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Shocking video of mother beating her 8-month-old baby

By: Farrukh Shabbir, Uploaded: 12th May 2012

Shocking video of mother beating her 8-month-old baby A shocking video of a Malaysian woman beating her toddler baby, has emerged on social media sites provoking an outrage from people on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. The video is brutally disturbing and contains graphic material and could offend any one because of the depressing content of it. In the video, a 19 year old...


Dying Mother’s Wish List Becomes Bestselling Book

By: Fawad Khan, Uploaded: 12th May 2012

Dying Mother’s Wish List Becomes Bestselling Book A dying mother’s wish list for her two young sons inspired a best-selling book in the U.K. that is now making its way over to the  U.S. Kate Greene was an inspiring mother and wife, whose courage, passion and love for her family are chronicled in “Mum’s List: A Mother’s Life Lessons to the Husband...


Sharmeen Obaid launches six documentaries to highlight the stories of ‘uncelebrated heroes’ in Pakistan

By: Bilal Khan, Uploaded: 10th May 2012

Sharmeen Obaid launches six documentaries to highlight the stories of ‘uncelebrated heroes’ in Pakistan Academy Award (Oscar) winner Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy and a renowned beverage brand coke have partnered to bring out a series of six documentaries on inspirational Pakistanis. This campaign projects the many reasons to believe in Pakistan, despite all the negativity that presently exists in society. The premiere of the first documentary was held on Friday...


Swati Women Sewing Life With Needles

By: Agha Majid, Uploaded: 10th May 2012

Swati Women Sewing Life With Needles Similar to many other Swati women, the extended conflict in the Peshawar region left Farida with nothing but embroidery skills to earn livelihood. Thankful to her proficiency in this traditional art, the 40-year-old currently works with Lasoona, an NGO budding handicraft skills of local women and promoting their work, including Swati embroidered shawls. A number...


Hillary Clinton ‘Au Naturale’ : Clinton indifferent about her appearance

By: Fawad Khan, Uploaded: 9th May 2012

Hillary Clinton ‘Au Naturale’ : Clinton indifferent about her appearance Hillary Clinton made major headlines on her trip through Asia, while she managed to avert a full out diplomatic crisis between America and China over a blind dissident and pressed India to reduce its oil imports from that rogue nation Iran. The secretary of state shot down, again, that she plans to run for president...


Woman: bites off mugger’s finger

By: Alize Ahmed, Uploaded: 8th May 2012

Woman: bites off mugger’s finger A mugger who attacked a woman in Japan fled empty-handed — and with one finger missing — after the intended victim chomped off his pinkie. The 59-year-old woman fought back after a man snatched her bag as she arrived at her apartment in the northern city of Sapporo, police said Tuesday. The woman gave chase as her...


Hillary hopes to see female US president

By: Alize Ahmed, Uploaded: 7th May 2012

Hillary hopes to see female US president U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday she has no desire to make another run for the White House but hopes to see an American woman president in her lifetime. Politely turning aside questions about her political intentions at a town hall event in Kolkata, Clinton said she really wanted to see “that...


K-E diet approach: Instant weight loss using feeding tubes

By: Monitoring Desk, Uploaded: 16th April 2012

K-E diet approach: Instant weight loss using feeding tubes A controversial diet approach has been introduced within the United States and it is merely considered to be useful for brides who wish to give themselves finishing touches in order to wear their desired “dream wedding gown”. The divisive alternative diet approach to crash dieting, known as the K-E diet, involves a feeding tube that...


‘Black widow’ sentenced to death in Japan

By: Fawad Khan, Uploaded: 13th April 2012

‘Black widow’ sentenced to death in Japan A Japanese “black widow” who killed three men after dating them for their money was sentenced to death on Friday in a case known by the name of the female spider that eats its partner after mating. Kanae Kijima, 37, was convicted of murdering the three men, aged 41, 53 and 80, whom she met...


Women Get Less Exercise than Men: Study

By: Majid Siddique, Uploaded: 12th April 2012

Women Get Less Exercise than Men: Study Women are less likely than men to exercise for at least 30 minutes daily, a new study shows. On average, women in the study did 18 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous exercise daily, while men did 30 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous exercise daily, according to the study, Live Science Reported. People in the study who did not do at least...


Reese Witherspoon is expecting

By: AFP, Uploaded: 21st March 2012

Reese Witherspoon is expecting Reese Witherspoon is pregnant. The ‘This Means War’ actress – who already has two children, Ava, 12, and Deacon, eight, from her first marriage to Ryan Phillippe – is expecting a baby with second husband Jim Toth after trying for some time. A friend told Us Weekly magazine: ‘Reese and Jim have been trying to...


Queen Elizabeth II vows to carry on after 60 years on the throne

By: AFP, Uploaded: 20th March 2012

Queen Elizabeth II vows to carry on after 60 years on the throne London – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II marked her 60th throne anniversary with a ceremonial speech Tuesday, in which she praised the experience that comes with age and re-dedicated herself to the nation’s service ‘now and in the years to come.’ The 85-year-old queen, dressed in a light yellow suit and matching hat, addressed both houses...


Rights of women discussed by NGOs in Sindh

By: Monitoring Desk, Uploaded: 20th March 2012

Rights of women discussed by NGOs in Sindh Ghazi Social Welfare Association, with the support of the South Asia Partnership –Pakistan (SAPPK) met Women Protection Forum to discuss women rights in Larkana. Oxfam’s representative was also present. Other than rights of women, issues discussed were safety, awareness of women rights and how to improve the monitoring and observance of women rights in Pakistan....


