Discovery Channel Building Hostage Situation!
- US hostage taker said he was strapped with bombs (Lead) - By Arun Kumar Washington, Sep 2 (IANS) An armed man who took three hostages at the Discovery Channel headquarters and was killed by police after a tense four-hour standoff told a TV channel that he had [...]
- Suspected Gunman James Lee Shot By Authorities - September 2, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The suspected gunman James Lee is dead, reported Thomas Manger, the police chief of Montgomery County. The officials gunned him down after he pointed his [...]
- Police Shoot Down Gunman After Discovery Channel Employees Taken Hostage - By Madhuri Dey Sep 2, (THAINDIAN NEWS) On Wednesday, a gunman was shot down by the Montgomery County Police at the Discovery Channel headquarters at Silver Spring where he took three hostages and threatened to destroy [...]
- US hostage taker said he had bombs strapped to body - By Arun Kumar Washington, Sep 2 (IANS) An armed man shot and killed by police after a tense four-hour standoff at the Discovery Channel's headquarters told a TV channel he had several bombs strapped to his [...]
- US hostage crisis ends as gunman shot dead (Third Lead) - Washington, Sep 2 (IANS) An armed man, who held three hostages in the Discovery Communications building in the US state of Maryland, was shot dead Wednesday afternoon, police said. All three hostages are safe, J. Thomas [...]
Hurricane Earl
- Tropical Storm, Fiona, Not Likely To Take On The Strength Of A Hurricane - September 2, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The National Hurricane Center (NHC), headquartered in Miami, had asserted on Monday that the tropical storm named Fiona had constructed itself in the Atlantic Ocean following Hurricane Earl, [...]
- Earl becomes a category four hurricane, threatens the U.S. mid-Atlantic coast - MIAMI (BNO NEWS) -- Hurricane Earl strengthened into a category four storm again, threatening the U.S. mid-Atlantic coast where watches and warnings were extended, forecasters said. As of 5 p.m. EDT (2100 GMT), a [...]
- FEMA is taking action to protect U.S. East Coast states ahead of Hurricane Earl's landfall - WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) – The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on Tuesday is taking aggressive actions to prepare for Hurricane Earl as it nears closer to impact on the U.S. East Coast [...]
- National Hurricane Center Expands Hurricane Watch Region As Hurricane Earl Gets Ready To Lash - By Madhuri Dey Sep 1, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The National Hurricane Center on Wednesday morning reported that the Hurricane Earl has downgraded to Category 3 storm with a maximum sustained winds near around 125 miles per hour. [...]
- Earl weakens to a category three hurricane, new U.S. watches issued - MIAMI (BNO NEWS) -- Additional watches were issued for parts of the U.S. East Coast on early Wednesday morning as powerful hurricane Earl continued to close in on the Untied States, but slightly weakened, forecasters [...]
World
Vancouver Acid Attack Victim Undergoing Surgery
Sep 1 (THAINDIAN NEWS) As Bethany Storro had just recently returned to her home town of Vancouver, was walking near Esther Short Park on Monday night, a woman whom she had never seen before threw acid on her face, leaving her with severe chemical burns. The 28 year old woman [...] Read more...More in World :-
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Sports
Tiger Woods has not moved to NYC apartment?
New York, Sep 02 (ANI): Tiger Woods has reportedly not moved into the downtown Manhattan apartment on Hudson Street. According to the Daily News, real-estate sources say it's either wishful thinking or a stunt pulled by a landlord to promote his building. "No way Tiger would live there," the New [...] Read more...More in Sports :-
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Entertainment
Johnny Depp, Eddie Vedder Get Together On Stage For The West Memphis Three
By Meena Kar Sep 2, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Johnny Depp got together with Eddie Vedder and Natalie Maines for a weekend concert to raise funds for the West Memphis Three. The gig was organized exactly one month before Damien Echols, one of the accused, will be appealing for a retrial that is [...] Read more...More in Entertainment :-
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Business
No government plans to revive vaccine units, says MPs panel
Shimla, Sep 2 (IANS) The central government has no roadmap to revive the three state-run vaccine producing plants in the country, shut in January 2008, a parliamentary panel has concluded. In its report tabled in the Lok Sabha during its monsoon session last month, the panel said the sequence of events [...] Read more...More in Business :-
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Science-Health
Final Fantasy 14 Beta Now Available
By Ranjan Bhaduri Sep 2, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Yesterday noted Japan based Game maker Square Enix started beta testing of the much awaited game Final Fantasy XIV. As everyone is aware Final Fantasy is among the most popular multiplayer game franchisees and there are millions of players addicted to it worldwide. It [...] Read more...More in Science-Health :-
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India
Govt. to give rotten food grains to poor at BPL price
New Delhi, Sep 2 (ANI): The Central Government on Thursday decided to release an extra 2.5 million tonnes of food grains to the various states for distribution among the poor at a BPL price following the directives of the Supreme Court on the issue of rotten food grains. "As an interim [...] Read more...More in India :-
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Politics
Johnny Depp, Eddie Vedder Get Together On Stage For The West Memphis Three
By Meena Kar Sep 2, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Johnny Depp got together with Eddie Vedder and Natalie Maines for a weekend concert to raise funds for the West Memphis Three. The gig was organized exactly one month before Damien Echols, one of the accused, will be appealing for a retrial that is [...] Read more...More in Politics :-
- Rahul asks cops to properly probe murder case
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- Telecom services can bridge rich-poor divide: Rahul
- Sonia set for successive fourth term as Congress president (Night Lead)
- Nitish Kumar holds high-level meeting on Maoist issue (Lead)
- Jethmalani attacks government on funds stashed abroad, Bhopal
Misc
Fish That Looks Like Shrek
By Meena Kar Sep 2, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Divers have come across a bizarre looking fish in the coastal waters of Japan that they have named 'Shrek' due to its ogre like features. The Asian Sheephead Wrasse, which is not a very uncommon fish in Asian waters has not been captured much [...] Read more...More in Misc :-
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