International News for July 9, 2009

Obama, Manmohan cozy up at G8-G5 summit
US president Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh cozied up to each other at a summit of the G8-G5 groupings at LAquila in Italy on Thursday. ANI

Tribal Oriya girl meets G8 leaders in Italy
A 16 year old tribal girl from Orissas Koraput district rubbed shoulders with world leaders at the Junior Eight summit in Italy. ANI

G8 and G5 leaders meet in Italy
Leaders of the worlds richest nations and major developing powers met on Thursday (July 9) to discuss global issues on the second day of a G8 summit in LAquila, Italy. ANI

J8 meets G8, ask leaders to get tough on climate change defaulters
Fourteen young people from countries attending the G8 today called on their respective leaders to get tough with countries who dont meet climate change targets and teachers whose standards slip. ANI

Michelle Obama flashes 5,950 dlrs alligator envelope clutch in Russia
US First Lady Michelle Obama appeared to throw recession out the window by flashing 5,950 black envelope clutch during a stroll in a wooded landscape outside of Moscow. ANI

New York Times Carlos Slim romancing Queen Noor of Jordan?
Mexican businessman Carlos Slim is rumoured to be romancing Queen Noor of Jordan. ANI

Da Vinci follow-up The Last Symbol will be promoted with a series of puzzles
Publishers of Dan Browns new novel The Last Symbol will be launching a series of puzzles, codes, and teasers on social networking sites like Facebook, as a part of their promotional campaign. ANI

Japanese tourists voted worlds best, French worst
A new survey has revealed that Japanese tourists are the best in the world, and French the worst. ANI

Rape video on Malay teens mobile leads to schoolmates arrest
A rape video of a 13-year-old Malay girl was found on a students mobile, and handed over to police, who later took the culprits into custody. ANI

Brit diplomat quits after videotape of sex romp in Russia emerges
A British diplomat has resigned from his office after he was filmed having sex with two blonde hookers in Russia. ANI

Bombs easily sneaked past government guards at high security US buildings: Report
An investigative arm of the US Congress has revealed that bomb parts were sneaked past guards and assembled inside several US government buildings by undercover agents. ANI

Appalling increase in Pak crime rate revealed by HRCP data
Data released by the Sindh chapter of the Human Right Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has revealed shocking details about the increasing crime graph in the country. ANI

Leopard caught on camera while taking a relaxing dip in spa hot tub
It seems that leopards too believe in beauty treatments, for a wild big cat was recently caught on camera taking a break from her cubs with a relaxing dip in an outdoor spa hot tub. ANI

Meet the male cockerel whose insatiable sex drive killed its exhausted mate!
A cockerel named Elvis has come to be known as a ladykiller after his hens death from exhaustion, which believably was a result of her inability to keep up with her mates sexual appetite. ANI

Pak govt. must ensure security of Swat displaced before asking them to return: UN
The United Nations (UN) has said that the Pakistan government must ensure the safety and security of all those people who have been displaced due to the military offensive in Swat and Malakand Divisions of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), before asking them to return to their homes in the valley. ANI

Factory worker dies after falling into a vat of molten chocolate
A 29-year-old worker lost his balance, fell into a vat of molten chocolate, and, despite his colleagues battling to save him, died. ANI

Brit woman receives postcard from Greece 22yrs after it was sent
A Brit woman is said to have received a postcard from a Greek Island 22-years after it was sent. ANI

Prince Charles likens himself to tree hugging ancestor Henry VIII
Prince Charles has likened himself to Henry VIII, saying his ancestor was a tree hugger, just like him. ANI

New species of lungless salamander found in Appalachian foothills of the US
A striking new species of lungless salamander has been found living in a small stream in the Appalachian foothills of the US. ANI

Cannot allow nuke power Pak to fall into terrorists hands: Sarkozy
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has said that it cannot allow nuclear power Pakistan to fall into the hands of the Taliban and other extremist organizations, which have been challenging the writ of the government. ANI

US, Israel may both claim victory on emerging settlement deal
Israel and the US are moving toward a compromise solution on the settlement issue that might allow both sides to claim victory, The Jerusalem Post has learned. ANI

Britains biggest UFO mystery revealed by Air Force base chief
For years, Britains biggest UFO mystery had been kept under wraps, but now an Air Force official has admitted that an extra-terrestrial craft did visit the air base at Rendlesham Forest in 1980. ANI

Malay Tamil, Chinese educationists keen to teach science, math in mother tongue
Both Tamil and Chinese educationists have welcomed the Cabinets decision to revert the teaching of science and mathematics to ones mother tongue in vernacular schools. ANI

Meet the Brit woman whose medicine intake overshadows Michael Jacksons
A Brit woman, who suffers from many aliments, is said to be so addicted to prescription drugs that even late King of Pop Michael Jacksons intake pales in comparison to hers. ANI

Palins next hand will determine how well book sales do
How Sarah Palin plays her next hand, politically or otherwise, will determine how well books about her or written by her will do in the publications market, the Politico reports. ANI

Democrats letter claims CIA misled Congress
A letter released late Wednesday by six Democratic House members claims that Central Intelligence Agency Director Leon Panetta testified that top CIA officials have concealed significant actions... and misled members of Congress since 2001 - a claim the CIA is contesting. ANI

