Bodies were iron hot, say Karachi rescuers
September 13th, 2012 - 12:34 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Sep 13 (IANS) "The bodies were iron hot," said a rescuer who himself got burnt while carrying the victims of a factory fire that left at least 289 people ... Read more...
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Woman, two daughters found dismembered in Guatemala
September 4th, 2012 - 11:07 am ICT by IANS
Guatemala City, Sep 4 (IANS/EFE) The dismembered bodies of a woman and her two teenage daughters were found Monday in southeastern Guatemala, authorities said.The spokesman for the Volunteer Firefighters, Sergio ... Read more...
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Body of BBA student found in pieces in Delhi
September 3rd, 2012 - 12:08 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) The chopped body of a 23-year-old Bachelor of Business Administrative (BBA) student, with the head missing, were found near a railway track here, police said ... Read more...
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eBay bans sale of ‘magic spells’
August 18th, 2012 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 18 (IANS) Online shopping giant eBay will now forbid the sale of "magic spells, potions, and curses" after users said supernatural claims "often result in issues that can ... Read more...
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Woman’s head found in Canada park
August 17th, 2012 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 17 (IANS) A woman's head was found in a river at a park near Toronto, BBC reported.The head was found Thursday, a day after hikers found a human ... Read more...
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Hippo kills man in Burundi
August 13th, 2012 - 8:04 am ICT by IANS
Bujumbura (Burundi), Aug 13 (IANS) A hippopotamus killed a fisherman in Lake Rweru in central Africa's Burundi, Xinhua reported.The incident took place in the lake in Busoni, in Burundi's northern ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
British soldiers’ remains stored secretly
August 9th, 2012 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 9 (IANS) Remains of British war heroes, who died in Afghanistan and Iraq are being secretly kept in an army lab without permission from their relatives, a media ... Read more...
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Amitabh Bachchan appeals for help tp protect tigers
July 15th, 2012 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
Ranthambore (Rajasthan), July 15 (IANS) Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan Sunday appealed to the people to help protect India's national animal, the tiger, saying "every tiger killed in the country ... Read more...
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Palande, three others charge-sheeted in Tikku murder case
July 6th, 2012 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 6 (IANS) The Mumbai police Crime Branch Friday filed a charge-sheet against Vijay Palande and three others in the murder of Delhi-based businessman Arun Kumar Tikku, a senior ... Read more...
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Madonna flashes derriere on stage
June 17th, 2012 - 10:01 am ICT by IANS
London, June 17 (IANS) Pop icon Madonna seems to have no restraint about flashing her body parts. Just a week after giving fans a peek-a-boo of her breast, she ... Read more...
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Human foot and hand mailed to Vancouver schools
June 6th, 2012 - 8:52 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Vancouver, June 6 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Packages containing human foot and hands were mailed to schools in Vancouver. Police officials are investigating the case and they are yet to ascertain whether these packages ... Read more...
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Human remains found in packages mailed to Canada schools
June 6th, 2012 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
Vancouver, June 6 (IANS) Human remains were discovered in separate packages mailed to two schools in this Canadian city Tuesday afternoon, police said.It remains unclear if the packages are related ... Read more...
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US student feasts on housemate’s body parts
June 1st, 2012 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 1 (IANS) A college student accused of killing a housemate in the US has told police that he ate the victim's heart and part of brain after his ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka’s martial art angampora still in vogue
June 1st, 2012 - 11:53 am ICT by IANS
Colombo, June 1 (IANS) Sri Lanka's oldest martial art, Angampora, is still being practised in traditional schools across the country.The art involves unarmed combat where only 'anga' or body parts ... Read more...
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Campaign for body donation in Agra
May 12th, 2012 - 2:17 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, May 12 (IANS) An organisation has been launched in the Taj city to promote the donation of human bodies for educational research and more.The body, a brainchild of ... Read more...
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40 die in Damascus suicide bombings (Lead)
May 10th, 2012 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
Damascus, May 10 (IANS) At least 40 people were killed and 170 wounded Thursday when two suicide bombers triggered massive blasts in the Syrian capital city.The deafening explosions took place ... Read more...
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Odisha intensifies probe into jumbo killings
May 8th, 2012 - 1:04 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, May 8 (IANS) Odisha Tuesday intensified a probe into the alleged killing of elephants in the state's Similipal National Park after the recovery of decomposed body parts, bones and ... Read more...
