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Militants may exploit flood-affected children: Zardari

Islamabad, Aug 20 (IANS) Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and a top US senator have warned that militants may exploit orphans and children of flood-affected people for their terror activities.

"We are giving them everything weâ€™ve got. There is a possibility that some negative forces would exploit this situation. For example, militants can take orphaned babies and put them in terror training camps," the president said at a joint press conference with US Senator John Kerry Thursday after visiting flood-affected areas of Multan and Jampur.

Israel assured by US on Iran threat not being imminent

Washington, Aug.20 (ANI): Obama administration officials have reportedly persuaded Israel that it would take roughly a year, or perhaps longer, for Iran to complete a nuclear weapon, and that Tel Aviv need not be concerned or worried on this score.

Zardari fears today’s flood orphans will be trained into ‘terrorists of tomorrow’

Islamabad, Aug.20 (ANI): Echoing the international community’s fears regarding extremists taking advantage of the devastating floods, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has expressed concerns over militants adopting flood orphans to train them as terrorists of tomorrow.

Gordon Brown offers to lecture at $100,000

London, Aug 19 (IANS) Former British prime minister Gordon Brown is offering his services as a public speaker at a sum of $100,000 per lecture.

Brown has asked an agency to put his name forward for engagements in the Middle East and Asia, Fraser Nelson, editor of The Spectator was quoted as saying by the Independent.

Kerry announces $200 mn aid for flood-hit Pakistan

Islamabad, Aug 19 (IANS) US Senator John Kerry Thursday announced an aid of $200 million from the US for Pakistan, and warned that fundamentalist elements could utilise the opportunity if the world did not step forward to help the flood-ravaged people.

Cabinet to discuss nuclear bill changes Friday

New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) A crucial cabinet meeting Thursday that was to discuss, among other issues, the amendments suggested by a parliamentary panel on the contentious civil nuclear liability bill has been postponed to Friday.

The meeting has been deferred to Friday, said the Prime Minister's Office.

Brown aiming to pocket 64,000 pounds per public speaking engagement

London, Aug 19(ANI): Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is reportedly aiming to secure bookings worth 64,000 pounds for speaking engagements in the Middle East and Asia. Anyone wishing to hire the 59-year-old will also have to pay for five-star hotel accommodation, a first-class seat plus three in business class for members of his entourage. According to reports, Brown’s wife Sarah will also present awards at the events for an additional 12,800 pounds. A spokesman for the former Prime Minister refused to deny the claims. “Gordon is focused on his constituency work and completing his book on the financial crisis,” The Sun quoted the spokesman, as saying.

One in five Americans thinks Obama is a Muslim: Survey

Washington, Aug 19(ANI): A new survey has found that nearly one in five Americans incorrectly believe that President Barack Obama is a Muslim.

US fears deluge will allow terrorists to play havoc with its Pak policy

Washington, Aug.19 (ANI): The devastating floods in Pakistan , which have been stamped as the country’s worst in the last 80 years, has hit the Obama administration’s strategy concerning the ‘problem country’ hard, American officials have said.

1 in 5 Americans thinks Obama is a Muslim

Washington, Aug 19 (IANS) As many as one in five Americans think wrongly that President Barack Obama is a Muslim, indicating a significant increase in the number of such people since his inauguration in January 2009.

At the same time, the number of people who now correctly identify Obama as a Christian has dropped to 34 percent, down from nearly half when he took office, according to new Pew Research Centre survey.