Lawyers in Pakistan to protests on Aug 28
President of Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan Aitzaz Ahsan on Saturday said the lawyers would hold countrywide sit-in protests on August 28 if the deposed Judges are not restored. ANI
PPP announces Zardari as the candidate for the post of Pakistan president
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Saturday announced its Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardaris name for the post of Pakistans president. ANI
Jittery Obama aides worried about what Bill Clinton will say during convention speech
Aides of presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama appear to be wary about what former president Bill Clinton might say during his speech at the party convention next week. ANI
Worlds dumbest thief caught hanging upside down after trapping shoelace
A burglar was caught hanging upside down against a window after his shoelace got trapped during a break-in. ANI
Bald male escorts demand refund over no female clients to service!
Seven weeks after paying 200 pounds to join an agency as professional male escorts, two men finally want their money back because no woman wants to date them. ANI
Judges must be restored by Monday: Sharif
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Nawaz Sharif has given the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) a deadline till Monday for the restoration of the judges. ANI
Half-ton woman murderer too fat for jail
Prosecutors in Texas are trying to decide how to take into custody and bring to court a nearly half-tonne, bedridden woman accused of killing her two-year-old nephew. ANI
Brit town puts pigeons on the pill to cut their population!
Stamford town councillor has suggested that pigeons should be put on contraceptive pills to cut down their population. ANI
Brit teachers turning to binge eating to cope with stress
Teachers in Britain are under so much stress that they are turning to binge eating to cope with it, says a new survey. ANI
Pak army claims 30 militants killed
Over 30 militants in the disturbed Swat valley in the northwest of Pakistan have been killed on Saturday according to the Pakistani army.According to the News Network International (NNI), Major Nasir Ali, who is in charge of the armys media center in Swat, confirmed that the security forces had indeed launched a major operation in Kanju and Kabbal area of Swat on Saturday morning. ANI
McCain beats Obama in the battle of the roaches!
The next president of the United States of America is going to be John McCain, at least thats what the 15th Roach Derby at Rutgers University in New Jersey suggests. ANI
Ukraine will avoid being on Russias hit list, says its president
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has asserted that the fundamentals of international politics have changed and added that his country will do everything in its power to ensure it will not be on the Kremlin hitlist. ANI
Nawaz puts restoration of judges rider before considering Zardaris Prez bid
PML-N leader and former Pakistan premier Nawaz Sharif has reportedly put a condition of restoration of all deposed judges, including the deposed chief justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Chaudhry, before considering his partys support to PPP Co-chairman and presidential candidate Asif Ali Zardari. ANI
Jamie Oliver offends Germans with chicks were gassed Holocaust jibe
TV chef Jamie Oliver has angered Germans - by making a jibe about the Holocaust. ANI
Prisoner record losing UK firm earned 240 m pounds in government contracts
The British firm -- P.A. Consulting -- which lost the secret records on 84,000 prisoners, won 240-million pounds of Government contracts - including Labours ID card scheme. ANI
PML-Q says Musharraf is history now, wants to talk to PML-N in national interests
PML-Q Secretary Gen Mushahid Hussain has said that his party was no more in touch with former president General Musharraf, whose political career, in his words, was over. ANI
Pak clocks to be turned back an hour from September 1
Clocks in Pakistan will turn back an hour from September 1. ANI
Kiwi website launched to counter racism
International students in Christchurch can now complain anonymously about racial harassment online. ANI
Hazel Blears becomes bikini babe, courtesy Google Bombing!
Hazel Blears would like to be known for her eco-friendly policies, but if you type the British politicians name into the search engine, Google, a more unlikely image appears. ANI
Scotland declares all-out war on seagulls
Seagull nests will be destroyed in a pilot scheme to stop aggressive urban birds threatening Scottish towns and cities, it has emerged. ANI
Foreigners fear for their lives in South Africa
South African Xenophobia victims have said they would fear for their lives if they had to return to the communities they had fled. ANI
Chaplin could run UK Home Office better, says opposition politician
Liberal Democrat leader Nigel Clegg is of the view that the late Hollywood silent era comedian Charlie Chaplin could run the Home Office better than the present Labour Government of Prime Minister Gordon Brown. ANI
UK universities favouring poor background students
Some of Britains leading universities are reported to be favouring less-qualified students from poorer backgrounds. An investigation by The Daily Telegraph reveals five out of 20 elite institutions in the UK make lower grade offers to sixth-formers from poor-performing schools and deprived homes. ANI
Can Zardari fill the void for US after Musharraf?
