US envoy to Libya killed in Benghazi (Fourth Lead)
September 12th, 2012 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 12 (IANS) US ambassador to Libya J. Christopher Stevens and three of his staff were killed as an armed mob apparently incensed over a US-made film critical ... Read more...
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India secures release of its traders trapped in China (Lead)
January 4th, 2012 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) India Wednesday secured the release of two Indian traders tortured and taken captive by locals in a trading hub in China. The two were escorted ... Read more...
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Baba Ramdev played rabble-rouser, police tell apex court
November 28th, 2011 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) Delhi police Monday told the Supreme Court that yoga guru Baba Ramdev played rabble-rouser and was responsible for the events culminating in the police operation ... Read more...
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Libyan interim PM assures fair trial of Gaddafi’s son (Lead)
November 20th, 2011 - 8:00 am ICT by IANS
Tripoli (Libya), Nov 20 (IANS) Libyan interim Prime Minister Abdel Rahim el-Keeb has confirmed the capture of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam and assured a fair ... Read more...
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Russia urges fair trial for captured Saif al-Islam
November 20th, 2011 - 5:57 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Nov 20 (IANS) Russia Saturday hailed Libyan leaders' decision to send Saif al-Islam, the arrested son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, to court and expressed hope that he ... Read more...
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Mubarak’s sons questioned over violence against protesters, corruption allegations
April 13th, 2011 - 1:56 pm ICT by ANI
Cairo, Apr 13 (ANI): Ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's sons are being questioned over their role in the violence against protesters and corruption allegations, the country's state television has said.Egyptian prosecutors have ... Read more...
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Police: Dozens injured when cab slams into San Diego crowd
February 12th, 2011 - 10:53 pm ICT by BNO News
SAN DIEGO (BNO NEWS) -- More than 20 people were injured on early Saturday morning when a cab slammed into a crowd in San Diego, police said.A police spokesman said 25 people ... Read more...
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Mosque demolition: Friday prayers held outside police station
January 14th, 2011 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) Around 1,500 people offered Friday prayers outside the Nizamuddin police station in south Delhi amid tight security as they were not allowed to do so at the ... Read more...
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Crowds gather again near demolished mosque in Delhi (Second Lead)
January 13th, 2011 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) After a few hours of normalcy Thursday, a crowd of over 200 men and women gathered at the site of a mosque in south Delhi that was ... Read more...
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Crowds gather again near demolished mosque, shout slogans (Lead)
January 13th, 2011 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) After a few hours of normalcy Thursday, a crowd of over 100 men and women gathered at the site of a mosque in south Delhi that was ... Read more...
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Mob burns bank in Colombia
August 17th, 2010 - 11:12 am ICT by IANS
Bogota, Aug 17 (IANS/EFE) Residents of a Colombian town looted and burned down a bank to protest the death of a boy in an alleged military shooting.
People of El Tarra town began ... Read more...
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Cordoba House mosque coming up near Ground Zero renamed as Park 51
July 14th, 2010 - 3:57 pm ICT by ANI
New York, July 14 (ANI): A 13-story Islamic community center and prayer space that created controversy because of plans to build it close to Ground Zero (9/11 terror attack site), has been ... Read more...
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Repeat of Gujarat golden jubilee show Sunday
May 2nd, 2010 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, May 2 (IANS) A cultural show at Sardar Patel Stadium here organised Saturday to kick off Gujarat's golden jubilee celebrations will be repeated Sunday for invitees who failed to enter ... Read more...
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“Guns N’ Roses” Fans Break Into Riot
March 16th, 2010 - 9:55 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
San Paulo, March 16, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The famous band "Guns n' Roses" which is on a tour in South America and are scheduled to perform at many places, is having ... Read more...
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Six killed in sectarian clashes in Pakistan
February 28th, 2010 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 28 (DPA) Pakistan authorities Sunday clamped curfew on a town following sectarian clashes between rival Sunni groups that left at least six people dead and 16 injured.
The clashes erupted Saturday ... Read more...
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Speeding truck kills Mumbai schoolgirl, injures two
January 21st, 2010 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 21 (IANS) In a gruesome early morning tragedy, an 11-year-old schoolgirl was killed and two students injured when a speeding truck knocked them down at a busy junction while they ... Read more...
