Ecma office open XML document format appears to win approval as an ISO/IEC standard
After more than 14 months of intensive review, a joint technical committee of the International Standardization Organization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) has concluded its formal process to evaluate Ecma Internationals submission of the Draft International Standard (DIS) 29500: Office Open XML (Open XML). ANI
Diana inquest jury retires, to begin deliberations
Jurors considering evidence in the Diana Princess of Wales inquest retired today to begin their deliberations. ANI
More voices express concern about movie The Love Guru
Remonstration against the upcoming Hollywood movie The Love Guru, over indication of it debasing Hindu practices, seems to be widening. ANI
Pentagon counter-intelligence unit may be shutdown: NYT
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has decided to overhaul the intelligence architecture built up by his predecessor Donald Rumsfeld. ANI
Transgendered man to prove his pregnancy on Oprah show
The transgender man, who is five-months pregnant, is expected to show US chat show host Oprah Winfrey the images from his ultrasound scan, in order to prove that his pregnancy is not a hoax. ANI
Human rights watchdogs ask Nepal PM Koirala to restore rights of Tibetans
Amnesty International (AI) and Human Rights Watch (HRW) have jointly called on the Prime Minister of Nepal Girija Prasad Koirala to immediately restore the rights of agitating Tibetans to freedom of assembly, expression and movement in Nepal. ANI
Nepals EC to disqualify 66 underage PR candidates
The Election Commission (EC) of Nepal is expected to debar at least 66 candidates, including 49 women belonging to 28 political parties from the closed lists of candidates, citing their underage. ANI
Former US President Jimmy Carter to arrive in Nepal on April 7
Former US President Jimmy Carter is scheduled to arrive in Nepal on April 7 to observe the April 10 polls for Constituent Assembly. ANI
Maoists informal meet in Kathmandu to formulate poll strategies
The Maoists are holding an informal meet of central level leaders here today to prepare the partys strategies for the April 10 polls. ANI
NWFP Assembly condemns CIA Directors comments on Pak tribal areas
The NWFP Assembly has taken a strong note of CIA Director Michael Haydens recent statement terming Pakistans tribal areas as direct threat to US. The Assembly strongly condemned Haydens comments in a unanimous resolution passed by it. ANI
IOC officials to China: Ensure open access to Internet during Olympics
China must ensure open access to the Internet during the Beijing Games, Olympic officials have warned. ANI
No cap on immigration, says PM Brown
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has ruled out the possibility of a cap on immigration. ANI
Scotland comes up with its first eco-friendly pub
Scotland is expected to come up with its first eco-friendly pub in a fortnight, built with green timber, and one that uses water heated by a canal and treats its waste naturally. ANI
Bad law and order situation affecting tourism in Pakistan
Due to the recent bomb blasts in major cities, including Lahore, a declining trend in tourists inflow was witnessed in March in Pakistan, while the number of tourists going abroad increased in the same month. ANI
Gilani drives similarities between his, Indian HMs political careers
In a meeting with a visiting Indian lawmaker last evening, Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani reportedly talked about the stark similarities between him and Indian Home Minister Shivraj Patil. ANI
UK Synod member says no to more mosques
A senior lay member of the Church of Englands Parliament has called for a ban on the building of more mosques in Britain. ANI
Devon hospital to conduct second post mortem on Scarlett Keeling
A hospital in Devon, Britain, will conduct a second post mortem on murdered teenager Scarlett Keeling today. ANI
Taliban plan to dent NATO supplies via Khyber Agency
In a bid to launch a successful spring offensive against the NATO forces in Afghanistan, the Taliban are eyeing to disrupt supplies of coalition forces via Khyber Agency, say diplomatic sources in Pakistan. ANI
At 72, Dr AQ Khan wants to be a free man
Pakistan nuclear scientist Dr AQ Khan, kept under house arrest for almost two years, has rejected the medical report released a few days ago claiming that he was keeping well. ANI
Kabul accuses Pak of dumping nuclear waste during 1996-2001
Nuclear waste from Pakistan was dumped in several Afghanistan provinces when the Taliban was in power for five years, from 1996 and 2001, Afghanistan Parliamentary affairs minister Faruq Wardag has said. ANI
Pak govt quits 59 million dollar Swiss case against PPP co-chairman Zardari
Pakistan government is learnt to have withdrawn the last of the seven cases of corruption cases, relating to stashing nearly 60 million dollars, against PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari. ANI
Hillary Clinton says shes a comeback kid like Rocky Balboa
Democrat Senator Hillary Clinton, who is running neck and neck with Barrack Obama for her partys nomination for this years Presidential poll, has compared herself to underdog boxer Rocky. ANI
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Ecma Office Open XML Document Format Appears to Win Approval as an ISO/IEC Standard
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