Michael Jackson has converted to Islam: Report

Osame will laugh......Finally a black man turned white will change to islam.This is strage , when whole world is against Islamic fundamentalism what factor attracted Jackson to convert.One biggest question is who...

China welcomes UK Tibet decision

"China welcomes UK Tibet decision Zhu Weiqun speaks on Tibet A senior Chinese official has welcomed the UK's decision to recognise Beijing's direct rule over...

Senate stunned by sugar mills scam

"ISLAMABAD, Nov 13: The Senate on Thursday was stunned by revelations made by two PML-Q lawmakers about what they termed the biggest sugar mills scam hitting Sindh. Interestingly, no one from the treasury side came out to defend or reject the allegations made by opposition...

Bush, candidates, lawmakers to meet on rescue plan - Yahoo! News

"President Bush summoned Barack Obama, John McCain and legislative leaders to an extraordinary White House summit, warning Americans and Congress on Wednesday night that failing to act on a $700 billion financial industry bailout could lead to "a long and painful...

Pakistan summons US ambassador over killing of citizens

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday lodged strong protest over the incident of Angoor Adda near the country’s border with Afghanistan which claimed 20 innocent lives. After the incident, Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry summoned US Ambassador Anne W Patterson and vehemently...

Wesley Snipes Gets 3 Years for Not Filing Tax Returns

Wesley Snipes is going to jail."A federal judge on Thursday sentenced the actor Wesley Snipes to three years in prison for willfully failing to file tax returns. Mr. Snipes, who was convicted in February,...

British council shuts Russian office as staff summoned

Moscow (ANTARA News) - The British government`s cultural arm said on Thursday it had halted work in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg because staff were being interviewed by Russia`s domestic intelligence service. The British Council has been caught up in an escalating...

Thousands Chant For Teddy Teacher To Be Shot

This will only isolate Sudan even more, maybe that is what they want. If it wasn't for the cute Teddy Bear this teacher would be in deep Sh*t. These are the same people who gave us Darfur and much of the killing...

Laksamana wishes to have VLCC builders and buyers summoned for clarification

"Suspect in the sale of Pertamina`s very large crude carriers, Laksamana Sukardi, through his lawyer, Alamsyah Hanafiah, wished to have the builders and buyers of the VLCCs summoned by the Attorney General`s...

Singapore`s ST Telemedia to face Indonesian commission on allegations vs Temasek

""We have presented facts and figures but unfortunately they were not mentioned in the final reports (from KPPU)," Kwan said, referring to the KPPU's findings sent to ST Telemedia three weeks ago. The upcoming hearing is going to be the final hearing for the KPPU to hear out...

Parking wardens to become council 'spies'

"Parking attendants could soon be able to hand out on-the-spot fines if they catch anyone dropping litter. The attendants will be re-named "civil enforcement officers" and allowed to issue penalty notices for fly-posting and graffiti. They would also become council "spies",...

Emergency Looms on the Horizon Pakistan

"Emergency looms on the horizon Absar Alam ISLAMABAD: In order to ensure smooth re-election of the president, the government is expected to slap emergency on the country, apparently to ward off the rising...

Freeze, WiFi Thief!

Though the maximum penalty for piggybacking someone else's WiFi connection seems unusually stiff (even the lesser penalty that this offender recieved seems a bit harsh), one must question  the...

Mr. Universe arrested for assault

Redwood City is a fairly quiet community somewhat south of San Francisco and is prone to gray skiesgenerally well-behaved police officers. But last night - just having read a story at Yahoo News - the cops were...

Thaksin Censored on CNN Thailand:

Undoubtedly the military government of Thailand needs CNN switched off so it can concentrate on returning the country to democracy. Honestly, who didn't see this coming?"Since being ousted from office, Mr Thaksin has travelled around Asia. The coup leaders fear these visits...

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