PR-inside.com) MARKETCORP and Francorp invite Franchisors to sell more Franchises through the 'Own Your Own Business' Seminars, beginning in Atlanta, GA MarketCorp International, Inc. is teaming up with Francorp, the world's largest Franchise Development Company, to assist Franchise companies in

PR-inside.com) Notre Dame 49, Hawaii 21 ___ Friday, Dec. 26 Motor City Bowl At Detroit Florida Atlantic 24, Central Michigan 21 Saturday, Dec. 27 Meineke Bowl At Charlotte, North Carolina North Carolina vs. West Virginia Champs Sports Bowl At Orlando,

PR-inside.com) Top Stories US-PAKISTAN WASHINGTON _ U.S. officials watch with growing concern as reports suggested Pakistan was massing troops to the India border. Such a move raises double-barreled worries: A possible confrontation between two nuclear powers and a shift by

PR-inside.com) HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - Vietnam says it is considering the release of some 10,000 prisoners under a presidential amnesty to mark Lunar New Year. The four-day Lunar New Year festival, known as Tet, starts Jan. 26, and is the

PR-inside.com) CHICAGO (AP) - Patrick Sharp scored his team-leading 19th goal of the season as the Chicago Blackhawks won their eighth straight to match the franchise record in beating the Philadelphia Flyers 5-1 in the NHL on Friday. Andrew Ladd,

PR-inside.com) BEIJING (AP) - An explosion in central China's Henan province killed 13 people and injured five others Saturday. The blast occurred around 1 a.m. in Donggancheng village in northeast Henan, the official Xinhua News Agency said. An initial investigation

PR-inside.com) NEW YORK (AP) - The Minnesota Timberwolves snapped a 13-game losing streak as Rashad McCants notched a season-best 23 points in a 120-107 victory over the New York Knicks in the NBA on Friday. Al Jefferson added 21 points

PR-inside.com) SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Randy Johnson and the San Francisco Giants agreed to an $8 million, one-year contract on Friday, meaning the 45-year-old pitcher will go for his 300th win with a new Major League Baseball team. Johnson, a

PR-inside.com) HOBART, Australia (AP) - Defending champion Wild Oats XI and fellow maxi Skandia sailed Saturday towards an expected tight finish in the annual Sydney to Hobart yacht race. Wild Oats XI, trying to win line honors for the fourth

PR-inside.com) NEW THIS DIGEST US-PAKISTAN-ANALYSIS. Pakistan troop reports bad news for terror fight. PAKISTAN-BHUTTO. Tens of thousands mark Bhutto's death anniversary. CHINA-EXPLOSION. Blast in central China leaves 13 dead; 5 injured. FRANCE-MADOFF-INVESTOR SUICIDE. AP Interview: French investor lost his fortune

PR-inside.com) BEIJING (AP) - State media says at least 17 workers have been killed and one seriously injured when an elevator suddenly dropped to the ground at a construction site in central Hunan province. The official Xinhua News Agency reports

PR-inside.com) DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Scoreboard at lunch Saturday on day two of the first test between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium: Sri Lanka won the toss (Overnight: 172-6 Sri Lanka, 1st Innings Michael Vandort c

PR-inside.com) DETROIT (AP) - Florida Atlantic, which has played just eight seasons of major college football, made it back-to-back bowl victories with a 24-21 win over Central Michigan in the Motor City Bowl on Friday. Quarterback Rusty Smith threw for

Some 100 trucks have delivered humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip after Israel opened its border with the enclave. It was the first time in ten days such shipments were allowed to the 1.5 million inhabitants who are said to

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he hopes a U.N. inquiry into the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto can be set up in the near future. The statement marked the first aniversary of Bhutto's killing. Meanwhile, tens of

The Russian gas monopoly Gazprom has said its dispute with Ukraine over payments could cause disruptions in deliveries to Western Europe. Gazprom supplies about one-quarter of the European Union's gas needs, 80 per cent of which is shipped through Ukraine.

Pakistan has cancelled army leave and redeployed troops to the Indian border in a sign of rising tension with New Delhi. Almost at the same time, India advised its citizens not to visit Pakistan because of media reports from Pakistan

A prisoner breakout from a police station in the western Iraqi city of Ramadi triggered a shootout which left 14 people dead, including six policemen. Ramadi police imposed a curfew in the city following the night time incident. An Interior

The Australian government has said it will consider accepting released Guantanamo Bay detainees for resettlement. It said however that it would make its decision on a case-by-case basis after a formal request from the United States. US president-elect Barack Obama

German President Horst Köhler has called for a new spirit of cooperation between employers and employees as a way of dealing with the current economic crisis here in Germany. President Köhler said he hopes that future wage agreements would reflect