British weather
UK Overnight Further rain or showers to come, locally heavy and prolonged. Showers easing across the south and the west leaving a mainly dry night, with clear spells and just isolated showers. Showers continuing further east with persistent rain across eastern Scotland  read more

Posted by suzanne_ritter on Thursday Apr 19
2 cases of 'New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase-1' enzyme reported in Canada
Washington, May 31 ANI: Two people in Toronto have reportedly acquired the enzyme associated with extensive antibiotic resistance called the 'New Delhi metallo-B-lactamase-1' NDM-1. The enzyme  read more

Posted by aniin on Wednesday Jun 01
Oz authorities say 'no' to mosque in Perth
Perth, May 31ANI: Australian State Administrative Tribunal has rejected an appeal to run a mosque on grounds of detrimental effects of noise in southern suburbs of Perth. Ruling out the proposal for running  read more

Posted by aniin on Wednesday Jun 01
Oz boutique fined $10K for sacking employee via 'appalling' sms
Melbourne, May 31 ANI: A retailer in Australia has been fined almost 10,000 dollars after it dismissed a worker via text message, which has been described as an appalling way to sack someone. Sedina Sokolovic,  read more

Posted by aniin on Wednesday Jun 01
No guaranteed place for New Zealand's top T20 team in Champions League
Wellington, May 31 ANI: New Zealand's Twenty20 champion team is no longer guaranteed a spot at the rich Champions League, potentially costing each major association thousands of dollars in guaranteed revenue  read more

Posted by aniin on Wednesday Jun 01
Aid agencies told to prepare for locals' displacement ahead of N. Waziristan offensive
Islamabad, May 31ANI: Humanitarian agencies operating in northwest Pakistan have been told to prepare for up to 50,000 displaced families ahead of a military operation against militants in North Waziristan, according to a senior official with an international humanitarian agency  read more

Posted by aniin on Wednesday Jun 01
Pak admits US hasn't been told in 'explicit terms' to review drone policy
Lahore, May 30ANI: In the first admission that the Pakistan government has not been telling the US in clear words to call off the drones attacks, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that he has  read more

Posted by aniin on Tuesday May 31
US-Pak partnership record is 'a mixed one': Gates
Washington, May 30ANI: US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has conceded that the US relationship with Pakistan was not what the Americans wished it were. "I would say this administration has made a  read more

Posted by aniin on Tuesday May 31
Zimbabwean man crowned 'Mr Ugly'
Melbourne, May 30 ANI: What can be more ironical if ugliness draws you a pageant crown Setting an example of such a paradox, a Zimbabwean man has upstaged his eight rivals to win the title of 'Mr Ugly' in a novel beauty pageant  read more

Posted by aniin on Tuesday May 31
North Korea naval base for "attack hovercraft" nearly complete
Pyongyang, May 30 ANI: North Korea is close to completing a giant naval base for "attack hovercraft" near its sea border with South Korea, a government source has revealed. The base can maintain  read more

Posted by aniin on Tuesday May 31
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