Post Benazir assassination: Venue of SAARC trade meeting shifted from Karachi to Delhi
The venue of the meeting of the heads of the South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC) Chambers of Commerce and Industries (SCCI) has been shifted from Karachi to Delhi following the assassination of ex-premier Benazir Bhutto. ANI
Afghanistan requests for extra food supplies
Concerned that the problem of wheat shortage might aggravate during the winter, Afghanistan has appealed to the international community for extra supplies of wheat. ANI
Bangladesh facing rice crisis, says army chief
Bangladesh Army Chief General Moeen U Ahmed has expressed concern over the shortage of rice in the country. ANI
The only thing visible at Antarcticas Inaccessibility Pole is Lenins bust
Trekking across a little visited part of Antarctica, a team of explorers has found an imposing bust of revolutionary Bolshevik Vladimir Lenin. ANI
Ten civilians killed as Pak Army targets militants in Swat
At least ten civilians have been killed as artillery shells fired by security forces missed militants position and landed in a residential area in Pakistans restive north-west valley of Swat. ANI
Zardari blames people within, outside government for Benazirs assassination
Calling for a UN probe into the assassination of ex-premier Benazir Bhutto, Asif Ali Zardari has said that the people within and outside the Pakistan Government must be held accountable for his wifes death. ANI
Pals strip to bikinis for sub-zero charity calendar
Three friends are doing their bit to save the planet - by stripping off to their bikinis in the sub-zero land of Norway! ANI
Bad attitude of full-time childcare kids rubs off on classmates
The effect of negative behaviour of children spending long hours in the nursery at home may have a contagious effect on their classmates when they start school, says a study ANI
Philip Larkin tops Times 50 Greatest British Writers Since 1945 list
English poet Philip Larkin has topped The Times 2008 list of The 50 Greatest British Writers Since 1945. ANI
Peoples Party wants Pakistan Intelligence agencies to keep out of poll process
Accusing the intelligence agencies of pre-poll rigging, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has demanded an end to the role of all the intelligence agencies, including the Inter-Services Intelligence, in the electoral process. ANI
Attacks, clashes in Pakistan claim 3,448 lives in 2007: PIPS
The security situation in Pakistan remained highly unsatisfactory as terrorist attacks continued throughout 2007, resulting in 3,448 deaths from 1,503 attacks and clashes. ANI
Benazirs will to be made public, says Zardari
PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari has said that Benazir Bhuttos will would be made public and kept at the Bilawal House along with her other memorable things, ARY TV reported. ANI
Pak Govt. changes NWFP, Balochistan Governors
The Pakistan Government has decided to appoint Owais Ghani, incumbent Balochistan Governor, as North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) Governor in place of Lieutenant General (retired) Ali Jan Muhammad Orakzai ahead of the rescheduled general elections on February 18. ANI
The 110-year-old Brit who attributes her longevity to whisky, onions
Minnie Smith is on her way to becoming Britains oldest living woman, as she celebrates her 110th birthday. ANI
Now, a bowl that you can eat after having food in it!
Finding it hard to wash utensils after a meal? Worry not, for a food firm has invented a bowl, which you can eat. ANI
UAE cautioned Benazir of suicide attacks
The United Arab Emirates had tipped off slain former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto of possible suicide attacks on both the occasions, October 18 failed attempt on her life at a reception rally and December 27 fatal attack in Rawalpindi, media reports have said. ANI
Hi-tech weapon killed Benazir: Report
The Pakistan Peoples Party unveiled the external postmortem report of slain former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto prepared on December 28, 2007 to the media, according to which the cause of death was a hi-tech weapon. ANI
Bali bomber feeling so beautiful on the eve of his execution
A former Islamic preacher in his late 40s, Mukhlas, has showed no remorse for helping to organise the 2002 Bali bombings, and has written from his Indonesian jail that he feels so beautiful on the eve of his execution. ANI
EU launches Election Observation Mission for February 18 polls in Pak
The European Union (EU) has launched its full Election Observation Mission (EOM) to monitor the February 18 polls in Pakistan. ANI
I wouldnt say Sharif is more or less acceptable to US: Boucher
US Assistant Secretary of State for Central and South Asian Affairs Richard Boucher disagreed with the suggestion that former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had become more acceptable to the US after Benazir Bhuttos assassination. ANI
Sikh schoolgirl in UK moves HC against ban on her for wearing Kara
A fourteen-year-old Sikh girl, who was suspended from her school in South Wales for wearing a Kara, has filed an appeal in the High Court challenging her schools refusal to allow her to wear a religious bangle. ANI
Pak Govt did not benefit from Benazirs assassination: Boucher
US Assistant Secretary of State for Central and South Asian affairs Richard Boucher has said that the Pakistan Government has not benefited from the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. ANI
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