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Maoists blow up railway tracks in West Bengal during 48-hour shutdown
Rajnath Singh meets Nepalese PM
Bullock trusted hubby despite knowing that women pursued him
Alankit Group to provide services to New Pension System subscribers
No Premier League title let-up for Man U, assures Ferguson
Busy safeguarding his chair, Zardari overlooks important security issues
Issues concerning the countrys security and other such important matters are apparently being overlooked by Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, who is busy safeguarding his interests and neutralising attempts to remove him. ANI
Canadian teen survives being trapped on ice floe with polar bears!
A Canadian teenager was trapped on a floating piece of ice with three polar bears on it in the northern part of Hudson Bay in Canadas Arctic, until he was rescued. ANI
Brazilian college takes back woman expelled for wearing short dress
A Brazilian college, which expelled a woman for wearing a short, pink dress to class, has had to reverse its order after it received negative reactions for the move. ANI
Brit cop axed from elite unit for posting nude pics of himself online
A Brit gun cop has been axed from his elite unit for posting naked pictures on the Internet, and for leaving himself open to blackmail. ANI
Worlds smallest mum to give birth for third time
Stacey Herald, who is just 2ft 4in tall, is set to give birth to her third child. ANI
Soon, a substance that gives feeling of booze sans the health risks
A substance is being developed which will give the high of alcohol without the negative effects like a hangover or liver damage. ANI
NYC teacher suspended for giving masturbation story to students
An English teacher was suspended for providing his students with a graphic short story about masturbation written by Fight Club author Chuck Palahniuk. ANI
Brit couples noisy romps make neighbours lives hell!
Caroline and Steve Cartwright were making lives of their neighbours miserable with their unnatural lovemaking, a court was told. ANI
Rudd must use India visit to boost strategic, economic ties: Expert
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd should seek to boost bilateral economic and strategic ties with India during his first visit to the subcontinent as head of government, starting in Mumbai from Wednesday. ANI
Reheat cold tea cups to save money, urges UK waste watchdog
A leading UK government waste watchdog has urged people to reheat their cold cups of tea and coffee to slash 12 billion pounds of food and drink wasted down the drain every year. ANI
Gordon Browns phone bust-up with outraged dead soldiers mum
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was said to have been involved in a phone bust-up with the mother of a dead soldier, whose name he misspelt in a handwritten letter. ANI
Four men caught cooling off naked inside Queensland car wash!
Four young men caught cavorting nude inside a central Queensland car wash have been warned that their fun trip could have injured them seriously. ANI
Racial discrimination complaints rising in Victoria
A sharp rise in racial discrimination complaints has prompted Victorias equal opportunity watchdog to warn employers to consider improving their workplace cultures. ANI
Gilani drops forestry park inauguration plan fearing backlash from PPP senator
An influential PPP senator reportedly told Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani not to inaugurate a model forestry park in Islamabad, and the latter did just that. ANI
BBC chief says creative risk taking is alive at the corporation
The BBCs creative risk taking is alive at the corporation despite recent flak from the BBC Trust directed at one of its comedians, the BBCs Director-General said. ANI
Dismantled Russian nuke bombs powering the US
Dismantled nuclear bombs, including Russian ones, provide about 10 percent of electricity in the United States. ANI
Dismantled Russian nuke bombs powering the US
Dismantled nuclear bombs, including Russian ones, provide about 10 percent of electricity in the United States. ANI
UK Govt asked to refund Pak students who missed admission due to visa delays
Labour peer Lord Ahmed has urged the UK Government to repay fees to Pakistani students who could not take admission in British universities due to visa delays. ANI
French doctor takes 6,000-mile ride to promote soft side of terrorism-torn Pak
A French doctor is taking a 6,000-mile trip from Pakistan to Paris in order to promote tourism in the terrorism-torn country. ANI
Fort Hood suspect communicated with radical cleric
The military psychiatrist accused of shooting to death 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas, and a radical cleric in Yemen known for his incendiary anti-American teachings, were in communication with each other some time before the crime. ANI
World is running out of oil quicker than thought
The world is running out of oil quicker than it was being claimed by the International Energy Agency (IEA), which has been underplaying an alarming shortage due the fear of panic buying, an IEA official has claimed. ANI
Obama may favour sending 30,000 troops to Afghanistan
Even though President Barack Obama is not expected to make any announcement on sending more troops to Afghanistan before returning from his Asian trip, the White House is leaning towards a request made by the top US commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, officials sources said. ANI
Pak Punjabs Emergency Services Academy sacrificing goats to prevent terror attacks!