Dolce and Gabbana cannot work without each other

By: Monitoring Desk, Uploaded: 15th March 2012

Dolce and Gabbana cannot work without each other Dolce and Stefano Gabbana say they can’t work without each other. The design duo have worked together for the past 30 years – 23 years of those as a couple until they split in 2005 – and they admit they can’t see a future without their Dolce & Gabbana label. Stefano told the Financial Times newspaper: “The...


Jennifer Aniston’s shoes trashed by her new dog

By: AFP, Uploaded: 15th March 2012

Jennifer Aniston’s shoes trashed by her new dog Jennifer Aniston’s new dog is destroying her expensive shoe collection. The ‘Wanderlust’ actress recently welcomed put bull-mix puppy Sophie into her home and while she loves having the pooch live with her, she isn’t impressed that she has developed a taste for her designer heels. A source said: ‘Jennifer has been joking with her friends...


Mass wedding in Indian ‘village of prostitutes’

By: AFP, Uploaded: 12th March 2012

Mass wedding in Indian ‘village of prostitutes’ Eight young women whose mothers are sex workers were married in a so-called “village of prostitutes” in India on Sunday under a plan to save them from being pushed into the world’s oldest profession. The event, held in the village of Vadia in the western state of Gujarat, was organized by Vicharta Samuday Samarthan Manch...


Pakistani activist gets US’ Women of Courage Award

By: APP, Uploaded: 9th March 2012

Pakistani activist gets US’ Women of Courage Award A Pakistani political rights activist Shad Begum and an Afghan women’s radio station owner are among 10 honorees chosen by the U.S. State Department as 2012 International Women of Courage. The recipients were honored at a ceremony in Washington led by first lady Michelle Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Clinton said each of...


Russia: Man orders 1 million red roses for wive

By: Farrukh Shabbir, Uploaded: 8th March 2012

Russia: Man orders 1 million red roses for wive In Russia, Kazakhstan, a man has reportedly ordered one million red roses for his wife, for celebrating the International Women’s Day, this Thursday. After a quarrel between the two, the man decided to make it up to her by placing an order with a local florist in Kyzylorda, Kazakhstan. The total price of the flowers...


International Women’s Day today

By: APP, Uploaded: 8th March 2012

International Women’s Day today International Women’s Day is observed on March 8 across the world including Pakistan to celebrate women’s achievements throughout history and across the nations. It is also known as the United Nations (UN) Day for Women’s Rights and International Peace. Thousands of events celebrated not just on this day but throughout March to mark the economic,...


Vitamin D Reduce Fracture Risk In Girls

By: APP, Uploaded: 7th March 2012

Vitamin D Reduce Fracture Risk In Girls Vitamin D intake can lower stress fracture risk in girls, especially in regards to injuries caused by high impact style activities. Stress fractures are a common injury, often related to sports or physical activity.Injury occurs when the bone is not able to withstand the pressure and force it is put under, Health news Reported. They can also develop...


Watch your diet, you multi-tasking women!

By: Monitoring Desk, Uploaded: 6th March 2012

Watch your diet, you multi-tasking women! March 8 is International Women’s Day. She multitasks, balancing the pressures of work, children and home. But the modern superwoman who manages to do it all ends up neglecting her health, too busy to focus on her diet or an exercise regimen. A busy lifestyle often leads to an erratic diet and international research indicates...


Is Maya Khan back on TV?

By: Farrukh Shabbir, Uploaded: 3rd March 2012

Is Maya Khan back on TV? Rumor has it that Maya Khan has now joined ARY Digital Network. According to a source, Maya Khan who recently became infamous for her dating-raid stunt on a local news channel’s live morning show, where she invaded and harassed ordinary teenagers and couples sitting in public parks. This preposterous act of moral-policing was termed as...


A much needed invention for Pakistani talk shows

By: Farrukh Shabbir, Uploaded: 2nd March 2012

A much needed invention for Pakistani talk shows Japanese scientists have unknowingly come to Pakistani viewers’ and listeners’ rescue by inventing a new device that silences “loud” people or mutes people who talk incessantly. Called the SpeechJammer, this device is a prototype based on a psychological phenomena which says; that it is virtually impossible to speak when your own words are being played back to...


“Desperate Housewives” in court

By: Monitoring Desk, Uploaded: 29th February 2012

“Desperate Housewives” in court The globally renowned TV show Desperate Housewives’ star Actress Nicollette Sheridan is expected to testify Wednesday about her claim that her “Desperate Housewives” character was killed off because she complained about mistreatment by the TV show’s creator. Testimony in Sheridan’s wrongful termination lawsuit against series creator-producer-writer Marc Cherry and ABC begins before a Los Angeles jury Wednesday....


Oscar winner Chinoy makes us proud

By: Monitoring Desk, Uploaded: 29th February 2012

Oscar winner Chinoy makes us proud When the Oscar winner for the est documentary category was announced last Sunday, facebook and twitter updates went billowing up in Pakistan. Print and electronic media went abuzz with the name of the person who brought the accolade to the country – Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy. And, why not!!! The trailer of her documentary – Saving Face...


Amazing Malaysian artist paints with coffee

By: Monitoring Desk, Uploaded: 27th February 2012

Amazing Malaysian artist paints with coffee An artist has created an uncanny portrait ‘painting’ using nothing but coffee and a mug. Hong Yi used coffee stains from the bottom of a cup to depict Taiwanese song-writer Jay Chou on a 3ft by 5.5ft canvas, after becoming ‘inspired’ by one of his songs. She has experimented with a variety of different media...


 

 



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