Nepal poll panel chief concerned with poll-related violence
Nepal Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Bhojraj Pokharel on Thursday expressed sadness over the growing cases of poll-related violence across the country. ANI
Suicide car bomb kills 5 Pakistani troops in S. Waziristan
At least five Pakistani soldiers were killed and nine others injured in a suicide car bomb attack on Thursday near the Pakistan-Afghan border. ANI
Pakistan National Assembly to elect PM on March 24
The Pakistan National Assembly (NA) will elect the Leader of the House on March 24. ANI
Pakistan to offer VVIP security to players for Champions trophy tourney
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) plans to offer security cover generally reserved for visiting heads of state to competing teams and officials for Septembers International Cricket Council ICC Champions Trophy. ANI
24 Tibetans arrested in Nepal; HRW asks Koirala Govt not to meet Beijings demands
Nepal Police on Thursday arrested around twenty-four Tibetan refugees as they were about to stage a sit-in in front of the United Nations (UN) building here. ANI
New York Governor Paterson admits to bedding many more women
In an extraordinary public confession less than 24 hours after taking office, New York Governor David Paterson has said he has had affairs with a number of women in the not-so-distant past - including a current state employee. ANI
Miracle baby survives after four heart attacks!
A British toddler beat the odds by surviving four heart attacks when he was just 11-weeks old. ANI
Kate and Gerry McCann accept apologies from two newspapers
Kate and Gerry McCann have accepted apologies from two British newspapers for alleging that they were responsible for the death of their little daughter Madeleine. ANI
Brown achieves a major breakthrough in Tibet crisis
British Prime MInister Gordon Brown has clinched talks between Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao. ANI
Drunken older Brits causing trouble abroad: Foreign Office
British Foreign Office has expressed concern over a rise in the number of older Britons who drink too much on holiday abroad and cause trouble, a behaviour which is generally linked to the younger generation. ANI
Drunken older Brits causing trouble abroad: Foreign Office
British Foreign Office has expressed concern over a rise in the number of older Britons who drink too much on holiday abroad and cause trouble, a behaviour which is generally linked to the younger generation. ANI
90pc UK dry cleaners fail stain test!
Ninety percent of dry cleaning shops in the UK have failed a stain test by a consumer watchdog. ANI
Drunken older Brits causing trouble abroad: Foreign Office
British Foreign Office has expressed concern over a rise in the number of older Britons who drink too much on holiday abroad and cause trouble, a behaviour which is generally linked to the younger generation. ANI
90pc UK dry cleaners fail stain test!
Ninety percent of dry cleaning shops in the UK have failed a stain test by a consumer watchdog. ANI
Scientology Church revamps web site after protests
The Church of Scientology has revamped its official web site, and posted several videos explaining its beliefs and practices as well as its contribution to human rights and drug awareness campaigns, following worldwide protests by internet users. ANI
Zardari is a friend of friends: Fahim
Pakistan Peoples Party Senior Vice Chairman Makhdoom Amin Fahim has described PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari as a friend of friends and a man who kept his promises. ANI
Yousuf likely to get permission to join IPL on March 29
Lahore, Mar 20: Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf could get the permission on March 29 to join in the Indian Premier League (IPL) after a final hearing of his case by the Mumbai-based arbitration court. ANI
Ancient trade in New World may have been carried out using rafts
New findings by MIT researchers has suggested that oceangoing sailing rafts plied the waters of the equatorial Pacific long before Europeans arrived in the Americas, and carried trade goods for thousands of miles all the way from modern-day Chile to western Mexico. ANI
Wari-Bateshwar in Bangladesh was one of earliest kingdoms in Indian sub-continent
Archaeologists have excavated pre-Mauryan silver punch-marked coins dating back to 600 BC to 400 BC in Wari-Bateshwar in Bangladesh, which has revealed that the region was one of the earliest kingdoms in the Indian sub-continent. ANI
Fazlur Rehman decides to sit on opposition benches in NWFP
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman today said his party has decided in principle to sit on the opposition benches in the NWFP Assembly. ANI
Carla Bruni reignites Cecilia text message row
Carla Bruni-Sarkozy has re-ignited a row over a text message her husband, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, allegedly sent his ex-wife Cecilia begging her to return a week before marrying his new spouse. ANI
Hillary was in White House during Bills romp with Monica Lewinsky
Hillary Clinton was present in the White House on the fateful day her husband, former US President Bill Clinton, had a sexual encounter with then intern Monica Lewinsky, according to records of her daily schedule as First Lady released by the National Archives. ANI
Key ministries may go to PPP, Sherry likely to become Information minister
The PPP, PML-N, the Awami National Party and JUI-F have started discussing the allocation of portfolios in the new government, with Sherry Rehman all set to become Information and Broadcasting Minister, sources have said. ANI
US contract for supply of F-16s warfare systems to Pak
The Pentagon has awarded a 78.2 million dollars contract to a private manufacturer to supply Pakistan with electronic warfare systems for F-16 fighter jets. ANI
Dr. Death does not like baloney sandwiches!
The simple baloney sandwich, a staple meal in US prisons, has emerged as a thorny issue in the extradition battle between Dr. Jayant Patel and the Australian Government, with the jailed surgeons lawyer complaining to a judge that Patel, a vegetarian and devout Hindu, was not being served vegetarian meals at the Multnomah County Detention Centre in Portland, Oregon. ANI
US contract for supply of F-16s warfare systems to Pak
The Pentagon has awarded a 78.2 million dollars contract to a private manufacturer to supply Pakistan with electronic warfare systems for F-16 fighter jets. ANI
Dr. Death does not like baloney sandwiches!
The simple baloney sandwich, a staple meal in US prisons, has emerged as a thorny issue in the extradition battle between Dr. Jayant Patel and the Australian Government, with the jailed surgeons lawyer complaining to a judge that Patel, a vegetarian and devout Hindu, was not being served vegetarian meals at the Multnomah County Detention Centre in Portland, Oregon. ANI
Prince Charles to meet the Dalai Lama in London in May
The Prince of Wales, Charles, has agreed to meet the Dalai Lama, Tibets spiritual leader, in a bid to offer a solution to the diplomatic row over Chinas treatment of Tibet. ANI
Musharraf says minimum deterrence needed to ensure peace
President Pervez Musharraf has said that Pakistan in order to ensure peace will maintain a minimum deterrence strategy and never compromise on its nuclear programme. ANI
Musharrf urges new Pak government to follow Pakistan First strategy
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said the new Government should meet the challenges of terrorism, energy shortage, and inflation through good governance by keeping Pakistan First as their strategy. ANI
Zardari, Bilawal to meet President Pervez Musharraf
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari and Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari are likely to meet President Pervez Musharraf today. ANI
Sarabjit should be released, says 1990 bomb attack victims family
The family of Bilal Mustafa, one of the victims of the May, 18, 1990 bomb blast at the Malik Theatre Cinema at Bhaati Gate, believes Sarabjit Singh, the Indian detenu, should be released. ANI
Pak Speaker orders restoration of live TV coverage of Parliament proceedings
Pakistan National Assembly Speaker Dr. Fehmida Mirza directed the Parliament staff to restore live coverage of assembly proceedings. ANI
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