Amnesty appeals for aid for displaced tribesmen along Pak-Afghan border
The international human rights body, Amnesty International (AI) has reportedly appealed to the governments of Pakistan and Afghanistan and the US-led NATO security forces operating in Afghanistan to provide safe passage and rehabilitation to the people displaced due to the ongoing shelling and air strikes on tribal areas along the Pak-Afghan border. ANI
Pak team to examine Baglihar Dam
A Pakistani delegation will soon visit and examine the Baglihar Dam, built in Indian territory after years of opposition from Pakistan. ANI
Pak, China soon to set up Joint Power Corporation
Pakistan and China would soon establish a joint body to attract investments for nuclear and coal-based power plants and large dams in the country, sources in Pakistans Water and Power Ministry said. ANI
Sarah Palin says Obama is pals with terrorists
Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin has accused Democratic presidential candidate of hobnobbing with terrorists and appealed to her countrymen not to trust him. ANI
Conman with Catch Me If You Can moves gets caught
International conman, Anthony De Clerck, who has been living life like the fraudster in the Hollywood movie Catch Me If You Can, was arrested on October 4 after cheating his victims out of hundred of thousands of pounds. ANI
Red squirrels may be extinct within 10 years
A new study has revealed that the red squirrels in Britain will have only ten years before they are wiped out completely, if urgent action is not taken. ANI
Take That to boost Marks and Spencers Christmas sale
English pop musical group Take That has been enlisted by struggling store giant Marks and Spencer to aid them during their Christmas sale. ANI
A fifth of young Brits think their parents have taken drugs
One in five young Britons think that their parents have taken drugs, reports a new survey. ANI
Britains youngest pig farmer is a 15yr-old girl
A 15-year-old girl, who asked for piglets for her birthday, has become Britains youngest pig farmer. ANI
Book links Abraham Lincoln to a hijacker
D.B. Cooper, the notorious hijacker who parachuted from a Boeing 727 in 1971 with 200,000 dollars in cash and vanished without a trace, has ties to the family of Abraham Lincoln, according to a new book. ANI
Prehistoric cave paintings took up to 20,000 years for completion
A research led by scientists at Bristol University has revealed that prehistoric cave paintings took up to 20,000 years to complete. ANI
Obese to pay for their own healthcare Down Under
As the annual cost of treating preventable diseases hits 5 billion dollars in Australia, State Government has proposed a plan, under which obese people may have to pay for their own healthcare. ANI
Monday blues come long before Sunday is over
Weekend officially ends at 7.30pm on a Sunday, according to a new poll. ANI
Monday blues come long before Sunday is over
Weekend officially ends at 7.30pm on a Sunday, according to a new poll. ANI
British armed forces facing explosion of mental illness
Serving and former members of the British armed forces are facing an explosion of psychiatric disorders, according to new report. ANI
Frowning road signs have novelty effect on drivers
Roadside speed indicators that display a face frowning when motorists exceed the speed limit are being widely ignored, a new study has revealed. ANI
The Queen getting ready to retire?
The Queen is reportedly keen on shifting her work from the Buckingham Palace to her favourite royal residence, Windsor Castle, where she will be holding the investiture ceremonies - for the first time. ANI
Worlds tallest man becomes worlds tallest father
Worlds tallest man has become the worlds tallest father after the birth of his first child, who is said to be on the middle ground between his colossal father and average-sized mother. ANI
Couple told theyre too heavy for plane to take off!
A couple weighing 38 stone altogether was asked to move by the stewardess because they were too heavy for the plane to take off. ANI
The foul-mouthed parrot that says w***** put on sale!
A cheeky parrot has been put for sale after his owner got fed up of him - because he keeps saying w***** to her pals. ANI
British visa firms to partially resume work in Pak after security review
The private firms in Pakistan handling visa applications for the British High Commission, will soon partially resume their operations, after shutting down its centres across the country for a month due to a terror threat, said a statement issued by the High Commission. ANI
Maoists demands fresh general convention in Nepal
Maoist leaders have demanded that a fresh general convention of the party to be held in order to consolidate the revolutionary zeal in Nepal. ANI
President Yadav reiterates need for unity, communal harmony in Nepal
Nepal President Dr Ram Baran Yadav has reiterated the need to bolster national unity and communal harmony for peace and prosperity in the country. ANI
Sustainable political conversion impossible without cultural change in Nepal, says Prachanda
Nepal Prime Minister Prachanda has said that the political transformation cannot become sustainable and long-lasting without cultural transformation. ANI
Madhav Kumar Nepal urges coalition partners to ensure full term of Government
Former UML General Secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal urged the coalition partners to create an environment of trust in order to make sure that the current government survives its full-term - two years. ANI
Palin-Biden debate most watched vice presidential debate ever
The much-hyped Sarah Palin-Joe Biden vice-presidential debate on October 2 has been ranked as the most watched vice presidential debate ever, as it was keenly viewed by around 70 million viewers across the US, which was even more than those who watched the Presidential debate between Democratic Barack Obama and Republican John McCain. ANI
125 Indian Sikh pilgrims to arrive in Pak today
More than125 Indian Sikh pilgrims are likely to arrive at the Gurdwara Panja Sahib Hassanabdal, in Attock, to offer their religious rituals in connection with the 474th birth anniversary of Guru Ram Das. ANI
No top Qaeda leader killed in Waziristan drone strike
If unidentified field agents and informants of the Pakistan Army are to be believed, the dead in yesterdays US drone attack in Waziristan did not include any top tier Al Qaeda figure. ANI
Iran to reduce gas supply to Pak, if Indian supplies disrupted
Iran has proposed a new clause in the Gas Sale Purchase Agreement of the Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline project, according to which it would reduce gas supply to Pakistan in case the supply to India was willfully disrupted (by Pakistan). ANI
Pak devises new security plan for political leadership
After the recent unsuccessful suicide attack on Awami National Party (ANP) chief Asfandyar Wali Khan, the Pakistan Government has reportedly devised a new security plan for the political leadership to ensure the safety of the senior leaders. ANI
Boycott says Indian batting line up is toothless now
The Indian batting line up, which once had batsmen like Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman and Saurav Ganguly reaching their peak together, had lost its sheen, and this was particularly witnessed in the recent Test series against Sri Lanka which India lost 1-2, said former England Test opener Geoffrey Boycott. ANI