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October 8, 2007

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Chiranjeevi launches names his new political party - Praja Rajyam

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Commonwealth Youth Games to sport green tag

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Plastic bottles, cans are hazardous for human health (Re-issue)

International News for October 8, 2007

US-India relations growing akin to Washingtons ties with Tokyo
A senior defence official of the US has said that strategic ties with New Delhi are progressing to become much like our relationships with Japan or Australia. ANI

Fifty Pak soldiers missing after gunbattles with militants in Waziristan
At least fifty soldiers of Pakistan Army have gone missing after gunbattles with pro Taliban militants in a tribal area in Waziristan, bordering Afghanistan. ANI

Nepal parties mull referendum on monarchy
The seven political parties in Nepal are mulling over a referendum to take final decision on monarchy. ANI

Two US scientists and UK collaborator win Nobel Prize for Medicine for key gene work
Two American scientists and their UK collaborator have been awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine for their groundbreaking work in gene technology. ANI

Copter escorting Musharraf crashes, four killed
A helicopter escorting Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf crashed in Pakistan-administered Kashmir on Monday, killing four security officials and injuring his spokesman. ANI

Dis butlers smoking gun evidence may be devastating for Charles
Princess Dianas former butler reportedly has evidence that can give a new turn to the probe into her death. ANI

Indian call centres may soon answer calls to Brit police stations
In a bid to cut costs, British police are privatising their call centres and backroom staff, and it is likely that the calls to police stations in the country could soon be answered in India. ANI

Pakistanis rank Gen Musharraf over politicians Benazir, Sharif as leader
A majority of people in a survey in Pakistan said that President General Pervez Musharraf is an ideal choice to lead the country as against former Prime Ministers Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif. ANI

Pole dancing classes for seven-year-olds creates fury Down Under
Family groups in Australia have expressed disgust over pole-dancing classes started for kids as young as seven. ANI

MQM warns of 71-like situation in Pakistan
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain has warned that the country may have to face a 1971-like situation if certain quarters will keep trying to change the direction of national politics towards ethnicity and bigotry. ANI

Generals Majeed, Kiyani assume charge
The Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Tariq Majeed and Vice Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaque Pervaiz Kiyani assumed charge of their posts on Monday. ANI

Madeleine McCanns parents close to being cleared
Brit missing tot Madeleine McCanns parents are close to being cleared, after DNA evidence against them emerged to be inconclusive. ANI

Security concerns keeping tourists away from Pakistan: Czech envoy
The Czech Republic Ambassador to Pakistan, Alexander Langer, feels this country has the potential to attract tourists from across the globe, but security concerns are keeping them away. ANI

US media gives wide coverage to Pak presidential polls
The presidential elections in Pakistan held on Saturday received wide media coverage across the globe, particularly in the United States.The US media closely followed the October 6 polls, which saw incumbent President General Pervez Musharraf successfully getting himself re-elected by a huge majority. ANI

Camilla ditches her blonde hair for platinum locks
Prince Charles wife Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall, has swapped her blonde locks for platinum ones. ANI

UK moves to ban fake whiskies
Imitations of of Scotch whisky which describe themselves as Highland, Lowland, Speyside, Campbeltown or Islay, are to be declared made illegal henceforth. ANI

Blair was hell-bent on destroying the BBC, claims correspondent
Veteran BBC war correspondent John Simpson has claimed that former British Prime Minister Tony Blair was determined to undermine, bully and destroy the BBC. ANI

Now, a three million pound lair for the Blairs in Buckinghamshire
The Blairs -- Tony and Cherie -- already have almost four million pounds worth of mortgages on their homes in Central Londons Connaught Square, Bristol and Durham, but this has not stopped them from thinking about buying a three million pound stately home outside the British capital. ANI

Sharif terms Musharrafs re-election a drama
Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has termed the re-election of President General Pervez Musharraf as a drama, and said that no one can justify ones legal, constitutional and moral position for holding elections. ANI

Famous 17th century Brit scientists papers now available on the net
The papers of Robert Hooke, one of Britains greatest scientists, which were lost for centuries and saved for the nation through a one million pound sale last year, are now available online. ANI

Pakistani militants gaining ground in NWFP restive areas
Pakistani militants with links to al-Qaeda and the Taliban have extended their territory beyond their stronghold in the lawless tribal areas of Pakistan, while the political elite continues to squabble over who will govern the country. ccording to a report in The Telegraph, the militants have overrun security outposts, established parallel local governments and recruited suicide bombers from secular schools in areas nominally under government control in the North West Frontier Province. ANI

William the Conquerors nephew was Britains wealthiest man in history
Indias Lakshmi Mittal and Russias Roman Abramovich will now have to take a backseat in a new list of rich people in Britain, as a little-known French immigrant is said to have been a multi-billionaire more than 900 years ago. ANI

Prince Williams army mentor killed by the Taliban in Kandahar
A British Army major who mentored Prince William, the second in line to be King of England, during his time at the Sandhurst Military Academy, was blown up by a roadside bomb in Afghanistans Kandahar Province. ANI

Al Fayed wants US Secret Service to hand over Diana files to prove conspiracy
Harrods boss Mohammed Al Fayed is to ask American secret service to pass their files to the jury that is probing into the death of Princess Diana and his son Dodi Al Fayed, in a bid to prove that the princess death was a result of an Establishment conspiracy. ANI

Diana crash tunnel opened to public
The Pont DAlma underpass in which Princes Diana died in a fatal high-speed crash in August 1997 has been opened to the public. ANI

Benazir acutely aware of threat to her life on return to Pak
Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has said that she is aware of the risks to her life on return to Pakistan later this month, as there are some people who want to kill her. ANI

Pak-Hindu astrologer predicts major changes in South Asia after Oct 17
The post-October 17 period will herald major socio-political changes in South Asian nations, a Pakistani-Hindu astrologer has predicted. ANI

O2 and Tanla Mobile Bring PayForIt to Market
Business Wire India

Welch Allyn Aligns Business Units with Global Customer Segments, Positions for International Growth
Business Wire India

Key ASIC and RedDot Wireless to Co-Operate in the Development of Advanced Wireless Solutions
Business Wire India

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