Zardari agrees to remove Musharraf: Sharif
Pakistan Muslim League-N Chief Nawaz Sharif today said that Pakistan Peoples Party Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari has endorsed the action to remove President Pervez Musharraf. ANI
People of Kashmir are not fools
Commenting on situation of Pakistan, a prominent Pakistani writer, Masood Hasan wrote, Here is a country that has gone to pieces, all its great slogans and its even greater dreams crushed into dust 60 years after its birth. It can now boast of having the largest amount of failed institutions in the world. It has been reduced to a beggar whom very few are now prepared to give more alms. (The News, Wednesday, May 21, 2008). ANI
Aborigines dont know rape is illegal
Over 90 per cent of people in Arnhem Land do not understand basic legal concepts, and many Aborigines are under the impression that white society is lawless. ANI
3.9 mln. pounds Lottery winners dont want to overspend!
Money can change lifestyle but it cant change habits, not at least for the man who couldnt digest that his wife spent 100 pounds on a handbag after winning 3.9 million pounds in a lottery. ANI
Aussie city planners sex-for-sanction deal with developer dubbed corrupt
An Australian city planners sexual relationship and gifts worth thousands from a developer has landed her in trouble, with the anti-corruption body dubbing it a serious corrupt conduct. ANI
Brazilian anti-smoking campaign serves up foetus in an ashtray image
Eye popping images showing the dangers of smoking, which includes a foetus lying in an ashtray, have emerged in a campaign to deter people from lighting up. ANI
Flavoured condoms used to sweeten milk necessary for Oz inmates sexual health!
Inmates at a Queensland, Australia prison are once again going to be issued condoms - despite the fact that they used the flavored condoms to sweeten their milk during the first failed trial. ANI
Kiwi lands 1.2m barracouta using his cellphone as bait!
When Les Hollands cellphone died last month, rather than getting it sold or exchanged for a new one, this New Zealander decided to give the technological blessing a new lease on life - in the form of a fishing lure! ANI
Chinese mag editors sacked over sexy quake pics
The editors of a Chinese lifestyle magazine have been fired after publishing a photo with models posing in the rubbles of the Sichuan earthquake. ANI
Wanted: Repairman to mend broken toilet at space station!
The crew aboard the international Space Station is having a hard time, what with their lone toilet breaking down. ANI
Brits baggage costs more than their holiday!
Holidays for Britons are far less expensive than the baggage they carry when they leave for a trip, reveals a new research. ANI
Musharraf should quit Presidency after peoples verdict: Sharif
Pakistan Muslim League-N chief Nawaz Sharif today said that the people have given verdict against President Pervez Musharraf so he should quit the Presidency. ANI
Europeans fancy soccer more than sex!
It seems that nothing can deter British soccer fans from religiously following their favourite sport - not even sex! ANI
Taser shot cures mans irregular heartbeat
A hospitalised man who had developed an irregular heartbeat reverted to a normal rhythm after being shot with a Taser gun, according to a medical report. ANI
Taser shot cures mans irregular heartbeat
A hospitalised man who had developed an irregular heartbeat reverted to a normal rhythm after being shot with a Taser gun, according to a medical report. ANI
Eiffel Tower to get multicolored 70-storey skyscraper rival
The Eiffel Tower will soon be getting a rival for the French capitals skyline when a 71-storey landmark skyscraper is built in La Defense on the edge of Paris. ANI
Oz politicians likened to toy nodding dogs
South Australias Nationals president Wilbur Klein has likened politicians to toy nodding dogs. ANI
Cops meet robbers after breaking into the same house!
