Richest Indian Woman :

Kiran Majumdar-Shaw, the power behind Biocon is the richest first generation woman promoter in the country with a net worth of nearly Rs 2,000 crore. She owns 40% of her company Biocon, which made its debut on the Bombay Stock Exchange on April 7, 2004. Her company is working on the world's first oral insulin for diabetes patients.

Rice Holds First Face-to-Face Meeting with North Korean Counterpart :

By VOA News Foreign ministers from the six nations involved in the North Korean nuclear disarmament talks have begun their long-anticipated meeting Wednesday in Singapore.

Non-bailable arrest warrants against Pervez Elahi (Pakistan Ex-Prime Minister), others :

LAHORE: A local court of Lahore issued non-bailable warrants for the arrests of 11 persons including the former chief minister, Chaudhry Pervez Elahi and chief secretary Punjab Salman Siddiqui.According to details, those victims of 2005 earthquake who were brought to Mao Hospital also included a girl who leveled allegations against Dr. Maqsood Hussain of criminal assault.

Upon this, the then government lodged a case against Dr. Maqsood. However, no charge could be established in the court after the case was heard.Later, Dr. Maqsood filed a petition for lodging a case against 11 persons including the then chief minister and chief secretary of Punjab. The court summoned these people but they had failed to present themselves before the court.Now the court has issued non-bailable warrants for arrest of these 11 persons.

Operation against extremists underway in Hangue :

HANGU: Security forces operation against extremists continued for fourth consecutive day in Zargari and adjoining areas in Hangue, According to sources, curfew has been lifted from Hangu bazaar after decline in tension.

however, Doaba area is still under curfew.The operation launched by security forces against extremist is underway in Zargari, Shanwari, Shamsuddin Banda and neighboring areas.DG ISPR Major General Athar Abbas told Geo News that so far 10 extremists were killed and several injured during operation. He also confirmed that five security men sustained injuries. The gunship helicopters along with ground troops of security forces are also taking part in the action.

Security forces take control of Zargari in Hangu :

HANGU: Security forces took control of Zargari area in Hangu whereas operation against extremists is underway in Shanawari and Shamsuddin Banda areas.According to sources, security forces started operation three days back after attacks on security forces vehicles in Doaba area and they now took the control of Zargari area.

Breakthrough 'In Malaria Fight :

Australian scientists have identified a potential treatment to combat malaria by pinpointing the process that helps the disease hijack red blood cells.
They have found the key to an adhesive that stops the parasite being flushed out of the body by the immune system. The removal of just one of these compounds is enough to bring the process to a halt. Researchers in Melbourne believe their discovery could be a major breakthrough in the fight against the disease. They have identified eight proteins that allow this glue-like substance onto the surface of a hijacked cell.

Terror Killer's Welcome :

Samir Kantar, convicted of executing father and4-year-olddaughter, gets hero's welcome from Hezbollah, which traded remains of Israeli soldiers.

Israel's Lopsided Swap Criticized :

But military defends bringing every soldier back, no matter what the cost.

Critics of the prisoner exchange with Lebanese guerrillas say that such deals only encourage more hostage-taking, but the military defends bringing soldiers back.

Airlines Face The Abyss :

A recent report predicts several major U.S. airlines will be forced to liquidate in the.
American Airlines jets line up a gates at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport Wednesday, June 4, 2008 in Chicago. American Airlines will cut back flying later this year at many airports, including hubs in Dallas and Chicago, as it attempts to cope with record high fuel prices. The nation's largest carrier gave more details Wednesday about capacity reductions it announced last month. American said it will reduce departures at its Chicago O'Hare Airport hub by 28 flights and sister airline American Eagle would cut 34 flights, beginning in September.e coming months.

Online Fashion Boutiques: New Fashion Trend ?

What is good and what is bad about online fashion boutiques?

Let's have a look using an example of a newly launched one...
The announcements and press releases say that "featuring the hottest and freshest fashions from top designers, http://www.shopadorabella.com/ officially “opened for business” this week, offering customers trendy, hard-to-find items, free shipping and fashion tips on “what’s hot”.

The range of items is quite wide. The choice of fashionable items seems to reflect the season and pubic interest (closely correlationg with what we call fashion). The hope page is featuring Rachel Mara's new Bird Print Dress for summer. It is really stylish, and sure to inspire compliments wherever you wear it.

Latest Little ThinkPad Delivers Big Performance :

Bolstered by the new Intel Centrino 2 mobile platform, the all-new Lenovo

ThinkPad X200 ultraportable notebook delivers better-than-average speed in a smaller-than-average package.

House Speaker Pelosi calls Bush ‘a total failure’ :

WASHINGTON - President Bush has been a "total failure" in everything from the economy to the war to energy policy, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday. In an interview on CNN, the California Democrat was asked to respond to video of the president criticizing the Democratic-led Congress for heading into the final 26 days of the legislative session without having passed a single government spending bill.

Black And White Twins: Brothers From The Same Mother :

Some things aren’t always black and white.

