Benazir files poll nomination from a women-reserved seat in Karachi
Former Pakistani Prime Minister and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairperson, Benazir Bhutto on Sunday filed nomination papers for the forthcoming general elections in the country from the central Karachi seat, which is reserved for woman candidates. ANI
Special plane carrying Sharifs lands at Lahore airport
The special plane carrying former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his family members from the holy city of Medina in Saudi Arabia landed at Lahore airport on Sunday evening. ANI
How to achieve a four-hour working week
A new book has claimed that answering your emails only once a day and keeping phone calls to a bare minimum can slash your working week to only four hours. ANI
China driving growth of global digital TV: Report
A new report has predicted that global digital television is being driven by China, accounting for a quarter of all digital TV households by 2012. ANI
The most shocking and outrageous school exam howlers!
To keep milk from turning sour, keep it in the cow, a consonant is a large piece of land surrounded by water, the wife of a duke is a dukky, a circle is a figure with no corners and only one side. No, these are not bizarre imaginations, but some of the worst and shocking blunders committed by real students while writing their exams. ANI
Brit guys spend one day each year queuing at bars for pint!
A survey has revealed that beer-loving British guys spend one day every year queuing at bars for a pint. ANI
84-year-old billionaire swaps 23-year-old bride for a younger woman!
An 84-year-old billionaire is divorcing his 23-year-old wife - for an even younger model. ANI
Spain heading for its own Sin City
Spain will now light up to its own version of Las Vegas, as a vast casino and theme park complex, based on the concept of 007, is to be built in a Spanish desert. ANI
Queen Victoria is Cunards latest addition
British shipping company Cunard has added the 300 million pound Queen Victoria to its fleet. ANI
Nawaz leaves for Pakistan from Saudi Arabia
A special plane carrying former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his brother Shahbaz Sharif and other family members left the holy city of Medina for Lahore. ANI
Now, rent a pet for periods ranging from an hour to a week!
Ever wanted a pet only for a few hours or few days? Well, you may be in a bit of a pleasant surprise for eclectic arrays of domestic animals are currently available on rent in Japan, for periods ranging one hour to a week. ANI
Aitzaz refuses to make a deal with Pak caretaker government
Pakistan Supreme Court Bar Association (PSCBA) President Aitzaz Ahsan has refused to make a deal with the caretaker Pakistan Government for his release and will remain in detention at his home in Lahore. ANI
Musharrafs policies led to increasing isolation of Pakistan: Benazir
Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has said that the suspension of Pakistans membership by the Commonwealth had demonstrated once again that the Musharraf regimes policies had led to increasing isolation of the country and had harmed the vital interests of its people. ANI
Condom use should be as automatic as buckling car seatbelt: Expert
An expert has warned young adults in Britain to practice safe sex after it emerged that the number of cases of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is increasing. ANI
First Paddington Bear book to be published next year
The first new Paddington Bear novel by Michael Bond for 30 years is set to be published next year. ANI
End of emergency rule in Pak vital for fair polls: US envoy
US Ambassador to Pakistan Anne W Patterson has said that efforts of her country to hold fair elections in Pakistan were underway, and the Musharraf regime had been apprised repeatedly that the release of political activists and an end to emergency rule was vital in this respect. ANI
Titanic jokes helped Antarctic cruise ship survivors counter fear
Passengers, who survived the shipwreck of cruise liner Explorer, have revealed that they countered their fear by cracking jokes about the original Titanic disaster in 1912. ANI
Panic grips PML-Q following Nawazs return to Pakistan
The top leadership of the PML-Q fears that a majority of the party candidates for the forthcoming elections might defect to the PML-N following former premier Nawaz Sharifs return to the country today. ANI
1800 workers of PML-N detained in Punjab: Ahsan Iqbal
Police detained hundreds of supporters of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif ahead of his return from exile, his party has said. ANI
Crackdown on ethnic Indian communitys protest march in Malaysia
A protest march by ethnic Indian community in Malaysia had to face severe police action as tear gas shells and water laced with chemicals were shot at them. ANI
Maternity death rates on the rise in Britain
A new research has revealed that in Britain, the number of maternity deaths has increased over the past three years with doctors accusing increasing obesity, older mothers and the drive towards natural birth. ANI
Nawaz to land at Lahore Airport at 4 p.m. today
Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will be landing at the Lahore Airport at 4 p.m. today, PML-N sources have said. ANI
Australias new PM-elect outlines his agenda for next 100 days
Australias new Prime Minister-elect Kevin Rudd who led his Labor party to a convincing victory has outlined his soon-to-be-sworn-in-governments agenda for the next 100 days that will focus mainly on necessary administrative arrangements and on the issue of Climate Change. ANI
Brit school children will be kept warm by whisky
Whiskys soothing quality may be well known but it would be rather strange to keep school children warm by using the most popular stimulating liquid. ANI
Dramatic employment and poverty gap between fit people and disabled
According to a new report, there still exists a dramatic employment and poverty gap between working-age people with disabilities and those without them. ANI