Pak relaxes emergency Army chief General Musharraf has been under pressure from the opposition and Western governments to revoke the emergency.
Dying Princess Diana ripped out drip Princess Diana was so agitated as doctors treated her in the wreckage of her car which crashed in a Paris tunnel ten years back that she ripped out a drip, according to an emergency specialist.
Lama may name successor before death Tibets spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said he is open to naming his successor before he dies, going against centuries of tradition but ensuring that China does not interfere.
UN cuts AIDS estimate The United Nations sharply reduced its estimate of HIV-AIDS sufferers in an annual report today, saying a revision of statistics from India meant there were seven million less than previously thought.
Ready to take on aggressors, Putin warns NATO President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday warned that Moscow would not remain indifferent to NATOs muscle-flexing and said Russias nuclear forces would be ready for an adequate response to any aggressor.
Pakistani protesters hold locks and chains in front of their mouths to show solidarity with journalists who are facing media restrictions after President Pervez Musharraf imposed emergency rule, in Peshawar, on Tuesday.
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