US to continue work with India on nuke deal: Rice
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Monday that Government is in the process of resolving the political problems in implementation of the US-India civil nuclear cooperation deal. ANI
Burney presses new Pak Govt to release Sarabjit Singh
Pakistan caretaker Governments Human Rights Minister Ansar Burney on Monday urged the new incoming government to consider converting Sarabjit Singhs death sentence into life imprisonment on humanitarian grounds. ANI
UN probe into Benazirs murder: New Pak PM
Islamabad, Mar 24 (ANIPakistans 15th Prime Minister, Syed Yusuf Raza Gillani vowed to take all out efforts for the supremacy of Parliament, and asked MPs to pass a resolution to conduct UN probe into Benazir Bhuttos assassination. ANI
Yousuf Raza Gilani elected new Pakistan PM
The National Assembly on Monday elected PPPs Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani as the new Prime Minister of Pakistan with thumping majority. ANI
Polling ends in Bhutan
Polling has come to an end in the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan after voters in the worlds newest democracy overcame reluctance to bring an end to the monarchy.About 61 per cent of 318,000 Bhutanese eligible to vote had cast their ballots by early Monday afternoon, Deki Pema, an Election Commission official, said.Bhutans king, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, urged all 318,000 voters to participate in the democratic process and a series of newspaper adverts and declared today a public holiday. ANI
Pak National Assembly begins session to elect new PM
The Pakistan National Assembly has begun a session to elect the new Prime Minister with Speaker Dr. Fahmida Mirza in the chair. ANI
Koirala discusses poll preparations with Indian envoy
Nepal Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala held discussions with Indias Ambassador to Nepal Shiv Shankar Mukherjee on Monday morning. ANI
SPA leaders agree to bury the hatchet ahead of polls
Seven Party Alliance (SPA) leaders on Monday reached an understanding to strictly check the violent confrontations and forceful activities of their cadres during the election time. ANI
Oz country school teaching pupils strict yogic vegetarianism
A small country school in Australias New South Wales, owned by the spiritual sect of Ananda Marga, is teaching its pupils the philosophy of strict yogic vegetarianism and neo-humanism. ANI
Heathrows chaotic transit system similar to Bombays, say passengers
Heathrows transit system is comparable with the chaos encountered at Bombay airport, according to passengers. ANI
Gorgeous girls are happier with plain guys
Every girl dreams of having a handsome hunk for a husband. As it turns out, she would be better off if she bagged a man who didnt look better than her. ANI
Amin Fahim steps down as ARD president
Makhdoom Amin Fahim, the PPP stalwart who was to be the frontrunner for the post of Pakistan Prime Minister, has resigned from the president office of the Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD). ANI
Taiwanese man hires stripper for dads funeral!
A Taiwanese man paid his last respects to his 103-year-old father in a novel way- by hiring an erotic dancer to perform at his funeral. ANI
Has Macca taken a sneaky jibe at Mills in new song?
Sir Paul McCartney seems to have made a sneaky jibe at his soon-to-be-ex wife Heather Mills in his new song. ANI
Googles success recipe - free beer, barbecues and rum (Re-issue)
Google, which was started in a garage by two students, became a 100 billion pounds giant relied upon by 60 per cent of Internet users due to a secret success recipe - free beer, barbecues and rum. ANI
Musharraf approved US attacks on Al Qaeda targets in Pakistan
The Musharraf regime has indirectly approved the US Drone (pilotless plane) attacks on Al Qaeda targets in tribal areas of Pakistan bordering Afghanistan. ANI
Italians are top choice for holiday flings!
