Former CNN Chief, Chris Cramer, will be non-executive chairman of pan-African news channel
The former head of CNN, Chris Cramer, will be taking a pivotal role in the launch of a pan-African news channel, A24, by becoming its non-executive chairman. ANI
Teenage suicide bomber kills 18 in Pak
At least 18 people have been killed, including policemen, in a suicide blast in western Pakistans Dera Ismail Khan town. ANI
Sharifs deportation will act against Musharraf: Paper
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was deported to Saudi Arabia because the Saudi authorities decided to support President Pervez Musharraf, but this will bring negative results for him, a Pakistani daily has claimed. ANI
New variety of Hardy rice grows better, consumes less water
An international team of scientists have produced a new type of rice that grows better and uses water more efficiently compared to other varieties of the same crop. ANI
Clinton-led team to monitor Pak general elections
A 1, 500-strong delegation headed by former US President Bill Clinton would monitor the forthcoming general elections in Pakistan, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has claimed. ANI
Bras letting down women eager to exercise
Bras are letting down women eager to exercise and lead a sporting life, a new study has found. ANI
Pak-American jailed for 24 years for al-Qaeda links
A Pakistani American youth has been jailed for 24-years in California for training in an al-Qaeda terror camp, a year after his conviction. ANI
Now, parents can control content on kids mobiles
An Australian company claims to have developed the worlds first software suite that enables parents to completely control their childrens mobile phone usage. ANI
Musharraf is still strong: Time magazine
Pakistan President Pervez Musharrafs tenure may be drawing to a close, but he is still quite strong, the Time magazine has claimed. ANI
Sexual assaults 50% more likely on cruise ship than on land
An expert on ship safety has suggested that people are more likely to be sexually assaulted on a cruise ship than on land. ANI
India, Pak agree to return inadvertent border crossers immediately
India and Pakistan have agreed to return those people, who had inadvertently crossed the international border, within a day or two. ANI
Musharraf turning autocratic
A leading expert on South Asian affairs at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) has said that recent actions taken by Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf show that he is turning autocratic. ANI
No US role in arranging Sharifs exile
A US State Department official has said that Washington had no role in arranging the forced exile of former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to Saudi Arabia. ANI
Negroponte, Boucher visit to Pak is coincidental: US
The visit of US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte and Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher have nothing to do with political situation of Pakistan and were just coincidental, US State Department spokesman Sean McCormack has said. ANI
Scientists use computer agents to explain primate behaviour
The complex behaviour of primates can be understood using artificially-intelligent computer agents that mimic their actions, a new study by a British primatologist from the University of Bath, has revealed. ANI
6ft 7in man fined for riding BMX bike for kids!
A 6ft 7in man was pulled over for dangerously riding a childs BMX bike. ANI
Predator-prey encounters fuelled diversity of marine creatures
Virginia Tech geoscientists have reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that the diversity of marine creatures increased and decreased over hundreds of millions of years in step with predator-prey encounters. ANI
Pak and Saudi Arabia flouted international law, says Human Rights Watch
The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said that Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have flouted international law by forcibly sending former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif into exile in Saudi Arabia. ANI
Petition filed in Pak Supreme Court against Sharifs expulsion
A petition was filed today in the Supreme Court of Pakistan against the deportation of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to Saudi Arabia. ANI
Astronomers measure meteoroid tunnels diameter in atmosphere
A team of Japanese astronomers have successfully evaluated the diameters of heated tunnels left behind by meteoroids flashing through Earths atmosphere. ANI
MySpace friends just nodding acquaintances, not close pals
Social networking sites such as Facebook and Myspace doesnt help you make more genuine and true friends, a new research has suggested. ANI
Most men scared of women with super bodies
Men may lust after the woman with the perfect body, but most would be too nervous to drop their clothes in front of her, a new poll has found. ANI
Cambridge engineer challenges 9/11 demolition theory
A Cambridge University engineer has challenged the conspiracy theory surrounding the 9/11 attacks in the United States.According to Dr Keith Seffen, once the collapse of the twin towers began, it was destined to be rapid and total. ANI
Environmental pollution contributing to 40 pc deaths worldwide
Water, air and soil pollution, along with other environmental factors, contribute to 40 percent of deaths worldwide each year, a new study by a Cornell University ecologist has revealed. ANI
Musharraf can be jailed for seven years for deporting Sharif: Legal experts
Terming the detention of former Pakistan Prime Minster Nawaz Sharif an act of abduction by the government officials, legal experts and representatives said that it was an open violation of the Supreme Courts orders and President Pervez Musharraf could be sent to jail for seven years. ANI
Young Muslims apostates begin fight to abandon faith in Europe
A group of young Muslim apostates will launch a campaign today to make it easier to renounce Islam. ANI
McGraths breast cancer suffering wife told shes in remission
Australian cricketing great Glenn McGraths wife, Jane, has survived a decade after being diagnosed with breast cancer. ANI
Bushs top general in Iraq criticised by US Congress for ruling out retreat
U.S. President George W Bushs top military commander in Iraq, General Petraeus, has received stinging criticism from leaders in Congress after ruling out a retreat and suggesting that Americas military surge in that country is progressing as planned.House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Tom Landos dismissed General Petraeus assertion, saying there were tactical successes, but the surge was a strategic failure. ANI
Black Hole at Milky Ways centre could have devoured its baby brother 120 mln years ago
Astronomers at the Smithsonian Astronomical Observatory in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US have said that the colossal black hole at the centre of the Milky Way galaxy devoured a similar black hole some 120 million years ago. ANI
Arrest of Sharif in Saudi is disrespect to the holy land: Jamaat chief
Expressing his concern over the detention of former Prime Minster Nawaz Sharif in Saudi Arabia, Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) President and Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Amir Qazi Hussain Ahmad has termed it as disrespect to the holy land. ANI
Asteroid collision to devastate marine life in equal measure as on land
A global catastrophe brought about by a meteorite strike would equally affect marine life forms living two miles below the sea, as on land, according to a new study by a researcher from the University of Southampton. ANI
Global warming affecting gray whales recovery from extinction
Changing climate conditions in the Arctic as a result of global warming is affecting the food supply of gray whales, resulting in a decline in the whale population, a new study by Stanford University researchers has revealed. ANI
Sharif deported without immigration processing
The Pakistan Government forced former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif back into exile to Saudi Arabia without even processing his immigration papers, said former Governor and Punjab Chief Minster Ghulam Mustafa Khar. ANI
Nawaz will go back to Pakistan soon: Shahbaz Sharif
Pakistan Muslim League-Ns (PML-N) Shahbaz Sharif has said that though his brother and former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was kidnapped and deported, he will go back to Pakistan very soon. ANI
Nawaz opted for exile over detention: Shaukat Aziz
Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif opted for exile to Saudi Arabia over detention. ANI
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