Unidentified Packet Containing 15 Lakh Rupee Reached High Court's Justice Res...

"Chandigarh(Mera Chandigarh):The Chandigarh per capita income is highest in India, it is not only on papers but displayed in city every where from closed room to open streets."

Olympic jokes circulating in Beijing

Two Olympics jokes are apparently circulating in Beijing. The first one is lame, like something your dentist might tell you."Here’s the first joke: “At the closing ceremonies, International Olympic Committee...

At UN: Confirmation of Russia's Georgia advance

As Russia continues to pummel Georgia with bombers, tanks, and soldiers,  U.N. officials confirm that the Russian military has pushed beyond the borders of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. The Russians were very...

Security tightens more as Olympics get under way

"Security forces squeezed their grip on China a notch tighter Friday for the start of the Olympics, edging up restrictions in the capital and imposing much tougher ones in a restive Muslim area in the country's far west.The Beijing Games' glittering curtain raiser went off...

Secret court may jail Burma comic Maung Thura for helping Cyclone Nargis victims

Burma's most popular comedian, Maung Thura who is well known as Zarganar faces 20 years in Rangoon’s notorious Insein prison for helping Cyclone Nargis victims in the Irrawaddy delta " The repressive and...

Change We Can, Change We Shall says Maldives politician

"MUSING ON INDEPENDENCE Today is our 43rd Independence Day. I am sitting at home, enjoying a rare day with my family. Just now, the children are playing with their cousins as my little nephew is celebrating his...

Snaking out: Former X Factor contestant's 6ft boa escapes from his home

"Residents were warned to keep their doors and windows closed yesterday after a 6ft boa constrictor escaped from the home of a former contestant on the television show X Factor. The snake, which kills its prey by...

Delays after airport jet landing

Newcastle Airport in the UK is facing delays after a Royal Air Force plane had to make an emergency landing there. We're looking for photos and video anyone might have taken of the emergency landing, or any first person accounts."Passengers are facing delays after an RAF jet...

Pentagon to test unclassified alternative to Talon

The program known as Eguardian is slated to be tested in response to concerns about TALON and personal privacy. TALON, also known as Threat and Local Observation Notice, is maintained by the United States and used to...

Anthrax Suspect Had Mega-Million Dollar Deal Cooking for Vaccine

Update: A so-far-anonymous scientist has told the AP that the DNA of anthrax found on the bodies of five people killed in the anthrax mailings led directly to the strains managed by Ivins in his laboratory.Original...

Sea to Sky Highway in BC to reopen tonight

BC Transportation Minister Kevin Falcon announced at a press conference about 30 mins ago that the Sea to Sky Highway in BC will reopen by 11pm tonight.That is good news for stranded travellers. See our previous NP...

California fires force the town of Paradise to evacuate

Update July 9th, 2008: The blazing California wildfires forced even more evacuations last night.  The town of Paradise was evacuated, and the order remained in effect this morning as only 40% of the fire had...

U.S. exports cigarettes, bras, bull semen to Iran

"WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. exports to Iran -- including brassieres, bull semen, cosmetics and possibly even weapons -- grew more than tenfold during President Bush's years in office even as he accused Iran of nuclear ambitions and helping terrorists. ...

Australia PM in new nude art row

The debate over the portrayal of children in the magazines are hotly debated in Australia and the current debate has got even Prime Minister involved. "A photograph of a nude six-year-old girl on the front cover of an Australian art magazine has re-ignited a row over the...

Palestinians storm Rafah crossing

Hundreds of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip have stormed the gate at the Rafah crossing and have clashed heavily with security forces."Palestinian youth on Wednesday threw rocks at Egyptian soldiers, who responded in kind, keeping the crowd at bay with water cannons. ...

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