Month: August 2013

Healthy tips to prevent late night cravings

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Do you struggle with your dietary decisions and eat too much at night? Well, try a two-week experiment that can help you control these cravings.

According to an expert, time-based struggle has something to do, at least in part, with a hunger hormone called ‘ghrelin’- which is known to increase in response to fasting and recurrent feeding patterns.

Oftentimes people, who are night-time eaters, keep their daytime calories purposely low and even intentionally skip meals because they will struggle in the later parts of the day.

U.S. offers new Iran President Rouhani ”willing partnership”

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The United States (U.S.) has offered Iran a “willing partnership” following the inauguration of new President Hassan Rouhani.

The White House has said Iran now has a chance to allay fears over its nuclear programme and meet its international obligations after President Rouhani used his inaugural speech to promise a government of moderation, and called for international sanctions to be lifted.

Rouhani”s speech was described as conciliatory in tone, and as one reaching out to groups inside and outside Iran.

NSA whistleblower Bradley Manning”s mother considers son her ‘Superman’

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The British mother of US soldier Bradley Manning has called her son a ‘Superman,’ urging him not to give up hope.

Manning is facing up to 136 years in prison for disclosing hundreds of thousands of secret US documents.

In a rare interview, Susan Manning said he should know she considered him her ‘Superman’.

According to news24, she asked her son to not give up hopes, adding that he will be free one day, though she may not be able to see him again.

Susan, a 59-year-old from Wales, is divorced from her husband, Brian, and is suffering from unspecified health problems.

Imran Khan to sue hardline party chief for calling him Jewish agent

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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has said he would sue Maulana Fazlur Rehman, Chief of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazl), for calling him Jewish lobbyist.

Speaking in a news conference, Khan said that he would take Rahman to court for accusing him of being Jewish agent.

According to the Nation, he said that the party was preparing a notice to send it to Rehman, adding that they will be going to the court and ask him to prove his allegations.

Imran Khan points finger at army’s incompetence over DI Khan jail break

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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has said terrorists succeeded in breaking the Dera Ismail Khan jail, despite one division of the army was present in the city.

During a press conference, Imran said that Pakistan has to find a new way to fight terrorism, adding that there is an entire division of army in Dera Ismail Khan.

He said that it is beyond comprehension as to why law enforcement agencies didn’t counter the terrorists, the Daily Times reports.

Four-year-old boy re-elected mayor of Minnesota town

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Four-year-old Robert ‘Bobby’ Tufts has been re-elected as mayor of a tourist town in Minnesota for a second term.

Fox News reports that Tufts was re-elected mayor of Dorset during an annual ‘Taste of Dorset’ Festival.

Dorset has a population of 22 to 28, and no formal government.

The votes, at a cost of one dollar, are being used to raise money for the Dorset Festival.

Emma Tufts, Bobby’s mother, said her son wants to raise money for the Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Red River Valley in Fargo of North Dakota and a new welcome sign for Dorset.

Pak, U.S. favour transferring Taliban political office out of Qatar

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Pakistan and the United States might propose transferring the Taliban ‘political office’ from Qatar to some other country as part of renewed efforts to revive a nascent but increasingly frustrating reconciliation process in Afghanistan.

According to an Express Tribune report, both Washington and Islamabad discussed the prospects of the Afghan reconciliation and how to break the deadlock in the Doha process.

22 U.S. missions to remain shut for a week over Al Qaeda attack fears

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The U.S. State Department has said that 22 of its diplomatic missions in the Middle East and Africa will remain closed till August 10 (Saturday) to safeguard against terror threats from al Qaeda and its affiliates.

Fox News reports that U.S. embassies in Abu Dhabi, Amman, Cairo, Riyadh, Dhahran, Jeddah, Doha, Dubai, Kuwait, Manama, Muscat, Sanaa, Tripoli, Antanarivo, Bujumbura, Djibouti, Khartoum, Kigali and Port Louis have been instructed to remain closed this week.

Amir Khan helping brother Haroon with boxing career

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English professional boxer Amir Khan is finding new maturity as a fighter after taking responsibility for his brother Haroon”s boxing career and moving to a different trainer.

According to The Daily Express, Khan has found another new perspective by guiding 22-year-old Haroon through the early stages of his professional career. The 2010 Commonwealth Games bronze medallist said that he was promoting and managing Haroon and trying to get him on in America three more times this year, maybe once on the undercard of his fight and two more times working alongside other promoters.

`Upbeat` Zulfiqar targets place in Pak Test, ODI side

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Zulfiqar Babar, the Pakistan spinner who emerged as the least expected man-of-the-series during his side”s win in the Twenty20 part of the West Indies tour, is targeting a place in the Test and the ODI national side. According to The Dawn, before the 34-year-old left-arm spinner arrived on the international arena those unfamiliar with Pakistan cricket often asked who he was but he had quickly earned a distinction for his performances.

Top Pak cop likens Taliban, police relationship to that of ‘bowler and batsman’!

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Inspector General Police (IGP) Ihsan Ghani of Khyber-Paktunkhwa (K-P) has compared the relationship between the Taliban and police as one between a batsman and a bowler.

While speaking to the media on Monday, he said that the police was the batsmen as the Taliban keep bowling. Sometimes the police scores a six and many a times lose a wicket.

According to the Express Tribune, he said that they were working to stop the threats the police was receiving and a similar incidents like the DI Khan jail break.

