October 13, 2007
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October 13, 2007

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International News for October 13, 2007

Indian owned Pakistani Paindabad is a model website (Lead-Pakistan blog)
The Pakistan Paindabad, a website run and owned by an Indian, has set a model for what a blog or website should be, US correspondent for the Lahore-based Daily Times and The Friday Times Khalid Hasan has said. ANI

Mayanmar junta arrests key pro-democracy activists
Myanmars military government on Saturday arrested the remaining three pro-democracy leaders. ANI

Maoists violating peace accord, says Nepali Congress
Nepal Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koiralas party Nepali Congress (NC) today said that the Maoists have been violating the comprehensive peace accord by engaging in activities like violence, abduction and extortion. ANI

Taliban releases 30 Pak security personnel
Thirty security personnel were released by local Taliban near Miranshah in the North West Frontier of Pakistan on Saturday morning. ANI

Maoists seek support of Nepalese diaspora for republic Nepal
After having made their attempt at home to garner support for declaring Nepal as republic immediately, the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-M) is now seeking support from the Nepalese living overseas. ANI

Koirala meets Chinese envoy
In the wake of top Indian diplomat Shyam Sarans visit to Kathmandu, Chinese envoy to Nepal Xing Xia Ling today met Nepalese Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala and held discussions on the current political deadlock. ANI

4 killed, over 50 injured in Bangladesh train mishap
At least four people were killed and over 50 others were injured when five rear carriages of an express train derailed near Dhaka on Saturday. ANI

Sri Lanka rejects UN human rights monitoring call
Sri Lanka Saturday rejected demands for international monitoring of human rights by a top UN envoy who warned of a disturbing lack of investigation into reports of killings and abductions. ANI

Kiwi women are the worlds most promiscuous ladies
A new survey has shown that Kiwi women are the most promiscuous in the world, with an average of 20.4 sexual partners. ANI

Vatican paper absolves Knights Templar of heretic tag after 700 years
The mysteries surrounding the Order of the Knights Templar could soon be exposed after the Vatican announced the publication of key documents which has not been seen for almost 700 years. ANI

Wills and Harrys favourite haunts are haven for cocaine abuse
Boujis, Londons top hotspot, is known for its royal patrons Princes William and Harry, but the nightclub is also a magnet for cocaine abuse, a new investigation has revealed. ANI

Indo-Pak talks on CBMs from October 18
India and Pakistan will hold expert-level talks on conventional and nuclear confidence building measures (CBMs) on October 18 and 19 in New Delhi. ANI

Bollywood film Godfather to be released in Lahore on Eid
Keeping up with the tradition of launching new films on Eid, Lollywood is all set to release Godfather, a Bollywood film starring Indian and Pakistani actors, to be screened at Metropole and Plaza cinemas. ANI

Indian owned Pakistani Paindabad is a model website
The Pakistan Paindabad, a website run and owned by an Indian, has set a model for what a blog or website should be, US correspondent for the Lahore-based Daily Times and The Friday Times Khalid Hasan has said. ANI

3,000 PPP volunteers to form human shield around Benazirs vehicle
More than 3,000 Pakistan Peoples Party volunteers would form a human shield around Benazir Bhuttos vehicle after her arrival in Karachi on October 18, said Agha Siraj Durrani. ANI

PPP asks EC to put updated voters list on website
The Pakistan Peoples Party has asked the Election Commission to put the updated voters list on its website before printing them for scrutiny by political parties. ANI

Musharraf avoided national reconciliation bid in 2001: Shahbaz Sharif
Former Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has asked why Pervez Musharraf failed to initiate a national reconciliation bid between the armies of Pakistan and India when they faced each other in 2001. ANI

Pak SC puts amnesty ordinance on hold
The Pakistan Supreme Court has put the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) that aims to grant amnesty to former premier Benazir Bhutto on hold. ANI

All cases against Benazir stand withdrawn: Qayyum
Pakistans Attorney General (AG) Malik Muhammad Qayyum has said that all cases against former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto stood automatically withdrawn after the promulgation of the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO). ANI

Musharraf says he may seek a third presidential term

Rawalpindi, Oct 13:Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has said that he could even amend the Constitution to seek a third presidential term. ANI

Structure of the first mammalian GRP94 protein solved
A senior researcher at the Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute (HWI) has for the first time solved the structure of the mammalian GRP94 protein, implicated in immune diseases such as sepsis, AIDS, and certain cancers. ANI

India, Russia aim to boost bilateral trade
Long-term allies India and Russia have pledged to increase economic and energy cooperation. ANI

Musharraf still wants Benazir to delay her return
President Pervez Musharraf has reiterated that former premier Benazir Bhutto should delay her return to Pakistan, and not arrive on October 18. ANI

Anti-Benazir graffiti appears on her fathers grave
The tomb of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, at Naodero in Sindh is in a state of disrepair - its marble floors chipped and its peeling walls sprayed with anti-Benazir graffiti, Time magazine has reported. ANI

Haneef should never have been charged, admits Oz prosecutor
Indian born doctor Mohamed Haneef should never have been charged, Damian Bugg, QC, the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions, has admitted. ANI

Pak set to witness tumultuous days: Voice of America
With the Pakistan Supreme Courts ruling on legitimacy of President Pervez Muhsarraf to contest the recently held presidential polls awaited, and former premier Benazir Bhuttos refusal to delay her return, the countrys politics may witness tumultuous days, the Voice of America has said. ANI

Egypt, Saudi Arabia improve ways of doing business
According to a report published by the World Bank, Egypt has topped the list of reformers in the way of doing business, jumping a total of 39 places, but it still ranks 129 in a total of 178 countries surveyed. ANI

Get ready to say I Do and have sex with robots by 2050!
People will be tying the knot with robots by 2050 and having sex with them not long after, a British scientist has predicted. ANI

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