European arrest warrant issued for paedophile priest
September 2nd, 2012 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 2 (IANS) Police in London have obtained a European arrest warrant for a Catholic priest accused of child sex offences, the Telegraph reported Sunday.Father Laurence Soper is wanted ... Read more...
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Pakistani society careless about kids’ safety: Media
August 20th, 2012 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 20 (IANS) The primary responsibility for protection of children falls on the family -- but families in Pakistan seem to be the "nodal point" for child abuse, two ... Read more...
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Kolkata students rally on World Humanitarian Day eve
August 18th, 2012 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 18 (IANS) Amidst a chorus of Michael Jackson's "We are the World", around 2,000 students took to the streets here on the eve of World Humanitarian Day ... Read more...
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Russian internet blacklist to be kept secret
August 14th, 2012 - 11:15 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Russian public will not be informed about websites that are included in an upcoming governmental blacklist of internet destinations, a newspaper said.Declassifying the websites ... Read more...
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Legal aid is a right of an accused, rules apex court
August 10th, 2012 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court has said that an accused getting free legal aid was a matter of right and no distinction could be made in upholding ... Read more...
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Kids rescued from Russian Muslim sect’s bunker
August 9th, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 9 (IANS) Dozens of children have been rescued from an underground bunker of a Russian Islamist sect where they were living without daylight for a decade, Sky News ... Read more...
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Uncle named as killer of a boy killed in 1984
August 1st, 2012 - 9:49 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Beverly Hills, Aug 1 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Christopher Laverack was killed in the year 1984 by a killer who was never found until way later. His murder case was the longest that police ... Read more...
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Russian senators approve anti-opposition bills
July 18th, 2012 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 18 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The upper chamber of the Russian parliament Wednesday approved bills branding many NGOs taking foreign funds as "foreign agents", criminalising defamation of character, and creating ... Read more...
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George Zimmerman accused of sexual abuse
July 17th, 2012 - 6:17 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Colorado, July 17 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A cousin of George Zimmerman has accused the 28-year-old of sexual assault over a decade. The accusations are contained on a tape that prosecutors released to ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka records rise in rapes of children
July 5th, 2012 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, July 5 (IANS) Sri Lanka has seen a rise in the number of underage children being raped or abused this year, the police said Thursday.Over 700 incidents of rape ... Read more...
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I’m not interested in politics: Aamir Khan (Interview)
June 8th, 2012 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) He doesn't want to enter politics and candidly admits he has no solutions to problems. Actor-filmmaker Aamir Khan, revelling in the "dream reaction" to ... Read more...
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Mother arrested after she drives off with baby on car roof
June 5th, 2012 - 7:13 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Phoenix, June 5 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A mother strapped her 1 month old son to a child car seat and kept that car seat on the roof of the car and then drove ... Read more...
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Sridevi makes special appearance on Aamir’s show
May 13th, 2012 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Aamir Khan brought up the issue of child sex abuse in the second episode of "Satyamev Jayate" Sunday. Yesteryears screen diva Sridevi made a ... Read more...
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Rajya Sabha passes bill on sexual offences against kids
May 11th, 2012 - 12:47 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha Thursday passed a bill to protect children from sexual assault, sexual harassment and pornography and to establish special courts for the speedy ... Read more...
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Boy abducted because of his name
April 5th, 2012 - 12:31 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A woman who kidnapped a seven-year-old boy named Ilya Yaropolov in Russia did so because she wanted a child with that name, police said.The boy ... Read more...
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Theron loves swaddling adopted son
March 17th, 2012 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 17 (IANS) Actress Charlize Theron says she loves swaddling her four-month-old adopted son Jackson in a blanket."I didn't think I would be a fan of the swaddling but ... Read more...
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CBI inquiry demanded in Arya orphanage case
March 13th, 2012 - 12:26 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Representatives from 26 NGOs and families of victims in the Arya Orphanage case marched to parliament Monday to protest against the continued child abuse ... Read more...
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Honoured and humbled, says Amitabh Bhattacharya
March 7th, 2012 - 5:17 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 7 (IANS) Lyricist Amitabh Bhattacharya says he is honoured after being conferred with the National Award for best lyrics for penning the song "Agar zindagi" in "I AM"."It ... Read more...
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‘I Am’ was most difficult to make: Onir
March 7th, 2012 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 7 (IANS) Onir faced such tough times convincing Bollywood studios to finance his "I Am" that he resorted to crowd-funding to make it. But now with the best ... Read more...
