Islamabad, October 05: Three people, including a foreigner, were killed Monday in a suicide bomb blast at the UN World Food Programme office in an upscale locality of this Pakistan capital.
The UN temporarily suspended all its operations. Ishrat Rizvi, national information officer for the United Nations Information Centre in Islamabad, said: “We have temporarily suspended our operations in Pakistan due to the security risks to the UN staff.”
Sydney, October 05: An Australian veterinary student said Monday she has documented the country’s first known case of a bred-in-captivity turtle acquiring a highly infectious disease which could potentially spread to humans.
Debbie Bannan said the freshwater turtle had never been in the wild, but managed to acquire a mycobacteria, a pathogen capable of infecting animals and humans, which ultimately led to its death.
“How did it get mycobacterium? We don’t know that,” she told AFP. “How does it get to a turtle in a fish tank in a little kid’s room somewhere?”
Cairo, October 05: At least 23 people were killed and more than a thousand fled their homes in ethnic clashes in volatile south Sudan over the weekend, a Sudanese official said on Monday.
Dinka and Mundari tribesmen clashed throughout the weekend in two Central Equatoria State villages near the southern capital of Juba, Hussein Mar, deputy governor of neighbouring Jonglei state, told AFP.
“The violence killed at least 23 people, including six civilians and four soldiers,” he said, adding that 1,700 had been displaced in the fighting.
Washington, October 05: An American ousted as the No. 2 official at the U.N. mission in Afghanistan says he has no second-thoughts about assertions that it failed to aggressively probe allegations of vote fraud in the August presidential election.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon last week fired Peter Galbraith as deputy envoy recently, although the U.N. chief didn’t say specifically what the differences were.
Paris, October 05: With a welcoming, warm smile, spontaneity and modesty, new UNESCO chief Irina Bokova welcomed IslamOnline.net into her office in the UN agency’s Paris headquarters.
Eager to hear about reactions to her election from in the Arab and Muslim worlds, and sorry for the bitterness created by her defeat of Egyptian rival Farouq Hosni, the Arab-Muslim candidate of Africa and the Arab world, she tried to reinforce on clear message during the 45-minute interview.
Honduras, October 05: A Jewish civil rights organization is expressing alarm over conspiracy theories claiming Jews and Israel aided the ouster of the Honduran president and attempts to dislodge him from his refuge in the Brazilian Embassy.
The U.S.-based Anti-Defamation League cited statements made by ousted President Manuel Zelaya as well as the news director of a radio station that was closed by the interim government in Honduras and by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, among others.
Mumbai, October 05: Nothing much has been heard about Rani Mukherjee after the release of Dil Bole Hadippa. She has hit the headlines again by speaking about the elusive filmmaker Aditya Chopra, who is rumoured to be having affair with her.
Rani admitted that she has a very special relationship with Aditya Chopra. She admitted that she admires and respects him. It was he, who spotted her in Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat and recommended her to Karan Johar for Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, and has faith in her.
Mumbai, October 05: There were rumours that Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif were having affair in spite of knowing the fact that both of them are in steady relationships. Maybe some people put their imagination into words, as the duo looks very good together. They make a hot pair.
Both Ranbir and Katrina attended the music launch of their film Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani and they look great together. They even posed together for the photographers.
Mumbai, October 05: Just on the heels of the news that Aamir Khan and Kareena Kapoor kissed three time in the film 3 Idiots by Rajkumar Hirani, another news is doing the rounds that they got drenched to the skin for a sizzling song sequence.
It is said that Aamir and Kareena romanced in the rain for three days. They were shooting for the final song of 3 Idiots, which required them to be under water. They shot with wet clothes on but precautions were taken to prevent from falling sick.
3 Idiots is scheduled for release this Christmas!
—–Agencies
New Delhi, October 05: The day after four crew members of Air India—two pilots, an airhostess and a flight purser—came to blows in the cockpit and galley of a Sharjah-Delhi-Lucknow flight, Delhi Police made one of them a witness in the case.
On Saturday, an airhostess had pressed charges against pilots Commander Ranbeer Arora and Captain Aditya Chopra for allegedly trying to molest her inside the cockpit. The stewardess said when she resisted, the pilots pushed her out.
Pune, October 05: The southwest monsoon has been vigorous in west Madhya Pradesh, Konkan and Goa and central Maharashtra and active in Nagaland-Manipur-Mizoram-Tripura and Vidarbha, MeT office said here on Monday.
It has been subdued over west Rajasthan, Rayalaseema, Tamil Nadu and north interior Karnataka, it added.
—PTI
Ingredients:
1. Carrot – 3
2. Milk – 2 cups
3. Sugar – ¾ cup or to taste
4. Ghee – 2 tsp
5. Cashew nuts – 2 tsp (broken into small pieces)
6. Badam – 2 tsp ( broken into small pieces)
7. Pista – 2 tsp ( broken into small pieces)
8. Cardamom powder – a pinch
Kheer Preparation:
Wash and peel the carrots.
Cut into three or four pieces and cook till the carrots are tender and make a fine paste.
Now take a heavy bottomed pan and add milk.
Bring it to boil for 10 mins.
Then add the carrot paste and cardamom powder.
Stir well.
Kabul, October 05: Before their country’s fraud-riddled election in August, some Afghans complained it was the international community that would decide the result. With the United Nations having fired a top diplomat for urging a tougher stand against vote-rigging, a move made public Wednesday, they say they now have proof.
