Nehru Cup: Cameroon edge India 1-0
August 31st, 2012 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Samuel Bite's lone goal proved the difference between India and Cameroon as the Africans triumphed 1-0 in the last round robin match of the Nehru ... Read more...
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Nehru Cup: Cameroon outclass Nepal 5-0 (Lead)
August 26th, 2012 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Cameroon set the Nehru Cup football tournament alight by drubbing Nepal 5-0 at the Jawaharlal Stadium here Sunday.Midfielder Ebanga Bertin orchestrated a comprehensive win for ... Read more...
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Nehru Cup: Syria come back twice against Cameroon (Lead)
August 25th, 2012 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Syria came back twice to draw their Nehru Cup football tournament match against the "The Indomitable Lions" Cameroon 2-2 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium ... Read more...
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Nehru Cup: Syria hold Cameroon to a 2-2 draw
August 24th, 2012 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS
By Santosh Rao
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Cameroon, "The Indomitable Lions", started their Nehru Cup football tournament campaign with an unconvincing 2-2 draw with Syria at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here ... Read more...
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China world’s largest beer consumer
August 9th, 2012 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 9 (IANS) The quantity of beer consumed around the globe in 2011 increased for the 27th consecutive year, with China making up 25 percent of the sales.A report ... Read more...
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54 Africans died at sea during voyage to Italy
July 11th, 2012 - 8:54 am ICT by IANS
Geneva, July 11 (IANS)A total of 54 people have died in the Mediterranean sea while attempting to reach the Italian shores from Libya, Xinhua quoted the United Nations Refugee ... Read more...
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African envoys meet to assess progress of India-Africa initiative (With Image)
June 20th, 2012 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Envoys of 25 African countries and charge d'affaires of 11 others assembled at the Hyderabad House here Wednesday to take stock of the ongoing ... Read more...
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Briton faces death for killing 13 Africans
May 9th, 2012 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 9 (IANS) A 24-year-old Briton is facing the death penalty after being charged with the murder of 13 people in a jungle in the Central African Republic.David Simpson, ... Read more...
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Theron donates dresses to charity
April 17th, 2012 - 4:19 am ICT by IANS
London, April 17 (IANS) Actress Charlize Theron is auctioning off dresses from her closet to raise money for her charity fighting AIDS in Africa.The star has donated designer gowns she ... Read more...
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Israel to deport South Sudanese
March 19th, 2012 - 10:10 am ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, March 19 (IANS) Israel will begin deporting thousands of South Sudan nationals from April following rising distress over the inflow of African refugees and labour migrants through its western ... Read more...
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12 Africans arrested in Thailand for drug racket
February 29th, 2012 - 10:54 pm ICT by IANS
Bangkok, Feb 29 (IANS) Thai police, accompanied by US drug enforcement officers, Wednesday arrested 12 Africans on charges of drug dealing in Bangkok, a media report said.Crystal methamphetamine pills and ... Read more...
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France to expel 35,000 illegal migrants
January 11th, 2012 - 4:52 am ICT by IANS
Paris, Jan 11 (IANS) France will expel 35,000 illegal migrants from the country this year, French Interior Minister Claude Gueant said Tuesday.He was unveiling a government plan aimed at sending ... Read more...
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These Africans take Indian development ideas home
January 9th, 2012 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) On a socio-economic train voyage of India, Isaac Abeiku Otoo, a youth leader from Ghana, realised what one could do with just Rs.1,000 ($20). Inspired ... Read more...
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Africans replacing Indian workers in Gulf?
December 25th, 2011 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) In a trend that may work adversely on remittances to India and the region, Gulf nations are now increasingly hiring Africans over Indians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis ... Read more...
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Benin invites Indian firms for oil and gas exploration
December 10th, 2011 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) The West African country of Benin Saturday invited Indian companies to help develop its oil and gas sector."There is a lot of unexplored mineral reserves ... Read more...
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Indian artist captures African soul on canvas
October 14th, 2011 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) A row of mud huts, green trees, smiling Masai kids, Oromo women cooking on hearths and a couple of Zulu men gossiping idly -- artist ... Read more...
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Jackman urges fans to donate for Africa famine relief
September 3rd, 2011 - 2:35 am ICT by IANS
London, Sep 3 (IANS) Actor Hugh Jackman has urged fans to donate money for Africans who are caught up in a famine crisis.Jackman and his wife Deborra Lee Furness are ... Read more...
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Brave Birmingham father mirrors the real Pakistani: paper
August 12th, 2011 - 12:32 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 12 (IANS) A man who appealed for calm despite losing his son in the violence in Britain shows how Pakistanis "actually are as opposed to how we are ... Read more...
