http://articles.sniperslive.com Articles, News, Fun Blog Sun, 07 Sep 2008 11:11:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The federal food ministry has sought prime minister’s intervention for timely fixing of wheat support price for 2008-09 crop and for checking unbridled smuggling of wheat and urea to neighbouring countries. Faced with a threat of steep decline in wheat sowing area this year, the ministry has requested the prime minister ... http://articles.sniperslive.com/early-fixing-of-wheat-support-price-sought-rs1000-per-40-kg-bag/ The next Saudi Arabia's move on its crude output strategy is eagerly awaited. With prices under pressure and calls from within Opec to have a close look at its current output practices, the Saudi stance on the issue remains crucial. The guessing game is hence on. Riyadh meanwhile has kept its ... http://articles.sniperslive.com/saudi-oil-move-seen-crucial-to-price-outlook/ Addressing state council meeting in Moscow, he said he has summoned meeting to discuss changes in Russia's foreign and security policy after the conflict in Georgia. Russia has also accused the u.s. Of ferrying weapons to the Georgian military under the guise of the humanitarian mission and has threatened to ... http://articles.sniperslive.com/russian-president-dmitry-medvedev-has-accused-the-west-of-acting-provocatively-in-and-around-the-black-sea-where-the-united-states-is-using-warships-to-deliver-humanitarian-aid-to-georgia/ They include U.S President Bush, British foreign Secretary David Miliband, European commission Chief Jose Manuel Barroso, Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad, and afghan President Hamid Karzai. source http://articles.sniperslive.com/world-leaders-have-congratulated-asif-ali-zardari-on-his-election-as-president-of-pakistan/ Senator Zardari secured 479 electoral votes, followed by PML-N candidate retired Justice Saeeduz Zaman Siddiqui getting 153 votes. Mushahid Hussain Syed of Pakistan Muslim League got 43 electoral votes. President Elect Asif Ali Zardari thanked the parliamentarians of PPP and allied parties for supporting him in the Presidential election. PML-N candidate ... http://articles.sniperslive.com/pakistan-peoples-party-co-chairman-senator-asif-ali-zardari-has-been-elected-as-president-of-pakistan-winning-an-overwhelming-majority-of-votes-from-the-electoral-college-in-the-presidential-election/ Talking to media outside the parliament house, she said a new era of democratic stability would dawn today. She said that balance of power between two pillars of the state - parliament and presidency was very necessary. Source http://articles.sniperslive.com/federal-minister-for-information-and-broadcasting-sherry-rehman-has-said-ppp-co-chairman-asif-ali-zardari%e2%80%99s-election-as-the-president-is-the-victory-of-not-just-ppp-but-the-entire-pakistani-na/ Talking exclusively with PTV he said that the parliament has become sovereign after the completion of democratic transition with the presidential election. To a question he said there can be no democracy without opposition and we will take along all the opposition parties and continue the process of reconciliation initated ... http://articles.sniperslive.com/prime-minister-syed-yousuf-raza-gilani-has-said-the-election-of-senator-asif-ali-zardari-as-president-is-a-victory-of-democracy/ According to official results announced by the commission, PML-N candidate Saeed Uz Zaman Siddique secured 153 votes and Mushahid Hussain Syed of PML-Q secured 44 votes.   Source http://articles.sniperslive.com/election-commission-has-officially-notified-asif-ali-zardari-as-winning-candidate-in-presidential-election-by-securing-481-votes-of-electoral-college/ He was speaking at an Iftar dinner hosted by Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani in Islamabad. In his remarks, Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani said the victory of Mr. Zardari would prove to be a source of strength to the federation. He said as symbol of federation, the ... http://articles.sniperslive.com/president-elect-asif-ali-zardari-has-vowed-that-the-parliament-will-be-the-sovereign-and-the-president-will-be-subservient-to-it/ A new artificial intelligence system allows a robotic helicopter to teach itself how to fly and even do challenging stunts, just by watching other helicopters perform the same maneuvers. The result is an autonomous helicopter than can perform a complete airshow of complex tricks on its own, its inventors say. The stunts ... http://articles.sniperslive.com/robot-helicopter-teaches-itself-how-to-fly/ Before she was offered the job of GOP running mate on the deck of John McCain's home, the Alaska governor was told that nothing could prepare her for the harsh spotlight of a presidential campaign. The self-styled "hockey mom" told McCain's team she could take it. And that's what she's had ... http://articles.sniperslive.com/palin-gets-chance-to-fire-back-with-speech/ NEW ORLEANS - Enter at your own risk, New Orleans. That was the message from Mayor Ray Nagin, who gave residents the go-ahead to return to the Crescent City on Wednesday night at midnight, but with several warnings - many homes were without electricity or working toilets and a dusk-to-dawn ... http://articles.sniperslive.com/new-orleans-residents-to-return-to-no-power/ HONG KONG (Reuters) - Regular, moderate exercise may help improve memory in older people and delay the onset of dementia, a study in Australia shows. The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, involved 170 participants aged 50 and over who reported some memory trouble but who did ... http://articles.sniperslive.com/exercise-may-improve-memory-in-older-people/ KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - A Malaysian welder had to have a nut removed from around his penis after an attempt to lengthen it before he gets engaged next week went embarrassingly wrong, a news report said Sunday. The nut got stuck on his penis following an erection, the Star newspaper said, ... http://articles.sniperslive.com/malaysian-man-gets-nut-stuck-around-penis-report/ NEW ORLEANS - Hurricane Gustav charged toward the largely deserted coast of Louisiana early Monday morning and seemed destined to make landfall west of a city still recovering three years after Katrina's devastating blow. Those who heeded the days of warnings to get out watched from shelters and hotel rooms hundreds ... http://articles.sniperslive.com/hurricane-gustav-charges-toward-gulf-coast/ CNN) -- Hurricane Gustav began to lash the southern Louisiana coastline early Monday as it moved closer to an expected midday landfall, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. The streets of the French Quarter in New Orleans clear out as residents evacuate in anticipation of Hurricane Gustav. 1 of 3 ... http://articles.sniperslive.com/hundreds-of-thousands-flee-coastal-louisiana-ahead-of-gustav/ BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (CNN) -- It was dark and hot and everyone was bone tired on Sunday night in Baton Rouge. But they still came, many in truck after truck, to a parking lot on the edge of the edge of the city, all armed with shovels. Dwayne Nickles, center, loads ... http://articles.sniperslive.com/students-pitch-in-with-sandbagging-as-gustav-nears/ A Middle-East company claims to have completed a takeover of Premier League side Manchester City. Abu Dhabi United Group Investment and Development Limited says it has bought the club from Thaksin Shinawatra. "The investment services and development in Abu Dhabi has successfully completed the huge takeover," its statement read. City have said discussions ... http://articles.sniperslive.com/arab-group-claims-man-city-deal/ Pressure is building on the Indian government to do more for half a million people stranded by devastating floods in the state of Bihar. A BBC correspondent reports chaotic scenes as soldiers try to reach those cut off and people attempt to scramble from rooftops into rescue boats. With 1.2 million people ... http://articles.sniperslive.com/india-battles-devastating-floods/ Hundreds of thousands of people have been fleeing the southern US coast as Hurricane Gustav approaches land.Authorities have ordered the evacuation of New Orleans and an estimated 1.9 million people along the Gulf coast have been heading inland. The Category Three storm is expected to make landfall at midday local time. The ... http://articles.sniperslive.com/thousands-flee-hurricane-gustav/ Batting first, England made 296 for 7 from 50 overs. Andrew Flintoff hit 78 not-out while Ian Bell scored 73 runs. South Africa were never up with the rate as they were bowled out for 170 in 42.4 overs with Patel taking 5 for 41 to cap a memorable match. http://articles.sniperslive.com/england-defeated-south-africa-by-126-runs-in-the-third-one-day-cricket-match-at-the-oval-to-take-an-unassailable-lead-of-3-nil-in-the-five-match-series/ Stocks at the Karachi share bazaar slid a further 2.4 per cent on Friday, recording a sharp plunge of 30 per cent in equity values over the eight months since January this year. The KSE-100 index clinging to four figures of 9,994 points just four months down the road from its ... http://articles.sniperslive.com/foreign-selling-causes-downward-spiral-in-stock-prices-3/ Cotton prices on Friday remained stable at the previous levels amid an actively traded session for third session in a row as spinners are not inclined to take even a technical breather. The interesting feature was that spinners major buying thrust was again on the central Sindh lint owing to its ... http://articles.sniperslive.com/prices-stay-firm-on-cotton-market/ Over 600 people left the blockaded Palestinian territory into Egypt through the crossing -- the only one that bypasses Israel. The people allowed to cross include hundreds of Palestinians requiring treatement in Egyptian hospitals as well as Egyptian nationals and Palestinians holding Egyptian passports. Source http://articles.sniperslive.com/hundreds-of-sick-gazans-crossed-into-egypt-after-hamas-and-egyptian-authorities-temporarily-opened-the-rafah-crossing-for-the-first-time-in-weeks/ Brigadier General Masoud Jazayeri, in a statement carried by the state news agency Irna said it is evident that if such a challenge occurs, the fake and artificial regimes will be eliminated before anything. The United States and its staunch ally Israel, accuse Iran of seeking atomic weapons under the ... http://articles.sniperslive.com/a-senior-iranian-military-commander-has-warned-that-any-us-or-israeli-attack-on-the-islamic-republic-would-start-a-new-world-war/ Finance minister Naveed Qamar announced the package during a news briefing in Islamabad. He said that from the first of September, the prices of over 1300 items of daily use will be reduced by five to ten percent. He said under the package, the price of Atta will be 15 ... http://articles.sniperslive.com/the-government-has-announced-to-give-175-billion-rupees-subsidy-on-the-items-of-daily-use-under-its-ramazanul-mubarak-package/ The number of the judges of the Lahore high court has also been increased from fifty to sixty. Chief justice Lahore high court justice Syed Zahid Hussain administered the oath. Those who took oath are: Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, Justice Asif Saeed