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<!--InternationalNews--><p><a href="/Intl/2008/March/6/Aitzaz-Ahsan-criticises-36296.asp">Aitzaz Ahsan criticises US, Britain for supporting Musharraf</a><br />Pakistan Supreme Court Bar Association president Aitzaz Ahsan on Thursday criticised the US and Britain for supporting President Pervez Musharraf. <small>ANI</small></p><p><a href="/Intl/2008/March/6/Pakistani-cops-arrest-36291.asp">Pakistani cops arrest three suspected suicide bombers</a><br />At time when Pakistan is witnessing series of suicide attacks, Lahore police on Thursday arrested three person who were suspected to be suicide bombers. <small>ANI</small></p><p><a href="/Intl/2008/March/6/Pakistani-lawyers-stage-36289.asp">Pakistani lawyers stage anti-Musharraf rally</a><br />Over two thousand Pakistani lawyers on Thursday staged a protest march in Lahore demanding the reinstatement of judges suspended by President Pervez Musharraf. <small>ANI</small></p><p><a href="/Intl/2008/March/6/defers-decision-36288.asp">PPP defers decision on Prime Ministerial candidate</a><br />The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Thursday deferred a decision to announce the name of the partys Prime Ministerial candidate. <small>ANI</small></p><p><a href="/Intl/2008/March/6/Lanka-Govt-responsible-36287.asp">Lanka Govt responsible for disappearances of its citizens: HRW</a><br />sms to address disappearances will remain impotent so long as the president and top officials fail to send a clear signal to the security forces that these abuses will not be tolerated, added Pearson. <small>ANI</small></p><p><a href="/Intl/2008/March/6/Meet-designer-36274.asp">Meet the designer who creates bikinis out of balloons!</a><br />An American designer has come up with an entirely unique lingerie range made of balloons. <small>ANI</small></p><p><a href="/Intl/2008/March/6/Taliban-seeking-protection-36269.asp">Taliban seeking protection money from telecom companies for night services in Afghanistan</a><br />In a bid to extort money from the telecom companies based in Afghanistan, Taliban leaders and stalwarts from Afghanistan have asked them to halt their services at night because, they allege, they were involved in spying activities for the US-led allies. <small>ANI</small></p><p><a href="/Intl/2008/March/6/still-poles-apart-36267.asp">PPP, PML-N still poles apart on oust Musharraf, reinstate CJ issue</a><br />Even as the PML-N continues to stick to its demand of reinstating deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Chowdhary and removing President Pervez Musharraf, and the PPP being indifferent to the demand, chances are bleak that the two parties would be able to form a stable alliance. <small>ANI</small></p><p><a href="/Intl/2008/March/6/language-sparks-36258.asp">SMS language sparks off unusually spelt baby names trend!</a><br />The popular SMS and email phonetic spellings have not only corrupted the English language, but have also sparked a trend of unusually spelt baby names. <small>ANI</small></p><p><a href="/Intl/2008/March/6/Mother-teen-release-36247.asp">Mother of UK teen to release photographs of crime</a><br />To substantiate the rape and murder of her 15 year old daughter Scarlett Keeling, her mother Fiona plans to release the graphic photographs of Scarletts semi-clad body found two weeks ago on the Anjuna beach. <small>ANI</small></p><p><a href="/Intl/2008/March/6/Clerics-demand-36238.asp">Clerics demand ban on Indian soap operas on Afghan TV channels</a><br />Afghanistans self appointed spiritual and cultural guardians feel threatened by the most popular soap operas, Dari dubbed versions of Ekta Kapoors never ending Hindi family dramas, being telecast on local Afghan channels. <small>ANI</small></p><p><a href="/Intl/2008/March/6/Facebook-founder-36236.asp">Facebook founder is the worlds youngest billionaire</a><br />Like many other people his age, Mark Zuckerberg the founder of social networking site Facebook spends most of his day in front of a computer screen. But he is no ordinary 23-year-old - hes officially the worlds youngest US billionaire. <small>ANI</small></p><p><a href="/Intl/2008/March/6/Sports-36230.asp">Sports car that needs refuelling once a year unveiled</a><br />A plug-in hybrid sports car that needs refuelling only once a year made its European debut at the Geneva Motor Show. <small>ANI</small></p><p><a href="/Intl/2008/March/6/Musharraf-resign-36225.asp">Musharraf to resign if ex-CJ restored</a><br />Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf would resign if the new federal government concedes to ex-premier Nawaz