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May 29, 2008

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Chiranjeevi welcomes newcomers with clean record into politics

Dalai Lama expresses hope of returning to Tibet

Reptiles may soon outdo dogs and cats to become UKs most popular pets!

Natalie Imbruglia not happy being single?

Pakistan traders register good profits at Indian trade expo

BCCI takes serious note of Miandads bullying tactics comments

Soon, computers, cameras to have massive amounts of storage capacity

How to distinguish between holiday heartburn and heart attack

International News for May 29, 2008

Murdochs headquarters infested with bedbugs
Bedbugs are biting at the midtown home of Rupert Murdochs media empire, according to a lawsuit set to be filed Thursday in state court. ANI

New Yorker with mayoral ambitions dating Hillary Clintons Muslim aide
A New Yorker with mayoral ambitions is dating a Muslim aide of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. ANI

No individual has authority to impeach Musharraf
Pakistans Information and Broadcasting Minister Sherry Rehman has said that no individual had the authority to impeach the President. ANI

Pakistan militants ink new deal
NATO is alarmed at deals between militants and the Pakistan Government.Another pro-Taleban militant group in Pakistans has signed a peace deal in the tribal region near the Afghan border, local officials say. ANI

Gilani urges West to change failing tactics on terror
Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has called on the U.S. and NATO to review its counter-terrorism policy in the region. ANI

Nepal celebrates end of 240-year old monarchy: National flag replaces royal flag
The royal flag which represented 240 years of monarchy in Nepal was finally removed from the Narayanhiti Palace, a day after the country was declared a republic. ANI

Confiscating thieves shoes to prevent shoplifting can send you to the slammer!
Gabe Fidanque could never have imagined in wildest of his dreams that his much successful, though weird method, to deter shoplifters could actually get him a jail warning. ANI

Throwing hats in the air too risky for Brit graduates!
Students in the UK have been warned not to throw their mortar boards or hats in the air at graduation ceremonies in case the falling headgear hurts somebody.Anglia Ruskin University chiefs want to ban the age-old tradition of gleefully hurling headgear skywards on graduation day. ANI

Cherie Blairs real name is Theresa Cara
She may be recognised as Cherie Blair but her real name and the one that she was baptised with is Theresa Cara. ANI

Cherie Blairs real name is Theresa Cara
She may be recognised as Cherie Blair but her real name and the one that she was baptised with is Theresa Cara. ANI

Lara Bingle returns to work with a smile
Putting on a brave face during her first social appearance since the death of her father, Graham, Lara Bingle, the soon-to-be wife of Australian cricketer Michael Clarke, dazzled guests at a lunch at top Rose Bay noshery Catalina on Wednesday. ANI

The dentist whose girlfriend thrills other men with sex shows!
He makes his living by drilling peoples teeth in his clinic, while upstairs US-born dentist Victor Patacchiolas ladylove strips to saucy underwear in front of punters. ANI

5m pounds lottery couple were happier when they were poor
A couple has split three years after winning a 5million-pound lottery - because they were happier when they were poor. ANI

Brit blokes more comfortable ironing their clothes than fixing cars
It seems that British men are becoming less and less masculine with each passing day. ANI

Fritzls cellar door weighed 660lb
The hell door which Austrian incest dad Josef Fritzl used to trap his daughter and their kids inside the dungeon weighs a massive 660lb, it has emerged. ANI

Vietnamese island showered with UFO remains?
Aliens from outer space might not be a thing of science fiction anymore, especially after a small Vietnamese island was showered with metal-like debris, courtesy a UFO explosion. ANI

Deadly snake bites tourists willy!
A tourist almost died when he stopped for a roadside toilet break and was bitten by a highly venomous snake - on his willy! ANI

Huge diamond fetches $46mln at Christies auction in Hong Kong
A huge 101.27-carat diamond has been sold for a record 46.2 million dollars at a Christies auction in Hong Kong. ANI

Computer-generated child sex abuse images to be banned in UK
Drawings and computer-generated images of child sex abuse could be made illegal under proposals announced by the Ministry of Justice in the UK. ANI

Brit shopkeeper threatened with arrest for parking ticket warning
A shopkeeper in Cheddar, Somerset has been threatened with arrest after alerting her customers to a parking ticket blitz. ANI

Amnesty report raps Pak over poor HR record over past one year
In its annual report the Amnesty International has castigated Pakistan for its poor human rights record over the past one year, involving honour killings, tribal justice and the random killing of civilians by militants and vigilantes. ANI

Women are the best cooks in the world, says Jamie Oliver
When it comes to cooking, women are still number one, says celebrity chef Jamie Oliver. ANI

Brit-Indian couple dumps newborn IVF twins - for being girls
A British couple who travelled to India for IVF treatment abandoned their newborn twins at a hospital in the UK when they found out they were girls. ANI

Now, a sect leader who kept sex slaves for 20 years surfaces
A sect leader who kept five women as slaves for 20 years and left them looking like Nazi concentration camp inmates has been exposed. ANI

Prince Harry set for Aids mission to Africa
Months after his deployment to Afghanistan, Prince Harry is embarking on a humanitarian mission to Africa to work for a charity he set up to help orphans of the Aids epidemic. ANI

Lord Nelsons death spot is in wrong place!
For many years, tourists have stood and stared at the spot where Lord Nelson took his last breath on HMS Victory - but the plaque marking the spot where he died is in the wrong place. ANI

Lord Nelsons death spot is in wrong place!
For many years, tourists have stood and stared at the spot where Lord Nelson took his last breath on HMS Victory - but the plaque marking the spot where he died is in the wrong place. ANI

Pak lawyers to rock on June 10 Islamabad to force Musharraf to step down
Pakistani lawyers have decided to organize a long-march on June 10 to force the federal government to pay heed to their demand of reinstating the deposed judiciary, and also to ensure that President Pervez Musharraf steps down. ANI

Seventh-day Adventist Church invites Hindu leader Zed to its world headquarters
As a remarkable interfaith gesture, Seventh-day Adventist Church has invited acclaimed Hindu leader Rajan Zed to its world headquarters in Maryland (USA) and meet its leaders. ANI

Ex-Foreign Minister Berniers girlfriend gaffe could harm Canadas reputation
Papers left behind by former Canadian Foreign Minister Maxime Bernier have the potential of causing major embarrassment to the country internationally, according to a report in the Globe and Mail newspaper. ANI

Queensland Premier denies Oz police bungle in Dr Deaths case
Despite allegations of a police bungle, Queensland Premier Anna Bligh today said that lawyers have provided all the necessary legal documents to extradite Dr Jayant Patel, a doctor of Indian origin who acquired the sobriquet Dr Death for botching several surgeries resulting in his patients deaths. ANI

England cricketers, board sweat it out over Stanford Twenty20 loot
England cricket captain Michael Vaughan and his teammates are being forced to sweat over their share of the Stanford Twenty20 loot. ANI

Scot call-centre workers fear job outsourcing to India
A leading business services firm in Scotland has announced that it is relocating more than 300 of its jobs to India. ANI

UK Hindu couples bedroom turned temple draws 50,000 pilgrims
An Indian couple have had more than 50,000 visitors to their home since they turned their spare bedroom into a Hindu temple 29 years ago. ANI

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khans first ever biography launched
Qawwali Emperor Nusrat Fateh Ali Khans first ever biography was released here by Dr Pierre Alain Baud, a researcher and journalist. ANI

Shakespeares cursed tomb set for makeover
The deteriorating gravesite of William Shakespeare is set for a makeover - despite bearing a curse against those who move it. ANI

Former aide stuns many with his criticism of Bush
Former White House press secretary Scott McClellan was the ultimate Bush loyalist, and his criticism of the latter in his book, has taken most by surprise. ANI

Amnesty calls for independent judiciary in Pak
International human rights body the Amnesty International (AI) has come out in the open support of Pakistani lawyers who are demanding restoration of deposed judiciary. Launching the AIs 2008 Report here last evening, AI Secretary-General Irene Khan told reporters, We are calling for not only the reinstatement of deposed judges but also the establishment of an independent judiciary. ANI

