12 killed, 30 injured in Peshawar blast
Twelve people were killed and at least 30 injured in a bomb blast on the outskirts of Peshawar in Pakistan on Saturday, when the explosion ripped through a security check post in a market area. ANI
India gets NSG waiver
The 45-nation Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) has agreed to grant India a clean waiver here today. ANI
Unilateral US strikes in Pak wont help war against terror: Pak envoy to US
Pakistan Ambassador to the United States Hussain Haqqani has said that Angoor Adda like actions by US forces in Pakistani territory would not be of any help to the war against terror, instead it would spark wrath and fury among the people. ANI
Woman locked in 15 square-metre cabin for nine years in Sweden
A woman suffering from multiple sclerosis was imprisoned for nine years in a small cabin in south-central Sweden, the police has reported. ANI
Zardari elected 11th President of Pakistan
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairman, Asif Ali Zardari has been elected as the 11th President of the Pakistan. ANI
Hollywood stars take on Palins teen pregnancy
Since the time the news of 17-year-old Bristol Plains pregnancy broke, it seems every star and starlet has a different opinion of John McCains running mate, Sarah Palin, and whether her daughter will affect their campaign. ANI
Outcry over sinister recruitment of British kids as environmental snoops
The escalation in Britains growing surveillance state has created outrage over the way councils are using powers originally designed to combat terrorism and organised crime to spy on residents. ANI
Palin may have pulled the crowds but voters still unaware what to make of her
Republican presidential candidate John McCains running mate Sarah Palin gave him something he rarely sees on the campaign trail: Obama-sized crowds, but voters around the nation are still unsure what to make of McCains running mate, according to a new ABC News poll. ANI
McCain still trails Obama 44 percent to 48, despite recouping some losses
The Republican National convention may have helped presidential nominee Senator MCCain to recoup some of his losses in public support, according to Gallup polls. ANI
PPP leaders say at times Zardari seems paranoid because of his past experiences
Though his party the PPP has brought forth strong defence in support of his mental health, some of his party insiders say that PPP Co-chairman and presidential hopeful Asif Ali Zardari seems paranoid at times because of intense public scrutiny, numerous threats to his life and his wifes highly public assassination last year. ANI
US also to probe Aug 26 attack on diplomat in Pak
On the sidelines of Pakistan Polices investigation into the murderous attack on one of its diplomats in Peshawar on August 26, a team of US officials will also separately hold a probe into the incident. ANI
Untouchable Hindu women and kids being sexploited in Pak
A new study has found that the Hindus belonging to lower (Scheduled) castes are unofficially declared as untouchables and are given a second-grade-citizen treatment. Their kids are made to clean the school premises and are forced to sit on back benches. ANI
Partisanship not gender paramount in public opinion on Palin
Republicans and Democrats have been deeply contrasting first impressions of Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, suggesting partisanship, not gender, is paramount in the initial public reviews. ANI
Obama tells gun owners they have nothing to fear from Democrats
Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama suggested that people cling to guns because they are bitter, but he is still plagued by questions about his position on gun control. ANI
Only Blair can revive Labour Party, finds poll
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is the only senior Labour figure who could revive the partys prospects at the general election, according to a ComRes poll. ANI
Palins toxic environmental policy would even make President Bush blush
Republican presidential candidate John McCains running mate Alaska Governor Sarah Palins environmental policy is so toxic that it would make the incumbent, George Bush, blush. ANI
11 Pak children to get free-of-cost heart surgeries in India
As many as 11 Pakistani children hailing from different parts of Sindh province would arrive in India today for free heart surgeries, which have been arranged by the Rotary international Project for Life. ANI
EU bosses set to make sexist TV ads history
Classic adverts like Wonderbras Hello Boys featuring model Eva Herzigova could soon become a distant memory, if European Union (EU) bosses get their way. ANI
Pak reserves right to retaliate against future US, NATO forces attacks
Gen Tariq Majid, the Chairman of Pakistan Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) has said that his country reserves the right to appropriately retaliate against unilateral attacks by coalition forces from Afghanistan. ANI
Nepal police arrest two 93 Mumbai blasts accused
Nepal police have arrested two persons in connection with the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts from Kathmandu. ANI
Obama says winning Pennsylvania is key to reaching White House
Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama has said that he will win the White House race if he wins Pennsylvania. He was speaking to workers after touring Voit Siemens Hydro Power Generation plant. ANI
India seeks resolute action against terrorism
Indian Ambassador to the United Nations Nirupam Sen has said a determined action is needed to root out terrorist networks and deter regimes from encouraging and harbouring armed extremists. ANI
Acute shortage of fruits, vegetables during Ramazan in Pakistan
People observing Ramazan fasts in Pakistan are facing an acute shortage of fruits and vegetables and inadequate supply of wheat flour. In Lahore it seems as if onions have been non-existent at the Ramazan bazaars, and potatoes and tomatoes being available at rates higher than those approved by the government. ANI
US cross-border raids into Pak set to increase in coming months
US military officials have reportedly said that strikes in Pakistans FATA (Federally Administered Tribal Areas) will increase in the coming months as such cross-border raids were necessary to counter increasing violence in Afghanistan. ANI
Sindh Assembly member arrives on stretcher to cast her vote in Pak Prez poll
A senior PPP member of the Sindh Provincial Assembly Ruqqaya Soomro reached the Assembly on stretcher to cast her vote in the ongoing presidential poll today. ANI
Greek Postmen tops oddest book title list
Greek Rural Postmen and Their Cancellation Numbers has been named as the oddest book title of the past 30 years. ANI
Brit student rescued in Russia after 3,700-mile SOS alert!
