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August 25, 2008

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International News for August 25, 2008

Nepals senior Maoist leader says no one can topple their govt.
Nepals senior Maoist leader and Finance Minister Dr. Baburam Bhattarai on Monday said that no one can topple the Maoist-led government. ANI

PML-N pulls out of Pakistans ruling coalition
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Chief Nawaz Sharif told media today that he is parting ways with the ruling coalition led by Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). ANI

Clinton praises Obamas choice of Biden
Hillary Clinton, the New York Senator, praised Barack Obamas choice of Delaware Senator Joe Biden as the Democrat Vice Presidential candidate. ANI

Dungeon dads daughters sickness may help him escape life term
Dungeon dad Josef Fritzl is set to escape a life term, for his daughter Kerstin is too ill to speak. ANI

The retrosexual man is back with a bang
The sensitive, well-groomed metrosexuals have now been taken over by the retrosexual rough-and-tumble blokes. ANI

India and Nepal to discuss strengthening Koshi embankment
Nepals Agriculture and Cooperative Minister Jaya Prakash Prasad Gupta today said that the Nepal government has started diplomatic talks with the India to control the wearing away of the embankments by the Saptakoshi River and to operate the blocked highway. ANI

Nearly tenth of Brits marry their holiday romances
More than a third of Brits have had a holiday fling, and while most fizzle out, nearly a tenth leads to wedding bells, according to a new survey. ANI

Brit deputy mayor smashes world frisbee record!
The deputy mayor of Dudley, West Midlands, has gone straight in to the record books after breaking a world record for flinging a frisbee. ANI

Having sex at tram stop lands nude Brit couple in the slammer!
A Brit couples lust became so strong that they ended up having sex at a tram stop. ANI

Meet the Brit girl who spent 18 years of life eating chicken nuggets!
A Brit student is finally enjoying the taste of fresh fruit and a whole range of other foods - after a lifetime of eating almost nothing but chicken nuggets and chips. ANI

Frisky gibbons served noise Asbo for loud sex sessions!
Authorities at Bristol Zoo in South West England have been ordered to keep two gibbons indoors at least three nights a week, as they create a lot of noise while making love. ANI

PML-N takes legal advice on Zadaris eligibility and impeachment
Pakistan Muslim League-N Chief Nawaz Sharif has consulted with renowned lawyer Farooq Ahsan and other senior members of legal fraternity on the eligibility of Pakistan Peoples Party co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari. ANI

Fazalur says it is difficult to keep coalition with PPP
Jamiaat-E-Ulemai Islam chief Fazalur-Rehman today said it is difficult to keep the coalition with the Pakistan Peoples Party after its co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardaris remarks regarding PPP-PML-N agreements developed a new situation of non-trust. ANI

Pak lawyers to stage sit-ins protest across the country
Aitzaz Ahsan, President of Pakistan Supreme Court Bar Association, today said that the lawyers and civil society will be holding countrywide sit ins on August 28 to protest the continuing delay in restoring the judiciary. ANI

Brit woman recalls miraculous escape from doomed Madrid plane
A Brit woman miraculously survived the Madrid air disaster after her seat was thrown clear of the crashed jet and landed in a stream. Kim Tate Perez was saved from the inferno that engulfed the wreckage within seconds and escaped with minor injuries that left her looking like she had only fallen off a bike, according to her family. ANI

Meet the groomzillas, grooms who want to outshine brides in wedding preparations
Its not just brides to-be who are involved in frenzy preparations, but grooms too take a lot of interest in planning their weddings. ANI

Oz commuters prefer sitting next to Kylie than the Queen
Pop star Kylie Minogue may not have a problem finding a seat on a tram, train or bus, but Queen Elizabeth II would possibly have, if to go by a new survey of Melbourne commuters. ANI

Condom-rolling demos on plastic penises for kids raise a stink Down Under
Muslims and Catholics have been enraged by explicit sex-education lessons in Western Australia schools, where girls as young as 14 are being made to roll condoms on to plastic penises. ANI

Kids Orangina advert very sexualised and provocative
An advertisement of childrens drink Orangina, which features animals wearing tiny bikinis and gyrate around poles has attracted criticism from viewers. The Naturally Juicy advert, created by a French ad agency, has generated a wave of criticism since it hit British TV screens earlier this month, with viewers, childrens charities and equal rights groups up in arms over its sexual - and, some believe, sexist - content. ANI

Scottish men suffering horrific domestic violence at the hand of wives
An under-resourced system has left Scottish men bearing their violent partners attacks with nowhere to turn, according to victims and campaigners. ANI

