The Hindustan Times back issues from Thursday, January 24:
China seeks security for its nationals in Pakistan
Jan 24, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Islamabad, Jan. 24 -- Amid incidents of terrorist attacks over the past few years on its nationals in Pakistan, China has reportedly asked Islamabad to provide security to its citizens working in water, power, oil, ...
Sports machismo may prompt violence in male teens
Jan 24, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Jan. 24 -- Sports like football and wrestling might be fuelling aggressive and violent behaviour among teen male players and their male friends on and off the field. The study, conducted by Derek ...
NASA denies reports about astronauts flying drunk
Jan 24, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Jan. 24 -- An anonymous health care survey done by NASA has vehemently refuted a claim by an independent review committee about some of its astronauts flying drunk. According to a report in New ...
Chinese human rights violations continuing: Exiled Tibetans
Jan 24, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Dharamsala, Jan. 24 -- The annual report of the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) has accused China of violating Tibet's human rights repeatedly. The TCHRD report, released here on ...
French President Nicolas Sarkozy to arrive in India tomorrow
Jan 24, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, Jan. 24 -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy will arrive in India tomorrow on a two-day official visit. He will be the chief guest for this year's Republic Day Celebrations. Sarkozy will ...
Carla Bruni's naked snaps published
Jan 24, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Jan. 24 -- An exclusive nude picture of French President Nicholas Sarkozy's fiancée, model Carla Bruni has found its way into the pages of a Spanish magazine. In the picture, the model is seen wearing ...
Bodyguard's only memory of crash is Di's voice calling out to Dodi
Jan 24, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Jan. 24 -- Trevor Rees, the sole survivor of the crash that killed the royal, her boyfriend Dodi Al Fayed and driver Henri Paul, has told the inquest into their deaths that the only thing he remembers of the ...
On Imran's advice, top US Senator urges Bush to slash Pak aid if Feb 18 polls not fair
Jan 24, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Jan. 24 -- After Pakistan's cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan expressed deep concerns before a top Democrat US Senator that the February 18 polls might be rigged, the latter is learnt to have urged US ...
Asteroid to pass within 334,000 miles of Earth on Jan 29
Jan 24, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Jan. 24 -- Astronomers will get a chance to get a close look at an asteroid, referred to as 2007 TU24, which will approach Earth to within 334,000 miles on January 29, 2008. Discovered by the ...
UK's support to India's bid for UNSC seat not to figure in Mush-Brown talks: Maleeha
Jan 24, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Jan. 24 -- UK's support to India's bid for a permanent UNSC seat won't figure in talks between Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, when the two leaders meet at 10 ...
Tehran peeved over Turkmenistan halt of gas supplies
Jan 24, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Nicosia, Jan. 24 -- Iran has expressed dismay and anger over a move by Turkmenistan to halt shipment of gas, which till last year averaged 8.4 billion cubic meters a year. The Turkmenistan Government, ...
Kids learn best when mums are listening
Jan 24, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Jan. 24 -- Kids might not like replying to their mother' s questions, but answering her can actually help them learn. According to a new study, led by Bethany Rittle-Johnson, assistant professor of ...
Last phase of Assam panchayat polls begins
Jan 24, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Guwahati, Jan. 24 -- Polling for the fourth and final phase of the panchayat elections in Assam has begun this morning, amidst tight security. The polling is underway at 728 voting centers of Darrang ...
President Patil to inaugurate national folk dance festival 'Loktarang'
Jan 24, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, Jan. 24 -- President Pratibha Patil will inaugurate the six-day national folk dance festival 'Loktarang' here this evening. Union Tourism and Culture Minister Ambika Soni will preside over the ...
Imran, Asma Jehamgir to protest against Musharraf in London this weekend
Jan 24, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Jan. 24 -- To register their protest against Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's "undemocratic" actions against the country's media, judiciary and the civil society, cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan ...
Being painted as instigators of Cronulla riot cost us Perth Test: Gilchrist
Jan 24, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Adelaide, Jan. 24 -- The furore created by the media after the Sydney Test was such that his team members were made to feel as if they were the instigators of the Cronulla riot, which broke out at a beach side in ...
