Gulshan Grover named best actor at Houston fest
September 26th, 2011 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) Bollywood 'baddie' Gulshan Grover has won the best actor award for playing a holy man in Hollywood movie "Desperate Endeavors" at the Indian Film Festival ... Read more...
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Fighter jets intercept Detroit-bound plane after passengers ‘make out’ in bathroom
September 12th, 2011 - 2:25 pm ICT by BNO News
DETROIT (BNO NEWS) -- Two fighter jets intercepted a Detroit-bound passenger plane on Sunday after two or three passengers were observed behaving suspiciously, officials said. It is believed some sort of sexual ... Read more...
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Former Minnesota Gov. Pawlenty drops out of presidential race
August 15th, 2011 - 11:45 pm ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty on Sunday became the first major candidate to withdraw from the presidential race after a disappointing result at the Ames Straw Poll ... Read more...
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Paralyzed bride all set to marry
July 19th, 2011 - 7:08 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, July 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A freaking accident left a woman paralyzed from the waist down. The accident happened during her bachelorette party and it only pushed the date of the ... Read more...
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Australian flights cancelled due to Chile volcanic ash
June 12th, 2011 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, June 12 (IANS) Thousands of travellers were left stranded in Australia after many domestic and international flights were cancelled Sunday due to volcanic ash from Chile making its way ... Read more...
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Closing arguments Tuesday in Mumbai terror trial (Lead)
June 7th, 2011 - 12:41 am ICT by IANS
Chicago, June 6 (IANS) The prosecution and the defence rested Monday in the Mumbai terror trial after jurors were shown the videotaped interrogation of Pakistan-born Canadian businessman Tahawwur ... Read more...
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Prosecution rests in Mumbai terror trial
June 6th, 2011 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago, June 6 (IANS) As the prosecution Monday rested its case against Pakistan-born Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana, who is accused of helping Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in the Mumbai terror attack, ... Read more...
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Harold Camping bewildered that the world didn’t end on the 21st of May
May 23rd, 2011 - 8:55 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, May 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Harold Camping’s prediction of the doomsday on the 21st of May failed to come to pass. When Camping came out with the doomsday prediction, many people ... Read more...
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IMF chief put on suicide watch
May 18th, 2011 - 11:42 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 18 (IANS) International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been placed on suicide watch in his New York City jail cell four days after his arrest for allegedly ... Read more...
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Is Obama’s grandmother under threat from Al Qaeda?
May 13th, 2011 - 11:02 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Abuja, May 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) President Barack Obama failed to confirm or deny media reports that his grandmother has been threatened by an affiliate of al Qaeda. 88-year-old Sarah Onyango Obama ... Read more...
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Mom loses custody battle over breast cancer
May 10th, 2011 - 11:52 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 10 (IANS) A US woman has lost a bitter child custody battle for having breast cancer, according to a media report Tuesday.A North Carolina judge denied Alaina Giordano ... Read more...
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Osama wanted his youngest wife to be of high moral value
May 10th, 2011 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 10 (IANS) A Yemeni cleric who helped arrange Osama bin Laden's fifth marriage has said the al Qaeda leader wanted his youngest wife to be of high moral ... Read more...
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Osama’s son missing in Pakistan since US raid: Report
May 10th, 2011 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 10 (IANS) One of Osama bin Laden's sons went missing after the raid by US commandos on the al Qaeda leader's hideout in Pakistan's Abbottabad town, a media ... Read more...
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Pakistan will provide US conditional access to Osama’s wives
May 10th, 2011 - 12:32 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 10 (IANS) Pakistan will allow the US to question or take into custody the three wives of Osama bin Laden only if their "country of origin has been ... Read more...
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US seeks access to Osama three widows
May 9th, 2011 - 10:54 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 9 (IANS) As it seeks answers from Pakistan whether government or security officials were complicit in hiding Osama Bin Laden, the US has asked for access to the ... Read more...
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Ayman al-Zawahiri, America’s new most wanted
May 5th, 2011 - 1:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 5 (ANI): One-time Egyptian doctor Ayman al-Zawahiri is now America's new most wanted person, given his status as Al Qaeda's number two.Though the FBI said it does not rank its ... Read more...
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Professor lectures from hospital bed
May 5th, 2011 - 12:45 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Longview, May 4 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Professor William Kielhorn of LeTourneau University in Longview was not ready to let anything spoil his perfect attendance record. The 79-year-old is in hospital after being diagnosed ... Read more...
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‘Bin Laden hunter’ Gary Faulkner wants piece of 27 million dollar reward
May 4th, 2011 - 4:29 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 4 (ANI): Gary Faulkner, an American who gained fame as the "Osama bin Laden hunter", wants a chunk of the 27 million dollar reward following terrorist's death.The U.S. State Department's ... Read more...
