Triple suicide bombings kill 18 in Afghanistan (Lead)
September 18th, 2012 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Sep 18 (IANS) Three suicide bombings rocked three places in Afghanistan, including the capital Kabul, killing at least 18 people, including eight South Africans and three attackers.The other attacks ... Read more...
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Twin attacks kill 10 in Afghanistan (Lead)
August 7th, 2012 - 10:54 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Aug 7 (IANS) At least nine people were killed in a roadside bombing in Kabul Tuesday, while a Taliban suicide bomber blew up an explosives-laden vehicle at a ... Read more...
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Sutil calls Hamilton a ‘coward’ for not showing up
February 1st, 2012 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 1 (IANS) Former Force India driver Adrian Sutil has called McLaren's Lewis Hamilton a "coward" after the Briton failed to testify as a witness in his court case ... Read more...
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Italy shipwreck: 23 Indian survivors return to Mumbai
January 20th, 2012 - 12:35 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 19 (IANS) Twenty-three Indian survivors of the sunken Italian cruise ship 'Costa Concordia' arrived in Mumbai Thursday.While two members arrived in the afternoon, 21 others arrived in the ... Read more...
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Putin says no to TV presidential debates
January 12th, 2012 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will not take part in TV debates with rival candidates ahead of the March 4 presidential elections, his spokesman said ... Read more...
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‘Mambattiyan’ outdated, slow-paced (Tamil Movie Review)
December 18th, 2011 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Mambattiyan"; Cast: Prashanth, Meera Jasmine, Prakashraj and Vadivelu; Director: Thyagarajan; Music Director: Thaman; Rating: **"Malayur Mambattiyan", which came in the 1980s, was based on a desi Robin Hood who lived ... Read more...
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Reward to catch sadist who fed kitten to python
December 6th, 2011 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 6 (IANS) British newspaper The Sun has offered a 3,000-pound reward to catch the culprit who fed a kitten to a python, it said on its website Tuesday.The ... Read more...
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WWE Raw: Twelve Man Tag Team Match
October 4th, 2011 - 1:53 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Oct 4 (THAINDIAN NEWS) As the Superstars of Raw prepared for a Twelve Man Tag Team Match last night on 'WWE Monday Night Raw', CM Punk came to the ring wearing a ... Read more...
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Words heat up as Punjab’s political temperature soars
August 23rd, 2011 - 10:41 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 23 (IANS) Words like 'coward', 'betrayer', 'mole', 'liar', 'medieval monarch' and 'senile' may not form the most politically-correct vocabulary. But leading politicians in Punjab are competing to outdo ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Andre vows to expose Twitter bully
August 16th, 2011 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 16 (IANS) Singer Peter Andre has vowed to expose the mystery person who has been sending him abusive messages on social networking site Twitter.The singer, who has children ... Read more...
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Kumaraswamy asserts Yeddyurappa tried to buy silence over graft
June 18th, 2011 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 18 (IANS) Asserting that Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa had tried to "buy" his silence over graft charges, Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) leader H.D. Kumaraswamy Saturday accepted Yeddyurappa's challenge ... Read more...
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WWE Raw All Star Night: Stone Cold Guest GM!
June 14th, 2011 - 7:30 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
June 14 (THAINDAIN NEWS) As the WWE All Star Night began last night it was with an unlikely guest General Manager, Stone Cold Steve Austin. Miz swaggered out to the stage in ... Read more...
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WWE Smackdown: Intercontinental Championship Jackson vs Barrett
June 5th, 2011 - 3:03 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
June 4 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Much to the surprise of the fans last night 'WWE Friday Night Smackdown' an Intercontinental Championship match was held between Ezekiel Jackson and Wade Barrett. Jackson did not ... Read more...
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Sheen miffed with ‘Two And a Half Men’ boss
April 30th, 2011 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 30 (IANS) Actor Charlie Sheen has fuelled his war of words with "Two And a Half Men" boss Chuck Lorre by writing a letter attacking rumoured plans to ... Read more...
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WWE Smackdown: Christian to Battle for Edge’s Belt
April 16th, 2011 - 7:26 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Apr 16 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Last night's WWE Smackdown was all about Edge. The Rated R Superstar announced on WWE Monday Night Raw that he would be retiring, due to medical problems. ... Read more...
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Court calls man ‘coward’ for killing woman, two kids
February 11th, 2011 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 11 (IANS) A hoodlum in Britain, who set fire to a house killing a mother and her two young children, was Friday branded a coward by a judge who imprisoned ... Read more...
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PM flayed for overlooking gas disaster
November 9th, 2010 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Nov 9 (IANS) A leading activist Tuesday flayed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for not taking up the plight of the Bhopal gas disaster victims with US President Barack Obama."Manmohan Singh ... Read more...
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UAE condemns Turkey suicide blast
October 31st, 2010 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Oct 31 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirate (UAE) condemned the suicide bombing in Turkey, which injured 22 people Sunday, as "a coward terrorist act".A statement by the UAE foreign ministry ... Read more...
