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January 8, 2008

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International News for January 8, 2008

Pakistan rejects arrests in Benazir assassination case
The Pakistan Government today rejected the reports that they have arrested several people for their alleged involvement in the assassination of ex-premier Benazir Bhutto from Swabi district. ANI

Malaysia bans Indian recruitment (Lead:Indian recruitment)
Malaysia has suspended the recruitment of workers from India amid growing domestic ethnic tensions. ANI

Israels richest man emigrates to Britain, buys 35-million-pound bullet-proof mansion
Israels richest man, Lev Leviev, has emigrated to Britain, where wealthy foreigners are not asked to pay tax on income earned overseas. ANI

Maoist combatants cannot be integrated into Nepal Army, says Koirala
Nepal Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala has said that the Maoists Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) combatants cannot be integrated into the Nepali Army (NA). ANI

Bilawal Bhutto says investigation led by Pak Govt. has no credibility
Pakistan Peoples Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari today said that a Pakistan Government-led investigation into his mother Benazir Bhuttos assassination has no credibility. ANI

Afghanistans Bagram military prison has nearly double the inmates of Guantanamo Bay
The Bagram military prison in Afghanistan reportedly houses twice the number of inmates of the controversial Guantanamo Bay military prison in Cuba. ANI

Scot who spent 20 years on death row freed
A Scot who spent two decades on death row for a crime he insists he did not commit, has been freed after entering a plea deal ensuring all further charges against him will be dropped. ANI

Ballot casting begins in New Hampshire, Clinton fighting for her place in US political sun
Voters in two New Hampshire hamlets cast their ballots Tuesday just after midnight in the states first-in-the-nation presidential primary, hours before the rest of the states polling places open. ANI

Haneef lawyer tells Oz police to get its act together
Peter Russo, the lawyer representing former terror suspect Dr. Mohamed Haneef has called on the Australian Federal Police (AFP) to get their act together so that his client can return to Australia. ANI

The Beckhams buy 8-year-old Brooklyn hi-tech iPhone
Football ace David Beckham and his Spice Girl wife Victoria gifted their eldest son, Brooklyn, a hi-tech iPhone this Christmas. ANI

Scotland Yard team meets Musharraf
The Scotland Yard team, which is on a mission here to probe the assassination of former premier Benazir Bhutto, has called on President Pervez Musharraf. ANI

Overworked Brit dads miss a month of their kids life in a year
Each year British fathers lose about a month with their children because of the culture of long working hours in the country, says a Government-funded report. ANI

Former Indonesian President Suhartos condition very critical
Former Indonesian president Suharto, who was rushed to hospital in critical condition last week, deteriorated on Tuesday as doctors tried to avert multiple organ failure. ANI

Malaysia bans Indian recruitment
Malaysia has suspended the recruitment of workers from India amid growing domestic ethnic tensions. ANI

Blast kills Sri Lankan minister
Sri Lankas Minister for Nation Building, D M Dassanayake, was killed Tuesday morning in a blast in Ja-Ela town, about 19km north of Colombo. ANI

ASEAN-India FTA talks enter final stage
Discussions on a free trade agreement (FTA) between ASEAN and India are in the final stage with only one more outstanding issue to resolve. ANI

Maldives President escapes assassination attempt
A young man lunged at Maldives President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom with a kitchen knife on Tuesday in what his spokesman called an assassination attempt, but he was unharmed. ANI

US, UK, China and Russia are endemic surveillance societies
While the trend of government surveillance is on the rise across the world, the US has emerged as the country whose citizens enjoyed privacy protection the least last year, according to an annual report. ANI

Pak media reports say Benazirs killer identified
Pakistani media reports are saying that the identity of the man who allegedly shot former premier Benazir Bhutto has been established. ANI

How to have a meaningful relationship
For all those guys who are searching for the right girl and meaningful relationships, the book The Rules of The Game will surely come handy. ANI

