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China extends red carpet to Zardari, nuke deal likely

Most awaited fashion fiesta kicks off in Delhi

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International News for May 1, 2008

After holding talks with Zardari, Sharif says it will yield positive results
Soon after holding parleys with the Pakistan Peoples Party co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif on Thursday said that the talks were a step towards resolving the issue of reinstatement of the judges. ANI

Brit teen Scarlett mother says Goa Govt. failed to hand over missing organs
Fiona MacKeown, mother of British teenage girl Scarlett Keeling who was raped and murdered in Goa, has said that the authorities in the state have failed to hand over her daughters missing organs. ANI

Pakistan suicide attack injures 30
At least 30 people were injured after a suicide bomber attacked the offices of a pro-Taliban group in Khyber tribal district on Thursday. ANI

No party other than Maoist will lead next govt: Mahara
Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) Maoist leader and Minister for Information and Communication Krishna Bahadur Mahara said on Thursday that the Maoist are ready to lead the next government without the help of other parties if the latter did not want to join the next government. ANI

Zardari, Sharif meet again to discuss judges reinstatement issue
Former Pakistan primer Nawaz Sharif and Pakistan Peoples Party co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari were meeting here today to resolve the contentious issue of reinstatement if judges ousted by President Pervez Musharraf last year. ANI

U.S.-Pakistan ties can be reinforced in four ways, says expert
A policy and communications consultant and the editor of the Pakistan Policy Blog, has said that there is a need for the Bush Administration to redefine its relationship with Pakistan. ANI

Terror attacks in Pakistan rising, U.S. State Department reports
Terrorist attacks have more than doubled in Pakistan from 2006 to 2007, reflecting the growing violence in the countrys turbulent tribal areas and new bombings against Pakistani government officials and security services, according to a report released Wednesday by the State Department. ANI

90 Roman Empire skeletons found in mass grave in Gloucester
Over 90 skeletons have been found in a mass grave in Gloucester, which archaeologists say could be the remains of victims of the Antonine plague, an outbreak of smallpox that swept across the Roman empire between 165 A.D. and 189 A.D. ANI

Pak risks sliding to dictatorship in absence of good governance:Experts
If they fail to deliver what was expected of them, namely good governance, security, law and order and basic necessities, Pakistan could slide back into the old musical chairs routine of civilian/military rule, experts have warned. ANI

Brit raped in Udaipur claims she was intimidated and harassed for four months
The 40-year-old British woman, who was successful in securing the conviction yesterday of a man who raped her in Udaipur, Rajasthan, has claimed that she faced intimidation, harassment and the woeful inadequacy of the British High Commission for four months before achieving her objective. ANI

The 40 books that shaped Sebastian Faulks writings
Aspiring writers have a once in a lifetime opportunity to take a sneak-peek into the list of 40 books that Sebastian Faulks says have shaped his writings. ANI

PPP, PML-N claims substantial progress in Dubai talks
Both the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) have claimed that they have made substantial progress during their meeting in Dubai on the judges restoration issue. ANI

Gilani calls for improved trade and tourism between Muzaffarabad and Srinagar
Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that trade and tourism between Muzaffarabad and Srinagar should start so that Kashmiris on either side can avail of opportunities to sit and interact with each other. ANI

Dungeon dads kids crawl and growl like animals
Monstrous dungeon dad Josef Fritzl has literally made the children he had with his daughter into animals. ANI

Prince William flies dead hero home from Afghanistan
Britains Prince William flew back home from his brief visit to Afghanistan with the body of a hero soldier, it has emerged. ANI

Pak Presidency preparing to counter restoration of sacked judges
The Presidency in Pakistan has reportedly evolved a strategy to obstruct the restoration of the sacked judiciary through a stay order if the new coalition government attempts to restore them through an executive order. ANI

10 feared dead in Khyber Agency suicide attack
At least 10 persons were feared dead and several others were wounded in a Khyber Agency suicide attack today. ANI

India among worlds most terror-afflicted nations: US State Department
In its latest report on terrorism, the U.S. State Department has emphatically stated that India continues to rank among the worlds most terror-afflicted countries, and adds that terrorists continue to foment terrorist ideology in that country because of poor law enforcement management. ANI

Zardari suspects foreign hand in Benazirs killing
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)s co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari has defended his partys demand for a UN probe into Benazir Bhuttos assassination, suspecting that some external forces interested in the balkanisation of Pakistan, were involved in the killing. ANI

Malaysian budget airline AirAsia to fly to Trichy from October
Malaysian budget airline AirAsia will fly daily to the south Indian city of Trichy from Kuala Lumpur effective October. ANI

Zardari suspects foreign hand in Benazirs killing
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)s co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari has defended his partys demand for a UN probe into Benazir Bhuttos assassination, suspecting that some external forces interested in the balkanisation of Pakistan, were involved in the killing. ANI

Malaysian budget airline AirAsia to fly to Trichy from October
Malaysian budget airline AirAsia will fly daily to the south Indian city of Trichy from Kuala Lumpur effective October. ANI

Last of the Romanovs died at Yekaterinburg in 1918
Russias erstwhile Romanov Dynasty ended in 1918 with the execution of the last Tsars two children, DNA tests of remains found last year in Yekaterinburg have confirmed. ANI

Hindus in US urge world film distributors to halt screening of The Love Guru
Hindu groups are contacting film distributor associations, exhibitor groups, theater owners and others in various parts of the world, including the United States, to urge them not to distribute or screen the movie The Love Guru till Paramount Pictures, the producer of the film, makes necessary changes to it. ANI

Peace deal responsible for resurgence of terrorist attacks: State Department
The US State Departments annual review of terrorism around the world said that the major reason for a resurgence of terrorist attacks is the peace deal signed by the Pakistan Government and tribal leaders last year. ANI

Taliban forwards its demands to NWFP government
The North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Government has received a list of demands from the local Taliban, as condition for tension and violence in the Swat Valley. ANI

Barack Obama, Bill Clinton are more alike than they know about
Presidential hopeful Senator Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton have more in common than their voter party registration cards, says a researcher. ANI

Health Discovery Corporation Announces Successful Clinical Trial Results for New Molecular Diagnostic Test for Prostate Cancer
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Telesso Technologies Limited Announces Appointment of Peter Farrell as New Director to Board
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