Musharraf, Benazir held meeting in Abu Dhahbi: Pak daily
Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf and former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto held a meeting here, sources said. ANI
US challenge: To make Musharraf the best dictator
One of the biggest challenges facing U.S. foreign policy today is how to make Pakistans military ruler, Pervez Musharraf, the best dictator he can be, an article appearing in the Time magazine. ANI
US military sales to Pak should focus on counter-terrorism goals: Schaffer
American military sales to Pakistan should focus on equipment that will help the latter deal with its vital counter-terrorism goals, and not on general defence upgrading, an expert on South Asian affairs has said. ANI
Pak may enter more unsettled and perilous phase: Guardian
With the growing clout of militants in Pakistans tribal areas and the backlash from the Lal Masjid episode, Pakistan is about to enter an even more unsettled and perilous phase, the Guardian reports. ANI
Musharraf in no hurry for deal with Benazir: Paper
Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto is still waiting for President General Pervez Musharrafs nod to their proposed power-sharing deal, but the latter seems to be in no hurry. ANI
European Commission provides €15 million for conflict victims,refugees in Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
The European Commission has allocated a €15 million humanitarian package to help conflict-affected people in Sri Lanka and Lankan refugees in Tamil Nadu. ANI
18 per cent minority voters name missing from NWFP electoral list
All Pakistan Minorities Alliance (APMA) NWFP President Prince Javed claimed that the names of about 18 per cent eligible voters belonging to minorities are missing in the computerised electoral lists in NWFP. ANI
Hillary wants Pak Army to accompany US troops in tribal region
US Democratic presidential candidate and New York Senator Hillary Clinton has rejected suggestions of a unilateral US strike in Pakistans tribal region, American troops should accompany Pakistan troops. ANI
No immunity for Altaf in UK: British Foreign Secretary
New British Foreign Secretary David Miliband on his first visit to Pakistan said that the Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) leader Altaf Hussain does not enjoy immunity against prosecution. ANI
No military solution to Kashmir dispute: Observers
An International Kashmir Peace Conference, sponsored by the Kashmiri-American Council, has called for a peaceful and democratic resolution of the Kashmir issue with involvement of people in the region. ANI
Greer derides Diana as devious and disturbingly neurotic
Australian-born writer Germaine Greer, widely regarded as one of the most significant feminist voices of the 20th century, has taken a pot-shot at Princess Diana, describing the late British royal as devious, slow and disturbingly neurotic. ANI
Popes secretary warns of Europes Islamisation
Pope Benedict XVIs private secretary has warned of the Islamisation of Europe and demanded that the Continents Christian roots not to be ignored. ANI
Australia says no sale of uranium to Pakistan
Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer today said that there is no prospect of exporting uranium to Pakistan. ANI
Australias Labour Party calls for external review of Haneefs case
The Australian Government should immediately set up an external review into the handling of Indian born doctor Mohamed Haneefs case, says federal Labours legal affairs spokesman. ANI
UK Lib Dem `stripper councillor in midst of a party row
Liberal Democrat councillor Myrna Bushell is in the midst of a major party row, which has led to the resignation of three other councillors. ANI
Shrimp shells to heal wounds in space
NASA will put a biopolymer produced from shrimp shells that has proved invaluable in treating wounded soldiers to test aboard the space shuttle Endeavour, this August. ANI
Pak Government policies behind Talibanisation of Pashtoons
The recent Pakistan Government policies are pushing the Pashtoons into the laps of Taliban, which is bound to have serious repercussions, said former President Farooq Ahmed Khan Leghari. ANI
UK soccer star Rooney to launch new PC game
England soccer star and the Worried About Ray rockers -- The Hoosiers -- have teamed up to launch a new computer football game called FIFA 08. ANI
China flouts Dalai Lamas ruling, forces horse festival participants to wear Tibetan fur robes
Participants in the traditional Yushu Horse Festival of Tibet are being forced to wear traditional Tibetan fur-trimmed robes by the Chinese, something that the Dalai Lama has forbidden. ANI