LinkedIn faces flak for taking down ads showing real-life ‘attractive’ female engineers

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Popular job networking site LinkedIn had to reportedly re-post ads after they were pulled off for showing female engineers considered too attractive to be real-life engineers.

According to News.com.au, developer network TopTal had posted a series of advertisements on the site with a mixture of male and female staff, with the aim of attracting new clients and employees but LinkedIn had inexplicably disabled the ads.

Morsi-backing Yemeni Nobel Laureate banned from entering Egypt over ‘security reasons’

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Egypt has banned a Yemeni rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner from entering the country for ‘security reasons’.

Tawakkol Karman was held at the Cairo airport on arrival and ordered to return to Yemen in the next flight.

According to the Huffington Post, Karman, the first Arab woman to win the Nobel peace prize, has voiced support for loyalists of deposed Islamist president Mohamed Morsi.

She has described Morsi’s ouster by the military in July as ‘undemocratic’.

Sanctions, war threats won’t pressurize Iran: Rouhani

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Iran”s new president Hassan Rouhani said Sunday that sanctions and war threats cannot serve as an instrument to pressure the Iranian nation.

Making the remarks in his swearing-in ceremony in Iran”s parliament, Rouhani said that dialog is the proper way to settle the issues with his country.

Although Western sanctions have inflicted pressure on the economy of Iranian people, the nation”s participation in July-14 presidential elections indicated that the Iranians are “alert to protect their national interests” at any time, he said.

JD(U) supports Food Security Bill, but suggests amendments

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Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal (United) chief Nitish Kumar expressed support to the Food Security Bill today, saying that his party has been constantly giving the Centre inputs throughout its development. He also said that though the UPA-led government had incorporated some of their suggestions, his party will bring up their pending reservations regarding the scheme in the Monsoon Session of Parliament. “We have some suggestions and objections in regard to the Food Security Ordinance, which we have expressed to be incorporated.

Top US military official wouldn’t be surprised if Snowden leaks reached Chinese and Russians

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A top US military official has expressed no surprise to the possibility that the classified documents revealed by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden have been accessed by the Chinese or Russian intelligence.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Martin Dempsey has said that he wouldn’t be surprised if the Russian and Chinese governments had already acquired classified American information allegedly taken by Snowden, ABC News reports.

Obama might cancel one-on-one meet with Putin if Snowden issue remains unresolved

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US President Barack Obama is reportedly expected to cancel his meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin on his trip to Russia next month following the political asylum row of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.

While the US demanded extradition of the former NSA contractor Snowden for leaking classified data, Russian government has issued him a temporary asylum much to the ire of Obama administration.

Britain supported U.S’ use of atomic bomb against Japan to end WWII

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Britain supported the use of atomic bombs by the United States against Japan in World War II about a month before the first one was dropped on Hiroshima.

The revelation was made in documents recently declassified by the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.

According to the Japan Times, the documents give details about Britain’s involvement in the United States’ decision to carry out the A-bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945.

Muslim Brotherhood secretly negotiating face-saving deal to fly deposed Morsi into exile

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Islamist allies of ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi are secretly discussing a face-saving deal in which he could be released from detention and allowed to officially resign from his position.

A source close to crisis talks currently taking place between opposing sides in Cairo said that options being considered, include allowing Morsi to announce his resignation in a televised address and formerly hand his executive powers to interim Prime Minister Hazem al-Beblawi.

Pakistan on red alert for possible terror attack: Officials

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Islamabad is on red alert after officials received an intelligence intercept of a likely attack on a high-value target, two senior Pakistani officials have said.

According to CNN, they said that important military installations were under tight security.

A recently intercepted message among senior al Qaeda operatives raised alarm that led to the closing of 22 embassies and consulates on August 4 across the Middle East and North Africa.

The officials said that among the buildings being guarded are the headquarters for Pakistan”s air force and navy, the report added. (ANI)

PM breaks silence on Durga Shakti Nagpal, says ‘rules will be followed’

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Even as the Uttar Pradesh Government served a chargesheet to IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal whose suspension eight days ago triggered a huge controversy, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Monday said the rules will be followed.

“There are rules laid down and the rules will be followed. And we are in touch with the state government to find out the full details of the case,” Dr. Singh told media here.

According to reports, a copy of the chargesheet along with a report has been sent to the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) at the Centre.

SC rejects Abu Salem’s plea to quash proceedings against him

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The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed gangster Abu Salem”s plea to quash trials against him following the Portugal top court”s decision to terminate his extradition to India.

The apex court while passing its order said the verdict of Portugal’s constitutional court is not binding on us, and added that Salem’s extradition is still valid in the eyes of law.

Salem had filed the application after the Portugal Supreme Court upheld the order of a lower court in that country, terminating his extradition after it concluded that India had violated the deportation rules in Salem’s case.

US Open Champion Murray `buzzing` with excitement to retain title at Flushing Meadows

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Wimbledon Champion Andy Murray has admitted that the anticipation of returning to Flushing Meadows to defend his US Open crown was exciting, while getting set to start the Montreal Masters in the second round after a bye in the first.

According to Fox News, Murray revealed that although he wanted to do well at Montreal, he would be lying if he said that he was not thinking of the US Open. The Montreal Masters will be his first time on a hard court since March and his first opportunity to play since winning Wimbledon a month ago.