Despite the heightened extremist threat in the region and repeated appeals, authorities have failed to provide a proper security cover to the Punjab Emergency Services Academy (Rescue 1122), which has left the academy with no option but to pray for their safety by sacrificing a goat daily. ANI
Sarkozys claims of demolishing Berlin Wall challenged
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been embroiled in a bizarre controversy after he claimed that he had personally helped to demolish the Berlin Wall on the first day of its fall 20 years ago. ANI
US military ignored warning signs from Fort Hood shooter: Former classmate
The US military ignored warning signs that could have prevented Major Nidal Malik Hasan from gunning down 13 people and injuring 29 others in the Fort Hood massacre last week, Hasans former classmate said. ANI
Migrant fined #20 for groping 13yr old girl in UK
A migrant worker was fined a meagre 20 pounds after he sexually assaulted a 13-year-old. ANI
Murdoch may block search engines from using News Corps content
Aussie media mogul Rupert Murdoch has said he will try to block search engines from using news content from his companies. ANI
Now, worlds first 3-D solar panel system that works underground
Using what they call the worlds first 3-D solar panel system, scientists in the US have created photovoltaic cells that work underground. ANI
Levi Johnston to file for joint custody of his, Bristol Palins baby
Levi Johnston has made up his mind to go to court to claim the legal joint custody of his son with former fiancée Bristol Palin. ANI
Brit households pour 470m pounds of wine down the plughole every year
British households pour away 470 million pounds worth of wine down the drain every year, it has emerged. ANI
I was offered such a post which would cause sleepless nights to some people: Ahsan
Former Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president and senior Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Aitzaz Ahsan has disclosed that he was offered a top post in the Gilani government, however, he refused to divulge details about the offer, saying if he does so then it will cause sleepless nights to some people. ANI
US deacons back gets cured after prayer to Cardinal!
It has emerged that a US clergyman, who was suffering from a crippling spinal condition, was cured after he prayed to a 19th Century Birmingham theologian. ANI
Netanyahu meets Obama, but not much expected on Mid-East talks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House on Monday night, but observers monitoring the event, said a restart to the Middle East peace talks was further off now than when Obama took office in January this year. ANI
Australian media watchdog warns Coke over a spam marketing campaign
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has formally warned Coca-Cola over a spam marketing campaign, but spared it from a monetary penalty, unlike the three other companies involved. ANI
Commonwealth rules out mediation in India, Pak bilateral issues
The Commonwealth has made it clear that it would not interfere in issues concerning India and Pakistan, and that both the countries should resolve their differences mutually. ANI
Musharraf a hypocrite who is seeking asylum abroad: Bilawal House spokesperson
Criticising former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf for his verbal attack on President Asif Ali Zardari, Bilawal House spokesman Ejaz Durrani has called the former general a hypocrite. ANI
UK plans to monitor all Internet use, including Facebook
The British Home Office wants communication firms to monitor all Internet use and retain information on how people use social networks such as Facebook. ANI
Michelle Obamas favorability rating dips
Michelle Obamas favorability rating has dipped to 61 percent after surging to 72 percent earlier this year, a recent Gallup Poll has revealed. ANI
Laden is alive, says Afghan warlord Hekmatyar
Wanted Afghan warlord and Hizb-e-Islami chief Gulbudin Hekmatyar has said that Al-Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden is still alive. ANI
Cheated hubby forces wife to run down Singapore street naked!
People were shocked to see a naked woman run down a street in Singapore after her husband allegedly tried to assault her. ANI
North, South Korea exchange fire in Yellow Sea
Navies of North and South Korea have exchanged fire in waters off the west coast of the two countries, Sky News reports. ANI
Unfazed Hersh backs his report over Pak, US agreement on nuke details
Famous US investigative journalist, Seymour Hersh, whose report in a foreign magazine regarding Pakistan sharing its nuclear programme details with America has created a huge furore, has backed his report, saying the Obama administration wants Islamabad to let Washington help secure its nuclear weapons in a crisis. ANI
Report regarding Pak sharing nuke info with US absurd and plain mischief: General Majid
Pakistans Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) General Tariq Majid has rebuked reports regarding Islamabad sharing information about its nuclear assets with foreign countries ,terming them as absurd and plain mischief. ANI
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Western Union Promotes Hikmet Ersek to Chief Operating Officer
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Peter Kenyon Joins CAA Sports to Lead the Agency’s International Sports Business
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The Carlyle Group Acquires OpenLink Financial from TA Associates
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GE PowerHaul® Locomotives for Freightliner Arrive in UK
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Generic Pharmaceutical Partner Jay Deshmukh Joins Knobbe Martens D.C. Office
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Imagine Voted #1 ASP Vendor in Asia Risk Survey
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GSA Announces Board Change at the Media Luncheon During the Semiconductor Leaders Forum Taiwan
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Norkom Reports Strong EBITDA and Continued Increase in Revenues
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BSNL Selects Dilithium for Mobile Video Services
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Broadcast International’s CodecSys Qualifies for Microsoft Mediaroom Platform Interoperability
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