Indian envoy meets Prachanda
Indian ambassador to Nepal Rakesh Sood on Tuesday called on Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda and discussed issues related to the new governments formation. ANI
NC, UML leaders discuss political bottleneck
In the wake of rising differences between the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoists (CPN-M) and the other Constituent Assembly (CA) parties, the leaders of the Nepali Congress and CPN-UML on Tuesday discussed issues crucial to the next government including constitutional amendment and power-sharing. ANI
Musharraf contacting likeminded politicians to escape impeachment
Amid rumours that the PPP-led federal government in Islamabad was planning to remove President Pervez Musharraf though impeachment, the Presidency has hastened its efforts to establish contacts with the likeminded politicians for their support to save the President from impeachment. ANI
Three Indian labourers killed in Dubai hotel ceiling collapse
At least three Indian labourers were killed and three others went missing and are feared dead, after the ceiling of an under-construction hotel collapsed in Dubai late last evening. ANI
Alcopops not increasing binge drinking: Study
Makers and importers of distilled spirits have claimed that alcopops dont encourage binge drinking. ANI
Murdered cop Nisha Patels brother dismisses sex racket claims
Murdered cop Nisha Patels brother has dismissed claims that his sister was a vice madam. ANI
German response on how to keep Brits out of their hair!
When Brit businessman David Barnish was awarded compensation after his family found their luxury hotel had been booked out by Germans, the matter didnt seem funny - at least to the Germans. ANI
1 in 5 Oz employees being sacked over leaking company secrets on emails
An increasing number of employees are getting sacked for leaking company secrets via email, reveals a new survey. ANI
Nawaz wants Muhsarraf to be tried for treason over Kargil misadventure
PML-N leader and former premier Nawaz Sharif has demanded that President Pervez Musharraf should be tried in treason cases for the Kargil issue, his November 3 action, and the Jamia Hafsa carnage in which a large number of students were killed. ANI
National economies and security interests face growing threat from malicious software
A new report has determined that national economies and security interests face a growing threat from malicious software. ANI
Pringles can designer buried in his own creation!
The designer of the Pringles potato crisp packaging system was so proud of his creation that a part his ashes have been buried in one of his iconic cans. ANI
Brit PM Gordon Brown turns comic book character!
Britain Prime Minister Gordon Brown will be seen fighting aliens in a new American comic book. ANI
Pizza-eating champ breaks his own record!
Sal Carbone, from Brooklyn has broken his own record by gobbling down 15 slices and one bite of pizza at a contest. ANI
Curtains for Gone with the Wind musical at West End
West Ends stage adaptation of classic novel Gone with the Wind will close later this month after only 79 performances. ANI
Sikh aid group in Malaysia bring food to 2,400 Nargis-hit people
United Sikhs Myanmar Disaster Relief, an aid group based in Malaysia, has been distributing rations to the victims of Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar through 70 local volunteers. ANI
UFO dive-bombs elderly couple on highway Down Under!
Looks like aliens from outer space are no longer restricted to the movies and cartoons. An elderly couple has claimed that they had a close encounter with an Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) while traveling along a highway in Australia. ANI
Male Oz strippers cancel show - after clothes get stolen!
Aussie male strip review The Thunder From Down Under had to ax a leg of its US tour because they were left with nothing to wear after their van was stolen. ANI
Spanish singer joins nude Oz protestors in anti-fur campaign
In a move to protest against the fur industry, animal rights activists in Sydney marched nude on the citys streets. And, lending them a helping hand was Spanish singer Alaska, who earlier posed nude to protest against bull-fighting. ANI
Brit squatters being trained to break in with the help of a two pound handbook
Town hall bosses are telling squatters how to break into houses using tips from a two pound handbook. ANI
Land for Tamil schools with Malaysian Government support
THE National Land Finance Cooperative Society (NLFCS) has agreed to give land to eight Tamil schools if the Government fully supports the schools. ANI
Land for Tamil schools with Malaysian Government support
THE National Land Finance Cooperative Society (NLFCS) has agreed to give land to eight Tamil schools if the Government fully supports the schools. ANI
US reluctant to use ray gun in Iraq
The U.S. military reportedly has a fully functioning, non-lethal ray gun, but is reluctant to deploy it in Iraq or any other war zone. ANI
August bank holiday should be national day in United Kingdom says Byrne
With a view to promote a common British identity, Liam Byrne, the Immigration Minister, said that the August bank holiday should become United Kingdoms national day. ANI
Koirala looking for individual to lead constitution drafting committee
