May 8, 2008
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May 8, 2008

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Karnataka High Court orders Ramoji Rao to appear in Ballari Court

BJP, Left and JD (S) condemn bomb blasts in Bangalore

No one has power to dissolve assemblies: Pak PM

Speed 2: Cruise Control voted as Worst Ever Sequel

Japan-US alliance should be expanded by including India, Australia

Kalmadi hopeful of India wining medals in tennis, boxing and shooting

Hubble finds largest sample of very distant galaxies seen to date

Adult stem cells finding provides foundation for brain injury cure

International News for May 8, 2008

PPP does not accept Musharraf as a constitutional President: Zardari
Pakistan Peoples Party Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari has said that the PPP does not accept Pervez Musharraf as a constitutional president of the country. ANI

US to train Pak Army to nail key militants
Washington aims breach the gap between the US Army and Pakistani security forces in order to nail key targets like Osama bin Laden, as well as overcome military failures against the Taliban-led insurgency in Afghanistan. ANI

Baggage of JKLF is too heavy
Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) is a sacred name for some, as they sacrificed their lives and everything else they valued in name of liberating the state. ANI

China willing to engage on Tibet says Dalai Lamas envoy
The Dalai Lamas envoy Lodi Gyari said here today that Chinese negotiators were willing to continue talks with the Tibetan side. ANI

Oz kids under 16 need written parental consent for body piercings
Kids under 16 would be banned from having any part of their body pierced without written parental consent under new laws to be introduced by the NSW (New South Wales) Government. ANI

Brazilian woman who wont stop boob jobs despite 8 implants!
A 28-year-old mum has made it to Brazils version of the Guinness Book of World Records for her FFF breast implants. ANI

Catholic Church slams nudist beach festival in Sicily
The Roman Catholic Church has objected to an upcoming nudist beach festival in Sicily - billed as a celebration of nudity - over fears of an invasion of naked sunbathers. ANI

Cherie Blairs autobiography to fight for shelf space with spoof memoirs
The release of much hyped autobiography of former British PM Tony Blairs wife Cherie Blair, would be coinciding with the spoof memoirs written on her by comedy writer Ivor Baddiel. ANI

Fears that Japanese money to China for Pandas would fuel Tibet violence
Japanese officials have said that the Tokyos zoo has been flooded with calls to refuse a pair of pandas offered by Chinese President Hu Jintao, fearing that the money from the lease would fund Beijings clampdown in Tibet. ANI

Sarkozy says predictions of Bruni destroying him were woefully wrong
Their marriage rocked the entire world with criticism erupting from all directions, but now, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, himself has come forward to say that contrary to peoples predictions his wife, Carla Bruni has not destroyed him. ANI

Dungeon dads incest kids being treated in wooded refuge
The children of incest monster Josef Fritzl will be getting their first taste of the outside world after a lifetime imprisoned underground, at a leading psychiatric clinic in Austrian woods. ANI

Nirmala Deshpande remembered in Pak as a peace, HR activist
Human rights activists and experts from various fields remembered Gandhian icon Nirmala Deshpande, who passed away in New Delhi on May 1, as an apostle of peace who always fought for the cause of human rights in India. ANI

Prachanda may meet King Gyanendra
Nepals Maoist leader Prachanda said today that he is willing to meet King Gyanendra to arrange for his graceful exit. ANI

Musharraf not to meet Chaudhrys in future
Pakistan President Pervez Mushrraf has reportedly decided not to meet PML-Q president and former premier Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and former Punjab chief minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi and not to entertain their phone calls in future. ANI

Nawaz says political will required to reinstate deposed judges
PML-N leader and former Pakistan premier Nawaz Sharif has said that political will was required to reinstate the deposed judges. ANI

Abolishing quadrilateral treaty involving India, worst decision of Rudd Government
The worst foreign policy decision that the Rudd Government has made was to abolish the quadrilateral security dialogue between the US, Japan, India and Australia, says an editorial in The Australian. ANI

Archaeologists discover 1,200 yr old Irish Viking trade center
Archaeologists have discovered one of the Vikings most important trading centres in Ireland, which is estimated to be 1,200 years old. ANI

Pak, India to sign gas transit fee agreement soon under IPI gas deal
Pakistan Petroleum Minister Khawaja Asif has said that Pakistan and India will soon sign gas transit fee agreement for the transmission of gas to India under the Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline deal. ANI

Clinton says she will stay the course for presidential nomination
Former U.S. First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton says she will remain in the presidential race until theres a nominee. ANI

US Congresswoman says PPP is ok, but Nawaz a problem
The PPP was doing a good job in Pakistan, but former prime minister Nawaz Sharif was more of a problem and needed to be watched, said Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, who chairs the Pakistan Caucus on Capitol Hill. ANI

Zardari leaves for London tonight to meet Nawaz
PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari is likely to fly to London tonight to meet PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif and hold talks with him on current issues Pakistan was facing. ANI

Pak test fires nuclear capable Hatf-VIII
A day after India launched its Agni-III missile, Pakistan test-fired the nuclear-capable Hatf-VIII air-launched cruise missile, which has a range of 350 kilometers. ANI

