< %=imgalt%>
US Elections Calendar ~ Pervez Musharraf ~ Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry ~ Other International News
Home / International News / 2008 / February
February 6, 2008

Top News

Chiranjeevi launches names his new political party - Praja Rajyam

Rajasthans Sambhar salt lake may soon cease to exist

Bridget McCains Bangladesh orphanage revealed

Kate Hudson shocks partygoers with nasty and rude behaviour

Meet on Climate Change: Issues and Concerns concludes

Posh and Becks turn to Buddhism

How plants fine-tune their natural chemical defenses

Common painkillers may reduce prostate cancer risk

International News for February 6, 2008

Al Qaeda leaving Iraq to establish cells in other countries: US
The US intelligence chief has said that the al Qaeda is leaving Iraq to establish its cells in other countries. ANI

Al Qaedas ability to hit US has strengthened: Intelligence chief
National Intelligence Director Mike McConnell has said that the al Qaedas ability to strike the United States has bolstered due to rise in Western recruits in militant camps situated in the tribal areas of Pakistan. ANI

Pakistan rubbishes US intelligence report on nuke weapons
Pakistan Foreign Ministry on Wednesday rejected a US intelligence report that alleged that vulnerabilities exist in the militarys control of its nuclear weapons. ANI

Pak military chopper crashes in South Waziristan, eight dead
A Pakistani military helicopter on Wednesday crashed in South Waziristan in which a senior army officer and seven other personnel were killed. ANI

Scotland Yard to hand over Bhutto assassination report
Scotland Yard is expected to hand over its first report on the assassination of former Pakistan premier Benazir Bhutto to the caretaker government this week. ANI

Pak Taliban declares cease-fire
Pakistani Taliban fighters have reportedly announced a ceasefire after months of clashes with security forces and suicide attacks in the country. ANI

PPP sets up camps for Benazirs chehlum
The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has set up camps around the Bhutto mausoleum in Garhi Khuda Bux in the countrys Sindh Province for people wanting to attend the Chehlum (40th day) ceremony of its martyred chairperson Benazir Bhutto. ANI

US public broadcasters to fight federal budget cuts
The Corporation of Public Broadcasting has said that it fight against the draconian cuts of federal funding for public broadcasting proposed by U.S.President George W. Bush in his budget for 2009. ANI

Super Tuesday: Clinton, Obama evenly placed, McCain emerges Republican frontrunner
New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and Illinois Senator Barack Obama were evenly matched late on Tuesday night in terms of delegate votes from 22 Primaries and Caucuses for the Democratic presidential nomination, while Republican John McCain emerged as the clear frontrunner for his partys nomination, beating of challengers Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney. ANI

Was Dis driver a pimp on the side?
The man who drove Princess Diana and her lover Dodi Al Fayed to death had a side business of arranging hookers for affluent clients, the inquest into their deaths has heard. ANI

Vladimir Putin gets romantic renovation in film
Vladimir Putin is famous as the Russian President, a judo master, an expert skier and a fighter plane pilot. But now, the Kremlin leader is set to get a romantic renovation, thanks to a new Russian film. ANI

Overseas students in Australia most susceptible to exploitation
Indian and other overseas students in Australia dont have enough money to eat, are paid well below the minimum wage and are among those most susceptible to exploitation, according to a new research. ANI

Grow old but look young - in just £1.89!
Forget about the expensive face-lifts and cosmetic surgeries to keep your aging skin looking young and radiant, for a new face cream has come to your rescue at a cost of just 1.89 pounds for a pot. ANI

Work to repair snapped Internet cables begins
Work to repair snapped undersea Internet cables in the Mediterranean Sea has finally kicked off and is likely to be completed in a weeks time. ANI

Winter feedings enhance breeding in birds
It is well known that garden feeding helps birds to survive in winter. In addition to that, a new study has revealed that birds fed in winter also have a successful breeding season in the spring. ANI

Malay Indians welcome Deputy PMs assurance government help
Malay Indians have welcomed eputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razaks assurance of government help for Indians. ANI

UK Govt. clears tapping of suspect terrorists
The Gordon Brown Government has reportedly cleared a proposal that will allow intelligence outfits -- MI5 and MI6 to tap phones of suspect terrorists and present them as evidence in a court. ANI

