Prison warden slain in Guatemala
July 20th, 2012 - 10:51 am ICT by IANS
Guatemala City, July 20 (IANS/EFE) The warden of a maximum-security prison that holds some of Guatemala's most dangerous criminals was gunned down on the streets of this capital, authorities said ... Read more...
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It also happens here: Women in India fight indifference (Comment)
July 14th, 2012 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
In an India that prides itself on the surge towards a more modern tomorrow, a reality check is in order. And it came again - as it always ... Read more...
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Toll in Brazil building collapse rises to 17
January 28th, 2012 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Jan 28 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Rescue workers have found the bodies of 17 people killed in the Jan 25 building collapse in Rio de Janeiro, authorities said Saturday.Officials ... Read more...
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Sound from MP3 players eclipses environmental noise
December 22nd, 2011 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 22 (IANS) Noise from listening to MP3 players and stereos has eclipsed the noise from loud work environments, even though it still is a small fraction of each ... Read more...
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Two die as chopper crashes on Mexican street
October 22nd, 2011 - 11:24 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Oct 22 (IANS/EFE) Two people were killed and two injured Friday when a helicopter crashed on a busy street in the Mexican capital, authorities said.Both the pilot and ... Read more...
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Get a peek-a-boo into Imran-Kareena starrer
August 24th, 2011 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Filmmaker Karan Johar chose to unveil the first look of his next production -- Imran Khan and Kareena Kapoor-starrer "Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu" -- ... Read more...
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Notice to Tamil Nadu Police over daylight murder
July 13th, 2011 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Wednesday issued notice to the Tamil Nadu Police over the murder of a man by four others in broad ... Read more...
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People watch as goons kill man on street (Lead)
July 13th, 2011 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
Coimbatore, July 13 (IANS) A police officer Wednesday slammed people for insensitivity after four men assaulted a man fatally on a busy street in this Tamil Nadu city even as ... Read more...
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Crowd watches as goons kill man on street
July 13th, 2011 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
Coimbatore, July 13 (IANS) Police have arrested four men who tripped a man driving a motorcycle on a busy street here and murdered him as dozens of people watched in ... Read more...
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Four killed in twin car bomb blasts in Iraq
June 11th, 2011 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
Mosul (Iraq), June 11 (IANS) Four people were killed and 47 injured in two car bomb blasts in Iraq's Mosul city Saturday, Xinhua quoted a police source as saying."Our latest ... Read more...
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18 die in Pakistan blasts, Fazlur Rehman attacked after WikiLeaks expose (Evening Lead)
March 31st, 2011 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 31 (IANS) At least 12 people were killed in a bombing in northwest Pakistan that targetted Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, while six people died Thursday ... Read more...
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9 die in second attack on Fazlur Rehman after WikiLeaks expose (Lead)
March 31st, 2011 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 31 (IANS) Nine people were killed Thursday in a bombing that targetted Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, exposed last week by WikiLeaks for his offer ... Read more...
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Video shows Chinese man skinning dog on roadside
February 16th, 2011 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
Shanghai, Feb 16 (IANS) A video has been posted on Chinese websites that shows a man using a knife to skin a golden retriever dog on a busy street in Shanghai, which ... Read more...
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Drunken US men caught riding horse, donkey have DWI charges dropped
January 13th, 2011 - 6:39 pm ICT by ANI
Texas, Jan 13 (ANI): Two men, who were arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated (DWI) after drunkenly riding a horse and a donkey down a crowded street in Austin, Texas, have ... Read more...
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Fireworks blast kills at least 12 in central China
December 20th, 2010 - 4:54 am ICT by BNO News
CHANGSHA, CHINA (BNO NEWS) -- The death toll from a powerful fireworks explosion in central China on Friday has risen to twelve, state-run media reported on Sunday.The blast happened on Friday at ... Read more...
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Fireworks blast kills eight in eastern China
December 12th, 2010 - 8:14 pm ICT by BNO News
JINAN, CHINA (BNO NEWS) -- A fireworks explosion in eastern China killed eight people and injured several others on Sunday, state media reported.The blast happened at around 4.50 a.m. local time in ... Read more...
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Fast-paced video games boost ability to concentrate
November 19th, 2010 - 11:51 am ICT by IANS
London, Nov 19 (IANS) Action packed video games are often blamed for encouraging violent behaviour but they actually help players develop superior visual attention, says a new study.This mental skill helps ... Read more...
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Paparazzo restrained from reaching Nicole Richie’s daughter
November 11th, 2010 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Nov 11 (IANS) Socialite Nicole Richie has obtained a restraining order which will prevent paparazzo Fabricio Luis Mariotto from going anywhere near her two-year-old daughter's Los Angeles pre-school.The former ... Read more...
