International News for March 21, 2009

13 most powerful UK Muslim women revealed
More Muslim women than ever are in leading positions in British society. ANI

Malay Indians want maths and science to be taught in Tamil
The Federation of Malaysian Indian Organisations wants the teaching of science and mathematics to revert to the Tamil language in Tamil schools. ANI

English schoolgirl claims to have spotted UFO
An English schoolgirl claims that she has spotted a UFO and even managed to film it. ANI

Malaysia allocates 12 million ringgits to train Indian community
The Economic Planning Unit in the Malaysian Prime Ministers Department has allocated 12 million ringgits for upgrading the Indian communitys professional skills. ANI

Baloch CM says drone attacks will tarnish Obamas global image
Balochistan Chief Minister Muhammad Aslam Raisani has said drone attacks in Balochistan will tarnish President Barack Obamas global image. ANI

Israel to probe soldiers for using excessive force during Gaza operation
After repeatedly rebuffing charges of having committed war crimes in its recent war against Hamas in Gaza, a stunned Israel has changed track and instructed its military prosecutor to launch a criminal investigation into the alleged deliberate killing of women, children, and elderly non-combatants by Israeli soldiers. ANI

UK Tory leaders react angrily to exiled hate preachers Islamic rant
Leaders of Britains Conservative (Tory) Party have expressed anger at the Gordon Brown Government for allowing exiled hate preacher Omar Bakri Mohammed to address an anti-West public meeting here. ANI

Chinese couples splash 1k pounds on butterfly weddings!
Loved up Chinese couples certainly dont care about the ongoing recession - they are spending as much as 1,000 pounds just to be showered in clouds of butterflies as part of the finale to their wedding.ccording to Chinese butterfly farmers, despite economic crunch business has picked up, reports The Telegraph. ANI

Sharif brothers have a pact with Gilani on Governors Rule?
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz will not pressurize the PPP Government to lift Governors Rule in Punjab before the Supreme Courts verdict on a review petition against the disqualification of the Sharif brothers, the Daily Times has reported. ANI

Tesco shoppers get porn shock!
Shoppers looking for TVs in a Tesco store got an eyeful when the screens started showing a naked couple romping in graphic sex scenes. ANI

Paks poor Prime Minister Gilani has property worth 200,000 rupees only
Believe it or not, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has property worth 200,000 rupees only. ANI

Zardari urges Pakistan to move on
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has urged the nation to forget the recent political crisis, and said the restoration of the sacked judges offers an opportunity to move on. ANI

Patriot Girls don American Flag bikini to raise funds for soldiers
Hundreds of American models dubbed Patriot Girls are trying to raise funds for soldiers and their families - in bikinis. ANI

Gilani to meet Sharif, takes charge of Punjab matters
Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani will meet the Pakistan Muslim League chief Nawaz Sharif on Sunday to discuss ways to resolve the current political crisis in the countrys Punjab province. ANI

Man livid over knife-using woman tattooist escaping jail sentence
A Brit man, who was left scarred after a woman tattooed him with a craft knife, is furious that she has not been sentenced to jail. ANI

Pakistan seeks to resolve water issue with India through bilateral dialogues
Pakistan has said that it is ready to resolve the water sharing issue with India through bilateral talks. ANI

Octomum using denial to deal with life
Nadya Suleman, who became a history-making mum after giving birth to octuplets on January 26, has confessed that she uses denial as her defence to deal with life. ANI

US nuke submarine damaged in collision near Iran
A nuclear submarine was damaged in a collision with another U.S. Navy vessel off the coast of Iran early Friday, leaving 15 U.S. sailors injured and 25,000 gallons of fuel spilling into the Strait of Hormuz. ANI

Manmohan Singhs website rated far better than Zardaris by BBC critic
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singhs official website has been rated better than that of Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari. ANI

Iran welcomes Obamas outreach, but cautiously
Iran has cautiously welcomed US President Barack Obamas videotaped message for a new beginning between the two countries. ANI

New US resolution condemns ban on girls education in Pak
A new US resolution introduced in the House of Representatives has asked the Obama administration to condemn restrictions imposed on girls education by the Taliban in the Swat region. ANI

UK Hindu continues to fight for right to open-air cremation
A 70-year-old Hindu residing in Britain has said that he is determined to fight a case to allow him a natural cremation on a funeral pyre as per Hindu tradition, even as government lawyers will tell a High Court judge next week that allowing the elderly mans last wish would be abhorrent to the majority of the British population. ANI

