Menon meets IAEA chief ahead of briefing to Board
Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon on Friday met International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Mohamed ElBaradei in Vienna ahead of the briefing to the Board of Governors of IAEA on the safeguards agreement and other aspects of the Indo-US civil Nuclear deal. ANI
India not a nuclear proliferator says US congressman
Democrat from New York and Member of US House Committee on Foreign Affairs Joseph Crowley has said that unlike its neighbours India has never been nuclear proliferator. ANI
South Asia not on track to meet MDG sanitation goals: UNICEF- WHO report
South Asia has the highest rate of open defecation in the world at 48 percent, and is closely followed by sub-Saharan Africa (28 percent), says a report issued today by the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Drinking-water Supply and Sanitation (JMP). ANI
Finger-pointing no solution for Kabul, Islamabad and New Delhi: Experts
Is Afghanistan on its way back to its past, heading towards being caught once again in a web of intrigues and suspicions? Not according to two former US diplomats with expertise on South and Central Asia. ANI
ABCs S. Asia correspondent arrested on drug charges
ABCs South Asia correspondent Peter Lloyd, who is based in New Delhi, is facing drugs charges after being arrested in Singapore. ANI
When a drunk passenger tried to open aircrafts door at 35,000ft!
A plane carrying Brit tourists had to make an emergency diversion after a drunken passenger tried to open the door, while the aircraft was flying about 35,000 feet over the Atlantic. ANI
European Airlines fly planes with known defects: Survey
A survey of aircraft maintenance engineers, who check flights to and from the UK, has revealed that airlines across Europe are flying planes with known defects, as pilots often fail to report faults when they find them. ANI
Indebted shop owner hires bodyguards for protection from 60 angry brides
A bridal shop owner was forced to hire bodyguards to protect herself from 60 angry brides after her business went bust. ANI
Indebted shop owner hires bodyguards for protection from 60 angry brides
A bridal shop owner was forced to hire bodyguards to protect herself from 60 angry brides after her business went bust. ANI
Leggy lasses in short skirts driving male motorists to distraction!
Leggy lasses in short skirts are proving to be a biggest threat to road safety of male drivers. ANI
Oz Catholics disappointed as popemobile goes by too fast
Many Catholics were left disappointed when the Pope travelled too fast through Sydney in his popemobile on Thursday, as they failed to see him properly. ANI
Cops grill 12yr-old girl for trying on nail paint!
A 12-year-old girl had quite a coloured encounter with the police when she was questioned by cops after trying on nail polish from a shop. ANI
The Amazon tribe that speaks language without numbers
Forget algebra, equations and fractions, for there exists an Amazonian tribe that does not have any idea of numbers and counting. ANI
55-year-old granny fights off thieves with a broom!
A gang of teenage robbers armed with hammers were chased off by a broom-wielding 55-year-old granny when they tried break into the shop where she works. ANI
Porn star offers sex tips to priests
Catholic priests should watch porn - in a bid to prevent sexual abuse, claims a US porn star. ANI
Woman sues Spitzer call girl over identity theft
It seems Eliot Spitzers call girl cant stay out of trouble. A woman has sued the hooker claiming she used her lost drivers license to appear on a Girls Gone Wild video. ANI
Woman sues surgeon for unwanted tattoo below her panty line!
A woman in New Jersey has sued an orthopaedic surgeon for causing her emotional distress, after she found a tattoo below her panty line following her surgery for a herniated disc. ANI
Neighbours criticised for being too white
Popular Australian TV soap Neighbours has been labelled too white by black and Asian viewers in Britain. ANI
Threatening foreign entertainers banned in China
In a move to avert any danger to Chinas unity, the government has banned performers from outside the country to attend events that threaten national sovereignty ANI
Now, jewellery made from mothers milk!
