International News for April 9, 2009

Five killed, 17 wounded in Kandahar suicide bomb attack
stan), Apr.9 (ANIAt least five people were killed and 17 wounded when a suicide bomber attacked a police drug eradication unit in southern Afghanistan on Thursday. ANI

Bhutto assassination: UN team meets Pak officials
A United Nations team is holding meetings with Pakistan Interior Ministry officials and law enforcing agencies on the progress made in the Benazir Bhutto assassination case. ANI

Chaudhry not restored under any deal: Aitzaz Ahsan
Pakistan Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry was not restored as a result of any deal, former Supreme Court Bar Association president Aitzaz Ahsan said on Thursday. ANI

Anti-peace forces behind Baluch leaders killings
Senior Vice President of the National Party and Senator Hasil Bizenjo on Thursday announced plans for a shutter-down strike and three days of mourning in Balochistan in protest against the slaying of three Baloch leaders in Turbat. ANI

Swat peace deal scrapped, all camps abolished(Lead:Swat)
The peace deal reached between the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Government and the chief of the outlawed Tehreek e Nifaz e Shariat Mohammedi was scrapped on Thursday. Sufi Mohammad also announced that all peace camps in the region would be abolished. ANI

Police foil bomb attack plot in Manchester
British police have foiled a suspected plot to launch a massive bomb attack by arresting ten suspects. ANI

Kuwait NRIs unaffected by ongoing global meltdown
Despite the economic recession in the Gulf, Indians working in Kuwait claim they are quite unaffected by it. ANI

Indian American Penn says White House shift not the end of his acting career
Indian American actor Kal Penn has insisted that his move to the White House isnt the end of his acting career. ANI

Obamas fav TV programs revealed
When it comes to television, President Barack Obama has his list of favourites. ANI

Sufi Mohammad declares closure of Swat peace camp
The chief of Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM), Sufi Mohammad has announced the end of the Swat peace camp to protest against the federal governments non-supporting attitude towards the Nifaz-e-Shariat or the peace accord. ANI

UK varsities are a real and serious terrorism threat
British universities have long been identified as a potential breeding ground for extremists. inisters have already warned that the threat from campuses was real and serious as students are at risk of being groomed by fanatics. ANI

US military blew up pigs to test body armour: Research
American military researchers are reported to have blown up live pigs dressed in body armour in an attempt to study the link between roadside bomb blasts and brain injury. The research determined that body armour does not worsen brain injury, reports The Telegraph. ANI

Obama Chia Pet pulled of shelves after complaints
Drug store chain Walgreens has removed a Barack Obama version of the Chia Pet from its stores. ANI

Former ISI Midnight Jackal operatives secret trysts with Zardari revealed
Former Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) operative Major Amir has reportedly developed close ties with Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and other top leaders of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). ANI

Malaysian Indian Congress to seek Oz specialists advice on Kugans death
The youth wing of the Malaysian Indian Congress has said that it will send two post mortem reports on suspected car thief A. Kugan to Australia for advice. ANI

Malaysian HC nod for Hindraf advisers defamation suit
The Malaysian Government, Inspector-General of Police, and the Attorney-General have failed in their bid to strike out a RM100 million defamation suit brought against them in the High Court by Hindraf legal adviser P. Uthayakumar. ANI

Malaysian Indian Congress seeks permanent spot for Tamil schools
The Malaysian Indian Congress is taking action to ensure a permanent place for the Gelang Patah Tamil school in Nusajaya, the newly developed area in Johor. ANI

Turkish TV journo blackens himself before presenting report on Obama
A Turkish television reporter blackened himself before presenting a news item on President Barack Obama. ANI

RNC releases new report to close the loop on Palin clothes expenditure
In a bid to cut all the loose threads in the Sarah Palin clothing saga during US Presidential elections, the Republican National Committee filed an amended report late last month, which shows in detail exactly which disbursements were clothing purchases for the Alaska Governor and her family. ANI

Archeologists discover golden-masked mummies in Egypt
A team at archaeologists, working at Egypts Fayoum Oasis, have uncovered a number of mummies wearing golden masks, as well as other artifacts of historical value. ANI

Al-Qaeda aiming to make Pakistan a failed state: US expert
A key advisor to US President Barack Obama, Bruce Riedel, has said that Al-Qaedas main motive is to render Pakistan a failed state as it is trying to paralyse the government and destabilize the country. ANI

US, Iran to discuss nuke program
The United States has said it would start negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program. ANI

Over 33pct Brits troubled by noisy neighbours
Noisy neighbours have made the lives of more than a third of Britons miserable, a new survey has found. ANI

10pct Brit drivers chat over the Internet while behind the wheel
A new British study has revealed that some people log on to social networking sites Twitter or Facebook and chat over the Internet while they are driving. ANI

Corruption preventing US from training Afghan Police, Army
stan), Apr.9 (ANITraining the Afghan National Police and Army has apparently become a nightmare for the Americans. ANI

Tofu lovers No. plate ILVTOFU too raunchy for Colorado bureaucrats
Authorities in Colorado have disallowed a Denver woman to express her love for tofu through her 4WDs number plate. ANI

Taliban captures new areas in NWFPs Buner District
Expanding its activities in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) of Pakistan, armed militants have reportedly entered new areas of Bagra and Kalabatt in Buner. ANI

Screening of porn flick by students threatens college funding
A porn flick has been receiving stiff resistance from critics, who have said that universities should not be paying for the screening of such smut. ANI

