http://www.samachaar.in Smachaar.in en-us 2010 Samachaar.In Mon, 21 May 2012 12:47:24 GMT Mon, 21 May 2012 12:47:24 GMT http://samachaar.in/International/North_Korea_releases_detained_Chinese_fishermen_128368 Beijing: A total of 29 Chinese fishermen returned home Monday after having remained in North Korean detention for 13 days.The fishermen and their three vessels arrived at a harbour in the Jinzhou district of China's port city of Dalian in the... Mon, 21 May 2012 12:47:23 GMT http://samachaar.in/International/00000_cups_of_tea_on_Elizabeths_jubilee_128367 London: Britons across the country will celebrate the diamond jubilee of Queen Elizabeth by consuming more than 200,000 cups of tea and 30,000 scones, a study has said.According to the National Trust, around 40,000 litres of tea will be drunk, a... Mon, 21 May 2012 12:46:34 GMT http://samachaar.in/International/Baghdad_talks_may_help_resolve_Iranian_ndispute_China_128359 Beijing: China has said that talks scheduled for later this week in Baghdad can help resolve the Iranian nuclear dispute as well as promote peace and stability in the region.Representatives from Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Secu... Mon, 21 May 2012 09:07:33 GMT http://samachaar.in/International/Napoli_beat_Juventus_to_win_Italian_Cup_128358 Rome: Napoli football club claimed the Italian Cup after overcoming Serie A champions Juventus 2-0 Sunday.Napoli last captured a major trophy in 1990, when they won Serie A. They last won the Cup in 1987.It also ended Juventus' unbeaten record in a... Mon, 21 May 2012 09:06:37 GMT http://samachaar.in/International/Time_ranks_Devdas_in_millenniums_top_ten_128347 Washington: Time magazine has ranked Bollywood director Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 2002 film "Devdas" eighth among the ten greatest movies of the millennium with "WALL.E" at the top and "The Artist" in the tenth spot. ... Mon, 21 May 2012 05:53:14 GMT http://samachaar.in/International/No_deal_with_Pakistan_casts_shadow_over_NATO_summit_128345 Chicago: As a NATO summit opened here amid protests, the US failed to strike a deal with Pakistan to reopen supply lines to Afghanistan casting a long shadow over talks to end the alliance's combat role in the Afghan war.US President Barack &qu... Mon, 21 May 2012 04:13:32 GMT http://samachaar.in/International/Suu_Kyi_to_visit_Britain_address_parliament_128343 Yangon: In a historic first trip outside the country in 24 years, Myanmar's pro-democracy leader and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi will visit Britain and address both the houses of parliament next month.British Prime Minister David Cameron in... Mon, 21 May 2012 04:11:58 GMT http://samachaar.in/International/NATO_summit_kicks_off_in_Chicago_128342 Chicago: Heads of state and government of 28 member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Sunday kicked off their 25th summit in Chicago.In his opening remarks at the summit, US President Barack Obama said the alliance has ... Mon, 21 May 2012 04:11:03 GMT http://samachaar.in/International/Lockerbie_bomber_who_killed_270_is_dead_128336 Washington: Abdelbeset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi, the lone person convicted in the bombing of a US plane over Scotland's Lockerbie that killed 270 people, died Sunday, CNN reported quoting Libyan government officials.Al Megrahi - a former intelligen... Mon, 21 May 2012 04:04:08 GMT http://samachaar.in/International/20_dead_in_China_tunnel_blast_128332 Beijing: At least 20 people were killed Saturday in a blast inside an under-construction expressway tunnel in China, officials said.The incident took place around 8.30 a.m. in Yanling county of Zhuzhou city in central China's Hunan province, Xinhua... Sat, 19 May 2012 12:53:13 GMT http://samachaar.in/International/Pilot_lands_chopper_on_beach_for_ice_creams_128324 London: The pilot of a British rescue helicopter made a dramatic halt on a popular beach so that its crew could buy ice creams.The airmen were spotted emerging from the chopper on the sand at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk, The Sun reported Saturday.Con... Sat, 19 May 2012 12:20:17 GMT http://samachaar.in/International/Pakistani_shot_while_on_way_to_collect_bodies_of_three_sons_128311 Islamabad: A Pakistani woman was injured and three men accompanying her were killed when they were shot at while on their way to a morgue in Karachi to collect the bodies of her three sons who had earlier been fatally shot, a media report said S... Sat, 19 May 2012 08:14:59 GMT