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June 17, 2007

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Praja Rajyam decides to approach court to vacate the stay on roadshows

Deshmukh meets Sonia Gandhi

Mumbai heroes who saved many lives

Travis Barker, disc jockey DJ AM to perform together

Mobile Koran launched in Israel

Proteas inexperience in Oz conditions will go against them: Ponting

Chemical reaction in landslide rocks may start wildfires

How cancer prevention drives aging

International News for June 17, 2007

Bangladesh brings back its founders killer from US
Bangladeshs interim administration has begun the process to bring back home one of the killers of the countrys architect Sheikh Mujibur Rahman from the United States. ANI

21 killed in Kabul bomb blast
At least twenty-one people were killed and 24 others injured in a bomb blast on an Afghan Police bus on Sunday. ANI

Ex-CIA official accuses retired ISI chief of supporting Taliban
A former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) official has accused Hameed Gul, a retired Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief of Pakistan, of secretly supporting the Taliban. ANI

Ex-CIA official accuses retired ISI chief of supporting Taliban
A former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) official has accused Hameed Gul, a retired Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief of Pakistan, of secretly supporting the Taliban. ANI

Prince Harrys wild night out
Prince Harry may be in the doghouse with girlfriend Chelsy Davy after a romp with a barmaid. ANI

Researchers find new sub-atomic particle
Louisiana Tech researchers have discovered a new sub-atomic particle-shollis, which they say will provide a new understanding of the basic building blocks of matter. ANI

Major surgeries and operations could prove deadly for anaemic older men
A recent research has found that major surgeries and operations could prove deadly for anaemic older men. ANI

Benazir points out faults in voters list to Pakistan EC
A Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) delegation, headed by Senator Abdul Lateef Khosa, has delivered to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) a letter written by party chairperson Benazir Bhutto, pointing out discrepancies in the voters list. ANI

Excess water intake during endurance exercises increases water intoxication risk
A new study has found that people who drink excess water while engaging in prolonged types of endurance exercise are at risk of developing potentially fatal water intoxication. ANI

Children born after PGD as healthy as kids born after ART
A new study has revealed that children born after embryo biopsy for preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) do not show any more major malformations than those born after artificial reproduction technologies (ART) without PGD. ANI

Boffin identifies gene causing otosclerosis
A new study has identified a gene responsible for otosclerosis - the single most common cause of hearing loss among white adults. ANI

Lal Masjid maulana issues fatwa against magazine for publishing Adam, Eve
The in charge of the Lal Masjid, Maulana Abdul Aziz has issued a fatwa against the staff of a magazine for publishing a fashion-shoot advertisement titled Adam and Eve. ANI

Pakistan offers out-of-court settlement to Justice Chaudhry
The Pakistan Government, in the midst of the ongoing judicial crisis, is trying hard to find a way out of the turmoil. ANI

Ronald Reagan didnt know hed been shot
Late former US President Ronald Reagan did not realise he had been shot, when he narrowly escaped death after a man fired at him. ANI

2 minute delay in cutting cord can give babies a significant health boost
A new study has found that waiting just two minutes to cut the umbilical cord after birth, can give babies a significant health boost as it reduces the risk of blood disorders. ANI

Scramjet engine notches Mach 10 during test flight over Australia
The supersonic scramjet engine whose test flight got delayed due to bad weather earlier has been successfully test flown at a whopping speed of Mach 10. ANI

Pak, US to hold next round of strategic dialogue later this year
Pakistan and the United States will hold the next round of their strategic dialogue later this year. ANI

Pak, US to hold next round of strategic dialogue later this year
Pakistan and the United States will hold the next round of their strategic dialogue later this year. ANI

30 bomb-disposal officials withdrawn from Thar Express
Pakistani officials have withdrawn about 30 bomb-disposal personnel from Kotri, Hyderabad and Mirpurkhas railway stations, from where weekly Thar Express between India and Pakistan passes. ANI

Ancient Etruscans were immigrants from Anatolia in Turkey
Etruscans, whose brilliant civilisation flourished 3000 years ago in what is now Tuscany, were settlers from old Anatolia (now in southern Turkey), according to an Italian Professor from the University of Turin. ANI

Shedding uniform is up to Musharraf: US
US Deputy Secretary of State John D. Negroponte said has said it is up to Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf to decide on when to separate his dual office, adding that Washington wants a free and fair elections. ANI

Musharraf for a comprehensive strategy to root out terrorism
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has emphasised the need to formulate a comprehensive strategy to root out extremism and terrorism from the country and other parts of the world. ANI

Prince William desperate to lock Spice Girls for Dianas concert
Prince William has initiated a final bid to get the Spice Girls to reunite for his mother, the late Princess Dianas concert. ANI

US calls Musharraf an agent for positive change
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has got the much-needed support from the US at a time when he is facing opposition in his own backyard, with Washington calling him an agent for positive change. ANI

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