Big three stumble over power-sharing; agree to continue talks
The protracted meeting among the senior leaders of Nepali Congress (NC), Unified Marxist Leninist (UML) and Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-M) on Wednesday, ended inconclusively late in the evening as they could not agree on the power-sharing issues. ANI
Dr Khans network not beyond the point which we know, claims US
The US administration has reportedly dismissed a report by former UN weapons inspector David Albright saying that blueprints of Pakistan nuclear scientist Dr AQ Khan, which were found on the computers of Swiss businessmen (linked to Dr Khan), might have been passed to Iran, North Korea or even terrorists. ANI
Paks ire at air strike may jeopardize US FC troops training program: NYT
Last weeks US air strike in Pakistans tribal areas killing 11 FC (Frontier Corps) troops has scarred the US anti-terror alliance with Pakistan to such an extent that the Pakistan Army is now thinking to call off an American program to train its (Pakistans) paramilitary force in counterinsurgency for combating Islamist militants. ANI
Terri Irwin set to wrestle crocs
Late Croc hunter Steve Irwins wife Terri is set to step into the shoes of her husband, by wrestling with crocodiles. ANI
Miss Great Britain reluctantly gives up her calorific treats
New Miss Great Britain and would-be MP Gemma Garrett had to unwillingly abstain from relishing calorific treats offered at one of the public functions, as she is on a strict diet. ANI
Operation Kidman Cruise to battle illegal drug making
Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise may not be together but at least their names are, thanks to a Gold Coast police operation that looks into chemist robberies and the manufacturing of illegal drugs. ANI
Log on to www.smithmag.net to add your six-word memoirs!
Memoirs dont require 10,000 words, for only a few words can condense lifetimes - that is the whole idea behind writer Larry Smiths new online magazine of six-word memoirs. ANI
Check out a chicken without sexual life while dining in China!
As the world readies for an influx of visitors for the Beijing Olympics, the Chinese capital has offered eateries an official English translation of local dishes whose exotic names and alarming translations can leave foreign visitors shocked, frustrated and famished. ANI
Pak govts apathy towards Balochistan may lead to demand for a separate state
If the federal government in Pakistan doesnt grant autonomy to Balochistan and continues to treat its people in the way it has treated them as in the past, and even now, the time is not far when the people of the province would demand Balochistan as a separate independent state, said Senate Deputy Chairman Jan Muhammad Jamali while speaking in the countrys Upper House last evening. ANI
UK council hires sex work co-ordinator at 30,000 pounds-a-year
A local council in the UK has resorted to a novel measure to reduce prostitution in a city - a 30,000 pounds-a-year sex work co-ordinator. ANI
US skeptical about Pak peace deal with pro-Taliban militants in NWFP
Citing the failed peace deals with extremists in the past, the US State Department has said that it was skeptical about the peace deal signed earlier this month between Pakistani authorities and pro-Taliban Islamist militants in NWFP areas along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. ANI
Brit builder wins œ3m lottery after mystery psychic predicts win!
A British builder won a whopping 3 million pounds after a mystery psychic went told his daughter that someone she new was going to win the lottery. ANI
Dantes 700-year-old criminal record to be scrubbed clean
Italys most famous poet, Dante Alighieris 700-year-old criminal record will soon be wiped clean. ANI
Octogenarian widow robbed by polite burglars!
