China extends red carpet to Zardari, nuke deal likely
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari met his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao here on Wednesday as he looked towards inking a series of agreements, including on civilian nuclear cooperation and securing a financial aid package. ANI
Winston Churchill bribed General Franco: Book
Winston Churchill approved millions of dollars in bribes to prevent Spains General Franco from supporting Germany in Second World War, according to a new book. ANI
China will transform itself into democracy by 2020
China will transform itself into a working democracy in just over a decade, according to one of the countrys most influential reformers. Zhou Tianyong, an adviser to the Communist Partys Central Committee and one of its most liberal voices, said that by 2020, China will basically finish its political and institutional reforms. ANI
Former Oz minister appears at Haneef inquiry
Former Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews has given evidence at the government-ordered inquiry into the bungled Haneef investigation, less than one month before the inquiry is due to hand in its report. ANI
Race might play significant role in US voting booth
The race factor might play a significant role in who will be the 44th president of the United States when voting takes place on November 4 this year. ANI
Australia named worlds most prosperous nation
Australia has topped the global prosperity index, all thanks to its quality of life and economic strength. ANI
Get ready for a virtual trip to Chinas Forbidden City
Roaming around in Beijings Forbidden City would not require people to take a flight to the Communist nation, for now a virtual three dimensional recreation of the vast palace allows people to tour the grand place without leaving their living room. ANI
The BBCs future is bleak, says veteran broadcaster
The BBC is in its last stages, according to John Simpson, one of the corporations longest serving news reporters, who is expecting the sack soon in horrible circumstances. ANI
Oz court told Al Qaeda wanted a white boy for terror act
The Supreme Court of the Australian state of Victoria has been told that a senior al Qaeda member had told a Melbourne Muslim convert that Osama Bin Laden wanted a white boy to carry out a terrorist act. ANI
Oz kids increasingly dumping traditional media for Internet
Australian kids are more internet-savvy than ever, all thanks to the daily usage among children under 10 tripling in the last four years, a survey has found. ANI
UK group launches campaign to pardon executed witches
A campaign has been launched in Britain to seek a posthumous pardon for men and women who were executed as witches centuries ago. According to The Telegraph, a set of eight grave miscarriages of justice have been collected and forwarded to Justice Secretary Jack Straw for redressal. ANI
Storm in Britain over Big Brothers database
The British governments effort to push ahead with a counter-terrorism plan has sparked an outcry, as the governments terrorism watchdog expressed alarm over the measure to create a Big Brother giant database to keep a tab on the activities of Britons. ANI
Gay men prefer Prince Harry to Wills
Prince Harry is more popular than his brother William in the gay community, a new poll has revealed. ANI
Palin becoming too repetitive for comfort
Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has become so repetitive in her attacks on Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama that it has come to be called Palinopsia by the New York Daily News. ANI
Islam should be treated more sensitively than Christianity: BBC
Islam should be treated more sensitively by the media than Christianity, according to the director general of the BBC. ANI
Granny runs teen handbag snatcher to ground!
Stealing the handbag of a 68-year-old grandmother was apparently a very unusual experience for three teenaged thieves because the woman turned out to be a great sprinter. ANI
Meet Americas first political porn star - Serra Peylin!
She has been making headlines for quite some time, and now US vice presidential hopeful Sarah Palin is again back with a bang in an avatar never seen before - porn star Serra Peylin. ANI
Three HINDRAF leaders quizzed by Malaysian police
Three Hindu Rights Action Force (HINDRAF) leaders were questioned by police on Tuesday on the alleged illegal assembly at the Muslim ministers Hari Raya open house at the Putra World Trade Centre earlier this month. ANI
Seals have an oxygen reservoir within their muscles
Seals have an oxygen reservoir within their muscles that enables them to dive underwater for up to 80 minutes at a time without taking a breath, according to a study. ANI
Malaysia, India to sign pact on workers
Malaysia and India will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the exchange of workers between both countries in New Delhi in December. ANI
The giant knitted pink rabbit that can be seen from space!
