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January 26, 2008

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International News for January 26, 2008

Kamal Nath launches India- EFTA joint negotiations
Expressing hope that India and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) States would set the tone for a greater economic engagement between mature and developed economies, Union Commerce and Industry Kamal Nath on Saturday launched negotiations for a proposed broad based trade and investment agreement between New Delhi and EFTA members. ANI

Lives of politicians are in danger: Pak Interior Minister
Pakistan caretaker Interior Minister Hamid Nawaz has said that the lives of politicians in the country were in danger and efforts were being made to provide maximum security to them. ANI

Unidentified persons fire rocket in Peshawar
Some unidentified persons have fired rocket at Hyatabad area of the city. ANI

UK bonus earners not shy to dish out #1,000 on luxurious meals
Britons, who are lucky enough to get their early bonus, usually dish out a whopping 1,000 pounds on just a ingle super-luxurious dinner just to beat the blues, says a eport. ANI

Hoax mummy still awaits burial in Pakistan
The mummified body of a woman, which was arlier, considered dating back to the 6th century BC and later iscovered to be a hoax, is still awaiting burial in the city of arachi in Pakistan. ANI

US senators and Human Rights Watch demands for UN probe into Benazirs killing
The US senators and Human Rights Watch ave demanded a United Nations probe into assassination of enazir Bhutto which has been welcomed by the Pakistan Peoples arty. ANI

Ancient mummies, among other relics unearthed in Egypt
Archaeologists have unearthed ancient relics like Graeco-Roman mummies, painted wooden sarcophagi, jewellery and papyri in the Deir Al-Banat cemetery in Fayoum, Egypt. ANI

4-year-old girl kept alive with doses of Viagra!
A four-year-old girl who suffers a rare illness is breathing life because of Viagra. ANI

Ghostly childs face caught on camera!
A photo showing the eerie face of a child has been captured by a teenage boy on his mobile phone while he was snapping a pic of his friends. ANI

Gulf countries likely to revamp sponsorship system
Labour ministers of the Gulf countries have agreed that the present sponsorship system of workers needs to be overhauled. ANI

Signing of Pak-Iran gas deal delayed
Irans increasing international commitments and compulsions have delayed the signing of a gas sale and purchase agreement for the cross-border pipeline. ANI

Average Sydney woman spends $125k on hair in a lifetime!
It seem that Sydney women dont really care about the money they splurge on hair care, for a study has found that an average woman from the city spends up to 124,707 dollars on grooming the locks.Salons, straightening irons, brushes and styling products all contribute to the cost. ANI

Archaeologists discover 200 rare artifacts in southern Iraq
Archaeologists have excavated three important ancient sites, one of which has revealed 200 rare Parthian artifacts in southern Iraq. ANI

Lord Ahmed asks UK, US to abandon support to Musharraf
Lord Nazir Ahmed of Rotherham has asked Britain and the US to abandon support to Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf. ANI

House of Lords discusses prevailing situation in Pakistan
Britains Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office Lord Malloch-Brown has said that the Government is pressing Pakistan to adopt various measures with a view to ensure February 18 elections are free and fair. ANI

Promiscuity leads to academic failure, shows Cambridge survey
A new survey of the sex lives of students at Cambridge University has revealed that promiscuity adversely effects a persons ability to score good grades. ANI

UK troops are poorly trained for insurgency
British soldiers serving in Iraq were ill prepared and poorly trained for the violent insurgency that erupted in that country in the summer of 2003. ANI

Mullah Omar sacks Baitullah for fighting against Pak Army
Taliban supreme commander Mullah Mohammed Omar has sacked Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud for fighting against the Pakistan Army instead of with the NATO forces. ANI

US has no magic wand, says Musharraf
President Pervez Musharraf has reiterated that Pakistan opposes the prospect of US forces on its soil, and said that the US should beef up its presence in Afghanistan to deal with the insurgency there. ANI

Europe to suffer if war on terror fails: Musharraf
President Pervez Musharraf has warned the European countries against criticising him, and asked them to be prepared to face the consequences of failure in the war against terrorism in Pakistan. ANI

Mahatma Gandhis grandson resigns from peace institute
The grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, Arun Gandhi, has resigned from a peace institute he founded here after condemnation of his reported comments calling Israel and Jews the biggest players in a global culture of violence. ANI

MIC leader receives death threats
Another Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) leader has received death threats over phone. ANI

Suicide bombers targeting Indian diplomats in Pak
Security arrangements for the Indian High Commission in Islamabad have been tightened after Pakistans intelligence agencies reported threats of suicide attacks on Indian diplomats, sources have said. ANI

Cutty Sark and Mary Rose given 31-million-pound lifeline
Two of Britains oldest and best-loved ships, the Cutty Sark and Mary Rose, have been thrown a 31-million-pound Lotto lifeline. ANI

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