Misfortune was peeping through the window for these thieves, quite literally, when they entered a house through the window and were welcomed by policemen. ANI
For Brit kids, being talented refers only to X-Factor contestants or footballers
Talent may have different connotations for different people, but for British kids, the meaning of talent is limited to participants of TV shows like X-Factor or footballers, a survey has revealed. ANI
YouTube lawsuit threatens Internet freedom: Google
Viacom International Inc.s 1 billion dollar copyright infringement lawsuit against YouTube threatens the way hundreds of millions of people legitimately exchange various kinds of content via the Internet, according to video sharing websites parent company Google. ANI
Rag-and-bone mans forgotten cup turns out 3 BC £100,000 treasure
A 2500-year-old gold cup acquired by a rag and bone man in 1930s is expected to rake in 100,000 pounds at an auction in Dorset on June 5. ANI
Germany finally honours Third Reichs gays with a memorial in Berlin
A controversial monument honouring the many thousands of homosexual men and women persecuted and killed by the Nazis was unveiled in Berlin on Monday. ANI
Amnesty lambastes Bushs hollowness for overlooking Musharrafs HR violations
International human rights organization Amnesty International (AI) has criticised Washingtons support for Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, at a time when the country was moving towards restoration of democracy, after the February 19 general elections. ANI
Pak-like judicial crisis hits PoK too
A Pakistan-like judicial crisis is reportedly fuelling in PoK (Pakistan occupied Kashmir) too where the appointment of chief justice is not only being protested and challenged by lawyers and civil society, but there are also charges that documents of a petition were forcibly grabbed by the chief justice. ANI
Separated at birth, Spanish twins reunite 28 years on while shopping!
They were separated at birth because of a hospital error and for 28 years had no clue about each others existence, until destiny played its role by uniting them. Now, one of the twin girls is suing the Spanish hospital where the fateful mix-up was made and which led to her growing up in the wrong family. ANI
Dungeon dads incest kids set to return to school
The children that Austrian incest beast Josef Fritzl brought out of the cellar as babies will go back to school next term, it has emerged. ANI
Pak swapped two dreaded Taliban militants for its envoy Azizuddins release
To secure the safe release of Pakistani Ambassador to Afghanistan Tariq Azizuddin and 35 Army officials, the Pakistan government had released two dreaded Taliban militants - Mullah Obaidullah Akhund and Mullah Mansoor Dadullah around two weeks back, besides hundreds of other militants. ANI
Dem. Senator urges US to rethink on anti-terror monetary aid to Pak
A Democrat Senator who is also the chairman of a Senate Committee has urged the US administration to rethink on continuing extending monetary aid to Pakistan in a multimillion-dollar program aimed at training and equipping its paramilitary force unless the country does more to keep terrorists from crossing the Afghan border. ANI
Security beefed up around Kathmandus Narayanhity Palace
As the Constituent Assembly (CA) prepares to officially remove the monarchy in Nepal, authorities have beefed up security around the Narayanhity Palace. ANI
Carrying out suicide attacks wont kill you, only foreigners, Pak jihadis tell recruits
A 14-year-old Pakistan boy caught by Afghan authorities recently has revealed how he was trained at a madarassa in Pakistan, where his trainers told him that he wont die if he carried out a suicide attack and that only the foreigners will die. ANI
Indian mission in UK to outsource visa application process
The Indian High Commission in the UK will outsource the visa application process from Thursday, bringing relief to nearly half a million Britons visiting India annually. ANI
Celebrations for Republic Nepal begin
Celebrations have begun across the Nepal as residents are welcoming the declaration of republic. ANI
Taliban wont accept any Pak peace-deal-condition to stop crossing into Afghanistan
A key Taliban leader has said that they will not accept any government condition to stop cross-border movement (into Afghanistan) to finalise a peace deal. ANI
Nawaz, Zardari decide to clip Musharrafs powers, but no headway on judges issue
The estranged coalition partners the PPP and the PML-N have reportedly arrived at a common understanding of clipping the powers of President Pervez Musharraf, but couldnt make any headway on the lingering issue of the reinstatement of sacked judges. ANI
Musharraf urges US to give some time to Swat peace deal to work
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has reportedly urged the United States to give some time to the recent peace deal, inked between the NWFP government and the pro-Taliban leaders, to work. ANI
In Peshawar, matchboxes advertise reward of 5 mln dlrs for Osama capture
Amid indications from Washington that moves to trace Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden have been heightened, matchboxes carrying the most wanted fugitives picture are in circulation in Peshawar advertising huge rewards from the US government in return for information about him. ANI
Nepals Constituent Assembly members sworn-in
Members of the Constituent Assembly (CA) were sworn-in at a ceremony at the Birendra International Convention Centre (BICC), which will house the 601-member Assembly. ANI
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