Pak must hold polls, US must be tough and persuasive with it: Expert
Jan 24, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Jan. 24 -- A South Asia expert attached with the Heritage Foundation here, has said that holding fair and transparent elections provides the best chance for Pakistan to stabilize in the near and long-term ...
General J J Singh appointed as new Governor of Arunachal Pradesh
Jan 24, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, Jan. 24 -- President Pratibha Patil has appointed former Chief of Army Staff, General (Retired) Joginder Jaswant Singh, as the new Governor of Arunachal Pradesh. General (Retired) Singh, who has ...
Less education linked to delayed detection of Alzheimer's onset
Jan 24, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Jan. 24 -- People with fewer years in school are more likely not to notice the early signs of Alzheimer's onset, says a new review. The team of researchers at the Alzheimer's Disease Research ...
Scientists show possibility of organ transplants without rejection
Jan 24, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Jan. 24 -- People receiving organ transplants may not have to remain dependent on immuno-suppressant drugs in future, as scientists have found that transplanting part of the immune system along with an organ ...
Brain's 'eureka' circuit identified
Jan 24, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Jan. 24 -- The area of the brain that controls whether you keep mulling over a discovery, or go ahead and explore it has now been discovered. The study has linked the mechanism governing this ...
Italian girl embraces Islam, gives herself a Muslim name before marrying Pak boy
Jan 24, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Sialkot, Jan. 24 -- An Italian girl had to embrace Islam and give herself a new Muslim name "Fiza" before marrying a Pakistani boy in a simple ceremony at a mosque in a suburb in Pakistan. The Pakistani boy ...
Playboy golf comes Down Under
Jan 24, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Sydney, Jan. 24 -- Queensland's Gold Coast will play host to a Playboy America amateur tournament this year. The Playboy Scramble semi-final will be staged at Royal Pines on April 20 - the first time the event ...
Personality determines how much self-control you have
Jan 24, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Jan. 24 -- Personality not only coveys the overall temperament of an individual, but also plays a critical role in determining the amount of self control one has. A new study led by Jiewen Hong ...
Now, the UK govt plans to pay fat people to lose weight
Jan 24, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Jan. 24 -- The British govt has decided to wipe out the obesity epidemic through a novel strategy - by offering fat people cash incentives. According to the latest measure, employers will be urged to ...
Synthesis of deep-sea sponge molecule may lead to better anti-cancer drugs
Jan 24, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Jan. 24 -- Northwestern University chemist Karl Scheidt has successfully synthesised a natural molecule, known as neopeltolide, having cancer-fighting properties that was isolated from a deep-sea sponge ...
Rhodium-based catalyst offers efficient, economical production of novel drugs
Jan 24, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Jan. 24 -- University at Buffalo experts say that they have developed an extremely efficient and economical chemical synthesis method for designing and manufacturing extremely novel pharmaceutical ...
UK agency rejects digital `Three Little Pigs' remake to avoid offending builders, Muslims'
Jan 24, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Jan. 24 -- A digital remake of the Three Little Pigs story has been rejected by BECTA, a government-backed education technology agency, because it might offend Muslims. It is the latest in a string of ...
Mice's ability to ensure faster fertilisation may explain human infertility
Jan 24, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Jan. 24 -- In what may help better the understanding of infertility in humans, University of Liverpool researchers have found that field mice have evolved a unique way of ensuring faster fertilisation ....
Vatican priests' told to pipe down during football tourney
Jan 24, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Jan. 24 -- Noisy priests and supporters at the Vatican's inter-departmental football tournament have been ordered to quieten down following complaints about the racket they make. The teams competing ...
To "promote media freedom" Pak grants licence to 12 more TV channels
Jan 24, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Islamabad, Jan. 24 -- The Pakistan government has granted licences to 12 more private TV channels, raising the total number of TV channels operating in the country to 48. Speaking on the occasion, Pakistan ...
Kate Moss' karaoke drives new neighbours mad
Jan 24, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Jan. 24 -- English supermodel Kate Moss is said to have driven her new neighbours mad with an all-night karaoke. Moss, who is 34-years-old, had a singsong going on at her 8 million pounds home in the ...
