Kidnapped Britons say Somali pirates are losing patience over ransom demand, may kill them
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Yemen: Somali pirates hijack Panamanian cargo ship Pakistan denies presence of Mullah Omar in the countryISLAMABAD - Pakistan Foreign Office has denied reports regarding the presence of Taliban supreme leaders Mullah Omar in Pakistan. Include Pakistan’s input in Afghan policy, US urgedISLAMABAD - Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani Friday urged the US to fully share the contours of its road map on Afghanistan and incorporate Islamabad’s input in it. Pak PM says new Afghan policy should not affect regional balanceISLAMABAD - Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani during his meeting with the visiting CIA chief Leon Panetta stressed that the new US strategy for Afghanistan should not affect regional balance in South Asia. ISI helped Mullah Omar to flee to Karachi to escape US drone attacksWASHINGTON - Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) has helped Taliban supreme leader Mullah Omar to flee from the border town of Quetta to the port city of Karachi, fearing that US drones might target him. UNICEF State of The World’s Children report commemorates 20 years of Convention on Rights of the ChildNEW YORK - A special edition issue of UNICEF’s flagship The State of the World’s Children report, tracking the impact of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the challenges that remain, was released on Thursday on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the Convention’s adoption by the UN General Assembly. Mullah Omar not in Karachi: PakistanISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON - Pakistan has rejected a US newspaper report claiming that the one-eyed Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Omar is in Karachi, terming it false and baseless. 13 killed in Afghan suicide bomb attackKABUL - At least 13 people were killed in a suicide bomb attack in the western Afghan city of Farah on Friday. MP lodges police complaint against MIC chief, sonKUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian MP N. Gobalakrishnan has lodged a police complaint against Malaysian Indian Congress President S. Samy Vellu and his son Velli Pari for being involved in a fraud. ‘MIC gave RM1.5 miliion to Malay Indian NGOs in Johor’JOHOR BARU - Malay Indian NGOs in Johor have received over 1.5 million ringgits from the state government this year, the Malaysian Indian Congress has said. Malaysian state Penang looking to explore untapped Indian marketGeorge Town (Malaysia), Nov. 20 (ANI): Lim Guan Eng, the Chief Minister of the Malaysian state of Penang, is planning to visit India in order to explore untapped markets in the country. Palin opposes Obama’s freeze settlements demands as all Jews need place to liveJERUSALEM - Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has expressed her opposition to the Obama administration’s freeze settlement demands by saying that all the Jews moving to Israel need a place to live. Israel asks world to deny N-right to IranJERUSALEM - In the wake of Iran refusing to export 70 percent of its low-enriched uranium for further processing, Israel has urged the international community to impose sanctions aimed at denying Teheran any nuclear fuel cycle capabilities. Netanyahu prefers final accord with PalestineJERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will seek a final-peace accord with the Palestine Authority if talks resume, and not an interim solution. Peruvian killers suspected of selling human fat for beauty productsLIMA - A Peruvian criminal gang is suspected of killing dozens of peasants in order to sell their tissue for use in beauty products, local media reported overnight. Buoyant stock market, economy doubles billionaires in IndiaLondon, Nov 20(ANI): The Forbes’ Rich List has revealed that a buoyant stock market and a still-robust economy have almost doubled the number of billionaires in India. Couple name baby after Kia Carens people carrier!LONDON - A couple from Poole are said to have named their new born baby daughter after the place she was born in - a Kia Carens people carrier. One in 10 Brit teens branded ‘Neet’London, Nov 20 (ANI): One in 10 British teenagers is unemployed and not in education, according to latest official figures. Chinese boy, 16, eats 92 dumplings in 15 mins!New Delhi, Nov 20 (ANI): A Chinese boy aged 16 is said to have gobbled down 92 jiaozi (dumplings) in 15 minutes to win a who-can-eat-more contest. Islamabad police arrests UN building attack mastermindISLAMABAD - Islamabad police on Friday claimed to have arrested the mastermind of the suicide attack on the UN World Food Program building in which six UN officials were killed and dozen others were injured. ISI helped Mullah Omar to escape to Karachi: US intelligence officialsWASHINGTON - Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Omar has shifted his base from Quetta to Karachi with the help of Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), the Washington Times reports. Meet a true loverNew Delhi, Nov 20 (ANI): An elderly Chinese villager has proved what true love really is-he has never left his paralytic wife alone for more than 1 hour every week. 20 years after UN pact to protect children, some successes alongside a long list of woes![]() more images First legal marijuana cafe opened in AmericaLONDON - America’s first and only legal marijuana coffee shop has been opened in Portland, Oregon. Ireland’s failure to qualify for World Cup set to trigger diplomatic row with FranceLONDON - Ireland’s failure to qualify for the World Cup finals due to a blatant French handball has threatened to trigger a diplomatic row between the two countries. Eight killed in US drone attack in North WaziristanISLAMABAD - At least eight persons were killed in a suspected US drone attack in North Waziristan on Friday. Taliban chief Mullah Omar is in Karachi: ReportWASHINGTON - Mullah Mohammed Omar, the one-eyed leader of the Taliban, is living in Karachi with the help of Pakistan’s intelligence service, The Washington Times said Friday. Husband of mutilated Punjabi woman vows to catch her killerLONDON - The estranged husband of an Indian-origin woman who was murdered this week with her hand chopped off has vowed to catch her killer. Brit rabbi went on ‘three-day drug-fuelled orgy’LONDON - The Brit rabbi, who has been accused of setting up business as a drug dealer and of supplying cocaine in exchange for sexual favours, is said to have gone on a three-day drug-fuelled orgy. |