News briefs: The Fresh Market to open Aug. 4  - www.pioneerlocal.com 

Lake Forest will welcome its newest retail operation Wednesday with the opening of The Fresh Market grocery store at 850 Western Ave., the site of the former Don's Finest Foods.

French mother charged with killing eight of her babies  - www.telegraph.co.uk 

Dominique Cottrez accused of France's worst case of infanticide, her husband has been charged with hiding the bodies in the village of Villers-au-Tertre, near Lille.

Sensex dull on futures expiry day  - www.calcuttanews.net 

Indian equities markets closed the July future series on a dull note Thursday with a benchmark index ending a meagre 39 points up from its previous close.

Huawei launches economic android phones in India  - www.calcuttanews.net 

Telecom network solutions company Huawei Technologies Thursday launched four new handsets, including two android devices, U8300 and U8500, in the Indian market.

Parliament nod for president's rule in Jharkhand  - www.calcuttanews.net 

In the midst of a bedlam created by the opposition over spiralling prices, both houses of parliament Thursday approved without a debate the imposition of president's rule in Jharkhand.

France: brands that stand alone  - kbbonline.com 

Can you imagine an international automobile show promoting cars as French? Most probably not. The French car, as a label, has little marketing value in the brand-driven automobile industry. In this sector, brands create the image of the products.

SAIL net profit drops 11.55 percent in the first quarter  - www.calcuttanews.net 

State-run steel producing giant Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) Thursday reported a 11.55 percent decline in net profit below street estimates at Rs.1,176.65 crore as against Rs.1,330.43 crore in the like period of 2009-10.

Couple arrested after 8 babies found buried  - vne-resource.iol.co.za 

Her husband is a "respectable man" who served as a councillor. She was a "polite" woman. Yet they have been arrested after police made a disturbing discovery.

Tickets now on sale for Firehouse Drive-In  - www.waconiapatriot.com 

When the Cologne Fire Department (CFD) Relief Association decided to create a temporary drive-in last August, not many people really understood what was being built.

Mount Union buys up property for expansion plan  - www.cantonrep.com 

Mount Union College recently paid .5 million for a piece of adjacent property. The move will displace one business and threatens the future of another, which must be out by the end of the year.