Pakistan-born Chaudry named deputy speaker in Norway

October 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - More than 421,000 people in China have the same name "Guoqing," which when translated means 'National Day', according to government data. The data released by the National Citizen Identity Information Center under the Ministry of Public Security showed that the capital Beijing alone saw 6,600 registrations under the name.

October 5th, 2009 UN index rates life best in Norway, worst in NigerBANGKOK — Norway enjoys the world's highest quality of life, while Niger suffers the lowest, a U.N. agency said Monday, as it released a ranking that highlights the wide disparities in well-being between rich and poor countries.

September 25th, 2009 Anguilla native to be Gitmo jail deputy commanderCHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands — A Caribbean native was promoted to brigadier general Friday and named deputy commander of the U.S.

September 9th, 2009 LONDON - A top Pakistani diplomat has reacted strongly to Britain's accusations regarding Pakistan harbouring extremists plotting to attack the UK. The diplomat charged Britain of not doing enough to tackle home grown terrorists and treating Pakistan as a "whipping boy".

June 11th, 2009 BHUBANESAR - Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Lal Bihari Himrika was Wednesday elected deputy speaker of the Orissa legislative assembly, official sources said. The two-time legislator from the state's impoverished Rayagada district was elected uncontested by a voice vote in the assembly as no other candidate had been fielded against him.

June 9th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Nadendla Manohar of the ruling Congress party was Tuesday unanimously elected as deputy speaker of Andhra Pradesh state legislative assembly. Manohar, son of former chief minister Nadendla Bhaskar Rao, represents Tenali constituency in Guntur district.

June 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Tribal leader Karia Munda of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was unanimously elected as the deputy speaker of the Lok Sabha Monday. The motion for the election of deputy speaker was moved by Leader of Opposition L.K.

June 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday described President Pratibha Patil's address to the parliament unveiling the Congress-led government's agenda as a "bundle of promises". "Hope the manifesto for the next five years released by the president does not remain on paper.

June 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Wednesday named Arun Jaitley as opposition leader in the Rajya Sabha and Sushma Swaraj as deputy leader of the party in the Lok Sabha.

June 2nd, 2009 RANCHI - Karia Munda, 72, named Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha by his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has come a long way from being a farmer. The calm-looking and soft-spoken tribal leader from Jharkhand is known for his honesty and simplicity and is accessible to his workers.

May 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Congress leadership is likely to decide on the new speaker of the Lok Sabha by Saturday now that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's 78-member council of ministers has been sworn in, party sources said. Five-time MP V.

March 12th, 2009 LONDON - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is the most boring public speaker in the UK, says a survey of 1,000 adults. The Brit leader has pipped footballer David Beckham into second place to land the first spot, reports The Scotsman.

February 24th, 2009 JAMMU - The newly elected Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly is set to meet Wednesday and the first item on its agenda is to elect a new speaker, officials said Tuesday. 'The House (legislative assembly) will meet at 10 a.m.

January 26th, 2009 OSLO - Norway Tuesday condemned the war in Sri Lanka and said it was deeply concerned over the plight of civilians following the government offensive against the Tamil Tigers. 'Norway condemns the ongoing warfare in Sri Lanka and the unacceptable suffering for civilians,' Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Store said in a statement.

December 22nd, 2008 NEW DELHI - Congress's Amrish Singh Gautam was elected deputy speaker of the Delhi assembly Tuesday, the last day of the first session of the newly elected legislature. Gautam is a close supporter of Delhi Chief minister Sheila Dikshit and was elected from Kondli constituency for the assembly.