As New Yorks Attorney General, Spitzer busted his call girls escort service
As New Yorks Attorney General, former Governor Eliot Spitzer busted the escort service that had hired the call girl who eventually brought about his exit from office. ANI
Violent protests erupt in Tibet
Fires and violent protests have broken out in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa as demonstrations this week against Chinese rule escalated. ANI
Nepal to block access to Mt.Everest to allow China to take Olympic flame to Tibet
Nepal will block access to Mount Everest in early May to ensure China can take the Olympic torch to the roof of the world. ANI
China has more web users than the United States
China has overtaken the United States as far as its web user population is concerned. It now has about 220 million Internet users, while the United States has 217 million web users. ANI
Kashmiris have to make their choices known, says JKLF leader
A leader campaigning for the Kashmiris right to self-determination has said that it is essentially upto the Kashmiris themselves whether to accept or not to accept the diktats coming out from the corridors of power in both Islamabad and New Delhi. ANI
Maoists demand for 60 % seats has dented left alliance formation in Nepal
Unified Marxist Leninist (UML) general secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal has claimed that the Maoists demand for 60 per cent of seats in the forthcoming Constituent Assembly elections lead to the failure of the formation of a left alliance. ANI
Nepalese Govt. enforces second phase of security plan
Ahead of the April 10 Constituent Assembly elections, the Girija Prasad Koirala Government has enforced the second phase of security plan across the country. ANI
WHO academic brands teen pregnancy greatest threat to mankind
A World Health Organisation (WHO) academic has branded unwanted teenage pregnancies following bouts of binge drinking the greatest threat to mankind, saying that it is contributing to the worlds unsustainable population growth. ANI
Zardari acquitted of all graft charges
The Rawalpindi Accountability Court-3 acquitted Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari in all cases filed by National Accountability Bureau on Friday. ANI
Pakistan hope to play five additional ODIs during home season
The Pakistan Cricket Board is planning to add five one-day internationals (ODIs) to their home season. ANI
Pakistani militants kill US spy in tribal areas
Suspected militants have killed a tribesman, who they believe was an American detective in a town between the North and South Waziristan tribal regions. ANI
Di and Dodi planned to see Bond filming
Princess Diana and her lover Dodi Al Fayed were due to visit the set of James Bond movie Tomorrow Never Dies the day after the couple were killed in a car crash in Paris, the inquest into their deaths has heard. ANI
British shire horse will be extinct in 10 years
They might have been a symbol of Britishness for centuries, but now the British shire horse is facing extinction, claim experts. ANI
Pakistan paper welcomes Gen Kayanis statement on Kashmir
A leading Pakistani English daily has hailed COAS Gen Asfhaq Pervez Kayanis recent statement that the Pakistan Army was committed to the Kashmir cause in line with the aspirations of Pakistani nation. ANI
Charles and Camilla go jamming in Jamaica
Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall surprised everyone by jamming in Jamaica. ANI
Gen Kayani crucial for Pak stability after political demise of Musharraf: Washington Post
The new Pakistan COAS (chief of army staff) Gen Ashfaq Kayani is a crucial personality in maintaining stability in his country after the political demise of President Pervez Musharraf, a column published in the Washington Post today has said. ANI
Amnesty urges Pak lawmakers to restore rights
Human rights watchdog Amnesty International has urged lawmakers to restore of those rights suspended by Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf during an emergency in that country between November 3 and December 15 last year. ANI
Intruder dashes onto Heathrow runway
The black-clad intruder scaled a perimeter fence and dashed towards the Northern Runway of Londons Heathrow Airport on Thursday just as an Emirates plane was about to take off. ANI
Pak demands full report of circumstances of Mehmoods custody death in India
Pakistan has reportedly rejected Indias clarification on the custody death of Pakistani national Khalid Mehmood, and has asked the latter to provide full report in the circumstances of his death and also share the investigation into his death. ANI
75-year-old Japanese skier aims to be oldest to climb Mt. Everest
Seventy-five-year-old Japanese skier Yuichiro Miura is gearing up to become the oldest person to scale Mount Everest despite suffering from heart problems. ANI
Musharraf still hopes PPP wont support restoration of Iftikhar Chowdhary: Aide
One of the close aides of Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said that he (Musharraf) still hopes that the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) would support him over the issue of restoration of judges, particularly ex-CJ Iftikhar Chowdhary, despite the fact that the party inked the Murree Accord with the PML-N last Sunday. ANI
America may have been settled 15,000 years ago
A new study has sparked debate over the colonization of the Americas, suggesting that the bulk of the region wasnt settled until as late as 15,000 years ago. ANI
UK, Scot curry restaurant owners, chefs protest restrictive immigration laws
Restaurant owners in England and Scotland have expressed concern that the Gordon Brown Governments new immigration laws might irretrievably affect the countrys curry industry. ANI
`Dr.Deathss bid for freedom postponed
Dr Jayant Patel, the surgeon accused of fatally botching 17 surgeries at Queenslands Bundaberg Base Hospital between 2003 and 2005, chances of being set free from a jail in Portland, Oregon have been dashed after his bail hearing was pushed to next Tuesday. ANI
Tibet monks attempt suicide as China intensifies siege
With Beijing having imposed tighter controls across Tibet to halt anti-Chinese demonstrations, Tibetan monks have started attempting suicide to counter it. ANI
Cult of celebrity perverting Brit kids aspirations, expectations
The fixation with celebrity culture among Brit kids has gone to the extent that the youngsters believe that education and hard work are not important in achieving success, according to the Association of Teachers and Lecturers. ANI
Al Qaeda, Baitullah Mehsud prime suspects in Lahore bomb attacks
Al Qaeda and pro-Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud are being suspected as masterminds behind Tuesdays twin suicide attacks in Lahore, said law-enforcement and intelligence officials here. ANI
Poor HR situation in Pak because of US interference, says Paris-based HR body
A Paris-based human rights body has said that human rights situation deteriorated in Pakistan during the past one year because of US interference into its internal affairs. ANI
Musharraf offers PPP, PML-N to shun power to dissolve Parliament
If the PPP and the PML-N leaders privy to the latest political developments in Pakistan are to be believed, President Pervez Musharraf has offered to shun his power to dissolve the Parliament if the two Opposition parties agree to drop their insistence on re-instating former chief justice Iftikhar Chaudhry. ANI
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