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London, Mar 17: A vegetarian diet could help protect against cancer, new research suggests.

Writing in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, researchers, who analyzed 52,700 men and women, found that those who did not eat meat had significantly fewer cancers overall than those who did.

However, surprisingly, scientists also found a higher rate of colorectal cancer - a disease linked with eating red meat
- among the vegetarians.

Peshawar, Mar 17: Tehreek-e-Nifaz-e-Shariat Muhammad (TNSM) chief Sufi Muhammad has warned judges of the Swat lower judiciary to cease their hearings, as sharia courts would start operations in the district from today.

He warned at a press conference that if the judicial officers continued to attend their offices, it would be considered a violation of the peace accord between him and the NWFP Government.

Under the agreement, Sufi said all decisions rendered by lower courts in Swat after February 16 are void, and only the qazi courts are qualified to decide the cases in the district under sharia law, the Daily Times reported.

London, Mar 17: British Foreign Secretary David Miliband hopes that all Pakistani political parties would now come together to consolidate democracy and promote impartial justice in the country after the PPP-led Government decided to reinstate Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry.

“I hope that all parties will now quickly come together around a common agenda to consolidate the political steps made and to agree measures that will strengthen democracy and impartial justice in Pakistan,” British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said.

“The steps, taken to defuse the political crisis in Pakistan, show real political leadership by all concerned,” The News quoted him, as saying.

London, Mar 17: After facing much of flak for her apparent weight gain, Jessica Simpson brought the curtain down on her country music tour by appearing in her Daisy Duke hotpants that showed off her new trim figure.

The ‘Irresistible’ hit-maker is clearly getting back into shape.

She came on stage donning a pair of her trademark little denims with a big smile on her face.

According to her personal trainer, her confidence is back after a lot of hard work in the gym.

Washington, Mar 17: Beyonce Knowles’ iconic rise in the entertainment industry might have made her a role model for many young girls, but the singer feels that her influence on young girls can be “scary”.

Everyone, including the President’s daughters Sasha and Malia Obama, are in awe of the singer, who is the epitome of self-confidence and poise for aspiring starlets.

“The amount of influence I have on these young girls is scary sometimes. But I also understand how lucky I am to have that,” Fox News quoted her as saying.

The 27-year-old singer is known to easily transform her body shape for various roles.