Nepals Constituent Assembly session disrupted for 7th time
The parliamentary session of Nepals Constituent Assembly (CA) was disrupted for the seventh consecutive time on Thursday. ANI
Concerned over rising influence of Islamic militancy on Britons, UK doubles Pak aid
In what is being described as the UKs concern over the influence of Islamic militancy on Britons of Pakistani origin, and its impact on British troops fighting over the border in Afghanistan, Britain has decided to double its aid to Pakistan, thereby making it the second biggest recipient of UK aid after India. ANI
Terror suspect with direct links to Laden freed on bail in UK
The Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) of the UK has reportedly freed a terror suspect, 45-year-old Algerian, said to be having direct links with Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden. He spent more than seven years in jail awaiting deportation. ANI
Ten JI terrorists planning Bali nightclub type bombings arrested in Indonesia
With the arrest of ten persons linked to a regional terror network - Jeemah Islamiah (JI), the Indonesian Police claimed to have smashed a terrorist plot to bomb a cafe on Indonesias Sumatra Island. ANI
Selling sex for fuel can send you to the slammer for soliciting
A 50-year-old American man has confessed to having sex with a hooker - in exchange for a 100- dollar gasoline card. ANI
Bosses tell sexually harassed men theyre lucky to be ogled!
Its not only women, who face sexual harassment at work places, men also have to go through the unwanted office vixenry. ANI
Brit brides turning to boob ops, tummy tucks to look perfect at weddings
Looking perfect on the wedding day has taken a new meaning altogether among Brit brides-to-be. ANI
Meet the pooches who are chauffeur driven on motorbikes!
Having covered over 27,000 miles in her lifetime, hound Terrier Minnie is chauffeur driven all over the place - on motorbikes. ANI
The rags-to-riches story of the woman who wrote Mamma Mia
Ten years ago she was drowning under a big pile of unpaid bills, but as the Millennium drew towards a close, Catherine Johnsons life took a U-turn, and she landed the job of putting together the story for the Abba musical Mamma Mia. ANI
Obama-Powell meeting sets rumour mills tongues wagging
Keeping to his words that he would go across the political divide and even include Republicans in his government in February 2009, Democratic presidential candidate Barrack Obama had a one-to-one meeting with Colin Powell, the former secretary of state in the Bush administration. ANI
Queenslanders among folks who live longest in the world
Women on Queenslands Sunshine Coast have the longest life expectancy in Australia, according to a new study. ANI
Pranab meets Secretary General of Arab League
Visiting Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee today met Secretary General of the Arab League (AL) Amr Moussa shortly before his departure for New Delhi after completing a three-day bilateral visit to Egypt. ANI
Mobile phones are swarming all over British jails
A new report has revealed that the number of banned mobile phones confiscated in UK jails has soared by 40 per cent. ANI
Brit footie fan dies of brain haemorrhage after heading football
Football freak David Belk might never have imagined that the game he worships would cost him his life. ANI
Maoist agree to address Madhesi demands in supplementary bill
The CPN (Maoist) today agreed to address the demands raised by the Madhes-based parties in the draft of the supplementary Constitution amendment bill. ANI
Largest edible crab caught in British waters
A diver has caught the largest edible crab in British waters. ANI
Custard Cream makes it to the Oxford English Dictionary
After 100 years as one of Britains favourite teatime treats, the humble custard cream has finally been given the ultimate honor - an entry into the Oxford English Dictionary. ANI
Was Keith Vaz offered a reward to help Brown survive as Labour leader?
The number game in the Indian parliamentary system began in the early 1990s when a few MPs were awarded handsomely for supporting the then Union Government in a minority. Lately, it seems, the phenomenon has reached across the seven seas to UK too. Recently, a member of the House of Commons was promised a reward by his own partyman in return of his vote that led to Prime Minister Gordon Browns survival as the Labour leader. ANI
Asian Muslim woman councillor subjected to hate campaign by male Islamists in UK
An Asian Muslim woman running for councillor election in Lancashire has alleged that Muslim men in her ward had threatened to keep herself within the four walls of her home and not move out on the streets asking for votes. ANI
Deadlock continues in Nepal
A meeting of the key leaders of the three main parties including the CPN (Maoist), the Nepali Congress (NC) and the CPN (UML) which was which was expected to break the deadlock over the Terai parties demands, has ended inconclusively on Wednesday evening. ANI
Mysterious faceless people spotted in UKs most high profile events
Two mysterious faceless people have been spotted in some of the UKs A-list events like Wimbledon, Henley Regatta, the Harrods sale and Elton Johns White Tie and Tiara Ball. ANI
Meet the US street artist who makes sculptures with sticky tape!