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4 cops suspended after man’s suicide in lock-up (Lead)
January 14th, 2010 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 13 (IANS) Four policemen posted in Madhya Pradesh's Datia district were suspended Wednesday for laxity after a man committed suicide in a police lock-up, officials said. Earlier in the ... Read more...
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Pete Doherty apologizes for singing Nazi anthem at German music fest
December 1st, 2009 - 1:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, December 1 (ANI): Peter Doherty has made an apology for causing 'offence' after singing the Nazi anthem while performing at a German music festival.The British singer incurred the wrath of ... Read more...
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Suicide car bomb attack kills 33 in Pakistan (Third Lead)
September 19th, 2009 - 1:09 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 18 (DPA) A suicide blast ripped through a crowded market Friday in Pakistan's conflict-torn North West Frontier Province, killing at least 33 people and injuring dozens more, police said.
The ... Read more...
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Suicide car bomb kills 25 in Pakistan (Second Lead)
September 18th, 2009 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 18 (DPA) A suicide bomb blast ripped through a crowded market Friday in Pakistan's conflict-torn North-West Frontier Province, killing at least 25 people and wounding dozens more, police said.
The ... Read more...
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Pak Human Rights Commission says Gojra anti-Christian riot ‘frightening’
August 2nd, 2009 - 3:50 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Aug. 2 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has termed the anti-Christian riots in the Gojra tehsil village of Korian region as 'frightening', where protestors have charred down many ... Read more...
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Ahmedabad hooch death toll rises to 73
July 9th, 2009 - 3:46 pm ICT by ANI
Ahmedabad, July 9 (ANI): With the death of 25 more people, the death toll following the consumption of spurious liquor in Ahmedabad rose to 73 on Thursday.According to police, 25 more ... Read more...
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Probe sought in ethnic Indian’s custody death in Malaysia
January 25th, 2009 - 1:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Jan 25 (IANS) Three parties of Malaysia's ruling coalition Barisan Nasional have called for thorough investigation into the death of an ethnic Indian while in police custody.The Malaysian Indian Congress ... Read more...
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Six killed in explosion at Pakistan funeral (Lead)
November 21st, 2008 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 21 (DPA) At least six people were killed and about 25 injured Friday when an explosion ripped through a Shia Muslim funeral in Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province, officials said.An angry ... Read more...
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Relief announced for Malegaon blast victims’ families
September 30th, 2008 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
Malegaon (Maharashtra), Sep 30 (IANS) Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister R.R. Patil Tuesday announced relief of Rs.500,000 to each bereaved family in Malegaon that lost its kin in the bomb blast Monday.The families ... Read more...
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Women thieves strip naked to escape public wrath
August 26th, 2008 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 26 (IANS) In a bizarre incident, three women suspected of stealing mobile phones, stripped to the buff Tuesday to escape the wrath of angry people here, the police said.The incident ... Read more...
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Rahul Gandhi faces angry Congress workers in Amethi
May 16th, 2008 - 5:12 pm ICT by admin
By Darshan Desai
Amethi (Uttar Pradesh), May 16 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi was Friday stunned when an angry crowd of party workers at his constituency here accused him of failing to ... Read more...
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Woman found dead, parents blame ‘greedy’ in-laws (Lead)
April 30th, 2008 - 11:09 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) A day after her first wedding anniversary, a 24-year-old woman was Wednesday found hanging at her home in northwest Delhi, and her parents alleged she was murdered ... Read more...
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Woman dies after dowry demand, parents blame in-laws
April 30th, 2008 - 9:47 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) A day after her first wedding anniversary, a 24-year-old woman was Wednesday found hanging at her home in northwest Delhi, with her parents alleging that she had ... Read more...
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Seven held in mob violence case in Bihar
February 24th, 2008 - 2:25 pm ICT by admin
Hajipur (Bihar), Feb 24 (ANI): Seven people have been arrested after a violent mob took the law into their own hands here on Saturday.
Earlier on Saturday, President Pratibha Patil also reacted to ... Read more...
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Increase in mob violence due to failure of justice delivery system: President Patil
February 23rd, 2008 - 7:27 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Feb 23 (ANI): President Pratibha Patil today reacted to the mob fury in Bihar, and said that the increase in cases of mob violence was due to failure of the ... Read more...
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