OPEC daily basket price hits $97.34 per barrel
June 13th, 2012 - 1:04 am ICT by IANS
Vienna, June 12 (IANS/WAM) The price of 12-crude basket of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Monday stood at $97.34 per barrel.Last Friday, the basket price was $95.87 per ... Read more...
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Etihad launches flights to Iraq’s Basra
April 16th, 2012 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, April 16 (IANS/WAM) Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has launched a flight from Abu Dhabi to Basra in Iraq.The new Airbus A320 ... Read more...
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No decision on arresting Italian ship’s crew: Kerala Police
February 17th, 2012 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Feb 17 (IANS) Kochi Police Commissioner M.R. Ajith Kumar, who is facilitating and coordinating the probe into the deaths of two Indian fishermen by the security crew of an ... Read more...
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Suicide bomber kills 53 in Iraq
January 15th, 2012 - 3:24 am ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Jan 15 (IANS) At least 53 people were killed and over 135 wounded in a suicide bomb attack which targeted Shiite pilgrims in Iraq's Basra city Saturday as hundreds ... Read more...
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Serious to comic to Santa: Chitrangada Singh’s new avatars
January 10th, 2012 - 11:03 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) First she opted for a glamorous role in "Desi Boyz" and then she gave a nod to an item number. Actress Chitrangada Singh, otherwise ... Read more...
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People couldn’t imagine me in a commercial role: Chitrangada
November 18th, 2011 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Actress Chitrangada Singh, so far seen in offbeat roles, is excited about her first commercial film "Desi Boyz". She plays a professor with dollops ... Read more...
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Mumbai oil spill decreasing, say officials (Lead)
August 8th, 2011 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 8 (IANS) Indian defence and maritime authorities Monday said the oil spill from the sunken ship Rak Carrier has decreased, compared to a day earlier and that ... Read more...
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Maharashtra minister, officials review coastal security (With Images)
May 31st, 2011 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 31 (IANS) Maharashtra's coastal areas are safe and secured from any kind of external attack, top officials who conducted a review of coastal security said here Tuesday.Home Minister ... Read more...
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PPP leaders laud Awan’s resignation to plead ZAB retrial case
April 18th, 2011 - 3:40 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Apr 18(ANI): Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leaders have supported former Law Minister Babar Awan's decision to resign from his post in order to plead the retrial case of former Prime Minister ... Read more...
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Coast Guard Station at Ratnagiri to be commissioned tomorrow
March 25th, 2011 - 10:15 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 25 (ANI): The Indian Coast Guard Station (ICGS) at Ratnagiri in Maharashtra will become operation from Saturday.Vice Admiral Anil Chopra, Director General Coast Guard, will commission the ICGS ... Read more...
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Six killed in Iraq bomb attack
March 6th, 2011 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, March 6 (IANS) At least six people, including women and children, were killed and 12 injured in a roadside bomb attack in Iraq Sunday.The blast occurred in Iraq's southern ... Read more...
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Bomb targeting U.S. convoy in Iraq injures Pakistani driver
March 1st, 2011 - 10:16 pm ICT by BNO News
THI-QAR, IRAQ (BNO NEWS) -- A Pakistani driver was injured on Tuesday morning when a roadside bomb exploded near a U.S. military convoy in southeastern Iraq, police said.Iraqi police said the explosion ... Read more...
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Captured Somali pirates brought to Mumbai
February 10th, 2011 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 10 (IANS) The 28 Somali pirates who had hijacked INS Prantalay-11 and were captured Sunday, were brought to Mumbai Thursday, an official said here.Giving information on the operation where the ... Read more...
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Former Miss England ‘Combat Barbie’ all set for Afghan war duty
January 10th, 2011 - 6:17 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 10 (ANI): Former Miss England Corporal Katrina Hodge, who returned to army life after her stint as a beauty queen, faces deployment to Afghanistan.Hodge, dubbed Combat Barbie, swapped active service ... Read more...
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Iraqi private security firms operate “mafia” to raise their “outrageous prices”: Wikileaks
December 22nd, 2010 - 3:12 pm ICT by ANI
Baghdad, Dec 22 (ANI): The whistleblower website 'Wikileaks' has revealed in secret US diplomatic cables that the Halliburton oil field's senior executive in Iraq had accused private security companies of operating a ... Read more...
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UK’s “Abu Ghraib” in dock over ‘brutal mistreatment’ of Iraqi prisoners
November 6th, 2010 - 6:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 6 (ANI): Evidence of the alleged brutal mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners at a secret British military interrogation center, known as "the UK's Abu Ghraib", has emerged during high court proceedings ... Read more...
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Iraqi legislators get $1,000 a minute sans work
November 2nd, 2010 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 2 (IANS) Iraqi lawmakers have raked in more than $1,000 a minute for working just 20 minutes this year, enjoying a fee of $90,000 and a monthly salary of $22,500 ... Read more...
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Chinese pearls high in demand in Hyderabad markets
October 24th, 2010 - 9:33 pm ICT by ANI
By Ranjeet JadhavHyderabad, Oct.24 (ANI): Hyderabad, the capital city of Andhra Pradesh is often referred as the 'City of Pearls' since it boasts of having the largest pearl market in the country.Of ... Read more...
