Aids pour in Bangladesh, as death toll figure swells
The official death toll in Thursday nights cyclonic storm in Bangladesh has crossed over 3, 000, as aid and relief workers continue to help thousands of families displaced by cyclone Sidr. ANI
Musharraf or nor Musharraf, Bhutto will need the military to come back to power: Time
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto may appear to have washed her hands off President General Pervez Musharraf, but if a report in the Time magazine is anything to go by, she will have to play ball with another general of the Pakistan Army if she wants to be the Prime Minister of her country for a third time. ANI
Benazir, US ambassador visit Geo News offices in Karachi
U.S. Ambassador in Pakistan, N W Patterson and Pakistan Peoples Party chairperson Benazir Bhutto Monday visited Geo News offices here. ANI
Sindh caretaker CM, 14-member cabinet sworn in
Caretaker Chief Minister of Sindh, Justice (Rtd) Abdul Qadir Halepoto, and his 14-member caretaker cabinet were sworn-in on Monday at the Governor House here. ANI
Pak newspaper editors, lawyers demands end of emergency, ban on Geo and other news channels
The Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) and lawyers today called for a free media and free and fair elections and a lifting of the 16-day-old state of emergency. ANI
NRI who saved a New York psychologist now desparately needs a job
Six weeks ago, one time Manhattan cook Amarjit Singh saved psychologist Susan Barrons life by staving off a stabber, but today he is without a job, and desparately needs help. ANI
Hollywood actors unanimously praise Bollywood
Indians are not the only people crazy about their glittery song and dance movies. Hollywood action heroes too are spellbound by the charm of Indian film industry. ANI
Commonwealth summit to debate Paks membership post-emergency
The biennial Commonwealth Summit in Ugandan capital, Kampala is likely to decide whether Pakistan is to be thrown out of the Commonwealth because of President Pervez Musharrafs refusal to rescind the state of emergency he declared on November 3. ANI
UK spy masters love to relax with rock music
Britains spy masters like nothing better than to relax to a bit of rock music. ANI
Negroponte was tougher on Benazir than Musharraf, claims sources
US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte was tougher on former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, and what he told to President General Pervez Musharraf was a public posture directed more to placate home audience, particularly the media which has become extremely hostile to the steps taken by Musharraf, sources have revealed. ANI
MMA, PPP to boycott Pak election commission meeting
The Muttahida Majalis Amal (MMA) and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) have announced that they will not attend the meeting of the Election Commission of Pakistan that will be held in Islamabad today. ANI
Journalist Hayatullah Khans widow murdered
The widow of Journalist Hayatullah Khan, killed last year, died on Saturday morning by a bomb planted next to her bedroom outside her home in Mir Ali, in the tribal Area of North Waziristan. ANI
UK counter-terror advisor slams Government detention plan
A key anti-terror advisor has criticised the British Governments plans to increase detention without charge. ANI
Shutting down Pak TV channels is unconstitutional: Iftikhar Chaudhry
Deposed Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said that the closing down of Geo News and ARY TV channels is unconstitutional as it violates Article 19 of the Constitution, which, according to him, is still in place. ANI
Will Benazir succeed in distancing herself from Musharraf?
Speculations are rife that former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto may distance herself from President General Pervez Musharraf, but the larger question is that will she or can she succeed in doing so? ANI
Pak SC dismisses 5 out of 6 challenges against Musharrafs presidential election
Pakistan Supreme Court on Monday dismissed five out of the six petitions challenging President General Pervez Musharrafs candidature in the controversial October 6 presidential election. ANI
William brands brother Harry the official Royal gooseberry!
British royal Prince Harry has been dubbed the official Royal gooseberry by none other than older brother Prince William. ANI
Benazir happy with Negropontes message to Musharraf
Former Pakistan premier Benazir Bhutto has said that she was satisfied with the message US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte conveyed to President General Pervez Musharraf. ANI
Musharraf intensifies campaign against perceived dual threats
President General Pervez Musharraf is said to have intensified his campaign against what he perceives as dual threats to his government-- the free-flow of information through media and a growing Islamic insurgency. ANI
Santas ho ho ho may soon be insulting for women!
