Australian Foreign Minister hosts his Indian counterpart
Australia said on Monday it would consider uranium sales to India if New Delhi was able to strike a landmark nuclear pact with the United States and satisfy international safeguards concerns. ANI
Nawaz Sharif barred from contesting by-polls
The three-member bench of Lahore High Court (LHC) today said that Pakistan Muslim League (N) Chief Nawaz Sharif is ineligible to contest this weeks by-elections. ANI
Rockets from Pakistan claimed four lives, says Kabul
Pakistan fired rockets into Afghanistan killing four civilians near the eastern town of Khost, Afghan officials have claimed. ANI
Prince Charles charity livid over Prince Edwards balloon release plans
Prince Edward has enraged his brother Prince Charles wildlife protection charity, The Marine Conservation Society, with his plans to release 300 balloons to mark a schools birthday. ANI
Meet the man who loves collecting banana-stickers!
You must have heard about people who love collecting different types of stamps, but heres a man who likes collecting stickers on bananas. ANI
Mother shocked finding 10yr old son downloading porn from school computer
A mother was shocked when she saw her 10-year-old kid coming home from school carrying porn images. ANI
Man turns fathers ashes into teapot
John Lowndes came up with a unique idea to share a cup of tea with his dead father - he turned his dads ashes into a teapot. ANI
Sex and social service high on Oz voters list
Aussie voters look for more sex and nudity in magazines and films, invest more money in social service, and consider a big business to be more dangerous than trade unions, revealed a new survey. ANI
UK discount chain sacks three Indian supply firms for using child labour
British discount clothing store Primark has sacked three Indian clothing supply firms after the BBCs Panorama programme found refugee children slaving away in factories for as little as 60 pence a day making sequinned vests. ANI
Burney calls for probe into Indian prisoners death in Pak jail
The death of an Indian prisoner in a Karachi jail this morning, has prompted Pakistans former human rights minister Ansar Burney to call for an inquiry. ANI
Paraguayan prisoners riot for more sex
Inmates at a prison in Paraguay have detained the director of the prison and several other administration staff to meet an unusual demand of having more sex in prison. ANI
UK may quit Iraq by end 2008
British forces are likely to withdraw from Iraq by the end of the year, it was reported last night. ANI
Scottish schools ban Fathers Day cards
Fear of embarrassing children of single mothers or lesbians has prompted schools in Scotland to ban Fathers Day cards. ANI
Teachers dumb blonde comment ends in payout
Calling a pupil a dumb blonde has cost a primary school teacher a confidential payout and apology, it has emerged. ANI
Affluent women in Pakistan have happier married lives
Pakistani women, who are married into affluent families, are reported to have happier married lives as compared to their less privileged counterparts, revealed a survey. ANI
Widows, divorcees discriminated against in most nations: University of Maryland study
Widows is most countries are discriminated against, according to a study undertaken by the University of Marylands Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA). ANI
Hindraf leader calls Dr Mahatir a broken record over anti-Tamil rants
Hindraf (HINDU Rights Action Force) leader P. Waythamoorthy has reportedly criticised former Malaysian prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad for saying that the organisation (Hindraf) was made up of Tamil racists, and said that his utterances sounded like a broken record. ANI
Chelsea star Essien is a serial love cheat, says girlfriend
Chelsea soccer ace Michael Essien has been described as a shameless serial love cheat by his long-term girlfriend Veralie Dela Ackumey. ANI
Oz advertisers have blurred the line between food and sex
Advertisers are gradually shifting their attention to adults from children to promote junk foods, and sex appeal is what they focus on to woo prospective buyers, according to reports. ANI
Claims of Christians protection in Pak a myth, says paper
Despite tall claims made by the Pakistan government about protecting the interests of the minority communities in the country, especially Christians, a latest incident in which around 20 poor Christians were kidnapped and others beaten up savagely, has proved that members of the community were still vulnerable to blatant attacks, said an editorial in the Daily Times. ANI
Musharrafs mother was always worried about his future!
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has revealed that during his childhood he was never good at studies, so his mother was always worried about his future. ANI
Pak PM believes UN probe will expose those behind Benazirs killing
Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that the demand for a UN investigation in the assassination of former premier Benazir Bhutto would unveil the hidden hands behind it. ANI
Hubbys gift for wifes 31st birthday - a £4k cosmetic surgery!
