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Tourism rates change in Pakistan
By Iyma Atiq. The past few months have seen plenty of incidents take place in Pakistan and it seems that tourism in the country has been affected as figures show that numbers of tourists in the...2012-02-22 2098 0 -
INDIA TO BE POLIO-FREE
India is on track to become officially free of polio by the World Health Organisation. A new case of the disease has not been recorded since January last year and it is believed that if this...2012-02-21 2035 0 -
MONKEY BUSINESS GO COCO-NUTS!
Kerala Monkeys to be trained to pick coconuts for traders Monkeys in Kerala are to be trained to pick coconuts because local palm tree climbers refuse to take the risk for low wages. The state government...2012-02-21 2865 0 -
STAR CONVERSION
Julia Roberts: The Hindu Times the Notting Hill star became a Hindu in 2010. Many critics assumed that her role in film Eat Pray Love was what prompted the move, but the Roberts insist that her...2012-02-16 3004 0 -
SET IN STONE
Oliver Stone’s Son Converts to Islam The son of award-winning Hollywood director Oliver Stone has converted to Islam in a ceremony in centralIran. According to the Fars News Agency, Sean Stone became a Shiite Muslim in...2012-02-16 2468 0 -
CLAMP ON LAVISH WEDDINGS
India set to cut down on how much families spend on weddings India is set to clamp down on the amount poor families can spend on lavish weddings in a bid to reduce dowry-related crimes. Campaigners...2012-02-16 2095 0 -
SRI LANKA COPING BEST WITH ECONOMY
Sri Lankais among the five rapidly developing economies in the world. Senior Minister Dr. Sarath Amunugama said that the government’s management of the economy is at a high level. He told the country’s Parliament thatSri Lankawas...2012-02-09 1839 0 -
15 POUND BABY BREAKS CHINA RECORD
A mother in centralChinahas broken a record in the country after giving birth to a 15.52 pound (7.04 kilogram) baby. According to the Tianjin Post, the 29-year-old mother in theHenanprovince gave birth to the boy by...2012-02-09 1855 0 -
TWO JAILED FOR PLANNING DANISH NEWSPAPER ATTACK
Two men, who were accused of plotting to attack a Danish newspaper for publishing cartoons of the prophet Muhammad, have been found guilty inNorway. Ringleader Mikael Davud was sentenced to seven years by theOslodistrict court, while...2012-02-06 1758 0 -
INDIAN ARTIST BEATEN FOR NUDE PAINTINGS
An Indian artist has been beaten up for exhibiting a number of nude paintings of Asian female celebrities. Pranava Prakash was holding the art exhibition in the Noida district when a gang of five men barged...2012-01-31 2151 0