Malaysian Bhangra KING Manjit SINGH gets law degree
Noted Bhangra artist in Malaysia Manjit Singh Gill was reportedly received his law degree (honours) at University Islam Antarabangsa Malaysias 24th convocation in Gombak here yesterday. ANI

Sikh girl Kiranjit Kaur becomes Malaysian HIV/ AIDS poster girl
Kiranjit Kaur, a 35-year-old Sikh woman of Indian origin and an AIDS victim, has become the poster girl for people living with HIV/AIDS in Malaysia, after she became one of the first persons and one of the few with the condition to go public about it. ANI

Khaledas eldest son paralysed with two bones broken during torture
Former Bangladeshi premier Khaleda Zias eldest son and her heir apparent Tareque Rahman has reportedly been partially paralysed after his two bone in the back broke during torture by security agencies, a doctor attending to him said. ANI

Cremation of bodies affected in flood-hit Lucknow
Reeling under floods caused by heavy monsoon rains, residents in flood-hit Lucknow are finding it difficult even to perform the last rites of their dead relations and cremate their bodies. ANI

Nepals Constituent Assembly session to start from September 5
Nepals President Dr Ram Baran Yadav has called the legislative session of the Constituent Assembly on September 5. ANI

Chinese President assures more assistance to Nepal
Chinese President Hu Jintao has assured Nepals Prime Minister Prachanda of more development assistance and investment in Nepal. ANI

China deports 8 Americans detained for pro-Tibet protests in Beijing
China has reportedly deported eight Americans who were detained in Beijing last week during the wave of pro-Tibet protests coinciding with the Olympics. ANI

Nepal President Ram Baran Yadav visits flood-hit areas
Nepals President Dr. Ram Baran Yadav today said that the government is planning on providing separate settlements to the people displaced by the Saptakoshi River. ANI

Obama should have picked Hillary rather than Biden: Giuliani
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has voiced his sympathy for arch rival Senator Hillary Clinton, and said that the New York Senator would have been the obvious choice rather than Joe Biden as Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obamas running mate. ANI

Queensland premier fails to recall cases of Indian kids stolen for adoption
Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has said that she was not aware of adoptions of stolen Indian children during her term as Child Safety Minister. ANI

BBC journos call for broadcasting human side of Taliban raises a stink
A British journalist working with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) for the past 25 years has shocked many by saying that the Corporation must show the human side of the Taliban, who, she said, were a very diverse group of people and some of them would be wanting to talk to the British Government and not fight against British troops. ANI

The top ten tips to lure a woman
Finding hard to land a date? Well, Sydney writer Sam de Britos new book, Building a Better Bloke might just help. ANI

UK cops smash fake passport racket running from mosques
An evil gang working inside Britains mosques to sell fake passports to potential terrorists has been smashed by a popular UK paper. ANI

Bondage lovers happier than normal sex counterparts!
Contrary to the general assumption that people involved in bondage and discipline and sadomasochism (BDSM) are sexually deficient, a new sex survey has now shows that such people are not damaged or dangerous, and might even be happier than those who practise normal sex. ANI

Serial killers painting to sell 2012 London games raises a stink
London 2012 Olympic organisers were embroiled in an embarrassing gaffe after an image of Myra Hindley was used to promote the Games. ANI

Hindraf unhappy over non-representation in Malay Democratic Action Party
The Democratic Action Party Malaysia has been on a roll at its 15th triennial national congress, with the re-election of the old guard, unveiling of a multi-million ringgit new party headquarters and little challenge to the leadership as shown in the delegates debates and polls. ANI

India calls for appropriate security responses to terrorism threat in Asia
Lauding the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) for laying the framework for realizing a shared vision of peace and prosperity in the Asian region, Indias Minister of State for External Affairs, Anand Sharma, said on Monday that there is a need for the 20 CICA member states to take stock of complex transnational threats and security challenges, and craft appropriate security responses that go beyond traditional solutions. ANI

Malaysian Police urged to free innocent Hindraf supporters
The police should free the Hindraf supporters who were arrested for participating in illegal assembly outside a Hindu temple on Saturday. ANI

Michelle Obama and Jill Biden share some chemistry
Ever since US Presidential hopeful Barack Obama picked up Sen. Joseph Biden as his running mate, their wives Michelle Obama and Jill Biden have geared up for their own act, insisting that they have chemistry. ANI

Priest organises online beauty pageant for nuns
An Italian priest is organising an online beauty competition for nuns, to fight stereotypes that they are old and dull. ANI

After becoming Prez, Zardari wont shun party post till son Bilawal takes over PPP
After winning the September 6 presidential election and assuming Pakistans highest post, PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari will not disassociate himself from the party, and instead appoint a steering committee to deal with the day-to-day party affairs. ANI

