10 killed in Iraq bombing
November 3rd, 2011 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Nov 3 (IANS) Ten people were killed and 25 wounded Thursday in a suicide bomb attack in Iraq's eastern province of Diyala, police said.A suicide bomber blew up his ... Read more...
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Turkey quake toll rises to 523
October 27th, 2011 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
Ankara, Oct 27 (IANS) The toll from Sunday's powerful earthquake in Turkey has risen to 523 while 1,650 injured people are still being attended to, said Turkey's Disaster and Emergency ... Read more...
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Blood from stem cells likely within next decade
October 27th, 2011 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 27 (IANS) Artificial blood sourced from stem cells could be administered to organ transplant patients within the next decade.A research team has developed a method of taking adult ... Read more...
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Turkey quake toll rises to 432
October 25th, 2011 - 11:12 pm ICT by IANS
Ankara, Oct 25 (IANS) The toll from a powerful quake in southeast Turkey rose to 432 Tuesday, officials said.Over 1,350 others were injured in Sunday's 7.2 magnitude quake in Van ... Read more...
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Peter Casaru saved because of Facebook message
October 8th, 2011 - 12:39 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Oct 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A British man was saved thanks to the May Day message that he sent on Facebook. Peter Casaru says he woke up from sleep experiencing extreme ... Read more...
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House fire in northwest London kills 6, injures 2
September 24th, 2011 - 1:32 pm ICT by BNO News
LONDON (BNO NEWS) -- Six people were killed on early Saturday morning when a fire ripped through a house in northwest London, officials said. Two other people were injured.The London Fire Brigade ... Read more...
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RML Hospital’s unsung heroes in Delhi blast
September 10th, 2011 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) They are the unsung heroes of the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital (RML) and their worth came to the fore when Delhi High Court blast victims ... Read more...
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Last rendezvous with loved ones
September 8th, 2011 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) The air was thick with grief as friends and family of those who died in Wednesday's bomb blast at the Delhi High Court slowly came ... Read more...
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Air India flight makes emergency landing
August 30th, 2011 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 30 (IANS) An Air India flight with 123 people onboard made an emergency landing here Tuesday, an official said. All passengers are safe.Speaking to IANS, an airport authority ... Read more...
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Couple dial 999 to save their five year old cat
August 19th, 2011 - 11:39 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Aug 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A couple got the emergency services speeding to their address only to realize that the distress call was to save their 5-year-old cat. The couple called the ... Read more...
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Couple calls ambulance to save cat
August 19th, 2011 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 19 (IANS) A couple in Britain called for emergency medical help to save their "five-year-old" and did not reveal to paramedics that it was actually a cat, a ... Read more...
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Mamata wants stringent anti-accident law
August 13th, 2011 - 1:16 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 12 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday stressed the need for a stringent law against those responsible for road accidents and urged transport operators to ... Read more...
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Millions hit by violence against healthcare personnel
August 12th, 2011 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 12 (IANS) Assaults on healthcare personnel, facilities and vehicles in conflicts leave millions in the world without care just when they need it most.This is the key finding ... Read more...
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Gunman shot dead, hostage rescued in Estonia (Lead)
August 11th, 2011 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 11 (IANS) A gunman who took a hostage and created a small blast Thursday at the Estonian defence ministry building in the capital Tallinn has been shot dead ... Read more...
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First aid, ambulances at Metro stations
July 29th, 2011 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Three major Delhi Metro stations will now provide first aid service while two will also supply ambulances - all for free.This is meant to provide ... Read more...
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Haryana to tax Gurgaon-Alwar road users more
July 27th, 2011 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 27 (IANS) Motorists avoiding the National Highway No.8 (NH-8) to evade toll tax on the Gurgaon-Jaipur route are in for some bad news: The toll on the alternative ... Read more...
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Ambulance! Bring me a steamed bun
July 16th, 2011 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 16 (IANS) A man in China called for an ambulance as he complained of chest pain. And when the ambulance arrived, he asked the staff to go and ... Read more...
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Key remarks by Chidambaram on Mumbai terror attack
July 14th, 2011 - 12:44 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) Following are some key remarks by Home Minister P. Chidambaram Thursday on the terror attack after visiting the sites with Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan:- ... Read more...
