Nepal PM Dahal swears in new ministers
Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Friday administered the oath of office and secrecy to ministers of the new cabinet. ANI
Vienna round of talks with NSG inconclusive
The second round of crucial two-day meeting of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) countries to grant India access to nuclear fuel and technology ended here today inconclusively. ANI
Sharif agrees to wait for judges reinstatement till Wednesday
Pakistan Muslim League-N leader Nawaz Sharif today said that his party would wait till Wednesday for the sacked judges to be restored. ANI
Pigeon in custody for drug smuggling!
Bosnian police have taken a pigeon into custody for smuggling drugs into one of the countrys highest security jails. ANI
New twists in Anand Jon case may prove his innocence
Two new twists in Indian fashion designer Anand Jon Alexanders case reveal that exculpatory evidence may exist that proves his innocence. ANI
Man reunites with message he sent in a bottle - after 23 years!
A Scottish man, who threw a message in the bottle into the sea when he was 11 years old, has reunited with it - 23 years later. ANI
Islamic court orders man to divorce 82 of his 86 wives or die!
Nigerias Islamic authority has told an 84-year-old man who has 86 wives to choose only four and repent within three days or else he will be sentenced to death, according to reports. ANI
Builders get licence to wolf-whistle at women!
A new survey has revealed that most women see the qualities and attributes they want in a man in builders, and like being wolf-whistled by them. ANI
1,000 Germans create 2,760ft worlds longest beach towel!
Over 1,000 Germans joined forces to make the worlds longest beach towel during a event in the countrys St Peter-Ording resort recently. ANI
Hitler couldnt resist sex trysts with Hedy Lamarr despite her Jewish roots
Nazi leader Adolf Hitler overlooked the fact his one-time lover Hedy Lamarr was born Jewish, because her beauty made it difficult for him to pass up a sex tryst with her. ANI
Cancer-stricken Patrick Swayze looking forward to recovery
Patrick Swayze has not let cancer come in his way, as the actor is happily working and looking forward to recovery. ANI
Women beat up serial bottom-pincher!
A serial bottom-pincher got more than he bargained for when he targeted a group of ladies. ANI
Brit puts honeymoon up for sale after fiancee dumps him!
A devastated Brit has put his honeymoon up for sale in a newsagents window after his wife-to-be walked out on him weeks before their marriage. ANI
Thai king Adulyadej is the worlds richest royal
At an estimated worth of 35 billion dollars, Thailands King Bhumibol Adulyadej has emerged as the worlds richest royal in the list prepared by the Forbes magazine. He took the top spot from the only other Asian monarch on the list, the Sultan of Brunei with a worth 20 billion dollars, one of the two rulers whose total worth depleted compared to last year. ANI
Taliban have rocket-propelled grenades strong enough to kill anyone in 30-ft radius
The NATO troops deployed in Afghanistan have reportedly come across a new Taliban weapon - a rocket-propelled grenade packed with ball bearings, which can kill any number of persons in 30-feet radius with its impact. ANI
Homework eating dog ruins Brit students grades!
A Barnsley student couldnt score good grades in his subjects, courtesy his pet dog who ate his homework. ANI
Musharrafs ouster wont change Paks foreign policy
The Pakistan Foreign Office has said that the countrys present day establishment was committed to the war against terrorism and ensuring peace with India, and that its foreign policy wont change with Pervez Musharrafs ouster as the countrys president. ANI
Pak provincial assembly backs Zardari for Presidency
The Sindh Assembly today passed a resolution recommending PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardaris name for the presidency. ANI
S Arabia to give 500 mln dlr grant to Pak to offset oil prices shocks
In order to offset oil prices shocks, the Saudi Government has reportedly decided to give Pakistan a 500 million-dollar grant instead of an oil import facility on one-year deferred payment, sources in Pakistan Petroleum Ministry said. ANI
PPP has the numbers to make Zardari the next President
As the stage is set for the next presidential election is set in Pakistan with the announcement of schedule by the countrys Election Commission, the PPP seems to be No 1 in terms of numbers in the National Assembly and four provincial assemblies. ANI
Fire not aerial attack caused collapse of 9/11 World Trade tower: US investigators
American federal investigators are claiming that they have solved a mystery of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks: the collapse of World Trade Center building 7, a source of long-running conspiracy theories. ANI
Britain now home to more pensioners than kids
Britain is now home to more pensioners than kids for the first time in its history, official population figures have disclosed. ANI
US, Iraqi negotiators agree on 2011 withdrawal
American and Iraqi negotiators have agreed to the withdrawal of all U.S. combat forces from the country by the end of 2011. ANI
US tells Pak terror suspect Dr Aafias children not in its custody
In response to Pakistans last week written note asking for immediate repatriation of Pakistani-American terror suspect Dr Aafia Siddiquis children to Pakistan, the US administration has reportedly said that the three children were not in their custody. ANI
Mugabe abandons deal with Tsvangirai
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has abandoned a negotiated solution with Opposition Leader Morgan Tsvangirai at the behest of the generals who prop him up. ANI
Brit Army commander says it is difficult to beat Taliban without reinforcements
A British Army commander deployed in war-ravaged Afghanistan has said that it is difficult to beat the Taliban without adequate reinforcements. ANI
19-point code of conduct for Nepals new government announced
