Nepals Constituent Assembly passes guidelines to elect president, vice-president
Nepals Constituent Assembly (CA) meeting on Tuesday passed the guidelines for electing the president and vice-president which is scheduled to take place on Saturday. ANI
Maoist-UML meet inconclusive
A disagreement is likely to have arisen between the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-M) and the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist-Leninist (CPN-UML), the two closest communist allies of the country. ANI
200 Taliban breached NATO base near Afghan-Pak border
stan), July 15 (ANINearly 200 Taliban insurgents attacked the remote American-run outpost near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border on Sunday. ANI
Australian boys fingers leave bathroom wrecked
An Australian boy ended up destroying his parents bathroom when he stuck two of his fingers into the bath drain, while enjoying the feeling of water suction. ANI
Brit kids urged to try oral sex for cutting teen pregnancy epidemic
British government has urged school kids to try oral sex in a bid to cut teen pregnancies. ANI
Nepals first president to be elected on July 19
The Nepal Constituent Assembly (CA) today fixed July 19 as the date for election of the first president of republican Nepal. ANI
Brit widower finishes jigsaw of shredded love letters - in 15 years!
A Brit widower has finished piecing together thousands of fragments of romantic notes that he sent to his late wife who shredded them in anger. ANI
Man cuts off own head with chainsaw after losing eviction fight!
A 58-year-old man in Hampshire, UK, severed his own head using a chainsaw, after losing an eviction fight. ANI
Oz female driver sets record blood alcohol reading!
An Aussie woman who was nine times over the legal limit after she crashed her car has been handed a six-month jail term. ANI
Most Aussie cops dont consider marital rape crime
Only one in five police officers Down Under believe that a woman should report being raped by her husband, says a new survey. ANI
Brit widower finishes jigsaw of shredded love letters - in 15 years!
A Brit widower has finished piecing together thousands of fragments of romantic notes that he sent to his late wife who shredded them in anger. ANI
Soon, exotic fruit with six times the vitamin C of an orange to hit UK markets
Baobab fruit, an exotic fruit, claimed to have six times the vitamin C of an orange, will soon be hitting UK markets under an EU ruling. ANI
Dubai cracks down on topless sunbathing, nudity
Authorities in Dubai are cracking down on topless sunbathing, nudity and other forms of indecent behaviour following a Brit couples arrest for having sex on a beach. ANI
Luckiest man cheats death by a hair as concrete bucket hits car!
Two city workers in Brooklyn had a narrow escape when a bucket of concrete fell 23 floors from an apartment tower, and smashed through the roof of a Department of Environmental Protection-owned Prius car, recently. ANI
Worlds first test-tube baby Louise Brown turns 30
Louise Brown, the worlds first test-tube baby, is getting set to celebrate her thirtieth birthday, albeit in a low-key manner. ANI
Three more Indian pilgrims missing in Kiwi immigration scam
Three more Indian pilgrims have disappeared from their billet families in Auckland bringing to 35 the number now believed to have gone missing. ANI
Pak ruling coalition allies to meet soon to devise future strategy
The ruling coalition partners in Pakistan are scheduled to meet within next days to devise future course and to take them into confidence on all major policy decisions, the countrys Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said. ANI
UK convicts wanting freedom early are now hugging trees
British prisoners are signing up for a National Lottery-funded project to assess and measure ancient trees in the hope that by doing so, they will gain freedom sooner than later. ANI
Gilanis unscheduled Dubai visit cost Pak exchequer Rs one crore
Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilanis unscheduled diversion from Kuala Lumpur to Dubai, instead of landing at Islamabad after attending the D-8 Summit, cost the national exchequer more than one crore rupees. ANI
UK military to have long-term role in Iraq, says its commander
The British military is likely to have a long-term role in Iraq, a top commander said on Monday. ANI
Dungeon dad Josef Fritzl asks for anti-ageing face cream
Austrian incest fiend Josef Fritzl is pestering prison officials for anti-ageing face cream, the staff revealed. ANI
Due to Paks violence-seeking policies Kabul pulls out of talks with it
In the wake of recent suicide attacks on Kabul blamed on Pakistan, including the one on Indian embassy killing 41 people last week, the Afghanistan Government has decided to boycott a series of upcoming meetings with the neighbouring country unless bilateral trust was restored. ANI
UK, US to use Star Wars-style laser technology in Iraq battlefield: Telegraph
Laser beam technology is being rushed into service to combat the threat of insurgent missiles and mortars raining down on British and American military bases in Iraq and Afghanistan. ANI
Maoists, UML agree to name president in couple of days
The Maoists and the CPN (UML) have reached an understanding to name the first President and Vice-President of Nepal within a couple of days. ANI
Nepal Constituent Assembly passes advance expenditure bill
The Nepal Constituent Assembly has passed the Advance Expenditure Bill that authorizes the Government to incur expenditures totaling Rs 73.54 billion in the new fiscal year that begins from July 16. ANI
Counsel claims bugging devices still in Dr Khans house
Pakistan nuclear scientist Dr AQ Khans counsel has claimed that bugging devises were still being installed in his clients house, and demanded that he should be released as soon as possible from the four-year-long house arrest. ANI
Pak still undecided over commuting death sentences into life
The Pakistan Government has not yet approved a decision to commute all pending death sentences to life imprisonment, the countrys Attorney-General Malik Mohammad Qayyum told the Supreme Court yesterday. ANI
Porters strike hits India-Pakistan trade at Wagah
Indias trade with Pakistan through the Wagah land border remained suspended for the second day on Monday after porters struck work, over a demand for better wages. ANI
US poll finds voters split on candidates Iraq pullout positions
A new Washington Post-ABC News poll finds the country split down the middle between Barack Obamas 16-month timeline for withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq and those agreeing with Sen. John McCains position that events, not timetables, should dictate when forces come home. ANI
Rebel PPP leader Fahim says Zardari holding party hostage
Senior PPP leader Makhdoom Amin Fahim, who was the front runner for the post of Pakistan prime minister before Yousuf Raza Gilani was installed in the post after February 18 general polls, has said that the party was held hostage by Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari, who, he added, was only meeting his vested interests by leading the party. ANI
Pak ruling coalition ally urges Nawaz to stop raising non-issues like judges restoration
A leader of a prominent Islamist party in Pakistan has urged former premier Nawaz Sharif to stop raising non-issues like restoration of judiciary, because, according to him, unbearable inflation was more burning issue than the judges issue. ANI
Pak PM says US fearing 9/11-like attacks from FATA
Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that the US was concerned about the worsening situation in FATA because it feared that another incident similar to the 9/11 attacks could be staged from this area. ANI
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