Santas traditional ho ho ho greeting may be extinct in Australia, because it sounds too much like the American slang for a hooker. ANI
Caretaker government installed to rig Pak polls: PTI
Asserting that the caretaker government was unacceptable to the Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI), its acting chief Hamid Khan has said that the Muhammadmian Soomro led government has been installed to rig the general elections. ANI
Pak IB Minister terms Shia-Sunni clash as unfortunate
Pakistans Information and Broadcasting Minister Nisar A Memon has termed the clashes between Shia-Sunni Muslims in Parachinar, the capital of Kurram agency in Pakistans Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), which left nearly 100 people dead, as the most unfortunate. ANI
New mums increasingly following Breast is best message
The Breast is Best message is getting through to new moms in the UK, as the number of mothers breastfeeding their babies has grown by almost a third in the past five years, a new survey revealed. ANI
Pak nationals demonstrate outside White House against emergency rule
Scores of Pakistani nationals staged a demonstration outside the White House, demanding restoration of a constitutional government in Pakistan, which is currently under an emergency rule. ANI
Australia requires 7,200 doctors to ease shortfall in medicare by 2013
Australia is currently gripped by a shortage of doctors, so much so that over 12 million people are faced with the prospect of not receiving adequate access to primary care. ANI
Chaudhrys may block Azizs return as Pak PM
The Chaudhrys of Gujrat are reportedly leaving no stone unturned to ensure that former Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz does not return to his office in 2008. ANI
Maoist insurgency sees 504 percent increase in Nepal student population in Australia
The number of Nepalese students seeking admission to universities in Australia is increasing by leaps and bounds. ANI
Nail biting costs UK tax payer 100, 000 pounds
There are many excuses for not holding down a job, but in Britain, nail biting has become one such extraordinary reason for not being employed, and this is adding to costs on the tax payers front. ANI
Jemima Khan joins protest against emergency in Pak
Jemima Khan, ex-wife of Pakistani cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan, joined hands with people who were protesting outside the Pakistan High Commission to press their demand for the release of all political detainees in Pakistan. ANI
Number 13 really is lotterys unluckiest number!
Number 13 really does seem to be unlucky when it comes to the lottery, for it has appeared fewer times than any other ball in the UKs National Lottery. ANI
US must act to protect Pak nuke assets: Experts
The US must not wait for Pakistan nuclear weapons to fall into wrong hands. Rather it must take pre-emptive action to secure it, two experts have advocated. ANI
Bush misjudged Musharraf as a democratic reformer, say critics
Critics feel that US President George W. Bush misjudged his Pakistani counterpart General Pervez Musharraf, whom he once called a man of courage and vision, and now he is backing away from the military leader. ANI
UN must avoid passing of new resolution that will undermine Iran-IAEA cooperation
Cooperation between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will suffer a setback if the U.N. Security Council issues a new resolution against Tehran, warned Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad-Ali Hosseini. ANI
US may enlist Pak tribes to combat al Qaeda
The US military has proposed the enlisting of tribal leaders to contain the Taliban and al Qaeda, senior US military officials have revealed. ANI
Pak rejects Negropontes demand to lift emergency
The Musharraf regime has rejected US Deputy Secretary of State John Negropontes demand to lift the state of emergency in Pakistan. ANI
Musharraf hints at holding elections on January 8
Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has declared that general elections could be held on January 8 next year. ANI
Indias Charles Correa to design `Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown in Lisbon
Indian architect Charles Correa has been appointed as designer of the Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown, a 26,000-square meter research centre. ANI
Musharraf, Sharif may meet in Riyadh on Tuesday
Speculation is rife that President General Pervez Musharraf will hold a meeting with former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in Riyadh on Tuesday, with the Saudis playing the mediators. ANI
WFP rushes emergency food to cyclone-battered Bangladesh
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has begun distributing high-energy biscuits to devastated villages and shelters in the southern coastal regions of Bangladesh hit last night by Cyclone Sidr. ANI
US aid may now be directly linked with Paks success in combating militants
US Defence Department officials are reportedly mulling over a plan to overhaul the system of US military aid to Pakistan. ANI
Red Crescent fears death toll in cyclone-hit Bangladesh may cross 10,000
The death toll in the cyclone-hit country may cross 10,000, according to the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society. ANI
MIT Launches New Global Innovation Initiative
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MIT and India to Create Health Science and Technology Institute
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Momentive Performance Materials Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2007 Results
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Mobile Entertainment Forum Announces Speaker Lineup at MEF LIVE 2007 Conference, December 4-5 in Hong Kong
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