My Little Princess 'Lalma'.. :)

A caterpillar you would have never seen before.

A biologist named Louis Weber during his trop to the toprical forests of Austrailia saw in one of the unusual plants caterpillar Phyllodes Imperialls, which got aggressive color in the form of a skull. This rare species, found only in five places in the southern hemisphere. Its is because of the unusual colouring, which deters birds, this species is still alive. Take a look!!

  

  

European Union to expand Ukraine sanctions list

“In light of events, we decided to expand the list of those subject to asset freezes and visa bans,” EU foreign affairs head Catherine Ashton said. 

Already, 33 Ukrainian and Russian officials and business leaders, including members of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle, have been targeted.

EU ministers held Russia responsible for the latest developments in eastern Ukraine where pro-Kremlin militias continued to occupy many government buildings in defiance of a Kiev ultimatum to leave or face the consequences.

EU ministers held Russia responsible for the latest developments in eastern Ukraine where pro-Kremlin militias continued to occupy many government buildings in defiance of a Kiev ultimatum to leave or face the consequences.

“These attempts at destabilising Ukraine must come to an end,” a statement said, calling on Russia to respect Ukraine’s sovereignty and “repudiate the latest lawless acts in Eastern Ukraine and to contribute to stabilize the situation”.

The 28 foreign inisters also demanded that Russia “call back its troops from the Ukrainian border and immediately withdraw the mandate of the Federation Council to use force on Ukrainian soil”.

Going into the meeting, Britain and France had sought a tough response.

Identity card and Passport request has been submited by Altaf Hussain - FO

The Pakistani foreign office had contacted its high commission in United Kingdom for confirming the receiving the MQM chief’s requests for National Identity Card (NIC) and national passport.

FO spokesperson stated that the request for provision of visa and passport has been forwarded to the Ministry of Interior for further process.

The interior minister is authorised to approve such requests, she added.

Earlier, the spokesperson issued statement that the foreign office have no role in issuance of NIC cards and passports.

She said that the requests in such matters have been forwarded to the related departments in Pakistan and they are contact the High Commission in UK to confirm the reports pertaining Altaf Hussain’s application for returning to Pakistan.

US warns Russia of ‘additional consequences’ over Ukraine

SLAVYANSK, Ukraine: US Secretary of State John Kerry warned Russia of “additional consequences” if it fails to pull its troops back from the Ukraine border, as Kiev accused Moscow of aggression in its restive east.

 

During a telephone call with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Kerry “made clear that if Russia did not take steps to de-escalate in eastern Ukraine and move its troops back from Ukraine’s border, there would be additional consequences”, a senior State Department official said.

A first wave of US sanctions unveiled in March blacklisted officials and businesspeople close to Russian President Vladimir Putin to protest at Moscow’s takeover of Crimea.

US Vice President Joe Biden will travel to Ukraine on April 22 to stress support for Kiev and steps to improve its energy security, the White House said in a statement.

Ukraine accused Moscow of aggression after Kalashnikov-wielding gunmen seized two security buildings in its restive eastern rust belt on Saturday amid spreading protests demanding the Russified region join Kremlin rule.

An Uncontralable wildfire in the CHILEAN Port City Of Valparaiso.

SANTIAGO: A very wild and uncontrolable fire in the Chilean port city of Valparaiso destoryed 500 homes and forced the evacuation of 3000 people as the conflagration burned into the night.

Huge tongues of fire engulfing one home after another led President Michelle Bachelet to declare the zone a disaster area late Saturday.

Thousands of people, meanwhile, watched from distant vantage points as the hills burned bright red.

A dense column of smoke advanced towards Valparaiso’s port, one of Chile’s largest.

The city of 270,000, whose historic quarter was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2004, draws thousands of foreign and local visitors each year.

The fire, whose cause is still under investigation, led to the suspension of drinking water and power outages in several neighborhoods.

Mohammad Amir will not be playing WorldCup 2015.

 

LAHORE: Mohammad Amir will not be eligible to play in next year's Wold Cup even if he returns early to domestic cricket, said by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).

Aamer was 18 when the spot-fixing scandal broke out while Pakistan was touring England in August, 2010 which eventually led to the imposition of bans on Amir and his senior teammates — Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif.

PCB has pleaded with the ICC to review the five year ban on the pacer on the basis of his age factor.

Chief operating officer, Subhan Ahmed told media  that PCB was not hopeful about the International Cricket Council (ICC) clearing the pacer to play international cricket until he completed his five-year ban, which would end around August 2015.

“What we have tried to convince the ICC to do is to allow him to be back into domestic cricket by reviewing his ban period so that he is ready when the times comes for him to play international cricket,” Ahmad said.