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10 die in Indonesian chopper crash
August 4th, 2011 - 2:44 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Aug 4 (IANS) Ten gold mine workers were killed when their helicopter crashed in Indonesia's North Sulawesi province, an official said Thursday.The helicopter, which crashed Wednesday, has been found ... Read more...
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50 Cent wants to feed one bn Africans
July 19th, 2011 - 2:48 am ICT by IANS
London, July 19 (IANS) Rapper 50 Cent wants to help the world's needy and has set himself a five-year goal to feed one billion Africans.The "In Da Club" hitmaker has ... Read more...
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First humans out of Africa once shrank to 1,000: Study
July 19th, 2011 - 12:20 am ICT by IANS
London, July 18 (IANS) The number of descendants of the first humans leaving Africa had once reduced to barely over 1,000 before they began to expand rapidly, a study has ... Read more...
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Delhi toasts spirit of Nelson Mandela
July 18th, 2011 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) The national capital had a brush with the spirit of Nelson Mandela Monday. Singing by students and celebratory chants blended with reminiscences of the living ... Read more...
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Suspected Somali pirates nabbed in Gujarat quizzed
June 20th, 2011 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhingar, June 20 (IANS) A day after their arrest in Gujarat, 17 Africans, 14 of them suspected Somali pirates, were questioned by a joint team of the navy, the Indian ... Read more...
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Suspected Somalian pirates nabbed from Gujarat coast
June 20th, 2011 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhingar, June 20 (IANS) A total of 17 Africans, 14 of them suspected Somalian pirates, were arrested in Saurashtra region of Gujarat after their vessel ran out of fuel and ... Read more...
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Remembering Sathya Sai Baba’s soul safari (First Person)
April 25th, 2011 - 5:26 pm ICT by IANS
Not many know that the late Sathya Sai Baba made only one foreign trip from India and that was to East Africa back in 1968. His first and sole trip was ... Read more...
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Hairstyling the African way in Indian capital (With Image)
April 6th, 2011 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Pictures of Bob Marley jostle for attention with African fragrances and framed photographs of braiding, Ghana weaving and traditional African attires. Beads, gems, tattoos, ... Read more...
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Mali tribesmen join pro-Gaddafi forces
March 6th, 2011 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
Tripoli, March 6 (IANS) Tribesmen from the Tuareg community of Africa's northwestern country of Mali have joined the forces supporting embattled Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, a media report said.A large ... Read more...
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Nielsen says ’slow’ Oz openers on right track for World Cup
February 27th, 2011 - 1:25 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Feb 27(ANI): Australian coach Tim Nielsen has defended his opening batsmen, who have been criticized for their slow scoring against Zimbabwe, saying that they did as asked and will continue to ... Read more...
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Racial harassment complaints on the rise in Western Australia
February 17th, 2011 - 6:09 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Feb 17(ANI): Figures released by Western Australia's Equal Opportunity Commissioner show that racial harassment complaints have increased considerably in the state.According to WA Today, there have been 23 formal complaints so ... Read more...
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China urges West to lift sanctions against Zimbabwe
February 12th, 2011 - 4:43 pm ICT by ANI
Harare, Feb 12(ANI): Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi has called on Western countries to lift sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe.Addressing the media after meeting Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe in Harare, Jiechi said that ... Read more...
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Restaurateur alleges racist attack by police, locals in Goa
January 25th, 2011 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 25 (IANS) The owner of a restaurant serving African cuisine - a rarity in Goa - Tuesday complained of arson and assault by the police and locals, claiming her ... Read more...
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30,000-yr-old finger bone found in Siberia is from ‘mystery human relative’
December 23rd, 2010 - 1:14 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 23 (ANI): Scientists have found that a 30,000-year-old bone finger fossil of a little girl found in Siberia in 2008, was neither a Neanderthal nor an early modern human, but ... Read more...
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India must display responsibility for UNSC bid: Sarkozy
December 7th, 2010 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 7 (IANS) Reiterating his country's support to India's bid for a permanent seat in the UN Security Council, French President Nicholas Sarkozy Tuesday said New Delhi must exhibit responsibility ... Read more...
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Late on scene, Games merchandise does brisk business
October 7th, 2010 - 2:41 pm ICT by IANS
By Robin Bansal
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Africans are busy buying vuvuzelas here, never mind that the blaring bugle originated in their continent! Indians are going for T-shirts with pictures of Shera ... Read more...
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Best ever Indian boxing squad competing in CWG: Coach
October 2nd, 2010 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
By Alkesh Sharma
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) The Indian boxers for the Commonwealth Games beginning here Sunday have the stamina, technique and caliber to beat any boxer on the earth, says their ... Read more...
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