8 in 10 Brit kids are addicted to cellphones
Eight out of ten British kids are addicted to their mobile phones, a new survey has found. ANI

Taliban have achieved strategic stalemate in Afghanistan: Miliband
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband has said that the Taliban has achieved a strategic stalemate in Afghanistan.is statement came as he refused to say whether he wanted to reduce the number of British forces in the country. ANI

Palin slams Obama over Special Olympics joke
Ex-vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has criticised President Barack Obama for the Special Olympics joke he made on a US chat show. ANI

Trial of Polish Fritzl begins day after dungeon dads conviction
A day after Josef Fritzls case came to a close in Austria, the trial of a 46-year-old man accused of imprisoning and raping his daughter opened in northern Poland. ANI

Hillary Clinton bags Global Trailblazer award for commitment to womens rights, securing justice
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was honoured with the Global Trailblazer award at the 2009 Global Leadership Awards, held at the Kennedy Center. ANI

Mullen-Kayani ties to be cornerstone of future Pak-US ties: WSJ
Pakistan Chief of the Army Staff General Ashfaq Kayanis constant touch with the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Admiral Michael Mullen ensured that the Long March crisis in the country did not go out of control. ANI

Dungeon dad under suicide watch in prison
Austrian incest fiend Josef Fritzl has spent the first night of his life sentence in jail with a cellmate who is on suicide watch amid fears for his mental health. ANI

US senator says fates of India, Pak, Afghanistan linked
The Chairman of the US Armed Service Committee, Senator Carl Levin, has said the fates of India, Pakistan and Afghanistan are interlinked, while indicating that the improvement in Indo-Pak relations is the key to stability in South Asia. ANI

US plans intense engagement in Pak, triples aid
In a bid to facilitate intense engagement in the economy and promote Pakistans counterinsurgency policies, the Obama administration may triple development aid to Islamabad, while attaching some conditions to enhancement of military assistance. ANI

Prince William criticised for taking time off from RAF training to go skiing
Prince William is being criticised for taking time off from RAF training this week to go skiing with his girlfriend Kate Middleton. ANI

Gratitude is key to happiness
Dont run here and there in search of good life, for just being grateful to the people around you may fill your life with happiness. ANI

Elisabeth Fritzl wants her dad to rot behind bars
Dungeon girl Elisabeth Fritzl wants her father Josef to rot in jail, it has emerged. ANI

Schwarzenegger defends Obama on Special Olympics gaffe
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has said President Barack Obamas gaffe on Special Olympics was a mistake that anyone could committ. ANI

30 of Obamas top staff are former lobbyists
The National Journal has in a non-partisan analysis found that 30 of the 267 senior Obama administration officials have served as lobbyists in the preceding five years. ANI

Heres what will be cooked in the Obama kitchen! (Re-issue)
Michelle Obama will begin digging up a patch of the South Lawn on Friday to plant a vegetable garden, the first at the White House since Eleanor Roosevelts victory garden in World War II. ANI

UK fears Mumbai type attacks on London hotels
British anti-terrorist officers have warned that luxury hotels in the country might be attacked on lines of the Mumbai terror attacks. ANI

Prince Charles love letters sold for 20k pounds on eBay
Love letters said to have written by Prince Charles to a former lover have sold for more than 20,000 pounds on eBay. ANI

Michelle Obama: I was mocked for talking like a white girl
First Lady Michelle Obama was once taunted for talking like a white girl. ANI

Michelle Obama says her hubby doesnt understand fashion
Michelle Obama unveiled another side to her President hubby Barack when she said he was far from understanding fashion. ANI

Obamas Special Olympic gaffe has Palin miffed
Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin, a mother to a child with Downs Syndrome, has expressed her shock over President Obamas comment about the Special Olympics on The Tonight Show. ANI

Fritzls House of Horrors to be snapped by local council to curb murder tourism
Local council in Amstetten, Austria, is reportedly planning to buy the House of Horrors- the three-storey house where Josef Fritzl kept his daughter Elisabeth as a sex slave for 24 long years. ANI

First LNG Commissioning Cargo Arrives at South Hook Terminal
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Court Approves WorldSpace, Inc. Asset Sale
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Kraton Polymers LLC Announces Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2008 Earnings Release Conference Call and Webcast
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Fareed Zakaria is India Abroad Person of the Year 2008
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