Pranab Mukherjee arrives in Cairo
Indias External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee has arrived in the Egyptian capital Cairo to hold wide-ranging of talks to strengthen bilateral relations. ANI
Madhesi demands to be included in constitution
The major three parties of Nepal on Tuesday agreed to introduce a supplementary amendment bill along with the Fifth Amendment bill to the interim constitution to address the demands floated by the Madhes-based parties. ANI
Unscheduled meet between Mukherjee-Pawar at Dubai Airport
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee met Union Sports Minister Sharad Pawar at Dubai International Airport. ANI
Senior party leader bemoans lack of democracy within Zardaris PPP
A senior PPP leader has said that it was high time to voice differences within the party, as, in his words, voicing different opinions did not mean challenging the partys leadership. ANI
Oz city of Cairns soon turning into the ogling capital of the world!
Men ogling at scantily dressed girls in Cairns CBD have faced serious blasting from young women who say that they find it disgusting to see these men gawking when they walk along the streets or sunbathe at the Lagoon. ANI
Sindh legislators want more perks, privileges, pay, passports ......!
It seems Pakistan legislators primary job is to first introduce legislations and then get them passed on the floor of the House, raising perks and privileges they are themselves entitled to. At times these resolutions bring in hefty pay packages for them, and on other occasions shower new perks and allowances. ANI
Kate Middleton offered new career - as a fashion model
Prince Williams ladylove Kate Middleton could soon be embarking on a new career as a fashion model-after she was approached by a modeling scout at Nelson Mandelas 90th birthday party in London. ANI
Majority of Brit adults struggle to pass primary school tests!
British adults, it seems, werent paying much attention to their lessons during school days, for according to a new survey, a majority of them struggle to answer questions fit for todays seven-year-old. ANI
UKs education policy leaving pupils intellectually impoverished
Britains education policy is leading to the cultural and intellectual impoverishment of a generation of school going kids, says a leading headmistress. ANI
The Czech boys who were forced to eat their own flesh!
Two Czech boys, aged 8 and 10, have claimed that they were forced to eat their own flesh by their mum and relatives from the sick Grail cult. ANI
Musharraf concerned over Pak govts handling of prevailing situation
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has reportedly expressed concerns over the coalition governments handling of the economic, political and law and order crises currently prevailing in the country. ANI
Bara Operation simply a hogwash to confuse the Americans, says Pak paper
The ongoing operation to protect Peshawar from the wrath of militants belonging to organizations like Lashkar-e-Islami (led by Mangal Bagh), Ansar-Ul-Islam (led by Qazi Mehboobul Haq who is Mangals sworn enemy), and Haji Namdar (led by Tanzeem Amar Bil Maroof Wa Nahi Anil Munqar), is simply hogwash, said an article in The News. ANI
Freud and Bacons portraits sell for £29mln at Christies auction
Masterpieces by Lucian Freud and Francis Bacon fetched over 29 million pounds at a Christies auction last night. ANI
Pakistan Radio discovers that Sikhs are being discriminated
The latest discovery by the Pakistan radio that Sikhs are being discriminated in India has caused surprise in Punjab. ANI
US worried Pak coalition partners squabbling undermining war-on-terror
The federal coalition partners in the Pakistan government, particularly the PPP and the PML-N, should bury their differences and work towards resolving the pending matters, including the judges issue, and concentrate on controlling the evolving situation in FATA, said US Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs, Richard Boucher. ANI
Flying machines economically and technically possible
Personal flying machines wont be just restricted to movies and cartoons, they will be a reality, says British entrepreneur Sir Clive Sinclair. ANI
Malaysian odd worker given go-ahead for fourth marriage
After weeks of trying, Mohamed Nor Awang, odd-job worker, has been granted permission by the Syariah High Court to take a fourth wife. ANI
UK mulls 35,000-strong British border police force to tackle terrorists, gangsters
A super-force of border cops could be formed to protect Britain from terrorist attacks and gangsters, according to a report. ANI
Pak keenly awaiting Indias response on IPI pipeline deal
Pakistan is keen to see the Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) oil pipeline project through, and awaits Indias readiness to engage with it (Pakistan) in this regard, said the countrys Finance Minister Naveed Qamar. ANI
Athletes warned against Deer Penis, the Chinese remedy to recover from injury
Deers penis, the perfect Chinese remedy for athletes struggling to recover from injury during the Beijing Olympics, can land them in trouble as it may contain banned substances. ANI
United States leads the world in illegal cocaine, cannabis use
The United States of America might be riding high on its happiness levels, but according to a new research, the country has the highest level of illegal cocaine and cannabis use. ANI
Pak to start withdrawing fuel subsidies from today
The Pakistan government, which is already facing a precariously pitted economy with a huge budget deficit, seems to have no option but to withdraw subsidies on petrol, diesel and kerosene, like India did last month, and let the increase price of crude oil in the international market be passed on to the end consumers. ANI
Prince Charles running his famous Aston Martin on white wine!
