No one has power to dissolve assemblies: Pak PM
Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Reza Gillani said on Friday in unequivocal terms no one has the power to dissolve the countrys assemblies. ANI
Qantas flight makes emergency landing
la, July 25 (ANIMelbourne-bound Qantas Boeing 747 with a large gash in its fuselage was forced to make an emergency landing today after a terrifying 20,000 foot drop. ANI
Tamil schools in Malaysia entitled to full government funding: Indian community leader
Tamil schools in Malaysia need to be brought on par with other schools in the country in terms of funding and facilities, the president of the Malaysian Indian Business Association (MIBA), P. Sivakumar, has said. ANI
Painter slapped with œ30 fine for smoking in own van!
A self-employed painter and decorator says he is dumbfounded after being slapped with a 30 pound fine for smoking a cigarette in his own van. ANI
Penpals celebrate 40-years friendship on beach where message in a bottle was found
A British woman and her American pen pal celebrated the 40th anniversary of their friendship on Thursday by meeting on the beach where the former found her friends message in a wine bottle four decades ago. ANI
Nepal Maoist to protest against Vice President Jha
CPN-Maoist spokesperson Krishna Bahadur Mahara today said that Vice President Parmananda Jhas swearing-in in Hindi is against the interim constitution. ANI
Love struck Rubiks Cube champ breaks world record!
A teenager has broken the world record for Rubiks Cube, and his good luck charm, he says, is not extra training, mega-dexterity or a new technique, but a girl who distracted him in the tournament.Earlier this month, Erik Akkersdijk, 18, broke the world record for solving a standard 3x3x3 Rubiks Cube in just 7.08 seconds, smashing the previous record of 8.72 seconds. ANI
David Cameron wants to invoke Shariat Law after thieves stole his bike!
After losing his bike recently, UK Opposition leader David Cameron said in a lighter vein that he would support invoking the Shariat Law for bike thefts. ANI
Koirala meets Terai-based parties leaders
Nepals caretaker Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala met leaders of the Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party (TMLP) and the Sadbhawana Party (SP) at his Baluwatar residence this morning. ANI
ABC reporter Peter Lloyd slapped with three more drug charges
The Aussie journalist Peter Lloyd who was arrested in Singapore on July 16 for selling drugs, has been slapped with three more drug charges related to possessing and consuming drugs. ANI
Lonestars Amazed tops Most Popular Wedding Song list
A decade old love song Amazed has topped the list of most requested love songs by newly-weds in Britain. ANI
Elisabeth Fritzl boots mom out of house
Elisabeth Fritzl, the Austrian woman who was held as a captive by her father for 24 years, has chucked her own mother out of their new home, it has emerged. ANI
Rice not interested in being U.S. president, happy to resume academic career
Visiting U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice today told enthralled Australian schoolgirls how she loves shopping and has no presidential ambitions. ANI
Famous Tibetan poet sues China for passport
One of Tibets most famous poets has been waiting for over a thousand days to get a passport from the Chinese Government. ANI
Nepal President consults lawyers
Nepal President Dr Ram Baran Yadav has begun consultations with legal experts in a move to call on political parties to form a new Government in Nepal. ANI
Prachanda advances three conditions to lead Nepal Government
Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda has put forward three conditions to lead the Nepal Government. ANI
Pak foreign minister defends new hot pursuit strategy to combat terror
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has supported the new hot pursuit policy to tackle terrorism, by not indulging into dialogue with those militants who do not want to lay down arms. ANI
Pak also wants Indo-US Nuke deal with Washington, says foreign minister
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that his country had no grudge against the Indo-US nuclear deal, but it would like to have a similar deal with Washington. ANI
China will not change its policies on Tibet, says expert
A Tibetan professor has said that China will not change its policies on Tibet, and added that Beijing will provide 170 billion yuan to Tibet during the period of the 11th Five-Year Plan (2006-2010) to improve social life and infrastructure there. ANI
New UAE visa rules likely to affect Indians, Pakistanis and Nepalis
New visit visa regulations introduced by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Government will affect job seekers coming from India, Pakistan, Nepal and the Philippines the most. ANI
