Lankan security forces kill 75 LTTE militants
At least 75 militants of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) were killed in fierce battles as Sri Lankan Air Force fighter planes on Sunday attacked a key sea base of the rebel group in the islands beleaguered northern region. ANI
Prachanda meets Nepal; assures to discipline unruly cadres
In an attempt to improve their relations, Maoist chairman Prachanda and Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) general secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal met on Sunday. ANI
Bomb blast kills two in Nepal
At least two persons were killed on Saturday evening in Nepal when a bomb allegedly left behind by the Maoists exploded ANI
PPP finalizes NWFP cabinet ministers names
The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has finalized the names of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) cabinet ministers. ANI
Strasberry - the fruit thats halfway between strawberry and raspberry
The great British summer will not be the same without the traditional dish of strawberries and cream. But to fill the void a new fruit has come which will get people in the mood -- the strasberry. ANI
Nepal Maoist leader blames India, US for non-materialization of leftist alliance
Nepalese Maoist leader Mohan Baidya has claimed that the leftist alliance is not materializing because India and the US are against it. ANI
British photographer shows what lies beneath with X-ray art
Every artist claims that his masterpiece has a hidden meaning to it. But British photographer Nick Veasey has gone a step further in his love for art - by going to the core of our being through X-ray art. ANI
Nepal Election Commission will cancel poll if coercion used: CEC
Nepals Chief Election Commissioner Bhoj Raj Pokharel has said the countrys Election Commission will cancel the April 10 Constituent Assembly election if any political party or group tried to use force or coercion, intimidated voters or took control over polling stations. ANI
Meet the Queens most loyal fan
If you wish to know what loyalty and allegiance means, meet Julia McCarthy-Fox - a British housewife who has travelled at least 500,000 miles and turned out at least 2,000 times to see the Royal Family. ANI
Tory council blasted for £6k chocolate lessons
A Tory council in the UK has been lambasted for splurging more than 6,000 pounds on team-building exercises, particularly chocolate-making lessons for managers. ANI
Explosion in Nepal mosque kills two
At least two persons were killed and two others injured in a bomb explosion inside a mosque in Nepal last evening. ANI
Paks Yousuf will miss first part of IPL
Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf is unlikely to play in the first stage of the Twenty20 Indian Premier League (IPL), as lawyers representing the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL) have said he has to wait till the judgement on the arbitration proceedings are revealed on April 30 this year. ANI
India, Pakistan to exchange prisoners lists tomorrow
India and Pakistan would exchange the lists of prisoners languishing in each others jails on Monday. ANI
NCW begun an independent enquiry into Brit teen Scarlettes murder
A two-member team of the National Commission for Women (NCW) arrived in Goa to conduct an independent enquiry into the death of British teenager Scarlette Keeling who was allegedly raped and killed in the states popular Anjuna Beach. ANI
Multi-billionaire Saudi royal plans mile-high tower in desert
The multi-billionaire owner of the Savoy otel in London is planning to construct a mile-high tower in the esert. ANI
Costly Indian rice may help Pak recapture Saudi export market Home
The Indian Governments decision to estrict rice exports could help Pakistan rice exporters ecapture the lucrative market in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf ountries, feel experts. ANI
Pak Supreme Court justices house ransacked, Gilani orders inquiry
Pakistan Supreme Court staff on aturday raided the house of deposed apex court Justice Khalilur ahman Ramday and took away some important files and documents. ANI
Pak only half alive in 2007, says its rights body
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan HRCP) has said that the country was only half alive in 2007 due o the repeated violation of human rights, and described the ecember 27, 2007 assassination of former premier Benazir Bhutto s one of the darkest chapters in the countrys history. ANI
Meet the three-year-old girl who can swim 500 metres!
She might be just three years old, but Leah Robbins is already a big name in the world of swimming - by setting a new British record of swimming 500 metres. ANI
Aubergine named kids most hated veggie
Aubergine has replaced sprouts as the vegetable children hate the most, according to a new survey. ANI
Rice defends visit of US diplomats to Pakistan
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has brushed aside criticism of the visit to Pakistan by Deputy Secretary John Negroponte and Assistant Secretary of State for Central Asian and South Asian Affairs Richard Boucher, terming the trip pretty coincidental and insisting that it reflected Washingtons respect for the democratic process in Pakistan. ANI
AQ Khan seeks end to solitary confinement
Pakistans incarcerated nuclear scientist Dr. A Q Khan has requested the government to end his solitary confinement by allowing his friends to meet him. ANI
Ten former Indian envoys in Islamabad for informal Indo-Pak talks
Ten former Indian ambassadors have arrived here to discuss bilateral relations with a group of former Pakistan envoys. ANI
Pakistan, India to release border strayers in 24 hours
The Pakistan Rangers and Indias Border Security Force have agreed to release all people who mistakenly cross the border dividing the two countries on either side within 24 hours of their capture. ANI
Pak attaches high priority to its strategic ties with the US: Gilani
Prime Minister Makhdoom Yousuf Raza Gilani told an American Congressional delegation here that Pakistan attaches high priority to its strategic relationship with the United States and is keen to further expand that relationship in all aspects. ANI
Fazlur Rehman warns of possible confrontation with Gilani-led Government
The Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam -Fazlur (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has warned Prime Minister Makhdoom Yousaf Raza Gilani that his government risks facing confrontation over its 100-day program, which includes reforming madrassas. ANI
Pak will experience water shortage by September, warn officials
People in Pakistan will experience water shortage and water supply problems by September this year, as the countrys dams only have sufficient water till that time, claimed Water and Sanitation Authority (WASA) officials. ANI
PCB will not stop rebels from playing in England
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has said that it will not stop players of the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL) from taking part in the English county season despite a directive from the International Cricket Council (ICC). ANI
24-member Pak Cabinet to take oath on Monday
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf will administer oath of office to a 24-member federal cabinet headed by Prime Minister Gilani on Monday. ANI
Kashmir issue resolution key to Pak-India CBM success: Gilani
Pakistan Prime Minister Makhdoom Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that the success of the confidence building measures introduced jointly by his country and India since 2004 would be dependent on the resolution of the Kashmir dispute. ANI