Dallas police cut extra protection at Bush home
The Dallas Police Department has cut back on some of the additional protection that the department provided around the Preston Hollow home of former President George W. Bush. ANI

Drunken Brit handed out cash to strangers at Spanish airport
A British man had to be saved by police after he began handing out 45,000 pounds in euros and travellers cheques to strangers at the airport here on Wednesday. ANI

Second daughter of Bakri defies his strict Muslim code
Hate preacher Omar Bakri has been humiliated once again after another of his daughters defied his strict Muslim code. ANI

Queen to spend nine million pounds on private jet
The Queen is splashing out on a new private jet and helicopter. ANI

New UN report takes firm stand on womens rights in Afghanistan
stan), July 9 (ANIA new United Nations report has called for an end to the prevailing abuse against women in Afghanistan, and warned that ignoring this culture of impunity will create an environment of political and social insecurity. ANI

US can justify its drone strike policy in Pak tribal areas: Expert
The raging region of South Waziristan, where the Pakistan Army has initiated an all out attack on the Talibans top commander Baitullah Mehsud, was targeted by US drones twice in less than 24 hours on Wednesday and fourth time in less than a week. While Pakistan and some US experts have vehemently opposed these drone hits saying they kill more civilians than insurgents, some analysts believe that the missile hits are justified. ANI

G-5 leaders play victim of economic crisis shaped by developed countries
The developing countries are bearing a major brunt of the global financial crisis they did not create, the Group of Five main emerging economies said in Italy on Wednesday. ANI

N.Korea suspected of being behind cyber attacks on S. Korea, US
North Korea is suspected of launching an unprecedented large cyber-attack this past weekend against South Korea and a smaller number of US government web sites. ANI

China says it will execute riot killers
A senior official has warned that China will execute anyone found to be behind the 156 riot killings in the north west city of Urumqi. ANI

Pak vows to enhance PAFs combat capabilities at all costs
Pakistan Defence Minister Chaudhry Ahmad Mukhtar has said all necessary steps would be initiated by the government to enhance the combat capabilities of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF). ANI

Tailored DNA sequences can sort and separate carbon nanotubes
A team of researchers from DuPont and Lehigh University have achived a breakthrough in the campaign to sort and separate carbon nanotubes (CNTs) that are suitable for use in electronics, medicine, and other applications. ANI

US-Pak partnership key to containing global terrorist threat in S. Asia: Expert
Containing the global terrorist threat in South Asia will depend largely on the ability of the United States to forge a trusting and cooperative partnership with Pakistan over the next several years, feels Lisa Curtis, Senior Research Fellow for South Asia in the Asian Studies Center at The Heritage Foundation. ANI

Indo-Pak talks only possible if Mumbai accused successfully prosecuted: Miliband
The resumption of the stalled peace talks between India and Pakistan rests on the successful prosecution of the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai carnage, British Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs David Miliband has said. ANI

Palin popular despite announcing her decision to quit as Alaska Governor
A new poll suggests that Republicans still would love to see Sarah Palin as their presidential candidate in 2012 in spite of her decision to resign as Alaska Governor. ANI

Brit primary school kids read to dogs to improve literacy
Kids at a primary school in England are being egged on to read to dogs in the classroom to make better their skills - because the pooches do not laugh or get impatient when they stammer. ANI

China may put first woman in space by 2012
Chinas first astronaut, Yang Liwei, has revealed that Chinese women would soon be seen in space. ANI

G-5 mulls alternative currencies for trade
Indian Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon on Wednesday said the Group of Five major developing economies meeting in Italy deliberated over the use of alternative currencies to settle trade among themselves. ANI

Leaders of G-5 countries meet in Italy
Leaders of the Group of Five emerging countries -- Brazil, India, China, Mexico and South Africa -- met on the sidelines of G-8 Summit on Wednesday. ANI

Swat Taliban chief Fazlullah seriously injured: Pak Army
The Pakistan Army has claimed that Mullah Fazlullah, the chief of the Talibans Swat chapter, has been grievously wounded in an attack by security forces. ANI

Pak death row inmate Sarabjit Singhs mercy plea forwarded to Zardari
Sarabjit Singhs mercy plea, requesting that his death sentence be commuted to life imprisonment, has been forwarded to Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, The Daily Times reports. ANI

Taliban may hijack airplanes to repeat 9/11, warns Pak intelligence
Pakistan intelligence authorities have warned that the Taliban may hijack airplanes to carry out a terror strike similar to 9/11. ANI

Manmohan Singh takes on developed world at G-5 summit
Addressing the media following the G-5 outreach summit here, the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, once again took on the West and blamed it for the current economic meltdown. ANI

Wikipedians slam study tagging them bunch of egocentric introverts
Wikipedians have slammed a report that found them to be egocentric introverts, socially awkward, and closed to new ideas. ANI

TUV Rheinland Singapore Pte. Ltd. has been Awarded the Status of a Designated Certification Body by the Safety Authority SPRING
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Roamware Launches Next Generation SIM Box Detector ™
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Universal Music and Gemalto join forces to Distribute Music through Combination of DVD and SIM Card
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Alchimer Introduces Cost-saving AquiViaTM Deposition Process for Advanced TSV Metallization
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Baker & Taylor’s YBP Library Services to Offer ebrary’s Academic Complete, Integrate Usage Statistics with E-Approval Plans
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Walton Completes Land Sales for Oakridge Phase 5
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