Pranab Mukherjee arrives in the UAE
Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee arrived here on Monday on a three-day visit to take bilateral interactions between India and the UAE forward. ANI
PML-N ministers to resign from Pak Cabinet on Tuesday, says Sharif
Former Prime MInister Mohammad Nawaz Sharif said on Monday that as the May 12 deadline for the restoration of the over 60 sacked judges had expired, his partys ministers in the federal cabinet would be submitting their respective resignations to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Tuesday. ANI
Commonwealth set to readmit Pakistan
The 53-nation Commonwealth is to readmit Pakistan, suspended last year when President Pervez Musharraf declared emergency rule. ANI
Dungeon Dads 5-year-old son making remarkable recovery
Elisabeth Fritzls five-year-old son Felix is making an amazing recovery, say doctors treating him. ANI
Amstetten locals want dungeon dads horror house demolished
Locals at Amstetten have urged the Austrian authorities to demolish the horror house belonging to dungeon dad Josef Fritzl. ANI
Dungeon dads prison cell cushier than what he provided his victims
He may be in jail, but dungeon dad Josef Fritzls cell is far more comfortable than the one in which he kept his daughter Elisabeth, and the children he fathered with her, imprisoned for 24-years. ANI
New party will reflect ground reality in its ideology
While speaking to Kashmiri journalist Murtaza Ali, Dr Shabir Choudhry said, We will launch a new party this week. New party will reflect present day ground reality of Jammu and Kashmir in its aims and objective. ANI
Daughters wedding was awfully special: George Bush
American President George Bush describes his daughters wedding weekend as awfully special and emotional for the family. ANI
Oz kids to be taught anti-gambling measures
The risk of gambling addictions among children as young as 13 has prompted new counselling measures in New South Wales (NSW) schools. ANI
Aussie bosses feel the need for pre-nups for office romances
With budding office romances, bosses Down Under are making sure that they dont get caught in the crossfire if a relationship goes bust - by asking couples to sign a workplace pre-nup. ANI
Commonwealth readmits Pakistan(lead: Commonwealth )
The Commonwealth decided on Monday to readmit Pakistan, suspended last year when President Pervez Musharraf declared emergency rule. ANI
Your pooch costs you £31,000 in its lifetime!
Dog lovers are dishing out up to 31,000 pounds to look after their pet canines over its lifetime, according to a new survey. ANI
Pak seeks unmanned surveillance planes from Oz to patrol Afghan border
During Australian Defence Minister Angus Houstons recent visit to Islamabad, the Pakistan government reportedly urged him to provide unmanned surveillance aircraft and train its defence personnel to help it patrol its 2400-km border with Afghanistan. ANI
US media predicts fall of Pak govt over judges issue impasse
Even as todays deadline for restoration of deposed Supreme Court judges is almost certain to expire, and the PML-N expected to take a stand today regarding continuance of its support to the PPP-ld coalition government, the US media has predicted fall of the three-month old democratic government in Islamabad. ANI
1000-year-old Hindu temple in Pak in desperate need of upkeep
Belying Pakistan governments tall claims regarding upkeep of Hindus worship places and other sites, a 1000-year-old Hindu temple - Shri Varun Dev Mandir - in Monora in Pakistan is lying in a dilapidated state. ANI
Indian national robbed by Malaysian policeman
Seven men including a Malaysian policeman allegedly beat up and robbed an Indian national, Ayyavu Gannapandhithan, of 2,545 Ringgit, a hand phone and a digital camera in an alley near the Masjid Jamek Light Rail Transit station here. ANI
MIC chief demands Indian representatives for each constituency
Kangsar Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) division Chief M. Bhupalan said that the Malaysian Government should appoint an Indian representative in each parliamentary constituency to identify and handle their problems. ANI
US commences aid-flights to cyclone-hit Myanmar
After long negotiations with Myanmars military rulers, the U.S. launched its first aid-flight to Myanmar today and will send two more air shipments on Tuesday. ANI
Medieval shipwreck found on a construction site in Barcelona
The wreck of a 13th or 14th century ship has been found on a construction site in Barcelonas city centre. ANI
Prince Charles father questions benefits of organic farming
Organic farming, one of Prince Charles greatest passions, has been challenged by none other than his own father Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh. ANI
Elisabeth Fritzl never wants to see dungeon dads face again
Now that her horrific 24-year dungeon ordeal is finally over, Elisabeth Fritzl has vowed never to see her rapist father again. ANI
Cops probing links between dungeon dad and unsolved teen murder
Dungeon dad Josef Fritzl, who kept his daughter as a sex slave for 24 years and fathered seven children with her, might be involved in another unsolved sexually-motivated murder of a teenager in the 1960s. ANI
New Labour expresses outrage over Cherie Blairs money-grabbing memoirs