Tehran, October 05: An Iranian nuclear official foresees the future of Tehran’s atomic program by elaborating on its short-term plans, long-term goals and safety outlook.
In a recent interview, head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization Ali Akbar Salehi explained Tehran’s plans for the Fordo site, the country’s expectations about how nuclear technology would develop in the next four or five decades and its approach to safety issues.
Baghdad, October 05: A bomb scare forced the evacuation Saturday of the Iraqi parliament building after explosives-sniffing dogs alerted authorities to a possible threat an hour before lawmakers were to meet.
The Iraqi government issued no statement about whether explosives were found in the building, citing an ongoing investigation. The evacuation only heightened concerns about security breaches in Iraqi government buildings, which were targeted in August by coordinated bombings that killed 100 people and injured hundreds of others.
Islamabad, October 05: Britain’s home and defense secretaries have arrived in Pakistan, amid growing public opposition to Islamabad’s security cooperation with the West.
Home Secretary Alan Johnson and Defense Secretary Bob Ainsworth are to meet with President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, army chief General Ashfaq Kayani and other top ministers in the two-day visit.
They saidd they plan to discuss ways to promote counter-terrorism and defense cooperation between Pakistan and Britain.
Ingredients:
1. Beetroot – ½ kg
2. Milk – 750 ml
3. Ghee – 2 tbsp
4. Sugar – 3 cups or to taste
Garnishing ingredients:
1. Cardamom powder – a pinch
2. Cashew nut – 6 (roasted)
3. Pista – 4
4. Badam – 4
Preparation:
Peel and grate the beetroot.
Keep it aside.
Now take the pan and add 2 tbsp of ghee and heat.
Then add the grated beetroot.
Stir well on low flame till the raw smell disappears.
Add milk and cook on low flame till the beetroot is tender.
Once it starts thickening stir continuously.
Then add sugar.
Cook further till thickness.
Washington, October 05: On the same day the IAEA chief once again assured that no evidence has been found to prove Iran is after nuclear arms, the US ambassador to the UN warns of ‘a wide range of sanctions’ against Tehran.
In what appears to be an effort to downplay Iran’s achievements in its wide-ranging talks with P5+1 group which was held based on Iran’s package of proposal- presented earlier to Western states-, Susan Rice said Washington and its veto-holding allies are already studying the sanction options if Iran does not prove the peaceful nature of its nuclear program.
Madrid, October 05: The Indian Ocean hijacking of a Spanish tuna trawler and its 36-member crew could drag on, Spain’s defense minister said Monday.
Pirates seized the Alakrana on Friday and sailed the ship to a port in Somalia. A Spanish navy frigate was following the ship.
While the trawler was still at sea, two alleged hijackers left the ship in a skiff and were captured by Spanish forces while heading for shore. One was shot in the operation.
Ahmedabad, October 05: As many as 12 persons have died after cyclonic winds with rain and thunderstorm lashed South Gujarat and Saurashtra regions of the state in the last 24 hours, state control room officials said here on Monday.
These deaths have occurred in the last 24 hours due to wall collapse, felling of tree and being hit by lightning, they said.
Four persons including a woman and her two children died after being buried under a compound wall which collapsed following rain and strong winds in Taragdi village on the outskirts of Rajkot city on Sunday.
Washington, October 05: US President Barack Obama called up Greece’s next prime minister, George Papandreou, to congratulate him on his success in Sunday’s elections, the White House said.
Obama “wished all Greeks well who participated in the democratic process. The President reiterated the importance of the US-Greece relationship and said he looks forward to working with Mr Papandreou”, according to a statement released by the White House.
Tehran, October 05: There has been no change in the Iranian nuclear stance and the issue was not raised in the Geneva talks with the world powers, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Hassan Ghashghavi said Monday.
“We have not raised anything about our right to pursue peaceful nuclear technology in the Geneva talks,” the spokesman said.
Ghashghavi said the Geneva meeting addressed Tehran’s proposal dealing with general global issues, but not the Iranian nuclear programme.
Messina, October 05: Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi visited landslide survivors in Sicily on Sunday as bulldozers found another body in the devastated area where at least 23 people were killed last week.
Rescuers near Messina on the east of the island found the body of a Polish woman, whose four-year-old daughter is among 35 still missing, as Berlusconi said that those affected would be exempt from taxes.
“We will block taxes and credit repayments for residents of the area affected by the landslide,” he told survivors at a hotel in Messina where 190 people have taken shelter.
Ingredients:
1. Basmati rice – 2 cups
2. Water – 3 cups
3. Ginger garlic paste – 3 tsp
4. Green chillies – 4
5. Onion – 1 lengthwise chopped
6. Tomato – 1 finely chopped
7. Cinnamon – 1 inch stick
8. Cardamom – 2
9. Clove – 2
10. Bay leaf – 1
11. Cashew nuts – 10
12. Coconut milk – 1 cup (thick)
13. Ghee – 6 tsp
14. Carrot & Beans – 1 cup
15. Peas – ½ cup
16. coriander leaves – few
17. Mint leaves – few
Vegetable biriyani preparation:
Heat the pressure cooker with ghee. Then add cashew nuts, cinnamon, cardamom, clove and bay leaf.
Islamabad, October 05: The British Home and Defence Secretaries have arrived in Islamabad for talks with Pakistani leaders on counter-terrorism and defence in the insurgent-plagued nation, officials said.
Home Secretary Alan Johnson and Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth are set to meet with President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, Army Chief General Ashfaq Kayani and other top ministers in the two-day visit.