Pakistani Taliban accepts responsibility for Mardan suicide attack
Pakistani Taliban militants have claimed responsibility for a weekend suicide attack in Mardan city in North West Frontier Province in which 13 people lost their lives. ANI
NATO beefs up forces along Afghan-Pakistan border
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) on Monday strengthened troops along the Afghan border fearing the peace deals between Pakistan and the Taliban will lead to increase in militant attacks into Afghanistan, NATOs commander in Afghanistan General Dan McNeill said. ANI
Court acquits Zardari in drugs case
A Lahore court has acquitted the Co-chairman of Pakistan Peoples Party, Asif Ali Zardari, in a drugs case. ANI
Musharraf-Zardari quid pro quo behind estrangement with Sharif: Imran
Former Pakistan cricket captain and Tehrik-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan has accused PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari of reaching a quid pro quo understanding with President Pervez Musharraf, and this has led to his estrangement with Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz chief and former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. ANI
China mourns quake dead
Millions of people in China and overseas observed three minutes silence at 2:28 p.m. Monday to mourn thousands of people killed in an earthquake which hit the nations on May 12. ANI
Brit kids as young as eight carrying weapons to school
Apart from carrying books and stationary, British children, as young as 8 years, use their school-bags as an all purpose kit for school-brawls, equipped with guns, knives and axes, reveals a new report. ANI
Brits spend 18 years of their working lives commuting to work!
Commuters in Britain spend up to 18 years of their working lives reaching and getting back from office. ANI
Peter Phillips quaffed champagne just 90 minutes before tying the knot
Royal groom Peter Phillips downed bottles of champagne with his dad and friends at a pub- just 90 minutes before tying the knot. ANI
Nearly 50 per cwnt of British youngsters dont use condoms with new partners
Despite constant attempts to create awareness about condom use, British teenagers still lack adequate knowledge and nearly half of all under-25s dont use condoms with new partners, a new survey by Ipsos MORI has revealed. ANI
Looking for no-strings affair? Log onto Illicitencounters.co.uk
Logging on for no-strings encounters has never been easier or more popular, thanks to websites such as Adultfriendfinder.com and Illicitencounters.co.uk, which allows bored housewives and unhappy married men to fix up an afternoon of NSA (no-strings-attached) sex. ANI
Experts condemn Fritzls incest family reunion
Authorities of the Austrian hospital where the family of incest monster Josef Fritzl are being treated have been severely panned the reunion of the two sets of siblings involved in the case. ANI
Sothebys dealer tries to conquer the Everest
After a failed attempt, Andre Zlattinger, head of Scottish pictures at auction house Sothebys, is attempting to conquer the Everest in a bid to raise funds for the hospital where his mother was treated for cancer before her death. ANI
Pak, US reaffirm commitment to fight terror
At the first meeting between the heads of government after a new democratic government assumed office in Islamabad, Pakistan and the US are learnt to have reaffirmed their commitment to the fight against terrorism and extremism. ANI
Musharraf will say goodbye at the right time
Pakistan President Pervez Musharrafs Press Secretary Rashid Quereshi has said Musharraf wants to be a Constitutional President and will quit the office at the right time. ANI
Tension brewing between Zardari, Shahbaz over jailed scribe
Tension is reportedly brewing up between PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari and PML-N chief Shahbaz Sharif over a senior journalist Rehmat Shah Afridi, who has been behind the bars for nine years. While Zardari wants him to be freed, Shahbaz seems not prepared to relent. ANI
Jairam Ramesh to discuss bilateral issues with Egyptian ministers
Union Minister of State for Commerce Jairam Ramesh, who is representing India at World Economic Forum on the Middle East in Egypt, is scheduled to meet Egyptian ministers this afternoon, to discuss bilateral issues. ANI
Indian conglomerate pumps RM15 billion into Malaysian project
An Indian conglomerate is the latest investor to pump money into the Iskandar Malaysia project in Johor. ANI
India dispatches more relief to quake-hit China
India dispatched another planeload of relief to earthquake-hit China today. ANI
UK black and Asian police officers not getting the top jobs
Black and Asian police officers are not being considered for top jobs in the force, according to a senior police chief.The Chief Constable of Cheshire constabulary, Peter Fahy, admitted that officers from ethnic minorities were being unfairly discriminated against. ANI
Slain Bugtis grandson rejects Pak govts talks-offer