US zoologists use e-egg to incubate threatened African bird
US scientists at the Smithsonians National Zoo have used an electronic egg to properly incubate a threatened African bird species. ANI
Sikh grandmom, son plotted honour killing of wife who had an affair
A 70-year-old Sikh grandmother and her son have been convicted for the murder of the sons wife for having an affair. ANI
Sikh grandmom, son plotted honour killing of wife who had an affair
A 70-year-old Sikh grandmother and her son have been convicted for the murder of the sons wife for having an affair. ANI
US had no access to AQ Khan: Burns
The US had no personal access to Dr AQ Khan, although it keeps pressing Pakistan on that point, said Under Secretary of State Nicholas Burns. ANI
South Korean hostage in Taliban captivity pleads for her release
A South Korean woman, who has been held hostage by the Taliban, with 21 others in Afghanistans Ghazni Province, has pleaded for help to secure their release. ANI
Worlds largest Sub-millimetre telescope to open its eye in 2013
Five North American and one European institution have created a consortium to oversee the building of the 25-meter sub-millimetre telescope on a high elevation in Chile. ANI
7/7 bombers widow still prays for him
The widow of the ringleader of the July 7, 2005 suicide bombings still prays for her husband who, she believes, was a good man until he was brainwashed. ANI
Haneef released, but will stay in residential detention
Indian born doctor Mohamed Haneef will be released from immigration custody, but will stay in residential detention at his Gold Coast home, said Australian Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews. ANI
US should push for restoring democracy in Pakistan: Expert
The US should push for restoring democracy in Pakistan by holding free and fair elections and reducing the armys role in domestic politics, a leading South Asia expert has said. ANI
US reiterates that strikes in Pakistan still an option
US Special Forces would enter Pakistan to destroy the Al Qaeda network if specific intelligence is gathered about an impending terrorist strike against America, said a senior Pentagon official. ANI
Musharraf told Kerry that he would give up his uniform
John Kerry who is heading a Senate hearing on Pakistans future, has claimed that President Pervez Musharraf told him personally that he will live up to his promise and give up his uniform. ANI
Musharrafs action in tribal areas being observed: US State Department
Violent extremists in the tribal areas of Pakistan are a threat to President Pervez Musharraf as well as to the United States, and the Bush Administration will see what course the General decides to follow to counter this emerging threat, said US State Department spokesman Sean McCormack ANI
New type of bacteria that harvests light into energy discovered
Penn State University researchers have discovered a new type of bacteria with light-harvesting antennae, which are capable of transforming light into chemical energy. ANI
Catastrophic earthquake likely in the Middle East
Lebanese geologists from the National Centre for Geophysical Research in Beirut have found in an underwater geophysical survey that the fault responsible for the AD 551 massive earthquake that devastated the coast of Phoenicia moves every 1500 years. ANI
U.S. to announce nuclear exception for India
U.S. Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice is expected to announce an arrangement today that will help India build its nuclear fuel repository. ANI
US astronauts were allowed to fly drunk, reveals NASA panel
US astronauts were allowed to fly even though they were so drunk that they posed a risk to flight safety, a NASA investigative panel has revealed. ANI
Scientists get a better understanding of killer electrons in space
A joint research by ESA, Canadian astronomers and US has helped in having a better understanding of killer electrons. ANI
Pre-dinosaur fossils reveal pattern of animal evolution on Earth
Fossil remains of trilobites that went extinct some 250 million years ago, reveal the pattern of early animal evolution on Earth, according to a new study published in todays issue of the journal science. ANI
Case against Haneef on the verge of collapse
Indian born doctor Mohamed Haneef will have to wait for a few more hours to find out if the terrorism charges against him are dropped. ANI
Large quantities of ozone depleting chemicals discovered in Antarctic atmosphere
British researchers from the Universities of Leeds and East Anglia and the British Antarctic Survey have discovered large quantities of ozone-depleting chemicals in the Antarctic atmosphere. ANI
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