JFK hearse up for auction
December 20th, 2011 - 12:56 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Dec 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The hearse that carried the casket of former American President John F. Kennedy is going for the auction. The vehicle which was owned by O’Neal Funeral ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Grave robber steals Fender Telecaster guitar from a casket
September 28th, 2011 - 7:12 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Wisconsin, Sept 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A cemetery worker has been arrested after he was accused of stealing a Fender Telecaster guitar from a casket. The robber has been identified as 39-year-old Steven ... Read more...
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Ancient site in Pakistan found, lost and found again
August 25th, 2011 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 25 (IANS) An ancient site that Chinese traveller Hiuen Tsang 1,400 years ago described as the "tallest architectural building" in this part of Asia has been found again ... Read more...
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Man who buried himself alive dies by mistake
June 3rd, 2011 - 8:53 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Moscow, June 3 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A Russian man’s quest for “good luck” for the rest of his life actually ended his life when he persuaded his friend to bury him alive! Police ... Read more...
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‘Angels’ of Forest Lawn guarding Liz Taylor
March 28th, 2011 - 2:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 28 (ANI): Late Dame Elizabeth Taylor's casket was laid to rest in a very special place at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.Taylor, 79, who died last Wednesday of congestive heart failure, ... Read more...
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Michelle Clark Karl Davies’ twins die months after death of father
March 11th, 2011 - 11:56 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Salford, Mar 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A 28-year-old woman in just a matter of five months lost three important personalities in her life.Friends and family members are trying to console Michelle Clark after ... Read more...
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Police unable to get hold of slain Pak minister’s cell phone, driver
March 6th, 2011 - 1:41 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar 6(ANI): Police officials probing the assassination of Pakistan's Minority Affairs Minister Shahbaz Bhatti have neither been able to access his cell phone nor his driver, which could help yield valuable ... Read more...
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Youngest victim of New Zealand quake laid to rest
February 28th, 2011 - 12:17 pm ICT by IANS
Christchurch, Feb 28 (IANS) Five-month-old Baxtor Gowland who was named the youngest victim of the Christchurch earthquake was laid to rest Monday, a media report said.Gowland was born Sep 17 last year, ... Read more...
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Meet Soapman, the 18th century Egyptian mummy made of soap!
January 5th, 2011 - 12:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 5 (ANI): Scientists have revealed an 18th century Egyptian mummy that is made out of soap.The mummy belongs to North America and lived in 18th-century Philadelphia. It was unearthed by ... Read more...
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Brit crematorium planning to freeze-dry, dissolve dead bodies
January 4th, 2011 - 4:53 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 4 (ANI): A council-run crematorium in Britain has proposed a plan to freeze-dry or dissolve dead bodies which they say would be more environmentally-friendly than traditional funerals.Bosses at Cambridge City ... Read more...
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Justin Timberlake, Jennifer Hudson And Other celebrities In ‘Digital Death’ Mood!
December 4th, 2010 - 10:26 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Hollywood celebrities have become quite socially responsible these days. They are ready to do every possible thing they can for the benefit of the society. American musician Alicia Keys’ BuyLife.org ... Read more...
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JFK assassin Lee Harvey Oswald’s coffin up for sale
December 2nd, 2010 - 2:22 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 2 (ANI): The original casket in which the body of former US President John F. Kennedy's alleged assassin Lee Harvey Oswald lay for 20 years is all set to go ... Read more...
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Dead Body Of A Female Stolen From A Mausoleum At The St. Charles Cemetery In Long Island
August 25th, 2010 - 8:02 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
August 25, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The detectives on Tuesday mentioned that brigands have stolen the dead body of a female from a mausoleum in Long Island. The police officers have ... Read more...
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Kane Holds On To Title At A Dramatic SummerSlam Pay-Per-View Win
August 16th, 2010 - 7:33 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Los Angeles, Aug 16, (THAINDIAN NEWS) There is no denying the fact that each and every event of World Wrestling Entertainment comes with a hoard of surprises and Sunday SummerSlam ... Read more...
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Toe Rings In The Casket Of Young Girls
August 12th, 2010 - 9:20 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 12, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): The Indian traditional toe rings have become a contemporary fashion accessory for young girls. They have been branded as the hip and happening and you wouldn't be ... Read more...
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Gospel Singer Walter Hawkins’ Funeral Witnesses Huge Turnout
July 22nd, 2010 - 7:29 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Oakland, July 22, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Thousands of people gathered at the Paramount Theater in Oakland, California to pay their last tribute to legendary gospel singer Walter Hawkins on Wednesday morning. ... Read more...
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DJ Tiesto Sends Tweet “From Beyond The Grave” to Disprove Hoax
July 8th, 2010 - 12:46 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
July 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The news broke early this morning, much to the heartbreak of his fans; Dutch musician DJ Tiesto , born Tijis Michiel Verwest, was killed when his car flipped ... Read more...
