17 dead in explosions in North Waziristan
At least seventeen people were killed in explosions in Pakistans North Waziristan on Tuesday. ANI
China builds road to Everest base camp for 2008 Olympics
China is building a highway to the Everest base camp in Tibet to make the trip to the worlds highest mountain easier for the Olympic torch relay in 2008. ANI
China increases payload of rockets for its lunar programme
China has decided to increase the payload capacity of its Long March series of carrier rockets from 9.5 tons to 25 tons. ANI
Ban on tiger bone trade wont last forever: Chinese official
A Chinese wildlife official has said that a 14-year ban on the trade of bones from tigers bred in captivity, for traditional medicines, would not last forever. ANI
Koirala retracts on his support for monarchy
Nepal Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala has said that his remarks were distorted by the media when he said that he had asked King Gyanendra and Crown Prince Paras to abdicate for the sake of retaining the system of monarchy. ANI
Fury over using sex to sell Israeli tourism to youngsters
Israeli female legislators are up in arms over racy photographs of Israeli women that appear in Maxim magazines Women of the Israeli Defense Forces article in the upcoming July issue. ANI
CBMs have paved way for resolving Indo-Pak disputes: FO
Pakistan has said that the Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) between Islamabad and New Delhi have created conducive environment for resolving the disputes between the two countries. ANI
Blackcurrants are the healthiest of 20 popular fruits
After analysing the findings of dozens of research papers on the properties of 20 popular fruits, a British researcher has come to the conclusion that blackcurrant is the healthiest fruit. ANI
Boffins link Atkins diet with bowel cancer
According to a new research, Atkins diet-low carbohydrate diet can increase the risks of bowel cancer. ANI
Evidence that Dis driver was not drunk re-ignites conspiracy theory
The inquest into the death of Diana, Princess of Wales has been thrown into a spin by evidence that driver Henri Paul was not drunk at the time the fatal crash took place. ANI
Pakistan PM invites opposition to frame code of conduct for elections
Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has again invited opposition parties for a dialogue to frame the code of conduct for the forthcoming general elections. ANI
Rift between Benazir and Nawaz over who should become PM
Former Pakistan Prime Ministers Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif have verbally clashed over who would be the premier if they won the forthcoming general elections in the country. ANI
Indian origin scientist questions existence of black holes
Black holes might not even exist, according to a new study by an Indian origin Case Western Reserve University researcher in Cleveland, Ohio; at least as has been imagined by scientists, cloaked by an by an impenetrable event horizon beyond which nothing, not even light can escape. ANI
Protein that may prevent eye damage in premature babies identified
Researchers have discovered that a specific protein plays a vital role in healthy eyesight, and may prevent eye damage in premature babies. ANI
Pakistan ranks 12th among 177 failed states
Pakistan ranks 12th among 177 failed states in the world, according to the 2007 Failed State Index issued by Foreign Policy magazine and the Fund for Peace. ANI
Boffins find new way fish can help eliminate obesity
Boffins have described genetic model of obesity in a fish for the first time that might explain how eating fish can help eliminate obesity. ANI
Azeem replaces Durrani as Pak Information Minister
Pakistans Information Minister Muhammad Ali Durrani has been replaced by the State Minister, Tariq Azeem. ANI
Kids of smoking parents have five times higher levels of Nicotine toxin
A new study has found that children, who have at least one smoker parent, have 5.5 times higher levels of cotinine, a byproduct of nicotine, in their urine.he study, published online ahead of print in Archives of Disease in Childhood, showed that having a smoker mother had the prime independent effect on cotinine in the urine - quadrupling it. Having a smoking father doubled the amount of cotinine, one of chemicals produced when the body breaks down nicotine from inhaled smoke to get rid of it. ANI
Male-only village sends S.O.S for truckloads of women!
Frustrated men in a village where theres a dearth of women, have sent out a distress signal to single girls. ANI
Climate change poses maximum threat to public life in developing countries
Climate change poses the maximum threat to public health in the developing countries, has said a recent study in Springers Journal of Urban Health, despite the fact that they have contributed the least to greenhouse gas emissions. ANI
Coffee can keep blindness causing involuntary eye spasm at bay
According to a new study, people who drink coffee are less likely to develop an involuntary eye spasm called primary late onset blepharospasm, which makes them blink uncontrollably and can leave them effectively blind. ANI
US concerned about return of democracy in Pakistan
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has emphasised on the need for holding free and fair elections in Pakistan and expressed concern over the current political crisis in the country. ANI
Autistic kids can understand other people through stereotypes
Scientists at University College London have revealed that autistic children have a capacity to understand other people through stereotypes. ANI
Presidential reference against CJP made in unholy haste
Suspended Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhrys lead counsel Aitzaz Ahsan has said that no mind was applied on the formulation of the presidential reference against his client, and that the move was taken in unholy haste. ANI
Taliban bans TV, CDs in restaurants, tea shops in South Waziristan
The Taliban has warned tea shop and restaurant owners in the Wazir areas of South Waziristan in FATA against playing television and video CDs, and said that violators would be punished. ANI
IIT Delhi scientist finds climate models consistent with ocean warming observations
Climate models represent variability in ocean heat content on interannual-to-decadal time scales much more realistically than previously believed, a study by an Indian scientist has revealed. ANI
Most men would rather lie than tell women they dont look nice!
If women want to know if they look good in that new dress that they have just bought, then the last people they should turn to are the men in their lives, for a new survey has found that almost half of them will lie rather than tell the truth. ANI
Dating, drugs and sex make teens feel older than they are
Parents have always suspected it, and now a scientific study has backed them up by showing that dating, sexual activity and drugs do make teens feel older than they really are. ANI
Protein pathway involved in Parkinson disease development identified
Boffins at Emory University have identified a protein pathway in cells that is altered by genetic mutations recently identified in Parkinson disease development. ANI
Musharraf should get re-elected from new assembly for legitimacy: Pak Paper
For greater legitimacy, Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf should get himself re-elected from a new assembly, Editor of the Daily Times, Najam Sethi has said in an article. ANI
Pakistan allows import of 3-mln-bales of cotton from India
In order to meet the countrys annual shortage of cotton, Pakistans Commerce Ministry has permitted the import of three million bales of cotton from India via road. ANI
Benazir to return to Pakistan even if electoral process gets delayed
Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto is determined to come back to Pakistan even if the electoral process in the country gets delayed. Earlier, she had planned to return after the announcement of the election schedule. ANI
Arctic spring setting in weeks earlier than a decade ago
Artic winters are becoming shorter and spring is setting in weeks earlier than they did just a decade ago, according to a new study in the current issue of Current Biology. ANI
Bodys defence mechanism against viral disease discovered
Fox Chase Cancer Center researchers say that they have discovered the defence mechanism whereby memory T cells protect the body from viral diseases. ANI
Earliest known ancestors of giant pandas were pygmy-sized
The earliest known ancestor of the giant panda that lived in south China some two million years ago was pygmy-sized, according to a recent finding of a skull by a team of American and Chinese anthropologists. ANI
Scientists establish link between foie gras and disease
A University of Tennessee researcher has discovered an association between foie gras prepared from goose or duck liver and the type of amyloid found in rheumatoid arthritis or tuberculosis. ANI
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