Five killed in Ukraine bank robbery
December 30th, 2011 - 3:27 am ICT by IANS
Kiev, Dec 30 (IANS) Five people were killed when robbers struck a bank in eastern Ukraine.The robbery took place at 3 p.m. Thursday in Privatbank in the centre of Donetsk ... Read more...
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Afghan MP among 20 killed in attack on funeral
December 26th, 2011 - 10:48 pm ICT by BNO News
TALOQAN, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- At least 20 people were killed on Sunday when a suicide bomber targeted a funeral in northern Afghanistan, officials said on Monday. A member of parliament was ... Read more...
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South Korea’s former first lady in Pyongyang for condolences
December 26th, 2011 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 26 (IANS) South Korea's former first lady and the Hyundai Group's chairwoman crossed into North Korea Monday to pay condolences over the death of Kim Jong-il.Lee Hee-ho, the ... Read more...
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Satyadev Dubey was passionate about his craft: Big B
December 26th, 2011 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has remembered the late Satyadev Dubey as a "committed" and "passionate" artist, saying he played "a small but significant role in ... Read more...
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Toll in Tamil Nadu boat accident rises to 15 (Second Lead)
December 25th, 2011 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 25 (IANS) The death toll in Sunday's boat accident in Pulicat Lake in Tamil Nadu's Thiruvallur district has gone up to 15, police said.A boat, carrying 25 passengers ... Read more...
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Obama condoles loss of lives in the Philippines typhoon
December 20th, 2011 - 9:11 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 20 (IANS) US President Barack Obama has condoled the heavy casualties witnessed in the Philippines following a tropical storm and flooding since Saturday, said a White House ... Read more...
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UN chief condoles Philippines typhoon victims
December 20th, 2011 - 6:14 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Dec 20 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Monday expressed his condolences to those suffering the impact of a storm that has struck the Philippines and killed over 500 ... Read more...
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President grieves over Kolkata hospital fire deaths
December 9th, 2011 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil expressed her grief and sorrow over the loss of lives in the fire at AMRI Hospital in Kolkata Friday.In her message ... Read more...
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PM mourns deaths in Kolkata fire, sanctions relief
December 9th, 2011 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday expressed grief at the deaths of 73 people, mostly patients, in a fire in Kolkata's AMRI Hospital.
The ... Read more...
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US condemns Afghan bombings
December 7th, 2011 - 7:10 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 7 (IANS) The US strongly condemned the two suicide bombings in Afghanistan Tuesday that left at least 59 people dead and 154 others injured.An attack by a suicide ... Read more...
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Pakistan may attend Bonn conference
December 5th, 2011 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 5 (IANS) Pakistan may have low-level participation in the Bonn conference after a telephone call from US President Barack Obama to President Asif Ali Zardari to express ... Read more...
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The Love Bird has gone: Thackeray grieves for Dev Anand
December 5th, 2011 - 12:16 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 5 (IANS) "The Love Bird has gone…" This was how Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray Monday mourned the demise of evergreen actor Dev Anand.In a rare, signed ... Read more...
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US starts vacating Pakistani airbase
December 4th, 2011 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 4 (IANS) The US Sunday began to pull out from the Shamsi airbase that had been used to launch drone attacks, a move that came after Pakistan ... Read more...
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Highest regard for Pakistan’s sovereignty: Clinton
December 4th, 2011 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 4 (IANS) America has the highest regard for Pakistan's sovereignty, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani in a telephone call.Gilani ... Read more...
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US declines apology for NATO strikes; McCain blames ISI
December 2nd, 2011 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 2 (IANS) Even as US-Pakistan ties have touched a new low over the NATO airstrikes that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers, a senior Republican leader again ... Read more...
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Germany asks Pakistan to attend Bonn conference
December 1st, 2011 - 5:14 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 1 (IANS) German Chancellor Angela Merkel telephoned Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Wednesday, requesting the country to change its decision of boycotting the upcoming Bonn conference, ... Read more...
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Pakistan-US ties have hit all-time low: Daily
November 30th, 2011 - 1:22 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 30 (IANS) The ties between Pakistan and the US have "hit an all-time low" following the NATO airstrike that left 24 Pakistani soldiers dead, said a Pakistani daily ... Read more...
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US military to lead NATO raid probe
November 29th, 2011 - 6:25 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 29 (IANS) The US military will lead the probe into the cross-border attack by NATO forces that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers, the defence department said Monday.The probe will ... Read more...
