It doesnt need rocket science to knock off satellites in space
Sophisticated military and civilian satellites will need protection from terrorist organisations or rogue states, who can use satellite tracking technology freely available on the Internet to guide an intermediate range rocket against such targets. ANI
Former Pak Minister in police remand
Former state minister Shahid Jamil Quraishi was placed in four days police remand for his involvement in the Kafila Siddiqui murder case. ANI
US support to Musharraf not unwavering: Patterson
US ambassador-designate to Pakistan Anne Woods Patterson has said that support to President Pervez Musharraf is not of an unwavering nature, and the Bush administration advocated for institutional development of the country. ANI
Antarctic icebergs serve as hotspots for ocean life
Antarcticas icebergs have a major impact on the ecology of the ocean around them, serving as hotspots for ocean life, according to a new study by American researchers. ANI
Nelsons mistress cost him a fortune
Lord Nelsons relationship with his mistress cost him a hefty 400 pounds a year in 19th century England. ANI
Initial gene therapy promising for Parkinsons disease
The first attempt at gene therapy to battle Parkinsons disease has given way to promising results without causing side effects in an early study of a dozen patients. ANI
Morning sickness may signify lower breast cancer risk
Women who suffer bouts of nausea and vomiting during their pregnancies may be envious of those ladies who dont, but it but it seems that going through morning sickness is a good thing after all. ANI
Pak Minister involved in Rushdie row to visit Britain
A Pakistani government minister who claimed that the award of a knighthood to Salman Rushdie could justify suicide bomb attacks has announced plans to visit Britain on a mission to promote inter-faith dialogue. ANI
UK trial to use stem cells from bone marrow to repair heart muscles
In the first trial of its kind in the world, 60 patients who have recently suffered a major heart attack will be injected with selected stem cells from their own bone marrow during routine coronary bypass surgery. ANI
Straw not in favour of fatwa against impossible to read Rushdie
Former British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has sympathised with the hurt feelings of the Muslim community over the knighthood awarded to controversial Satanic Verses author Salman Rushdie. ANI
High urate levels in blood linked to reduced Parkinsons risk
A new study has found that high levels of urate in the blood is linked to a reduced risk of Parkinsons disease. ANI
I will kill Rushdie: Pak Punjab Assembly Speaker
Punjab Assembly Speaker Afzal Sahi has said that he will kill controversial writer Salman Rushdie if he comes across him. ANI
Pakistan more than an ally in the war against terror: Boucher
The US-Pakistan alliance is not a marriage of convenience and their relationship goes beyond Islamabad being Washingtons main ally in the war against terror, the US Assistant Secretary of State for Central and South Asia Affairs, Richard Boucher said. ANI
Omega-3 fatty acids rich diet may help lower genetic prostate cancer risk
A new study by boffins at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine has found that a diet rich in omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids found in certain fish or fish oil, nuts, seeds, and vegetable oils may help lower prostate cancer risk in men with a genetic predisposition to cancer. ANI
Some F-16s delivered to Pakistan: Kasuri
Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri has refused to divulge the exact number of F-16 fighter planes delivered to his country by the United States. ANI
No pact between Pak, US on military strikes on Iran: Kasuri
Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri has said that Islamabad is opposed to military strikes against Iran and wants all differences over Tehrans nuclear programme to be resolved through a negotiated settlement. ANI
Maths theory shows genetic pattern of tumour growth
University of California, Irvine (UCI) researchers have shown how cancer cells can alter their own genetic makeup to accelerate tumour growth by using a mathematical theory. ANI
First-borns have higher Iqs
First-born children possess IQs that are 2.3 points higher, on average, than their younger siblings, a new study has found. ANI
Snapper made Mills feel like a trapped animal
Heather Mills has appeared in court to give evidence against a British photographer who she claims assaulted her and made her feel like a trapped animal. ANI
Two-year-old joins Mensa, becomes its youngest ever genius
Georgia Brown could count up to ten, identified colours and even dabbled with French, but it was only when the two-year-old took an IQ test that her soaring brainpower was established. ANI
Pakistan building third plutonium reactor: ISIS
Pakistan appears to be building a third plutonium production reactor at a nuclear site in Khushab district, according to the Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS). ANI
Dis brother wishes he hadnt delivered funeral speech at all
Late Royal Princess Dianas brother Charles Spencer admits that he regrets hitting out at the British Royal Family at her funeral in 1997. ANI
New robotic vehicles set to uncover Arctic seafloor hydro-vents secrets
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) researchers have completed a successful test of new robotic vehicles designed for use beneath the Arctic ice sheet. ANI
India needs nuclear energy, not Pakistan: Hunt
India needs nuclear energy and that is why the US has decided to provide it, the Principal Officer of the US consulate at Lahore Bryan D. Hunt said. ANI
Sindh CM to surrender familys British titles, medals over Rushdie knighthood issue
Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has announced plans to surrender all titles and medals given to his ancestors by British rulers to protest against the knighthood conferred on controversial Indian-born writer Salman Rushdie. ANI
NWFP lawmakers accuse US of attack on North Waziristan seminary
The United States has been accused of attacking a seminary in the Dattakhel area of North Waziristan, which left 28 people dead. ANI
Blairs conversion to Catholicism is going to happen
Tony Blair will soon be announcing that he is embracing the Catholic Church after meeting with Pope Benedict XVI on June 23. ANI
NWFP lawmakers accuse US of attack on North Waziristan seminary
The United States has been accused of attacking a seminary in the Dattakhel area of North Waziristan, which left 28 people dead. ANI
Blairs conversion to Catholicism is going to happen
Tony Blair will soon be announcing that he is embracing the Catholic Church after meeting with Pope Benedict XVI on June 23. ANI
WHOs 2.15 billion dollar plan to contain drug-resistant TB
Hundreds of thousands of cases of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) can be prevented and as many as 134 000 lives saved through the implementation of a two-year response plan, published/launched today by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Stop TB Partnership. ANI
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