Benazir to land in Karachi on October 18
Pakistan Peoples Party chairperson, Benazir Bhutto will be landing at the Karachi airport on October 18, ending her eight years of exile. ANI
Good fences make good neighbours, says new research
Using a model of global pattern formation that differentiates regions by culture, New England Complex Systems Institute (NECSI) and Brandeis University scientists have concluded that heterogeneous areas with poorly defined boundaries are prone to ethnic conflict. ANI
Australians outbid the world in A380 auction
The Australians will be the largest national group of passengers on the Singapore Airlines A380 maiden flight. ANI
UK boffins develop ear-sensor that could help athletes win gold
British researchers have developed a hearing aid that could help coaches provide athletes with vital information about their gait and posture during trainings, helping the sportsmen hone their skills for that elusive gold at the Olympics. ANI
New method to analyse fossil shells to confirm CO2 air levels, warmer oceans developed
Scientists have developed a new method of analysing fossilized shells that confirms link between carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere and warmer oceans. ANI
Brit authorities need not tell the blindingly obvious
A group called the Plain English Campaign has said that authorities in Britain, including politicians, corporations and police forces should avoid informing the public about what is blindingly obvious. ANI
Youngest ever fossil whale fall on Pacific coast discovered
Marine biologists have excavated a 11-15 million year old fossilized whale skeleton on Californias Ano Nuevo Island, which they say is the youngest example of a fossil whale fall on the Pacific coast. ANI
Scientists one-step closer to deciphering oxygen at its limit of existence
Physicists at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL) at Michigan State University have made a unique measurement of an exotic oxygen nucleus, leading scientists one step closer to deciphering the behaviour of the element at its limits of existence. ANI
Railway route threatens collapsing Xerxes Is historic tomb in Iran
The railway route to the tomb of Xerxes I at the Naqsh-e Rustam site in southern Irans Fars Province, is likely further damage this historic grave, and could possibly lead to its collapse, a leading Iranian archaeologist has said. ANI
Koirala meets Norwegian, Canadian envoys ahead of crucial polls
Nepal Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala on Friday held separate meetings with Tore Toreng and David Melon, the Norwegian and Canadian envoys to Nepal respectively, seeking their countries support for the Constituent Assembly elections slated for November. ANI
Brits were eating pancakes and pottage even in 6,000BC
Pancakes and pottage were nothing new to Britons in prehistoric times, for a new study has found that what the English ate a thousand years ago bears close resemblance to todays popular menus. ANI
Nepal Maoists to launch agitation for Republic status
A senior Nepal Maoist leader on Friday said, while the seven political parties are preparing for Constituent Assembly elections, the Maoists, also part of the Government, are preparing to launch agitation for declaring Nepal a republic before holding the crucial polls. ANI
India does not want any flashpoint on Iran, says Pranab
India favours a non-interventionist policy in Iran, said External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee in Bangkok during an interaction with journalists and academicians today. ANI
Military rule has shattered the basics of Pakistan politics: Sanaullah Baloch
Coming down heavily on the General Pervez Musharrf led military regime in Pakistan, Balochistan National Party (BNP) leader Sanaullah Baloch has said that repeated military rule and ethno-cracy in the country has shattered the very basics of political affairs. ANI
Pashtun Army officer behind SSG officers mess blast in NWFP
Senior officers of the Pakistan Army have expressed grave concerns over Thursday evenings suicide bomb attack at the Special Services Group (SSG) headquarters mess at the highly secured Tarbela Ghazi cantonment area, 100 km south of Islamabad. ANI
Czech biker wakes up speaking flawless English after crash!