http://samachaar.in/International/Pakistan_to_testfire_nmissile_128310 Islamabad: Pakistan will test fire a new nuclear-capable missile by the end of this month, a media report said Saturday.Geo News reported that the surface-to-surface `Nasr' missile has a 180-km range and a high degree of accuracy. The army has comp... Sat, 19 May 2012 08:11:37 GMT http://samachaar.in/International/New_York_polytechnic_honours_Sam_Pitroda_128305 New York: Polytechnic Institute of New York University, America's second-oldest private engineering school, has conferred an honorary degree of Doctor of Engineering on Sam Pitroda, adviser to Indian Prime Minster Manmohan Singh.Delivering the ... Sat, 19 May 2012 03:43:24 GMT http://samachaar.in/International/India_seeks_its_rightful_role_on_world_stage_Envoy_128304 Dallas: Noting that India is acting as a responsible stakeholder in the international system, New Delhi's UN envoy has a made a strong case for a governance architecture that accommodates and acknowledges its contribution and potential."If ... Sat, 19 May 2012 03:41:33 GMT http://samachaar.in/International/China_vows_to_take_back_Uber_Cup_128298 Wuhan (China), Badminton powerhouse China, who conceded the Uber Cup to South Korea two years ago, vowed to revenge on home courts this time, fielding its world top four singles and top two doubles players.In 2010, the Chinese women's badminton ... Fri, 18 May 2012 12:52:28 GMT http://samachaar.in/International/Lin_Dan_to_lead_Chinas_challenge_in_Thomas_Cup_128297 Wuhan (China), Olympic gold medallist and four-time World Champion Lin Dan will lead the Chinese men's badminton team to capture its record fifth consecutive title at the Thomas Cup starting here Sunday.Lin is determined to grab the men's title a... Fri, 18 May 2012 12:51:18 GMT http://samachaar.in/International/Chinas_smuggling_kingpin_gets_jail_for_life_128293 Beijing: A notorious kingpin of a smuggling ring has been sentenced to life imprisonment in China over smuggling and bribery charges.The court said the sentencing of Lai Changxing, 53, was handed down given the graveness of his offences and &quot... Fri, 18 May 2012 12:22:36 GMT http://samachaar.in/International/Roger_Milla_dismissed_as_honorary_president_128290 Yaounde (Cameroon), Cameroon's legendary footballer Roger Milla was sacked as the honorary president of Cameroon football federation (FECAFOOT) after criticising the federation and its president Iya Mohamed.During its general assembly, Milla, who... Fri, 18 May 2012 12:19:04 GMT http://samachaar.in/International/Bad_fat_could_decline_memory_128275 Washington: Certain types of fat are linked with deteriorating memory and mental functioning, says a new study. For instance, a 'bad' fat such as saturated fat or trans fat, known to be damaging to cardiac health, was also linked to worse over... Fri, 18 May 2012 10:51:28 GMT http://samachaar.in/International/Pakistan_not_to_get_Australian_uranium_Envoy_128266 Islamabad: Pakistan is not eligible to buy uranium from Australia, outgoing High Commissioner Tim George has said."India has an exemption from the Nuclear Suppliers Group, which does not apply to Pakistan," Dawn quoted George as saying ... Fri, 18 May 2012 06:54:07 GMT http://samachaar.in/International/Power_tariff_hike_Pakistani_daily_slams_governments_sly_move_128265 Islamabad: The steep hike in power tariff has come as a shock to Pakistanis who are already reeling under the pressure of inflation, said a daily here, criticising the government's "deliberately sly move" of bypassing the law ministry ... Fri, 18 May 2012 06:52:06 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Zardari_leaves_for_US_to_attend_NATO_summit_128264 Islamabad: President Asif Ali Zardari has left for Chicago to attend a NATO summit as Pakistan mulls the reopening of supplies for the coalition forces in Afghanistan, a media report said Friday.Zardari will be in Chicago for the 25th NATO Summ... Fri, 18 May 2012 06:50:29 GMT http://samachaar.in/Business_and_Economy/Facebook_sets_IPO_price_at_38_128259 New York: Facebook Thursday set the price for its initial public offering (IPO) at $38 per share.The price came one day before Facebook begins to trade on the Nasdaq stock exchange Friday under the symbol "FB".At $38 dollars a share, the... Fri, 18 May 2012 04:38:44 GMT http://samachaar.in/International/Rajat_Gupta_cannot_take_a_Mother_Teresa_defence_128258 New York: Rajat Gupta has been forewarned that he cannot beat insider trading charges by trumpeting his philanthropy history any more than Mother Teresa could use her missionary work to fend off bank