Quake felt 70 km from Iranian nuclear plant
February 5th, 2012 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) An earthquake measuring 5 on the Richter scale was felt some 70 km from Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant, the US Geological Survey reported Sunday. ... Read more...
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China regrets UNSC ignoring Russia’s proposal on Syria draft
February 5th, 2012 - 8:04 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Feb 5 (IANS) China Saturday voiced its regret that Russia's proposal on a Syria draft resolution was not taken into account by the other members of the UN ... Read more...
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Two killed in Assam train accident (Lead)
February 3rd, 2012 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Feb 3 (IANS) Two people were killed and 16 seriously injured when a Guwahati-bound train hit a road construction vehicle at an unmanned crossing near here Friday morning, a ... Read more...
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One killed in Assam train accident
February 3rd, 2012 - 12:19 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Feb 3 (IANS) One person was killed and several feared injured when a passenger train hit a road construction vehicle at an unmanned crossing near Guwahati Friday morning, a ... Read more...
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Terror in Pakistan province: 1,400 dead in 2011
January 31st, 2012 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 31 (IANS) A total of 1,430 people, including 256 policemen and 227 soldiers, were killed in terrorist attacks last year in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a government ... Read more...
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No helmet, no petrol in Ranchi
January 31st, 2012 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 31 (IANS) If you drive into a Ranchi petrol station on your two-wheeler without a helmet, be prepared to be refused fuel.To ensure the safety of bikers, the ... Read more...
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Fire in Uttar Pradesh forest, no casualties
January 31st, 2012 - 12:26 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Jan 31 (IANS) A fire in Uttar Pradesh's Keitham forest, close to the state's largest lake where thousands of migratory birds are camping, on the Agra-Delhi highway destroyed nearly ... Read more...
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Hundreds battle forest fire in China
January 28th, 2012 - 7:29 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 28 (IANS) More than 800 firefighters, policemen and villagers were battling to put out a raging forest fire that broke out in the mountains in southwest China.The inferno ... Read more...
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Rocket fired near Pakistan Military Academy
January 27th, 2012 - 12:41 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 27 (IANS) A rocket has been fired near the Pakistan Military Academy located in Abbottabad, a town where Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was gunned in May ... Read more...
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Car bombing rocks Afghan city
January 26th, 2012 - 2:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Jan 26 (IANS) A suicide car bombing Thursday rocked Afghanistan's Helmand province capital, injuring many people, including foreign troops, Xinhua reported.The attack took place next to the education department ... Read more...
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Wave Tech Community College put on lockdown due to a gunman on the prowl
January 24th, 2012 - 10:50 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Raleigh, Jan 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Wake Technical Community College officials have put the college on a lockdown after they received reports that there was a gunman on the prowl on the campus. ... Read more...
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36 injured in Iran quake
January 20th, 2012 - 2:36 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, Jan 20 (IANS) At least 36 people were injured in a magnitude-5.6 earthquake that struck Iran Thursday, an official said.Seyyed Reza Abbasi, an official in the northeastern province of ... Read more...
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BSF troopers suspended for torture, inquiry on
January 19th, 2012 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) In the wake of a video showing a man being stripped and beaten along the India-Bangladesh border, the government Thursday said the Border Security Force ... Read more...
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Highlights of day one at Australian Open
January 16th, 2012 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 16 (IANS) Following are the highlights of day one at the Australia Open tennis here Monday.* Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer advance to second round.
* Local favourite ... Read more...
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One dead in fire near Marina beach (Lead)
January 16th, 2012 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 16 (IANS) One man was killed and two others suffered major burns when a government building on the Marina beach road caught fire, the authorities said.The casualties occurred ... Read more...
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Russia calls for restraint when sentencing Mubarak
January 8th, 2012 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Russian foreign ministry has said it was concerned about calls by the prosecutor at the trial of Egypt's Hosni Mubarak to sentence the former ... Read more...
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Iraq marks first Army Day
January 7th, 2012 - 12:35 am ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Jan 6 (IANS) Iraq Friday marked its first Army Day with a military parade in Baghdad's fortified Green Zone.The occasion was celebrated by displaying the country's military prowess. Troops, ... Read more...
