Women leaders in Nepal demand share of 26 cabinet-nominated CA members
Nepals women leaders and womens rights activists on Wednesday submitted a memorandum to the government demanding the inclusion of women in the list of 26 Constituent Assembly (CA) members to be nominated by the cabinet. ANI
Taliban moving at half speed
US-led security forces and the Afghan Army waited for the Taliban Spring Offensive, but it never came. Gun battles with the Taliban were down 50 percent so far, compared to last year. ANI
RIC troika to discuss impact of Jaipur blast
The synchronized terror strikes which rocked pink city Jaipur, killing more than 70 people, will be discussed in the talks between the Foreign Ministers of Russia, India and China (RIC) when they meet in the Russian city of Yekatarinburg. ANI
Koirala urges for proper tone in public remarks
Nepal Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala on Wednesday called for more restraint to be shown in both words and deeds stating the country is going through a sensitive stage in the transitional process. ANI
US takes inspiration from Benazir Bhutto, launches One Woman Initiative
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has said that former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, a single moderate woman inspired the US to launch the One Woman Initiative to help nurture other women who could become forces for moderation and peaceful change. ANI
China used by Hitlers bodyguard to go under the hammer
A China dinner set used by Hitlers bodyguard is set to go under the hammer. ANI
Scientists suggest new methods that allow traffic optimisation over large areas
To ensure smooth traffic flow, a group of scientists have developed new methods for determining the traffic situation across a wide area, and have refined processes that enable traffic to be optimally channelled. ANI
Drunk Darth Vader beats jail rap in Jedi church attacks
A drunk Briton who pretended to be Star Wars villain Darth Vader and attacked two Jedi fanatics escaped a jail sentence on May 13. ANI
13-year-old splashes $30K on hookers, Xbox using dads credit card!
A 13-year-old boy from Texas has been convicted of fraud for hiring two hookers and racking up 30,000 dollars in charges on his fathers credit card, it has emerged. ANI
Mummified salt men of Iran shifted to archaeological museum
Four salt men, which are Iranian mummies, have been shifted to an archaeological museum in Iran. ANI
Nepal govt to provide Rs 800 million to NOC
The Nepal government has decided to provide Rs 800 million to state-owned Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) to ease the supply of petroleum products. ANI
PML-Q decides to exploit PPP-PML-N differences in the run-up to by-polls
In the run-up to the by-polls slated for June 26, the erstwhile ruing party in Pakistan, the PML-Q has decided to exploit the differences between the PPP and the PML-N and misdeed of the new government and take it to the voters. ANI
Swastika attracts Indians neighbours ire in New Zealand
An Indian who painted a Swastika on his rooftop in New Zealand as a good omen has attracted his neighbours ire because of its resemblance to the symbol of the Nazis. ANI
British X Files revealed
Top-secret details about hundreds of sightings of Unidentified Flying Objects in the UK have been released for public viewing for the first time. ANI
Shortlist for Turner Prize dominated by women
In a span of 24 years of the Turner prize, only three women have won. But now, looks like things are changing with the announcement that three out of four artists on this years shortlist - Bangadeshi-born Runa Islam, Goshka Macuga from Poland and the Belfast-born artist Cathy Wilkes - are women. ANI
Einstein viewed religion as childish superstition
Albert Einstein described religion as childish superstition and primitive legend, in a letter to be auctioned in London this week. ANI
Cherie reveals Tony Blairs heart sank at George Bushs election win
) In more exclusive extracts from her memoirs, Speaking For Myself, Cherie Blair has revealed that the Blairs hearts sank when they learnt that George Bushs victory over Al Gore in 2000 had been ratified and that he was to become President of the United States. ANI
Deposed HC judges reject Pak Presidency offer to reinstate them sans seniority
The deposed provincial high court judges have reportedly rejected a Presidency offer to reinstate them as judges at the cost of their seniority as compared to their colleagues who preferred to work with President Pervez Musharraf under the PCO (Provincial Constitutional Order) promulgated on November 3, 2007. ANI
Freud painting sets auction record with 17.2 million pounds
The life-size painting depicting a Jobcentre supervisor, by British artist Lucian Freud has entered record books for fetching the highest ever auction price. ANI
US paid 5 lakh dlrs to Pak to arrest terror suspect, reveal court papers
Papers filed in a Canadian court last year disclosed that a US intelligence agency paid a bounty of 500,000 dollars to Pakistan military for the arrest of Abdullah Khadr, the Canadian son of a suspected Al Qaeda financier Ahmed Said Khadr. ANI
Royal Air Force sends out condoms to attract 20,000 recruits
Top brass of the Royal Air Force are sending out condoms to 20,000 young men in a recruitment drive. ANI
Anti-US pamphlets distributed in Swat on the sidelines of peace talks
Peshawar, May 14 (AIN): Even as the NWFP government held the second-round of peace talks with the pro-Taliban militants in Peshawar, unknown persons distributed pamphlets asking the provincial government, military and the people of Pakistan to join hands with the Taliban against the US. ANI
Rice says its a wrong perception that US supported Pak military regime prior to polls
The United States always wanted restoration of democracy in Pakistan and it was a wrong perception among the Pakistanis that prior to the February 18 polls the US had supported the military government without caring about democracy. ANI
If reinstated, Iftikhar will declare Musharrafs re-election illegal
Pakistans deposed chief justice Iftikhar Choudhry has said that if reinstated he would re-examine the legitimacy of the countrys President Musharrafs second term beginning November 2007, and would declare it illegal. ANI
NWFP govt gives in to pro-Taliban militants demand, enforces Shariah
The NWFP government is learnt to have given in to the demand of the pro-Taliban terrorists in the Swat region of enforcing Shariah - Shari Nizam-e-Adl Regulations 1999 - in Malakand division within a month. ANI
Zardari exonerated in all pending cases
PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari was freed of one more criminal case last evening when a Sindh Hight Court judge set aside a case in which he had been accused of smuggling artefacts to London. ANI
Vatican believes aliens could also be Gods creations
If you want to believe in the green man from Mars, well then thats now OK with the Catholic Church. ANI
Indian group seeks Malaysian Government contracts
The Petaling Jaya-based Malaysian Indian Contractors Association (PKIM) has called on the Government to give jobs to Indian contractors. ANI
Myanmar junta accused of hoarding foreign aid
The military regime in Myanmar has been accused of hoarding high-quality foreign aid for itself, even as people badly affected by Cyclone Nargis are making do with rotten food. ANI
Dungeon dad revelled in playing God, say psychiatrists
Cellar dad Josef Fritzl revelled in playing God with other peoples lives, say psychiatrists. ANI
Cops to use dogs to sniff out more bodies around Fritzls dungeon
Austrian cops will be using sniffer dogs and sophisticated ground-penetrating radar to see whether more bodies are hidden in the earth around the dungeon where Josef Fritzl imprisoned daughter Elisabeth for 24 years ANI
Josef Fritzl shifted 197 tons of earth by hand while building dungeon
Austrian incest dad Josef Fritzl shifted 197 tons of earth by hand while building his cellar, police has revealed. ANI
Pak slams Jaipur serial blasts
Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani last night condemned the seven bomb blasts that occurred in Jaipur, killing nearly 100 and injuring more than 250 people. ANI
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