Cartoon Profile Pics On Facebook Takes Web By Storm
December 5th, 2010 - 8:42 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Dec 5, (THAINDIAN NEWS) If you have been to Facebook lately and wondering why all your friends are posting popular cartoon characters as their profile pics, it is a unique ... Read more...
Posted in Technology Industry News |
Cartoon Characters As Facebook Profile Picture To Combat Child Abuse
December 5th, 2010 - 12:32 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Dec 4, (THAINDIAN NEWS) If somebody thought that cartoons can do no more than just make you laugh then its high time that you come out from the shackles of ... Read more...
Posted in World |
‘US was urged to quash ‘foreign contractors hiring Afghan dancing boys’ scandal’
December 3rd, 2010 - 2:41 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Dec 3 (ANI): WikiLeaks' recently released secret cables have revealed that former Afghan Interior Minister Hanif Atmar was in panic over a scandal involving foreign contractors employed to train Afghan policemen ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Child abuse racket busted in Britain
November 27th, 2010 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 27 (IANS) Police in Britain have busted a racket in which a gang of paedophiles sexually abused at least 30 girls as young as five years, a media report said ... Read more...
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Herschel Sims Featured In “World of Jenks”
November 24th, 2010 - 6:55 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Nov 24, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The popular MTV documentary series, "World of Jenks" has always been a inspiring show that is targeted at the youth. On the season finale, that was ... Read more...
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Fury over Amazon sale of e-book ‘Pedophile’s Guide to Love and Pleasure’
November 11th, 2010 - 3:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 11 (ANI): Consumers have called for online retail giant Amazon to be boycotted for selling an e-book entitled 'The Pedophile's Guide to Love and Pleasure'.According to product details on ... Read more...
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Mom happy that her daughter, 10, gave birth
November 5th, 2010 - 8:01 am ICT by IANS
Madrid, Nov 5 (IANS) A Romanian gypsy woman says she is delighted to be a grandmother after her 10-year-old daughter gave birth to a baby girl in Spain, a media report said.Olimpia ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
10-Year-Old Minor Gives Birth To A Baby In Spain
November 3rd, 2010 - 7:00 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Nov 3, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Latest reports say that a ten year old girl, Anna Nicholas of Romanian origin gave birth to a bonny and healthy baby in Jerez de la ... Read more...
Posted in Odd news |
Oz mums divided over revival of breastfeeding each other’s babies
November 2nd, 2010 - 4:36 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Nov 02 (ANI): Mothers in Australia have been supporting one another by breastfeeding each other's babies, but some have disagreed with the practice and are not very keen with its revival.An ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Selja writes to states to promote safe tourism
October 20th, 2010 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) Safety of visitors is on top of Tourism Minister Kumari Selja's mind. She has written to all states and union territories, urging them to promote safe tourism ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Sri Lankan activists slam PM’s plan to ordain boys as ‘Buddhist monks’ over sexual abuse fears
October 16th, 2010 - 12:43 pm ICT by ANI
Colombo, Oct 16 (ANI): Sri Lankan child rights activists have reportedly criticised the country's Prime Minister DM Jayaratne for his plan to ordain 2,600 boys as Buddhist monks by next May to ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Art Robinson Makes Politics More Colloquial
October 8th, 2010 - 7:51 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Republican Art Robinson does not seen to have much chance to make it into the congress as a Republican anymore. He has represented Oregon before, but certain comments of ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Italian church welcomes legal action in sex abuse cases
October 2nd, 2010 - 11:38 am ICT by IANS
Vatican City, Oct 2 (IANS/AKI) Italy's catholic church has welcomed civil suites against priests for alleged sexual abuse, said Monsignor Mariano Crociata, secretary-general of the Italian Episcopal Conference."There will be no obstacles ... Read more...
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Clemson University Student Charged For Toddler’s Death
September 19th, 2010 - 7:07 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Clemson, South Carolina, Sep 19, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A student of the Clemson University was arrested on the charges of child abuse and death of a 16 month old who was ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Schoolgirls lured into prostitution in Colombia
September 12th, 2010 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
Bogota, Sep 12 (IANS/EFE) Criminal gangs in Colombia are reportedly luring young schoolgirls into prostitution in the South American nation, a media report said.
This phenomenon is fast catching up in the slums ... Read more...
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Former Bodyguard Fernando Flores sues Britney Spears
September 9th, 2010 - 10:47 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sep 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A former bodyguard of Britney Spears - Fernando Flores has accused the singer for sexual harassment and child abuse.According to Fernando, Britney constantly pressured him for sex. ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Britney Spears Sued For Sexual Harassment By Former Bodyguard Fernando Flores
September 9th, 2010 - 7:00 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Sep 9, (THAINDIAN NEWS) On Wednesday, Fernando Flores, a former bodyguard of Britney Spears filed a lawsuit against the singer and the security firm that employed him at Los Angeles ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Man raped daughter, locked up another in room for a year
September 7th, 2010 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 7 (IANS) A man in the US repeatedly raped one of his daughters, who was less than 13 years old, and locked up another in a room no bigger than ... Read more...