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Stewart, Pattinson publicly kiss
November 9th, 2010 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 9 (IANS) Actors Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson raised more than a few eyebrows as they went public and kissed on a busy street in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil for ... Read more...
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What would you do if you seen a hazing?
July 31st, 2010 - 4:13 pm ICT by admin
By Anita ThomasWhat would you do if you seen a group of girls on the street involved in a hazing? That’s what ABC television series “What would you do?” wants to know. ... Read more...
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Carla Bruni gives 32 takes for Woody Allen’s next
July 29th, 2010 - 3:02 am ICT by IANS
London, July 29 (IANS) France's first lady Carla Bruni is said to have given almost 32 retakes in five hours for a scene in Woody Allen's next project "Midnight In Paris".
She ... Read more...
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Four killed, 44 wounded in Pakistan bombing (Lead)
July 15th, 2010 - 4:44 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 15 (DPA) A suspected suicide bombing Thursday ripped through a busy street outside a bus stand in Pakistan's north-western district of Swat, killing four people and injuring at least ... Read more...
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Tanker explosion kills 18 in Pakistan
June 28th, 2010 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 28 (DPA) At least 18 people were killed Monday when a tanker carrying highly flammable paint thinner exploded in southern Pakistan, police said.
More than 40 people were also injured near ... Read more...
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Greek minister escapes unhurt as bomb kills aide
June 25th, 2010 - 9:34 am ICT by IANS
Athens, June 25 (DPA) Greece's public order minister escaped injury after a bomb went off next to his office Thursday, killing a close aide, police said.
The bomb, a booby-trapped package disguised as ... Read more...
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Indian killed in Philippines
June 10th, 2010 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
Manila, June 10 (IANS) An Indian trader was killed by unidentified robbers in a southern Philippine city, police said Thursday.
Satinder Singh was shot dead on a busy street in the Mindanao city ... Read more...
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Indian trader robbed, killed in S. Philippines
June 10th, 2010 - 3:23 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 10 (ANI): Unidentified robbers shot and killed an Indian trader in the southern Philippine city of Mindanao on Wednesday.The Xinhua news agency quoted police, as saying that the attack ... Read more...
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Pakistani women go under knife to regain virginity
May 23rd, 2010 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 23 (IANS) Living as they do in a conservative, Muslim-dominated society where pre-marital sex is a religious taboo, many Pakistani women are going under the knife for hymen reconstruction surgeries ... Read more...
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Traffic Stops At Times Square For Hrithik Roshan
May 19th, 2010 - 12:34 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
May 19, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Hrithik Roshan proved a real and literal traffic-stopper in New York on Sunday night when all traffic was halted for him to sprint across 42nd Street ... Read more...
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‘Indian appearance’ baby found abandoned on Sydney street
May 18th, 2010 - 1:17 pm ICT by ANI
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0Sydney, May 18 (ANI): A toddler, most probably of Indian
origin, was found walking unsupervised in Western Sydney on Tuesday morning.Two off duty ambulance officers spotted the kid ... Read more...
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Times Square accused says inspired by Yemeni-American militant al-Awlaki
May 7th, 2010 - 1:37 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 7 (ANI): The Pakistani-American man accused of trying to detonate a car bomb in Times Square last Saturday, has told investigators that he drew inspiration from Yemeni-American militant cleric ... Read more...
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Mexican diplomat’s wife shot dead
April 24th, 2010 - 10:07 am ICT by IANS
San Salvador (El Salvador), April 24 (IANS/EFE) The wife of a Mexican diplomat working with the nation's embassy in El Salvador was shot dead here in an attack that left her husband ... Read more...
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53 killed in twin blasts in Iraq ahead of poll results
March 27th, 2010 - 5:06 am ICT by IANS
Baghdad, March 27 (IANS) At least 53 people were killed and 105 injured in two blasts in Iraq's eastern Diyala province Friday, hours before the announcement of the final result of the ... Read more...
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$100,000 Missing After Bag Full Of Cash Fell From Armored Car
March 26th, 2010 - 10:45 pm ICT by GD
By Meena KarColumbus, March 26, (THAINDIAN NEWS) People passing through a busy street in Columbus, Ohio had a once in a life time opportunity to grab money as much as they wanted ... Read more...
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Suicide bombing kills five in Pakistan’s Swat Valley
March 13th, 2010 - 12:17 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 13 (DPA) At least five people were killed and more than a dozen injured Saturday in a suicide attack on a security check post in northwestern Pakistan's Swat Valley, ... Read more...
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Neighbours of Indian toddler Gurshan Singh astonished over his death
March 7th, 2010 - 2:15 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Mar 7(ANI): The residents of David St in Melbourne, from where three-year-old Indian boy Gurshan Singh went missing and was later found dead on Thursday, are astonished over how the toddler ... Read more...
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