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New Maliki govt with anti-US Shiite Islamic support could complicate Iraq-US relationship
October 2nd, 2010 - 2:01 pm ICT by ANI
Baghdad, Oct 2 (ANI): The comeback of Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki to power, which is widely expected especially after he secured the support of an anti-American Shiite Islamic movement on ... Read more...
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US army officers call Brit troop withdrawal from Basra in 2007 “a defeat”
September 29th, 2010 - 5:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 29 (ANI): Senior American army officers have claimed that Britain's withdrawal of troops from Basra in Iraq in 2007 was a 'defeat,' which left the city 'terrorised' by militias.General ... Read more...
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Iraqi-US forces arrest four suspected Al Qaeda men
August 28th, 2010 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Aug 28 (DPA) Four suspected Al Qaeda in Iraq members were arrested Saturday in joint Iraqi-US forces operations, the US military in Iraq said.
"Iraqi security forces and US advisors searched a ... Read more...
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American Soldier Exterminated In A Rocket Strike In Iraq
August 23rd, 2010 - 4:55 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Washington, August 23, 2010 (Just Flashed): An American soldier was liquidated on account of a rocket strike that came about in southern Iraq on Sunday. This data was revealed by the ... Read more...
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MPA’s ‘bansuri’ remark for women colleagues creates uproar in Pak Punjab assembly
June 25th, 2010 - 6:42 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, June 25 (ANI): Making derogatory remarks against their female counterparts sitting in the opposition seem to be the favourite time pass for the Punjab Assembly members, with one of the Pakistan ... Read more...
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Abhay Deol on why he agreed to be in multi-hero film
February 17th, 2010 - 9:09 am ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, Feb 17 (IANS) There was a strong rumour in the industry last week that Abhay Deol, on a high after the accolades and profits for "Dev D", ... Read more...
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Fury after Muslim fanatics let off lightly by Brit court
January 12th, 2010 - 1:52 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 12 (ANI): Five Muslim fanatics, who called British troops rapists and baby killers during their homecoming ceremony, were let off with light punishment.Angry scenes erupted as the group brandished placards ... Read more...
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Blair was “disconnected” from reality in Iraq war expectations: Patey
January 6th, 2010 - 5:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 6(ANI): Sir William Patey, Britain's Ambassador to Iraq from 2005 to 2006, has said that there was a "disconnect" between then Prime Minister Tony Blair's demands and the situation faced ... Read more...
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Abhay Deol’s first production to start off
December 23rd, 2009 - 1:16 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
Forbidden Films, Abhay Deol's production house, is going to start shooting its first film, "Basra', in January 2010. The film, directed by Navdeep Singh (of "Manorama– Six Feet Under' fame), will ... Read more...
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Americans sidelined British effort in Iraq: British diplomat
December 16th, 2009 - 2:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec. 16 (ANI): British officials sent to run the newly liberated Iraq in 2003 found themselves sidelined by American authorities, under-resourced and answering to impossible requests from Downing Street, the most ... Read more...
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Abhay Deol on the ROAD!
December 6th, 2009 - 12:29 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
Abhay Deol the eccentric actor who has built his career around distinctive roles in his films be it the suave thief in "Oye Lucky Lucky Oye' or the modern day lover ... Read more...
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Indian Coast Guard Station to be commissioned at Karwar today
November 4th, 2009 - 11:07 am ICT by ANI
Karwar (Karnataka), Nov 4 (ANI): The Government will commission the Coast Guard station at Karnataka's Karwar district today for strengthening maritime and coastal security.Director General Coast Guard Vice Admiral Anil Chopra ... Read more...
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Iraq signs first oil contract with foreign consortium in 36 years
November 4th, 2009 - 12:08 am ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Nov 3 (DPA) The government of Iraq Tuesday signed a contract with a Chinese-British consortium to develop southern Iraq's massive Rumaila oil field, a spokesman said.
Iraqi oil ministry spokesman Assim Jihad ... Read more...
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Britain’s Defence Ministry suppresses military defeat report on Afghanistan
September 6th, 2009 - 4:06 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep. 6 (ANI): Britain's Defence Ministry has blocked the publication of a report that warns that British troops are facing "strategic defeat" in Afghanistan.The paper has been written by David ... Read more...
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Brit soldiers ‘made Iraqis dance like Jacko
July 14th, 2009 - 5:51 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 14 (ANI): British soldiers manipulated the cries of pain of Iraqi prisoners and made them dance like Michael Jackson, an inquiry into the death of Baha Mousa has heard. ... Read more...
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Britain to hold ‘fully independent’ inquiry into Iraq war
June 16th, 2009 - 1:36 am ICT by IANS
London, June 16 (DPA) The British government is to hold a "fully independent" inquiry into its involvement in Iraq that will have "unprecedented scope" but will be held behind closed doors, ... Read more...
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Britain ends combat operations in Iraq
April 30th, 2009 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 30 (IANS) Britain Thursday ended its six-year-old combat mission in Iraq but Prime Minister Gordon Brown faced immediate calls for an inquiry into the war despite labelling it a ... Read more...
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