Khaleda Zia has bank accounts on several names
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has identified former Bangladesh premier Khaled Zia having bank accounts on various names - Begum Khaleda Zia, Mrs Khaleda Zia, Khaleda Zia and Mrs Khaleda Rahman - using the same address House-6, Shaheed Moinul Road, Dhaka Cantonment. ANI
Ancient Israeli caves reveal climate change allowed humans to migrate out of Africa
Archaeologists have discovered ancient cave formations in Israel, which they say, provides the first concrete evidence that climate changes allowed early humans to migrate out of Africa. ANI
British scientists plans to save Earth from Armageddon
British space scientists and engineers have submitted a detailed plans for a mission to help divert an asteroid that could collide with Earth in 2036. ANI
Pak Govt. asks Saudi Arabia to stall Nawaz Sharifs return
The Pakistan Government has contacted authorities in Saudi Arabia in a bid to stall former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharifs return to Pakistan on September 10. ANI
Borg and McEnroe to feature in new Tesco advert
They dominated world tennis in the late 1970s and for most of the 1980s. Now, tennis legends John McEnroe and Bjorn Borg will be fighting over shopping rather than silverware by starring in an advertising campaign for Tesco. ANI
Glasgow terror accused possessed jihad and 9/11 videos, court told
A court in Galsgow, Scotland, has been told that videos featuring the 9/11 attacks on the United States and Osama bin Laden were found on the computer of a student accused of terrorism charges. ANI
Pakistani-American pastor, American wife shot dead in Islamabad
The pastor of a Christian church and his American wife were shot dead in their home here on Wednesday. ANI
A woman owns 111 handbags in the course of her lifetime!
Handbags are often looked upon as fashion accessories, but lately, they seem to be turning into more of lifestyle necessities. ANI
The worlds oldest blogger is a 107-year old grandma
A 107-year-old woman from Central Coast has taken the web world by storm, by becoming the oldest blogger and YouTube user. ANI
West Bengal, Bangladesh sitting on arsenic time bomb
People in West Bengal, India, and Bangladesh are at an increased risk of contracting cancer due to overexposure to arsenic contaminated water. ANI
Former Indian armed forces officers to lobby for Indo-US nuke deal
Former senior officers of the Indian armed forces are likely to fly to Washington next week to participate in the deliberations of the Indian American Security Leadership Council (IASLC), an organisation set up last year to push through the enabling legislation to facilitate the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal through Congress. ANI
Camilla to holiday without Charles after Diana memorial debacle
Prince Charles wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, is getting set to jet off for a holiday without her hubby a few days after the memorial service for Princess Diana. ANI
Missing Pak Army troops found
The Pakistan Army today said that over 100 soldiers who went missing on Thursday and were feared captured by pro-Taliban militants, have been found. ANI
Musharraf says he will contest poll in uniform
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said he would contest the presidential election in uniform, despite mounting political pressure not to do so. ANI
Sharifs likely to be arrested on return to Pakistan
The Pakistan Government is considering plans to arrest former premier Nawaz Sharif when he lands at Islamabad Airport on September 10 and lodge in the Adiala Jail, sources said. ANI
Five-year-old turns chauffeur for drunken mom!