A British student who fell off her horse and broke her leg in a remote part of eastern Russia was airlifted to safety - after her distress signal was picked up 3,700 miles away by an RAF base in Scotland. ANI
1980s voted as the coolest decade in past 50 years
Britons have voted the 1980s - the era dominated by mullet haircuts and shoulder pads - as the coolest decade in the past 50 years. ANI
Muslim lawyer gets 600,000 pounds racial discrimination award over bin Laden remark
A British Muslim lawyer, who was suspended from work by the Crown Prosecution Service after joking she was treated like a friend of Osama bin Laden, has been awarded a record 600,000 pound payout for racial discrimination. ANI
Fire, not explosives caused collapse of WTC Building 7
Investigators have finally determined that fire caused Building 7 at the World Trade Center to collapse on September 11, 2001. ANI
Palin getting pre-campaign tips on foreign policy from national security experts
Senator Joseph I. Lieberman is among several national security experts helping brief Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin on foreign policy issues as she prepares to hit the campaign trail. ANI
Pak-American terror suspect Dr Aafias two kids removed from Bagram prison
The Afghanistan authorities have removed two of the three children of Pakistani-American neuroscientist and terror suspect Dr Aafia Siddiqui from Bagram prison, claimed the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) in a statement issued last evening. ANI
Sarah Palin hailed as Ronald Reagan in a dress by former Prezs son
Former U.S. President Ronald Reagans son, Michael, says that watching Republican vice-presidential hopeful Sarah Palin made him feel like he was seeing his father. ANI
Obama vows to pressurise Pak to do more in war-on-terror
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has said that if he one this years presidential poll, he would increase pressure on Pakistan in the hunt for Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden. ANI
Nepal Maoists form committee for political appointments
CPN-Maoist has formed a five-member committee under party Chairman and Prime Minister Prachanda to discuss political appointments in the government. ANI
Prachanda fears conspiracy to bring down new Nepal
Nepals Prime Minister Prachanda has warned that the country will head towards grave crisis if the new government fails, or is brought down prematurely. ANI
Fresh round of NSG talks to resume in Vienna this afternoon(Lead:NSG)
The 45-member Nuclear Suppliers Group on Saturday (NSG) will resume its fresh round of talks at 2:30 p.m. to incorporate changes in the revised draft waiver after the crucial two day meeting remained inconclusive on Friday. ANI
Nepal to present policies and programmes on September 10
The Nepal Government will be presenting its policies and programmes on September 10 at the Constituent Assembly. ANI
Its party time for PPP workers ahead of Zardaris impending victory
Ahead of the much anticipated win of their partys Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari in todays presidential poll, the PPP workers have made elaborate arrangements to celebrate the victory in advance. ANI
Iraqi outrage over US spying on Maliki claim
Iraqi leaders and officials have expressed disappointment over a report that US had spied on Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and other top leaders. ANI
White House disputes books view on internal administration battles over Iraq
The White House has disputed several elements of a new book detailing internal administration battles over Iraq, saying that a news story about the book wrongly portrays President George W Bush as detached from decision-making and misleading in his public statements about the war. ANI
200,000 civilians flee Bajaur as intense fighting continues between Pak govt, militants
Amid intense fighting going on between the Pakistan forces and militants in the Bajaur Agency district in north Pakistan, hordes of people have started begun fleeing the area to safer places. So far, nearly two lakh people have fled their villages in the Bajaur Agency, said an official of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). ANI
McCain address beats Obama to become most watched convention speech of all time
Republican presidential candidate John McCain attracted a record 38.9 million television viewers to his acceptance speech last night, edging Democratic rival Barack Obama and his running mate, Sarah Palin. ANI
Palin changed six colleges in six years because she didnt like the weather!
Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin changed colleges six times in six years - sometimes because she just didnt like the weather. ANI
White House wants new Pak President to fight terror
As PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardrai is all set to win todays Pakistan presidential poll, the White House has said that it expected the winner to cooperate in the fight against terrorism. ANI
Fresh round of NSG talks to take place today
With China joining the Group of Six like-minded countries that have expressed reservations in granting India-specific waiver, the crucial two day meeting of the 45-member Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) remained inconclusive and a fresh meeting is slated for Saturday. ANI
Pak has never had President from Balochistan, or a woman President
Even as Pakistan witnesses presidential poll today, there are two startling facts that come to ones minds, i.e. the country has never had a woman President; and that none of the 10 Presidents was from Balochistan, one of the four provinces in Pakistan. ANI
Chances are bleak for Zardari to complete full five-year Presidential term
PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardaris ascendancy to the presidency seems to be a foregone conclusion as MNAs and MPAs in Pakistan cast their votes to elect the countrys next President, but chances of Zardari completing his full five year term are bleak if one goes by the countrys political history. ANI
Four children, woman, man killed in Pak in US drone attack
Four children, a woman and a man were killed in Pakistans Miranshah tribal area when a suspected US drone hit two houses here on Friday morning. ANI
Pak get 8 surveillance aircraft from China, Sweden
Pakistan will soon get four AWACS aircraft from China and four SAAB-2000 aircraft from Sweden, the countrys Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed said here last evening. ANI
BBs daughter says dad Zardari taking Prez oath will avenge her mothers killing
The daughter of PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari, Bakhtawar has revealed that her father had repeatedly urged her slain mother Benazir Bhutto to delay her Pakistan return, but the latter didnt relent and was adamant on returning to her home country as she had spent 10 years in-exile. ANI
Following Taliban threats Pak stops supplies to US, NATO forces
Citing security reasons following Taliban threats, Pakistan has reportedly stopped supplies to the US and NATO forces in Afghanistan through its western Torkham border, with effect from Friday. ANI
Astrologer predicts Zardari will remarry but be miserable with new wife
Even as Pakistan witnesses presidential election today for its 12 head of state, with PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari being the front runner, different astrologers have given varying predictions about his future. ANI
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