The Hindustan Times back issues from Monday, May 12:
Medieval shipwreck found on a construction site in Barcelona
May 12, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Madrid, May 12 -- The wreck of a 13th or 14th century ship has been found on a construction site in Barcelona's city centre. The medieval shipwreck was discovered in Barcelona's Barceloneta district - beside ...
Elisabeth Fritzl never wants to see dungeon dad's face again
May 12, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, May 12 -- Now that her horrific 24-year dungeon ordeal is finally over, Elisabeth Fritzl has vowed never to see her rapist father again. Elisabeth, now 42, made the vow when she was reunited with her ...
Atmosphere, CO2 saved Earth from freezing under young Sun
May 12, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, May 12 -- Scientists have built a model which suggests that the Earth didn't freeze under a faint young sun between 2 and 2.5 billion years ago because the planet's atmosphere at that time was itself a better ...
'Iron Man' tops weekend box office with $50.5m
May 12, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, May 12 -- Robert Downey Jr and Gwyneth Paltrow starrer 'Iron Man' has topped the weekend box office for the second week running with a collection of 50.5 million dollars. The superhero film ...
Stephen Hawking begins search for "Einsteins of Africa"
May 12, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, May 12 -- Stephen Hawking, the physicist of international acclaim, has launched a search for the "Einsteins of Africa", which would seek some of the most brilliant scientists of Africa. According to a ...
Now, laser beams to track killers' fingerprints
May 12, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, May 12 -- Scientists have developed a new technique, which involves the use of laser beams that can capture even faint fingerprints left on the corpses of murder victims, thus helping in the identification of ...
Women 'still doing the lion's share of housework'
May 12, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Melbourne, May 12 -- With most women opting to work when the kids come along, a new survey has found that the fairer sex still spends twice the amount of hours on domestic duties as fathers. The survey was ...
Scientists demystify 'Wall Paper Peeling Mystery'
May 12, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, May 12 -- Scientists have explained the physics behind the frustrating experience of removing adhesive paper from a surface and getting a pointy flap as a result, which is popularly known as the 'Wall ...
Blair used Cherie's miscarriage grief to protect Iraq strategy
May 12, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, May 12 -- In her new biography, former British PM Tony Blair's wife Cherie reveals her heartbreak about a miscarriage in 2002 - and how her husband used it to protect strategy on Iraq. In 'Speaking for ...
Destruction of Mangrove forests increased devastating impact of Cyclone Nagris
May 12, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, May 12 -- A new report has established that the devastating impact of Cyclone Nargis, which hit Burma on May 2, could have been lessened if mangrove forests had been conserved along the nation's ...
Scientists a step closer to understanding genetics of schizophrenia
May 12, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, May 12 -- American scientists have moved a step closer to unravelling how abnormal microRNAs, molecules that regulate expression of numerous genes, may contribute to the behavioural and neuronal deficits ...
Prince Charles' father questions benefits of organic farming
May 12, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, May 12 -- Organic farming, one of Prince Charles' greatest passions, has been challenged by none other than his own father Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh. During a television interview for ITV1 ...
Pak woman honoured in US
May 12, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. San Francisco, May 12 -- Zubeida Khan, a Pakistani-American community activist, was last evening awarded the 'Woman of the Year Award' for the 38th US Congressional District for her contributions as a board member of ...
Why we can't seem to forget traumatic events
May 12, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, May 12 -- Emotional memories of a traumatic episode in life often persist in our minds. Now, researchers from Switzerland claim that they have identified the molecular bases behind these strong ...
Panchayat polls begin in Punjab amid tight security
May 12, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Chandigarh, May 12 -- Punjab Panchayat polls for the 324 members of 20 Zila Parishads and 141 members of Panchayat Samitis in 12,705 villages started this morning, amid tight security. Polling which started ...
Hurley's loose dress sparks pregnancy rumours
May 12, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, May 12 -- Elizabeth Hurley has sparked rumours that she and Indian businessman hubby Arun Nayar will soon be welcoming their first child together into the family by stepping out in clothes looser around the ...
