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October 12, 2008

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Chiranjeevi welcomes newcomers with clean record into politics

General Kapoor leaves for South Africa and Botswana

Gordon Ramsay exposed as love rat

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

Just like women, men too can suffer from manopause

International News for October 12, 2008

Now, a range of beds that can also be banks!
Beds were once seen as the best places to stash your goods, but with the global recession gaining momentum, it is now being seen as the place to stash money. ANI

G-20 pledges joint action to tackle global financial crisis
The Group of 20 (G-20) rich and emerging countries including India have committed to using all the available means to tackle the financial crisis rocking world markets. ANI

Schizophrenics stab a person a week to death
Schizophrenics slay at least one person every week due to mental healthcare failures, reveal shocking new figures. ANI

Credit crunch-hit Brits turn to bartering
With the global credit crunch hitting big time, British consumers have turned to bartering as a way to cope with it. ANI

Kate Middleton slogs at parents firm to kick out lazy tag
Prince Williams girlfriend Kate Middleton has been slogging round the clock at her parents firm after being annoyed with claims that shes lazy. ANI

Negative campaign ads can drive potential voters away
They cost millions of dollars, but negative campaign ads can have physiological and psychological effect on voters, says a researcher, who claims that the advertisements can drive potential voters away. ANI

The latest beauty bug Down Under - manscaping!
Its not just metrosexual guys who are opting for manscaping - shaving of male pubic hair - for high profile men too are taking up the trend.According to an Australian salon owner, Stephen Foyle more and more high profile men want to be well groomed and are going for manscaping. ANI

More than a million Britons will be out of job by Christmas
More than a million Britons will be out of work and on the dole by next month as the toxic fallout from Black October filters down to ordinary families, economists are warning despite Downing Streets desperate efforts to shore up the economy in the face of the escalating credit crash may not be enough. ANI

British Muslim community not advanced enough to have Sharia courts
British Prime Minister Gordon Browns new minister for race relations has attacked Sharia courts, insisting that the Muslim community in Britain is not advanced enough to have its own legal system. ANI

Taliban leader killed by British forces in Afghanistan was a Pak Army officer
British officials covered up evidence that a Taliban commander killed by special forces in Helmand last year was in fact a Pakistani military officer, according to highly placed Afghan officials. ANI

Terrorism in Pakistan is threat to US: Rice
US Secretary of State Codoleezza Rice has underlined the serious challenges, including terrorism and financial instability, facing the country could be a direct threat to the United States itself. ANI

Prince Harry, girlfriends romantic dinner with zebras, crocs and locusts!
Prince Harry and girlfriend Chelsy Davy enjoyed a romantic dinner with a wild menu consisting of zebras, crocodiles, and wildebeest. ANI

French women have an effortless gift for attracting men
French women have an effortless gift for attracting men that American ladies lack and need to learn, says author Jamie Cat Callan, in her forthcoming advice book. ANI

India will not object to US-Pak civil nuke deal
India has indicated it would not object to the United States offering a civilian nuclear deal to Pakistan, although Washington has said that it cannot offer a similar agreement to Islamabad. ANI

Gays welcome to serve in British Army
The head of the British Army has created military history by taking a bold step towards attracting homosexual recruits. ANI

Bible to be translated into 17th century West Indian slaves language
As part of an attempt to widen the readership of the Bible, academics are working on making the books of the Old and New Testaments available in patois -a spoken language developed by West Indian slaves in the seventeenth century. ANI

Pak Police collecting data on clerics, religious institutions
Pakistan Police has launched a massive operation to collect fingerprints, photographs and biometric data of people associated with religious institutions, mosques or jihadi organizations. ANI

Fazlullah declares unilateral ceasefire in Swat, claims Jirga chief
The security forces and the Taliban have made conflicting claims about casualties during clashes in the troubled Swat Valley, as the chief of the Kanju Amn Jirga claimed that Maulana Fazlullah has announced a unilateral ceasefire. ANI

First Indian nun to be canonised in Vatican today
Sister Alphonsa from Kerala will become the first nun from the country to be canonised by the Vatican today. ANI

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