robbery charges."If Mother Teresa were ... Fri, 18 May 2012 04:31:55 GMT http://samachaar.in/Business_and_Economy/Facebook_set_to_raise_16_bn_with_largest_tech_IPO_128257 Washington: Pricing its IPO at $38 a share, Facebook, the highly popular social networking site that has over 45 million users in India, is expected to raise $16 billion, making it the largest tech IPO in history.It's reported to be the third l... Fri, 18 May 2012 04:29:51 GMT http://samachaar.in/International/North_Americas_first_Telugu_meet_to_be_held_in_Houston_128255 Washington: India's Telugu culture will be at grand display in the US during the first North American Telugu Association (NATA) convention to be organised in the Houston city of Texas state June 29-July 1, 2012.The cultural meet will be held in... Thu, 17 May 2012 12:49:08 GMT http://samachaar.in/International/Man_rescued_from_trash_chute_128246 Moscow: Rescuers had to pull a man out of a waste disposal chute in an apartment block in the western Siberian city of Tyumen Wednesday, after he got stuck in it when hiding from his girlfriend, an official said. “An eyewitness reported ... Thu, 17 May 2012 12:00:23 GMT http://samachaar.in/International/Pioneering_surgery_helps_paralysed_man_move_hand_128239 London: A pioneering surgery bypassing damage to the spinal cord sustained in an accident has helped a paralysed man regain the use of his hand. Injuries to the C7 vertebra - lowest bone in his neck - in a car crash in 2008 left a 71-year-old m... Thu, 17 May 2012 11:25:01 GMT http://samachaar.in/International/Not_a_single_dry_eye_as_Chisty_meets_family_128225 Islamabad: Emotions ran high as virologist Mohammed Khalil Chisty, who spent 20 years in India following a 1992 murder, was reunited with his family in Karachi.Chisty, 80, was permitted by the Indian Supreme Court May 10 to visit Pakistan du... Thu, 17 May 2012 05:12:28 GMT http://samachaar.in/International/8_IndianAmericans_get_medal_for_community_service_128224 New York: Eight Indian-Americans are among the recipients of this year's Ellis Island Medal of Honour presented to more than 100 immigrants for their community service.The eight, Peter Bheddah, Ravishankar Bhooplapur, Dr. Sanjiv Chopra, Dr. Lee... Thu, 17 May 2012 05:08:12 GMT http://samachaar.in/International/US_slaps_sanctions_against_Chhota_Shakeel_Tiger_Memon_128218 Washington/New Delhi: The US has slapped sanctions on Chhota Shakeel and Ibrahim Tiger Memon, two top aides of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, the alleged mastermind of the 1993 Mumbai bombings that left over 250 dead, in a move "to target ... Thu, 17 May 2012 04:38:40 GMT http://samachaar.in/Business_and_Economy/Kenya_Airways_launches_NairobiDelhi_flight_128216 New Delhi: To capture the growing traffic between India and Africa, Kenya Airways Wednesday launched a direct Nairobi-New Delhi flight with one-way fare of Rs.22,000-Rs.28,000."We have waited long to start this route. We are confident this... Thu, 17 May 2012 04:33:54 GMT http://samachaar.in/International/_Mob_kills_murder_suspect_in_Brazil_128205 Rio de Janeiro: Nearly 300 people broke into a jail in the northeastern Brazilian town of Tapiramuta, dragged a suspected murderer out of his cell and burned him to death, a media report said.  Lucas Pinho de Jesus, 21, was under arrest i... Wed, 16 May 2012 05:15:38 GMT http://samachaar.in/Business_and_Economy/Job_shortage_parttimers_on_rise_in_Britain_128204 London: The number of men taking up part-time work due to being unable to find a full-time job in Britain has more than doubled in the last four years, says a new study.  Nearly 600,000 men were working part-time in December while looking... Wed, 16 May 2012 05:14:38 GMT http://samachaar.in/International/India_improves_ranking_in_trade_logistics_performance__128200 Washington: Global trade logistics performance slowed down over the last two years amid the global recession but India - ranked 46th among 155 countries - and others that pursued aggressive reforms continued to improve, according to the World ... Wed, 16 May 2012 04:41:15 GMT http://samachaar.in/International/US_sanctions_Dawood_aides_Chhota_Shakeel_Tiger_Memon_128198 Washington: The United States has slapped sanctions on Chhota Shakeel and Ibrahim Tiger Memon, two top aides of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, the alleged mastermind of the 1993 Mumbai bombings that left over 250 dead, in a move "to target... Wed, 16 May 2012 04:35:44 GMT http://samachaar.in/International/Vijay_Jolly_leaves_for_China_128191 New Delhi: A five-member delegation led by Vijay Jolly of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has left for China to take part in a conference that will also see participants from Bangladesh, Nepal and the Phillppines. The other members of the del... Tue, 15 May 2012 11:57:17 GMT http://samachaar.in/International/_Iran_hangs_assassin_of_nuclear_physicist_128185 Tehran: Iran Tuesday hanged a man convicted of assassinating an Iranian nuclear physicist, a media report said.   