Indian jailed for groping pregnant woman not to be deported
February 11th, 2012 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 11 (IANS) A 36-year-old man of Indian origin who was jailed for 12 months for groping a pregnant patient at a British hospital where he worked will not ... Read more...
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21 vehicles collide in China
February 11th, 2012 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 11 (IANS) At least 21 vehicles collided Saturday on a fog-engulfed expressway in China, killing two people and injuring six others, police said.The accidents took place between Changzhou ... Read more...
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Asians most discriminated against in New Zealand: Study
February 11th, 2012 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
Wellington, Feb 11 (IANS) People of Asian origin -- including those from India and China -- are the most discriminated against ethnic group in New Zealand, a survey has found.The ... Read more...
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Uzbek man admits plot to kill Obama
February 11th, 2012 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Feb 11 (IANS) A 22-year-old Uzbek national has pleaded guilty in a federal court to plotting to kill US President Barack Obama.Ulugbek Kodirov has been held without ... Read more...
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CIA website hacked
February 11th, 2012 - 1:48 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 11 (IANS) Hacker group Anonymous Friday night took down the website of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), media reports said Saturday.Citing online publication PC Magazine, RIA Novosti said ... Read more...
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Beijing move to end street begging by children
February 11th, 2012 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 11 (IANS) The Beijing administration will take DNA samples from child beggars and put them into a database to see whether they were victims of child trafficking in ... Read more...
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Employee in dock for obscene contest mail
February 11th, 2012 - 11:32 am ICT by IANS
London, Feb 11 (IANS) A US state employee faces action after sending an official e-mail to hundreds of people offering a prize for the girl with the biggest breasts.The e-mail ... Read more...
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Venezuela Mars mission after 2030: Chavez
February 11th, 2012 - 7:59 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Feb 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez said Friday his country would be able to send a mission to Mars after 2030."Venezuela has stepped onto the road ... Read more...
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Iran mulls base to launch bigger satellites
February 11th, 2012 - 6:46 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, Feb 11 (IANS) Iran is planning to construct a facility to send bigger satellites into orbit, the official media reported Friday.Defence Minister Ahmad Vahidi said the base will be ... Read more...
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Canada pulls out of NATO surveillance project
February 11th, 2012 - 6:30 am ICT by IANS
Ottawa, Feb 11 (IANS) Canada has decided to pull out of a NATO project that collects strategic information through unmanned aerial vehicles."NATO has been informed of these decisions. The details ... Read more...
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UN chief seeks to ease Falkland tensions
February 11th, 2012 - 5:15 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Feb 11 (IANS) UN Secretary-general Ban Ki-moon Friday called upon Argentina and Britain to prevent "an escalation" of tensions over the Falkland Islands.The secretary-general made the appeal when ... Read more...
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Three British Muslims jailed for anti-gay campaign
February 11th, 2012 - 12:38 am ICT by IANS
London, Feb 10 (IANS) Three Muslim extremists who distributed leaflets calling for homosexuals to be hanged, stoned and burned to death were jailed by a British court Friday.The trio were ... Read more...
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Convicted stalker of Madonna, Halle Berry on run
February 11th, 2012 - 12:13 am ICT by IANS
London, Feb 10 (IANS) A 54-year-old man, convicted of stalking pop star Madonna in 1996 and having "very violent tendencies", has escaped from a psychiatric hospital.He was jailed for ... Read more...
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28,000 died in Russian road accidents in 2011
February 10th, 2012 - 11:47 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) About 28,000 people were killed in nearly 200,000 traffic accidents that occurred across Russia in 2011.According to Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliyev, Russia continues to suffer ... Read more...
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Russia jails military officer for spying for CIA
February 10th, 2012 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Russian military district court Friday sentenced an engineer of the country's Plesetsk Space Centre to 13 years in prison on charges of state treason, ... Read more...
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Maldives crisis deepens, India pushes for political deal (Roundup)
February 10th, 2012 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Male, Feb 10 (IANS) With the crisis in the Maldives deepening as former president Mohamed Nasheed took to streets to protest his ouster, India Friday sent a special ... Read more...
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Fix reserve price at Rs.1,658 crore in 2G auction: Uninor
February 10th, 2012 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) Telecom service provider Uninor Friday signalled its participation in the upcoming auction of 2G licences, asking the telecom regulator to fix the reserve price at ... Read more...
