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Egypt orders 14 Libyan TV channels off satellite
CAIRO: Egypt’s state news agency says a court has ordered the state-owned satellite operator Nilesat to take 14 Libyan TV stations off the air. The court decision Monday follows a lawsuit by Libyan citizens and Egyptian lawyers who said the stations owned by the regime of Muammar Gaddafi incite against the rebels fighting to topple [...]
Anna Friel bares all for Breakfast at Tiffany’s role
London, September 20 (ANI): Actress Anna Friel dropped her layers on stage for her role in classic Breakfast at Tiffany’s. The Pushing Daisies star was said to have left fans with dropped jaws as she stripped off at the preview at London’s Theatre Royal Haymarket. “The guys in the front row couldn’t believe it, their [...]
Pak’s ambivalence in cracking down on Saeed clear : NYT
New York, Sep.19 (ANI) : Pakistani authorities may have filed cases against Lashkar -e-Taiba (LeT) chief Hafeez Mohammad Saeed, the alleged mastermind of the November 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, but Islamabad’s actions are being considered as a mere ‘hogwash’. The New York Times, while reporting the actions taken against Saeed, said the ambivalence of Pakistani [...]
Italian police seize Maradona’s diamond studs
Rome, Sep 19 (ANI): Beleaguered football legend Diego Maradona had to hand over his diamond studs to police as part payment for the millions he owes the Italian tax authorities. Italian officials paid the holidaying Argentinean coach a visit at the luxury hotel he was staying in and seized the earrings worth nearly 4,000 pounds, [...]
New evidence points towards water on Moon
London, September 19 (ANI): Two separate lunar missions have found evidence which indicates that the polar regions of the moon are chock full of water-altered minerals. According to a report in Nature News, early results from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), launched on June 18, are offering a wide array of watery signals. The Moon, [...]
Terrorism a by-product of Pak’s past mistakes: Zardari
London, Sep. 19 (ANI): President Asif Ali Zardari has revealed that extremism was a by-product of Pakistan’s past mistakes and was deliberately created during the 1980s. He said the employment of a liberal policy encouraged religious fanaticism and achieved of certain strategic objectives of terror perpetrators. “What we are witnessing today is the outcome of [...]
Pak skipper Younis Khan fractures finger
Benoni (South Africa), Sep.19 (ANI): Pakistan cricket team’s Champions Trophy dreams suffered a major set back when captain Younis Khan fractured his finger during a warm-up match against Sri Lanka here. Doctors have advised Khan complete rest for the next three days. It is unsure whether he will be playing in the next two practice [...]
Kohat blast death toll pegged at 33, 56 injured
Peshawar, Sep.18 (ANI): The death toll from a suicide car bomb blast that tore through a bazaar and gutted shops in Ustarzai, a small mainly Shia northwest town which lies between the garrison city of Kohat and Hangu, has risen to 33. Police sources also confirmed injuries to 56 others. The little known Lashkar-i-Jhangvi al [...]
22 killed, 60 injured in NWFP suicide blast
Islamabad, Sep.18 (ANI): At least 22 people were killed and more than 60 wounded in a suicide attack in Kohat on Friday. According to eye witnesses, the attack took place near a bus stop where the attacker blew himself up inside a vehicle loaded with powerful explosives. The blast was so powerful that it destroyed [...]
Despite IAEA findings, Iran sings its old nuke-for-peaceful-purposes tune
Tehran, Sep. 18 (ANI): Even as a secret IAEA report revealed that Iran is capable of making a nuclear bomb and is developing a missile system to carry an atomic warhead, Iranian officials have reiterated claims that the Islamic nation’s nuclear program is intended for peaceful purposes. Fox News quoted Iran’s ambassador to the International [...]
Pituitary tumour caused world’s tallest man’s gigantism
Washington, Sept 18 (ANI): The Turkish man crowned as the world’s tallest man suffers from a pituitary tumour which has resulted in his gigantic height. Sultan Kosen stands eight-foot-one-inch tall and was unveiled as the tallest man in the world by the Guinness World Records.osen’s height is a result of a tumour in his pituitary [...]
Emma Watson used gap year to design teen summer wear for People Tree
London, Sep 18 (ANI): Harry Potter star Emma Watson has revealed that she spent her gap year designing a ‘complete teenage summer wardrobe’ for the fair trade fashion brand People Tree. Watson, 19, who has just enrolled at Brown University in the US, acted as a creative advisor for the ethical fashion collection, which will [...]
Aniston flaunts sexy legs and sexier pooch at Love Happens LA premiere
Washington, Sept 18 (ANI): Jennifer Aniston is known for her super svelte body in Hollywood and world over. However, she made heads turn at Los Angeles premiere of “Love Happens” by sporting a bit of a pooch. The 40-year-old, who was wearing a sequined mini on the Tuesday event, also drew attention because of her [...]
Pakistan got 970-mn dollars and not 3-bn dollars from US
Islamabad, Sep 17 (ANI): The United States has provided 970 million dollars in aid to Pakistan since the PPP-led Government came to power and not three billion dollars as claimed by US Ambassador Anne Patterson, a Pakistani Finance Ministry official has said. The statement of US Ambassador to Pakistan, Anne Patterson, about giving 3 billion [...]
Twitter Gate: Congress will take action against Tharoor at the appropriate time: Tewari
New Delhi, Sep.18 (ANI): The Congress party on Friday said it would take appropriate action against Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor for his “cattle class” comments through the medium of Twitter at the appropriate time. Addressing a party news conference in the capital, Congress spokesman Manish Tewari said: “We will take appropriate [...]