Street artist Mark Jenkins sculptures have provoked amazement from onlookers because theyre made entirely out of sticky tape and cling film. ANI
Browns govt polled most unpopular in Labour history
A recent poll conducted by a British daily has found that Prime Minister Gordon Brown is heading the most unpopular Labour Government ever, and that his personal ratings also dropped to a new low, with only 22 per cent of people satisfied with him, and 70 per cent dissatisfied. ANI
Nawaz calls military action in Khyber Agency gross violation of human rights
PML-N leader and former Pakistan premier, Nawaz Sharif has condemned the military action launched in Khyber Agency for violating human rights, and warned that if any such operation was launched in the Tribal Areas again, he would take action independently. ANI
Zoroastrians invite Hindu leader Zed for unity walk
In a remarkable interfaith gesture, Federation of Zoroastrian Associations of North America (FEZANA) has invited acclaimed Hindu leader Rajan Zed for unity walk in Washington DC in September next. ANI
Finding Bin Laden is like finding a needle in a haystack, admit US officials
After Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden has successfully evaded arrest for the past seven years, US intelligence officials have begun admitting that its really a difficult task to catch him dead or alive. ANI
Rs 250 billion budget for new fiscal year in Nepal
Senior Maoist leader Dr Baburam Bhattarai has projected an over Rs 250 billion budget for new fiscal year in Nepal. ANI
NAM has lost its old grandeur and impetus: Mukherjee
Visiting External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday evening told media persons here that due to some reason or the other, the non-align movement (NAM) has lost its old grandeur and impetus. ANI
Nearly 18,000 women and girls trafficked into UK sex trade
Brit teenage girls are being abducted and trafficked around the country for sex, police has warned. ANI
Two former Turkish generals arrested over plot to kill Nobel laureate
Turkish police have arrested two retired generals as part of an investigation into a plot to murder Orhan Pamuk, the Nobel Prize-winning novelist. ANI
3 in 4 Brits would rather watch footie than bed a hottie!
Football fans in Britain, it seems, are pretty loyal towards the game, for they would rather see England lift the World Cup than bed a Page 3 babe. ANI
Jihad against major terrorist America an obligation of all Muslims
An Islamic hardliner in Pakistan has reportedly said that it was incumbent on every Muslim across the world to fight alongside Afghan Muslims against America and its allied forces. ANI
US bans Pak NGOs alleging they raised funds for terror outfits
The US has reportedly put more than a dozen Pakistani NGOs on its list of terrorist outfits, alleging that they raised funds for two terrorist groups already banned in US government and the UN. ANI
Made-in-China cellphones blocked in Pak
The Chinese cellphones that flooded Pakistan markets over the past one year, and are in great demand for being cheaper than the branded phones, have suddenly been blocked allegedly by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), though the Authority denied having done so. ANI
Pak govt to continue Musharrafs madrassa reform policy
The PPP-led coalition government in Pakistan has said that it would continue President Pervez Musharrafs madrassas reform policy. ANI
Top US military official confirms authority for unilateral strikes on Qaeda in Pak
US top military official has reportedly said that he has all the authority for targeting senior Al Qaeda and Taliban leaders inside Pakistans tribal areas from across the Afghanistan border. But, he refused to say if the US troops were also allowed to operate inside the Pakistan territory. ANI
Nuke-trade denied India cannot consider cooperation with Egypt: Mukherjee
Visiting Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee said late on Wednesday that India could not consider civil nuclear cooperation with Egypt or any other country at the present juncture, as it is yet to be a signatory of the Nuclear Proliferation Treaty (NPT), and join the 45-nation Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG). ANI
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