Pakistani TV anchor escapes bid on Life

Leading Pakistani television anchor Hamid Mir escaped a bid on his life on Monday (26 Nov 2012) with the timely detection of a bomb planted in his car. he has now been provided a security detail by the government and Interior Minister Rehman Malik announced a Rs. 50 Million reward for anyone providing Information that could lead to the arrest of those involved.

Stop posting this Facebook message, it’s a hoax!

NEW DELHI: Are you on Facebook? If yes, then stop posting the message that cites Berner Convention to safeguard your content on the social networking website. It's a hoax! Facebook users are circulating and posting the lengthy message, believing that it is somehow going to provide copyright and privacy protection to whatever they post on their timelines.

The message reads, "In response to the new Facebook guidelines I hereby declare that my copyright is attached to all of my personal details, illustrations, comics, paintings, professional photos and videos, etc. (as a result of the Berner Convention). For commercial use of the above my written consent is needed at all times! (Anyone reading this can copy this text and paste it on their Facebook Wall.)"