Balance security with internet freedom: US tells India
August 24th, 2012 - 12:25 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 24 (IANS) Asking India to strike a balance between national security and importance of online freedom, the US has said it stands ready to assist US social media ... Read more...
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Serbia trashes British reports on Olympics tickets sales
June 19th, 2012 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
Belgrade (Serbia), June 19 (IANS) Serbian Olympic Committee (OKS)secretary general Djordje Visacki said there was no basis for British media claims that OKS officials had sold tickets for the London ... Read more...
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Russia supports Iran’s peaceful n-programme: Putin
June 7th, 2012 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia supports Iran's right to peaceful use of nuclear energy and is in constant contact with Tehran on nuclear issues, Russian President Vladimir Putin said ... Read more...
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100 Pakistani troops buried in Siachen avalanche (Lead)
April 7th, 2012 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 7 (IANS) At least 100 Pakistani soldiers were buried Saturday in an avalanche in Kashmir's Siachen region, the Pakistani army said.The avalanche hit a military camp near ... Read more...
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Poland opens Police Command Center for Euro 2012
February 29th, 2012 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
Warsaw, Feb 29 (IANS) The Police Command Center that will oversee the security of the Euro 2012 football championship was opened at a police training center in Legionowo, on the ... Read more...
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Lindsay Lohan posing nude for Playboy
October 25th, 2011 - 9:35 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Oct 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Mean Girls star Lindsay Lohan has reportedly agreed to strip naked for the adult magazine Playboy in exchange for $1 million. Playboy was reportedly forced to ... Read more...
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Syria warns nations against recognising rebel council
October 9th, 2011 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
Damascus, Oct 9 (IANS) Syria has threatened countries with "strict measures" if they recognised the "illegitimate" Syrian opposition council, RIA Novosti reported.Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem, while addressing a ... Read more...
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Victoria Beckham - a workaholic?
August 16th, 2011 - 7:45 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 16 (IANS) Singer-turned-fashion designer Victoria Beckham, who gave birth to her fourth child last month, says she keeps in constant contact with her office via webcam, irrespective ... Read more...
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Missing Dutch tourist rescued from well after 18 days
July 7th, 2011 - 11:40 am ICT by IANS
Madrid, July 7 (IANS/EFE) A Dutch tourist, who went missing 18 days ago in a Spanish town, was rescued Wednesday from a well she fell into while walking in the ... Read more...
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Chavez cancer confirmation stuns Venezuela
July 1st, 2011 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, July 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez stunned his nation Thursday night in a 15-minute address on state television in which he acknowledged that he had a tumour ... Read more...
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As judges differ, Maudany’s bail plea is sent to chief justice (Lead)
May 4th, 2011 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Following divergence of views between judges over granting bail to Kerala-based People's Democratic Party president Abdul Nazir Maudany, an accused in the 2008 serial explosions ... Read more...
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Bangalore blast case: Split verdict on Maudany’s bail plea
May 4th, 2011 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday referred to another bench the bail plea of Kerala-based People's Democratic Party president Abdul Nazir Maudany, now in jail for his ... Read more...
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Aussie teen is world’s fastest texter
March 12th, 2011 - 6:02 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Mar 12 (ANI): Melbourne teenager Cheong Kit Au has been formally recognized by Guinness World Records as the fastest texter on the planet.The talented student from Melbourne High has won 10,000 ... Read more...
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WC 2011: ICC, Cricket Australia won’t deviate from security plans
March 11th, 2011 - 1:20 pm ICT by ANI
Bangalore, Mar. 11 (ANI): Cricket Australia and the International Cricket Council have both said that they will not deviate from their existing security arrangements because of speculation that terrorists are aiming to ... Read more...
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US “continues to encourage” Pak Govt. to ‘release’ double murder-accused diplomat
February 3rd, 2011 - 1:03 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 3(ANI): Despite Pakistan's snub to the US demand for the double murder accused diplomat's immediate release, the United States' "continues to encourage" the Pakistan Government to free him on the ... Read more...
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ICL stonewalling Pak cricketers’ 2.2 million dollar overdue payment bid: Moin Khan
January 28th, 2011 - 1:45 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Jan 28(ANI): The Pakistani players who played in the now-defunct Indian Cricket League (ICL) face a bleak future in respect of securing their pending payments worth two million dollars.Officials who ... Read more...
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Spot-fixing case: Afridi, Waqar, Najam’s statements cast serious doubts on tainted trio
December 28th, 2010 - 2:11 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Dec 28 (ANI): Pakistan's one-day skipper Shahid Afridi, team coach Waqar Younis and former security manager of Pakistan team Major (retd) Khawaja Najam Javed have admitted that 'bookie' Mazhar Majeed had ... Read more...
