Radical plan calls for placing giant tubes in ocean to combat global warming
A team of two British scientists have conceptualised a radical plan that calls for placing giant pumps in the ocean to pump up cold, nutrient-rich water from deep below, encouraging surface algae to bloom and suck carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. ANI
Presidents dual offices case hearing adjourned to Friday
The hearing of constitutional petitions challenging General Pervez Musharrafs dual offices was adjourned for Friday. ANI
Madonnas songs arent as easy as they sound: Bedingfield
Singer Natasha Bedingfield found herself admiring music icon Madonna all the more after recording a version of Madges hit song Ray Of Light. ANI
Altaf, wife fight for daughters custody
The battle for the custody of their daughter has turned complicated for MQM chief Altaf Hussain and his estranged wife Faiza Gabool. ANI
100 ancient sites identified at Seimareh Dam reservoir in western Iran
Iranian archaeologists have identified 100 ancient sites at the Seimareh Dam reservoir in the countrys western Ilam Province. ANI
Haneef case impact: Australia may review vetting system for overseas trained doctors
Following the Australian Governments failure to level terrorism charges against Indian doctor Mohamed Haneef and the subsequent revelation that his colleague, Dr Mohammed Asif Ali, was found to have exaggerated his medical employment history, Kevin Andrews , the countrys Immigration Minister, has called for a review of the vetting system for overseas trained doctors. ANI
Pak Supreme Court orders release of detained Opposition figures
Chief Justice of the Pakistan Supreme Court, Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry today ordered the release of all Opposition detainees who were taken into custody over the weekend. ANI
Koirala intensifies parleys with political parties to facilitate crucial polls
Nepal Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala has stepped up his parleys with leaders of the political parties with the aim of facilitating the Constituent Assembly polls in the wake of the Maoists exit from the Government. ANI
Curry can help scurry babys delivery!
When eight months pregnant Susannah Kendrick joked that curry induces labour while preparing to serve up lamb curry at a dinner party she was throwing, little did she realise that just moments later she would be holding her newborn daughter in her arms. ANI
Luciano Pavarottis operas to be screened in New Delhi
As part of the global tribute to the late Luciano Pavarotti, a series of screenings of the Italian legends operas will be held in New Delhi. ANI
Boffins patent process to generate hydrogen from discarded eggshells
Ohio State University researchers have patented a process that uses discarded chicken eggshells to soak up carbon dioxide from a reaction that also produces hydrogen fuel. ANI
Pranab calls for political reform in Myanmar
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee has called for an early political reform in Myanmar, saying the process of national reconciliation initiated by the authorities in that country should be expedited. ANI
Why men like visiting their parents and women dont
They may moan and groan about having to go see their folks, but a new survey has found that men, and not women, are the ones that love visiting their parents. ANI
2 major milestones achieved towards making quantum computing a reality
Scientists at Yale University have achieved two major steps towards putting quantum computers into real practice - sending a photon signal on demand from a qubit onto wires, and transmitting the signal to a second, distant qubit. ANI
75 foreign journalists to accompany Benazir on her return to Pak
Around 75 foreign journalists from newspapers, TV channels and news agencies will accompany former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto on her return to Pakistan on October 18. ANI
Two Red Cross workers abducted in Afghanistan
Two foreign employees of the International Red Cross have been abducted in Wardak province in southern Afghanistan. ANI
Scientists discover forest of endangered tropical kelp off Galapagos coast
Scientists from the San Jose State University and the University of California, Santa Barbara have discovered a forest of previously endangered or possibly extinct species of kelp in deep waters off the coast of Galapagos Islands. ANI
Musharraf cant be re-elected by the present assemblies: Justice Wajihuddin
The present assemblies of Pakistan which have been elected for five years cannot re-elect President Pervez Musharraf for a second term, Justice (Retd) Wajihuddin Ahmed, the candidate of the legal fraternity for the upcoming presidential election, has said. ANI
PML-Q warns its members to vote for Musharraf or lose party ticket
The ruling Pakistan Muslim League (Qaumi) has warned its parliamentarians and provincial assembly members to vote for President Pervez Musharraf or forget about getting a party ticket for the general elections, a private TV channel has reported. ANI