Sharifs demand of reinstating the deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry, because he does not want to be an ineffective President, a western diplomat in Islamabad considered a close aide of Musharraf, said. <small>ANI</small></p><p><a href="/Intl/2008/March/6/Musharraf-freed-Kashmir-36215.asp">Musharraf freed Kashmir Singh to establishing Indian supremacy in South Asia</a><br />Religious leaders and organisations in Pakistan have strongly reacted to the Presidential pardon to Indian spy Kashmir Singh, and said that perhaps Musharraf freed him for the purpose of establishing Indian supremacy in the region as per American agenda. <small>ANI</small></p><p><a href="/Intl/2008/March/6/body-questions-36205.asp">HR body questions Pakistan regimes intention to curb terror</a><br />Taking a strong exception at the recent spurt in violence in Pakistan, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has questioned the present day governments intentions about curbing terrorism in the country. <small>ANI</small></p><p><a href="/Intl/2008/March/6/honours-Pakistani-36201.asp">AI honours Pakistani judges, lawyers for role in defending independence of judiciary</a><br />In recognition of Pakistan lawyers and judges role in upholding and defending the independence of the judiciary in a state of emergency prior to February 18 polls, the Amnesty International has conferred two plaques on the countrys legal community hailing their efforts. <small>ANI</small></p><p><a href="/Intl/2008/March/6/Pakistan-blame-state-36197.asp">Pakistan cant blame any state for terrorism without evidence: Caretaker FM</a><br />Reacting to the recent statement by Pakistans Caretaker Interior Minister Hamid Nawaz that the US, Afghanistan and India were involved in terrorist activities in Pakistan, the countrys Caretaker Foreign Minister Inamul Haque has said that such a blame should not be levelled without concrete evidence. <small>ANI</small></p><p><a href="/Intl/2008/March/6/Four-Indians-among-36194.asp">Four Indians among top 10 billionaires of world</a><br />India is home to the largest number of billionaires in Asia, and four of them figure in top 10 billionaires of the world, according to the new Forbes list. <small>ANI</small></p><p><a href="/Intl/2008/March/6/Pakistan-blame-state-36191.asp">Pakistan cant blame any state for terrorism without evidence: Caretaker FM</a><br />Reacting to the recent statement by Pakistans Caretaker Interior Minister Hamid Nawaz that the US, Afghanistan and India were involved in terrorist activities in Pakistan, the countrys Caretaker Foreign Minister Inamul Haque has said that such a blame should not be levelled without concrete evidence. <small>ANI</small></p><p><a href="/intl/2008/March/6/bwi-LexisNexis-R-Expands-36322.asp">LexisNexis(R) Expands Intellectual Property Solutions to Help Customers Protect Valuable Assets</a><br /><small>Business Wire India</small></p><p><a href="/intl/2008/March/6/bwi-Sleep-Solutions-Inc-36323.asp">Sleep Solutions, Inc. Secures $20.5 Million of Equity Financing</a><br /><small>Business Wire India</small></p><p><a href="/intl/2008/March/6/bwi-ExxonMobil-Invest-36324.asp">ExxonMobil to Invest at Record Levels to Meet Growing Energy Demand</a><br /><small>Business Wire India</small></p><p><a href="/intl/2008/March/6/bwi-Goldman-Sachs-Launches-36325.asp">Goldman Sachs Launches 10,000 Women</a><br /><small>Business Wire India</small></p><p><a href="/intl/2008/March/6/bwi-Toshiba-Announces-New-36326.asp">Toshiba Announces New US-based Company to Promote Nuclear Power Businesses</a><br /><small>Business Wire India</small></p><p><a href="/intl/2008/March/6/bwi-Media-Alert-Goldman-36327.asp">Media Alert: Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women B-Roll Availability</a><br /><small>Business Wire India</small></p><p><a href="/intl/2008/March/6/bwi-Torex-Reports-Second-36328.asp">Torex Reports Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2008 Results</a><br /><small>Business Wire India</small></p><p><a href="/intl/2008/March/6/bwi-Globe7-Tencent-Partner-36329.asp">Globe7, Tencent Partner For Networking Site in China</a><br /><small>Business Wire India</small></p><p><a href="/intl/2008/March/6/bwi-Toshiba-Group-Extends-36330.asp">Toshiba Group Extends its Fourth Voluntary Environmental Plan</a><br /><small>Business Wire India</small></p><p><a href="/intl/2008/March/6/bwi-Recharger-Magazine-Awards-36331.asp">Recharger Magazine Awards Rs. 40,000 India Venture Capital Prize at ReIndia Expo</a><br /><small>Business Wire India</small></p><!--InternationalNews-->
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