Skeptics still dont believe aliens exist theory
The number of worldwide UFO sightings might be increasing with every passing week, but skeptics are still not swayed by the theory that aliens do exist. ANI
PML-N not to part ways with PPP till year-end
The PML-N, the outside supporter of the PPP-led coalition government in Pakistan, has said that it would wait till the year-end for the judges issue to be resolved, and in case it remained unresolved it might decide to pull out its support completely. ANI
1/3rd of Brit population could run out of money in fortnight if unable to work
Over a third of the people would run out of money in less than a fortnight if they were unable to work, according to a new research. The Yorkshire Building Society research reveals that the average person would last 52 days before running out of funds if unable to work and has outgoings of about 1,500 pounds every month. ANI
Taliban is winning the propaganda war of words in Afghanistan
In its latest report, the International Crisis Group (ICG) has warned that the Taliban had developed sophisticated infrastructure and was carrying out an effective propaganda, and that the Afghanistan government should also develop an equally strong paraphernalia to counter the Talibans might. ANI
Lonestars Amazed tops Most Popular Wedding Song list
A decade old love song Amazed has topped the list of most requested love songs by newly-weds in Britain. ANI
UN probe into Benazirs murder against Paks sovereignty, says petition
A political leader in Pakistan, said to be belonging to a nationalist party, is learnt to have moved the countrys Supreme Court against the federal governments move to go for UN probe and spending nearly Rs 700 crore rupees on the same. ANI
Lonestars Amazed tops Most Popular Wedding Song list
A decade old love song Amazed has topped the list of most requested love songs by newly-weds in Britain. ANI
Taliban using NATO troops to assassinate rival commanders
British and American commanders in war-ravaged Afghanistan have interestingly claimed that the Taliban and its factions could be using NATO troops and weaponry to eliminate rivals. ANI
Federal coalition leaders warn NWFP may soon break away from Pak
At a meeting of federal coalition partners here yesterday, deep concerns were expressed at the worsening condition in NWFP by each passing day, and it was pointed out that the day was not too far when the province would fall in the hands of extremists and break away from Pakistan. ANI
Pak journalist says Sharif brothers be held responsible if he is killed
A top journalist in Lahore has said that he feared for his life, and that in case he was killed, Sharif brothers - Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif and ex-premier Nawaz Sharif - should be held responsible. ANI
US confirms its diverting two-thirds of anti-terror Pak aid to upgrading F-16s
Washington has reportedly confirmed that it was willing to divert two-third of anti-terror funds to Pakistan to financing up-gradation of F-16 fighter jets. ANI
Rice not interested in being U.S. president, happy to resume academic career
Visiting U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice today told enthralled Australian schoolgirls how she loves shopping and has no presidential ambitions. ANI
Famous Tibetan poet sues China for passport
One of Tibets most famous poets has been waiting for over a thousand days to get a passport from the Chinese Government. ANI
Brown loses `must win and `safe Glasgow East by-poll
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has lost the must-win Glasgow East by-election. ANI
Violence in films responsible for increased UK knife crimes: Attenborough
The depiction of violence in films is primarily responsible for the increase in knife crimes in Britain, claims noted film director and commentator, Lord Sir Richard Attenborough.At 84, Lord Attenborough, an Oscar-winning director, claims viewers have become desensitised to real-life crime, and adds that cinema audiences used to be shocked at one time when they saw weapons on screen. ANI
JI warns US against attack on Pak
Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief Qazi Hussain Ahmad has reportedly warned the US against attacking Pakistan, and added that if Washington committed this foolish mistake, every Pakistani would give a befitting reply. ANI
Asian HR body demands UN probe into detention of Pakistani woman at US base
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has reportedly urged the United Nations to investigate the alleged detention of a Pakistani national Dr Afia Sadeeqi at a US military base in Afghanistan for the past five years. ANI