Biblical fishermen lured fish with fire, reveals study
Fishermen around areas mentioned in the New Testament lured fish with fire, excavation of fishing gear found in a 7th century shipwreck off the coast of Dor, Israel, west of Galilee, where Jesus is said to have preached, has revealed. ANI
Former Supreme Court judge files papers for Pak presidential polls
Former Supreme Court judge, Justice Wajihuddin Ahmed, today filed his nomination for the October 6 presidential poll. ANI
Madame Tussauds immortalises Camilla in wax
Prince Charles wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, has been immortalized in wax by the UK outpost of Madame Tussauds. ANI
Grand Prix safety measures has done little to cut drivers death
Its been more than a decade since the tragic death of three time Formula 1 world champion Ayrton Senna who was killed at the San Marino Grand Prix. But, changes in technical regulations and drivers safety have done little to prevent death rates in motor sports, a new study in the British Journal of Sports Medicine has revealed. ANI
Concordes humble origins revealed for the first time
The design of the worlds most successful commercial supersonic aircraft - The Concorde - are said to have been first conceived at a former government laboratory in Farnborough in the 1950s. ANI
Musharraf files nomination papers without his army rank
Pakistans Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has filed nomination papers of President Pervez Musharraf without mentioning his army rank to contest the presidential elections. ANI
UK watchdog raps ad exaggerating health benefits of tea
The Advertising Standards Authority has rapped the UK Tea Council for a poster that suggested drinking four cups of tea as a part of a healthy diet. ANI
Nazi doctors training college in Germany up for sale
A manor house in an idyllic north-east German village, which was once used as a college to train Third Reich doctors, is up for sale. ANI
Teachers, students join astronomers in search for pulsars
High school students and teachers across the US will join astronomers on the Pulsar Search Collaboratory, a programmed aimed towards searching new pulsars using data from the Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope (GBT). ANI
Chinas Three Gorges Dam, a disaster in the making, say officials
Chinese Communist Party officials have warned that the Three Gorges Dam project has the makings of a major environmental catastrophe. ANI
Global warming affecting North Americas northernmost lake
Global warming is affecting North Americas northernmost lake, a new study by an international research team of climatologists led by the Université Lavals Center for Northern Studies, has revealed. ANI
NATO forces kill 170 Taliban in Afghanistans Helmand province
US-led coalition troops backed by warplanes have killed about 170 Taliban militants in two major battles in southern Afghanistan. A US-led coalition soldier has also died in the operation. ANI
Saddam asked Bush for a billion dollars to go into exile
Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, who was hanged last December for crimes against humanity, is reported to have offered to step down and go into exile a month before the invasion of Iraq by Allied forces. ANI
Pak Government condemns Bhuttos statement over AQ Khan
The Pakistan Government has condemned former Prime Minister Benazir Bhuttos statement that if she becomes the Prime Minister, she would allow the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to question Dr. A.Q. Khan, the disgraced founder of Pakistans nuclear programme.It has to be determined, if Khan was solely responsible for what he had confessed to, or if there were others involved, Bhutto had said.She had also said that when in power, her party would hold a parliamentary debate over the issue. ANI
Borneo caves provide clues to climate change over last 25,000 years
A study of caves of the tropical Pacific island of Borneo has helped scientists understand how the Earths climate suddenly changed several times over the last 25,000 years. ANI
Proposers, seconders of Army Chief liable to a 10-year jail term: Aitzaz
Parliamentarians who propose and second the nomination of an Army Chief for the presidential election are liable for 10 years imprisonment under the Pakistan Penal Code, Chaudhry Aitzaz Ahsan told the Supreme Court in his capacity as Amicus Curiae, or friend of the court. ANI
Pak PM files nomination papers for Musharraf
Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz today filed the nomination papers of President Pervez Musharraf for the October 6 presidential elections at the Election Commission. ANI
Stone Age rice field discovered in swamp in China
Archaeologists have discovered a Stone Age rice field in a swamp in China. ANI
Mantles ability to store oxygen helps sustain life on Earth
Scientists at the University of Bonn, Germany, have said in a new study that life sustains on Earth because of the planets ability to store oxygen in the deep reaches of its mantle. ANI
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