Scientists discover human ageing gene in fruit flies
May 12, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, May 12 -- Researchers from University of Oxford and The Open University have found a gene in fruit flies that would give a fast and effective way to investigate important aspects of human ...
Supreme Court to hear Manu Sharma's bail plea in Jessica Lal murder case today
May 12, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, May 12 -- The Supreme Court will pronounce its verdict on the bail application of Manu Sharma, who is serving life imprisonment in Jessica Lal murder case. An apex bench, comprising Justices CK ...
Buddhist nuns among female Tibetan protesters detained in Nepal protests
May 12, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, May 12 -- Police in Nepal have arrested more than 600 female Tibetan protesters, including many Buddhist nuns, after demonstrations in Kathmandu against China's crackdown in Tibet. The protesters held ...
Men more likely than women to crave alcohol when upset
May 12, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, May 12 -- Men are more likely than women to hit the bottle when they're feeling upset. The finding is based on a study by researchers at Yale University of Medicine. The study was conducted ...
Varanasi woman defined motherhood by son's sacrifice to save four kids
May 12, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Varanasi, May 12 -- Of all the joys that can happen in a woman's life, gaining motherhood may top everything else. But Manjuma of Varanasi is that large hearted lady who opted to sacrifice her only child to save four ...
OJ Simpson 'confessed' to agent about murdering wife
May 12, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, May 12 -- American footie ace O.J. Simpson's ex-agent has claimed that the star had confessed to killing wife Nicole Brown Simpson to him. Mike Gilbert, who worked with the 60-year-old legend for 20 ...
Endangered species can increase extinction risk for other species
May 12, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, May 12 -- A new study by biologists has determined that an endangered species of flora or fauna may increase the risk of extinction of other species in its ecological community. According to a ...
PML-N says no option but to quit govt
May 12, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Islamabad, May 12 -- After failing to break the ice with the PPP on the judges restoration issue, the PML-N last evening gave enough indications that it will pull itself out of the PPP-led coalition, but would ...
Cops could have traced sex beast Fritzl's dungeon 5yrs ago
May 12, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, May 12 -- Elizabeth Fritzl's 24 year dungeon ordeal could have come to an end 5 years ago if cops hadn't failed to find the secret prison during an arson probe. According to some leaked papers, police ...
Nawaz to decide future of PML-N's ties with PPP today
May 12, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Lahore, May 12 -- PML-N leader and former Pakistan premier Nawaz Sharif will chair a joint meeting of his party's Central Working Committee (CWC) and parliamentary group in Lahore today to decide whether to continue ...
Cops probing links between dungeon dad and unsolved teen murder
May 12, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, May 12 -- Dungeon dad Josef Fritzl, who kept his daughter as a sex slave for 24 years and fathered seven children with her, might be involved in another unsolved sexually-motivated murder of a teenager in the ...
Kakolat waterfalls in Bihar draw tourists
May 12, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Gaya, May 12 -- Hundreds of tourists converged at the panoramic Kakolat Hills in Bihar to enjoy the splash of a water fall. Kakolat Waterfalls is located about 33 km from Nawada in Bihar. Water ...
UV light lotion reveals improper cleaning of hospital toilets
May 12, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, May 12 -- Using a lotion glows under ultraviolet light, Canadian researchers have discovered that a third of patient toilets in hospitals are not cleaned properly. Michelle Alfa, a researcher from ...
Jessica Lal murder case: Supreme Court rejects Manu Sharma's bail plea
May 12, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, May 12 -- The Supreme Court today rejected bail application of Manu Sharma, who is serving life imprisonment in Jessica Lal murder case. An apex bench, comprising Justices CK Thakker and DK Jain, ...
Shutdown in Jammu
May 12, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Jammu, May 12 -- A shutdown called by several political parties today against the militant attack in Samba has disrupted normal life in Jammu. Shops, markets and commercial establishments were shut and public ...
Toll in Burma can be six times more than Boxing Day tsunami
May 12, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, May 12 -- International aid agency OXFAM has warned that the death toll in Burma could reach 1.5 million, and said that the toll would be six times that of the Boxing Day tsunami in 2004. The charity ...
