Poll reveals Americans growing support for Iraq invasion
A recent poll conducted by the New York Times in collaboration with the CBS News has found that the support among Americans for initial invasion of Iraq has increased. ANI
Bangladesh Police charge ex-premier Hasina, sister for extortion
Police in Bangladesh on Tuesday chargesheeted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, now detained by the military-backed government, and her sister Sheikh Rehana, in an extortion case filed by a private businessman. ANI
Taliban targeting of Chinese in Pakistan has cast cloud over Pak-China ties
The recent incidents of Chinese citizens being attacked by Taliban militia in Pakistan have fuelled a diplomatic row between Beijing and Islamabad and could threaten long-term ties between the two countries. ANI
Girls at the Jamia Hafsa were motivated to become martyrs
The inmates of the Jamia Hafsa, the women madrassa adjoining the Lal Masjid were indoctrinated and most of them were looking forward to become martyrs. ANI
Kate Middletons rowing trainer is orgy party organiser!
Prince Williams girlfriend Kate Middleton is hoping to be among the first all-female crew to row across the English Channel in a Chinese dragon boat. ANI
4 Pak security men killed in North Waziristan
Four Pakistani security personnel were killed and six others were injured in separate attacks on security forces in North Waziristan today. ANI
Taleban committing acts of terrorism in Pak: Bhutto
Former Pakistan Prime Minsite Benazir Bhutto has said that the Taleban is comitting acts of terrorism in Pakistan through a series of suicide bombings. ANI
Rubber rings and armbands too risky for UK pools!
Good old swimming equipments like armband and rubber ring may soon be disappearing from pools in the UK, for it seems that they are just too risky to be used, and the most dangerous part is when they are being blown up. ANI
Eight dead as boiler explodes in Karachi factory
Eight people were killed and 28 injured when a boiler exploded in a towel factory in North Karachi on Tuesday morning. ANI
Global warming threatens survival of cold-blooded Antarctic marine animals
A limpet no bigger than a coin could reveal the possible fate of cold-blooded Antarctic marine animals, according to new research published this week in The Journal of Experimental Biology. ANI
Political allies of Musharraf annoyed with his military advisers
President Pervez Musharraf is gripped with one crisis after another, and at present his political allies are annoyed with his decision to give extraordinary importance to his military and bureaucrat advisers. ANI
Taleban threatens to kill 23 S. Korean hostages by Tuesday sundown
Taleban rebels in Afghanistan have threatened to kill 23 South Korean hostages by sundown on Tuesday, if their demand for the release of their prisoners is not met. ANI
Pakistani militant wanted for kidnapping Chinese engineers kills himself
Militant leader Abdullah Mehsud who has blown himself in order to avoid arrest, was wanted for kidnapping two Chinese engineers in Pakistan in 2004. ANI
Benazir still in contact with Musharraf regime
Former prime minister Benazir Bhutto is still in contact with the Musharraf regime, even after saying that any deal with the General following the Supreme Courts verdict in Justice Chaudhry case would be unpopular and damaging to the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). ANI
Scottish women can expect less pay than men for the next 30 years
Women in Scotland will not get paid more than their male counterparts for the next 30 years, according to a research carried out by the Equal Opportunity Commission (EOC). ANI
Haneef case: Howard tells Queensland premier to lay off federal police
Australian Prime Minister John Howard has told Queensland Premier Peter Beattie to lay off the Australian Federal Police (AFP) during its investigation of Mohammed Haneef, the Indian doctor allegedly linked to the June 29 and 30 foiled UK bomb attacks. ANI
Most Australians feel less safe after countrys role in Iraq War
A majority of Australians feel less safe because of their countrys involvement in the Iraq war, a survey commissioned by political group GetUp! has revealed. ANI
Temple bull Shambos supporters threaten to form human chain to stall his death
Hindu supporters of a temple bull --Shambo -- have threatened to form a human chain to save the sacred bull from almost certain death, after Court of Appeal judges turned down an 11th-hour plea for clemency. ANI
Pakistani soldiers accused of being American slaves
Pro-Taliban militants warned soldiers to quit fighting in the tribal areas bordering Afghanistan and accused them of being American slaves. ANI
Musharrafs survival depends on Pak Armys success in containing extremists
If the Pakistan Army fails to effectively deal with extremists, there would be a question mark on Musharrafs future in power, says former Ambassador and author Dennis Kux. ANI
Intelligence on al Qaeda network given to Pakistan: US
The US has provided intelligence to Pakistan about senior al Qaeda leaders allegedly hiding in its tribal region, said senior White House aide Frances Townsend. ANI
US faces a dilemma in dealing with Pakistan: Experts
In debating what to do about Pakistan following last weeks grim National Intelligence Estimate, the Bush Administration is caught between a familiar rock and a hard place. ANI
Pterosaurs did not skim water surface for food, reveals study
British palaeontologists from the Universities of Sheffield, Portsmouth and Reading, have in a joint research, found that the extinct pterosaurs did not gather their food by skimming the water surface like modern day Rynchops. ANI
Fast meltdown of Himalayan glaciers threatening survival of Ganges, Indus
The fast meltdown of the Tibetan and Xinjiang glaciers - the major source of Asias biggest rivers - is seriously threatening the survival of major rivers, including the Yangtze, the Mekong, the Yellow River, the Indus and the Ganges, according to a recent study by climatologists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). ANI
Woolly mammoths were more closely related to Asian elephants
Woolly mammoths are more closely related to Asian elephants than to their African cousins, according to a recent study by a joint team of researchers from Germany, Switzerland and the US. ANI
PM Howard denies pressuring Andrews to cancel Haneefs visa
Australian Prime Minister John Howard has denied pressuring his Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews to cancel the visa of Indian born doctor and terror suspect Mohamed Haneef. ANI
US wont invade but retains right to attack al Qaeda in Pakistan: Tony Snow
The US has assured Islamabad that it had no plan to carry out an unilateral military strike in the tribal areas to hunt for the al Qaeda sanctuaries, but said that the US retained the right to attack actionable targets inside Pakistan. ANI
Human activity changing rainfall pattern world over
Human activity is changing rainfall pattern across the world, according to a new study appearing in this weeks issue of the journal Nature. ANI
Super-giant star observed spewing molecules necessary for life
University of Arizona astronomers have discovered molecules, including compounds needed for life, around a super-giant star. ANI
Gardens contain highest densities of bumblebee nests
Gardens contain the highest densities of bumblebee nests (36 nests per hectare) followed by hedgerows, fence lines and woodland edges (23-37 nests), according to a new study by UKs National Bumblebee Nest Survey. ANI
Technique to study particles travelling at one third of lights speed
A team of American and German scientists have in a joint research, demonstrated a new technique for studying particles travelling at one third the speed of light. ANI
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