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July 16, 2007

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Bollywood horror flick Phoonk all set for release

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International News for July 16, 2007

US plans to give aid to Pak tribal areas may fuel Islamic hostility
Plans by the United States to pour 750 million dollars as aid into Pakistans tribal areas over the next five years, could fuel Islamic hostility, official sources in Ghanalai, Pakistan, were quoted by the New York Times as saying. ANI

Bush to take military action in Waziristan soon: US political analyst
US political analyst Bill Kristol has predicted that President George W. Bush will take military action in Waziristan over the next few weeks or months to disrupt the sanctuary of al Qaeda there. ANI

UK-US bomb plotter Barot fighting for his life after prisoners attack
Dhiren Barot, the Dirty Bomb plotter was last night fighting for his life after fellow prisoners doused him with boiling oil and water. ANI

WW II Gurkha hero now wants his Victoria Cross back
World War II Gurkha hero Tul Bahadur Pun is now trying to get his Victoria Cross back from the British authorities, who took it away from him 30 years ago on the pretext that it required safekeeping. ANI

Blair networks with the rich and famous ahead of joining lucrative lecture circuit
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has been networking with the rich and famous most powerful people - as he prepares for the lucrative lecture circuit. ANI

Terror groups with anti-India agenda in Pak must be confronted: US expert
Terror groups, which had earlier received sanctuary and support within Pakistan for their anti-India agendas, should now be confronted, an US expert on South Asia has said. ANI

The 237 reasons why people have sex!
It is not just about love and passion but psychologists have identified 237 new reasons including boredom and spirituality for men and women to want to make love. ANI

Pak Government-NWFP militants truce collapsed as it did not work the way Musharraf and US wanted: Stephen Hadley
US National Security Adviser Stephen J. Hadley has said that the 10-month-long truce between the Pakistan Government and militants in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas ( FATA) in North Waziristan collapsed, as it did not work out the way President Pervez Musharraf and Washington wanted. ANI

Haneef to be detained again for failing character test
Hours after Mohammad Haneef, a practicing doctor of Indian origin, was granted bail by an Australian court in connection with the failed UK terror plot case, the immigration officials are preparing to take him into custody for failing the character test. ANI

PizzaExpress is the most veggie food chain
Pizza restaurant chain PizzaExpress has been named the most vegan-friendly food chain by PETA. ANI

George Bush loves to dine on cheeseburger pizza
Theres nothing that US President George W Bush likes to sink his teeth into at dinner than a cheeseburger pizza. ANI

An UAV buzzed over Islamabad before Ghazi was killed
A Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) is said have hovered over Islamabad on the night of July 8, two days before Lal Masjid deputy cleric Abdul Rashid Ghazi was killed. ANI

UK troop casualty rate in Afghanistan may surpass WWII levels
The casualty rate of British soldiers killed or seriously injured in Afghanistan is about to pass that suffered by British troops during the Second World War. he casualty rate in the most dangerous regions of the country is approaching 10 per cent, and senior officers were quoted by The Telegraph as saying that it will ultimately pass the 11 per cent experienced by British soldiers at the height of the conflict 60 years ago. ANI

Final Potter book sets record on Amazon with 2m pre-orders
Online retailer Amazon shows just how much fans want to get their hands on the seventh and last Harry Potter book by revealing that a staggering 2 million people worldwide have already pre-ordered it. ANI

Former Bangladesh premier Sheikh Hasina arrested
The military-led joint forces on Monday morning detained former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after cordoning off her private residence for over three hours. ANI

Pak-based group guiding al-Qaeda in Iraq: Gates
Calling al-Qaeda a franchise organisation, US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has said the terror outfit in Iraq is being guided by the Osama-led group based in western parts of Pakistan. ANI

Eighth World Hindi Conference calls for globalisation of Hindi language
The three-day eigth World Hindi Conference has concluded here with an appeal to India to make a concerted effort to mobilize other nations towards giving recognition to Hindi as the seventh official language of the United Nations. ANI

