Maoists enforce shutdown in 3 Nepal districts to protest secret arms imports from India
The Maoists on Tuesday enforced shutdown in three districts of Nepal to register their protest against a clandestine imports of arms from India last night. ANI
Manmohan Singh congratulates Gilani
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday congratulated Pakistani Premier Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on his assumption of office. ANI
New government to review Paks role in US war on terror: Sharif
Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today said that Pakistans new government will review the countrys role in the US-led war on terror. ANI
Musharraf pledges fullest cooperation with Gilani
After administering oath of office and secrecy to Pakistani Pakistani Premier Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani, President Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday vowed his fullest cooperation with the new coalition government. ANI
Prachanda demands Koirala Governments view on meaty import of arms
The Chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) (CPN-M), Prachanda, on Tuesday demanded that the Girija Prasad Government give its view on the import of arms from the foreign countries before the April 10 Constituent Assembly (CA) elections. ANI
Gordon Brown vows full support to Gilani
Congratulating new Pakistani Premier Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on his assumption of office, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Tuesday offered his full support to him. ANI
Mantra Om used to open Arizona Assembly
Another landmark was created in the United States when the Hindu mantra Om was used to open sessions of both the Arizona Senate and the House of Representatives on Monday. ANI
Oz women today are getting less sex and more domestic violence
Australian women today are having less sex than they used to three decades ago and are increasingly becoming victims of sexual violence, says a new survey. ANI
Russias Lake Baikal still facing contamination threat: Study
Despite continuous efforts to save Lake Baikal, the worlds largest and oldest body of fresh water from contamination, a new study has found that the lake still faces a huge threat of water pollution. ANI
Your name may be your best chance to win fame and fortune!
If your name is Brian or Lisa, and success is what you aspire for, heres a tip for you, which can make all the difference: change your moniker. ANI
Brit woman dials 999 to get out of her pants!
A Brit woman who could not get out of her trousers to go to the loo dialled emergency and claimed to be locked in a chastity belt. ANI
Robin Hoods town, Nottingham is UKs burglary hotspot!
Times sure have changed for Robin Hoods town Nottingham, for far from being one of the safest places in the UK, its a treat for burglars. ANI
Anglo-Saxons honored their dead with mundane household objects
A new research conducted by an international expert at the University of Chester in UK, has determined that the ancient Anglo-Saxons honored their dead with mundane household objects. ANI
Over 250 Tibetans arrested in Kathmandu
At least 250 Tibetans have been arrested by police for holding protests in the Kathmandu Valley against Chinese oppression inside Tibet. ANI
20 Nepali Congress leaders issue joint plea calling for national reconciliation
Twenty leaders of the Nepali Congress (NC), including former Speaker of Nepal House of Representative, Taranath Ranabhat, have issued a joint appeal for national reconciliation. ANI
Shakespeare may have visited Venice after all
For decades, scholars have thought that William Shakespeare described Venice so vividly in his plays thanks to information he gleaned from Italian merchants visiting London on business. Now however, Italian academics have challenged this notion. ANI
Maoists surrounded Nepali Congress campaigners in Khotang
Maoist cadres in Dandagaun disrupted an election rally of Nepali Congress (NC) candidate for Khotang-2, Shiva Kumar Basnet, and held all the campaigners, including Basnet, captive. ANI
Gilani sworn in as Pakistans 23rd Prime Minister
Makhdoom Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani was on Tuesday sworn in as the 23rd Prime Minister of Pakistan. ANI
Restoration of judges will not be compromised: PML-N
The Pakistan Mulim League-Nawaz (PML-N) parliamentary leader, Nisar Ali Khan has said that the issue of the restoration of the sacked judiciary and the dictatorial rule of Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf would not be compromised. ANI
Amnesty claims that Tibetan monks who defied Beijing are missing
At least 15 young Tibetan monks, three of them in their teens, who sparked a rebellion against Chinas repression, are said to be missing in their homeland. ANI
Durrani says Zardari still receiving threats
Asif Ali Zardari, the co-chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), is still receiving threats from various groups after Benazir Bhuttos assassination, claimed PPP leader Agha Siraj Durrani. ANI
US congratulates Gillani on becoming Pak PM
The US on Monday congratulated Yousaf Raza Gillani on his election to the office of Pakistan Prime Minister, and reiterated its desire to work with the Pakistani leadership on issues of common interest. ANI
Gillani was a balanced personality during college days, remember his peers
New Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gillani was a balanced personality during the days when he pursued his journalism degree at the Punjab University (PU) in 1974-76, remember his former instructors and old classmates. ANI
Move to teach Koran in UK state-run schools raises a stink
A teachers union in Britain has advocated the need for appointing Islamic preachers, especially those well versed with Koran recitation, in state-run schools, stirring a fresh cultural controversy. ANI
Negroponte, Boucher in Pakistan to observe smooth transfer of power today
To observe a smooth transfer of power in Pakistan, US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte and Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher reportedly arrived here late last night on an unscheduled visit. ANI
Muslims are to outstrip Catholic Sunday worshippers by 2020
The increasing influence of Islam on British culture shows that the number of Muslims worshipping at mosques in England and Wales will outstrip the numbers of Roman Catholics going to church in little more than a decade. ANI
Musharraf never gave the nod for air strikes in tribal areas: Aide
Pakistan Presidents Secretariat has refuted the report published in a US magazine, Newsweek, saying that Pervez Musharraf had given his nod to the American forces to carry out air strikes in Pakistans tribal areas. ANI
Spitzer wearing of socks in bed may mean fear of intimacy, say sex experts
If former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer wore calf-length black socks before and during his romps with highly-priced hookers, it may have signaled a fear of intimacy, claim sex experts. ANI
Now, New York Governor Paterson admits to snorting cocaine and marijuana
Fifty-three-year-old New York Governor David Paterson has sprung another revelation by admitting to snorting cocaine and marijuana when he was in his 20s. ANI
Amin Fahim rules himself out of the new cabinet under Gilani
Senior PPP leader Makhdoom Amin Fahim, who was initially considered the front runner for the post of prime minister before Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani was nominated by his party, has said that he would accept no portfolio in the new government. ANI
New Pakistan PM Gilani takes oath today
Newly appointed Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani will take oath of office and secrecy at the Presidency in Islamabad today. ANI
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Dominique de Villepin Awards Sheikh Maktoum Young CEO of the Year Award for 2008
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