Harry to participate in memorial parade to honour killed comrades
Prince Harry is to take part in a memorial parade and service in Edinburgh to commemorate troops killed during his tour of Afghanistan. ANI
1000 bare all for nude photoshoot!
American photographer Spencer Tunick has another addition for his stock of installations featuring large numbers of nude people at Blarney Castle. ANI
Maoists to be rigid on their stance; no to Koirala as president
The meeting of the central secretariat of the Maoists today authorised the party leadership not to back down from their currently-held positions on disputed issues like the choice of President of the republic power-sharing and army integration. ANI
The Big Apple gets its very own kid-friendly sex shop!
New Yorkers are not happy with the opening of a kid-friendly sex shop in Brooklyn. ANI
Bride who dumped hubby for barman gets ditched herself!
A British bride who ditched her husband after falling for a barman during her wedding, is heartbroken after been dumped herself. ANI
HR body urges Pak govt to abolish death penalty
New York-based international human rights body - the Human Rights Watch, has urged the Pakistan Government to abolish death penalty in the country as, according to it, most of the convicts facing death penalty were poor and illiterate and tried without due process of law. ANI
Zardari says he never accepted Musharraf as a constitutional president
PPP Co-chairman Asif Zardari has said that his party never accepted Pervez Musharraf as the constitutional president of Pakistan, nor endorsed his Nov 3 actions whereby he subverted the countrys constitution and sacked judges. ANI
Brit womans £90m electricity bill shocker!
Soaring household expenditures are a pain in the neck for everyone these days. But for Brit Alison Turner the ache became a lot more unbearable after she received an electric bill for 90million pounds. ANI
Eliot Spitzer to receive Ultimate Sugar Daddy title!
Eliot Spitzer is set to receive a kinky honour- the Ultimate Sugar Daddy. ANI
Global warming book wins Royal Society science-writing prize
A book on how global warming could damage our environment has won the prestigious Royal Society science-writing prize. ANI
A bit of rotten wood could make for sweeter-sounding violins
Violins made out of rotten wood produce a more fresh and smoother sound, according to Swiss researchers. ANI
Liverpool named UKs most musical city
Liverpool, a place that has been home to Cilla Black and The Beatles, has been voted Britains most musical city. ANI
MIC president wants devoted successor
Malaysian Indian Congress President S. Samy Vellu has said that the person who aims to replace him must be devoted to the party and community. ANI
Former PM Mahathir Mohamad did little for Malay Indians: Vellu
Malaysian Indian Congress President S. Samy Vellu has said that former premier Dr. Mahathir Mohamad did very little for the Indian community when he was the Prime Minister. ANI
Ambika Soni releases first Korean-Hindi dictionary
Tourism and Culture Minister Ambika Soni has released the first Korean-Hindi dictionary during her recent trip to attend the UNWTO executive council meeting. ANI
Quadriplegic woman set to sail solo around UK using just her breath
Hilary Lister, a quadriplegic woman and first quadriplegic to sail across the English Channel, now is embarking on a record-breaking journey to sail alone around the British Isles in a boat controlled only by her breath. ANI
Islam stuck in the Middle Ages behind current global crisis
Islam is stuck in its own version of the Middle Ages which is contributing to a global crisis, one of the religions leading experts has said. ANI
Chinese woman swallows engagement ring!
A Chinese mans marriage proposal didnt quite go the way he planned when his girlfriend ended up swallowing the engagement ring. ANI
Only PPP will restore deposed judges in Pak, says Gilani
Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that his party, the PPP, was committed to restore the judges sacked by President Pervez Musharraf on November 3, 2007, and that his party chief Asif Ali Zardari was slated to meet PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif tomorrow to discuss the issue. ANI
Celibate monk pens guide to better sex
A celibate monk has launched a website advising Catholic couples how to have better sex. ANI
Canadian resorts special feature - a swim with polar bears!
Swimming under water with turtles and dolphins is now passe, for a resort in Ontario, Canada will let you swim with the largest predator on land - the polar bear. ANI
Canadian resorts special feature - a swim with polar bears!
Swimming under water with turtles and dolphins is now passe, for a resort in Ontario, Canada will let you swim with the largest predator on land - the polar bear. ANI
Brit womans loo shock - a snake in the pot!