Pak bans TTP, to freeze its bank accounts
Pakistans Interior Ministry has reportedly banned the local unit of the Taliban - the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan - and also decided to freeze its bank accounts. ANI

42 percent pledged Clinton delegates to vote for her at Democrat convention
Forty two percent of delegates pledged to Senator Hillary Clinton have said that they will for her at convention despite calls from Democratic leaders for party unit. ANI

Dungeon girl kids on cinema trip with schoolmates
Three of dungeon girl Elisabeth Fritzls children have planned a cinema trip with schoolmates, according to a friend. ANI

New Nepal govt. to keep equal distance from India, China
Nepali Foreign Minister Upendra Yadav has reportedly said that his country would keep an equal distance from both India and China since the dynamics of diplomatic ties have changed. ANI

Prince William look-alike dies in sleep
Prince Williams look-alike Matthew Turpin has died from an undiagnosed heart defect aged 24. ANI

Pak Taliban announces ceasefire in Bajaur Agency following heavy casualties
Heavy casualties of their members and advice from the tribal elders, have forced the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to announce a ceasefire in Bajaur Agency, saying they would initiate dialogue with the federal government. ANI

Nawaz says Zardari betrayed him over judges issue
PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif and former Pakistan premier Nawaz Sharif has said that he had allied with PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari to steer the country of the crisis (read dictatorship) and added that the latter had betrayed him by not reinstating the dismissed judges. ANI

Republicans determined to ruin Obamas Democratic convention party
The Republicans are determined to pour cold water on the celebrations and exploit resentment among Hillary Clinton supporters during the Democrat convention to anoint Senator Barack Obama as their presidential nominee. ANI

Oz boy of Indian origin Yadavs fascination for water led to his death
The Australian Police have said that the nine-year-old boy of Indian origin Yadav Munohur had a strong fascination for water, and this may have been the reason why he was attracted towards the Gardiners Creek where he drowned to death on August 7. ANI

McCain aides to use Obamas running mate against him
Republican presidential candidate John McCains aides have said that they intend to use Democrat rival Barack Obamas running mate against him, to make the presidential contest a two-against-one fight. ANI

CIA used Swiss engineers to undo AQ Khans nuclear network
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of the United States recruited a family of Swiss engineers to thwart an underground supply network of disgraced Pakistani nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan as well as thwart the Libyan and Iranian nuclear programmes. ANI

Qaedas new low key mantra to bypass US global financial dragnet
Contrary to the US and its allies belief that the international terror group Al Qaeda was being run on a network of wealthy financiers to fund their terror activities, it has been noted that Qaedas strategy had increasingly turned to local cells that run extremely low-cost operations and generate funds through criminal scams. ANI

Nawaz, Zardari must crackdown on terrorists whom Musharraf dealt with lightly
During his nine-year long rule, former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf dealt lightly with terrorists, leaving them able to make trouble both for Afghanistan, on one side of his nation, and India on the other, said an editorial in the Houston Chronicle. ANI

Ten killed in militant attack in Swat
Ten people were killed today in Pakistans Swat Valley when militants attacked a district government official home. ANI

Zardari says Pak Taliban has upper hand in war-against-terror
PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari, who is all set to become the next President of Pakistan, has said that the Pakistan unit of the Taliban - the Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) - should be put on the list of banned organisations in Pakistan as it was presently having an upper hand is so far as the Pakistan Governments war against terror was concerned. ANI

Almaty, Kazhakstans Apple City, the emerging capital of European and Central Asian multi-culturalism
If there are places to assimilate the impact of multi-culturalism and modernisation, Almaty, the Apple City of Kazakhstan should make the list in more ways than one. ANI

India to pitch for counters to terrorism threat and greater Asian development at Third CICA Summit
The Indian delegation attending the Third Summit Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) is likely to stridently voice its opinion on the ever growing threat of terrorism and trans-national crimes, and seek to convince the representatives of 17 other participating Asian countries to come up with firm proposals to counter this menace. ANI

PPP may quit Punjab govt. as PPP-PML-N rift widens
In clear signs of rift widening between the PPP and PML-N after former president Pervez Musharrafs removal from Pakistans political scene, the bigger coalition partner the PPP has said that it will move out of the PML-N-led Punjab government if the coalition collapses over the judges issue. ANI

Coca-Cola Opens US$22 million New Plant in Mongolia
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Best Western Responds to Sunday Herald Story Claiming Security Breach
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Shunra Software Joins HP Software Marketplace Referral Program
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Broadcom to Acquire Digital TV Business from AMD
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S2 Licensing Formally Launches DVB-S2 Patent Licensing Campaign
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Shoot On Sight Takes on UK with a Massive Release
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