A Viennese art collective group has knit a 200-foot-long giant pink rabbit, which has been placed on the side of the Colletto Fava mountain in Italy - and is visible from the space! ANI
Malaysian attache for Chennai to assist in labour recruitment
Malaysia will station a labour attache in Chennai, Tamil Nadu from next year to facilitate the smooth intake of foreign workers from India.The New Strait Times quoted Malaysian Human Resources Minister Dr. S. Subramaniam as saying that Chennai was chosen as a majority of workers from India were sourced from Tamil Nadu. ANI
Celebrity endorsement of charitable causes oversold
While celebrities have the power to effectively endorse charitable and political causes, but when it comes to making news to shape policy agendas, researchers found that their ideas have been practically oversold. ANI
Agreement reached on Nepal army integration, says General Katawal
The chief of the Nepal Army (NA) General Rookmangud Katawal has said that the political parties have already reached an agreement on army integration. ANI
Pak Ulemas declare jihad as un-Islamic
A conference of Muslim clerics from across Pakistan has declared that only the state had the authority to call for jihad, and that individuals or groups were not authorised to do that. ANI
Musharraf says his war-on-terror decision was right
Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf has reportedly said that the continuation of the previous governments policy on the war on terror was the right decision and should, therefore, be pursued in the future. ANI
Pak nuclear scientist Dr AQ Khan, wife move IHC urging for freedom
Pakistan nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan and his wife have reportedly filed an application before the Islamabad High Court (IHC) requesting that they may be allowed to appear in person before the court to pursue their petitions. ANI
Pak students visit convinces them of Indias love for their country
A group of Pakistani college students were a bit apprehensive about visiting India to attend a peace conference in Chandigarh, but once they landed on the Indian soil, all their fears had gone and they got warm welcome wherever they went. On learning they were from Pakistan, shopkeepers gave them discounts and people at large showered love on them, saying they wanted peace with their neighbouring country. ANI
Obama distances himself from voter fraud accused ACORN
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has distanced himself from the low-income advocacy group ACORN, which has been under fire for allegations of voter fraud. ANI
Bush administration endorsed CIAs interrogation tactics against Al Qaeda suspects
The Bush administration issued a pair of secret memos to the CIA in 2003 and 2004 that explicitly endorsed the agencys use of interrogation techniques such as water-boarding against al-Qaeda suspects. ANI
Girls turning slaves to celeb culture
Young girls are so impressed with celebrity life that they either want to be famous or marry a footballer, according to UKs Culture Minister. ANI
Terror plot against UK being investigated
A significant terror plot is being investigated by the security services, Britains counter-terrorism minister has warned. Lord Wests comments came the day after the Lords forced the Government to abandon plans to extend detention without trial. ANI
Brit Sikh cooks kebabs with a corpse of colleague next to him
A British Sikh kebab shop owner has been asked to close down his business after police caught him cooking kebabs with the corpse of a colleague lying on a sofa nearby.Jaswinder Singh was ordered to stop preparing curries, kebabs and Indian sweets immediately. ANI
UN says 190,000 people displaced from strife-torn Bajaur Agency
The United Nations has said that around 190,000 people have been displaced so far from the strife-torn Bajaur Agency since fighting began there in mid-August. ANI
For the first time, FBI admits Texas murder was a case of honor killing
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has finally admitted after almost a year that the murder of two teenage girls by their father is a case of honor killing. ANI
Mum of American arrested in Pakistan says its a misunderstanding
The mother of a 20-year-old American college student detained by Pakistani officials in the restive tribal region along the Afghanistan border, has told FOX News that her sons incarceration is a case of misunderstanding. ANI
Egyptian Qaeda suspect and family win right to stay in UK
An Egyptian al-Qaeda suspect and his family have won permission to live in Britain - and claim hundreds in benefits a month. ANI
Obama opens 14-Point lead on McCain ahead of final debate
A CBS News/New York Times survey reveals that Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has opened up a 14-point lead between himself and Republican rival John McCain. ANI
Dungeon dad declared clinically sane and fit for trial
A court-appointed psychiatrist has declared Josef Fritzl, the Austrian incest fiend, clinically sane and fit for a trial. ANI
Booker winner Aravind Adiga credits Australian upbringing for shaping his perspective
Indian author Aravind Adiga, who has won the Booker Prize for his acclaimed novel The White Tiger, credits his Australian upbringing for giving him a more egalitarian world view that worked as the foundation of his literary work. ANI
Obamas poll campaign enters video games too
Democratic candidate in the ensuing US presidential poll, Barack Obamas high-tech campaign has entered into the popular racing video game Burnout Paradise. ANI
EU embassies seek additional security in unsafe Pak
In the wake of the deteriorating law and order situation in Pakistan, the European Union (EU) embassies have asked for additional security in the country. ANI
14 Taliban killed in Bajaur Agency
At least 14 Taliban were killed last evening when Pakistani security forces targeted their hideouts in various areas of the strife-torn Bajaur Agency. ANI
Indias Aravind Adiga wins Man Booker Prize 2008
Indias young novelist Aravind Adiga has reportedly won the 50,000 pound Man-Booker-Prize for the year 2008 for his first novel The White Tiger. ANI
German Court finds DVD Disc Manufacturer Odeon Infringes MPEG-2 Patents
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