International News for February 13, 2009

East Pakistan like situation in Swat: Imran
Former cricketer Tehreek-i-Insaf chief Imran Khan on Friday said the PPP-led government has created East Pakistan like situation in the Swat valley by launching military operation there. ANI

Hillary says Indo-US relations destined to grow even stronger
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said that the relationship between India and the US is destined to grow even stronger. ANI

Five suspected suicide bombers arrested in Balochistan
Pakistani security forces raided a hiuse in Balochistan province and arrested five would-be suicide bombers on Friday, a local official said. ANI

Nepal Army chief describe recruitment issue as internal matter
Nepal Chief of Army Staff General Rookmangud Katawal on Friday said that the ongoing dispute over army recruitment is an internal matter of Nepal Army and that the army itself is capable of resolving it. ANI

China to get 710 million dollar loan from World Bank for quake recovery
China is to receive 710 million US dollars from the World Bank as a loan to help rebuild its earthquake-hit areas. ANI

Terming St. Georges Day racist angers UK town residents
Residents of West Bromwich in the West Midland have reacted angrily to a move to ban the celebration of St. Georges Day. ANI

2 meditation schools planned for UK kids
Brit kids will be taught transcendental meditation under plans to open two schools specializing in the technique. ANI

Australia celebrates Condom Day on Valentines Day for good
February 14 may be the international day of romance, but it is also National Condom Day in Australia. ANI

32 Shiite pilgrims killed in Iraq suicide bomb blast
Thirty-two Shiite pilgrims were blown up by a woman suicide bomber on Friday in the southern town of Iskandiriyah. ANI

Three Indians feared dead in US plane crash Home
At least three Indians are feared to have been killed in an airline crash late on Thursday outside Buffalo, New York, early reports said. ANI

US team heads for India to retrace Martin Luther Kings steps
US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton flagged off a delegation of musicians and politicians in Washington on Thursday who will be traveling to India for the celebrations of 50th anniversary of Martin Luther Kings journey to India to study Mahatma Gandhis teachings. ANI

Canadas Industry Minister to visit India
Canadas Industry Minister Tony Clement will be visiting India between February 14 and 19. ANI

French Justice Minister Rachida Dati plans to rebuild career as Paris Mayor
French Justice Minister Rachida Dati is reportedly planning to run for Paris Mayor to rebuild her brief political career, despite the fact that there is no vacancy until 2014. ANI

US intelligence chief says Pak losing control of border areas
The new director of national intelligence in the United States, Dennis C. Blair has reiterated that no significant improvement in Afghanistan is possible unless Pakistan regains control of its own border areas. ANI

Is Americas give and take relation with Pak fruitful?
US Special Representative Richard Holbrooke has sternly told Pakistan to eliminate militants from FATA and promised that the US would keep its promise to deliver 1.5 billion dollars aid to equip Pakistans armed forces with counter-insurgency paraphernalia. ANI

China to create journalists blacklist
A China Press and Publishing Journal report has said that the Chinese Government is creating a blacklist of journalists who break its reporting rules. ANI

Meet the 72-year-old ex-sprinter who chased a teenage handbag thief
A teenage girl thief was taken by surprise when her victim, a 72-year-old ex-sprinter, chased her after she ran off with her bag. ANI

Male rape victim in Pakistan under trauma
The Pakistani man, who alleged being abducted and sexually assaulted by three women from Clifton, Karachi, says that the incident has ruined his social life as well as caused him emotional, physical and monetary harms and losses. ANI

Valentines Day is also National Condom Day Down Under
Valentines Day is certainly the universal day of love, but it is also the National Condom Day in Australia, according to a health expert who stressed on safe sexual practices among couples. ANI

Gajurel for restarting peoples movement in Nepal
Senior Maoist leader CP Gajurel today said that government led by his party should rather be toppled, instead of hearing criticisms every day. ANI

Meet the 60yr-old father of 84 kids
A 60-year-old Muslim man has fathered more than 80 kids. ANI

Military operations in Iraq, Afghanistan prove costly for UK
The cost of Britains military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan has gone up to 4.5 billion pounds over the last year, the Ministry of Defense said. ANI

UK brothel offered clients white coffin for bizarre sex!
A white coffin with a cross on the lid, used for bizarre sex practices, was found when the police raided a brothel in England. ANI

In UK, cocaine now cheaper than lager and wine
A line of cocaine is now cheaper than a pint of lager or a glass of wine, official figures in Britain have disclosed. ANI

UN to probe Gaza bombings
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has said that a team would leave soon for the Middle East to review all incidents that resulted in death or injuries to United Nations staff during the Israeli raids on Gaza strip. ANI

Pak Punjab opposition offended on being associated with Musharraf
Former Pakistan President General Parvez Musharraf may have been circling the world garnering the support of world leaders, but it seems that the military ruler has no sympathisers in the opposition in the Punjab Assembly,which has strongly criticised the ruling party for associating with the former general. ANI

Brand Beckham rakes in 2.5M pounds profit
Multimillionaire couple David and Victoria Beckham have raked in a profit of a whopping 2.5million pounds. ANI

Steamy toy train showing couple making love by the tracks launched in UK
British toy train makers have launched rather steamy models of trains, which show a couple making love by the tracks. ANI

Brit boy who looks like an 8yr-old becomes dad at 13
A 13-year-old British boy, who looks more like an eight-year-old, has become a father of a baby girl. ANI

Fatima Bhutto fears Pak Govt. would prosecute her under new bill
Fatima Bhutto, the niece of the former Pakistan premier Benazir Bhutto, fears that her journalistic work could make her liable for prosecution under the recently presented Prevention of Electronic Crimes Ordinance Bill. ANI

A Q Khan issue a closed chapter: Pak FO
Pakistan has reiterated that disgraced nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan does not pose any threat, and termed his case a closed chapter. ANI

Ghazal maestro Mehdi Hassan hospitalised in Karachi
Legendry ghazal singer Mehdi Hassan has been hospitalized after he reported uneasiness and difficulty in breathing. ANI

Mumbai attacks: US says Pak response on Indian dossier a political decision
Pakistan may have acknowledged for the first time on Thursday that parts of the Mumbai terrorist attacks were planned on its soil, but officials in Washington are seeing the development as a political salvo aimed at easing tensions with India. ANI

Egypt becomes one of Middle Easts leading tourist destinations
Egypt continues to rank high in the preference of tourists all over the world and has become one of Middle Easts leading tourist destinations. ANI

Hillary Clinton loves roaming around Foggy Bottom headquarters
Three weeks into her new role as US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton seems to be enjoying her new status at the Foggy Bottom headquarters. ANI

Victoria bush fires: Man arrested for Gippsland fire
Police in the Australian state of Victoria have arrested a man on suspicion that he may have been instrumental in starting a blaze in Gippsland that killed at least 21 people. ANI

Taliban warns of more attacks on ANP leaders
The outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has warned that it will carry out more suicide attacks on Awami National Party (ANP) leaders similar to that which killed an ANP leader Alam Zeb Khan. ANI

Mumbai attack suspects to be tried in camera
The trial of all the nine suspects arrested by Pakistani authorities in connection with the Mumbai terror attack would be held in camera at the Adiala Central jail, The Dawn reports. ANI

Samsung Introduces "Blue Earth" - the First Solar Powered Full-Touch Phone
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SES NEW SKIES' NSS-9 Satellite Successfully Launched from Kourou Spaceport
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Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Announces Funding of More than $1.17 Million to Bridge Gaps in Hepatitis C Awareness, Prevention and Care in China, India and Taiwan
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