Afghan menace may lead to Islamist forces seizing power in Pak: UK papers
The failure of the military campaign in Afghanistan may lead to Islamist forces grabbing power in Pakistan, Britains senior generals have warned. ANI

Musharraf suffers from messiah complex: Terrorism expert
Pakistans President General Pervez Musharraf is suffering from a Messiah complex, due to which he will be loath to relinquish any of his powers, CNNs terrorism expert Peter Bergen has written in an article. ANI

Pakistan demands compensation from NATO over civilians killing
A Pakistani delegation, which is visiting the North Atlantic Territory Organisation (NATO) headquarters here, has demanded compensation for the killing of civilians during strike missions against terrorists along the countrys border areas with Afghanistan. ANI

Karzais pardon of teen suicide bomber, a message to Pak not to train its young for such missions
Afgahnistan President Hamid Karzais decision to pardon a teenaged Taleban suicide bomber and pay him 2,000 dollars to travel home to Pakistan, is a message to that country not to deceive the children of people and encourage them to carry out suicide attacks in the neighbourhood. ANI

Musharraf suffers from messiah complex: Terrorism expert
Pakistans President General Pervez Musharraf is suffering from a Messiah complex, due to which he will be loath to relinquish any of his powers, CNNs terrorism expert Peter Bergen has written in an article. ANI

Haneefs counsel blasts Australias anti-terror laws
Stephen Keim, the counsel for Mohammed Haneef, who was today granted bail in connection with the failed UK terror plot case, has criticised Australias tough anti-terror laws. ANI

Briton becomes first person to swim at North Pole
A 36-year-old Londoner has acquired the unique record of becoming the first to swim at the North Pole. ANI

Qaeda prisoners could top the 1000 mark in UK by 2012
British prison bosses have said that the number of al-Qaeda terrorists held in UK prisons could top 1,000 by 2012. ANI

Osamas son says hes very happy with his Cheshire grandmum wife
Osama bin Ladens son Omar has expressed happiness at marrying eccentric Cheshire grandmother of three, Jane Felix Browne. ANI

Haneefs bail not a setback: Australias Deputy PM
Australian Deputy Prime Minister Mark Vaile today said that the granting of bail to Mohammed Haneef, a practicing doctor of Indian origin who is facing charges in connection to the failed UK terror plot, is not a setback. ANI

Naseeruddin Shah starrer Khuda Kay Liye premieres in Karachi, draws rave reviews
The much awaited Bollywood flick Khuda Kay Liye (In The Name of God), directed by Shoaib Mansoor, premiered on Sunday night at Karachis Prince Cinema. ANI

Lal Masjid assault was originally planned for Feb.10
Plans for storming the Lal Masjid and the Jamia Hafsa were orginally scheduled for February 10, but the move was blocked by saner elements, who then had anticipated the possibility of a monumental human tragedy had it been carried out. ANI

Musharraf to chair high-level security meeting on NWFP violence
President General Pervez Musharraf will preside over a high-level security meeting on Monday to draw up a plan to counter the increasing number of attacks on security forces in the countrys North West Frontier Province (NWFP) and the tribal areas. ANI

45 dead, 108 injured in suicide bombings in Paks Swat and Dera Ismail Khan areas
The militant-promised backlash in response to the army operation on the Lal Masjid in Islamabad has so far resulted in the death of 45 people and injuries to 108, most of them victims of suicide bombings in the Swat and Dera Ismail Khan areas of the countrys North West Frontier Province (NWFP) ANI

CardioVascular BioTherapeutics to Provide Clinical Trial Details on July 19 Conference Call
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Free Download Attached to This Release: Full Phatt Remix of Sa Dingding - First Chinese Singer/Songwriter to Break into Western Market
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Half of World's Ten Fastest Supercomputers Leverage Force10 Networks High Performance Switches
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