Affleck, Damon become neighbours
September 14th, 2012 - 5:10 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Sep 14 (IANS) Actor Matt Damon has bought a $15 million house in the Pacific Palisades district right near his close friend Ben Affleck.Affleck is thrilled that Damon ... Read more...
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Belgium town creates fake beach for citizens
July 16th, 2012 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels, July 16 (IANS) A town called Louvain-la-Neuve, located 30 km from Belgian capital Brussels, has laid out a big sand beach at the central square of the town to ... Read more...
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Belgium town creates fake beach for citizens
July 16th, 2012 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels, July 16 (IANS) A town called Louvain-la-Neuve, located 30 km from Belgian capital Brussels, has laid out a big sand beach at the central square of the town to ... Read more...
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British Big Dance week announced to celebrate Olympics
May 15th, 2012 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 15 (IANS) A Big Dance week across the world is being organised from July 7 to 15 as part of the celebrations for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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131-year-old New Zealand church to be demolished
March 3rd, 2012 - 1:03 pm ICT by IANS
Wellington, March 3 (IANS) A 131-year-old cathedral, devastated in the earthquake last year in Christchurch, New Zealand, will be demolished because it is too dangerous and expensive to rebuild, a ... Read more...
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Anti-Putin protest thwarted by police
February 1st, 2012 - 3:33 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A massive police presence in downtown Moscow prevented followers of radical firebrand politician Eduard Limonov from demonstrating Tuesday evening against expected return of Prime ... Read more...
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Mexicans end holiday festivities with 10-tonne cake
January 6th, 2012 - 9:58 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Jan 6 (IANS/EFE) Thousands of people in the Mexican capital had a piece of a nearly 10-tonne cake that authorities shared with the public to close out the ... Read more...
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10 killed during clashes on Kazakhstan’s independence day
December 17th, 2011 - 8:53 am ICT by IANS
Astana, Dec 17 (IANS) At least 10 people were killed Friday in Zhanaozen city of Kazakhstan after clashes erupted between oil workers and police during independence day celebrations, an official ... Read more...
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Belarusian police cordon off Minsk central square to quell protest
June 16th, 2011 - 2:12 am ICT by IANS
Minsk, June 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Belarusian police cordoned off a central square in Minsk Wednesday as the country's opposition called for a mass protest against government measures to prop up ... Read more...
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Protesters shoot arrows at Ulan Bator’s Government House
June 3rd, 2011 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
Ulan Bator (Mongolia), June 3 (IANS) About 50 protesters on horseback encircled the Government House here Friday and shot arrows at it to protest the lack of a referendum on ... Read more...
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Six killed as Yemen police fire on anti- government protesters
March 13th, 2011 - 4:19 pm ICT by ANI
Sanaa, Mar.13 (ANI): Police forces in Yemen have killed atleast six people, including a 15 year old student and injured many more, after they attacked anti- government protesters in the capital city ... Read more...
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Cops ‘threatened to rape’ Belarus Free Theatre director after election protest
December 26th, 2010 - 2:53 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 26 (ANI): Natalia Koliada, the artistic director of the Belarus Free Theatre Company, has revealed how she was threatened with being beaten and raped after her arrest during protests over ... Read more...
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Kamchatka doesn’t want to get closer to Moscow in time
December 11th, 2010 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) More than 3,000 people attended a protest rally in Russia's Far East city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Saturday over plans to further cut the time difference between the region ... Read more...
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Georgia Removes Stalin Statue in Dead of Night
June 25th, 2010 - 10:27 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
June 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Authorities in Gori, Georgia have removed a statue which served as a monument to the Soviet Dictator, Joseph Stalin from where it stood in his birthplace, to clear ... Read more...
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Georgia removes Stalin’s statue
June 25th, 2010 - 10:05 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Gori, Jun 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The local authorities at Georgia have removed the bronze statue of Joseph Stalin. The statue was situated in his hometown of Gori. The statue was removed in ... Read more...
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Stalin’s statue removed from his birthplace
June 25th, 2010 - 6:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 25(ANI): A statue of former Soviet dictator Josef Stalin has been removed from the central square in his hometown Gori, Georgia.The six-meter-high bronze statue will be moved to the courtyard ... Read more...
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12-year-old girl warned Chilean islanders of tidal waves
March 2nd, 2010 - 11:35 am ICT by IANS
Santiago, March 2 (IANS/EFE) A 12-year-old girl saved the lives of many inhabitants on the Chilean archipelago with her timely warning about the tidal waves that were to devastate the islands after ... Read more...
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Russian communist group asks Madonna to sing revolutionary songs
August 2nd, 2009 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 2 (RIA Novosti) A communist group in St. Petersburg has published an open letter to Madonna asking her to "act modestly and sing revolutionary songs" during her concert at ... Read more...
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Police recapture Moldova parliament building after clashes
April 8th, 2009 - 2:22 pm ICT by IANS
Chisinau (Moldova), April 8 (DPA) Moldovan police early Wednesday recaptured the parliament building here, which was occupied by demonstrators and set ablaze during deadly clashes amid anti-Communist rioting.
Anti-riot troopers wearing armour and ... Read more...
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Georgia’s breakaway region Abkhazia requests Russia for recognition
August 21st, 2008 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 21 (RIA Novosti) Georgia's breakaway province of Abkhazia has sent an appeal to Russia to recognize its independence, the republic's president said Thursday. Sergei Bagapsh said he expected South Ossetia, ... Read more...
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Fall of Peshawar to militants eminent: NYT, other dailies
June 28th, 2008 - 6:25 pm ICT by ANI
Toronto/New York, June 28 (ANI): The fall of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Pakistans North West Frontier Province (NWFP) to heavily armed Islamic militants is eminent, say experts and locals of ... Read more...
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Bolivian province voted for more autonomy: Exit polls
June 23rd, 2008 - 9:24 am ICT by IANS
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La Paz, June 23 (DPA) Residents of the Tarija province in southern Bolivia have favoured more autonomy by a large majority in a non-binding referendum that Bolivian President Evo Morales considers illegal. ... Read more...
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Mexicans revive their unique heritage
March 26th, 2008 - 12:23 pm ICT by admin
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Mexico City, March 26 (DPA) With nine square kilometres, it is the largest old city in the Americas: the historic centre of Mexico City has pyramids, cathedrals, cloisters, palaces and homes. Some ... Read more...
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