Restaurant smoking bans cut teens' chances of becoming habitual smokers
May 12, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, May 12 -- Banning smoking in restaurants may not only be good for public health, but also helpful in preventing teens from becoming habitual smokers. This has been deduction from the analysis of a ...
Pranab Mukherjee arrives in Dubai
May 12, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Dubai, May 12 -- External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee arrived in Dubai today as part of the ongoing high-level interactions between India and the UAE. Mukherjee, who arrived from South Africa, was ...
Fruit fly avoidance mechanism could pave way to control pain in humans
May 12, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, May 12 -- Researchers at the University of Georgia have discovered a fruit fly avoidance mechanism that could lead to new ways to control pain in humans. At first, fruit flies are so attracted to food ...
Pokhran villagers complain of government apathy
May 12, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Khetaulai (Rajasthan), May 12 -- As India marked the 10th anniversary of the second Pokhran nuclear explosion, residents in neighbouring villages of Pokhran complained of government apathy. Residents of ...
Delhi High Court admits Romesh Sharma's appeal in Kunjum murder case
May 12, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, May 12 -- The Delhi High Court today admitted the appeal of former Congress leader Romesh Sharma, challenging his conviction in the Kunjum Buddhiraja murder case.A Bench headed by Justice H R Malhotra ...
Indian origin scientist identifies new gene trigger for preeclampsia
May 12, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, May 12 -- A scientist of Indian origin and his team at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), have identified a gene called COMT - commonly associated with schizophrenia - that plays a role in ...
Vaughan believes England can win back the Ashes in 2009
May 12, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Melbourne, May 12 -- England skipper Michael Vaughan has warned Australia that England now had the depth to win back the Ashes next year. Vaughan's side is about to embark on a three-Test series against New ...
Ex-President Kalam says 1998 nuclear tests have strengthened the nation
May 12, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, May 12 -- Former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has said that landmark decision of the country to declare itself a nuclear weapon state has strengthened the nation. "The country's landmark decision to ...
Indian youth groups in Malaysia seek funds for education
May 12, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Kuala Lumpur, May 12 -- A coalition of Indian youth groups headed by the Malaysian Indian Youth Council (MIYC), is asking the government to fund their social education programmes. MIYC will be submitting its ...
Fears of arms race after 40 developing countries seek nuclear power programmes
May 12, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, May 12 -- More than 40 developing countries from the Persian Gulf region to Latin America have recently approached United Nations officials to express interest in starting nuclear power programmes, a trend ...
Judges issue leaves Nawaz caught between devil and the deep sea
May 12, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Islamabad, May 12 -- Even as the second deadline of restoration of judges issue expires today, PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif appears to be in a tight spot. He seems to be caught between the devil and the deep blue sea, as ...
MIC chief demands Indian representatives for each constituency
May 12, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Kuala Lumpur, May 12 -- Kangsar Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) division Chief M. Bhupalan said that the Malaysian Government should appoint an Indian representative in each parliamentary constituency to identify and ...
US commences aid-flights to cyclone-hit Myanmar
May 12, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Yangon, May 12 -- After long negotiations with Myanmar's military rulers, the U.S. launched its first aid-flight to Myanmar today and will send two more air shipments on Tuesday. As the US aircraft was loaded ...
Even rats feel peer pressure
May 12, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, May 12 -- Humans are not the only ones who succumb to peer pressure, for even rats feel it. Researchers at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontaria, Canada, found that brown rats have a tendency to ...
JI slams Gilani's bid to pardon Sarabjit
May 12, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Lahore, May 12 -- Jamat-e-Islami (JI) Secretary General Syed Munawar Hasan has reportedly criticized Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani's recommendation to President Pervez Musharraf to pardon Indian convict Sarabjit ...
Americans have once again helped old time ally Musharraf to stay in power
May 12, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Islamabad, May 12 -- Amid continuance of the complex issue of judges restoration in Pakistan, Americans' behind-the-scene role of 'pursuing' PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari not to pay heed to Nawaz Sharif's demand of ...
CEC to visit Dharwar to review poll preparations
May 12, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Bangalore, May 12 -- The Chief Election Commissioner, N. Gopalaswami will be arriving in Dharwar on Tuesday to review poll preparations for the third phase of Assembly elections in Karnataka. 69 assembly ...
