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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
India-Japan stitch a comprehensive economic partnership pact
India and Japan on Friday agreed to cooperate on pressing global issues of climate change, disarmament and non-proliferation while moving ahead in negotiations to stitch a comprehensive economic partnership pact. ANI
Pak PM to use meeting with Manmohan in Egypt to strengthen bilateral ties
Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani today said that meeting with his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh on the sidelines of NAM summit in Egypt would be an opportunity to strengthen bilateral ties. ANI
Pakistan says no peace without resolving Kashmir issue
Pakistan on Friday said that the peace in the region cannot be discussed without the resolution of the long-standing issue with India, stepping up its rhetoric on Kashmir. ANI
India, Pak should join hand for peace and prosperity of region : Experts
India and Pakistan should shun acquiring new devastating weapons and join hands for peace, prosperity and co-operation for the larger interest of people in the region, experts from across both countries have opined. ANI
Best Job in the World winner misspells islands name in Twitter post
Ben Southhall had a rather wayward first day of his Best job in the World, when he misspelt the name of the island he was on while writing on his blog. ANI
Taliban on the run in Pak: Qureshi
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that the Taliban are on the run in the country, as the government has launched a series of military operations against them and other militant organisations. ANI
Oz brothels put on more staff to serve US naval officers
Brothels in Australian city of Perth are putting on more staff to deal with the arrival of two US warships, carrying more than 5400 sailors. ANI
Wearing nude Posh Spice t-shirt in Dubai may land you in jail!
A Lebanese national was reportedly jailed in Dubai for wearing T-shirt showing Victoria Beckham in the nude. ANI
Mischievous cleric instigated Muslims to attack Christians in Pak
A local cleric had instigated communal tension in Bahmniwala village in Kasur District which resulted in Tuesdays incident of loot and attack on Christians, it has been revealed. ANI
UK pub called Cheers by patrons named Britains best boozer
A pub that regulars call Cheers has topped the list of pubs in Britain. ANI
Womans sex partner assaulted after teens mistook her cries of passion for pain
A womans sex partner was assaulted after teenagers mistook her cries of passion to be screams of pain. ANI
Sri Lankan Govt. building permanent camps for Tamil refugees
Despite promising to resettle 80 percent of Tamil refugees by the end of this year, the Sri Lankan Government has reportedly started building permanent camps for most of the 300,000 refugees, who are being held there since Tamil Tigers defeat in May. ANI
South Waziristan tribe agrees to abide by 2007 peace accord
The Ahmadzai Wazir tribe has decided that it would abide by the peace accord inked with the government in 2007, and would not attack the troops stationed in South Waziristan. ANI
Oz govt. extends hospitality aid for Indian students
In a bid to make Indian students, who have been at the receiving end of several recent racial attacks, feel welcome, the Australian Government has decided to give a 50,000 dollar hospitality grant to the Darebin City Council. ANI
Brit woman hangs herself on fishhooks as part of Paris shark protest
A British woman took a drastic step to stress the threat of extinction facing sharks worldwide by piercing her skin with giant fish hooks, and hanging herself from the ceiling of a boutique in Paris. ANI
Heres how much cool Obama and his White House staff earn
While Barrack Obamas job as the President of the United States earns him a cool salary of 400,000 dollars, his top White House staffers are also not doing too badly with almost half of the presidential income, a new list has revealed. ANI
Aborigine child abuse six times higher than non-Aborigine child abuse in Australia: Report
The latest two-yearly study of the Australian Governments Productivity Commission damningly reveals that indigenous children are six times more likely to suffer abuse or neglect than non-indigenous children and 28 times more likely to wind up in jail. ANI
UK research says over 55s happier, while under 25s are stressed and lonely
A Standard Life report, called Age Old Stereotypes has claimed that people over 55 are happier, while those under 25 are likely to be lonely and stressed about money. ANI
UK prison opens West End style restaurant
A West End style restaurant called The Clink has opened up inside Her Majestys Prison High Down. iners can eat a two-course meal at the prison restaurant in Sutton, Surrey, for six pounds, reports The Telegraph. ANI
HMS Beagle specimens and an original page of Origin of Species to be reunited at Darwin exhibition
Specimens and manuscripts from Charles Darwins Beagle voyage - not seen together since that historic circumnavigation of the globe - will be reunited at the opening of Cambridge University Librarys new exhibition next Monday. ANI
France to provide Tiger combat helicopters to Pak
France has agreed to provide Pakistan Tiger combat helicopters and other sophisticated military equipments to strengthen its abilities in taking on the rampant Taliban. ANI
