Australia

Mohamed Haneef’s lawyers to provide fresh evidence

Melbourne, Nov 15 : Lawyers for Indian born doctor Mohamed Haneef are hoping to present fresh evidence after the Howard Government launched its appeal against a Federal Court decision to reinstate

‘Debaucherism’ - the latest ‘in-thing’ for modern travellers

Sydney, Nov 14 : Young holidaymakers nowadays have a new mantra for themselves-‘work hard, play harder.

McDonald's turns to chick breasts to shore up its sales

Melbourne, Nov 14: The world’s largest chain of fast-food restaurants, McDonald's has decided to overhaul its menu after seeing that the sale of beef was declining and the demand of low-fat chicken

Symonds not keen to tour “bombed” Pakistan

Sydney, Nov 14: Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds has shown signs of reluctance to tour Pakistan next year, saying there has been a lot of “bombs going off” in that country.

Desperate Oz Police broke rules during probe of terror suspect

Melbourne, Nov.

12-year-old girls hooked to abusing weight-loss products to look super-skinny

Melbourne, Nov 13 (ANI): Girls as young as 12 years of age are buying rapid weight-loss products in order to starve themselves to achieve the super-skinny figures of their celebrity idols, claims a dietician.

Clare Collins, an associate professor in nutrition and dietetics at the University of Newcastle, said that it was essential to impose restrictive sale conditions on products such as meal replacement shakes and fasting or detox packages, to keep the young girls from buying and abusing the products.

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