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Kishenji’s home town observes shut-down
November 26th, 2011 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 26 (IANS) Peddapalli town in Andhra Pradesh's Karimnagar district Saturday observed a shut-down to protest the killing of top Maoist leader Kishenji, who hailed from the place, by ... Read more...
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Maradona’s mother is dead
November 21st, 2011 - 11:37 am ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, Nov 21 (IANS/EFE) Dalma Salvadora Franco, mother of Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona, died on the weekend in a Buenos Aires hospital from a heart condition, media reports ... Read more...
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Mexican author dies hours after winning prize
November 20th, 2011 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Nov 20 (IANS/EFE) Mexican novelist and poet Daniel Sada died following a lengthy illness and just hours after being awarded his country's 2011 National Arts and Sciences Prize, ... Read more...
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Australian team offers condolences to Roebuck’s family
November 14th, 2011 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Nov 14 (IANS) The Australian team offered their condolences to the family of cricketer-turned-commentator Peter Roebuck, who died Saturday.Roebuck a frequent companion of the Australian team in their tours, ... Read more...
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Windies cricketers pay homage to St.Lucia accident victims
November 14th, 2011 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 14 (IANS) The West Indies cricketers took the field on day one of the second Test against India at the Eden Gardens here Monday wearing black armbands in ... Read more...
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Sammy condoles St Lucia accident
November 13th, 2011 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 13 (IANS) West Indies captain Darren Sammy Sunday expressed his condolences to the families of those killed when a bus fell off a cliff into the ocean in ... Read more...
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Rahul Gandhi meets Bhupen Hazarika’s son in Guwahati
November 9th, 2011 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Wednesday met Tej, Bhupen Hazarika's son, in Guwahati to offer condolences on the legendary singer's death, party sources said ... Read more...
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Rs.4 lakh compensation for each Haridwar dead
November 8th, 2011 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
Haridwar, Nov 8 (IANS) Uttarakhand Chief Minister B.C. Khanduri and Gayatri Parivar organisation Tuesday both offered a compensation of Rs.2 lakh to the kin of each of the 16 killed ... Read more...
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Bus overturns in eastern Egypt, killing 11 Hungarian tourists
November 8th, 2011 - 3:40 am ICT by BNO News
CAIRO (BNO NEWS) -- Eleven Hungarian tourists were killed and dozens more were injured when a bus overturned in the Egyptian coastal city of Hurghada, the state-owned Al-Ahram newspaper reported on Monday.The ... Read more...
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Hazarika’s death big loss for music industry: Bollywood
November 5th, 2011 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) After Jagjit Singh passed away last month, noted music-composer Bhupen Hazarika's death has further left a huge void in the Indian music industry, say ... Read more...
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Chennai college student dead in Nepal bridge collapse
October 23rd, 2011 - 1:54 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 23 (IANS) One girl student of Chennai's Mar Gregorios Arts and Science College died and nine others were injured Saturday in a bridge collapse in Nepal, officials said.Another ... Read more...
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Jagjit Singh’s death mourned by political class
October 10th, 2011 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Condolences poured in from political leaders Monday over the death of ghazal king Jagjit Singh.President Pratibha Patil in her message to his wife Chitra ... Read more...
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Pakistan plays down Afghan-India strategic pact
October 6th, 2011 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 6 (IANS) Pakistan Thursday played down the strategic partnership agreement signed by Afghanistan and India by saying that Islamabad is not worried about the agreement as it ... Read more...
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UN condemns Somalia suicide attack
October 5th, 2011 - 6:45 am ICT by IANS
Nairobi, Oct 5 (IANS) The UN has strongly condemned Tuesday's suicide attack in Somalia's capital city Mogadishu that killed at least 70 people and injured 150 others.The attack occurred when ... Read more...
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Pakistan rejects claim of ISI hand in Rabanni killing
October 3rd, 2011 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 3 (IANS) Pakistan has rejected as "baseless" Afghan Interior Minister Bismillah Khan Mohammadi's assertion that its spy agency ISI was involved in the assassination of former president ... Read more...
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Jayalalithaa condoles deaths in Nepal air crash
September 25th, 2011 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 25 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Sunday condoled the deaths of 19 passengers in an aircraft crash in Nepal."I am grieved on hearing the news of ... Read more...
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Anil Kapoor’s father Surinder passes away
September 24th, 2011 - 11:47 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 24 (IANS) Film producer Surinder Kapoor, father of Bollywood actor Anil Kapoor, died Saturday of cardiac arrest. He was 84."I'm at Surinderji's house right now. He had gone ... Read more...
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