Month: July 2013

Pak opposition parties to boycott presidential election

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The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) senior leader Raza Rabbani has announced the party’s decision to boycott the upcoming presidential election.

The Dawn News reports PPP”s former Law Minister of Sindh, Ayaz Soomro, has informed the Chief Election Commissioner in writing about the party”s decision.

The Awami National Party (ANP), the Balochistan National Party (BNP), the Awami National Party and the Pakistan Muslim League – Quaid (PML-Q) also announced a boycott of the presidential poll, the report added.

5 in 10 people fancy having sex in vehicle

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49 percent of Brits enjoy making love in their vehicle, a new survey has found.

The study conducted by car parts firm BBA Reman found that the most popular place for a sexual encounter was at a ‘viewpoint,’ which was followed by a car park and on a driveway, the Daily Star reported.

The preferred cars for the sexual encounter were Ford Fiesta, which was followed VW Golf and the Vauxhall Corsa.

Other cars that reached top 10 were Minis, Renault Clios, Peugeot 205, Ford Escort, the Volvo V70, Nissan Micra and Vauxhall Astra (ANI)

Obama administration to assert there was no coup in Egypt

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The Obama administration will not declare Egypt’s government overthrow a coup, US officials have said. The move will allow the United States to continue providing 1.5 billion dollars in annual military and economic aid to Egypt. William Burns, an official at the State Department, will hold closed-doors meetings with members of the House and Senate a day after Washington delayed delivery of four F-16 fighter jets to Egypt.

US juror admits George Zimmerman ‘got away with murder’ of unarmed black teen

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A juror in the trial of George Zimmerman has said she believed the man ‘got away with murder’ of African-American teenager Trayvon Martin. In an interview with ABC News, the woman, identified in court as juror B29, who is part Hispanic, said she would have liked to convict Zimmerman of murdering Martin, but said she could not due to lack of evidence.

China aims to eclipse Burj Khalifa as world’s tallest building in just 10 month-time span

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Work on the foundation of an 838 meters skyscraper in China which will be the world’s tallest building has started. The constructor said that the tower would be completed by April next year – a build time of just 10 months. The fast construction claims from Broad Group, the Changsha-based construction company in charge of the build, have elicited strong reactions from China”s ‘netizens’ and experts.

‘Controversial’ Chinese firm Huawei controls porn filtering in UK

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The pornography filtering system that was praised by British Prime Minister David Cameron is controlled by Chinese company Huawei.

UK-based employees at Huawei are able to decide which sites TalkTalk’s net filtering service blocks. Politicians in both the UK and the United States have raised concerns about alleged close ties between Huawei and the Chinese government.

Telangana a REALITY … ?

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Congress which dilly-dialling on Telangana issue is now all serious in solving the issue .Delhi door ast the farsi saying is comming to an end. In the Congress back room in Delhi, and later at a meeting that was led by party president Sonia Gandhi and the Prime Minister, the focus was on whether to bifurcate Andhra Pradesh to create a new state of Telangana. Congress leader Digvijaya Singh said that a decision is “now awaited” from the government.

Dig Vijay Singh is playing an active role as he has seen Madhya Pradesh bifurcation .

French mag editor formally charged for publishing Kate Middleton’s topless pics

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Laurence Pieau, the editor of the French magazine Closer, which published topless photos of the Duchess of Cambridge, has been placed under formal criminal investigation for allegedly breaking France’s strict privacy laws.

According to Yahoo! France, Pieau was taken under custody earlier in July and will now face a trial with publishing director Ernesto Mauri, and at least two photographers, Us magazine reported.

Mauri was formally charged in April alongside photog Valerie Suau.

Ex-Pak law secretary blamed for missing files in Zardari’s Swiss money laundering cases

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The former law secretary Yasmin Abbasey has been held responsible for the missing record relating to the revival of 60 million dollars graft cases by Swiss authorities against President Asif Ali Zardari, an inquiry committee said.

The Dawn News reports that Abbasey had written a ‘secret’ letter to Dr Nicholas Jeandin Avocat of the law firm Fontanetassocies Geneva in Nov 2012 to order non-entry into the money laundering cases against President Zardari.

US, Pak working on legal agenda to swap prisoners Aafia, Afridi, says FO

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The Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson has hinted that the US and Pakistan government are working on a legal route to swap Pakistani prisoner Dr Shakil Afridi in exchange for the release of Dr Aafia Siddiqui.

Afridi, a Pakistani doctor, aided the CIA in tracking down former Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden in Pakistan by running a fake vaccination campaign in Abbottabad, the Express Tribune reports.

While Siddiqui, a Pakistani imprisoned in the US, was sentenced by a US court to 86 years for having attempted to kill American soldiers, the report added.

