2 dead, dozen injured in Kathmandu serial blast
At least two people have been killed and 12 others injured in four suspected bomb explosions in Nepals capital, Kathmandu. ANI
Benazir hired top US lobbyist, PR firm to boost her image
Once billed as the most corrupt politician of Pakistan by the US administration, Benazir Bhutto is now being praised all over the US, particularly by the US Congress and the media there; thanks to expensive lobbyists and PR firms that former Pakistan Prime Minister hired.Benazir courted lawmakers, elite media and think tanks by putting to use over 300,000 dollars of her hard earned money in just half a year. ANI
Deal with Benazir will bring political doom for ruling Pak coalition
The ruling coalition of Pakistan has warned President Pervez Musharraf that accepting even half of the demands put by former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto would spell a political doom for them. ANI
Nuclear proliferation activities by Pak still going on: Report
The proliferation of nuclear weapons carried out by Pakistan has not come to an end, according to new intelligence assessments. ANI
Benazirs new demands unacceptable to PML-Q, Musharraf
Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhuttos new demands were acceptable neither to the ruling party nor to President Pervez Musharraf, sources quoted Pakistan Muslim League-Q chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain as saying. ANI
Romanian man gets back home in coffin
A Romanian builder, who injured his back, returned home in an extraordinary way - in a coffin. ANI
Sheffield - the luckiest city!
A new survey has found that people from Sheffield are the luckiest in Britain. ANI
Irelands oldest hillfort dating back to 1200 BC discovered
Archaeologists from the University College Cork, Ireland, have discovered a hilltop fort dating back to 1200 BC, near Innishannon, which they say could be the first capital of Cork. ANI
Women in Pakistan have to wait for justice: Mukhtaran Mai
Mukhtaran Mai, rape survivor turned human rights activist, has that women in Pakistan have to keep waiting for the elusive justice. ANI
Musharrafs departure a matter of time: Stratfor
It is no longer a matter of if but when President General Pervez Musharraf will step down from power, said Stratfor, a Texas-based private intelligence group. ANI
Burglar returns stolen goods with note of apology
Looks like thieves have conscience too, for in a strange incident that took place in New Zealand, a burglar returned goods that he stole to its owners. ANI
Thousands throng to see topsy-turvy house
A topsy-turvy house in northern Poland is attracting thousands of people everyday. ANI
One in 4 children have met internet strangers
A quarter of British children have met the strangers with whom they struck a relationship via internet chatting or social networking websites, according to a survey. ANI
NRI geologist says Indias monsoons more variable than previously thought
Indias monsoon is much more variable than previously thought, a new study by an Indian origin geologist has revealed. ANI
Three security personnel among 8 killed in South Waziristan
As many as eight persons including three personnel of security forces were killed while 15 received injuries in two suicide attacks in Bajaur and Frontier regions adjacent to South Waziristan Agencies. ANI
No one in Pak can violate court verdicts: Justice Chaudhry
Chief Justice of Pakistan, Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry has said that no one in the country would now be able to violate the verdicts of the courts. ANI
Nawaz vows to fight cases against him in court
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that he would defend all cases brought up against him in the courts in the country. ANI
Benazir blames extremist in PML-Q for stalling the deal
Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto avoided criticising President Pervez Musharraf for the failure of the talks, but blamed the supporters of the Lal Masjid and the Taliban within the ruling party PML-Q of deliberately stalling the deal which at one stage was almost sealed. ANI
Play music in your trucks and face bombs, Jihadis warn transporters in Paks NWFP
Unidentified people, believed to be pro-Taliban militants have distributed pamphlets threatening public transporters in Swat district of NWFP from playing music and displaying obscene pictures in their vehicles, failing which their vehicles would be blown up. ANI
Pak Army, Govt. alone cannot take on terrorism: Musharraf
Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has asked all segments of society to come forward to combat terrorism and extremism, as the government and the army cannot handle this task alone. ANI
Pak Punjab to build memorial for Bhagat Singh in Lahore
The Pakistan Punjab government will build a memorial for Bhagat Singh, Governor Lt Gen (retd.) Khalid Maqbool has said. ANI
Chemical warfare existed even in the era of dinosaurs
Oregon State University palaeontologists have come across a Cretaceous era soldier beetle encased in amber that was in the process of using chemical repellents to fight off an attacker, when an oozing flow of sap trapped it, preserving it for eternity. ANI