Sir Ed's ashes may be scattered in New Zealand and Nepal
Jan 24, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Wellington, Jan. 24 -- The first conqueror of Mt. Everest, Sir Edmund Hillary's ashes might be scattered in New Zealand as well as Nepal. The Dominion Post has reported that the adventurer's family is ...
Masseuse called Mary-Kate Olsen before cops on finding Ledger's body
Jan 24, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Melbourne, Jan. 24 -- Mary-Kate Olsen was told about actor Heath Ledger's death even before the police. The masseuse who found the Aussie star's body on Jan 22 called Olsen twice using Ledger's phone before ...
"Taliban, Al Qaeda now focused on Pak"
Jan 24, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Jan. 24 -- If a top US general who commands American forces in eastern Afghanistan is to be believed, the Taliban and al Qaeda have focus on their efforts to destabilise the Pakistani government by ...
Ronaldo's mum wants him to play for Real Madrid, not ManU
Jan 24, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Jan. 24 -- The mother of Portuguese football star Cristiano Ronaldo has publicly begged him to quit the football club Manchester United. Fifty-three-year-old Dolores Aveiro believes that Ronaldo ...
Mendes once challenged Diaz to a farting competition!
Jan 24, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Jan. 24 -- American actress Eva Mendes revealed how she challenged actress and former fashion model Cameron Diaz to a farting competition. The two ladies had gone to Nepal for an MTV show and Eva ...
Red alert in J-K ahead of Republic Day
Jan 24, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Srinagar, Jan. 24 -- A red alert has been sounded across Jammu and Kashmir ahead of the Republic Day, over fears of possible terrorist attacks. Security forces have strengthened their vigil in the Kashmir ...
China's GDP expands 11.4 percent, fastest in 13 years
Jan 24, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, Jan. 24 -- China's economy expanded at its fastest pace in 13 years in 2007 even after a slowdown in the fourth quarter, amid rising inflation, official figures showed on Thursday. Xie Fuzhan, the ...
How the nervous system controls obesity
Jan 24, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Jan. 24 -- Queen's biologists and their students have come up with a finding as to how the nervous system controls obesity. Professors William Bendena and Ian Chin-Sang joined hands to work with ...
Dinosaur-killing asteroid made bigger splash than previously believed
Jan 24, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Jan. 24 -- Three-dimensional seismic images of a crater believed to be formed when an asteroid stuck the Earth 65 million years ago, causing the extinction of dinosaurs, suggest that the object landed in ...
Wing angle may shed light on origins of flight
Jan 24, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Jan. 24 -- Researchers have answered the long-debated question of how birds first took to the skies, by finding that it was the right angle of their wings which made the aerials fly. For more than a ...
Jupiter's jets likely heated by internal heat, rather than sun's radiation
Jan 24, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Jan. 24 -- A new study has found that Jupiter's powerful weather jets may be fired up by internal heat than radiation from the sun. According to a report in National Geographic News, a team of ...
Situation under control: Rehman
Jan 24, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Cooch Behar, Jan. 24 -- While media reports indicate that bird flu has been located in Kolkata, the State Animal Resources Development Minister Anisur Rehman has claimed that the situation is under control in West ...
Cigarette smoke destroys youth-retaining genes
Jan 24, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Jan. 24 -- A researcher at the University of Rochester, has discovered that the toxins in cigarette smoke destroy a gene having important role in protecting the body from the effects of premature ...
Transgenders conduct AIDS campaign in Coimbatore
Jan 24, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Coimbatore, Jan. 24 -- A group of transgenders in Kinathukadavu village near Coimbatore have recently conducted a campaign through cultural programme to spread awareness about HIV and AIDS. "We intend to make ...
Cops shoot down reports of illegal drugs in Ledger's apartment
Jan 24, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Melbourne, Jan. 24 -- The New York police has shot down reports that illegal drugs were found in the apartment of Oscar nominated actor Heath Ledger after his shocking death on Jan 22. The NYPD confirmed that ...
Lustrous pigments behind Mayan buildings' splendour
Jan 24, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Jan. 24 -- Ancient Mayan temple builders used lustrous pigments to make their buildings dazzle in the daylight, says a Queensland University of Technology researcher. Rosemary Goodall, a physical ...