UN calls for urgent talks after death toll rises to 100,000 in Syrian civil war

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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has announced that the death toll in Syria”s civil war has risen to more than 100,000.

According to the Stuff.co.nz, Ban said that it is imperative to have a peace conference in Geneva as soon as possible to halt the violence going on in 2-1/2 year civil war.

The Syrian civil war aiming to remove the Ba’ath government headed by President Bashar al-Assad has turned brutal after foreign powers have started aiding the rebels in the country.

Soaring sales of affordable iPhone4 in India boosting Apple’s revenues

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Apple’s iPhone4 has become the most sold smartphone in price-conscious countries like India where the demand is growing with many buyers purchasing a smartphone for the first time.

The Fox News reports that lower-priced phones, like three year old iPhone4, has helped to boost the overall sales of the company with its rising demand in India.

Earlier, Apple had announced its Q3 sales rising to 31.2 million, which is 20 percent higher than last year and 18 percent more than expected by the analysts.

Average American bra size increased from 34Bb to 34DD in just 20 years

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The average bra size in America has jumped from a 34B 20 years ago to a 34DD in 2013, a new survey has revealed.

Lingerie retailer Intimacy spokeswoman Kate Terhune told The Huffington Post that weight gain and breast implants have played a role in the increase.

She said that the biggest factor is that women are choosing a more appropriate size, as they are more educated about bra fit.

The chain interviewed more than 60,000 customers at its 16 stores nationwide, and compared the results to a similar study it did in 1992, Terhune said.

Women fear engaging in sex after a heart attack, but do it anyway

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Women heart-attack survivors desire more information about when it is safe to resume sexual activity after an attack, a new study has revealed.

Scientists surveyed 17 women, who had suffered heart attacks in the past two years, and most of them revealed that they started having sex again within a month of the attack, the New York Daily News reported.

But the ladies also admitted that they were fearful about the impact having sex would have on their weak hearts and had not received any help about it from healthcare professionals.

CIA ‘super-secret’ museum acquires Osama Bin Laden’s Abbottabad death bed AK-47

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Osama bin Laden”s AK-47 has been put up on display in the CIA Museum at the agency”s headquarters in Langley, Virginia, but it remains closed to the general public.

The New York Daily News reports the Russian-style rifle found near Osama Bin Laden”s body after he was killed in a raid by Navy SEALs is now hanging in a super-secret museum in CIA”s headquarters.

An Al-Qaeda training manual found in Afghanistan after 9/11 and the mock-up of Bin Laden”s compound used to plan the raid are on display besides the AK-47. (ANI)

Men’s sperm quality decreases after 35

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Women are not the only ones who have to worry about their reproductive clock, new research has showed that the quality of men’s sperm starts deteriorating after the age of 35.

The research also found that the X chromosome carrier sperms also seem to be on a rise, which means that the older dads have more chances of fathering a girl.

Bronte Stone at Reproductive Technology Laboratories in Los Angeles and his team tested sperm quality in samples from 5081 men in the age group of 16 and 72.

Oz billionaire set to build world’s biggest dinosaur park

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An Australian businessman has got the approval to build the world’s biggest dinosaur park at his resort property.

According to local news, Clive Palmer’s initial proposal was met with nearly 200 objections – like worries over noise and the unsightliness of the replicas – however, the Sunshine Coast regional council decided that the park will help bring more customers to the resort, the Huffington Post reported.

The park has been allowed to have 160 robotic replicas on display at the grounds.

Omega fatty acid diet could give hope to millions of dry eye sufferers

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Daily dietary supplementation with a unique combination of omega fatty acids for six months could improve optical irritation symptoms and halt the progression of inflammation that characterizes moderate to severe dry eye, a new study has found.

The multicenter, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial conducted at Baylor College of Medicine and Virginia Eye Consultants evaluated 38 post-menopausal women with tear dysfunction in both eyes.

Why the funny guy always wins the girl

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A new study has revealed that women prefer to date men, who can make them laugh owing to evolutionary differences hardwired into their brains.

Researchers discovered that women’s brains show more heightened activity than men’s in response to humour, the Daily Express reported.

It is believed that ladies use a man’s ability to make them laugh as a way to judge his genetic fitness as a fitting husband and the prospective father of their children.

”I know BJP has a consensus PM candidate,” says Rajnath Singh

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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh has said that his party has reached a consensus on who its prime ministerial candidate will be, but has stopped short of naming the person.

In an interview given to a television channel here, Singh, who is on a nearly week-long visit to the United States, there was no need for speculating on the issue, and the name of the individual would be announced at the appropriate time.