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Four elephant carcasses found in park
May 7th, 2012 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, May 7 (IANS) Poachers have struck again in Odisha's Simlipal National Park with carcasses of four more elephants, apparently poisoned, recovered from the reserve, officials said Monday.The incident has ... Read more...
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Two Pakistanis held for killing women, cutting up bodies
April 24th, 2012 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 24 (IANS) Two men have been arrested for killing four women and then slicing their bodies into pieces in Pakistan's Karachi city, police said.The serial killer and his ... Read more...
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Tigers maul, kill Maharashtra forest guard
April 22nd, 2012 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, April 22 (IANS) In a gory tragedy, a forest guard was killed by a family of tigers when he had gone to replenish their watering holes in the deep ... Read more...
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Dumb woman killed, body chopped in Bihar
April 17th, 2012 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, April 17 (IANS) A dumb woman was killed and her chopped body parts were dumped near railway tracks in three different districts in Bihar, police said Tuesday. Her ... Read more...
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Incest man killed by kin
March 20th, 2012 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 20 (IANS) A Chinese man who insulted his wife and sexually assaulted his daughter and granddaughter was murdered by his outraged family who dumped his dismembered body.Zhang Shimin, ... Read more...
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Senior cop dies in Peshawar suicide blast (Lead)
March 15th, 2012 - 12:25 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 15 (IANS) A senior police official was killed Thursday when a suicide bomber targeted his car while he was on his way to work in Peshawar city, a ... Read more...
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Two killed in attack on Pakistan police station
February 24th, 2012 - 12:23 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 24 (IANS) Two policemen were killed and six injured Friday when Taliban guerrillas stormed a police station in Pakistan's Peshawar city, a media report said.The brazen attack ... Read more...
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Fighting chance for India’s tigers: Poaching declines
February 8th, 2012 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) In cheering news for wildlife conservationists, tiger poaching dropped nearly 60 percent in 2011 as compared to the previous year, though it continues to pose ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Lips to nose, cosmetic packages boom for Valentine’s Day
February 7th, 2012 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Lip augmentation, nose job, eyebrow lift...As women try to put their best 'face' forward for Valentine's Day, partners are busy gifting them cosmetic session packages."A ... Read more...
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Man arrested in 6-year-old murder case
February 3rd, 2012 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) A man was arrested here for involvement in what was said to be an unsolved six-year-old murder case, police said Friday."Mohd. Arif was arrested ... Read more...
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Saqlain backs Ajmal’s doosra
January 24th, 2012 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Jan 24 (IANS) Former Pakistan spinner Saqlain Mushtaq, backing his compatriot Saeed Ajmal's bowling action, has said it is for the International Cricket Council (ICC) and not former ... Read more...
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Mind governs skin’s reactivity to allergies
January 19th, 2012 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 19 (IANS) A harmonious mind-body connect, the key to good health, also seems to determine how your skin reacts to allergies.A team of neuroscientists have found that if ... Read more...
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Dutch TV airs cannibalism segment
December 21st, 2011 - 10:56 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Amsterdam, Dec 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A Dutch television network insists that cannibalism actually took place live on the network. BNN says when presenters Dennis Storm and Valerio Zeno appeared on a live ... Read more...
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Woman’s mutilated body found in two bags
December 8th, 2011 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) An unidentified woman's mutilated body was found in two bags in west Delhi Thursday, police said.The body parts were found around 5.10 p.m. Thursday after ... Read more...
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Some body parts more sensitive to ecological change
November 22nd, 2011 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 22 (IANS) Some parts of the body are more sensitive to environmental change than others, which may lead to better ways of treating a variety of diseases, including ... Read more...
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Tigress killed in Chhattisgarh park
November 17th, 2011 - 1:03 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, Nov 16 (IANS) The carcass of a tigress was found in Chhattisgarh's Bhoramdeo sanctuary with its claws and other body parts missing, pointing to killing by poachers, a forest ... Read more...
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Gambhir to donate his body parts
November 10th, 2011 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Ace Indian batsman Gautam Gambhir Thursday pledged to donate his body organs to a Delhi hospital after his death."I hereby pledge to donate my ... Read more...
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Speeding truck crushes biker
October 18th, 2011 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) A 30-year-old motorcyclist was crushed by a speeding truck in east Delhi, police said Tuesday.The incident occurred Monday night around 10.15 p.m., when Shiv Dhalla, ... Read more...
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