Nepals EC to announce names of winning candidates today
The Election Commission (EC) of Nepal is all set to announce the list of 335 candidates elected to the Constituent Assembly (CA) under the proportional representation (PR) system today. ANI

Practising Muslims will outnumber Christians by 2035
Practising Muslims will outnumber worshipping Christians in Britain within 30 years, according to research published here.According to statistics prepared by the think tank Christian Research, which have been accessed by The Telegraph, by 2035, there will be about 1.96 million active Muslims in Britain, compared with 1.63 million church-going Christians. ANI

Pak tribal areas safe haven for militants
US Foreign Affairs Committee chairman has said that the tribal regions of Pakistan provide safe haven for thousands of militants and terrorists who seek not only to destabilise Pakistan and neighbouring Afghanistan, but who also plan attacks around the globe. ANI

Pentagon rejects Pakistan monetary aid requests
Following reports that Islamabad had wasted US funding and allowed Al Qaeda to rebuild a haven in its western tribal regions, the Pentagon has rejected or deferred millions of dollars in military aid requests from Pakistan. ANI

Myanmar death toll may surpass 100,000
The death toll in Myanmar due to devastating Cyclone Nargis may surpass 100,000 while at least 95 per cent of the buildings in the Irrawady Delta region have been destroyed, said a top US diplomat. ANI

Now Pak EC pre-pones by-polls to June 26
Following protests from political parties, Pakistans Election Commission (EC) last evening announced a new schedule for the by-elections, which will now be held on June 26. ANI

Brits throw away £10bn of edible food every year
Shocking as it may seem, but every year Britons throw away edible foodstuff worth a whopping 10 billion pounds, a survey has revealed. ANI

Bruni feared Queen Elizabeth - till monarch showed her to the bathroom!
A month after her Britain visit, French First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy has revealed her terrible fear she felt before meeting the Queen - until the monarch showed her to her bathroom. ANI

Dungeon dad made hookers play dead during sex
If haunting his own daughter was not enough for sex beast Josef Fritzl, he also terrorized prostitutes by asking them to pretend to be dead before having kinky sex with them. ANI

Musharraf not to meet Chaudhrys in future
Pakistan President Pervez Mushrraf has reportedly decided not to meet PML-Q president and former premier Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and former Punjab chief minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi and not to entertain their phone calls in future. ANI

Prince William to join Royal Navy drug patrols in the Caribbean
Prince William is all set to fight a cocaine war in the Caribbean, it has emerged. ANI

Pak Senate to probe PCBs bank balances
Pakistan Senates Standing Committee on Sports is contemplating to probe PCBs bank accounts. A meeting of the Committee was slated to be held this morning to take a decision to this effect. ANI

Dungeon dads son-in-law describes familys terrible ordeal
The son-in-law of dungeon dad Josef Fritzl has described how his father-in-law, whom he had believed to be a normal family man, kept his dual life under wraps with a string of lies. ANI

Toyota Prius declared Britains most iconic car
The hybrid Toyota Prius car has triumphed in a major satisfaction survey and has attained an iconic status due to high satisfaction levels with the models quality and reliability. ANI

Militants set afire another girls school in Swat
In a second incident of its type in less than a week, a group of unidentified militants set fire to the Sherpalam Primary Girls School in Swats Matta tehsil last night. ANI

Foreign criminals working at UK airports unchecked
Current security drills at British airports are being questioned by the opposition, as recent reports have indicated that thousands of foreigners are being allowed to work in high security parts without passing proper criminal record checks. ANI

Olympic torch on Mount Everest
A Chinese mountaineerig team took the specially designed Olympic torch to the worlds highest point Mount Everest along with Olympic flags this morning. ANI

Sabeel Ahmed arrives in Bangalore
India-born doctor Sabeel Ahmed in the Glasgow Airport bombing case, arrived here early this morning after serving 18 months in a UK jail. ANI

Zardari says Musharrafs impeachment may harm economy
PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari has said that while the ruling party the PPP does not recognise President Pervez Musharraf as a constitutional president, the countrys economic conditions may deteriorate if he was impeached. ANI

Dungeon girl implored pal to visit her in letter - days before sex ordeal began
Cellar girl Elisabeth Fritzl implored a friend to visit her - just before her rapist father Josef imprisoned her in the dungeon. ANI

Kraton Polymers Pushes SBS Modification to a New Level
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Kraton Polymers Presents Innovations at the E&E Congress 2008
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Embarcadero Technologies(R) to Acquire CodeGear(TM) from Borland(R) Software
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Elsevier Health Sciences CEO Brian Nairn to Retire; Michael Hansen, Former CEO of Harcourt Assessment to Succeed
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Sims Group Reports Unaudited Net Profit after Tax for 9 Months to 31 March 2008 of $182.5 Million Following Record Third Quarter
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Hirco Reports Strong Interim Results
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Equator Principles Celebrate Five Years of Positive Environmental Impact and Improved Business Practices
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Momentive Performance Materials Inc. Announces First Quarter 2008 Earnings Conference Call
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