February 27, 2008
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February 27, 2008

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Karnataka High Court orders Ramoji Rao to appear in Ballari Court

CCEA approves scheme on National Mission on Medicinal Plants

Magnets could keep sharks at bay!

Pammie was first choice for X-Files lead role!

Chidambaran says government to speed up reforms

ICC chief Haroon Lorgat to meet the media in Colombo

Bossy parents cause older teens to indulge in more sex

Aussies turning in droves to alternative therapies

International News for February 27, 2008

Pakistani Christians protest against disrespectful sketches on Islam
The Pakistani Christians on Wednesday protested against the printing of blasphemous cartoons in the Western media. ANI

Sharif says Musharraf must convene parliament immediately
Pakistan Muslim League-N chief Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday warned President Pervez Musharraf that the victors of the February 18 elections would not wait a single day more for parliament to be convened. ANI

Indias nuclear-capable undersea missile test to trigger arms race: Pakistan Navy
The Pakistani Navy chief on Wednesday said that the launch of nuclear-capable submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) by India will trigger a new arms race in the region. ANI

Madhesi-Koirala Government talks collapse
A leader of the Madhesis in Nepal has said that talks with the coalition government headed by Prime MInister G.P.Koirala have collapsed. ANI

In India, killing for organs not yet on, but it is on in the US
Doctors in India have apprently not reached the stage of killing their patients to have quick access to their key organs such as kidneys and livers etc. ANI

Nepal businessmen on the warpath following attack on colleague
Business community leaders here have warned that they would take to the streets if the government does not give assurances about security for the industrial sector within 48 hours. ANI

Political management done in 2002 Pak polls
Former head of the internal wing of Pakistans Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has said that political management had dominated the 2002 general election. ANI

There was no plan to kill Diana: MI6 spy
Britains Secret Intelligence Service MI6 had absolutely no interest in Princess Diana, or her lover Dodi Al Fayed, but did have a file on Mohamed Al Fayed, the inquest into the couples deaths has heard. ANI

Viagra overdose lands Brit with blue sight!
A British plumbers addiction to sex and Viagra has turned his life into a constant blue movie. ANI

Koirala, Prachanda meet to solve Madhesi crisis
Nepals Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, Maoist chairman Prachanda and Unified Marxist Leninist (UML) general secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal met today to discuss ways to end the 15-day-old Madhesi imbroglio at Koiralas official residence at Baluwatar. ANI

PPP, PML-N should swim or sink together
The Pakistan Peoples Party has insisted that PML-N should be an equal partner in the coalition government, even as the latter has expressed reluctance to accept any cabinet portfolio with Pervez Musharraf as President. ANI

US aid to Pak spent on F16 fighter jets, houses for army generals
US military aid to Pakistan has come under sharp scrutiny, with allegations that as much as 70 per cent of the 5.4 billion dollars has been misspent on F16 fighter jets or on new housing for army generals. ANI

Gates likely to offer USS Kitty Hawk to India: Stratfor
US Defence Secretary Robert Gates, who is currently on a two-day visit to India, is likely to offer the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk to New Delhi, the Texas-based private intelligence group Stratfor has said in a report. ANI

Harry Potter authors crusade for caged Romanian orphans
Harry Potter author J K Rowling will join British Prime Minister Gordon Browns wife, Sarah, in a battle today to end the horror of Romanian orphans being kept in squalid cages. ANI

As PPP, PML (N) show coalition strength, Pak Govt. drops corruption charges against Zardari
The interim government in Pakistan has dropped all corruption charges against Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Asif Ali Zardari, hours before the PPP and the Nawaz Sharif led Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) meet to talk about government formation. ANI

Book reveals the new female porn consumer
The prolific porn user in Australia is no longer a dysfunctional middle aged man, but a progressive, monogamous, young woman, according to a new book on Australias pornographic industry. ANI

Viagra given the thumbs down by women
Women have snubbed erection drug, Viagra, in an attempt to seek longer-lasting erections. ANI

Americans told not to micro-manage post-election scenario in Pak
Congressional leaders and other wielders of power and influence here have been told in fairly unambiguous terms not to try to micro-manage the post-election situation in Pakistan. ANI

India, S. Africa most prone to Tsunami after-effects
India and South Africa are likely to experience the worst damage or devastation if another Tsunami takes place in the near future, scientists have claimed. ANI

Anthropologists solve mystery of blue pigment used by ancient Mayans
Anthropologists have solved the centuries-old mystery of how the ancient Maya produced an unusual blue pigment that was used in offerings, pottery, murals and other contexts across Mesoamerica from about A.D. 300 to 1500. ANI

Malaysian High Court justifies detention of five Hindraf leaders
The Malaysian High Court has ruled that the detention of five Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) leaders under the Internal Security Act is lawful. ANI

In real life, Miss Moneypenny scours through files for UK spooks
Life in Britains Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) is not about having a a licence to kill with a Walther PPK pistol, but having the licence to file. ANI

Top militant accused of bombing Benazirs Karachi rally arrested
Pakistani security forces have arrested a top militant leader blamed by the slain former premier Benazir Bhutto for plotting a suicide attack on her in Karachi on October 18, 2007. ANI

UK deporting one person every eight minutes
Britains Home Office has said that it is eporting at least one person after every eight minutes, one of he highest numbers of deportations from any European country. ANI

Single men are sexiest for fertile wives
Womens sexual preferences change over the course of their menstrual cycle, with partnered women being most attracted to single men during their fertile stage, according to a new study. ANI

UK deporting one person every eight minutes
Britains Home Office has said that it is eporting at least one person after every eight minutes, one of he highest numbers of deportations from any European country. ANI

US hopes new Pak Govt will be an effective partner
The State Department has said that it hopes for the formation of a Pakistan Government that is going to be an effective partner for the United States. ANI

Musharraf will gently withdraw himself from power: Biden
US Senator Joseph Biden has said that Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf will gently withdraw himself from power. ANI

Advanced Medical Optics Licenses Moore Microprocessor Patent(TM) Portfolio
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IBM Board of Directors Authorizes $15 Billion for Stock Repurchase
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Ixia Opens State-of-the-Art Proof-of-Concept Lab and Executive Briefing Center in Silicon Valley
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Goldman Sachs Appoints Michael Evans, Michael Sherwood Vice Chairmen
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