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Terror revisits Mumbai, 21 killed in serial blasts
July 14th, 2011 - 3:06 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) A string of powerful bombs went off in three busy areas of India's financial hub during evening rush hour Wednesday, killing 21 people and injuring ... Read more...
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13 killed, 81 injured in Mumbai blasts: Prithviraj Chavan
July 13th, 2011 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan said 13 people were killed and at least 81 injured in three blasts that rocked Mumbai Wednesday evening and said ... Read more...
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Maharashtra ignoring Maoist menace: BJP
July 5th, 2011 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 5 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday accused the Maharashtra government of "ignoring" Maoist threats in Gadchiroli district of the state.Leader of Opposition Eknath Khadse claimed ... Read more...
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35 killed in twin bomb blasts north of Baghdad
July 5th, 2011 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, July 5 (IANS) At least 35 people were killed and 28 injured Tuesday in two bomb explosions near a government building north of Baghdad, Xinhua reported.The first incident occurred ... Read more...
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Mubarak trial demanded by protest victims’ kin
June 25th, 2011 - 1:02 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo, June 25 (IANS/AKI) Relatives of those killed during Egypt's 18-day protests that led to the ouster of Hosni Mubarak from power in February have now issued a statement demanding ... Read more...
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22 injured as power line breaks, falls on houses (Lead)
June 23rd, 2011 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) As many as 22 people, including six children, were injured when a high tension power line melted and fell on their houses in east Delhi, ... Read more...
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22 injured in Delhi fire
June 23rd, 2011 - 1:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) Twentytwo people, among them six children, were injured when a high tension electrical wire melted and fell on houses in east Delhi, fire officials ... Read more...
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13 killed in Pakistan, as bus falls into deep ravine
June 6th, 2011 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 6 (IANS) At least 13 people, including women and children, died and seven others were injured in Pakistan Monday after a bus they were travelling in fell ... Read more...
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16 killed in Pakistan bakery bombing (Lead)
June 6th, 2011 - 8:18 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 6 (IANS) At least 16 people were killed and more than 40 injured in a suspected suicide bombing that ripped through a bakery in a cantonment area in ... Read more...
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16 killed in Pakistan bakery blast
June 6th, 2011 - 2:19 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 6 (IANS) At least 16 people were killed and more than 40 injured when an explosion ripped through a bakery in a cantonment area in Pakistan's Nowshera city ... Read more...
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Five killed in Pakistan bakery blast
June 6th, 2011 - 12:46 am ICT by IANS
Nowshera (Pakistan), June 5 (IANS) Five people were killed and 12 injured in a blast that ripped through a bakery in a cantonment area in Pakistan's Nowshera district Sunday ... Read more...
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Supporters compare Ramdev’s removal to Jallianwala
June 5th, 2011 - 12:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Comparing the midnight police action against Baba Ramdev to the Jallianwala Bagh massacre under British rule, supporters of the yoga guru Sunday said they will ... Read more...
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Supporters satisfied with arrangements at Ramlila Ground
June 4th, 2011 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) Yoga classes, filtered drinking water, a large number of coolers, mattresses and clean lavatories. The arrangements at Ramlila Ground where yoga guru Baba Ramdev began ... Read more...
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Delhi sets up transit camp for Urs pilgrims
May 28th, 2011 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Saturday inaugurated a 20-day transit camp for pilgrims going to Ajmer in Rajasthan for the Urs (death anniversary) of Sufi ... Read more...
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Madhya Pradesh to have emergency ‘108′ service in all districts
May 24th, 2011 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, May 24 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government Tuesday announced that the Emergency Medical Response Service-108 will be launched in all the 50 districts of the state.The decision was made ... Read more...
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Moderate earthquake hits west Turkey, 2 killed
May 20th, 2011 - 8:16 pm ICT by BNO News
ANKARA, TURKEY (BNO NEWS) -- A moderate earthquake struck the western region of Turkey late Thursday night, killing at least two people, officials said Friday.
According to Turkey's Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research ... Read more...
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CWG scam: CBI may seek extradition of London businessman
April 25th, 2011 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) might seek extradition of Ashish Patel, the London-based owner of AM Films and AM Car, if he denies disclosing ... Read more...
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