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American ‘Fritzl’ repeatedly raped one daughter, locked another in tiny room
September 7th, 2010 - 12:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 7 (ANI): In a case reminiscent of Austrian incest father Josef Fritzl, an American father has been accused of raping one of his daughters repeatedly and keeping another one locked ... Read more...
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Arizonian Father Accused Of Positioning His Infant In A Freezer
August 28th, 2010 - 4:30 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Washington, August 28, 2010 (Just Flashed): The police personnel of Chandler in Arizona have divulged that a male of Phoenix named Chance Kracke has been conferred an absolutely gruesome charge. He has ... Read more...
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“Insaaf will be very entertaining, after all it’s my show”-Rakhi Sawant
August 26th, 2010 - 6:40 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 26, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): You can hate her, you can love her, but you cannot ignore her, is the saying which is precisely meant for Rakhi Sawant. This girl sets ... Read more...
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Full-body MRI may help detect suspected child abuse
August 21st, 2010 - 5:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 21 (ANI): A new study has suggested that whole-body magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which can easily detect soft-tissue abnormalities, could be used in detecting suspected child abuse in infants.The study, ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Maternal stress linked to psychiatric disorders in offspring: Study
August 19th, 2010 - 5:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 19 (ANI): A new study has reported that neuro-developmental disorders, which include mood disorders, schizophrenia, autism and eating disorders, are associated with foetal exposure to maternal stress or infection and ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Parents who smoke around kids are ‘child abusers,’ says Brit doc
August 9th, 2010 - 12:22 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 9 (ANI): Parents who smoke around their children are putting them at early death risk, says a British doctor.Professor Steve Field, chairman of the Royal College of General Practitioners, said ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
One fifth of us fondly recall events that never happened
August 2nd, 2010 - 3:41 pm ICT by ANI
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0London, Aug 2 (ANI): In an astonishing study, psychologists
have discovered that one in five people vividly recalls incidents that they
know did not take place.They said that ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Texas Man Gets Death Penalty For Killing His Children
July 30th, 2010 - 7:27 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Texas, July 30, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A man from south Texas has been given the death penalty after it was reported that he was involved in the killing of his three ... Read more...
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Unable to cope, mother kills baby in Australia
July 30th, 2010 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, July 30 (IANS) A newborn baby in Australia died of head injuries after his mother pushed him out of his cot because she found it "hard to cope" with very little ... Read more...
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UAE to develop programmes to curb child abuse
July 29th, 2010 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, July 29 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates will develop comprehensive, professional and academic programmes for fighting sexual exploitation and abuse of children.
A committee for protection of children under the ministry ... Read more...
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Malicious use of drugs latest form of child abuse
July 23rd, 2010 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 23 (IANS) The abusive use of drugs on children should be seen as the latest form of child abuse, says a researcher.
Shan Yin from the University of Colorado and the ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Childhood physical abuse linked to heart disease
July 23rd, 2010 - 12:29 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 23 (ANI): A new study has revealed that childhood physical abuse is associated with significantly elevated rates of heart disease in adulthood.The findings were based on data from a 2005 ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Facebook’s panic button to report child abuse
July 12th, 2010 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 12 (IANS) Popular social networking website Facebook will add a "panic button" application which will report child abuse to Britain's Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP).
Once installed, the ... Read more...
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Australian Govt. delays controversial web filtering plan
July 10th, 2010 - 6:33 pm ICT by ANI
Canberra, July 10 (ANI): The Australian government is delaying the implementation of controversial web filtering and will wait until a review of refused classification requirement is done.According to The Australian, ... Read more...
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Vatican is all set to revise its rules dealing with sexual abuse
July 9th, 2010 - 9:14 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Vatican City, July 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The head of the Catholic Church - Vatican says that they would revise the rules on child sex abuse. The church will introduce penalties for child ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Mums’ booze binges ’cause disorders in kids’
July 9th, 2010 - 1:24 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 9 (ANI): Binge drinking women are fuelling a surge in the number of babies born with learning disabilities, a British government adviser has warned.Professor Barry Carpenter said that there had ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Spears’ child abuse claims ‘absurd’
July 2nd, 2010 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 2 (IANS) Pop diva Britney Spears' camp has hit back at allegations by her former part-time security worker Fernando Flores that she abused her two young sons.
Spears has ... Read more...
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