Relieving herself in the loo turned out to be a rather scary experience for Kay Robins, especially after she spotted a 4ft snake popping out its head from pot. ANI
Khanal for left unity in Nepal
The Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist-Leninist (CPN-UML) General Secretary Jhalanath Khanal has stressed on the need for unity among the left parties in the country as per the wish of Nepali people. ANI
Nepal military experts against a hasty decision on army integration
At a time the three top Nepal political parties have been debating over the modalities of integration of the Maoist combatants into the Nepal Army, security experts have suggested not to take hasty decisions on such a sensitive issue. ANI
24-hour Maoist ultimatum to PM Koirala
Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-M) has given a 24-hour ultimatum to Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala to facilitate formation of the new government. ANI
Nepal political parties to meet today
The top leaders of three parties including the Maoists, the Nepali Congress (NC) and the Unified Marxist Leninist (UML) will hold a meeting today to break the political deadlock. ANI
Is it a crisis or disaster in the making?
In an earlier article on the oil crisis I had written that the oil crisis was heading for a far more serious crisis ---- economic of course. As one keeps track of the day to day movement of oil, the protests, demonstrations around the world over rising cost of petroleum and diesel and speak with the experts it is beginning to emerge that perhaps an economic disaster could well be in the making for the world at large, including India. ANI
Mugabe warns opposition that a pen cant fight a gun
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has indicated clearly for the first time that he will disregard the result of the upcoming run-off election if his party loses, according to reports in the state press. ANI
Fritzls dungeon house turns into ghoulish tourist spot
Austrian incest fiend Josef Fritzls dungeon house has generated huge interest among ghoulish tourists who pile outside the hell house to catch a glimpse of it. ANI
Taliban lay siege to Kandahar after fall of surrounding villages
President Hamid Karzais brother, Ahmed Wali Karzai who is the head of the Kandahar provincial council, has reportedly admitted that the Taliban fighters had seized a handful of villages in and around Kandahar and were now preparing to storm the countrys second-largest city. ANI
Indian doctor in UK admits to plagiarism but not dishonesty
Media psychiatrist Professor Raj Persaud has admitted to the General Medical Council that he plagiarised articles from other academics. ANI
Now, a teen guide to show you how to take drugs
Want to try drugs? Well, a new teen guide by Sydney West Area Health Service will show you just how to go about the entire business. ANI
Brit school caretaker sues for £50k for no ladder training!
A Brit school caretaker who has used ladders for 30 years wants a 50,000 pounds compensation for falling off a stepladder, saying bosses did not train him how to use it. ANI
UK Sikh girl fights schools uniform policy barring her from wearing a kara
A 14-year-old Sikh girl in the UK is fighting against her schools uniform policy that debarred her from the school for wearing kara, a symbol of Sikhism. ANI
Bush all but backs Karzais Pak strike remarks
US President George Bush has tacitly supported Afghanistan President Hamid Karzais Sunday statement that he wished to attack terrorist sanctuaries along the Pak-Afghan border, by saying that he understood Karzais concerns (of being attacked by terrorists from across the Pakistan border). ANI
Sikhs protest against Paks ETPB member for entering Gurudwara wearing shoes
Sikhs participating in the celebrations of the 402nd death anniversary of their fifth guru Arjan Dev Ji, vociferously protested against a member of the Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) for entering the Gurdwara Dera Sahib in Lahore, wearing shoes. ANI
Canada bans World Tamil Movement
Canada has reportedly added the World Tamil Movement to its list of banned terrorist organizations. ANI
Oz PM office still withholding 15 documents from Haneefs lawyers
Lawyers for Indian born doctor Mohamed Haneef have claimed that new documents show the Australian Prime Ministers Department was involved in trying to suppress information about the case. ANI
Pak will continue moral, diplomatic, political support to Kashmir, says Gilani
Pakistan will continue to extend moral, diplomatic and political support for the Kashmiri freedom struggle, and a sustainable peace in South Asia could not be achieved without the settlement of the Kashmir dispute, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani reportedly said while talking to JKLF Chairman Yasin Malik in Islamabad last evening. ANI
Karzai says his hot pursuit remarks not aimed at Pak govt
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has said that his Sundays statement of launching attacks on Pakistani soil to raze off terrorist sanctuaries was not targeted at Pakistan as a nation, but was limited to fighting out the menace of terrorism in the Pakistans tribal areas bordering Afghan border. ANI
Paks new President will be a PPP man, says Zardari
Dropping enough hints that he has now made up his mind to remove President Pervez Musharraf, PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari last evening said that Pakistan would soon have a new President, most probably from the PPP. ANI
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