PML-N wont withdraw its presidential candidate: Sharif
With the Presidential race heating up in Pakistan, PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari called up PML-N Chief Nawaz Sharif to withdraw his party candidate but Sharif refused to oblige Zardari. ANI
PML-Q sees possibility of understanding with PML-N
Pakistan Muslim League-Q chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain today said that PML-Nawaz presidential candidate Justice (retired) Saeed-uz-Zaman Siddiqui had contacted him in person and asked for PML-Qs support in the upcoming presidential polls. ANI
Europe unites to condemn Kremlin
European leaders like British Foreign Secretary David Miliband have condemned Russia for jeopardizing European security by recognizing Georgias two breakaway regions -- Abkhazia and South Ossetia. ANI
Indians students among 300 detained in Australia for violating immigration laws
Australian Police have arrested several Indian students for violating the countrys immigration laws. ANI
Zardari, Sharif talk about presidential polls, government rejoining
Pakistans key coalition leadersAsif Ali Zardari and Nawaz Sharif exchanged views about the presidential elections here today. ANI
Palestinian couple locks disabled kids for 40 years in urine-stained rooms
A Palestinian couple locked their disabled kids in two urine-stained rooms for forty years because they were afraid the children would ruin the marriage prospects of a healthy child, police has revealed. ANI
Blast in Bannu claims eight lives
At least eight people have been killed and several others injured when a police van was blown up with explosives near Karam bridge in Bannu on Thursday. ANI
Britains happiest and unhappiest regions revealed
In a study conducted to find out the happiness level in a region in Britain, it was found that the remote region of Brecknock, Montgomery and Radnor, in Powys, Wales, came out tops. ANI
Three million families in UK are living in jobless households
One in seven children in Britain -- almost 1.8million -- now live in totally work-free households, the majority with a single parent, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). ANI
Proposed Baghdad Eye to be over 200ft taller than iconic London counterpart
Iraqi authorities are inviting companies to submit designs to make a giant Ferris wheel in Baghdad, as part of a strategy to make the capital a leisure friendly city. ANI
Brown set November deadline to save his job
Britains Cabinet Ministers have given Prime Minister Gordon Brown time till November to improve Labours prospects. ANI
Virgin Marys likeness appears on bark of suburban Scarborough tree!
An uncanny likeness of the Virgin Mary formed into the bark of a suburban tree has left local residents wondering if their neighbourhood has been blessed. ANI
Monopoly fans attempt Guinness World Record
Monopoly fans in London joined forces with players in 22 cities across the world on Wednesday to attempt a world record for the most people playing the game at any one time. ANI
Koshi embankment reconstruction to cost 5.25 billion rupees
Indian technical team today estimated around Rs 5.25 billion cost for reconstructing the embankment breached by the Saptakoshi River. ANI
Prachanda to induct UML in Government
Nepals Prime Minister Prachanda today said that he will initiate the process to expand his cabinet by inducting the ministers from Unified Marxist Leninist (UML). ANI
Central Natural Disaster Rescue Committee meet begins
The Central Natural Disaster Rescue Committee (CNDRC) is meeting at Singha durbar today to formulate the plans for the reconstruction of breached Saptakoshi embankment, rehabilitation of the displaced and reconstruction of the damaged Highway. ANI
Brit schoolgirls turning to boob jobs to save them from bullying!
An increasing number of bullied schoolgirls in Britain are asking for boob jobs to make themselves less prone to bullying. ANI
Buffy The Vampire Slayer inspiring women to become witches!
Hollywood actress Sarah Michelle Gellars hit show Buffy The Vampire Slayer has inspired nearly 50,000 Brit women in two decades to shun traditional churches and get into the secret world of witchcraft. ANI
Obama assassination plotters will not face charges
The three white supremacists with a sniper rifle and high on drugs who were arrested near the Democratic convention in Denver will not face charges even though officials believe that they wanted to assassinate Barack Obama. ANI
When Mugabe and Tsvangirai shared a table for two!
