International News for June 14, 2009

Obamas game plan faces setback as Ahmadinejad sweeps Iranian polls
With Mahmoud Ahmadinejads victory in Irans Presidential poll, US President Barack Obamas hopes of blocking Irans nuclear programme faced a serious blow. ANI

China worse than Gitmo, say detainees freed in Bermuda
The four Chinese Guantanamo detainees, released in Bermuda, have claimed that life in China, where they face persecution, is worse than life at Gitmo. ANI

Scheme to deradicalise Muslim Scots to be launched
Scotlands anti-terror chiefs have announced plans to launch a scheme to deradicalise Scots who have fallen prey to Islamic extremists. ANI

UK building firm blurts out MI-5 secrets
A construction company that built the headquarters of one of Britains most sensitive spy bases - MI-5, has inadvertently revealed some of its well kept secrets on the Internet. ANI

UK mulling over permission to bribe and buy Taliban commanders
The British Government is mulling over a proposal to give formal permission to its officials to pay bribes for recruiting informants and to buy off Taliban commanders. ANI

UK councils spend 50m pounds a year translating documents no one reads
An investigation has found that many of the foreign-language leaflets found in town halls and Whitehall have never been read, and that the government annually spends 50 million pounds on translation and interpretation for the benefit of people who cannot speak English. hough a well-intended initiative for immigrants, these articles or documents have failed to attract a single reader, claims a Telegraph report. ANI

Bill Clinton undertakes payback campaign tour
Bill Clintons headlong jump into the 2010 election cycle to support his familys long term supporters might have gone unnoticed, but the former US president has deployed all his political star power to campaign for allies in eight states. ANI

Browns closest ally plotting to throw him out of PM Office
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown may have to face more difficulties in the days to come, as one of his closest allies Ed Balls, has said that he could ask Brown to step down. ANI

MIC Youth to help Malay Indian traders get loans
The youth wing of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) has decided to intensify efforts to aid Malay Indian small and medium entrepreneurs get easy loans. ANI

Google trikes blamed for invasion of privacy in UK
Googles new plan to photograph every roadside in Britain for its Street View service has drawn flak from the public, which claims that it is an invasion of privacy. ANI

Israeli PM may accept Obamas Palestine deal
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may accept US President Barack Obamas key demand to publicly accept the idea of a Palestinian state. ANI

Middle-class drinkers in homes as bad as riotous youths
Middle-class drinkers in homes are as bad as havoc wreaking youths on the streets, a senior bishop has said. ANI

Three killed in suspected US drone strike in South Waziristan
Three persons were killed and several others were injured in a suspected US drone strike in South Waziristans Miranshah region on Sunday. ANI

Pak Govt. asks media to avoid live coverage of terror attacks
Pakistan Government has asked countrys electronic media to refrain from live telecasts of terrorist attacks, suicide bombings and other acts of violence. ANI

Hina Khar becomes first Pakistani woman to present budget
Minister of State for Finance and Economic Affairs, Hina Rabbani Khar, on Saturday became the first Pakistani woman to present a national budget, though, she found it difficult to pronounce long Urdu economic terms because of her English medium educational background.akistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilanis finance adviser, Shaukat Tarin, was supposed to present the budget, but as he was not an elected member, he could not so. ANI

Pakistan on a suicidal course: Imran Khan
Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan has warned that Pakistan is headed on a suicidal course as the offensive against the Taliban and other extremist organizations could prove counterproductive and fuel more extremism. ANI

US drops India, AQ Khan riders from Pak aid bill
In what may be seen as a major concession to Pakistan, the US House of Representatives has dropped demands of access to the disgraced nuclear scientist Dr A.Q. Khan and preventing terrorist attacks against India as conditions from the aid bill offering Islamabad 1.5 billion dollars for the next five years. ANI

Man walks with broken leg for almost three decades
Steve Webb, 49, was unaware that he had a broken leg - for 29 years. ANI

8 killed,15 others wounded in Dera Ismail Khan bomb blast
At least eight people were killed and 15 others were injured in a powerful bomb blast which rocked Dera Ismail Khan in Pakistan on Sunday. ANI

Babysitting website puts girls at risk of being stalked
Young girls looking for babysitting work on job websites may be putting themselves at risk of being stalked by men looking for paid sex. ANI

Nepal PM assures journalists full security
Nepals Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal has said the government would ensure security to journalists and would take action against those involved in attacks against journalists at Hotel Malla earlier this week. ANI

Voice of Americas role being questioned in spreading Taliban propaganda
The US Government mouthpiece Voice of America has come under the scanner for allegedly providing a platform for Taliban propaganda, as its Pashto language service is being asked to explain VOAs interview with Baitullah Mehsud in Pakistan. ANI

Racism exists in Australia: Oz official
With attacks on Indian students continuing in Australia, Race Discrimination Commissioner Tom Calma believes there is a case to give a racist tag to them. ANI

Arnie may become Austrias next President
Arnold Schwarzenegger has a back up plan after his term as Governor of California ends next year- he has his eyes on presidency of Austria, his home country. ANI

Former Oz-Indian victim calls recent incidents street violence not racial attacks
While the attacks on the Indian students continue unabated in Australia, some Indians believe that the sporadic attack incidents have nothing to do with racism. ANI

Queen, Michelle Obama strike firm friendship since G20 summit meet
Queen Elizabeth II and Michelle Obama have struck a firm friendship since they first met at the G20 summit in London in April, according to sources. ANI

India encroached Nepals land, says CA delegations
Separate delegations of Nepals Constituent Assembly and Parliament have concluded that Nepal was encroached by India in Dang district. ANI

Picassos granddaughter sues author over slanderous lies
Pablo Picassos granddaughter is suing an author for claiming that her brother Pablito once tried to burgle his grandfathers home under the influence of drugs. ANI

Pak blames India for delay in Mumbai probe
Pakistan has accused India for its laid back attitude in the Mumbai attack probe, and said that the delay being caused in the enquiry was primarily due to New Delhis relaxed approach over the issue. ANI

Family says Pak Christian man was raped, murdered for not converting to Islam
Family members of a young Christian man have claimed that he was raped and brutally murdered in Pakistan because he refused to convert to Islam. ANI

Prince Harrys new girls lesbian clinches, druggy pals past revealed
Prince Harrys new girlfriend is a wild-child party animal who loves to have all night benders, lesbian clinches and boasts of having sex with Jack Osbourne and another girl in a hot tub, it has emerged. ANI

Mehsud booked for Pak religious scholars murder
The Pakistan police has registered an FIR against the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud, charging him of being involved in the assassination of the counrtys top religious scholar, Dr Sarfraz Naeemi Al-Azhari, who along with his three close associates were killed in the suicide attack on the Jamia Naeemia mosque here on Friday. ANI

Convicted motorist escapes community work because of her stilettos!
A woman who was sentenced for not following traffic rules escaped community service because she could only wear high heels. ANI

Woman puts down burglar by shot-putting 12-pack of beer bottles!
A woman shot-put a 12-pack of beer bottles at a burglar approximately 12 feet away as he tried to get away with her wallet on a bicycle. ANI