Barhamdagh Khan Bugti, the grandson of Baloch nationalist leader Akbar Bugti, has reportedly rejected the Pakistan governments offer for talks, saying that the governments claims of providing relief to Balochistan were designed to secure an honourable retreat for the defeated forces. ANI
HINDRAF leader says his passport was revoked
Hindu Rights Action Force (HINDRAF) leader P. Waytha Moorthy continues to claim hat his Malaysian passport has been revoked despite the government stating otherwise. ANI
Keeping aside Mushs 4-point Kashmir plan, Pak to come up with new ideas
Amid rumours that the new PPP-led government may not carry on with President Pervez Musharrafs four-point Kashmir plan during the Indo-Pak Foreign Minister-level talks scheduled for Wednesday, Islamabad may come up with some new proposals for the settlement of long pending Kashmir issue. ANI
Burmese kids risk facing starvation deaths
Burmese children affected by Cyclone Nargis face the risk of dying of starvation unless food is rushed to them, international aid agencies have warned. ANI
Indian cabbie bashing stirs up strong protests in Adelaide
In a second similar incident in less than three weeks in Australia, strong protests by taxi drivers continued for two days on the streets of Adelaide yesterday, following an incident wherein one cabbie Balraj Singh was brutally bashed up by two unidentified men last weekend. ANI
US convey reservations against IPI gas pipeline project
Pakistan should desist from carrying forward the Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline project because the present financial, political, legal and security circumstances did not favour it, and even Iran might eventually stall the pipeline project as it might short of resources, said a US State Department official. ANI
Nepali Congress leaders doubt Maoists intention
The Nepali Congress (NC) acting president Sushil Koirala has said that his party is still not assured about the intention of the Maoists in Nepal. ANI
Manmohan Singh confident democratic experiment would succeed in Nepal
Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has said that he is confident that Nepalese political parties would make a success of the democratic experiment they are involved in through electoral process in Nepal. ANI
UKs MI5 cornered over prostitute orgy scandal
British intelligence outfit MI5 has been accused of failing to vet recruits properly after it emerged that one of its surveillance officers was married to a prostitute who exposed Max Mosleys involvement in a sado-masochistic orgy. ANI
Now, a beer brewed especially for dogs!
Now, you can actually enjoy a chilled mug of beer with your best friend - thanks to a no-alcohol beer brewed especially for dogs. ANI
Malaysian man must prove physical, financial state for netting fourth wife!
It seems that Mohamed Nor Awang, an odd-job worker in Malaysia, will not get a fourth wife so easily. ANI
Fritzls dungeon son thrilled McDonalds is real
Dungeon victim Felix Fritzl couldnt believe it when he was taken to a secret trip to McDonalds - because he thought that the ads for the burger giant were fiction. ANI
Aussie dads are worlds laziest fathers!
When it comes to being lazy, dads the world over are no competition for Aussie fathers. ANI
Landslides during China quake results in formation of 21 lakes
Massive landslides resulting from the strong earthquake of 7.8 magnitude last Monday in southwest China, have led to the formation of at least 21 lakes in various cities after land blocked the rivers flow. Water has been flowing over some of these blockages in Qingchuan county, but posed no danger. ANI
Indian Air Force plane leaves with second batch of aid for China
The Indian Air Force (IAF) flight carrying a second consignment of 30 tonnes of relief supplies for the quake-affected people of China left from here today. ANI
PPP package on restoration of judges likely within a fortnight
If PPP sources are to be believed, the party is contemplating restoring the deposed judges within the next fortnight through a parliamentary resolution, but only if it is sure of getting through its preferred constitutional package in the Parliament. ANI
Afghan envoy urges Pak to abandon peace talks with tribal militants
Afghanistans ambassador in Washington, Saeed Jawad has reportedly urged Pakistan to abandon negotiations with tribal elders at areas along the Pak-Afghan border, who, according to him, were militants. ANI
Pranabs Pak visit may pave way for release of 96 Indian prisoners
Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjees visit to Pakistan beginning Tuesday, may pave the way for the release of at least 96 Indian prisoners languishing in various Pakistan prisons and who have already completed their jail sentences. ANI
Time ripe to resolve Kashmir issue, Bush tells Gilani
In his first meeting with new Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, US President George W. Bush reportedly told him that it was the right time to settle the Kashmir issue which has been pending for more than two decades now. ANI
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