Military-Industrial Commission.