Prime Minister of Nepal Girija Prasad Koirala is looking for a person to lead the constitution drafting committee. ANI
Hillarys presidential dream ending, preparing her valedictory speech
Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton is preparing what her aides, many of whom are being laid off, privately describe as a valedictory speech in New York as the final votes are cast in Democratic primaries of South Dakota and Montana. ANI
42-day detention for suspects essential to combat terror: Former UK police chief
Former Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, Peter Clarke, said here that police should be able to detain terror suspects for up to 42 days to combat the growing threat from extremists. ANI
Sections of PPP, PML-N leadership feel package may take months and even fizzle out
Even as the current political developments in Pakistan revolve around the PPPs proposed constitutional package, sections of leaderships both in the PPP and the PML-N are of the view that the package would take several months to get through the parliament, if, at all, it succeeds in earning parliamentary approval. ANI
Shakespeares first folio of plays expected to fetch £400k at Christies
The first folio of William Shakespeares plays, which contains manuscripts of more than 36 plays, is expected to fetch more than 400,000 pounds when goes under the hammer at Christies. ANI
Outgoing NATO general in Afghanistan slams Pak for not tackling terror
Without taking names, NATO Commander in Afghanistan Gen Dan McNeill has asked Pakistan to tackle terrorism seriously, and said that the fact that Islamabad was not taking up a serious fight against terrorism did not bode well not only for Pakistan but for entire South Asia. ANI
Malaysia Govt hopes Indian shopping festival will boost business ties
The Malaysian Government hopes that local and Indian businessmen will use the Global Indian Shopping Festival being held here as an opportunity to further strengthen business activities. ANI
Future Brit PM will be an Indian, predicts Jeffery Archer
Britain will one day be ruled by an Indian prime minister, according to Tory peer Lord Jeffery Archer, who added that Indians are the new Jews of the UK. ANI
US embassy advisory asks Americans to avoid traveling in Pak
Following yesterdays bomb blast near the Danish embassy in Islamabad killing eight persons, the US embassy here has asked its citizens not to visit the blast site, avoid traveling in Pakistan, and maintain a low profile. ANI
Oz MP has multiple orgasms in parliament!
An Australian MP was left red-faced after he substituted the word organism for orgasm while speaking in Parliament. ANI
US urge Pak not to let terrorists make its soil a safe haven
In the aftermath of yesterdays terrorist attack near Danish embassy in Islamabad killing eight persons, the US has urged Pakistan not to let the terrorists make its soil a safe haven for them. ANI
Abuse victims outrage over bishops climate ignorance-Fritzl crime comparison
Sex abuse victims by Christian clergy fumed over a Church of England bishops claims that people who ignore climate change are as guilty as Austrian incest dad Josef Fritzl. ANI
Muslim call centre worker in UK wins 22,000 pounds for racial abuse
A call centre worker has been awarded more than 22,000 pounds after winning a race and religious discrimination case against a company owned by entrepreneur and Rangers chairman Sir David Murray. ANI
Osamas brothers 100 bln pound project to link Gulf region with Muslim Africa
The Dubai-based construction company controlled by a half-brother of Osama Bin Laden, Tarek, is planning a 100 billion pounds project to connect Africa to the Arabian Peninsula with a bridge across the Red Sea. ANI
Natascha Kampusch says her captor and Josef Fritzl idolised their mothers
Natascha Kampusch, the Austrian woman who was kept captive in a windowless cellar for eight years, has compared her kidnapper to Amstetten incest father Joseph Fritzl, saying the fiends had an obsession with their mothers. ANI
Bill Clinton in new sexcapade scandal
Former US President Bill Clinton has slammed reports that he had an inappropriate relationship with actress Gina Gershon. ANI
Aitzaz says NYT misquoted him saying cases against Zardari were justified
Senior PPP leader and president of the Pakistan Supreme Court Bar Association, Aitzaz Ahsan has said that the New York Times had misquoted him saying that the corruption cases against PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari were justified. ANI
Nawaz, ISI were kept in dark about Kargil operation
Former Rawalpindi Corps Commander Lt Gen (Retd) Jamshed Gulzar Kyani has said that former Pakistan premier Nawaz Sharif and the countrys intelligence agency ISI were kept in the dark about the Kargil operation in 1999. ANI
PML-N to accept judges restoration only through parliamentary resolution
The PML-N has clarified to the PPP that it wont accept judges restoration through the proposed constitutional package, but only through a parliamentary resolution. ANI
Dr Deaths extradition delayed by three weeks
Dr Jayant Patel, a doctor of Indian origin who acquired the sobriquet Dr Death for botching several surgeries resulting in his patients deaths, has successfully delayed his extradition hearing in the US by three weeks. ANI
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