In time for his wifes 31st birthday, Andy Donley gave her a fat-free surprise, by treating her to an all new and trimmed body. ANI
Mentally tough children more likely to succeed
Loving and caring attitude instilled in students through happiness lessons in schools is not what is going to generate first-rate performance in exams, according to academics, who say that its the mental toughness that makes the pupils to come out with flying colours. ANI
Maoist to launch peoples struggle to settle constitutional crisis
The CPN (Maoist) has decided to launch a peoples struggle to settle the constitutional crisis in Nepal, after charging the Nepali Congress (NC) of intentionally delayed the formation of the next government. ANI
I despise Islamism, says Brit award winning author
British novelist Ian McEwan has spoken out against militant Islam, saying he despises because of its views on women and homosexuality. ANI
India, Australia welcome strengthening of political links
Visiting Indias External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee and his Australian counterpart Stephen Smith have welcomed the diversification and strengthening of political links between the two countries. ANI
Benazir never talked about any will in her lifetime, says her political secretary
Naheed Khan, the political secretary to former Pakistan premier Benazir Bhutto, has said that her mentor never discussed any will with her in her lifetime, and that the will presented by Benazirs husband Asif Ali Zardari before the world was quite astonishing for her. ANI
Kandahar jail break due to Canada militarys intelligence failure
Former Canadian foreign minister John Manley who suggested the extension of his countrys forces stay in Afghanistan, has blamed the Canadian militarys slackness in intelligence-gathering for the devastating prison-break that freed nearly 400 Taliban insurgents on the evening of June 15. ANI
Carla Bruni not joined at the hip with Sarkozys political ideology
French first Lady Carla Bruni has admitted that she does not share all political opinions of her husband President Nicolas Sarkozy, insisting that she is instinctively Left-wing and has a problem with conservatives. ANI
Britains 11,000 UFO sightings in 30 years set to go public
Britains X-Files, which include reports of more than 11,000 Unidentified Flying Objects (UFO) sightings of the past 30 years, is set to be opened to the public for the first time. ANI
Heartbroken Briton auctions entire life on eBay
A heartbroken Briton has launched an online auction of his entire life on eBay, with the highest bid to date touching AU$ 2,201,000 (1.06m pounds). ANI
Sarabjit Singh may not benefit from Paks remission policy on death sentences
Sarabjit Singh, an Indian national facing death sentence in Pakistan, is not expected to benefit from the recent proposal from Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani to commute death sentences of thousands of prisoners into life imprisonment. Gilani has made the proposal to President Pervez Musharraf, who is yet to take a decision on it. ANI
US Coalition forces in Afghanistan launch shell salvo against militants in Pak territory
The US-led coalition forces in Afghanistan reportedly launched two separate attacks in Pakistan on Sunday, claiming that they were in retaliation against rocket and artillery-attacks launched by militants from sanctuaries across the border in Pakistan where they operate freely. ANI
Rice says Nov 3 emergency was one of the mistakes Musharraf made
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has said that imposing emergency on Nov 3, 2007, was one of the mistakes Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf committed, but Washington worked with him and credited him for bringing civilian rule back in the country. ANI
Drinking while driving ban applies to wheelchairs too!
In a bizarre drunken driving case, an intoxicated man was spotted asleep in his motorised wheelchair on a north Queensland highway, causing much trouble for other motorists on the road. ANI
Five short holiday breaks are the best stress-busters
It might not amuse your boss, but taking quick holidays will certainly boost up your health and well being, just like the five essential food groups, a new research has revealed. ANI
Tailban renaissance being fanned by Qaeda
A leading Pakistani journalist in the US has reportedly said that the Taliban was spreading its tentacles with the active support of Al Qaeda, and the recent jail break in Kandahar, Afghanistan, proved it to some extent. ANI
Brit prisons in grip of a booming drug trade
Shocking figures have revealed that most prisons in Britain are in the grip of a booming drug trade. ANI
Vodafone challenges Indian tax law
British telecom major Vodafone is challenging in the Bombay High Court a change in Indias tax laws which have been applied retrospectively to its 11.1 billion dollar purchase of a controlling stake in Hutchison Essar. ANI
Vodafone challenges Indian tax law
British telecom major Vodafone is challenging in the Bombay High Court a change in Indias tax laws which have been applied retrospectively to its 11.1 billion dollar purchase of a controlling stake in Hutchison Essar. ANI
Majority of Labour voters want Brown to quit before next election
A survey of grassroots supporters of the Labour Party has revealed that 60 per cent want Prime Minister Gordon Brown to step down before he is due to go to the electorate in 2010. ANI
Zardari says a PPP worker will soon be installed as Pak President
PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari has said that the office of the President of Pakistan was a privilege of his party and the Sindh province, and that a dedicated worker of former premier Benazir Bhutto will be soon installed at the Presidency. ANI
Pak Taliban warn women to wear burqa or face consequences
Pakistans unit of the Taliban has reportedly warned the women in Mohmand Agency to wear burqas, or face dire consequences. ANI
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