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Rosie O’Donnell says that little people make her anxious
February 16th, 2012 - 11:41 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Feb 16 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Rosie O’Donnell and Chelsea Handler have incurred the wrath of little people. Handler was on “The Rosie Show” on the Oprah Winfrey Network. The two women ... Read more...
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Alarming number of US kids abused, hospitalised
February 6th, 2012 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 6 (IANS) An "alarming" 4,500-plus children subjected to abuse in the US ended up in hospitals and 300 of them died of injuries in a single year, a ... Read more...
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Corey Feldman to expose Hollywood paedophiles in book
January 9th, 2012 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Jan 8 (IANS) Former child star Corey Feldman, who featued in "The Goonies", "Stand By me" and "The Lost Boys", claims to have been sexually abused by paedophiles ... Read more...
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Karate champion convicted of abusing teenager
December 27th, 2011 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 27 (IANS) An international karate champion has been convicted of child abuse for sending a 13-year-old girl nearly 5,000 text messages and telling her that he was ready ... Read more...
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Russia approves compulsory training for adoptive parents
November 18th, 2011 - 8:16 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Nov 18 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The lower house of Russian Parliament, the State Duma, adopted Thursday a law that prescribes couples who want to adopt Russian children to undergo special ... Read more...
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Sexually abused girl child more prone to stroke
November 14th, 2011 - 12:07 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 14 (IANS) Girls who have been sexually or physically abused may be more vulnerable to heart attacks and strokes as adults.The study conducted by Brigham University found that ... Read more...
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Rapper Redimi2 to debut as writer
September 8th, 2011 - 11:37 am ICT by IANS
San Juan, Sep 8 (IANS/EFE) Rapper Redimi2, who is promoting his latest album "Exterminador Operacion PR", will make his debut as a writer with a book in which he motivates ... Read more...
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South African Police probe controversial Facebook photo figure
August 29th, 2011 - 7:21 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Johannesburg, Aug 29 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The South African police are hunting for a person who posted a disturbing picture of a white man dressed like a hunter on the side of what ... Read more...
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Abused chicks likely to grow into bullies
August 10th, 2011 - 12:38 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 10 (IANS) Chicks, bullied by the older birds, tend to perpetuate the same behaviour themselves when they come of age.Such chicks are more likely to grow into bullies ... Read more...
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Paedophile’s house in Russia under siege
July 22nd, 2011 - 11:39 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 22 (IANS) Over 200 residents in a Russian city kept the house of a suspected paedophile under siege for six hours early Friday following a report that he ... Read more...
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US couple charged with abuse of adopted Russian girls
July 2nd, 2011 - 11:59 am ICT by IANS
New York, July 2 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A US court in Colorado state has charged the foster parents of three teenaged Russian girls of child abuse, a newspaper said.Steven and Edelwina ... Read more...
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Colorado mom accused of killing her two children formally charged
May 28th, 2011 - 5:23 am ICT by BNO News
CASTLE ROCK, COLORADO (BNO NEWS) -- A Colorado woman accused of killing her two young children was charged on Friday with four counts of first-degree murder, the Denver Post reported.According to state ... Read more...
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Convicted Russian paedophile monk faces fresh charges
May 26th, 2011 - 2:24 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Charges of raping an eight-year-old child have been brought against the former head of an Orthodox monastery in Central Russia's Kostroma Region, police said Wednesday.The ... Read more...
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Child porn website mastermind held in Australia
May 21st, 2011 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, May 21 (IANS) Australian Police have arrested an alleged mastermind of one of the world's largest child pornography websites, a media report said Saturday.Four children from New South Wales ... Read more...
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Aussie child welfare chief on child porn charge
April 21st, 2011 - 6:38 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Apr. 21 (ANI): A nationally recognized leader in Australia's indigenous children's services has been stood down after being charged with possessing child pornography.Steve Larkins, the chief executive officer of Hunter ... Read more...
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‘Sanju Weds Geetha’ entertaining and engaging drama (Kannada Movie Review)
April 3rd, 2011 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Sanju Weds Geetha"; Cast: Sreenagara Kitty, Ramya, Sharan, Rangayana Raghu, Jai Jagadish, Suhasini Manirathnam, Umashri, Bullet Prakash and others ;Producer: Pramod Narayan; Story-Screenplay-Direction: Nagashekhar; Composer: Jessie Gift; Camera: Sathya Hegde; ... Read more...
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