Then again, sometimes they are – like the twin sons born July 11 to a German couple. The first baby, Ryan, has light skin and blue eyes. His brother, Leo, is dark skinned with brown eyes. "None of us could believe it," the maternity ward's head doctor, Birgit Weber, told one news source, "Both kids have definitely the same father."
" It was “a real surprise,” Gerth told the German newspaper Die Welt, adding that the most important thing to him isn’t color, but that everyone is healthy.

Mysterious Insect Baffles :

Mysterious Insect Baffles Experts have been baffled by the presence of an unidentified insect in parts of London. The tiny red and black bug first appeared in the Natural History Museum's Wildlife Garden in March 2007. Since then it has become the most common insect in the garden and has also been spotted in Regent's Park and Gray's Inn.

Breakthrough For Baby Miracle To Enter USA :

After weeks of attempts to get Baby Miracle Nanai to have treatment overseas, the USA has come to her rescue by granting today a visa for her to travel to Florida for treatment.

Although the time for her departure has not yet been set the supporters of Baby Mircale Nanai have been elated by the decision today by the U.S. Embassy in Samoa to grant a visa for the her to go for treatment at the Miami Children's Hospital, where two top surgeons have offered their services for free.The breaking news on the visa for Baby Miracle Nanai has even made the headlines of the top US media like USA Today who have ran news items on the refusal by the New Zealand Immigration to grant a visa and how the US has made it now possible to Baby Miracle to have an opportunity to get treatment from top two surgeons in USA.

Why it matters Islamic Republic of Iran :

Iran has been a subject of much debate since the United States entered Iraq in 2003. Now that the country isn’t showing any signs of stopping its uranium enrichment, it’s an even bigger concern.
You should care because...Iran has approximately one-tenth of the world’s known oil reserves and more than one-tenth of the world’s natural gas reserves. It may also be creating nuclear weapons. The U.S. and Iran haven’t had diplomatic relations since the Iranian revolution in the 1970s. But the next president will surely need to address the threat Iran poses to the Middle East and to rising U.S. gas prices.

The Six Worst Foods For A Bikini Body :

To avoid bloat and water retention at the beach, avoid these foods.
Eat This, Not That!Wouldn’t it be great if you could eat something before hitting the beach that would make you look and feel slimmer - instantly? Well, there’s no miracle food yet, but there are foods that can make you look and feel fatter in almost no time. And those are the foods you want to avoid right before you don your swimsuit. In fact, in a UCLA survey of 50,000 people, 64 percent of women and 50 percent of men said they were self-conscious about their weight.

There’s nothing more embarrassing than doing a cnnonball off the diving board and then having to refill the pool because you emptied it.

Tropical storm forms off Southeast coast :

Cristobal hits Carolinas with rain, surf but not likely to become hurricane.
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Tropical Storm Cristobal formed off the Southeast coast Saturday — the first to threaten the United States this hurricane season. Gale-force winds and heavy rains were expected to lash the Carolinas as the storm grazed the shoreline on a northeasterly path.

At 5 p.m. ET, the center of the storm was about 125 miles east of Charleston, S.C., and about 225 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras, N.C.With maximum sustained winds at 45 mph, it was moving toward the northeast at about 7 mph and was expected to hug the Carolinas’ coast during the next two days.

Africa's women last and least in food crisis :

Cultural expectations ensure women are hardest hit amid growing scarcity.
A pre-teen girl at the Goughin Market munches a piece of corn that she gets in return for helping man the family vegetable stand.
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso - After she woke in the dark to sweep city streets, after she walked an hour to buy less than $2 worth of food, after she cooked for two hours in the searing noon heat, Fanta Lingani served her family's only meal of the day.First she set out a bowl of corn mush, seasoned with tree leaves, dried fish and wood ashes, for the 11 smallest children, who tore into it with bare hands.Then she set out a bowl for her husband. Then two bowls for a dozen older children. Then finally, after everyone else had finished, a bowl for herself. She always eats last.

Al-Qaida senior leader grants rare TV interview :

In a rare move, one of al-Qaida's highest-ranking leaders has conducted an on-camera interview with a journalist and, in the process, called for the destruction of Pakistan's government.

It was the first time since 2002 that any top al-Qaida official has taken the security risk of sitting down for an interview with a bonafide journalist.Abu Mustafa al-Yazid, an Egyptian whom U.S. intelligence officials have identified as the al-Qaeda's third highest-ranking official, sat for an interview with Najeeb Ahmad, a reporter for Geo TV. Geo TV is a private Pakistani television channel.In the interview, Yazid, also known as Sheikh Saeed, called for the destruction of Pakistan's government which he said had "betrayed" the jihadis. Yazid swore that al-Qaida would recapture Afghanistan. And he reiterated al-Qaida's position that "all Americans, not just the American government" are the enemies of Islam.

First rule of wedding TV: it’s all about the bride :

Nuptial-themed programs provide something borrowed, something bitchy :
It's remarkable how many people still labor under the illusion that weddings are simple, happy occasions. Doesn't anyone watch television? Doesn't anyone watch “Bridezillas”?“Bridezillas” aired as a FOX special in early 2004, and has lived on as a WE show ever since.