When it comes to a holiday fling, most single people fantasise about a romantic liaison with Italians. ANI
1 in 8 Oz employees tests positive to drug abuse
The rate of drug use in Australian workforce has more than doubled over the past decade, with one in eight persons testing positive to drugs at work these days, suggest new statistics. ANI
Heinz tops Britains best-loved household brand list
When it comes to the household brand the British love the best, no one can beat Heinz. ANI
US fighter pilots praise Harrys expert handling of Afghan air strikes
British royal Prince Harry has been praised by American fighter pilots for the way he handled air strikes in Afghanistan. ANI
Brit explorer set to recreate Phoenicians epic voyage around Africa
A British explorer is all set to begin an epic voyage around Africa in a replica of a 2,500-year-old ship in a bid to solve a mystery which has baffled archaeologists for centuries. ANI
Monte Cristos treasure island to open for public
Monte Cristo, one of the most isolated, mysterious and fabled islands in the world, is to be opened to the public for the first time in decades. ANI
Deuba wants leaders to meet and end clashes
Former Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that it is high time the top leaders of seven parties met to end the ongoing inter-party clashes in the run up to the Constituent Assembly elections. ANI
Over 100 Tibetans arrested in Kathmandu during protest
Over 100 Tibetan exiles have been arrested here after they staged a demonstration in front of the United Nations office in Pulchowk, Lalitpur, on Monday, protesting the Chinese suppression in Tibet earlier this month. ANI
Musharraf claims credit for laying foundations for real democracy in Pakistan
On the eve of the formation of a new democratic government in Pakistan, the countrys President Pervez Musharraf has said that it was he who had laid the foundations for the real democracy in the country. ANI
Deposed Pak CJ Iftikhar Chaudhry to be a free man tomorrow
In all likelihood, immediately after the swearing-in of Yousuf Raza Gillani as the new Pakistan premier tomorrow morning, the countrys deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry might become a free man, after spending more than five months in detention at home. ANI
Archaeologists find brick structure belonging to pre-Pala era in Bangladesh
Archaeologists have found an ancient brick-built structure with floor and artefacts under the basement of the Paharpur site temple in Bangladesh, which they believe was built during the pre-Pala era. ANI
Awaiting offer letter, MQM shows willingness to join Gillani govt
Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) Deputy Convener Farooq Sattar has said that his party was ready to join the coalition government, even though they havent yet received any formal offer from the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), the biggest of the coalition partners. ANI
Online Spitfire auction generates global interest
The listing of a vintage British World War II aircraft on the Trade Me website by an Auckland family has generated global interest, even from Germany. ANI
Indian firm buys second Australian winery to meet domestic demand
The Indian wine sector is looking to Australia and other places around the world to help it meet increasing demand for quality wine in India. ANI
Ex-NY Governor Spitzer used black stockings for hooker romps
Former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer had a strange fad of keeping his black stockings on when romping with hookers in Florida. ANI
Iftikhar Chaudhrys counsel sees conspiracy to curtail CJs tenure, if restored
The present day establishment in Pakistan is hatching a new conspiracy to see that deposed Pakistani chief justice Iftikhar Chaudhrys tenure is cut short soon after his restoration, said the CJs counsel Hamid Khan. ANI
Oz Govt. to penalise foreign airlines for delayed flights
The Australian Government has warned all foreign airlines that they risk attracting a penalty of up to 8000 Australian dollars per person for delayed flights, 1800 dollars for lost luggage and 180,000 dollars as compensation for injury or death in a plane crash under new laws proposed to be introduced by it. ANI
US threatened and cajoled Pakistan in run-up to Iraq invasion
The Bush Administration threatened and cajoled its allies, including Pakistan, in the run-up to the 2003 Iraqi invasion in a bid to seek support for its proposed military action in the UN Security Council in face of a veto threat by French President Jacques Chirac, says a Chilean diplomat in his forthcoming book. ANI
Malaysian social security body needs more Indian officers
Malaysias Human Rights Commission - SUHAKAM -- has urged the countrys Human Resources Minister, Datuk Dr S. Subramaniam, to look into revamping the Social Security Organisation or SOCSO. ANI
MI6 seeking forgers to save lives of James Bonds
Officials at MI6 have advertised for a forger to join the Queens Secret Service. ANI
Fad diets losing their lustre in Britain
Some celebrities might be obsessed with it, but it seems that for most of the British population, the fad diet has lost its appeal. ANI
Heathrow fingerprint plan likely to be challenged
Britains data protection watchdog has challenged plans to fingerprint millions of passengers at Heathrows new fifth terminal, terming the step illegal and in violation of the Data Protection Act. ANI
Chinese dissident intellectuals call for talks with the Dalai Lama
A group of Chinese writers, dissidents and lawyers have called for talks with the Dalai Lama and an end to the propaganda war over Tibet. ANI
New coalition partners squabble for key cabinet berths in new Pak govt
Even as the stage for oath-taking ceremony of the new Yusuf Raza Gillani-government is all set in Islamabad, a tug of war has begun among the coalition partners, namely the PPP, the PML-N and the ANP, for the key cabinet posts. ANI
China was indecisive during first day of violence in Tibet: NYT
Foreigners and local residents of Tibetan capital Lhasa who were witness to the anti-Chinese violence, have said that they were simply stunned by what they saw. ANI
Polling begins in Bhutan
History was created in Bhutan today, with the remote and landlocked country holding its first general elections after over 100 years of monarchic rule. ANI
Thrash infidel Australian tourists, says radical Indonesian cleric
Radical Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Bashir has called on his followers to beat up Western, and especially Australian tourists whom he described as infidels. ANI
Fearing for life, Scarletts mother goes into hiding in Goa
Fiona MacKeown, the mother of the British girl Scarlett Keeling who was found dead on a Goa beach last month, has gone into hiding, saying she feared for her safety in the Indian state. ANI
American troops hail Harrys extraordinary air attacks co-ordinating skills
During his short stint in Afghanistan as a orward air controller, Prince Harry showed exemplary co-rdinating skills in launching jet attacks with the American orces, on the Taliban who were attacking Gurkhas on the utskirts of south Helmand town Garmsir. ANI
Nawaz not to attend PMs oath-taking ceremony, Zardari still undecided
PML-N chief and former Pakistan prime inister Nawaz Sharif will not attend the oath-taking ceremony of ew Pakistan premier Yousuf Raja Gillani tomorrow, while PPP co-hairman Asif Ali Zardari has not yet decided about attending the eremony, sources in the two parties said. ANI
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