A Q Khan will not be handed over to another country: Pak
The Pakistan embassy in Washington has said that nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer] Khan will not be handed over to a foreign country for investigative purposes. ANI

Jihad only way to liberate Indian Kashmir: ex- Pak generals
Several retired army generals have said that a holy war is required to liberate the Indian side of Kashmir. ANI

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi hated the Beatles smoking pot in his ashram
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the Indian founder of Transcendental Meditation, who died in the Netherlands on Feb 5, strongly disapproved of the fact that his most high profile followers, the Beatles took drugs while staying at his Indian ashram. ANI

Musharraf must quit over failed Kashmir policy: JI chief
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf should resign over his failed Kashmir policy, claimed Jamaat-e-Islami chief Qazi Hussain Ahmed. ANI

Jealous paparazzo may have triggered Di conspiracy theory
Bitterness and resentment between two paparazzi may have generated the longest-running conspiracy theory about the death Princess Diana, the inquest into her death has heard. ANI

I didnt vow to fulfil Benazirs mission: Nawaz
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief and former premier Nawaz Sharif has denied saying he would complete Benazir Bhuttos mission. ANI

CSM claims Kayani reversing Musharrafs military-related policies
Pakistans Chief of Army Staff, General Ashfaq Kayani, has begun to systematically reverse some of the most significant policies of his predecessor, President Pervez Musharraf. ANI

Malaysia sanctions fund to rebuild damaged Tamil schools
The Malaysian Government has reportedly approved RM20 million to rebuild or repair 22 Tamil schools in the states of Selangor, Kedah, Penang and Perak. ANI

Baitullah Mehsud is Wests new public enemy No1
Thirty-four-year-old Pakistan Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud has replaced Osama bin Laden as the Wests Public Enemy No 1. ANI

Brit Muslim women guilty for ignoring murder in their house
A judge here has declared three women guilty for ignoring a murder that took place in their own house. ANI

Beatles Indian guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi dies
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the guru who introduced the Beatles to transcendental meditation, has died at his home in Vlodrop, in the Netherlands. He was believed to be around 91 years old. ANI

US intelligence says Pak nuke weapons are vulnerable
The political turmoil in Pakistan has ot seriously threatened the militarys control of its nuclear eapons but vulnerabilities exist, United States intelligence as warned in a report delivered to Congress by its chief Mike cConnell. ANI

Zardari says he may or may not be Pak PM
A day after the publication of Benazir huttos one-page political will, her husband and Pakistan eoples Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari has said that e may or may not opt to become the Prime Minister of Pakistan. ANI

BBC in the dock over racial stereotyping and apology
A series of complaints have been received by BCs Radio4 programme, accusing it of pandering to political orrectness after it apologised for broadcasting a debate about a lant nicknamed Black Mans Willy. ANI

BBC in the dock over racial stereotyping and apology
A series of complaints have been received by BBCs Radio4 programme, accusing it of pandering to political correctness after it apologised for broadcasting a debate about a plant nicknamed Black Mans Willy. ANI

UN envoy Akram condemns doomsday prediction for Pakistan
Pakistans Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Munir Akram has taken exception to New York Times columnist Selig S Harrisons article of February 1, and accused him of fanning an ongoing international conspiracy to destabilize his country. ANI

Bali survivor slams Australias Islam matriarch
A survivor of the first bombing that took place in Bali, Indonesia, in October 2002 has criticised Australias Islam matriach Rabiah Hutchinson. ANI

Tokyo Electron Purchases Moore Microprocessor Patent(TM) Portfolio License
Business Wire India

ATEN and IOGEAR Products Now Covered under CORE Flash(TM) Portfolio License
Business Wire India

Gore Demonstrates Next Generation Active Copper Interconnects for Future Data Center Applications
Business Wire India

Alps Electric and Avnet Electronics Marketing Sign Global Distribution Agreement
Business Wire India

Rambus XDR(TM) Memory Architecture Named 2008 DesignVision Winner
Business Wire India

Toshiba Develops the World's Fastest Speed Embedded DRAM Technology
Business Wire India

Globe7 Announces Chinese VoIP, File Sharing Services
Business Wire India

China Mobile Selects Gemalto for First Commercial Multimedia SIM Deployment in Asia
Business Wire India

Other Press Releases of February 6, 2008

September 8, 2008

September 7, 2008

September 6, 2008

September 5, 2008

September 4, 2008

September 3, 2008