Forget gold, silver or diamonds, the newest jewellery set to dazzle you will be made from mothers milk! ANI
Brown accused of betraying Britain
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has been accused of betraying the country with a grubby surrender to Brussels by ratifying the Lisbon Treaty. ANI
British Minister Brown to support new government in Nepal
British Foreign Office Minister for Africa, Asia and the UN, Lord Malloch Brown here today said that his Government will continue its support for the new government in Nepal, irrespective of the party in power. ANI
Three candidates in fray for Nepalese Presidency
Three candidates from the CPN-Maoist, the Nepali Congress and the CPN-UML are in the fray to contest the July 19 Presidential elections in Nepal. ANI
Malaysian Government to consider fresh permits for temple, gurdwara workers
The Malaysia Government will consider new applications from temples and gurdwaras for priests, musicians and artisans from next month. ANI
Knife thugs strike once every four minutes in Britain
the British Crime Survey shows that a knife thug strikes once in every four minutes in the crime-riddled country. ANI
Artist constructs cardboard DIY Gandhi to recreate the Dandi march
Indian icon Mahatma Gandhi and his famous Dandi march have come alive once again thanks to an American artist. ANI
One in five Brit pupils drinking six pints a week
Most of the schoolchildren in Britain are downing six pints of beer a week, shows an official report. ANI
Daring attack on US base could be harbinger of deadly phase of war in Afghanistan
Australian Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon has said that last weekends raid by about 200 militants on a US base in eastern Afghanistan, near Pakistan, killing nine US troops, could be the harbinger of a dangerous new phase in the war there. ANI
Pak security under serious threat from millions of unidentified mobile SIM card users
Millions of mobile SIM cards given to mobile users without properly ascertaining their identity are posing a grave threat to Pakistans security and social harmony, said members of the Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology, here last evening. ANI
US agrees to supply 5 lakh tons of wheat to food-crisis-hit Pak
The US is learnt to have agreed in principle to supply five lakh tons of wheat to help Pakistan deal with the food crisis which is now threatening to get out of control. ANI
Anwar Ibrahim says no to foreign forensic expert fearing fabrication
Malaysias former deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim will not agree to the idea of a foreign forensic expert of his choice to draw a DNA sample from him, his lawyer R. Sivarasa said. ANI
Josef Fritzls incest kids refuse to testify against him
Austrian incest fiend Josef Fritzls kids with his daughter have refused to testify against their dad. ANI
Elisabeth Fritzl accuses dungeon dad for murdering her baby
Elisabeth Fritzl has finally broken her silence and accused her incest dad Josef Fritzl for murdering her baby. ANI
Lack of sanitation killing 5,000 children every day from diarrhoea: UN
The United Nations has said that nearly 5,000 children die each day from diarrhoea-related illness and the number of people around the world without clean drinking water has halved since 1990. ANI
Pak supporting US war on terror for self-interest, says Gilani
Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that by supporting the US-led war against global terrorism, Pakistan was not fighting a proxy war, but because it was in its own interest. ANI
Brit blokes are biggest bedroom liars!
Heres a warning for girls: Dont blindly believe Brit men who boast about how well endowed they are, for the chances that they are lying are extremely high. ANI
Indian pilgrims caught in immigration scam in New Zealand devastated
Three Indian pilgrims have met immigration officials to tell them of the scam that cost their parents 17,000 dollars, and dashed their dreams of a better life in New Zealand. ANI
Pak Taliban flouting peace pact by still recruiting militants in NWFP
Flouting the May 21 peace agreement signed with the NWFP Government, the Taliban militants in Swat tribal area continue to recruit militants, preferably young boys, and train them in carrying out suicide attacks and operating guns and other arms. ANI
Pak Taliban gives 5-day ultimatum to NWFP govt to resign or face consequences
The NWFP government was not sincere in checking lawlessness in tribal areas and it should resign within five days or be ready to face the consequences, said the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) headed by Baitullah Mehsud. ANI
Militants in tribal areas warn US-led forces against attack in Pak
A lesser known militant group in Bara has reportedly warned the US-led coalition troops against carrying out attacks inside the Tribal Areas. ANI
Benazirs will nominating Zardari as successor was fake, says PPP leader
The will of former Pakistan premier Benazir Bhutto placed before the world by PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari after her death (on December 27 last year) nominating him and his son Bilawal as the successors of the party was fake and prepared after Benazir death, said veteran PPP leader and former Punjab governor Malik Ghulam Mustafa Khar. ANI
Indo-Pak talks on Kashmir-related CBMs today
The meeting of the Pakistan-India Technical Working Group on Kashmir-related CBMs will be held here today. ANI