Islamabad, Apr. 17 : Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar, who has been included in the national team for the UAE one-day international series against Australia after passing a series of fitness tests, may not be able to play in all five games.

According to the Dawn, Akhtar may have cleared all fitness tests’ following a nod from the team’s medical staff, but the 33 year old bowler seems far from fit.

He shown signs of fatigue during the three day training camp in Lahore.

Aktar’s teammates have also questioned his fitness.

Melbourne, April 17 : A young Sydney woman''s dream of b

Melbourne, Apr 17: Tourism Queensland's `best job in the world' campaign has entered the list of top 50 public relations stunts in the world.

The list compiled by renowned public relations company Taylor Herring features the Hamilton Island's caretaker job campaign at the eight spot.

The campaign continues to rack up international acclaim and has generated more than 100 million dollars worth of free publicity.

Sydney - Fiji's military regime strengthened its grip on power Friday with the swearing-in of the interim indigenous affairs minister and former military forces commander as vice president, news reports from the capital, Suva, said.

Ratu Epeli Nailatikau became the first vice president since Fiji's 2006 military coup.

The regime also clamped down on the media, warning foreign journalists in the island nation not to write negative stories.

Sydney - Prime Minister Kevin Rudd Friday said those involved in people smuggling should "rot in hell" as authorities investigate the cause of a deadly explosion on a small fishing boat carrying 47 Afghan asylum seekers off the west coast of Australia, news reports said.

The Australian Associated Press (AAP) news agency quoted Rudd as saying his government would maintain a tough policy against people smugglers who were believed responsible for Thursday's explosion.

Melbourne, April 16 : Four baby snakes prevented a Qantas plane in Melbourne from flying after they attempted to get free from a flight from Alice Springs.

The bizarre incident occurred when the flight arrived in Melbourne on Tuesday, and it was found that the four baby Stimson''s pythons were missing from their container.

A Qantas spokeswoman revealed that the 15cm snakes were among 12 pythons in a container in the Boeing 737-800''s cargo hold, reports the Courier Mail.