Govt to meet challenges with the consensus of allies: Gilani
Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Monday said that the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) would take along all its coalition partners to steer the country out of the challenges it is facing today. ANI
Quake rocks Pak Kashmir, Balochistan
An earthquake of mild intensity rocked parts of Pakistan-administered Kashmir and Balochistan on Monday morning, but there were no immediate reports of damage or human casualty. ANI
Pak bye-elections postponed to August 18
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday postponed bye-elections to August 18 for security reasons. ANI
Four in ten Brit men find sex too troublesome
Those who said that men only have sex on their mind, might have to munch their own words, for now experts have claimed that a large fraction of men today find too much trouble with having sex. ANI
Aussie doctor urges post office dope sales
Under a proposal, outlined by the head of one of Sydneys major drug and alcohol clinics, cannabis would be sold legally in post offices, in packets that warn against its effects. ANI
West Australian Premier Alan Carpenter embroiled in bra scandal
West Australian premier Alan Carpenter has dismissed claims that he exposed a colleagues bra to fellow MPs as his political rival struggles to secure his job over the chair-sniffing incident. ANI
Antonio Vivaldis long-lost opera returns to Prague after 278 years
Italian composer Antonio Vivaldis long-lost opera has been performed for the first time in 278 years, in the city of Prague. ANI
Being seen on Google Earth can get you evicted!
It seems that gardening was not Rachel McGaries cup of tea, for the weeds and brambles in her garden grew so long that they could be seen from space on Google Earth. ANI
Another girls school torched in Pakistans Swat Valley
In a bid to stop girls education, a group of around 30 unidentified militants barged into a government girls school in Charbagh city of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) last night and set ablaze nine rooms. ANI
Brit primary school teachers secret life as a dominatrix revealed
A British primary school teacher, who gives lessons in the three Rs to classes of five to 11-year-olds in the day, turns into a sexy dominatrix during night, it has emerged. ANI
Dungeon dad likely raped daughter in front of their first two kids: Police
Policemen probing into Joseph Fritzls shocking incestuous assault on his own daughter Elisabeth Fritzl say that her first two children should have witnessed her being raped repeatedly by her father, from the day they were born until they were toddlers. ANI
Fazl supports Zardaris idea of fixing CJ tenure to 3 years
Jamiat-e-Ulema Islam (JUI) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has given his support to PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari in fixing the countrys Chief Justices tenure meant to block the reinstatement of Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry. ANI
Hen lays egg almost as big as a tennis ball!
Call it a miracle or a full-size produce - a hen has laid an egg equivalent in size to a tennis ball and almost four times larger than normal. ANI
Nepal leaders discuss new government formation
Top leaders of the Communist Party of Nepal-United Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) on Monday held separate consultations with the leaders of the Nepali Congress and the CPN-Maoist on the formation of a new government and the task of the Constituent Assembly (CA). ANI
Prince Harry to get medal today for Afghanistan campaign
Prince Harry and his 159 comrades from Afghanistan will march through the streets of Windsor today before they receive their campaign medals from the Princess Royal. ANI
Agro-based companies reaping hefty profits from ongoing food crisis
Even as food crisis is hitting nearly 100 million people across the world, giant agri-businesses are enjoying record profits. ANI
Meet the dolphin thats the worlds first bionic sea creature
You must have heard about humans and animals being fitted with artificial limbs, but have you ever imagined a dolphin getting an artificial tail? Well, Winter, the dolphin is the worlds first bionic sea creature fitted with a fake tail. ANI
Catastrophe tourists flocking to dungeon dads House of Horrors
Austrian authorities have complained that a large number of tourists are arriving to have a glimpse of the home where Joseph Fritzl held his own daughter Elisabeth captive for 24 years in a soundproof cellar, and repeatedly raped her. ANI
Couple found dead after Facebook split confession
A man is believed to have murdered his wife before killing himself after she told friends on Facebook that they were splitting up. ANI
Scarlett Keelings mother says she knows who killed her
The mother of raped and murdered teenager Scarlett Keeling has claimed that she knows the identity of one of her daughters killers. ANI
To save coalition Nawaz even ready to take a few steps backward
Despite all the discrepancies with the PPP over the issue of restoration of deposed judges, PML-N leader and former Pakistan premier Nawaz Sharif is learnt to be keen on continuing with the alliance with the PPP for the larger interests of the country, even if he had to take a few steps backward. ANI
Malaysian Indian Congress demands full aid to Tamil schools
The malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) has demanded that the Government should stop using the excuse that it cannot help 373 Tamil schools because they are partially aided. ANI
Afghan intelligence blames Pak-based Qaeda behind Karzai attack