Prince Charles is doing his bit to save the planet by running his famous Aston Martin on white wine. ANI
Alien invasion threat in Britain intensifies further
In the latest UFO wave to hit Britain, a Royal Navy aircraft engineer claims to have seen a glowing object hovering over the M5 motorway. ANI
PML-N leader warns of quitting federal coalition over judges restoration issue
The PML-N, the second largest political party in Pakistan in terms of number of members in the National Assembly, has once again mounted pressure on the PPP-led federal government that it should reinstate the deposed judges and not link it with the constitutional package, else it would sit in the Opposition extending only issue-based support to the three-month old government. ANI
The SOS signal turns 100
SOS the Morse code signal that has saved thousands of lives over the years, has turned 100 years old today. ANI
Sitaula meets Prachanda
Nepal Home Minister and Nepali Congress leader Krishna Prasad Sitaula met CPN (Maoist) chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda today to find ways to resolve the existing deadlock in the Constituent Assembly (CA). ANI
US has failed to convince Muslims that Osama is an enemy of Islam, says Pak envoy
Pakistani ambassador in Washington Hussain Haqqani has said that there was a complete failure of US public diplomacy in the Muslim world, in persuading its people for getting Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden. ANI
Prachanda blames Terai parties for delay in Government formation in Nepal
Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda has blamed the Terai-based parties for the delay in the formation of a new government by obstructing the Constituent Assembly (CA) proceedings in Nepal. ANI
Three parties to hold meeting with Madhesi parties today
The Nepali Congress (NC), the Unified Marxist Leninist (UML) and the Maoists will jointly hold a meeting here today with the Madhesi parties to work out a common proposal for constitutional amendment. ANI
US lacks commitment in strengthening democracy in Pak
The US-based human rights body Human Rights Watch (HRW) has reportedly said that Washington lacked commitment in strengthening democracy in Pakistan, which was one of its top allies in global war on terror. ANI
Malay Indians protest against racial slur
The Indian community in Malaysia protested against the prominent legislator for the Malay-majority Barisan Nasional coalition or the National Front, Hamidah Osman, for saying that Indians are worse than snakes in front of a State Assembly Speaker. ANI
Musharraf warns US delegation against recurrence of June 11 NATO strike
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has reportedly told a visiting five-member US Congressional delegation that his country would not tolerate a recurrence of US-led NATO attack on Pakistani troops on June 11 from across the Afghanistan border. ANI
US fears Qaeda attack next year
Amid media reports that Al Qaeda was planning attacks on the US, the White House has reportedly issued a fresh warning about a major attack on the US next year. The latest warning endorses a similar warning by Independent senator Joe Lieberman recently. ANI
China plans to close Everest for clean-up
China is planning to restrict access by climbers to Mount Everest to allow environmental teams to carry out a huge clean up of the worlds highest peak. ANI
Britain will be vulnerable to terrorist attacks until 2038
International Security Advisor to the Prime Minister Gordon and former Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Sir John Stevens, has warned that Britain will be vulnerable to terrorist attack for another three decades. ANI
Obama way ahead of McCain in Wall Street firms funding
Financial industry big houses have contributed almost twice in funds to Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama in comparison to his Republican rival John McCain. ANI
Musharraf may soon address Pak parliament
Amid media reports that the PPP had made up its mind to remove him rom the Presidency, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has expressed his readiness to address a joint session of the Parliament, a move which he has been avoiding till now, sensing trouble and slogan shouting by Treasury benches. ANI
Last Oz govt always took Dr Haneef as guilty
Quoting confidential documents which were released on their demand, the lawyers representing Dr Mohamed Haneef, of Indian origin, have said that the previous John Howard government in Australia never considered the possibility of him not being involved in terrorism, a charge which was leveled against him last year. ANI
Pak to release Indian spy today at Wagah Border
Pakistan is slated to hand over an Indian spy who was jailed in Lahores Kot Lakhpat jail for the past ten years, to Indian authorities at the Wagah Border today. ANI
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