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International News / 2009 / January January 1, 2009 |
Shehnai maestro Bismillah Khans family laments govt. apathy on legends birthday
Popes letter of apology disappoints Irish sex abuse victims
Ana Beatriz Barros is new face of Marks and Spencer lingerie
Alankit Group to provide services to New Pension System subscribers
Ashes move from Sky TV to BBC will cause collapse of cricket: ECB
Sarah Palin 2009 calendar most wanted over the festive period
The roller-coaster year 2008 might have seen Alaska Governor Sarah Palins U.S. vice-presidential bid failing and her unwed teen daughter giving birth to a son, but she has continued her quest for world domination with a 2009 calendar that has become a surprising bestseller. The Alaska Governors 2009 calendar, whose cover features Palin with a gun, is said to have emerged as the most popular office product on Amazon.com over the festive period. ANI
Sarah Palins teen daughter signs $300K deal with US mag for babys pics
Sarah Palins daughter Bristol has reportedly signed a 300,000 dollars deal with an American magazine for publishing the exclusive snaps of her newborn son. ANI
Obamas to live in Washington hotel after Bush said official residence unavailable
US President-elect Barack Obama, who is to move to Washington this weekend, will be staying in a hotel after George W. said an official residence was not available. ANI
McDonalds introducing mini-burgers
Customers of McDonalds, best known for its Big Macs, will now have the option to have smaller meals, for the fast food giant is introducing mini-burgers. ANI
U.S. rejects one-sided Arab request for Israeli cease-fire
The U.N. Security Council held an emergency meeting on New Years Eve on an Arab request for a legally binding and enforceable U.N. resolution that would condemn Israel and halt its military attacks on Gaza. ANI
Bush to Zardari, Manmohan: Work for S.Asia peace
Crawford (Texas, US)/Islamabad: U.S. President George W. Bush has categorically told both Pakistan and India that Washington desires peace and stability in South- Asia. ANI
Legal experts say Illinois Governor Blagojevich being judged prematurely
Legal experts have said that Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is being judged prematurely in connection with trying to sell Barack Obamas Senate seat. ANI
The most viewed stories of 2008 on New York Post revealed
A list has been compiled that details the Most Viewed Stories of 2008 on the New York Post. ANI
Brit Muslim boxer involved in hammer attack horror
British Muslim boxer Amir Khan has been left reeling after a hammer-wielding maniac smashed up his 50,000-pound car. According to The Sun, a stranger confronted Amir, 22, in the street when he was picking up a takeaway from a restaurant. ANI
Brit comedian Izzard does a show for a Mumbai victim
British comedian Eddie Izzard has earned kudos for going out of his way to do a show for Will Pike, a victim of the Mumbai terror attacks in November. ANI
Text service helping UK drink-drivers dodge police checkpoints: Charity
A road safety charity called Brake has urged the police in UK to investigate whether a text service was helping drivers dodge checkpoints. ANI
Broke Brit mum wins £1m in lottery!
A Brit mum of four, who couldnt afford to buy Christmas gifts for her kids, won one million pounds on a Lottery scratchcard. ANI
Brit army sergeant breaks world record sitting on 40,040 seats in 48 hours!
A British army sergeant has smashed a world record by sitting on 40,040 seats in 48 hours. ANI
101-year-old Brit twins say secret to long life is not sitting still too long
Brit twin sisters Betty Richards and Jenny Pelmore are celebrating their 101th birthday saying secret to long life is not sitting still too long. ANI
UK housewives spend nearly half their free time on Internet
Housewives in Britain spend almost half their free time online - more than any other social group in the world, a new study has shown. ANI
UKs top paedophiles and perverts watching porn on telly in prison!
Believe it or not, some of Britains top paedophiles and perverts are watching porn on television in prisons. ANI
Britain ready to take in Guantánamo prisoners
Britain has said that it is prepared to receive foreign terror suspects from Guantánamo Bay so that Barack Obama can shut the infamous detention facility down, The Times has learnt. ANI
UK Justice Ministry says prisoners should not be called inmates
Britains Ministry of Justice has issued instructions to prison officers not to refer to their charges as inmates because it might offend them. ANI
Indians in PKR demand share in positions in states
Indians in the Peoples Justice Party of Malasiya (PKR) have asked their party leaders for more share in state positions. ANI
FBI team visits Kasabs village
A US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) team has visited Faridkot in Paklistan is Pujab province the ancestral village of Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving terrorist arrested for his role in the Mumbai terror attacks. ANI
Pakistan does not have enough proof to deny Kasab is not a Pakistani: Durrani
Pakistans National Security Adviser (NSA), Major General (retired) Mahmud Ali Durrani has admitted that Pakistan does not have enough proof to rule out the possibility that Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone surviving terrorist involved in the November terror attacks on Mumbai, is not a Pakistani. ANI
No Pakistani to be handed over to India, Zardari tells coalition partners
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has told his coalition party leaders that no Pakistani involved in Mumbai terror attacks, would be handed over to India, ANI
FATA senator resigns over Pak security operations
FATA Senator Nasir Khan has resigned from the assembly after his house was demolished in Shahkas during a security operation against militants in the Jamrud sub division to secure the main supply route for NATO forces in Afghanistan. ANI
PPP and PML-N coalition in Punjab may end soon
The PPP and Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) political tie-upin Punjab province is all but over. ANI
SAP urges India, Pakistan to preserve resources, instead of waging war
Expressing serious concern about the deteriorating relations between India and Pakistan, the South Asia Partnership (SAP) has said that precious and scarce resources must be converted for the welfare of the people instead of them being wasted on war. ANI
Lanka Army seizes key area
The Sri Lankan military on Thursday said that it has seized a strategically important junction in the north from Tamil Tiger rebels. ANI
Napoleon may have lost the Battle of Waterloo due to piles: Book
A new book on Napoleon Bonaparte suggests that he may have lost the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 because he was suffering from haemorrhoids. ANI
Scores killed in Bangkok nightclub fire
At least 59 people died in a fire thought to have been started by an indoor fireworks display at a Bangkok nightclub during New Years Eve celebrations. According to The Telegraph, nearly 200 others were injured in the blaze at the upmarket Santika nightclub, which is popular with foreign tourists and was full to its 1,000-person capacity. ANI