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European Commission VP Kallas calls airport infrastructure the ‘weak link’ in air travel
December 23rd, 2010 - 2:02 am ICT by BNO News
BRUSSELS (BNO NEWS) -- European Commission Vice President Siim Kallas has expressed concern regarding the airport infrastructure in Europe as extreme weather disrupts holiday season air travel.Kallas said the level of disruption ... Read more...
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Women more stressed about Facebook updates than men
November 29th, 2010 - 3:07 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Nov 29 (ANI): An Australian survey has found that women were more stressed out than men to keep their Facebook status updates interesting.Sixty nine percent women of the 420 Australians ... Read more...
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India, U.S in constant touch over Afghanistan: Nirupama Rao
November 4th, 2010 - 9:30 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 4 (ANI): Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said on Thursday that both India and the United States, driven by their common goals, maintain a constant touch about all developments ... Read more...
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CIA intensifies drone attacks in Pak amid suspected terror threats to Europe
September 28th, 2010 - 7:01 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 28 (ANI): The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has intensified missile attacks against militants in Pakistan's tribal regions in a bid to foil a suspected terrorist plot against European targets, current ... Read more...
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Texting while walking could put your life at risk
September 17th, 2010 - 12:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 17 (ANI): The next time you think of sending a text to a friend while walking, reconsider it. A scientist has warned that millions of people are putting their lives ... Read more...
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FEMA is taking action to protect U.S. East Coast states ahead of Hurricane Earl’s landfall
September 2nd, 2010 - 3:08 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) – The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on Tuesday is taking aggressive actions to prepare for Hurricane Earl as it nears closer to impact on the ... Read more...
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Actor Sean Penn “suspicious” of Wyclef Jean’s run to become President of Haiti
August 7th, 2010 - 1:11 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- Actor Sean Penn in an interview on CNN Thursday night said to be "suspicious" about singer Wyclef Jean's run to become President of Haiti."Right now ... Read more...
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NATO troops set up 13 checkpoints to win battle for Kandahar
August 4th, 2010 - 1:55 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Aug.4 (ANI): For the first time, American troops are aiming to rid Kandahar of insurgents and warlords, and as a first step, army engineers are building a ring of 13 checkpoints ... Read more...
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Washington resident sentenced 16 years for role in the distribution of smuggled ecstasy pills
March 23rd, 2010 - 1:27 am ICT by BNO News
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON (BNO NEWS) – A Washington resident was sentenced for his role in the distribution of smuggled ecstasy pills, prosecutors said Monday.Warren Taylor, 29, of University Place, Washington, was identified as ... Read more...
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India-flagged cargo ship adrift in North Pacific; 28 crew safe (Lead)
December 21st, 2009 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Dec 21 (IANS) US coast guard has mounted emergency efforts to rescue 28 crew members of an India-flagged 740-foot bulk cargo ship, APJ Suryavir, as it drifted about 865 ... Read more...
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Hostages released at NY School, gunman surrenders
November 11th, 2009 - 2:19 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Nov 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A forty-year-old former student who had held the principal and the assistant principal of the Stissing Mountain High School as hostages has finally released the hostages ... Read more...
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Statement From President Obama on the Disaster in American Samoa
September 30th, 2009 - 6:13 pm ICT by admin
Statement From President Obama:"Michelle and I send our deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of those who lost their lives in the earthquake and tsunami in American Samoa and the ... Read more...
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Krishna says India will facilitate early release of detained UAE aircraft
September 8th, 2009 - 8:23 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep.8 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S.M.Krishna on Tuesday said that India will facilitate the early release of the detained UAE Air Force plane that was heading for China.In a statement ... Read more...
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Kolkata authorities send detained UAE plane report to Centre
September 8th, 2009 - 12:44 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, Sep.8 (ANI): Kolkata officials have sent a detailed report to New Delhi on the detained UAE military aircraft, two days after it landed and was found to be carrying a huge ... Read more...
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Manmohan, Sonia concerned over YSR’s safety (Lead)
September 2nd, 2009 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi Wednesday expressed serious concern over the reported disappearance of a helicopter carrying Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. ... Read more...
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Liam Gallagher stays in touch with pet dog via phone!
August 11th, 2009 - 1:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 11 (ANI): Singer Liam Gallagher remains in constant contact with his beloved dog through phone whenever he's away from England.The Oasis singer is so much in love with his daschund, ... Read more...
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How traffic jam in brain leads to schizophrenia
August 11th, 2009 - 1:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 11 (ANI): Researchers from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine have found that low levels of protein required for maintaining constant contact between brain neurons might cause schizophrenia.Schizophrenia is a ... Read more...
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Constant contact between college students, parents may deter development
August 2nd, 2009 - 11:31 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 2 (ANI): While keeping in touch with family is reassuring to college students away from home, constant contact may hinder a student's development in the new environment, according to ... Read more...
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