EU has concerns over security issues
The head of the European Union (EU) Observer Mission Michael Gahler, has expressed concern over the security of mission members during his meeting with Pakistan Interior Minister Hamid Nawaz on Monday.The head of the EU monitoring team has expressed concern over security of the observers during their stay in Pakistan because of worsening law and order in the wake of Benazirs assassination, the Daily Times quoted ministry sources, as saying. ANI

Zardari criticises Musharraf for death insult to Benazir
Asif Ali Zardari, the husband of former remier Benazir Bhutto, has criticised President Musharraf for aying that the opposition leader was to blame for her ssassination. ANI

Healthy restaurant improves rare vulture numbers in Nepal
A Nepalese conservation group has opened a healthy restaurant for vultures by serving drug free carcasses to protect the rare species from extinction. ANI

No country will be allowed to strike inside Pakistan
Pakistans caretaker Prime Minister Muhammadmian Soomro has rejected the possibility of a military operation inside Pakistan by forces of any country. ANI

PML-Q provoking Sindhis ahead of Pak polls: Sharif
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has told media-persons that the Q-League is provoking Sindhis at this critical time, and is also planning to rig the elections. ANI

Most Pakistanis want madrassas reformed: USIP poll
A majority of the Pakistani supports government reform of madrassas, which are being blamed for the spread of Islamist militancy. ANI

Bilawal, British officials hold in-camera meeting
Pakistan People Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari visited the UK Foreign Office and held an in-camera meeting with senior officials. ANI

No request from Pak to probe Benazirs assassination: UN
The United Nations has not received any request from the Pakistan Government for help in investigating the tragic assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said. ANI

Dianas Pakistani heart surgeon lover to break his silence?
Dr Hasnat Khan, the Pakistani heart surgeon Diana, Princess of Wales fell head over heels in love with is reportedly set to break his silence on their two-year relationship. ANI

Another British team to visit Pakistan next week: Miliband
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband has said that a team of cross UK government experts would travel to Pakistan next week for further consultations. ANI

Charles Webb pens Graduate sequel
Author Charles Webb is back with the sequel of his famous book The Graduate. ANI

Major operation on cards to capture Baitullah Mehsud: Pak minister
Pakistans Caretaker Interior Minister Hamid Nawaz has said that a major operation is being started in Waziristan to arrest Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud. ANI

Diana-Dodi affair was all over before crash
Princess Diana told a close friend that her relationship with beau Dodi Al Fayed was all over, the inquest into her death has heard. ANI

Injured DSP confirms Benazir was shot
Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Ishtiaq Hussain Shah, who gave his first interview from hospital, has said that he saw a man firing at former premier Benazir Bhutto with a pistol. ANI

Dis home may have been bugged
A surveillance expert has told the ongoing inquest into the death of Diana, Princess of Wales of how he heard a beep from a wall dividing her bedroom at Kensington Palace from the one used by her then hubby Prince Charles. ANI

Pak agencies identify Benazirs shooter
Pakistans investigation agencies have identified the man who fired at former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto on December 27 when she was leaving Rawalpindis Liaquat Bagh area. ANI

Reciva Announces a New Dawn for Radio
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EA Completes Acquisition of VG Holding Corp. - Welcomes BioWare Corp. and Pandemic Studios to the EA Games Label
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Skype Expands Mobile Strategy at 2008 International CES
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WiQuest Enabling over 85% of Certified Wireless USB Consumer Products
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Covidien Ltd. to Present at JP Morgan Healthcare Conference
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LiMo Foundation Selects Azingo as Core Technology Provider for its Common Integration Environment
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Advance Media Registration for the 2008 BIO International Convention now Available Online
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Starbucks Announces Strategic Initiatives to Increase Shareholder Value; Chairman Howard Schultz Returns as CEO
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THX and Portrait Displays Partner to Simplify HDTV Setup and Operation
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ADVISORY/B-Roll of Pioneer's CES 2008 Announcements Available via Satellite Feed
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AMD Equips OEMs to Deliver the Ultimate Visual Experience(TM) with Forthcoming AMD LIVE!(TM) Ultra Desktop and Notebook PCs
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Azingo Appoints Ravi Gopalakrishnan as Vice President of Engineering
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