The US is searching for a new ally in Islamabad whom it can bank upon, after former president Pervez Musharraf has gone off the political scene there. Musharraf stood as a strong and convenient one-stop shopping window for Washington for almost nine years while being flexible enough to adjust to almost every demand. ANI
VoA to stop its Hindi service
The Voice of Americas (VoA) Hindi service which was launched in 1955 would be shut down with effect from Sept 30, thereby rendering six of its permanent staff in New Delhi jobless. ANI
Foreign policy matters to dominate US presidential election
The Obama campaign believes that picking Senator Joe Biden as running mate ny Democratic Presidential candidate is a sign that foreign policy matters will be front and centre in the presidential election. ANI
Pak envoy says Islamabad wants more support from war-on-terror partners
Pakistans Ambassador to the US Husain Haqqani has said that his country expected more cooperation from the other war-on-terror stakeholders on its western border (read Afghanistan) in the post-Musharraf phase. ANI
Balochistans coalition supports Asifs nomination for the post of Prez
Almost all the coalition partners in the Balochistan provincial assembly have assured the provincial Chief Minister Nawab Mohammad Aslam Raisani of their support to PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari as the coalition candidate for the post of president. ANI
What Michelle will wear is a more tightly held secret than my VP choice: Barack Obama
What his wife, Michelle, will be wearing, is a more tightly held secret than what his vice-presidential choice was, says presumptive Democrat presidential nominee Barack Obama. ANI
Orgasm during sex with hooker part of cops job!
A Texas cop, who was suspended for having sex with hookers, has reportedly said that it was all part of a sting operation and he was just doing his job. ANI
Oz Opposition leader demands returning of kidnapped Indian kids
Following reports of an active racket involved in kidnapping children from India and shifting them to Australia for adoption, Aussie Opposition leader Dr Brendan Nelson has demanded that the kidnapped children living in his country should be returned to their home country. ANI
Three Brit born Muslim Asians arrested over Internet threats to kill Brown
Three suspected terrorists have been arrested over Internet threats to kill British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Two men were arrested at Manchester Airport last week as they prepared to leave the country and a third, was detained in Accrington, Lancashire where he worked as a security guard. ANI
Poor children adopted in Australia were stolen from India, reveals Time magazine
A gang of criminals active in southern India kidnaps pretty children belonging to the lowest strata of the society, gives them new identifies and finally sell them to adoption agencies who, in turn, shift them to countries like Australia for adoption by affluent childless families. This has been revealed in a report to be published in the Time magazines forthcoming edition. ANI
20 killed in suicide blast in Pakistan
At least 20 people were killed and several others injured when a suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden vehicle into a police station in Pakistans restive northwestern Swat valley this morning. ANI
Prachanda to visit China today
Nepals Prime Minister Prachanda is scheduled to leave for Beijing today to attend the Olympics closing ceremony. ANI
Prachanda emphasis on nationalism and socio-economic changes in Nepal
Nepal Prime Minister Prachanda has laid heavy emphasis on promotion and consolidation of nationalism, consolidating the republic and work for socio-economic changes in Nepal. ANI
Pak alleges India filling Baglihar Dam in violation of Indus Basin Water Treaty
Pakistans Indus Commissioner Syed Jamaat Ali Shah has alleged that India was filling the Baglihar Dam in clear violation of the Indus Basin Water Treaty, bringing the inflow in Chenab River down to a historic low of 20,000 cusecs. ANI
Barack Obama inspired handbag
A leading designer has created a celebrity handbag inspired by Democrat Presidential hopeful Barack Obama. ANI
Senior Asian British police officer sues over racial discrimination, humiliation
One of Britains most senior police officers has formally lodged a highly damaging race claim against Scotland Yard on the grounds that he has allegedly been harassed, degraded and humiliated because he is Asian and a Muslim. ANI
Malaysian Police powerless against curbing abuse of Indian school children
Following reports of school teachers targeting students of Indian origin in Malaysia and subjecting them to physical and verbal abuse, the countrys police have found themselves powerless in taking action against such teachers, saying the maximum they could do was to report such instances to the Education Department. ANI
Obama picks Biden as his vice presidential candidate
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has selected Delaware Senator Joe Biden to be his vice presidential running mate, balancing his ticket with an older congressional veteran well-versed in foreign and defence issues. ANI
Fritzls dungeon kids not to testify
The six dungeon kids of Austrian incest fiend Josef Fritzl will not testify in his trial, officials have said. ANI
Islamabad HC disposes of plea seeking Musharrafs name on exit control list
The Islamabad High Court has disposed of a writ petition seeking placement the names of former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf and several other people on the Exit Control List (ECL) for their alleged involvement in the Lal Masjid operation. ANI
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