The head of Afghanistans intelligence agency National Directorate of Security, Amrullah Saleh has said that al Qaeda based in Pakistan were behind last weeks assassination attempt on Afghan President Hamid Karzai. ANI
India to help Nepal to rehabilitate Maoist combatants
India is likely to offer help to Nepal to rehabilitate Maoist combatants deployed in the cantonments. ANI
Prachanda confers with Koirala on technicalities of first CA meeting in Nepal
Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) chairman Prachanda met Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala and discussed the procedural aspects of the first sitting of the Constituent Assembly (CA), which will implement republic by abolishing monarchy in Nepal. ANI
The Queen enjoys an incognito ride on miniature steam railway
The Queen kept her official commitments aside for a day and enjoyed a secret trip on a miniature steam railway. ANI
Pak PM says NA will decide working ties with President
Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that matters relating to the Presidency will be handled constitutionally and the issue of forging a working relationship with President Pervez Musharraf will be decided by the National Assembly. ANI
Joseph Fritzls sister-in-law describes him as a tyrant
The sister-in-law of Joseph Fritzl, an Austrian man accused of holding his own daughter captive for 24 years and fathering seven children with her, has described him as a tyrant. ANI
US officials fear Pak govts peace deals might give more freedom to Qaeda
A section of counter-terrorism officials in the US fear that the peace deals which the Pakistan government was offering to terrorists in the tribal areas might lead to worst nightmare scenario whereby al Qaeda leaders will have more freedom than ever to recruit and train new members. ANI
Pakistanis believe in kill, fight, shoot view of Islam
Pakistanis misinterpret Islam by assuming that it requires them to Kill, fight, shoot, and this view of Islam is quite common in Pakistan, said a Turkish Muslim teacher living in Karachi. ANI
Pakistanis believe in kill, fight, shoot view of Islam
Pakistanis misinterpret Islam by assuming that it requires them to Kill, fight, shoot, and this view of Islam is quite common in Pakistan, said a Turkish Muslim teacher living in Karachi. ANI
Dungeon dad Josef Fritzl will plead insanity to avoid prison sentence
Dungeon dad Josef Fritzl, who imprisoned his daughter and the children he fathered by her in a cellar for years, will plead insanity in order to avoid a prison sentence. ANI
Obama calls for addressing Pak situation where Taliban, Qaeda setting up bases
US Senator Barack Obama, aspiring for Democrats Presidential candidature, has said that the US will have to address the prevailing situation in Pakistan where Al Qaeda and the Taliban were setting up bases. ANI
Malaysian Indian Congress demands full aid to Tamil schools
The malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) has demanded that the Government should stop using the excuse that it cannot help 373 Tamil schools because they are partially aided. ANI
Following threats, billboards depicting female models removed from Peshawar streets
Following threats from a subsidiary group of one of the MMA component parties led by a former MNA, the new coalition government in the NWFP has ordered removal of billboards depicting female models from the streets of Peshawar. ANI
Pak Medical Council for recognition of Indian MBBS degree
The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) is reportedly contemplating to grant recognition of MBBS degree of India, but on the condition that the step is reciprocated by the Indian Medical Council (IMC). ANI
Cellmate threatens to kill dungeon dad
Austrian incest dad Josef Fritzl, who admitted to imprisoning his daughter and fathering children by her, has been transferred to solitary confinement, following death threats from his fellow inmates. ANI
Zardari to get same protocol as accorded to Pak President, PM
Pakistan government has decided to extend official protocol and security cover for PPP co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari at par with the countrys President and Prime Minister. ANI
Musharraf put off from list of predators of press freedom
After losing the February 18 general elections, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf lost powers and is no more in the capacity to harm the press, hence his name has been put off the list of predators of press freedom prepared by Reporters Without Borders, a Paris-based press freedom group. ANI
Zardari to get same protocol as accorded to Pak President, PM
Pakistan government has decided to extend official protocol and security cover for PPP co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari at par with the countrys President and Prime Minister. ANI
Musharraf put off from list of predators of press freedom
After losing the February 18 general elections, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf lost powers and is no more in the capacity to harm the press, hence his name has been put off the list of predators of press freedom prepared by Reporters Without Borders, a Paris-based press freedom group. ANI
Musharraf wants a PPP-friendly person to head PML-Q
In order to forge a more friendly relationship with the PPP, the biggest political party in the ruling coalition, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf is learnt to be planning to bring about a change in the top leadership of the erstwhile ruling party - the PML-Q. ANI
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