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Donna Meade Dean Says Jimmy Dean Will be Buried in Piano Shaped Mausoleum
June 15th, 2010 - 9:13 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
June 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Jimmy Dean, sausage king, songwriter, singer and overall charmer will be laid to rest in a public farewell service on Sunday and Monday in an eight hour ... Read more...
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Dabaoen Temple’s miniature stupa may hold Buddha’s remains
June 13th, 2010 - 1:06 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 13 (ANI): A miniature stupa excavated from the Dabaoen Temple in Nanjing, China may contain the relics of the Buddha.Archaeologists began excavations at the Dabaoen Temple in 2007. ... Read more...
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10 injured as bomb explodes while being diffused in PoK
January 27th, 2010 - 5:11 pm ICT by ANI
Muzaffarabad, Jan.27 (ANI): At least 10 persons were injured, including three policemen, when a bomb exploded while security personnel tried to diffuse it in Rawalkot district of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) on ... Read more...
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Ancient child’s coffin unearthed in southwestern Iran
January 4th, 2010 - 1:58 pm ICT by ANI
Tehran, January 4 (ANI): A team of archaeologists has unearthed an ancient coffin bearing a skeleton of a child buried in a Parthian mound in Khuzestan Province, southwestern Iran.The team, which ... Read more...
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‘Zardari is a luckless president of a luckless country’
January 2nd, 2010 - 9:51 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan. 2 (ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has been unfairly criticised by media and people of Pakistan despite the fact that his wrongdoings have not come close to any of ... Read more...
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Brazilian man shows up at his own funeral!
November 5th, 2009 - 5:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, November 05 (ANI): A Brazilian man had surprise in store for his grieving family when he walked in alive at his own funeral.Fifty-nine-year-old Ademir Jorge Goncalves was reported dead in a ... Read more...
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Wal-mart to sell caskets and urns online
October 29th, 2009 - 10:30 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Bentonville, Oct 29 (THAINDIAN News) Wal-Mart is expanding and its latest offerings include caskets and urns, which it will sell online. It sells around 15 caskets and dozens of urns on its ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Boyzone to perform at Gately’s funeral
October 16th, 2009 - 12:00 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 16 (IANS) The remaining four members of popular music band Boyzone will be paying their tribute to their bandmate Stephen Gately by performing at his funeral in Dublin Saturday.
Mirror.co.uk reports ... Read more...
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Italian coffin company unveils gothic-style calendar featuring sexy models!
October 8th, 2009 - 11:47 am ICT by ANI
London, Oct 8 (ANI): An Italian casket-making company has come up with a "devilish" calendar, featuring sexy models, to advertise its range of wooden coffins.To make sure that the units are sold ... Read more...
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Frank Sinatra was laid to rest with bourbon, ciggies, candies
October 1st, 2009 - 5:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 1 (ANI): Late singer Frank Sinatra was laid to rest with a bottle of bourbon, a pack of cigarettes, a lighter and a roll of dimes, so he could call ... Read more...
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Many thousands turn out for YSR’s last journey
September 4th, 2009 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 4 (IANS) Tens of thousands of grief stricken people turned out Friday to pay their last respects to the late Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, whose body ... Read more...
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Gloom descends on Hyderabad as thousands mourn YSR’s death
September 3rd, 2009 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 3 (IANS) Hyderabad came to a grinding halt Thursday as thousands poured on to the streets and thronged outside the residence of Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy to pay their last respects ... Read more...
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YSR’s body brought to Hyderabad (Second Lead)
September 3rd, 2009 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 3 (IANS) The body of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, who was killed in a helicopter crash, was brought to this state capital Thursday evening.
The Indian Air Force ... Read more...
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George Fernandes demands apology from Congress party
August 24th, 2009 - 4:32 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 24 (ANI): Former Defence Minister George Fernandes demanded an apology from the Congress Party, as his name was not figuring in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) charge sheet ... Read more...
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Ryan O’Neal Hits On Own Daughter: All In The Family
August 4th, 2009 - 10:49 pm ICT by GD
Hollywood has never exactly been noted for it's conventionally traditional families, but here's one that takes whacked-out family dynamics to a whole different and decidedly icky level.Ryan O' Neal, the ever ... Read more...
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Ryan O’Neal had a hit on his daughter
August 4th, 2009 - 6:40 pm ICT by IBNS
Aug 4 (IBNS) Ryan O'Neal was stunned by the beauty of his daughter Tatum at Farrah Fawcett's funeral.In a startling interview, Ryan revealed that he couldn't identify his daughter just moments after ... Read more...
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19yr-old Chinese boy gets 18 months in jail for stealing corpses
August 4th, 2009 - 4:46 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, August 4 (ANI): A 19-year-old boy in China has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for stealing eight corpses from graves, and blackmailing the bereaved families.Huang, a junior high ... Read more...
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Ryan O’Neal ‘flirted’ with estranged daughter at Farrah’s funeral
August 3rd, 2009 - 6:38 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Aug 3 (ANI): American actor Ryan O'Neal is said to be so estranged from his own kids that he did not recognize his own daughter Tatum at late Farrah Fawcett's ... Read more...
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