February 19, 2008
US Elections Calendar ~ Pervez Musharraf ~ Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry ~ Other International News
Home / International News / 2008 / February
February 19, 2008

Top News

Karnataka High Court orders Ramoji Rao to appear in Ballari Court

Bangles dont delight its actual manufacturers in Firozabad near Agra

Musharraf may use Article 58-2(b) if judges are restored

Frozen lips leave Gillian Anderson speechless!

Chinas growth rate may plunge to 9.9 per cent this year: ADB

Oz Olympic swimming champ Thorpe keen on enhancing TV career

Now, YouTube like website for spreading green videos

Family history cannot predict breast cancer risk in women

International News for February 19, 2008

Pak election won by Musharrafs rivals
The general elections have given clear lead to the Pakistan Peoples Party in National Assembly while another opposition party Pakistan Muslim League-N has also attained obvious gains in the polls. ANI

Musharraf rejects calls to quit
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has rejected calls to quit after his allies conceded defeat in the crucial parliamentary elections held on Monday. ANI

Pakistanis reject Musharraf, US policies in Feb 18 polls: NYT
The crushing defeat of President Pervez Musharraf in parliamentary elections on February 18 shows that people have rejected his policies since 2001 and those of his close ally, the United States, the New York Times (NYT) has said. ANI

Sharif, Zardari to discuss govt formation on Thursday
Pakistan Muslim League (N) chief Nawaz Sharif has said that he had a chat with PPPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari and both the leader would meet on day after tomorrow to discuss the post polls situation of the country and government formation. ANI

One killed in car bomb blast in Kandahar
At least one person was killed in a car bomb explosion in Kandahar on Tuesday. ANI

Editorial says Musharraf has cooked his goose!
Could President Pervez Musharrafs eight-year-long political career be coming to a close? ANI

Democracy strikes back firmly In Pakistan
Pro-Musharraf forces throughout Pakistan face an uncertain political future given the margin of difference in terms of votes gathered by them and by the opposition parties. ANI

PML-Q accepts defeat gracefully
The President of the PML-Q, Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, has accepted his partys defeat in the February 18 general elections and added that poll results would be accepted gracefully. ANI

Pak poll winners more astonished than losers: JUI-F
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazl) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said that the results of Pakistan general election have astonished winners more than the losers. ANI

Musharraf, PML-Q face severe criticism
As chances of defeat loom large for the PML-Q, the party leaders have started criticising President Pervez Musharraf and the party leadership in public. ANI

Pakistan Govt seeks new set up before March 1
Pakistan Government is planning to establish new set up before March 1, sources in Election Commission have said. ANI

Popular leaders defeated in Pak elections
Pakistan Muslim League (PML) Chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussein and the former Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed were defeated in elections in their respective constituencies. ANI

Pak polls, a step towards civilian democracy: US
The United States has said that the parliamentary election in Pakistan should be seen as an important step towards introducing civilian democracy in that country. ANI

Foreign observers satisfied over Pak poll process
Foreign observers, ambassadors and analysts have expressed satisfaction over the poll process in Pakistan. ANI

Burma to attend Indias DEFEXPO
Burma will send an official delegation to the DEFEXPO being held in New Delhi. ANI

US media follows Pakistan election closely
The US media is closely keeping a track on February 18 elections in Pakistan, and is especially keen to analyse its impact on future Government policies on combating terrorism. ANI

Melbourne terror group discussed killing ex-PM Howard
A Melbourne-based terrorist group reportedly discussed plans to assassinate former Australian Prime Minister John Howard. ANI

Prince William boogies with blonde Bondi beach babe
A blonde beach babe has revealed how Prince William whisked her on to a wedding dance floor and whispered Youre driving me crazy in her ear. ANI

Nazi, racist British Royals slaughtered Di: Mohamed al-Fayed
Princess Dianas lover Dodi al-Fayeds father Mohamed al-Fayed has accused the British royal family of slaughtering the peoples princess. ANI

India worst in cutting child mortality rates despite fast economic growth
India might be the fastest growing economy in South Asia, but it is having trouble in duly translating the economic growth into improvements in child mortality, says a new research. ANI

UK lad brainwashed by dad to love Osama, Abu Hamza
Terrorist Parvis Khan is reported to have threatened his five-year-old son with a broom handle till he declared his love for Osama Bin Laden. ANI

Revealed: Sexed-up dossier that took UK to war against Iraq
The Gordon Brown Government in Britain has published the secret first draft of a sexed-up document that reportedly convinced the country to go to war with Iraq in 2003. ANI

Internet predator stereotypes not accurate: Study
Contrary to popular notion, most Internet sex predators are not adults who target young children by posing as another youth and luring them to meetings, then abducting or forcibly raping them, says a new study. ANI

Oz tourists want crying babies, their parents segregated on long flights!
Babies might be cute and cuddly, but their weeping version is something which has everybody cringing, especially Australian travellers, who want them and their parents to be segregated on long haul flights, according to a new survey. ANI

Scot woman retains fastest knitter title, completes 262 stitches in 3 minutes
Shetland champion knitter Hazel Tindall retained her title of Worlds fastest knitter after completing 262 stitches in three minutes in a needle match in the United States. ANI

The Dos and Donts for parents to monitor teen dating
When it comes to teenage dating and relationships, parents need to lay down boundaries, says a Saint Louis University physician. ANI

Celebufreak, nanoblahblah are words you would only find on online dictionaries
Do you get hysterical if you miss your daily dose of the likes of Britneys, Paris and Lindsays? Well, then you can call yourself a celebufreak. ANI

Ex-British SAS soldier to attempt skydiving from 120,000ft
An ex-British SAS soldier is hoping to enter record books - by skydiving from 120,000ft. ANI

More than a million lay claim to Confucius ancestry
An appeal to people who consider themselves to be descendants of Confucius, the founding father of Chinese political and ethical thought, has generated over a million responses so far. ANI

Thomas Group and M&A Partners Join Forces to Provide M&A Services to Clients
Business Wire India

Toshiba to Boost Fab Capacity
Business Wire India

Toshiba Announces Discontinuation of HD DVD Businesses
Business Wire India

Toshiba and SanDisk to Expand NAND Flash Memory Production with Construction of New Advanced Fabrication Facility in Japan
Business Wire India

Other Press Releases of February 19, 2008

July 23, 2008

July 22, 2008

July 21, 2008

July 20, 2008

July 19, 2008

July 18, 2008