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Maldives crisis festers, India pushes for political deal (Lead)
February 10th, 2012 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Male, Feb 10 (IANS) With the crisis in the Maldives deepening as defiant former president Mohamed Nasheed alleged a coup, India has stepped up its outreach to ... Read more...
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Caesarean could pose health risk to babies
February 10th, 2012 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 10 (IANS) Mothers opting for delivery through caesarean section could be harming their baby's health, researchers have warned contrary to the widely-held belief that a C-section delivery poses ... Read more...
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700 fall ill after eating at Mexico rally
February 10th, 2012 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Feb 10 (IANS/EFE) At least 700 people fell ill after eating rice and eggs at a political rally in Mexico, officials said.The residents of Chilapa in Guerrero state ... Read more...
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Man held 19 years after stealing one million pound
February 10th, 2012 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 10 (IANS) A security guard in Britain has been nabbed 19 years after going on the run following a million pound (over $1.5 million) raid on a cash ... Read more...
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15 tonnes of methamphetamine seized in Mexico
February 10th, 2012 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Feb 10 (IANS/EFE) Around 15 tonnes of synthetic drug methamphetamine have been seized from a ranch in Mexico, the army said.The seizure took place in Tlajomulco city of ... Read more...
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Five Chinese held for illegal blood trade
February 10th, 2012 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 10 (IANS) Five people in Beijing have been charged with selling blood to patients who badly needed it for surgery, a court has said.A district court in Beijing ... Read more...
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China to crack down on illegal gun possession
February 10th, 2012 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 10 (IANS) The Chinese government will soon launch a nationwide crackdown on illegal possession of guns and explosives following a recent spate of armed robberies.The government "will concentrate ... Read more...
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Buffett firm to open 1,000 ice cream stores in China
February 10th, 2012 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 10 (IANS) The International Dairy Queen (IDQ), part of American business mogul Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate, plans to open 1,000 ice cream stores in China, a media ... Read more...
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Chinese vice president aims to end trust deficit with US
February 10th, 2012 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 10 (IANS) Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping's upcoming visit to the US will provide an opportunity to end the "trust deficit" that exists between the two countries, ... Read more...
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Saudi held in Malaysia for insulting Islam
February 10th, 2012 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Feb 10 (IANS) A Saudi Arabian newspaper columnist who fled his country after being accused of insulting Islam has been arrested in Malaysia, said police sources Friday.Just as ... Read more...
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Madonna fans oppose bombing Iran before Israel gig
February 10th, 2012 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Israeli fans of pop star Madonna have asked the government not to launch any air strikes against Iran until after the diva's concert in ... Read more...
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Pakistan apex court tells ISI to produce missing people
February 10th, 2012 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 10 (IANS) Pakistan's Supreme Court Friday asked the ISI to bring before it all the people reported to be missing but believed to be in the spy agency's ... Read more...
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Puffing could expose your kid to leukaemia
February 10th, 2012 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Feb 10 (IANS) Smokers beware. Your heavy puffing around the time of conception greatly increases the chances of your child developing the most common form of childhood cancer, ... Read more...
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Indonesia’s Mount Lokon volcano erupts
February 10th, 2012 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Feb 10 (IANS) Indonesian volcano Mount Lokon erupted Friday morning followed by a roaring noise and spewing of thick grey ash up to two km, officials said.The 1,578-metre volcano ... Read more...
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Turning rotten tomatoes, waste fruit into biogas
February 10th, 2012 - 12:58 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 10 (IANS) Rotting tomatoes, brown bananas and overripe cherries -- the waste from wholesale marts usually ends on the compost heap. But fermenting this food waste produces methane, ... Read more...
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Dog bites TV anchor’s face during LIVE show
February 10th, 2012 - 11:02 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 10 (IANS) A TV anchor in US state of Colorado had to be rushed to the hospital and undergo surgery after a dog on her show bit her ... Read more...
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Russia to build world’s most powerful laser station
February 10th, 2012 - 10:19 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia is all set to build the world's most powerful dual-purpose laser station at an approximate cost of 45 billion rubles ($1.5 billion), a Russian ... Read more...
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14 dead in Peru floods
February 10th, 2012 - 9:06 am ICT by IANS
Lima, Feb 10 (IANS) At least 14 people died in floods triggered by torrential rains in Peru, authorities said.Heavy rains battered the country for the past two days.Thousands of ... Read more...
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