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Woman in UK finds out about bigamist husband through Internet
October 30th, 2010 - 6:23 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 30 (ANI): A woman in Britain has revealed how she found out through the Internet that her husband, who she had been married to for 21-years, was a bigamist with ... Read more...
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Benazir’s return from abroad not result of ‘deal’ but ‘political dialogue’: Faisal Abidi
October 3rd, 2010 - 5:32 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct 3 (ANI): Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's mandatory stay abroad until the 2008 general elections cannot be called a 'deal' as claimed by the former President Pervez Musharraf, ... Read more...
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Pak political parties ridicule “coward” Musharraf’s decision to rejoin politics
September 12th, 2010 - 2:56 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Sept 12 (ANI): Top political parties of Pakistan have scoffed at former military ruler Pervez Musharraf's claim of returning to politics, saying that there was no room for him in ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Friday Night Smackdown: Kabal Debuts Under WWE Contract
September 11th, 2010 - 12:11 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Sep 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) As ‘Friday Night Smackdown’ began last night, ‘The Undertaker’ appeared in the ring, calling his brother, ‘Kane’, a “coward” and stating that he (Taker) is still in control. ... Read more...
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Rooney texted wife to confess about philandering with call girl
September 6th, 2010 - 12:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 06 (ANI): Love rat Wayne Rooney took the help of text messages to inform his wife Coleen about claims that he repeatedly cheated on her with a prostitute.Manchester United star ... Read more...
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Khloe Kardashian fumes at online critics
September 6th, 2010 - 3:10 am ICT by IANS
London, Sep 6 (IANS) Reality TV star Khloe Kardashian has taken aim at her online critics, branding those who post negative messages about her on the web "cowards".
The socialite is tired of ... Read more...
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Dead captain’s mother seeks fresh probe, meets Antony (Lead)
August 28th, 2010 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) The mother of a decorated army captain Saturday demanded an independent probe into his 2006 death in Jammu and Kashmir, saying she has "no faith in ... Read more...
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No faith in army inquiry: Dead captain’s mother
August 28th, 2010 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) The mother of a decorated captain who allegedly committed suicide in 2006 in Jammu and Kashmir Saturday demanded an independent probe into the death saying she has ... Read more...
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Negligent Lahore police blamed in Sri Lankan team terror attack report
July 31st, 2010 - 6:13 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, July 31(ANI): A Lahore High Court judge has blamed the city's police for being ill-prepared, poorly equipped and incompetent in their efforts to prevent last year's terrorist attack on the Sri ... Read more...
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Prison Chief Under Pol Pot Sentenced For Crime Against Humanity
July 26th, 2010 - 9:31 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
July 26, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The latest buzz on the web has been the infamous communist group, Khmer Rouge as the prison chief was given a 35 year sentence by the ... Read more...
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Jesse Jackson Criticizes Dan Gilbert’s Open Letter
July 12th, 2010 - 7:45 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
July 12, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The American civil rights activist and Baptist minister Jesse Jackson has criticized yesterday Cleveland Cavaliers' owner Dan Gilbert's open letter where he rebuked LeBron James by ... Read more...
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Musharraf is a coward: Lal Masjid cleric
May 31st, 2010 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 31 (IANS) Former president Pervez Musharraf is a coward and does not have the courage to return to Pakistan, the chief cleric of the Lal Masjid, the scene of ... Read more...
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Ex-Pak greats blast PCB arbitrator for revoking Malik’s ban
May 31st, 2010 - 5:14 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, May 31 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) arbitrator's decision to overturn former skipper Shoaib Malik's one-year ban and reduce his two million rupee fine, apparently under some political pressure, has ... Read more...
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Three drown at Mumbai’s Aksa Beach (Lead)
April 14th, 2010 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 14 (IANS) Two teenagers and a 10-year-old drowned while five others were rescued at the Aksa Beach in northwest Mumbai Wednesday, police said, adding that they had ignored warnings by ... Read more...
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Movie Review: The Hurt Locker (2010)
April 9th, 2010 - 8:58 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
April 9, 2010 (Sampurn Wire):The Hurt Locker-A relentlessly terrifying experienceRating: 4 out of 5*Starring: Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Bryan Geraghty and Evangeline Lilly.Director: Kathryn BigelowThe Hurt Locker doesn't really have a ... Read more...
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Jamie Foxx refutes homosexuality rumours
April 7th, 2010 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 7 (IANS) Actor Jamie Foxx has lashed out at an American radio jockey for calling him gay.
RJ Howard Stern fuelled the rift when he launched into a lengthy rant at ... Read more...
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Militant ambush in Afghanistan kills three German soldiers
April 3rd, 2010 - 3:20 am ICT by IANS
Berlin, April 3 (IANS) Three German soldiers were killed and five injured Friday in an ambush by Taliban insurgents in northern Afghanistan, Xinhua reported.
The soldiers were patrolling an area in Chahar ... Read more...
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