An octogenarian woman not only had her home burgled by polite thieves, but was also given a few pointers in safety by the robbers. ANI
Burger King launches worlds most expensive burger
Fast-food giant Burger King has launched worlds most expensive burger - named simply The Burger. ANI
Brit woman conned out of œ80,000 by Indian toyboy in Goa
An Indian man was arrested for cheating and robbing an English woman out of more than 80,000 pounds after faking a holiday romance with her in Goa and setting up a home with her in Kashmir, it has emerged. ANI
Recordings of worlds oldest computer music released
Recordings of a Ferranti Mark 1 computer playing Baa Baa Black Sheep and In the Mood, thought to be the oldest recordings of computer generated music in existence, have been released. ANI
Canadas defence chief says lack of intelligence led to Kandahar jail-break
The Chief of Canadas Defence Staff has said that he regrets the fact that intelligence services did not provide information that could have thwarted the jail-break in Kandahar last week that freed nearly 400 Taliban. ANI
US must buy uranium from black market to pre-empt terrorists designs
A top intelligence official of the IAEA has reportedly said that that the US administration must buy uranium and plutonium from the black market to keep nuclear weapons away from terrorists, criminals and rogue states. ANI
US against Afghan military operation on Pak soil
The Pentagon has said that it would discourage Afghanistan from undertaking any missions in Pakistani territory and urged resolution of the issues through a tripartite mechanism. ANI
Bush admin ready to support Indo-US N-deal till its last day in office
The Bush Administration has said it would make every possible effort to ensure that the proposed Indo-US civilian nuclear agreement is passed by the US Congress if the Indian Government approves it by January 20, the last day of President George Bush in office. ANI
Mia Farrow blasts UNSC for failing in its duties in Darfur
Actress and activist Mia Farrow has reprimanded the 15 members of the UN Security Council of failing in its duties of protecting civilians caught in ethnic conflicts in Sudans Darfur region. ANI
Senior Pentagon officials planned abusive tactics at Guant namo Bay
A Senate investigation unveiled today found that senior Pentagon officials began planning to use abusive tactics at Guant namo Bay earlier than they previously acknowledged, borrowing from a programme that trained US troops to resist cruel interrogations.arsh interrogation techniques used at US War on Terror prisons in Afghanistan, Iraq and Guantanamo Bay were sanctioned by top US Government officials in 2002 against the advice of lawyers from all branches of the military, a senior US senator alleged today. ANI
Muslim woman in UK wins 4000 pounds in headscarf racial row
A British employment tribunal panel has awarded 4,000 pounds to a Muslim teenage hairdresser as compensation for injury to feelings after she was declined a job for wearing a headscarf. ANI
Lyrical terrorist of Pak origin wins appeal against conviction in UK
A former Heathrow worker, Samina Malik of Pakistani origin, who called herself the lyrical terrorist because of the extremist poems she wrote, has won an appeal against her conviction. ANI
British paratroops flown into Kandahar to prevent overthrow by Taliban
Following last weeks jailbreak by hundreds of Taliban fighters, in which nearly 400 dread Taliban escaped, British troops have been flown into Kandahar to hunt down the escaped Taliban and also help regain control of the city. ANI
Taliban in NWFP town warn women to wear burqas or face dire consequences
Local Taliban in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) have reportedly distributed leaflets warning school-girls and young women to wear burqas and not wander in market areas without a male escort. ANI
Facebook, Google Earth fuelling impromptu pool party craze
Teenagers are using satellite images on the internet to find houses with swimming pools - and then turning up uninvited for an impromptu dip. ANI
Zardari will not let Nawaz steal Benazirs Musharraf thunder
It was only former Pakistan premier Benazir Bhutto who had forced President Pervez Musharraf to doff off his uniform, and no one else should take credit for this move, said PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari. ANI
Swat Police give safe exit to suicide bomber to secure civilians safety
The Swat police reportedly allowed a safe exit to a potential suicide bomber following negotiations to protect the nearby civilians. ANI
Osamas right hand man to enjoy 1000 pounds UK state benefits following bail
Radical Islamist preacher, Abu Qatada described as Osama bin Ladens right-hand man in Europe, has been released from jail. ANI
Obama hires Hillarys former campaign manager to woo women voters
Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama has hired Hillary Clintons former campaign manager to boost efforts to win votes of women, Hispanics and supporters of the New York Senator. ANI
British PM says 2,000 terrorists presently living in UK
Prime Minister Gordon Brown today described security as one of the greatest challenges in the modern world, and warned that the security services were monitoring 2,000 terror suspects in the UK, in 200 networks with 30 current plots. ANI
Oz court reserves ruling on access of documents in Dr Haneefs case
The Commonwealth Administrative Appeals Tribunal in Brisbane reportedly reserved its ruling today on an application from the lawyers representing Indian doctor Mohammad Haneef to access certain documents which immigration officials had refused to provide. ANI
Sikh schoolgirls kara is a matter of faith not fashion, UK court told
A lady lawyer representing the 14-year-old school girl in South Wales, London, who was barred from her school for wearing kara, argued before a high court judge that the bracelet was a matter of faith and not fashion or a piece of jewellery. ANI
Dr Haneef a victim of conspiracy of Oz govt departments, claim lawyers
Lawyers defending Indian doctor Mohamed Haneef over his alleged links to last years failed terror attacks in London and Glasgow, have claimed that the involvement of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet suggested their client was the victim of a conspiracy. ANI
On lawyers demand, Musharrafs portrait removed from Punjab Governor House
On the demand of lawyers, a portrait of Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf was reportedly removed from the Durbar Hall of the Punjab Governor House, last evening. ANI
Fourth Constituent Assembly meeting today
Fourth meeting of the Constituent Assembly (CA) will take place today ANI
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