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe and his rival Morgan Tsvangirai recently met for a dinner, even as Mugabe announced that he was effectively abandoning power-sharing talks. ANI
McCain campaign mocks Obamas Greek-columned nomination acceptance stage
Republican John McCains campaign has mocked the massive neoclassical set created for Democrat rival Obamas speech at 75,000-seat Invesco Field here. ANI
Obama does not want to dazzle TV audiences, wants to discuss real issues
Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama has insisted that he does not want to dazzle a TV audience estimated to be in the tens of millions with a bunch of a high-flying rhetoric, but instead, intends to focus on the kitchen-table economic issues facing American voters. ANI
Russian-backed paramilitaries ethnically cleansing villages
Russian-backed paramilitaries are ethnically cleansing villages on Georgian soil, The Times quoted refugees and officials, as saying. ANI
War between US State Dept, White House comes to the fore with Bouchers mail leak
After the leakage of the email from US State Department Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia Affairs Richard Boucher to US ambassador in London Zalmay Khalilzad questioning him over his telephonic talks with Pakistan presidential hopeful Asif Ali Zardari, the long-running turf war between the State Departments South Asia bureaucracy and those with links to the White House and the US Vice-Presidents Office has come out in the open. ANI
Footie style-punishments for Oz club cricket sledgers from this season
A football-style card system is likely to be introduced in Gold Coast cricket clubs this season to prevent sledging. ANI
Oz school under fire for encouraging students to read Penthouse
A school in Australia is under attack for urging its students to read Penthouse, a soft-core pornographic magazine. ANI
Nawaz walked out of coalition after serving his purpose of getting rid of Musharraf: WSJ
PML-N leader and former Pakistan premier Nawaz Sharif suavely moved out of the PPP-led federal coalition after solving his purpose of getting rid of his old foe, former president Pervez Musharraf. His act was also meant to show himself as a political martyr for the sake of democracy, said a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) editorial. ANI
Fraud 007 film maker arrested for supplying machine gun in murder
A man who posed as a James Bond movie maker and acted as a front for running Britains biggest underworld armoury, supplied a machine gun linked to the murder of Police Constable Sharon Beshenivsky. Grant Wilkinson, 33, was convicted on Wednesday for supplying guns used in more than 50 shootings and murders in the past three years, reports The Telegraph. ANI
White House terms Russias decision on Ossetia shortsighted
The United States, Europe and several of their allies have termed Russias decision to recommend independence to two Georgian rebel provinces of South and North Ossetia as shortsighted. ANI
Pak conveys concerns over terror suspect Dr Aafias worsening health in US prison
Following media reports that Pak-American terror suspect Dr Aafia Siddiquis health was worsening by the day inside the US federal prison where she is being held for almost a month, Pakistan has officially conveyed its concerns to the US Government regarding her well-being. ANI
Pak can never get civilian reactors from West until military controls its nukes
Pakistan would not be able to get civilian reactors from the West, which would in fact bring along nuclear acceptance from the World community, until its Army controlled its nuclear arms, said a report in the Financial Times on the basis of opinion of a host of Western diplomats. ANI
Viruses can adversely affect deep-sea biodiversity
Marine biologists have determined that the lack of animals on the ocean floor is a result of trillions of deep-sea viruses that control the worlds deepest food chain. ANI
Pak conveys concerns over terror suspect Dr Aafias worsening health in US prison
Following media reports that Pak-American terror suspect Dr Aafia Siddiquis health was worsening by the day inside the US federal prison where she is being held for almost a month, Pakistan has officially conveyed its concerns to the US Government regarding her well-being. ANI
Pak can never get civilian reactors from West until military controls its nukes
Pakistan would not be able to get civilian reactors from the West, which would in fact bring along nuclear acceptance from the World community, until its Army controlled its nuclear arms, said a report in the Financial Times on the basis of opinion of a host of Western diplomats. ANI
Now, computer bugs in space!
