Musharraf exudes confidence of being re-elected in uniform by present assemblies
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf today said that he would be re-elected as countrys next president with uniform by the present assemblies. ANI
Real-life Brokovich lifts cudgels against mining giant Down Under
US environment campaigner Erin Brockovich will study a case filed by West Australian residents against the mining concern, Alcoa, which has its alumina refinery in the country. ANI
Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina files two more writ petitions
Detained former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has filed two more writ petitions with the Dhaka High Court, challenging the governments move to try her in connection with a Taka five crore extortion case under the Emergency Powers Rules, and to submit her wealth status. ANI
Bangladesh Government calls for national drive against floods
The chief adviser of the interim government in Bangladesh, Dr.Fakhruddin Ahmed, has issued an impassioned appeal to citizens to come to the aid of flood victims in the country. ANI
Pak tribal elders, FATA parliamentarians opt out of Kabul Jirga
Some Pakistani tribal elders and parliamentarians representing the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) have said they will not attend this weeks joint Peace Jirga in Kabul. ANI
Karzai has bad news for Bush at Camp David
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai is scheduled to meet US President George Bush at Camp David, but the two-day meet will see the US leadership and his strategists preparing a new blueprint for Kabul, beginning from the scratch. ANI
Now, just spray the anthrax away
An Australian company is developing an antibody laden gel that can be sprayed onto walls, ceilings and floors, and scrapped off afterwards, making anthrax scare a safer and less messy affair to deal with. ANI
Condom talk still embarrasses most Brits
Britain may be a highly sexualised society, but Britons still arent still comfortable about discussing condoms with their partners, a new study has revealed. ANI
Musharraf would emerge as public leader even without uniform: Nilofar
Expressing her confidence in President Pervez Musharraf, former Pakistani Women Development Minister Nilofar Bakhtiyar has said that he would emerge as a public leader even without his uniform. ANI
Most motorists cannot read a map!
They may be adept at driving, but most drivers are at a lost when it comes to reading a map. ANI
Sharif doesnt need govts permission to return: PML
Pakistan Muslim League (PML) president Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has said that former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif does not require the governments permission to return home. ANI
Brits are the least friendly fliers
If people could pick whom they would sit besides on flights, the majority would not choose the British. ANI
UK troops to remain in Afghanistan for at least 38 years, says brigadier
A British commander has predicted that British troops will remain in war-ravaged Afghanistan for at least 38 years. ANI
Worlds largest Thermometer Camera to shed light on evolution after Big Bang
The worlds largest bolometer camera for sub-millimetre astronomy has been put into service at the 12-m APEX telescope, located on the 5100m high Chajnantor plateau in the Chilean Andes. ANI
UK parents dont want Allah to teach their kids handwriting!
British parents in West Yorkshire have expressed anger at a teacher for telling ten-year-olds to copy the Muslim prayer -- There is no God but Allah. ANI
Musharraf wants people to keep guessing on his meeting with Benazir
Refusing to give details of his meeting with former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in Abu Dhabi last month, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf told the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leaders to let the people keep guessing about it. ANI
Nearly 5 in 10 UK Asians would not marry non-Asians
Forty-four percent of Asians living in Britain, and aged between 16 and 34, would marry someone from the Asian community, compared to just nine per cent of white respondents, a survey has said. ANI
Soccer star George Bests Rolls Royce not good enough for Omar bin Ladens wife
The late England and Manchester United football star, George Best, is said to have come close to having a sexual romp with Jane Felex-Browne, the British housewife who recently wed Osama bin Ladens son, Omar, but was dumped by her after attempting to have sex with her in his Rolls-Royce. ANI
Nectar feeding bats burn sugar faster than any other mammal on Earth
Nectar-feeding bats burn sugar faster than any other mammal on Earth - and three times faster than even top-class athletes - says a new study published online in the British Ecological Societys journal Functional Ecology. ANI
Benazir says street protests to oust Musharraf can lead to martial law
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chief Benazir Bhutto has warned that street protests to oust President Pervez Musharraf could give him the opportunity to declare martial law in the country. ANI
PML has a better candidate than Musharraf for President
Citing President Pervez Musharrafs re-election in uniform as undemocratic and immoral, Pakistan Muslim League (PML) vice president Kabir Ali Wasti has said the PML has capable and suitable candidates other than Musharraf for the post of President. ANI
Pubs bring in freshly mown grass to mask sweat and stale beer odour
Dont be surprised when you find the stale whiff of alcohol and cigarette missing from the air in pubs, for bar managers have found a way to mask the unpleasant smell. ANI
Most Brits want Camilla to stay away from Di memorial service
As Princess Dianas tenth death anniversary draws near, a new poll has found that a majority of people still think that it would be inappropriate for Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, to attend the memorial service for the late royal. ANI
Study links sunspot abundance to heavy rainfall in East Africa
A joint team of British and US researchers have discovered that plentiful sunspots and periods of heavy rain in East Africa are co-related. ANI
General Musharraf to be Mr Musharraf by year-end: PML
Pakistan Muslim League Secretary General Mushahid Hussain has said that President General Pervez Musharraf would doff his uniform by the end of the year. ANI
Kate Moss, multi-culture and chavs sum up UK
UKs modern identity can now easily be summed up in just three things - Kate Moss, multicultural society and chavs, a new survey has revealed. ANI
US Sword robots make Iraq first remote controlled battlefield in the world
US forces have deployed robots equipped with automatic weapons in Iraq, making it the first combat zone in the world to witness battlefield use of machines capable of waging war by remote control. ANI
Benazir willing to work with Musharraf conditionally
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has categorically said she has no issues about working with President Pervez Musharraf in the same government, if their respective powers are balanced. ANI
Musharrafs re-election likely on Sept 15
The ruling Pakistan Muslim League (Quami) has reportedly fixed September 15 as the date for President Pervez Musharrafs re-election from the existing assemblies. ANI
Oz uranium supplies to India inevitable given its emerging 21st century giant status: Expert
The Australian governments decision to allow uranium sales to India is generating quite a bit of controversy here. ANI
Haneefs family wants to sue Australian Govt: Russo
Indian doctor Mohamed Haneefs lawyer Peter Russo has said that his clients family wants to sue the Australian Government over the failed terror charge against him. ANI
A tweak of the nose can make women behave like men
A new study has revealed that the epicentre of sex-specific behaviour in many species may be a small sensory organ found in the noses of all terrestrial vertebrates except higher primates. ANI
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