GEO’s channels blocked in Sindh

"KARACHI: Geo Network’s transmission has been stopped on cable in a number of cities across Sindh including Karachi.Cable operators blocked the transmission of Geo Network in a number of areas across the city Monday morning, without assigning any reason for the stoppage....

Tibetans blamed for failed talks

"Tibetans blamed for failed talks By Michael Bristow ...

Sources: Sarkozy views Obama stance on Iran as 'utterly immature'

I think that this may be the first semi-public statement of  concern of Obama's foreign policy toward Iran from European circles. It is possible that the urgency and test by foreign powers of Obama's metal...

Body in suitcase was full of heroin packets, cops say

"WHITE PLAINS, New York (AP) -- An autopsy has revealed that a man found dead in a suitcase in a suburban park was a drug "mule" who had 50 packets of heroin in his body and probably died when one or two of them broke open. Investigators expressed surprise that the man's body...

Congress Under Pressure for Weekend Deal

"     The U.S. Congress and the Bush administration were under intense pressure on Saturday to negotiate a $700 billion rescue for the financial industry to free up frozen credit before world markets reopen next week. "I'm convinced...

A More Perfect Union: The Creation of the U.S. Constitution

Today, Wednesday, the 17th day of September 2008, marks the 221st anniversary of the signing of the Constitution for the United States of America by the nation's founders, and with the hope of forming a more perfect...

Prof Ralph Russell - the British Baba-i-Urdu - Passes Away

Prominent Urdu scholar, Professor Ralph Russell,Head of Urdu department, Oriental and African Studies, UK, passed away. His death is a huge loss to the Urdu language. Among Russell’s many famous works is his...

Pakistan army ordered to hit back US forces

Though Sarah Palin seems to be unaware that it's occuring, the US has been undertaking raids into sovereign Pakistan territory from Afghanistan, without the approval of the Pakistan government.  With a new president just taking office in the country, the timing of this...

SCO Shanghai, Medvedev-Hu Jintao meet, Georgia problem can not be solved by ...

SCO shanghai cooperation organisationestablished on June 15, 2001 in ShanghaiChina, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Its member states cover an area of over 30 million km2, or about three...

I will stay at Man Utd - Ronaldo

A phenomenon young player, CR7 finally decide to extend his contract for one year ahead." The 23-year-old Portugal winger had frequently expressed his desire to leave for Spanish champions Real Madrid this summer. ...

Obama Outside 10 Downing Street: "I Pledge More US Troops & to Forge Strong ...

Obama attempts to forge strong links with the UK. Standing outside No. 10 Downing Street, Barack Obama also affirms his pledge of more US troops in Afghanistan in BBC videos:...

New York Times Op-Ed: Israel Will Attack Iran

"Yes, you read my title correctly. Today's New York Times includes an op-ed piece by Benny Morris, a Professor of Middle Eastern history at Ben Gurion University. He claims Israel will most certainly attack Iran...

Big Brother database recording ALL calls, texts and e-mails will 'ruin Britis...

Proposals for the British government to spy on all its citizens by recording all their telephone calls and every minute that they are on the internet have been dubbed a 'step too far'. This won't really improve...

Fears vets exposed to deadly virus

Hendra virus (formerly called equine morbillivirus) is a member of the family Paramyxoviridae. The virus was first isolated in 1994 from specimens obtained during an outbreak of respiratory...

GPS Enabled Shock Bracelets for Airline Travellers?

Just when you thought you'd heard it all and believed the stream of paranoid ideas coming from the Department of Homeland Security had reached the summit of possible craziness, get ready for this!  Imagine, if...

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