UK top anti-terror cop quits over terror blunder
Britains most senior anti-terrorist policeman, Bob Quick, has resigned after making a major security blunder that caused an operation against a suspected al-Qaeda cell to be brought forward. ANI

Now, Taliban, other extremist web sites cropping up in the US
Of late it has emerged that American-owned firms are playing host to extemist web sites. ANI

Now, draconian Taliban bans divorce and snuff in FATA
The increasing influence of the Taliban in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of Pakistan can be judged from the fact that it has now established an FM radio station in the Darra AdamKhel region to air its own set of rules. ANI

Ten Pakistanis among 12 terror suspects with al Qaeda links arrested in Britain
The British Police have arrested 12 people including 10 Pakistanis, on suspicion of having links with al Qaedas terror network in northwest England, the police said on Wednesday. ANI

Meet the 98yr-old Italy quake survivor who knitted her way to survival
A 98-year-old women had a unique surviving strategy after she was captured in the rubble caused by the LAquila earthquake in Italy-busying herself in knitting. ANI

White House debunks Obama bowing before Saudi monarch myth
The White House has denied that President Barack Obama bowed to King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia at a G-20 meeting in London, a scene that drew criticism on the right and praise from some Arab outlets. ANI

Hate preacher Abu Hamzas sons involved in luxury car scam
Radical Islamist preacher Abu Hamzas three sons face prison over a one million pound luxury car racket. ANI

Levi Johnston calls Sarah Palin snobby
Levi Johnston, the father of Alaska Governor Sarah Palins first grandchild, has called her a snob who thinks his family is white trash. ANI

US says elimination of extremists in FATA by Pak critical
The United States has expressed concern over reports of Taliban taking new areas under their grip in Pakistan, and has termed the issue of existence of extremist elements in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) as critical. ANI

For women, lipstick index adds gloss to recession!
Although the world is struggling in the clutches of one of the deepest recessions in history, women are trying really hard to keep their spirits up .....by buying lots of lipsticks. ANI

Traditional media gives more comprehensive news than citizen websites and blogs
Researchers from the University of Missouri School of Journalism have found that despite financial troubles and cutbacks, traditional media Web sites are more comprehensive and technologically advanced than citizen media and bloggers. ANI

Miss India winners visit Pantaloons outlet in Mumbai
Winners of Miss India title 2009 unveiled clothes wear range here last evening. ANI

China warns against Pak based terror movement threatening strikes inside Mainland
China has asked Pakistan to take action against the East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM), as it has intelligence inputs that the group is plotting to strike inside the country. ANI

Taliban is Pakistans best bet to counter Indias increasing regional influence: US Experts
Pakistan may never be able to tackle the increasing influence of the Taliban, as it considers the outlawed group as its best bet to counter the growing influence of India in the region, experts believe. ANI

North Koreas Kim Jong-il re-elected to top post
North Korean parliament has re-elected the countrys supreme leader Kim Jong-Il to his most powerful post, chairman of the National Defence Commission, even as the international diplomatic deadlock persisted over last weekends missile test by Pyongyang. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said that the election is all the servicepersons and peoples expression of unquestioned support and trust in him, adding that Kim has performed the immortal exploits to shine long in the history of the country. ANI

US Navy gearing for standoff with Somali pirates
The United States is gearing up for a standoff with the band of Somali pirates who hijacked a US-flagged cargo ship off the coast of Somalia, as a Navy warship reportedly arrived at the scene early on Thursday. ANI

US promised not to extend drone attacks in Balochistan : Zardari
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has said that the United States has promised not to extend the drone strikes to Balochistan. ANI

Islamabad would be in our hands soon: Taliban
After establishing their writ over the Swat Valley, the Taliban is looking to take Islamabad under its grip. ANI

The living shrine Indian woman who cries tears of blood
Indian woman Rashida Khatoon has been dubbed a living miracle because she cries tears of blood. ANI

Brit Prime Ministers wife rents designer clothes for big occasions
Sarah Brown, wife of British Prime Minister, has turned to renting designer clothes to wear at official engagements, it has emerged. ANI

Sinking Titanic sketch found 97 years on
After almost a century, a sketch of the sinking Titanic has come to light. ANI

China sentences four Tibetans to death for March 2008 Lhasa riots
A court in Tibet has sentenced four people to death for their part in rioting in Lhasa last year. ANI

Wives stripping at WW-I memorial land in a soup with filming hubbies
Two French women have been awarded two-month suspended prison sentences along with their husbands, after they ripped off their skirts and tops at a First World War memorial for a video. ANI

Having kids can mean end of marital bliss
Thought marriage, money and kids were the cornerstone of happiness? Well, in that case, heres a news flash for you: having children can send martial bliss in a downward spiral. ANI

Matching tattoos worst mistake for lovelorn couples, claim experts
If you think that getting matching tattoos would help relationship last forever, then you need to reconsider the idea - for it didnt work well for Lindsay Lohan-Samantha Ronson and Rihanna-Chris Brown. ANI

Micron’s DDR3 Server Memory Validated with Intel’s Next-Generation Intel® Xeon® Processors
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Covidien Ltd. to Hold Special General Meeting of Shareholders
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Timken Named Among 100 Most Trustworthy Companies by Forbes
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Micron Announces Pricing of Common Stock and Convertible Senior Note Offerings
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