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International News for February 9, 2008

At least 14 killed in suicide bomb attack at Pak election rally
At least 14 people were killed and 24 others were injured in a suspected suicide bomb attack at the Awami National Partys elections rally in Pakistans North West Frontier Province (NWFP). ANI

Suspected militants blow up three gas pipelines in Pakistan
Suspected militants on Saturday blew up three gas pipelines in Quetta. ANI

Zardari addresses PPP rally in Thatta
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari today hit the campaign trail for the first time since the December 27, 2007 assassination of his wife and former premier Benazir Bhutto. ANI

Musharraf administers oath of office to Chief Justice to Islamabad HC
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on Saturday administered oath of office to Justice Sardar Mohammad Aslam as Chief Justice of the Islamabad High Court. ANI

Three bombers have entered different Pakistani cities: NCMC
The National Crisis Management Cell (NCMC) on Saturday alerted all provincial governments, chief commissioner of Islamabad and the police department that three alleged suicide bombers belonging to Baitullah Mehsuds group have entered various cities from Dera Ismail Khan and Tank. ANI

Sharia law is operating in secret in many British towns, cities: Paper
Sharia laws are being applied in secret in Muslim communities across the United Kingdom in clear defiance of the countrys legal system, the New York Daily News reports. ANI

Kidney racket kingpin Dr. Amit handed over to Indian authorities
Nepal today handed over kidney transplant racket kingpin Dr. Amit Kumar to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials. ANI

Archbishop of Canterbury shocked by outcry over sharia law statement
The Archbishop of Canterbury is said to be shocked by the hostility to his call for parts of Sharia law to be used in the UK. ANI

Competition from India, China among the top nine concerns of Gordon Brown
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said that competition from India and China, the two emerging economic giants in Asia, is one the nine concerns and challenges before his government. ANI

All-male Indian group to perform gay Bollywood musical at Mardi Gras, Sydney
An Indian all-male group is set to stage a Bollywood musical at the Mardi Gras stage show in Sydney. ANI

Chinese addict wears 40-stone metal boots to kick gambling habit!
A Chinese gambling addicts wife is trying to kick her husbands betting habit in a unique way - by making him wear 40-stone metal boots. ANI

Osama, mullah Omar operating from Pakistan: US official
A senior US Administration official has said that Taliban supreme commander Mullah Omar and other militant leaders are directing insurgency operations in Afghanistan from the Pakistani city of Quetta. ANI

US not to accept any deal that allows Taliban to re-organise in Pak
The United States has said that it would not accept any deal that allows the Taliban to re-organise themselves in Pakistans tribal areas bordering Afghanistan. ANI

International deals enabled Benazirs return to Pak: Zardari
The Pakistan Peoples Party co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari has said that his wife Benazir Bhutto had returned to Pakistan as a result of international agreements, but after her assassination, all agreements stand nullified. ANI

Archbishop of Cantebury faces calls to quit over Sharia row
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams, has hastily backtracked on his demand for the inclusion of some Sharia laws in the British legal system following vociferous protests from both Anglicans and Non-Anglicans. ANI

Archaeologists unearth ancient Sumerian Mona Lisa
Archaeologists have unearthed the Sayedat Al Warkaa - a famous long-lost piece of ancient art in Iraq, which is know among the archaeological community as the Sumerian Mona Lisa. ANI

Jobcentre seeking £10-an-hour webcam strippers
Internet porn magnates are advertising in a jobcentre for unemployed women to strip and talk dirty on the web, to satisfy pervert customers. ANI

US Senate demands restoration of democracy in Pakistan
Senator Joseph R Biden has introduced a resolution in the US Senate expressing condolences for the death of former Pakistan premier Benazir Bhutto, and urged Washington to ensure that democracy is restored in Pakistan. ANI

I rejected Musharrafs reconciliation bid five times: Sharif
Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that President Pervez Musharraf sent five emissaries to him for reconciliation, but he had refused to negotiate with them. ANI

Scotland Yards investigation credible: US
The United States has described the Scotland Yards investigation into the killing of former Pakistan premier Benazir Bhutto as credible. ANI

Fergies good manners book is for princesses everywhere
After being dismissed by the Lord Charteris as vulgar, vulgar, vulgar 20 years ago, Duchess of York, Fergie is now coming up with a book on virtues of manners and etiquette. ANI

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