A Czech bikers knock down during a race apparently gave him a crash course in spoken English. ANI
Older dads ensure survival of the human species
Men who fall for women half their age are actually doing humans a service, as it ensures the human species survives, a new study states. ANI
British Telecom in call centre fraud to ensure winning of one billion pound business contract
British Telecom covered up a massive fraud by call centre staff to ensure it won a new contract worth more than one billion pounds, an employment tribunal was told. ANI
Genetics make salmon parents give birth to trout
Japanese geneticists have successfully made a salmon couple give birth to a trout, using a technique, they said, could help preserve rare fish species. ANI
Oxford, Cambridge biased against poor and middle-class teenagers: UK Minister
A British Government minister has accused leading universities like Oxford and Cambridge of being biased towards poor and middle-class teenagers, often denying them the privilege of being their students. ANI
Famed Pak singer Reshma seeks Musharrafs help to get land
Ailing Punjabi folk singer Reshma has requested President Pervez Musharraf to help her get a residential plot that he had ordered for her in Islamabad, and also support her in the completion of a mosque she started five years ago near Shahdara. ANI
Ancient Egyptians mummified their pet cats with great care
Ancient Egyptians mummified their pet cats with utmost care, a new study by a researcher from the University of York, has revealed. ANI
UK conservation expert says concert noise damaging nations palaces
A scientist has warned the British Association Festival of Science (BAFS) to take steps to stop fund-raising rock concerts from damaging royal palaces. ANI
Global warming a 1500-year natural cycle unrelated to human activity
Global warming is a natural event whose effects are not bad at all, according to a new study by two eminent climatologists. ANI
Abandon Muscular diplomacy to counter terrorism in Iraq and Afghanistan: UK envoy
Britains senior most ambassador has called on the West to abandon a muscular form of diplomacy in dealing with terrorism threats in and from Iraq and Afghanistan. ANI
US the most lawless state in world, says former Pak Foreign Secretary
Former Pakistan Foreign Secretary Inamul Haq has described the US as the most lawless state in the world. ANI
Large areas of Arctic sea ice only 1 metre thick, reveals AWI study
Large areas of the Arctic sea-ice are only one metre thick this year, equating to an approximate 50 percent thinning as compared to the year 2001, the latest findings by the Alfred-Wegener-Institute for Polar and Marine Research in Bremhaven, Germany has revealed. ANI
Saudi women to petition King over driving ban
Saudi Arabias newly established League of Demanders of Womens Right to Drive Cars plans to deliver a petition to King Abdullah, calling for their stolen entitlement of free movement to be restored. ANI
Preschoolers can easily step into the minds of story characters
Getting into the minds of story characters is not a difficult task for kids, for a new study has revealed that preschoolers can get immersed in the life of a character, especially a characters thoughts and feelings. ANI
Madeleine McCann may have died of sleeping pills overdose
Madeleine McCann, the British girl who went missing while on holiday with her parents in Portugal, is now believed to have died from an overdose of sleeping pills. ANI
Face suicide attacks if lawyers are tortured
Peshawar High Court Bar Association (PHCBA) President Abdul Latif Afridi has warned Pakistani intelligence agencies and the army to avoid torturing lawyers or face suicide attacks by lawyers at forces headquarters. ANI
No external pressure on Pakistan, says Musharraf
President Pervez Musharraf has said that there is no external pressure on Pakistan, and all decisions are being taken in the national interest. ANI
Musharraf has escaped disaster, says Najam Sethi
Najam Sethi, the editor of Pakistans Daily Times, feels that President General Pervez Musharraf has recovered from the judicial and political crises hitting the country. ANI
Pak-US relations suffering due to Washingtons policies, says official
Zamir Akram, the Additional Secretary in the Pakistan Prime Minister Secretariat, has said that there is a growing mistrust among people in the country about US polices, due to which, bilateral relations are passing through a difficult phase. ANI
Osama is in Yemen or Somalia, not Pakistan: US counter-terrorism expert
The Bush Administrations former chief counter-terrorism adviser, Richard Clark, has claimed that Osama bin Laden is either in Yemen or Somalia, and not in Pakistan. ANI
Groundbreaking study sheds new light on first star formation 13 bln years ago
Cosmologists from Durham University, England, have provided new insights into the way the first stars were formed at the start of the Universe, some 13 billion years ago. ANI
School kids around the world to map star visibility in October
Schoolchildren, families, and citizen scientists around the world will gaze skyward after dark from October 1 to 15, looking for specific constellations and then sharing their observations through the Internet. ANI
Monkeys without infants hug mothers for baby love
Female spider monkeys without infants hug mother monkeys in exchange for permission to miss, sniff and touch their babies, primatologists have found. ANI
Having an older sibling can stunt your growth
Children with older siblings, particularly brothers are at a risk of having their growth stunted, a new study has found. ANI
Musharraf may face problems in re-election without deal with Benazir: Pak minister
Pakistans Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has said that President Pervez Musharraf might face Constitutional problems in his re-election by the current assemblies if no deal is reached between him and former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. ANI
Wife to stand as covering candidate for Musharraf: PML-Q
The ruling Pakistan Muslim League (Qaumi) President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has said that Sehba Musharraf would be a covering candidate for her husband President Pervez Musharraf in the presidential election. ANI
US for peaceful transfer of power in Pak: Negroponte
The United States wants free and fair elections in Pakistan, and a peaceful transfer of power to strengthen democracy in the country, US Deputy Secretary of State, John D Negroponte, has said. ANI
Removable, degradable chewing gum all set to be a reality
Non-stick chewing gum is all set to be a reality soon, for a company has completed developing new Clean Gum that can be easily removed from shoes, clothes, pavements and hair. ANI
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