Beer lovers get chance to win a trip to space
Love beer and have a dream to travel to the space? Well, heres your chance to fulfil your wish-just enter a new contest by the company behind the dark Irish beer Guinness.he beer bosses have reserved a seat aboard a suborbital Virgin Galactic space liner as one of three experience prizes in an online contest honouring the 250th birthday of the beers brewery this year. ANI
Toad captured on camera while eating snake in China
In a rare case of a predator hunted by its prey, a toad has for the first time been captured on camera while eating a whole snake in just five minutes. ANI
Wife willing to forgive South Carolina Guv Sanford
South Carolina First Lady Jenny Sanford has said that she willing to forgive her husband and Governor Mark Sanford for his affair, but added that she doesnt know whether South Carolinas citizens will as magnimous. ANI
HINDRAF leader to form a party or an NGO
Hindu Rights Action Force (HINDRAF) legal adviser P. Uthayakumar will form a political party or a non-governmental organisation soon. ANI
Australia has no clue about indigenous communities: Rudd
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has admitted that the country hasnt got enough statistical information about whats happening in its indigenous communities. ANI
Brit Armys Band of the Coldstream Guards marches to Jackos Thriller
Brit armys world-famous Band of the Coldstream Guards left hordes of tourist stunned after they started playing Michael Jacksons mega hit Thriller, and even marched to its tune on Wednesday. ANI
Parents of Pak kid who got new lease of life have nothing but praise for India
Relations between India and Pakistan soured and the blame game from both sides gained unprecedented heights after the 26/11 Mumbai carnage, but for Syed Saadat Ali and his wife, the heightened tensions between the two neighboring nations did not affect the treatment of their son, Syed Raahim, who was operated in New Delhi for a rare congenital heart disorder in December 2008. ANI
Foreign, regional students to be given priority on-campus housing in Australia
Newly arrived international students could be given priority for on-campus accommodation as one way of boosting safety, according to a position paper released on Thursday by Universities Australia. ANI
13 killed, several injured in US drone strikes in South Waziristan
At least 13 people were killed and several others injured in two missile hits carried out by unmanned US Predator aircrafts in South Waziristan on Friday. ANI
Pak may be biting off too much in launching Waziristan offensive without sealing Swat
The Pakistan Army may have been planning an all out assault against the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud in his stronghold of South Waziristan, but experts believe that the operation could result in further disappointment for the United States. ANI
Mehsud running Toyota-type assembly line of child suicide bombers: Report
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud is virtually running an assembly line of suicide bombers to wreak havoc in the troubled nation. ANI
Iran lifts block on SMS texting
SMS text messaging services in Iran have been unblocked for the first time since disputed June 12 presidential elections. ANI
UK Lt. Col. killed in roadside bomb blast in Afghanistan
A roadside bomb explosion in Afghanistan has claimed the life of the highest ranking British officer in almost three decades, the Ministry of Defence has announced. ANI
Gilani to meet Manmohan on sidelines of NAM summit on July 16 : Pak FO
Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani would meet Dr. Manmohan Singh on the sidelines of the of the Non-Aligned Movement summit in Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt on July 16, the Pakistan Foreign Office has said. ANI
Captured U.S. soldier has been sold to Haqqani group: Taliban
Taliban representatives have said that the American soldier kidnapped by them has been sold to a local insurgent group, and added that they will release a video to prove their claim. ANI
Swine flu unstoppable, says WHO chief
World Health Organization head Margaret Chan has warned a forum in Mexico that the swine flu virus worldwide is now unstoppable. ANI
War on terror cost Pak 10 billion dollars in 2008-09
Pakistan has spent about 10 billion dollars in the war on terror during the financial year 2008-09, the chairman of the Panel of Economists of the Planning Commission, Hafiz Pasha has said. ANI
Air France flight crashed into Atlantic vertically, says report
The Air France flight that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean last month, killing all 228 people on board plunged vertically from the sky so suddenly that passengers and crew on board did not even have time to inflate their life jackets. ANI
Swine flu spins out of control in UK; 100,000 more cases expected each day
British Health Minister Andy Burnham has told the House of Commons here that the swine flu pandemic is so out of control, that there could be more than 100,000 new cases each day by the end of next month. ANI
Resentful Afghans unlikely to welcome, support government, foreign troops or Taliban
stan), July 3 (ANI) Incoming American forces are likely to continue to face a hostile Afghan population, even as they seek to reverse their military losses to a resurgent Taliban. ANI
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