Pak security agencies put on alert
Pakistan security services have been put on high alert in the wake of the killing of dreaded terrorist Abdullah Mahsud. ANI
Taliban releases 8 S Koreans in Afghanistan: Report
The Taliban today reportedly released eight of the 23 South Koreans held hostage in Afghanistan. ANI
UK PM unveils new security measures
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown today unveiled a series of new measures for the countrys security against future terror attacks. ANI
Jehadis turn UK prisons into terror-training centres
The presence of a large number of terrorists in UK jails has virtually turned them into centres of jihadi madrassas, with hardened terrorists poaching young angry Muslims and turning them into radicals. ANI
Terror training camps at nine locations in North Waziristan, claims US
United States has alleged that terrorists being given training at nine locations in North Waziristan tribal region. Pakistan and United States would act in silence against terrorists in Waziristan, sources said. ANI
Jirga members give up effort to revive peace talks with militants
The inter-tribal jirga tasked with the responsibility of reviving the 10-month-old peace deal between the Pakistan Government and militants in volatile North West Frontier Province (NWFP) has suspended its efforts to revive the agreement. ANI
Benazir-Musharraf talks focused on four points: Sources
Sources in the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) have revealed that the ongoing dialogue between the close aides of President Pervez Musharraf and Benazir Bhutto is focused on four points. ANI
Hefner not yet ready for diaper duty
It seems that Playboy boss Hugh Hefner is not ready for the diaper duty as yet. ANI
First time images of little known deer species captured in wild
Biologists in Laos have for the first time captured images of a little known deer species, the large antlered muntiac, in the wild. ANI
Pak support to US since 9/11 worth nine billion dollars
To secure the support of Pakistan in the global war on terror, the US has given nine billion dollars to Islamabad since 9/11, as compared to 12.6 billion dollars given between 1954 and 2002. ANI
Lunar tourism threatens erasing Neil Armstrongs small step
The sanctity of the first moon landing site is being threatened by the dawn of a new race to put tourists in space, according to Dr Beth OLeary, a space heritage archaeologist from New Mexico State University. ANI
US action against al Qaeda in Pakistan is necessary: Experts
Former American counter-terrorism experts feel that the US action against al Qaeda leaders Osama bin Laden and Ayman Al Zawahri in Pakistan is necessary. ANI
UFOs pay the Bards hometown a visit
William Shakespeares hometown Stratford-Upon-Avon was brought to a standstill for a half and hour when UFOs were spotted hovering in the sky. ANI
Militants running a parallel state in Pakistan: Benazir
Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has sought help of British parliamentarians for restoration of democracy in Pakistan, saying it was fast slipping into the hands of militants. ANI
Learn about software and safe sex from todays Girl Guides
Gone are the times when Girl Guides only trained in making bed sewing and lighting fire as special interest activities, for modern days guide have started to include information on computer software and sex, to make itself relevant in the current scenario. ANI
Booze bender leaves banker with £105,805. 28 bill!
A well-heeled businessman landed with a bar receipt for 105,805 pounds after he treated a group of friends to a sumptuous night out at one of Londons most expensive nightclubs. ANI
Prince Andrew rapped for blowing £6k to jet to golf tournament
Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, has been slammed for spending 6000 pounds of taxpayers money to fly to a golf tournament. ANI
Blair convinced Musharraf to stop supporting terrorism in India after 9/11 (Amended)
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair was reportedly rushed to Islamabad by George W Bush immediately after 9/11 to convince General Pervez Musharraf to stop supporting the Taliban and terrorism in India. ANI
Every minute, 42 workers commit an e-mail gaffe!
Every minute that goes by, 42 workers in the UK will be left red-faced with embarrassment having sent a wrong or mortifying email, a survey has found. ANI
Men lose a year of their life just waiting for their women!