At first, it focused primarily on apparently normal women who became wildly overinvested in wedding planning. But in subsequent seasons, it's become a lunatic fringe free-for-all. Not content to snipe at wedding planners and photographers,the Bridezillas now shriek at family members, friends, members of the clergy, and whoever else stands between them and the weddings of their sweaty, fevered dreams.
Ten brides race to the altar in a contest to promote the fifth season of WE's "Bridezillas" on June 3 in New York's Times Square. "Bridezillas" is just one of many wedding-themed shows that shed a scary light on the nuptial process.

Is world's wettest place getting drier ?

The town of Cherrapunjee, in the north-eastern Indian state of Meghalaya, is reputed to be the wettest place in the world.
But there are signs that its weather patterns may be being hit by global climate change. "Not without reason has Cherrapunjee achieved fame as being the place with the heaviest rainfall on earth," wrote German missionary Christopher Becker more than 100 years ago.

"One must experience it to have an idea of the immense quantity of rain which comes down from the skies, at times day and night without a stop. It is enough to go a few steps from the house to be drenched from head to foot. An umbrella serves no purpose."
But according to Cherrapunjee's most renowned weather-watcher, Denis Rayen, the climate of the town is changing fast.

Dog Rescues Woman From Kangaroo :

An Australian woman has been saved by a pet dog which leapt to her aid after she was attacked by a large kangaroo, her son has said.
The marsupial assaulted Rosemary Neal, 65, at her farm near Mudgee in New South Wales, 265km (160 miles) north-west of Sydney, her son, Darren, said. "The kangaroo just jumped up and launched straight at her," he said. "My dog heard her screaming and bolted down and chased him off. If it wasn't for the dog, she'd probably be dead."

Mrs Neal was taken to hospital with concussion and cuts to her face, hands and back, her son said.He added that the area had been overrun by kangaroos in recent years. Kangaroos are widespread across Australia. Most species are not considered aggressive toward humans.

Sea Lion Attacks Australian Girl :

A teenage girl has been attacked by a sea lion while surfing behind a speedboat off Australia's west coast.
"It actually lined her up. It jumped out of the water at her and hit her head-on ... it opened its mouth and grabbed her head.Ella Murphy, 13, suffered cuts to her throat, a broken jaw and lost three teeth when the mammal leapt out of the sea and mauled her.

She is in a stable condition in a Perth hospital after having surgery.A marine scientist said attacks by sea lions were rare and it may have been trying to play with the girl. Sea lions can grow up to 300kg (660 pounds).

'Allah meat' astounds Nigerians :

Diners have been flocking to a restaurant in northern Nigeria to see pieces of meat which the owner says are inscribed with the name of Allah.
What looks like the Arabic word for God and the name of the prophet Muhammad were discovered in pieces of beef by a diner in Birnin Kebbi. He was about to eat it, when he suddenly noticed the words in the gristle, the restaurant owner said.

A search of the kitchen's meat revealed three more pieces which bore the names.The meat was boiled and then fried before" being served, owner Kabiru Haliru told newspaper Weekly Trust."When the writings were discovered there were some Islamic scholars who come and eat here and they all commented that it was a sign to show that Islam is the only true religion for mankind."

Engineer: We can use food waste to generate electricity :

Nigerian civil engineer, Dr Joseph Adelegan for instance.

He firmly believes that the world's future fuel demands can be met through renewable energy. And he is using increasingly innovative methods to achieve these results.

Three years ago Adelegan won plaudits for his "Cows to Kilowatts" project, which used effluents and waste products from abattoirs to produce cooking gas. The project was a winner of the prestigious 2005 Supporting Entrepreneurs for Environment and It is still going strong and being used to provide cooking fuel for nearly 6000 homes in Ibadan, southern Nigeria. Adelegan tells there are now plans to roll it out across most of Africa, including Zimbabwe, Kenya and Egypt.

Tight Security A Month From Earth Quake :

A month on from the Sichuan earthquake, Chinese officials have imposed tight security in some of the damaged areas, apparently to prevent protests.
Police in the city of Dujianyan stopped parents from holding a memorial ceremony at the rubble of a collapsed school where their children died. Journalists were told they were banned from the city, and some were detained. Parents have been demanding to know whether poorly-built schools played a part in the deaths of their children.

Thousands of schoolchildren were among the 87,000 people killed or missing after the massive 12 May earthquake.
Five million people also lost their homes, and officials estimate rebuilding work will take at least three years.

Food Crisis Looms in East Africa:

More than 14 million people in the Horn of Africa need food aid because of drought and rocketing food and fuel prices, the United Nations has warned.

The UN World Food Programme says it urgently needs $400m (£200m) to prevent starvation in the east African region. Ethiopia is worst hit, with 10 million people - some 12% of the population - in need of extra food supplies. Somalia, Eritrea and Djibouti are also affected, along with northern parts of Kenya and Uganda.
Economic events outside Africa - which are driving up food and fuel prices - are exacerbating the crisis caused by a lack of water in the region.