Majid Jamali Fashi, who was also accused of being an agent of the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad, was hanged in Tehran T... Tue, 15 May 2012 07:24:34 GMT http://samachaar.in/International/_Dip_Chip_warns_of_toxicity_in_real_time_128184 Tel Aviv: Now, there's a quick check for synthetic chemicals and poisons that contaminate water or food supplies and generate bodily reactions from minor illness to painful death.   Yosi Shacham-Diamand, professor of engineering at Tel Av... Tue, 15 May 2012 07:22:20 GMT http://samachaar.in/International/China_dismisses_Dalai_Lamas_claim_of_poison_plot_128177 Beijing: A state-run Chinese daily Monday dismissed Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama's claim that China was trying to poison him to death using female devotees, and described his accusation as "something you would find in a martial a... Mon, 14 May 2012 12:13:37 GMT http://samachaar.in/International/Air_India_crisis_continues_14_flights_cancelled_128175 New Delhi/Mumbai: The agitation by Air India pilots entered its seventh day Monday with the management cancelling 14 international outbound flights, also throwing domestic operations into disarray, an official said."We have cancelled aroun... Mon, 14 May 2012 06:36:20 GMT http://samachaar.in/International/Russia_tests_Italian_tank_128166 Moscow: Russia is testing Italy's Centauro tank and considers building it under license, a representative of the Oto-Melara company which makes the tank said Saturday."The first two machines with 105-mm and 125-mm guns are on trial...,&quot... Sat, 12 May 2012 11:54:29 GMT http://samachaar.in/International/Indians_on_board_hijacked_oil_tanker_128155 London: About 15 crew members, including Indians, are on board an oil tanker that has been hijacked by pirates in the Arabian sea, a media report said.The Liberian-flagged Smyrni was carrying 135,000 tonnes of oil. It was seized off the coast of... Sat, 12 May 2012 06:53:54 GMT http://samachaar.in/International/One_killed_11_hurt_in_Peshawar_bombing__128154 islamabad: A policeman was killed and 11 other people were injured Saturday in a massive blast that targeted a police vehicle in Peshawar, a media report said.Geo News said an improvised explosive device (IED) targeted the police van that was us... Sat, 12 May 2012 06:53:10 GMT http://samachaar.in/International/US_lawmakers_seek_terrorist_tag_for_Haqqani_network_128152 Washington: Top Democrats and Republicans on the House and Senate Intelligence panels have demanded that the Obama administration "immediately" label the Pakistani-based Haqqani Network a terrorist organization.The group has claimed r... Sat, 12 May 2012 06:51:04 GMT http://samachaar.in/International/US_takes_India_to_WTO_over_poultry_import_bar_128151 Washington: The United States has asked the World Trade Organization (WTO) to rule on its assertion that India's restrictions on imports of US poultry meat and chicken eggs violates its WTO obligations.The US request to WTO to set up a dispute ... Sat, 12 May 2012 06:50:12 GMT http://samachaar.in/International/China_denies_readying_for_war_with_Philippines_128150 Beijing: China Saturday denied that it was preparing to go to war with the Philippines.China's defence ministry denied reports that the People's Liberation Army (PLA) units had entered level-2 combat readiness, reported Xinhua.Online media re... Sat, 12 May 2012 06:49:22 GMT http://samachaar.in/International/Pakistani_daily_calls_power_outages_a_time_bomb_128149 Islamabad: Frequent power outages have "become a political time bomb", said a Pakistani daily Saturday.An editorial in the News International said that Punjab province threatens to "plunge into chaos with power riots seen across it... Sat, 12 May 2012 06:48:39 GMT http://samachaar.in/International/Facebook_ponders_charging_for_popular_posts_128148 London: Facebook is considering to charge users for highlighting their important posts, as it is testing a new feature in New Zealand that would make comments more prominent on a user's newsfeed, The Sun reported.Users in the New Zealand th... Sat, 12 May 2012 06:47:38 GMT