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Osama’s son had warned that America could face a more violent enemy after father’s death
May 3rd, 2011 - 2:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 3 (ANI): Omar bin Laden, the fourth son of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, had warned that America could face a broader and more violent enemy after his father's death ... Read more...
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America may face more violent enemy, if Osama killed, says his son
May 3rd, 2011 - 1:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 3 (ANI): Omar bin Laden, the fourth son of Al-qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, said if his father is killed then America may face a broader and more violent enemy.Earlier, ... Read more...
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Osama’s death news leaked before Obama spoke
May 2nd, 2011 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 2 (IANS) The White House announced that Barack Obama would address the nation at 10.30 p.m. Sunday. But before the president took the mike, Twitter and other ... Read more...
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Bin Laden news comes on anniversary after ‘Mission Accomplished”
May 2nd, 2011 - 2:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 2 (ANI): May 1, 2011 will be noted in the history books as the date President Obama announced that Osama Bin Laden was killed.It is eight years to the ... Read more...
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Laden’s body to be buried at sea: US officials
May 2nd, 2011 - 2:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 2(ANI): Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden's body will be buried at sea, as the United States does not want his burial place to become a terrorist shrine, officials have said.The ... Read more...
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Subconscious racial biases likely to shape trust decisions
April 27th, 2011 - 5:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 27 (ANI): Psychologists at the New York University have found that trust decisions - especially with our money - may be influenced more by subconscious racial biases that many of ... Read more...
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Brit Muslim cleric warns royal wedding ‘prime target’ of al-Qaeda, aspiring ‘jihadis’
April 26th, 2011 - 3:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 26 (ANI): A British Muslim cleric has warned that the upcoming royal wedding is a prime target for al-Qaeda operatives, and aspiring 'jihadis'.The cleric, Anjem Choudary, who plans to ... Read more...
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World record holding plastic surgery star now votes for ‘natural look’
April 23rd, 2011 - 7:06 pm ICT by ANI
New York, April 23 (ANI): Singer Cindy Jackson, who made it to the Guinness World record book for having had more cosmetic surgery procedures than anyone else in the world, is aiming ... Read more...
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Elton-David’s son gets a godmother in Lady Gaga
April 23rd, 2011 - 3:24 pm ICT by ANI
Speaking to host Barbara Walters on the ABC News program, the couple said that the pop singerwas not a strange choice to serve as godmother to their son."When you get ... Read more...
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RTA insists NSW woman to change her ‘offensive vagina number plate’
April 20th, 2011 - 8:02 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Apr 20 (ANI): RTA has instructed a New South Wales woman Kristen Perry to change her number plate because it means "vagina" when interpreted in Tagalog, the Filipino language. The Newcastle ... Read more...
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Irish terrorists may target royal wedding: Brit security officials
April 19th, 2011 - 7:22 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 19 (ANI): A group of Irish terrorists responsible for over 40 significant terror attacks last year, may target Prince William and Kate Middleton's royal wedding, said senior British security ... Read more...
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Al-qaeda ‘thrives’ in countries having weak governance: FBI
April 16th, 2011 - 3:42 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 16 (ANI): Militant group Al-qaeda thrives in the countries facing political unrest and weak governance, said the US's top counter-terror official.FBI Assistant Director Mark Giuliano made these comments few hours ... Read more...
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‘Birther’ debate will only bring short-term gains for GOP: Obama
April 15th, 2011 - 5:44 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr.15 (ANI): US President Barack Obama has said that Donald Trump and other Repubublicans who challenge his US citizenship would only gain a short term political benefit with conservative voters.In ... Read more...
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Al Qaeda deputy demands Arab armies’ intervention in Libya to oust Gaddafi
April 15th, 2011 - 4:48 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 15 (ANI): Al Qaeda number two Ayman al-Zawahiri has praised the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak and urged Arab armies also to overthrow Libya's Colonel Muammar Gaddafi before "Western aid... ... Read more...
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Joe Biden nodded off during Obama’s speech
April 14th, 2011 - 7:43 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington DC, April 14 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Joe Biden was caught on camera dozing off during President Barack Obama’s speech on debt recovery. The President on Wednesday explained why the rich and the ... Read more...
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US to continue with drone attacks in Pakistan despite ISI objections: Report
April 14th, 2011 - 1:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 14(ANI): The United States has reportedly decided to continue with its unmanned drone attacks in Pakistan's tribal areas despite objections raised by the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) against the Central Intelligence ... Read more...
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Nearly 4 percent of America’s population is made up of gays
April 9th, 2011 - 5:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 9 (ANI): A survey has revealed that an estimated 9 million Americans or nearly 4 percent of the total population identify themselves as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender.The new report ... Read more...
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