irked with petrol price-rise, Hubli people take to the streets - Times of India
26 May 2012, 1:08 am
HUBLI: Protests against the sudden rise in petrol prices continued in the city on Friday. People came to streets voicing their anguish against the central government for its 'unfair move'. One such protest was held by BJP members led by MP ...

French Open: Maria Sharapova confident she can win generations game - The Guardian
25 May 2012, 10:13 am
Maria Sharapova has long been irked by the notion that she is somehow regarded as, if not gnarled, certainly seasoned. But this year the Russian comes to the French Open with an injury-clear spring in her step and the conviction that she can not ...

irked Senate Panel Votes 30-0 to Cut Pakistan Aid - Newser
25 May 2012, 8:05 am
(AP) – A Senate panel expressed its outrage over Pakistan's conviction of a doctor who helped the United States track down Osama bin Laden, voting to cut aid to Islamabad by $33 million—$1 million for every year of the physician's 33-year ...

Belgian health minister irked by Israel deputy minister's refusal to shake hands - Haaretz.com
24 May 2012, 8:34 am
Belgium’s health minister said she was “profoundly troubled” by the behavior of her Israeli counterpart, Yaakov Litzman, after the haredi Orthodox minister refused to shake her hand at a conference. Litzman, Israel’s deputy minister for health ...

Gardeners irked by planned driveway near Main Library - Palo Alto Online
21 May 2012, 11:51 am
As Palo Alto plows forth with major upgrades to the Main Library and the Palo Alto Art Center, city officials are also looking to make changes to the layout of the Newell Road complex that houses the two major facilities. The plan, which the City Council ...

Summer vacation in July, August: Students, parents irked by late decision - DAWN Group
20 May 2012, 9:39 pm
KARACHI, May 20: A large number of people, including parents and schoolchildren, have expressed their disappointment and displeasure over the sudden and late announcement of change in the routine summer vacation schedule. The Sindh government on ...

Afghan troops irked by vintage weapons, shoddy boots, even trumpets - Toronto Star
20 May 2012, 12:00 pm
GARDEZ, AFGHANISTAN—They say their M16s are dust-prone antiques. Their boots fall apart after a couple of months, they complain, and many of their helmets are cracked and patched. Yet they set out on patrol. They are the men of the Afghan National Army ...

Teachers irked by pension reform plans hold rally in Naperville - Chicago Sun-Times
17 May 2012, 7:41 pm
Teachers are handing out failing grades to state lawmakers who hope to fix the public pension problem by asking them to take home a smaller paycheck, and make them work longer before they can collect their accumulated retirement benefits. About 150 ...

Ailing Bryant irked by Lakers' performance after Nuggets force Game 7 with 113-96 win - Minneapolis Star Tribune
11 May 2012, 3:42 am
DENVER - Kobe Bryant spent all day under the weather and the way his teammates let him down made him feel even worse. The Los Angeles Lakers star scored 31 points despite a stomach ailment, but was upset with the performance of his supporting ...

Mozilla, Google irked by IE-Only Windows RT - PC Magazine
10 May 2012, 10:53 am
Mozilla and Google have hit back at Microsoft over what they consider to be restrictive browser settings within the Windows on ARM version of the upcoming Windows 8 OS. In a Wednesday blog post, Harvey Anderson, Mozilla's general counsel, argued that ...