International News for November 7, 2009

Brit kids banned from paddling in water during school trips!
Brit kids have been banned from paddling in water during school trips under new health and safety guidelines. ANI

Race row erupts over British National Party-backed film
A British National Party-backed political film, which has been posted on YouTube, has erupted a race row for showing a British borough without a white person in sight. ANI

Detained asylum-seekers spokesman Alex a smuggler: Sri Lankan Govt.
The Sri Lankan Government has said that the leader of a boatload of asylum-seekers held in Indonesia on their way to Australia, Alex, is a known people-smuggler, who had been previously deported from Canada. ANI

Products with detailed nutritional info sell more
Products with detailed nutritional information are picked more from the shelves than the so-called light items, according to a study. ANI

The British woman who has two v*s
A 29-year-old British woman who has two v*nas will soon open up about her life in The Tyra Banks Show. ANI

Pakistanis blame foreign powers for deadly Peshawar blast
While the Pakistan government has blamed the banned terror outfits such as the Taliban and Al-Qaeda for the devastating car bomb blast in Peshawars Meena Bazaar, in which over 100 people were killed, many Pakistanis believe it was countries like the US, India and Israel which were the real enemies of the state and not the Islamist extremist organisations. ANI

Lolita authors last novel The Original of Laura published
The last book inked by Vladimir Nabokov, the author of Lolita, has been published - against his dying wish. ANI

Karzai will lose international support if he fails to get rid of corruption: Brown
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has warned Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai that he would lose international support if he fails to get rid of corruption prevalent in his government. ANI

Reputation of British Armed Forces at risk in Afghanistan
If Britain fails to make any progress in the Afghanistan war, the reputation and long-term future of its Armed forces will be at risk, two top defence ministry officials have said. ANI

Petrified Palin bans phones, laptops, cameras from speech venue
Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is so petrified of being misconstrued at an upcoming event that the organizers have banned phones, laptops and cameras at the venue. ANI

Lesbian kiss girls win £1000 over nightclub ban!
Two lesbians, who were asked to stop kissing by staff of a nightclub, have won compensation of 1000 pounds from the clubs bosses. ANI

Govt-backed UK madrassas may be grooming kids for Islamic terrorism, fear critics
Critics have expressed fears that madrassas backed by the UK Government might be grooming vulnerable children for Islamic extremism or even terrorism. ANI

Musharraf fears Sharif would make his life miserable if he replaces Zardari
Pakistans current turbulent political scenario seems to have the former President General Pervez Musharraf worried. ANI

PAFs Karachi base, NATO containers under severe terror threat, warns Pak intelligence
Pakistan Intelligence agencies have issued warnings regarding a probable terror attack on the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) base in Karachi. ANI

Malaysian education ministry urged to allow Indian students to take Tamil paper
In a memorandum submitted to the Malaysian Education Ministry, eleven Malay-Indian organisation have asked the ministry to allow Indian students to take Tamil Literature as an additional subject in the SPM examination ANI

Indian, Pakistani, Black teachers facing endemic culture of racism in British schools
With nearly half of Black and minority ethnic (BME) teachers complaining of racial discrimination, schools in Britain have developed an endemic culture of institutional racism, a new research has found. ANI

Zardari sensationally reveals how he thwarted three dethroning attempts till date
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has himself revealed that certain political quarters in the country are trying relentlessly to depose him from Presidency, and that he has thwarted three such attempts in the past. ANI

500-pound Breastox lifts bust in just 30 minutes!
Women will no longer have to undergo painful and lengthy b*b jobs, thanks to Breastox which allows girls to boost their busts in just 30 minutes. ANI

The Gruffalo voted best bedtime story in UK
Childrens classic The Gruffalo has been named the best bedtime story in the UK, says a poll. ANI

SA man hits jackpot twice in 7yrs!
A South African man has scooped lottery jackpot twice in seven years. ANI

Brave policewoman who shot down Fort Hood gunman hailed a heroine
A female civilian officer is being hailed as a heroine for shooting down the Fort Hood gunman who allegedly killed 13 American soldiers and injured 30 others at Americas biggest military base. ANI

American woman suffers amnesia after having sex with hubby!
Many people describe sex as a mind-blowing experience, but for one woman it turned to be mind-erasing. ANI

Combat Barbie steps in as new Miss England
Lance Corporal Katrina Hodge has been crowned the new Miss England after former winner Rachel Christie withdrew from the title. ANI

Berlusconi applauds Kazakh mens virility!
Italys Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi told the president of Kazakhstan on Friday that a recent rise in the countrys population was due to the virility of its menfolk. ANI

Singh, Gilani meet unlikely after latter forced to skip Commonwealth summit
Worried by the current turbulent political scenario in the country emanating due to the governments failure to table the controversial National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) in parliament, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani is unlikely to participate in the forthcoming Commonwealth Summit to be held in Port of Spain later this month. ANI

Fort Hood gunman gave his belongings to neighbour before rampage
The US Army psychiatrist, who allegedly killed 13 soldiers and injured 30 others at the Fort Hood military base in Texas, gave his belongings to a neighbour, saying that he would be gone to Iraq or Afghanistan for six months. ANI

Former Gitmo detainee vows to drag Musharraf to court for illegal imprisonment
A former prisoner, who was kept behind bars at the US detention facility at Guantanamo Bay for six years, has vowed to lodge a criminal case against former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf for arresting him illegally. ANI

Well discuss Indias involvement in terror activities soon: Pak FO
Pakistan would soon discuss the issue of Indias involvement in terror activities inside its geographical boundaries with New Delhi, Foreign Office (FO) spokesman Abdul Basit has said. ANI

Covidien Successfully Completes Tender Offer for Shares of Aspect Medical Systems, Inc.
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AES Raises $1.58 Billion in New Capital
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PPD Completes Acquisition of Excel PharmaStudies
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PPD to Present at CHINATRIALS 2009
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