Men are sure to be horrified when they find out that they spend almost a year of their lives cooling their heels while waiting for their better halves. ANI
Scientists unravel secrets of geckos, mosquitoes switchable adhesion
Ever wondered how geckos stick to a vertical incline and move away effortlessly at the slightest provocation, or how mosquitoes cling on to ceilings and walls and fly away at the slightest hint of danger. The trick, as a team of scientists from the Universities of Sheffield (UK) and Bayreuth found, is in switchable adhesion. ANI
Meet the four-year old go-karting whiz
Hes not yet out of night nappies and cant cycle without stabilisers, but at the age of four, Ben Kasperczak has become the youngest sponsored go-kart ace in Britain. ANI
Bedtime stories baffle parents
Leave alone kids, even 1 in 10 parents dont quite get what that favourite bedtime story is all about. ANI
US, Pak have an opportunity to build a long-term relationship: Expert
An American expert on contemporary conflicts has said that both the United States and Pakistan have, for the first time, an opportunity to build a long-term US-Pakistan relationship. ANI
Woollen clothing that changes colour to protect against UV rays
Strolling in the sun may soon become a favourite winter activity among people thanks to Australian researchers who have developed woollen clothing which not only changes its colour, but also protects against harmful effects of ultraviolet (UV) rays. ANI
Heres why people feel guilty
Ever wonder why you feel guilty? Well, thats the question that psychologists have found the answer to. ANI
Evidence of 2nd Black Hole in Milky Way
Ten hypervelocity stars found shooting away from the centre of the Milky Way has strengthened astronomers beliefs that the centre of our galaxy hosts a colossal Black Hole. ANI
BBC to train its staff to be honest
The BBC has begun a mandatory new training programme to teach honesty to its staff. ANI
Nuclear energy is green compared to conventional renewable energy sources
Renewable energy wrecks environment and building enough wind farms, damming enough rivers, and growing enough biomass to meet global energy demands will absolutely devastate nature, according to a new study by a Rockefeller University researcher. ANI
LeT chiefs brother arrested on criminal charges
Muhammad Masood, the brother of Hafiz Saeed, the chief of the Jamaat-ud Dawa, also known as the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) till 2002, arrested in Boston on federal immigration fraud charges, but bailed out later. ANI
Russians to dive below North Pole to search for their Arctic territory
Russia has decided to send an explorative team in a mini-submarine to explore the ocean floor below the North Pole and find evidence to support its claims to Arctic territory.According to the BBC, the team, which will include two parliamentarians and veteran explorer Artur Chilingarov, plan to dive 14,000 feet below the Arctic Ocean this Sunday. ANI
Sperm feel need for speed, especially in promiscuous primates
A new study has found that sperm also feel the need to speed and race with other sperm. ANI
Howard admits to addressing Australian Parliament when drunk
Australias second longest serving Prime Minister, John Howard, has admitted to being drunk while addressing the countrys Parliament after losing leadership of the Liberal Party to Andrew Peacock in 1989. ANI
Soon, download songs by singing to PCs
The day is not far when people will just have to sing their favourite songs to their personal computers in order to activate search requests for the tracks and their download, say researchers. ANI
Bhutto determined to end military rule in Pak
Former Prime Minister Benajir Bhutto has confirmed that she is still holding talks with the Musharraf regime over ending the armys interference in politics. ANI
One in 30 Brits are descendants of 18th and 19th century Oz convicts
One in 30 Brits are descendants of 18th and 19th century Australian convicts, according to the web site ancestry.co.uk., and believe it or not, Australias Prime MInister, John Howard, is a descendant of convicts from his paternal and maternal side. ANI
Iraq-like attacks likely in Pakistan, says FIA
Militants in the tribal areas of Pakistan bordering Afghanistan are planning Iraq-style suicide car bombings, capable of destroying everything within 500 metres, said Federal Investigative Agency (FIA) sources. ANI
Blair convinced Musharraf to stop supporting terrorism in India after 9/11
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair was reportedly rushed to Islamabad by George W Bush immediately after 9/11 to convince General Pervez Musharraf to stop supporting the Taliban and terrorism in India. ANI
NASAs Chandra observes piranha black holes in young galaxy clusters
NASAs Chandra X ray Observatory has observed supermassive black holes growing more rapidly in young galaxy clusters. ANI
Essex schoolboy, three others found guilty of terrorism offences
A schoolboy and three other students who recruited him, have been found guilty of terrorism offences. ANI
Scientists unveil the face of newly encoded memory
Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have made a breakthrough in the fulfilment of a century-old dream of neuroscientists to visualize a memory by capturing, for the first time, images of the changes in brain cell connections following a common form of learning. ANI
US Senate committee to hear presentation on Pakistans future
A United States Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee is meeting in Washington on Wednesday to hear a presentation on Pakistans Future: Building Democracy or Fuelling Extremism, according to the Washington Daybook. ANI
Tibet warming at twice global average, says study
The Tibetan plateau is heating up by 0.3 C each decade, more than twice the worldwide average, according to a new study conducted by the Tibet Meteorological Bureau. ANI
Haneefs lawyer wants charge against him amended
The charge against Indian born doctor Mohamed Haneef should be immediately amended because it is filled with technical inaccuracies, his lawyers have demanded. ANI
Chance, not natural selection, gave Homo sapiens their elegant skulls
Chance rather than natural selection gave Homo sapiens (modern humans) their elegant skulls, according to a new study by a team of anthropologists from the University of California, Davis. ANI
Rocket attacks hit Bannu City in NWFP
At least 50 causalities were reported from Bannu City of North West Frontier Province when unidentified militants fired rockets from a nearby hillock. ANI
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