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London, Sept 9 (ANI): The Iraqi journalist, who threw his shoes at former US President George W. Bush to vent his anger, has been flooded with offer of cars, wives and money as he prepares to get out of jail.

Millions of people have heaped praise at Muntazer al-Zaidi who believe his act of defiance did [...]

New Delhi, Aug.22 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje on Saturday evening called on senior leaders Lal Krishna Advani and Rajnath Singh here at their residence to discuss the leadership issue in the State.

Just before leaving for her [...]

Kuala Lumpur, Aug.21 (ANI): Former Malaysian model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarnor has expressed a wish to be whipped in public if possible.

Last week, a court had ordered that Shukarnor be whipped six times for consuming alcohol in a bar in defiance of Islamic rules, the Harian Metro reported.

She was quoted as saying that she wanted [...]

Srinagar, July 1 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir Government has decided to withdraw the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) from law and order duties in Baramullah district, following protests by local residents over the deaths of some of them.

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, in a late night development, [...]

Peshawar, June 25 (ANI): In what may be seen as a show of defiance against the military which has launched a major offensive against the Tehreek-e-Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud in the region, the Taliban has blown up a girls’ school in South Waziristan.

The incident took place in Shin Warsak town situated about 13 kilometres away [...]

Washington, June 19 (ANI): Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei today said that the recent presidential elections showed off the country’s religious democracy for the world to see, shrugging an unprecedented challenge to the country’s ruling clerics by opposition supporters, who claim the June 12 presidential election was rigged.

He said on Friday that there was “definitive [...]

Beijing, May 28 (ANI): China’s leaders have shown sufficient anger over North Korea’s nuclear and missile tests this week, and now, U.S. officials hope Beijing’s sharp rhetoric will translate into support in the U.N. Security Council for new sanctions on North Korea.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry has [...]

Al-Arish, Egypt – Egyptian police were searching for survivors after a tunnel used for smuggling goods under Egypt’s border with the Gaza Strip collapsed on Saturday, police said.
Egyptian police told the German Press Agency dpa that security officials from the Hamas government in the Gaza Strip had contacted them for assistance in rescuing a [...]

Lahore, May 11 (ANI): Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) chief Sufi Muhammad, who was released from prison to talk peace and able to convince the insurgents to lay down their weapons, still backs the Taliban.

The ceasefire deal negotiated by Sufi with the NWFP Government in the Swat valley lies in tatters as the Taliban and the army square [...]

Meerut (UP), May 5 (ANI): Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has slammed Congress-led ruling coalition for being soft on terror.

Addressing an election rally in Meerut on Monday, Modi said the Central Government stood helpless as terrorists ran a mock in Mumbai last year, killing 166 people.

“For four days the militants kept firing. Until they ran [...]

Washington, May 1 (ANI): Cricket entrepreneur and alleged fraudster Sir Allen Stanford tried to hand himself in to a US court, but was turned away because there is no warrant for his arrest, his lawyer has said.

The Texas billionaire, who is facing civil fraud charges, turned up at the federal courthouse in Houston on Thursday [...]

London, Apr.15 (ANI): Somali pirates have attacked another US merchant ship off the coast of Somalia using rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons.

The pirates damaged the Liberty Sun, which was carrying a cargo of food aid, but were not able to board it, reports the BBC.

After coming under fire, the Liberty Sun immediately requested [...]

Washington, Apr.11 (ANI): Pakistan has expressed its unhappiness over the ’stringed’ US aid, terming the conditions put under the new AFPAK policy as ‘intrusive’.

Addressing delegates at the Washington think-tank, the Atlantic Council, with his Afghan counterpart, Pakistan’s envoy to the United States Hussain Haqqani said America must understand the root cause of extremism in the [...]

London, Apr 5 (ANI): The UN Security Council is to hold an emergency meeting after North Korea defiantly carried out a provocative long-range missile rocket launch on Sunday that passed over Japan.
Both the US State Department and the Japanese Government have issued stark statements condemning the blast-off.

Japan said the launch was “regrettable” and the US [...]

London, Mar 18 (ANI): Brit musician Pete Doherty recently showed his stubborn streak by refusing to end a gig even after bosses at the venue turned the lights off.

Doherty, 30, who had been drinking Guinness throughout the show, ignored pleas to get off the stage, and continued to play for 25 minutes beyond [...]

Islamabad, Mar. 18 (ANI): A Pakistani assistant sub inspector is on trial for declining to follow his seniors’ order to thrash Long March participants in Islamabad.

Ironically, the Pakistan Government has accepted the protesters’ demand to restore the sacked judiciary, but ASI Raja Arshad is still paying the [...]

Dharamsala, Feb 26 (ANI): On the second day of the Tibetan New Year, hundreds of Tibetans living in exile staged a rally here today as a mark of homage to the martyrs of Tibetan freedom struggle.

The protestors covering their [...]

London, January 28 (ANI): BAFTA-winning English actor Jamie Bell has been chosen to provide the voice and movement for the cartoon character Tintin in Steven Spielberg’s animation film.

The signing of Bell to do voice-overs for the Belgian journalist in the film ‘The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn’ is the last key casting [...]

Washington, Jan 19 (ANI): The Kevin James comedy “Paul Blart: Mall Cop” has topped the weekend box office after raking in 33.8 million dollars.

According to studio estimates, the Clint Eastwood drama ‘Gran Torino’ landed the second spot with 22.2 million dollars, reports E! Online.

‘My Bloody Valentine 3-D’ came third with 21.9 million dollars while ‘Notorious’ [...]

Washington, Jan 15 (ANI): James Bond Daniel Craig has revealed that he wants to star in a Broadway play.
In fact, the 007 spy is asking New York theatre bosses to find him a role.
The 40-year-old actor, who was in the Big Apple to promote his new movie ‘Defiance’, admitted that he would love to return [...]