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blairs wife Cheries controversial disclosures in her one million pound memoirs has raised the hackled of New Labour, which claims that she is only out to make a fast buck. ANI
Experts say US must strategically shift policy on Pak-based extremists
Experts and critics of the Bush administrations policies in Pakistan, have called on it to undertake a strategic shift in dealing with extremists in the region. ANI
PP-led coalition will survive even without PML-N: Paper
Since PML-Ns only condition of joining the PPP-led government in Pakistan (of restoration of deposed judiciary to pre-Nov 3 days) is not fulfilled, the party seems all set to move out of the government, but it wont affect the stability of the PPP-led federal government, said an article in The News. ANI
Indian youth groups in Malaysia seek funds for education
A coalition of Indian youth groups headed by the Malaysian Indian Youth Council (MIYC), is asking the government to fund their social education programmes. ANI
Fears of arms race after 40 developing countries seek nuclear power programmes
More than 40 developing countries from the Persian Gulf region to Latin America have recently approached United Nations officials to express interest in starting nuclear power programmes, a trend which might lead to the intensification of the arms race. ANI
Sons evidence might land Dungeon dad in jail for murder
Dungeon dad Josef Fritzls 18-year old son Stefan, whom he held captive with his daughter Elisabeth, might provide evidence that could convict the sex-beast of murdering one of the twins he produced by raping his daughter. ANI
Austrian cops to quiz dungeon dads wife again
Sex beast Josef Fritzls wife Rosemarie is to be questioned again by police to determine whether she knew about his secret life in the cellar. ANI
US not to be involved in resolving judges restoration issue in Pak
The US embassy in Islamabad has said that the restoration of judges issue was to be resolved by the Pakistan government only and that the US administration had nothing to with it. And, thats why US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher didnt discuss the issue with PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari and PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif when he met the duo in London recently, said US Embassy spokeswoman Elizabeth Colton said in a statement. ANI
To appease China, Brown not to meet Dalai Lama at 10 Downing Street
In a bid to avoid confrontation with China over Tibet, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has reportedly decided not to receive the Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama at his official residence 10 Downing Street. ANI
Buddhist nuns among female Tibetan protesters detained in Nepal protests
Police in Nepal have arrested more than 600 female Tibetan protesters, including many Buddhist nuns, after demonstrations in Kathmandu against Chinas crackdown in Tibet. ANI
JI slams Gilanis bid to pardon Sarabjit
Jamat-e-Islami (JI) Secretary General Syed Munawar Hasan has reportedly criticized Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilanis recommendation to President Pervez Musharraf to pardon Indian convict Sarabjit Singh on death row, after reviewing his case. ANI
Toll in Burma can be six times more than Boxing Day tsunami
International aid agency OXFAM has warned that the death toll in Burma could reach 1.5 million, and said that the toll would be six times that of the Boxing Day tsunami in 2004. ANI
Pranab Mukherjee arrives in Dubai
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee arrived in Dubai today as part of the ongoing high-level interactions between India and the UAE. ANI
Blair used Cheries miscarriage grief to protect Iraq strategy
In her new biography, former British PM Tony Blairs wife Cherie reveals her heartbreak about a miscarriage in 2002 - and how her husband used it to protect strategy on Iraq. ANI
Pak woman honoured in US
Zubeida Khan, a Pakistani-American community activist, was last evening awarded the Woman of the Year Award for the 38th US Congressional District for her contributions as a board member of the Beverly Hospital Foundation Board of Trustees. ANI
Buddhist nuns among female Tibetan protesters detained in Nepal protests
Police in Nepal have arrested more than 600 female Tibetan protesters, including many Buddhist nuns, after demonstrations in Kathmandu against Chinas crackdown in Tibet. ANI
PML-N says no option but to quit govt
After failing to break the ice with the PPP on the judges restoration issue, the PML-N last evening gave enough indications that it will pull itself out of the PPP-led coalition, but would continue to support it from outside as it doesnt want to destabalize the government. ANI
Nawaz to decide future of PML-Ns ties with PPP today
PML-N leader and former Pakistan premier Nawaz Sharif will chair a joint meeting of his partys Central Working Committee (CWC) and parliamentary group in Lahore today to decide whether to continue his partys support to the PPP-led government or move out of the coalition. ANI
Cops could have traced sex beast Fritzls dungeon 5yrs ago
Elizabeth Fritzls 24 year dungeon ordeal could have come to an end 5 years ago if cops hadnt failed to find the secret prison during an arson probe. ANI
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