Khosa, Justice Azmat Saeed And justice Umer Atta Bandiyal ... http://articles.sniperslive.com/four-deposed-judges-of-the-lahore-high-court-were-sworn-in-lahore/ The official start of the first stage was at Dundrum, about 10 kilometers from the centre of Dublin and the first serious breakaway came around 35 kilometers later. No-one could match Cavendish's sprinting power at the end and he was followed across the line by New Zealander Julian Dean of ... http://articles.sniperslive.com/tour-de-france-quadruple-stage-winner-mark-cavendish-won-the-first-stage-of-the-tour-of-ireland-cycle-race/ In the quarter final round, Pakistan defeated strong teams like Australia and Japan. http://articles.sniperslive.com/pakistan-takes-on-south-korea-in-the-semifinal-of-14th-junior-asian-volleyball-championship-in-tehran-today/ The government has decided to cut the federal Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) by Rs100 billion to contain fiscal deficit at 4.7 per cent level and allow a ‘hefty increase' in electricity tariff to achieve macro-economic stability, says Minister for Finance and Privatisation Naveed Qamar. "One of the most serious issues ... http://articles.sniperslive.com/plan-to-slash-psdp-by-rs100bn/ Stocks at the Karachi share bazaar slid a further 2.4 per cent on Friday, recording a sharp plunge of 30 per cent in equity values over the eight months since January this year. The KSE-100 index clinging to four figures of 9,994 points just four months down the road from its ... http://articles.sniperslive.com/foreign-selling-causes-downward-spiral-in-stock-prices-2/ Cotton market on Thursday maintained a bullish trend as spinners and mills continued to build up long positions at an average selling price of Rs4,150 per maund. In physical trading bulk of the business was done higher by Rs25 to Rs50 per maund depending on the quality of lint, but the ... http://articles.sniperslive.com/cotton-maintains-bullish-outlook/ In his acceptance speech at Denver he said we meet at one of those defining moments when our nation is at war, our economy is in turmoil, and the American promise has been threatened once more. Source http://articles.sniperslive.com/white-house-hopeful-barack-obama-says-the-us-is-facing-one-of-its-periodic-defining-moments-as-he-vowed-to-mend-the-economy-and-restore-the-nations-moral-leadership/ In an interview with CNN, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said the U.S citizens were in the area during the conflict over south Ossetia and were taking direct orders from their leaders. At the United Nations, Russia and Georgia traded harsh words during an open Security Council meeting.The council also ... http://articles.sniperslive.com/russia-says-the-us-is-provoking-the-conflict-in-georgia-for-domestic-election-purposes/ The chief election commissioner Qazi Muhammad Farooq also accepted the papers filed by Dr. Faryal Talpur, covering candidate of PPP and Roaedad Khan, covering candidate of the PML (N). Nomination papers of the remaining 27 independent candidates were rejected on different technical grounds. The candidates can withdraw their nomination papers ... http://articles.sniperslive.com/nomination-papers-of-the-three-main-candidates-senator-asif-ali-zardari-of-ppp-retired-chief-justice-saeed-uz-zaman-siddiqui-of-pml-n-and-mushahid-hussain-syed-of-pml-q-have-been-accepted-by-the-chie/ Addressing a function organized by Pakistan pharmaceutical manufacturers association in Lahore he emphasized to focus on local raw material to provide drugs to the people on affordable rates. The Prime Minister stressed the need for taking steps to fight hepatitis as eighteen percent population of the country is suffering from ... http://articles.sniperslive.com/prime-minister-syed-yousuf-raza-gilani-says-a-strategy-is-being-evolved-to-improve-health-care-system-in-the-country/ Political activities in connection with Presidential election gain momentum with the acceptance of nomination papers of the major political parties candidates by the election commission. PPP co-Chairman Senator Asif Ali Zardari talked on telephone with PML-N Quaid Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif and requested him to withdraw his Presidential candidate.     However, ... http://articles.sniperslive.com/presidential-election/ Oil prices rebounded briefly above $117 on Tuesday, erasing earlier losses as attention switched to a hurricane that could threaten US energy facilities in the Gulf of Mexico, traders said. New York's main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in October, jumped $1.72 to $116.83 per barrel, after earlier reaching $117.89. London's ... http://articles.sniperslive.com/oil-prices-rebound-above-117/ Rice reiterated the U.S. position in separate talks with Israeli foreign minister Tzipi Livni and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. She said anything that undermines confidence between the parties ought to be avoided. Rice also discussed with Abbas for the first time new ideas that could move peace talks forward. Her ... http://articles.sniperslive.com/the-us-secretary-of-state-condoleezza-rice-says-israels-settlement-building-in-the-west-bank-is-not-conducive-to-creating-an-environment-for-negotiations/ There are more than 100 people on board the plane. The Libyan officials are holding dialogue with the unknown number of hijackers while all passengers remained on board. The hijackers, who are believed to be hard-line Darfur rebel group, have asked for jet fuel in order to fly on to ... http://articles.sniperslive.com/a-sudanese-passenger-jet-hijacked-by-unknown-assailants-soon-after-it-took-off-from-darfur-has-landed-in-libya/