Scientists find new details about dynamic wind-driven geology of Mars
Jan 24, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Jan. 24 -- Scientists have observed new detailed views of the dynamic wind-driven geology of Mars, using The University of Arizona's HiRISE (High Resolution Imaging Experiment) camera. The HiRISE ...
Shekhar Kapur promised to give Heath Ledger wake-up call
Jan 24, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Melbourne, Jan. 24 -- Director Shekhar Kapur spoke to actor Heath Ledger the night before the latter passed away, and promised to give him a wake-up call the following morning. Kapur, who film 'Elizabeth: The ...
When Musharraf used Justice Iftikhar's fortune-teller to mend fences with him
Jan 24, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Bahawalpur (Pakistan), Jan. 24 -- Syed Sibtain Shah, a close friend of former Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Iftikhar Chaudhary, and who predicted his fate correctly on several occasions, had twice approached the ...
Being lazy is the best bet when waiting for the bus
Jan 24, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Jan. 24 -- How many times has it happened that you've waited for a bus for a long time and chosen to walk to the next stop instead, only to see the bus running past you? The best strategy to avoid the ...
Intelligent Fitting rooms that tell you what to wear
Jan 24, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Jan. 24 -- You may soon not have to drag a reluctant loved one around when out shopping for clothes, thanks to 'Intelligent Fitting rooms' that can help you compare your dressing choices with personal ...
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) linked to allergies
Jan 24, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Jan. 24 -- A new study has found that Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is likely to be higher in patients with allergies. The study was conducted on 125 adults by Mary C. Tobin, M.D, Department of ...
Playing chess may help children improve their behaviour
Jan 24, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Jan. 24 -- Chess lessons might improve children's behaviour, say researchers. The study, conducted by Aberdeen University staff, found that youngsters who started playing chess became mentally sharper ...
'Pioneer' products may not always be the best
Jan 24, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Jan. 24 -- It's not always best to be first, at least not in the case of releasing a new products by an existing brand, say researchers. Researchers from Purdue, Indiana University, and UConn ...
Alba 'paranoid' about breastfeeding
Jan 24, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Jan. 24 -- It's not the birth of her baby that Jessica Alba is worried about, but as it turns out, the nursing. In a recent interview, the pregnant star said that she's been having baby dreams and ...
Daniel Radcliffe's journey from Harry Potter to slain photog
Jan 24, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Jan. 24 -- Daniel Radcliffe has finally come out of his famous Harry Potter character and discussed his first major role after the conclusion of the blockbuster film franchise. Radcliffe, who has ...
World's first kite-pulled ship on Germany to Venezuela trip
Jan 24, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Jan. 24 -- The world's first kite-pulled commercial cargo ship has begun a journey from Germany to Venezuela. The MS Beluga Skysails, which has been designed with the objective of reducing fuel ...
Will Smith, Tom Cruise 'push each other' to be better
Jan 24, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Jan. 24 -- Hollywood good pals Will Smith and Tom Cruise push each other to be better. Smith admitted that he and Cruise help one another handle the pressures they get from being international ...
The world's smallest dog is only as big as a coke can!
Jan 24, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Jan. 24 -- Standing tall at a height of no more than an average soft drink can, 'Heaven Sent Brandy' is the world's smallest dog. The canine is so minute that she can't even bark. Her legs are ...
All India Institute of Ayurveda to be set up in Delhi
Jan 24, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, Jan. 24 -- The Union Cabinet today approved establishment of the All India Institute of Ayurveda in New Delhi as an autonomous organization under the Department of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, ...
Melanie Brown sets date for a second wedding
Jan 24, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Jan. 24 -- Member of the Spice Girls group Melanie Brown is planning a second wedding with her film producer husband Stephen Belafonte. Brown, who had married Belafonte in a secret ceremony last ...
Chandigarh promotes art as a career option
Jan 24, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Chandigarh, Jan. 24 -- An art exhibition in Chandigarh is providing young upcoming artists with a platform for launch into a lucrative world of art. A painting exhibition was held at Chandigarh Lalit Kala ...
Teenager owns up to having 50 sexual partners
Jan 24, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Jan. 24 -- An 18-year-old girl, who has had 50 sexual partners in the last two years, has vowed to 'stop sleeping around' after confessing to her mother on a television programme. Cheryl Tunney ...