Husband murdered Indian origin constable wife in UK to enjoy life with hooker
Fadi Nasri, the unfaithful husband of special constable Nisha Patel Nasri, was found guilty on Thursday of hiring a hitman to kill his wife so that he could claim her life insurance and set up home with his pregnant mistress. ANI

Italys Leaning Tower of Pisa safe for the next 300 years
The famous leaning tower of Pisa has stopped moving for the first time in its 800-year history and according to engineers, who have stabilised the Italian monument, it should remain so for the next 300 years. ANI

Musharraf may announce decision to quit very soon after ensuring his safety
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf is learnt to have made up his mind to quit Presidency very soon, in order to have a safe passage and preempt moves, if any, from the federal government to impeach him. ANI

The Pakistani women who have never seen television!
With the Internet and the telecommunications sector advancing like never before, it is hard to believe that there some parts of Pakistan where people dont even know what a television looks like. ANI

Baloch leaders go missing after HRCP office visit
Baloch leaders visiting the Human Rights Commission of Pakistans (HRCP) Karachi office have gone missing. ANI

No consensus over Musharrafs impeachment yet: Sherry Rehman
Pakistans Information and Broadcasting Minister Sherry Rehman has said that there is no consensus between Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari on the impeachment of President Pervez Musharraf. ANI

Pak PM urges US Prez to remove post-Nov 3 emergency sanctions
Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has reportedly asked the US to remove all sanctions imposed on economic and defence assistance to Pakistan after the state of emergency was imposed on November 3, 2007. ANI

Radical Islam taking advantage of Christianitys decline in Britain
Radical Islam is threatening to fill a moral vacuum in Britain as a result of a decline of Christian values, a leading England bishop has warned. ANI

Oxford University to raise 1.25 billion pounds for poor students
Oxford University in its effort to help support poor students has unveiled an unprecedented plan to raise 1.25 billion pounds from donors.The fund-raising effort, being supported by prominent graduates who include David Cameron, the Conservative leader, and Michael Palin, the television presenter, is vital to ensure that Oxford can compete against the American Ivy League colleges. ANI

Failure to wear revealing dresses costs 6 Muslim women their jobs in US
A food packaging company has terminated the services of six Muslim women, after they refused to wear tight-fitting pants and revealing tops, which was against their strict religious beliefs. ANI

US wont tolerate pacts with Pak Taliban, al-Qaeda, says Senator
A. U.S. Senator, who has completed a four-day visit to Pakistan, has said that Washington is not supportive of Islamabads moves to reach agreements with tribal militants. ANI

Maoists to end 200-year old tradition of Gurkhas serving in British Army
The Maoists, who won a surprise election last month after a decade of civil war, are determined to see an end to the 200-year old tradition of Gurkhas fighting alongside the British Army. ANI

Dr Deaths lawyer seeks bail after bungle by Oz police
The lawyer for Dr Jayant Patel, a doctor of Indian origin who acquired the sobriquet Dr Death for botching several surgeries resulting in his patients deaths, is seeking bail for his client before next months extradition hearing in Portland, Oregon, because of an alleged bungle by Queensland police. ANI

Corning Receives Pinnacle Quality Award from Delphi Corporation
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ExxonMobil Outpaces Competitors and Well Positioned for Future
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Bentley Announces Release of May 2008 Annual Report
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Bentley Acquires Common Point to Mainstream Construction Simulation
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Bright View Technologies Ships Light Management Films for LED Lighting Applications
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Survey Sampling International Earmarks $50,000 for Disaster Relief in China and in Myanmar
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The Nippon Foundation Calls for Alliance to End Poverty in Africa
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WiMAX Forum(R) Global Congress Continues to Build Industry Support as Event Draws Near
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ARC Advisory Group to Host Fifth International Forum on Process Industries
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SafeNet Strengthens DRM Leadership with Acquisition of Beep Science Technology
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Surya Nepal Masters - 2008 Tees off
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Intel and Micron First to Deliver Sub-40 Nanometer NAND Flash Memory Device
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