The three-party coalition of Nepal to lead the new government has announced a 19-point code of conduct to be followed by ministers. ANI
Pak presidential election on Sept 6
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has a short while ago announced that the next presidential election will be held on Sept. 6. The need for the election arose after the resignation of Pervez Musharraf on Monday ANI
Chinese violence against Tibetans may erupt again after Olympics: Paper
A resigned anger and long-term hopelessness seems to have replaced the violence that was visible of a couple of months ago among Tibetans living on Chinas western border with Tibet. ANI
Poor Indian kids kidnapped for adoption in Australia scam unearthed
In a startling revelation made by Time magazine, poor children are first kidnapped from Chennai, in southern India, sold out to an adoption agency Malaysian Social Services for an amount as low as Rs 10,000-12000, and the agency finally sends them out to Australia to be adopted by different families. ANI
Obama ahead of McCain going into convention
Senator Barack Obama has a slim 42 percent to 39 percent edge over Republican rival John McCain in the race for the White House, according to a Fox News poll released on Thursday. ANI
US mag says Zardari still facing Swiss corruption cases
Contrary to the general impression that PPP Co-chairman Asif Zardari has been absolved of all corruption charges, within Pakistan and abroad, a US news magazine has reported that he continues to remain under criminal investigation in Switzerland over allegations that he received kickbacks from two Swiss-based companies. ANI
New Zealand major stumbling block to India-US nuke pact
New Zealand diplomats are said to have played a major role in attempting to block a nuclear deal between India and the United States late on Thursday night. ANI
Obama raps McCain for not knowing how many houses he has!
Republican presidential nominee John McCain failed to recall how many homes he and his multimillionaire wife own during an interview, jeopardising his campaigns carefully constructed strategy to frame Democratic rival Barack Obama as an out-of-touch elitist. ANI
Prachanda to announce his cabinet
Nepals three-party alliance leaders have unveiled their Common Minimum Programme (CMP) for the new coalition Government and hope to form the new cabinet today. ANI
Malaysian school teachers beat up Indian kids black-and-blue, call derogatory names
Over the past almost one year, incidents of school teachers physically abusing students of Indian origin have been on the rise in Malaysia, and in some instances, teachers even called the Indian students by derogatory names. ANI
Prachanda to meet Hu Jintao
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal alias Prachanda will meet Chinese President Hu Jintao during his visit to Beijing. ANI
Nepal leaders blame both India and Nepal governments for Sunsari flood disaster
Political leaders and experts in Nepal have blamed the Nepal Governments negligence and the Indian Governments bullying tactics for the breach of the Saptakoshi embankment. ANI
Musharraf has a better image than Marcos, Shah of Iran in US eyes
Attaching importance to yesterdays phone call by US President George Bush to his former Pakistani counterpart Pervez Musharraf, diplomatic and political observers in Washington have said that it demonstrated that Musharraf will be treated differently (by the US) than Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos or the Shah of Iran because he had a better image in the United States. ANI
Obama chooses his running mate, announcement on Aug.23
Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama has announced that he has decided on a running mate, but declined to provide a name, fanning already intense speculation about the choice. ANI
US fears hostile Russia can undermine American interests: NYT
Washington fears that a newly emboldened but estranged Moscow could use its influence, money, energy resources, United Nations Security Council veto and its arms industry to undermine American interests around the world, if Russias invasion of Georgia increases renewed tensions with the West. ANI
Hillarys brothers McCain meeting fuels Obama sabotage rumours
New York Senator Hillary Clintons youngest brother has met a top aide to the Republican presidential candidate John McCain, fuelling rumours that some people close to the former First Lady are actively working against Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama. Tony Rodham, who held a fundraising event for Hillary in Pennsylvania when she was battling against Obama in the Democratic primaries, met Carly Fiorina, McCains senior economic adviser in the state. ANI
TTP claim responsibility for ammunition factory attack, warn of more attacks
The Pakistans unit of the Taliban, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has reportedly claimed the responsibility for yesterdays blast in Wah locality in Pakistan tribal areas, and warned of more similar attacks in near future. ANI
Dungeon dads trial to be heard in secret
The trial of Austrian incest fiend Josef Fritzl will be held behind closed doors, a court official has revealed.The public and press will quite certainly be excluded to protect his victims in Sankt Poelten, Austria, he said. ANI
Nawaz has no objection if Musharraf decides to leave Pak
PML-N leader and former Pakistan premier Nawaz Sharif has said that he would not mind if former president Pervez Musharraf, who toppled his government in a military coup on Oct 12, 1999, left Pakistan to live in-exile in some other country. ANI
Suniva Enters Customer Agreement with Titan Energy Systems Valued at More than USD$480 Million
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Roland Becomes 50th Licensee, Setting a Major Milestone in Moore Microprocessor Patent(TM) Licensing Program
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P1, the First in Malaysia to Offer WiMAX Subscription Now
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Cypress Launches Rs. 275,000 University Design Challenge in India
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