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NATO troop killed in Afghanistan
January 6th, 2012 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Jan 6 (IANS) A soldier of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) was killed in an insurgent attack Friday, increasing the number of casualties to four since Thursday, ... Read more...
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Fire engulfs Karachi’s cloth warehouse
January 6th, 2012 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 6 (IANS) A fire engulfed a cloth warehouse in an industrial area of Pakistan's Karachi city early Friday, Geo News reported. There were no reports of casualties.The incident ... Read more...
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Major fire at IGI cargo terminal, offices gutted
January 5th, 2012 - 12:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) A major fire broke out at one of the cargo terminals of Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport early Thursday, gutting the offices of several ... Read more...
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Six killed in Afghanistan bomb attack
January 4th, 2012 - 4:37 am ICT by IANS
Kabul, Jan 4 (IANS) At least six people were killed and 19 injured in a bomb attack in Afghanistan's Kandhar city Tuesday, said an official."A total of six people including ... Read more...
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Two fires in Kolkata, no casualties (Lead)
January 1st, 2012 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 1 (IANS) The fire department was kept on its toes on the first day of 2012 as two blazes broke out in different parts of Kolkata Sunday. No ... Read more...
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Experts to survey fire hazards in Kolkata
January 1st, 2012 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 1 (IANS) In the wake of several incidents of fire, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Sunday said an expert group will survey the unplanned parts of ... Read more...
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Fire in Kolkata building, no casualties
January 1st, 2012 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 1 (IANS) Over a month after India saw its worst hospital fire tragedy that killed 93 people here, tense scenes were witnessed at the bustling Park Street area ... Read more...
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Quake strikes near New Zealand’s Christchurch city
January 1st, 2012 - 8:33 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale Saturday struck near New Zealand's Christchurch city, which had witnessed serious damage after being hit by 6.3-magnitude ... Read more...
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14 killed over land dispute in Pakistan
December 29th, 2011 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 29 (IANS) At least 14 people were killed Thursday over a land dispute between two families in Pakistan's Gujranwala city, police said.Police official Ahmed Mubarak said members of ... Read more...
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Strong quake hits Siberia
December 28th, 2011 - 7:46 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 28 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A 6.5-magnitude quake hit the southern Siberian republic of Tuva Tuesday but there was no damage or casualties, an official said."Everything is all right. Our ... Read more...
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Strong earthquake strikes off Tonga, no damage reported
December 26th, 2011 - 10:15 pm ICT by BNO News
HIHIFO, TONGA (BNO NEWS) -- A strong earthquake struck off the Pacific island nation of Tonga on early Monday evening, seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.The ... Read more...
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Chinese held for spreading rumours on microblog
December 21st, 2011 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 21 (IANS) A man was detained in China's Gansu province for spreading rumours of a major fire on a microblog.The netizen, Zheng, was detained for eight days, reported ... Read more...
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Fire in Kolkata factory, no casualties (Lead)
December 20th, 2011 - 12:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 20 (IANS) A huge fire broke out in a rubber shoe factory in south east Kolkata's Tiljala area, fire brigade sources said Tuesday, days after a fire ... Read more...
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Afghan militants killed in failed bombing attempt
December 19th, 2011 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Dec 19 (IANS) A major disaster was averted in Afghanistan Monday when two suspected Taliban suicide bombers were killed as their explosive devices went off prematurely before they ... Read more...
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New channel Life OK launched, Madhuri to be sutradhaar
December 18th, 2011 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) Star India's new channel Life OK goes on air Sunday with Bollywood diva Madhuri Dixit being the 'sutradhaar'. The stories will have compelling content that ... Read more...
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Four blasts at Bangladesh protest
December 17th, 2011 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Dec 17 (IANS) Four blasts took place Saturday in a Bangladesh district during a strike organised by the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) protesting the killing of a local ... Read more...
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Apples fall from sky in Coventry
December 15th, 2011 - 8:52 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Dec 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A bizarre incident happened in the British town of Coventry when motorists literally had to duck and avoid being hit by falling apples. On Monday night residents ... Read more...
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Magnitude-7.3 quake jolts Papua New Guinea
December 14th, 2011 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS
Port Moresby, Dec 14 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 7.3 magnitude rocked eastern New Guinea region of Papua New Guinea Wednesday. There was no initial report of casualties or threat of ... Read more...
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