Teenagers die after stolen car plunges into sea
August 15th, 2012 - 6:13 am ICT by IANS
Rome, Aug 15 (IANS/AKI) Two 14-year-old boys, a Tunisian and an Italian, drowned when the car they stole plunged into the Tyrrhenian Sea off the coast of Sicily.The incident took ... Read more...
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Olympic fencing: Hungarian wins men’s sabre gold
July 30th, 2012 - 6:16 am ICT by IANS
London, July 30 (IANS) Aron Szilagyi of Hungary turned out unstoppable as he stormed all the way to win the men's sabre gold at the London Olympic Games Sunday.The 22-year-old ... Read more...
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Soccer fan stabbed to death in Argentina
June 12th, 2012 - 11:35 am ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, June 12 (IANS/EFE) A fan of Argentina's River Plate soccer team died early Monday at a Buenos Aires hospital after being stabbed at a stadium while the home ... Read more...
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Mancini blames ‘nerves’ for City’s unimpressive Champions League debut
September 15th, 2011 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 15 (IANS) Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has blamed "nerves" as his team drew 1-1 with Napoli in their Champions League debut.The Italian, who was watched by ... Read more...
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Murder case in Italy solved after 35 years
January 19th, 2011 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Jan 19 (IANS/AKI) A convicted criminal has confessed to killing an elderly woman in the central Sicilian town of Piazza Armerina - 35 years after she was found beaten and strangled ... Read more...
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Parents withdraw pupil from Milan school as teacher was ‘too sexy’
October 22nd, 2010 - 4:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 22 (ANI): A female teacher at a prestigious school in Milan has sparked fury among parents who claim that she is too attractive to teach and would only be a ... Read more...
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Venice wants gondolas to be given World Heritage status
October 13th, 2010 - 4:52 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 13 (ANI): Venice wants its famous wooden gondolas to be given World Heritage status and it is set to apply to get them listed.The move comes as plans by a ... Read more...
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Venice’s gondoliers criticised for singing “culturally deficient” songs
October 5th, 2010 - 6:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 5 (ANI): Gondoliers in Venice have been criticised for ignoring local ballads and for instead singing songs to tourists that are "culturally deficient" and have no relation to the lagoon ... Read more...
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ALDO Teams Up With Zappos
September 6th, 2010 - 11:47 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 6, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Zappos.com as we know is the leading destination in the online apparel and footwear sales. It has announced it has become the special online partner for the ... Read more...
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Now use eye movement to play computer games
March 29th, 2010 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 29 (IANS) In an invention that could go a long way in helping the disabled, students have developed a computer game that can be operated by eye movement.
The students, from ... Read more...
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NRSA aircraft joins search operations for YSR
September 2nd, 2009 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 2 (IANS) A low-flying aircraft of the National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA) joined the operations to trace Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy's helicopter that went missing Wednesday morning.
State ... Read more...
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Pitt-ed against Cruise
August 22nd, 2009 - 12:52 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Brad Pitt has called Tom Cruise's Valkyrie a ridiculous movie. The actor whose film, Inglourious Basterds released this month has claimed that his portrayal of Nazi hunter Aldo Raine in Tarantino's film ... Read more...
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“Inglorious Bastards”: A Classic Tarantino Fare
August 21st, 2009 - 9:42 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Quentin Tarantino is always known to make a straight cut with the title of his film and "Inglorious Bastards" is no different. It is as radically different as may come. ... Read more...
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Madhur Bhandarkar Snubbed Again
April 30th, 2009 - 12:53 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
By Subhash K JhaThe nominations for the IIFA awards 2009 have just been announced.And Madhur Bhandarkar is not amused.Though he has been nominated as best director for Fashion the film has ... Read more...
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I am an absolute brand baby - Neetu Chandra
April 11th, 2009 - 1:02 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Q: What is your definition of fashion?
A: I think fashion is all about being comfortable, wearing clothes that suits your body. Fashion is about how you carry yourself. One should not ... Read more...
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Scientist overcome major obstacles to stem cell heart repair
December 13th, 2007 - 5:35 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Dec 13(ANI): Researchers at Imperial College, London made a major advancement in conquering two significant barriers in harnessing stem cells to repair damaged hearts.The research led by Professor Sian Harding ... Read more...
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