An American woman has landed in trouble with the law after getting so drunk that her five year old son had to drive her home. ANI
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang tune wakes up tot from coma
A toddler came out of coma after listening to her mother singing her favourite song Truly Scrumptious. ANI
Oz boffins reveal working of coral reefs engine
Australian scientists have revealed the workings of the Symbiodinium, the microscopic algae that feed the corals, providing the primary energy source for the entire reef. ANI
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang tune wakes up tot from coma
A toddler came out of coma after listening to her mother singing her favourite song Truly Scrumptious. ANI
There may have been a second Sphinx, claims Egyptologist
Two Sphinxes existed on the Pyramids Plateau, according to a new study by Egyptologist Bassam El Shammaa. ANI
Benazir-Musharraf deal might lead Pak to 1971 like situation
Pakistans Religious Affairs Minister Muhammad Ejaz ul Haq has said the country could go back to a 1970-71 like situation if President Pervez Musharraf engineers a deal with Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chief Benazir Bhutto. ANI
Antioxidant could offer miracle cure for wrinkles
Women may soon no longer have to turn to plastic surgery to get rid of those pesky wrinkles, thanks to a researcher at the Hebrew University Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Quality Sciences who has developed a new method to fight wrinkles. ANI
Pepsis Indra Nooyi, the worlds fifth most powerful woman
Pepsico CEO and Indian American Indra Nooyi is the fifth most powerful woman in the world, according to the latest Forbes list on wealthy and powerful women. ANI
Now, get ready for an office and an entertainment centre on four wheels
Boundaries set between work and family life are likely to be eroded further with the introduction of the iCar, an office and entertainment centre on four wheels. ANI
US tactics in Iraq are not working, says Congress report
A U.S. Congress report has cast serious doubts about Americas new military tactics in Iraq, saying that only three out of 18 political and security benchmarks set by the Bush Administration had been met. ANI
Astrologers differ on Musharrafs future
An Indian astrologer thinks that Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf might emerge from his recent troubles, while a British astrologer has predicted that the next two months are the most inauspicious for the General. ANI
Only Pak forces to conduct operation against militants
President Pervez Musharraf has said that only Pakistani forces would conduct operations against suspected militant hideouts in Pakistans tribal areas bordering Afghanistan. ANI
UKs Birmingham set to become `minority white city by 2027
Manchester University demographers have predicted that Britains second biggest city, Birmingham, is likely to become a minority white city in 2027The demographers claimed that the number of white people living presently in Birmingham would be overtaken by other ethnic origins by 2027. ANI
Brit police constables buy doughnuts as punishment for leaving their guns unattended
Policemen at Britains Gatwick Airport had to buy their colleagues doughnuts as punishment for leaving their guns unattended, a tribunal here was told recently. ANI
One in 20 Brit kids think chips grow on farms!
Kids in the UK are so ignorant about the food they eat, that one in 20 of them believe that chips grow on farms. ANI
I will never forget William and Harrys grief, says man who buried Di
The man who buried Diana, Princess of Wales a decade ago will never forget the look of grief on the faces of her sons William and Harry, as well as her former husband Prince Charles. ANI
`UnChristian yoga not for UK toddlers
Tension has surfaced in a community in Somerset, England, after two church priests banned a yoga instructor -- Louise Woodcock -- from using their church halls for instructing toddlers about yoga. Reverend Tim Jones, the vicar of the St. James Church, and Reverend Simon Farrar of the Silver Street Baptist Church, have both described Woodcocks Yum Yum Yoga classes as a sham and unChristian. ANI
DNA transfer between unrelated species more common than thought
Scientists at the University of Rochester and the J. Craig Venter Institute have discovered a copy of the entire genome of the Wolbachia bacterium lurking within the genetic code of fruit flies, suggesting that lateral gene transfer-the movement of genes between unrelated species-may happen much more frequently between bacteria and multi-cellular organisms than previously believed. ANI
I am not a dictator, says Musharraf
President Pervez Musharraf has said that he is not a dictator, and added that Pakistan needed stability in order to overcome its current political problems. ANI
Mirani is PPPs choice as caretaker prime minister
Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has named former Sindh Chief Minister Aftab Shaaban Mirani as the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) candidate for caretaker Prime Minister. ANI
PPP will not support a military ruler, says Benazir
Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has said that she will not support a military ruler, and would not compromise on democratic norms. ANI
Drones odorant receptor that detects queen honeybees identified
University of Illinois entomologists have identified an odorant receptor on the antennae of male drones that allows them to detect a queen honeybee even 60 metres away during a mating flight. ANI
Martian feature only a pit, not a bottomless cavern, reveals HiRISE image
An extremely dark feature on Mars is probably just a pit - not the entrance to a deep cavern that future astronauts could call home, a new image by NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has revealed. ANI
Scientists observe elusive oscillations in Suns corona
A team of US astronomers have for the first time observed elusive oscillations in the Suns corona, known as Alfven waves. ANI
Global warming could make storms more violent, says NASA study
Global warming could make storms more severe and violent, according to a new climate model developed by scientists at NASAs Goddard Institute for Space Studies. ANI
Martial law to be imposed if PPP-government talks fail: Rashid
Pakistans Minister of Railways Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has said that failure of the talks between the government and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) could result in the imposition of martial law in the country. ANI
White Fiat Uno responsible for Dianas death, says French cop
A detective who led the initial probe into Princess Dianas death has claimed that the driver of a mystery white Fiat Uno caused the royals death. ANI
Benazir-Musharraf talks hits roadblock
The ongoing dialogue between the Pakistan Peoples Party chief Benazir Bhutto and Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has been stalled, after the ruling PML (Quami) refused to support a Constitutional amendment to pave the way for Bhutto to become Prime Minister for a third term. ANI
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