Publicity is all Radiohead got from free online album
May 12, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, May 12 -- 'Radiohead' bassist Colin Greenwood says that publicity is the only benefit the band's decision to give away their latest album for free has generated. He says that the band did not make ...
Clarke doubtful for first Test following fiancé father's death
May 12, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Sydney, May 12 -- Australian vice-captain Michael Clarke is in doubt for the first Test against the West Indies in Jamaica following the death of fiancé Lara Bingle's father. Graham Bingle, who had been ...
US media predicts fall of Pak govt over judges issue impasse
May 12, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, May 12 -- Even as today's deadline for restoration of deposed Supreme Court judges is almost certain to expire, and the PML-N expected to take a "stand" today regarding continuance of its support to the ...
Austrian cops to quiz dungeon dad's wife again
May 12, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, May 12 -- Sex beast Josef Fritzl's wife Rosemarie is to be questioned again by police to determine whether she knew about his secret life in the cellar. Detectives are to conduct a forensic search of ...
Aga Khan meets E. Ahmed
May 12, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, May 12 -- Religious leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, the Aga Khan met Minister of State for External Affairs E. Ahmed here today.The Aga Khan, who arrived here this morning, is scheduled to meet ...
Doris Lessing brands her Nobel Prize a 'bloody disaster'
May 12, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, May 12 -- British writer Doris Lessing has labeled winning the Nobel Prize in 2007 a 'bloody disaster'. The reason, she told Radio 4's Front Row, was because with the increased media attention she ...
"US not to be involved in resolving judges' restoration issue in Pak"
May 12, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Islamabad, May 12 -- The US embassy in Islamabad has said that the restoration of judges' issue was to be resolved by the Pakistan government only and that the US administration had nothing to with it. And, that's why ...
Nikki Sixx now a record label president
May 12, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, May 12 -- Motley Crue rocker Nikki Sixx has been appointed president of independent record company Eleven Seven Records. Company's founder Allen Kovac said that it was because of Sixx's "rock ...
Gemma Arterton's 'immature' kiss with 007 Daniel Craig
May 12, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, May 12 -- English actress Gemma Arterton revealed that she was so nervous kissing Daniel Craig in the forthcoming movie Quantum Of Solace, that she acted like an 'immature schoolgirl'. Arterton ...
Pak seeks unmanned surveillance planes from Oz to patrol Afghan border
May 12, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Lahore, May 12 -- During Australian Defence Minister Angus Houston's recent visit to Islamabad, the Pakistan government reportedly urged him to provide unmanned surveillance aircraft and train its defence personnel to ...
Son's evidence might land Dungeon dad in jail for murder
May 12, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, May 12 -- Dungeon dad Josef Fritzl's 18-year old son Stefan, whom he held captive with his daughter Elisabeth, might provide evidence that could convict the sex-beast of murdering one of the twins he produced ...
Indian national robbed by Malaysian policeman
May 12, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Kuala Lumpur, May 12 -- Seven men including a Malaysian policeman allegedly beat up and robbed an Indian national, Ayyavu Gannapandhithan, of 2,545 Ringgit, a hand phone and a digital camera in an alley near the ...
Spielberg announces Lincoln, Civil war film plan
May 12, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, May 12 -- Renowned film director Steven Spielberg has revealed that he is planning to make a film about 16th U.S. president Abraham Lincoln and the Civil war. He has even revealed that the shooting ...
Your pooch costs you £31,000 in its lifetime!
May 12, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, May 12 -- Dog lovers are dishing out up to 31,000 pounds to look after their pet canines over its lifetime, according to a new survey. The survey, of 3000 dogs owners, revealed that the cost of buying ...
Hindraf demands ISA abolition, its leader's proper medical treatment
May 12, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Kuala Lumpur, May 12 -- Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) supporters have staged nationwide protests demanding proper medical treatment for Hindraf leader P. Uthayakumar, freedom for Internal Security Act (ISA) ...
Manmohan asks defence scientists to keep abreast of modern warfare trends
May 12, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, May 12 -- Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today urged Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) scientists and engineers to focus on the state of the art technologies in order to keep pace with ...