PML leader Javed Hashmi released
Acting president of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) Javed Hashmi was today released from Central Jail Kotlakhpat in Lahore in compliance with the Supreme Courts orders. ANI
Afghan civilians killed in NATO air strike
Many Afghan civilians were killed and fifty others wounded in a NATO airstrike in Afghanistans southern Helmand province late on Thursday night. ANI
Pak suicide bomber claims 6 lives, 14 die in pro Taliban-security forces clash
At least six people were killed in a suicide car bomb attack in Parachinar town of the North West Frontier Province and another 14 were killed in security forces and pro-Taliban militants clashes in North Waziristan. ANI
MMA leader predicts Musharrafs imminent downfall
Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) president Qazi Hussain Ahmad has predicted that Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf will be thrown out before the general elections. ANI
Afghanistan again rules out swap of prisoners for S.Koreans release
Afghanistan has reiterated its stand against the trade of Taliban prisoners in exchange for the release of 21 South Koreans held by the rebels in Afghanistans Ghazni Province. ANI
PPP claims it will sweep free and fair polls
The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) is favourite party among the masses and if elections are held in free and fair atmosphere, it would sweep the polls, claimed the partys central information secretary, Sherry Rehman. ANI
Gandhi would have headed for Gaza to free Palestinians had he been alive, says grandson
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi alias Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of the Indian Nation, would have headed for the Gaza Strip and the West Bank to fight for the freedom of Palestinians had he been alive, says his 72-year-old grandson. ANI
Beast of Dartmoor mystery solved
The mystery of a phantom black prowler has been resolved. Its a giant Newfoundland pet dog called Troy. ANI
Edinburgh Festival hosts musical on Jihad
The ongoing Edinburgh Festival has taken the focus on terrorism to another level by hosting a musical on Jihad. ANI
Australians support Haneef, demand review of terror laws
Australians have come out in support of Indian-born doctor Mohammed Haneef at two rallies in Melbourne and Sydney. ANI
Beast of Dartmoor mystery solved
The mystery of a phantom black prowler has been resolved. Its a giant Newfoundland pet dog called Troy. ANI
UK splashes 12k pounds taxpayers money to study how bath towels save from slipping!
Health and safety bureaucrats splashed out 12,000 pounds on a bath towel study to know whether laying them on the bathroom floor makes one more or less likely to trip. ANI
Great-great granny earns MSc degree at 94!
Great-great granny Phyliss Turner has become the oldest person in the world to gain a masters degree at 94. ANI
Wasted Keith Richards almost fell off The Rolling Stones stage
The Rolling Stones rocker Keith Richards was so drunk during the bands recent gig in Helsinki that he almost fell off the stage. ANI
Composition of gas surrounding quasars identified
Two University of Hawaii astronomers have using data from the Hubble Space Telescope, identified what makes at least some quasars shine. ANI
Failed bomber Kafeel Ahmed was interested in Jihadi literature
Kafeel Ahmed, the Bangalore-born engineer who was the face of the foiled terrorist attack in Glasgow in June this year, may have been a shy and nervous student, but was interested in Jihad literature and the plight of the Muslims in Iraq, Afghanistan and Chechnya.This conclusion has been arrived at after police examined his computer and CDs seized from his house in Bangalores Banashankari area, reports The Scotsman. ANI
Australian authorities deny delay in extradition of Dr Death
Australian state and federal authorities have denied deficiencies in extraditing Indian-born rogue surgeon Dr Jayant Patel from the United States on charges of manslaughter. ANI
Doctors operate man on the wrong arm!
An England-based civil engineer was taken aback when he discovered that surgeons at the District General Hospital in Rotherham, South Yorks, had operated him on the wrong arm. ANI
1.43 billion year old microbe fossil supports deep-sea origin of life
Geologists have discovered 1.43 billion-year-old fossils of deep-sea microbes, providing more evidence that life may have originated on the bottom of the ocean. ANI
Astronomers spot supergiant smoking star
An international team of French and Brazilian astronomers have using the European Southern Observatorys (ESOs) Very Large Telescope Interferometer, detected a huge cloud of dust around a star. ANI
US presidential candidates told to tone down diplomatic rhetoric
The US State Department has asked probable presidential candidates to remain silent on sensitive diplomatic issues. ANI
Queensland prosecutors struggling to extradite Dr Death
Prosecutors in Queensland are struggling to extradite disgraced Indian born rogue surgeon Dr Jayant Patel from the United States on charges of manslaughter. ANI
Lake Superior is not only shrinking, but also getting hotter
Lake Superior, the worlds largest freshwater lake, has been shrinking for years-and now it is getting hotter, a new study by US researchers has revealed. ANI
Pak Government writ absent in some tribal areas: Boucher
US Assistant Secretary of State for Central and S. Asian Affairs, Richard Boucher, has said that some tribal areas of Pakistan have ungoverned spaces, where the writ of Islamabad doesnt hold sway. ANI
Bush calls Musharraf to assure him of US respect for Pak sovereignty
President George W Bush has spoken to President Pervez Musharraf, and assured him that the US fully respects Pakistans sovereignty. ANI
Now, own your own flying saucer for 90000 dollars!
Space junkies obsessed with aliens and UFOs can look forward to owning their own flying saucers now. ANI
Saudi wife dumps Osama bin Ladens son
The Saudi wife of Osama bin Ladens son, Omar, has dumped him after his marriage to a British grandmother. ANI
Length of heat waves in Europe has doubled since 1880
The length of heat waves in Europe has doubled and the frequency of extremely hot days has nearly tripled in the past century, according to a new study by Swiss researchers from the University of Bern. ANI
New combustion technology to dramatically reduce global warming emissions
US scientists have designed an experimental gas turbine simulator that is equipped with an ultralow-emissions combustion technology, called the Low Swirl Injector (LSI), and which uses pure hydrogen as a fuel. ANI
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