NASA has confirmed that a computer virus made its way into space, through a laptop carried to the International Space Station (ISS) in July this year. ANI
Brit Muslim found guilty of child cruelty during Shia ceremony
A Brit Muslim has been found guilty of child cruelty for forcing two boys to beat themselves with a bladed whip during a religious ceremony. ANI
McCain goes for Obamas jugular in latest ad
Seeking to destroy Democrat presidential nominee Barack Obamas credibility ahead of the November 4 polls, Republican John McCains campaign has launched a new attack on the formers foreign policy views. ANI
Nawaz says PML-N will vote against PMs trust vote, if sought
PML-N leader and former Pakistan premier Nawaz Sharif has said that now since he had moved out of the PPP-led federal coalition, his party would sit in the Opposition if the countrys Prime Minister Gilani obtained a fresh vote of confidence, and would vote against it. ANI
Clinton says Obama ready to lead nation like no one in the past
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton has said that he believes that Afro-American Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama will lead the country like no one else has in the past. ANI
PPP finally concedes Musharrafs Nov 3 unconstitutional steps cant be reversed
After nearly five months since the new federal government assumed power in Islamabad, the PPP last evening finally conceded that the Nov 3 unconstitutional steps taken by former president Pervez Musharraf had been validated by the Supreme Court, and that the National Assembly could not reverse them. ANI
House Speaker Pelosis daughter making a McCain Film
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosis daughter, Alexandra, a respected film maker, is reportedly making a documentary about Republican candidate John McCain. ANI
Hillarys body language belied strong support for Obama: Expert
A former FBI agent and body language expert has opined that Hillary Clinton may have publicly showed her support for Barack Obama at the recently concluded Democratic convention in Denver, but her body language suggested otherwise. ANI
Charles and Diana wedding cake fetches œ1k at auction
A 27-year-old piece of wedding cake from the marriage of the Prince of Wales Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales has fetched 1,000 pounds at an auction. ANI
US top secret meeting with Pak officials over doomsday scenario on Pak-Afghan border
In order to chalk out a strategy to combat the escalating violence along the Pak-Afghan border, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff secretly convened a secret meeting of the most senior American and Pakistani commanders on an aircraft carrier in the Indian Ocean on Tuesday. ANI
ANP chief says Musharraf will not be tried in court, may leave Pak soon
A key ruling federal coalition partner in Islamabad, ANP chief Asfandyar Wali has reportedly said that former president Pervez Musharraf was unlikely to be tried in any court of law and was expected to go out of the country soon. ANI
Otters are Brits Most Favourite Mammal
Otters have been voted as Britons most favourite mamma. ANI
Republican Prez hopeful McCain to announce his V-P candidate tomorrow
Republican presidential candidate and Senator John McCain has reportedly chosen the candidate who will fight the vice-presidential election against Democrats Joe Biden, who was chosen by Democratic presidential hopeful by Barack Obama a couple of days ago. ANI
Indian workers affected by fire given refuge at consulate in Dubai
The 42 Indian workers, mostly from Andhra Pradesh, whose belongings were reduced to ashes in a devastating fire at their villa on Tuesday in Dubais Naif area, have been given refuge in the Indian consulate here. ANI
Astonishingly, 15 pc Karachites support suicide bombings
In a startling revelation, two separate studies conducted by faculty and students at the Aga Khan University in Karachi have found that around 15 percent of the people supported suicide bombing, and said that Islam and other religions supported it. ANI
CNG sold in Pak at double the India rate
The CNG (compressed natural gas) is sold in Pakistan at more than double the rate of what it is sold at in India, despite the fact that the former is a producer of the fuel and the latter is an importer, said Sindh Bar Councils (SBC) Human Rights Committee chairman, Adv Aqil Lodhi in a press statement. ANI
Zardari the favourite candidate of Pak bookmakers
Bookies in Pakistan are putting their bet on PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari as the countrys next president. They declared him as the peoples favourite candidate for the highest post of the country. ANI
Final hearing on Sobhraj case today
Nepals Supreme Court is expected to announce its verdict in the case of Bikni Killer Charles Sobhraj, the criminal mastermind serving life term in Kathmandus Central Jail. ANI
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