London, November 9 : Michael Jackson is high on the list of promoters who have reportedly made offers to tempt the singer for a string of shows in London.

The King of Pop is said to have had a ‘standing offer with no expiration’ to play at the O2 arena made by Promoters AEG Live – they were behind the ‘Spice Girls’ reunion tour and Prince''s recent London concert, reports the Daily Express.

The reports come in the backdrop of the artist’s recent return to the top spot in the Billboard''s Top Pop Catalog Albums with his 1982’s superhit album ‘Thriller’.

Sialkot, Nov. 9 : Pakistan''s deposed Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Sunday said that the country would do well to learn from India about the rule of law and good governance.

"It is the rule of law and the supremacy of the Constitution that has put India on the track of good governance, and made the country make progress by leaps and bounds," The News quoted Chaudhry, as saying during an address to the Sialkot Bar Association.

Lucknow, Nov 9 : The Uttar Pradesh Government has issued orders to probe Saturday''s explosion in Meerut, in which five persons were killed and six were injured.

Islamabad, Nov. 9 : Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has called for an early start on the Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline project.

Stating that Pakistan is in dire need of energy, Zardari was quoted by the Daily Times as telling Iranian Ambassador Mashallah Shakiri that every effort must be made to to activate the project.

Ambassador Shakiri apprised Zardari of the developments made so far on the IPI project, and discussed ways to enhance bilateral trade and investment.

Washington, Nov 9 : Social factors—including living in a rural county—may increase the risk of pre-eclampsia and pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH), according to new study.

Several factors, such as older age and high weight gain, are known risk factors for pre-eclampsia and other pregnancy-related blood pressure disorders.

Now, the new study has found that belonging to rural county may be another risk factor for blood pressure disorders during pregnancy.

New Delhi/Chicago, Nov. 9 : Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh is yet to receive a call from U. S. president-elect Barack Obama.

According to sources, officialdom in New Delhi is concerned that Obama has put Dr. Singh low on the list of world leaders he has telephoned since Thursday, though congratulatory messages have been sent by President Pratibha Patil and Dr. Singh soon after Obama won the race for the White House on November 4.

So far, Obama has spoken to 15 world leaders, including Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari.