Venezuela drops arms trafficking charges against US ship
September 10th, 2012 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 10 (IANS) Venezuelan authorities have dropped charges of arms trafficking against the crew of a US-flagged cargo ship, CNN reported.The Ocean Atlas ship with its captain and 14 ... Read more...
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Four killed in combat chopper crash in Russia
September 9th, 2012 - 2:53 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) At least four people were killed when a Mi-35 combat helicopter crashed in a mountain in southwestern Russia's Dagestan region.The four were found dead at ... Read more...
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Assange lawyer stopped at Heathrow
September 2nd, 2012 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 2 (IANS) A lawyer for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was stopped at Heathrow and told she was on a secret watch-list and required special clearance before she could ... Read more...
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British air steward made bomb threat to impress employer
August 22nd, 2012 - 1:10 am ICT by BNO News
LONDON, ENGLAND (BNO NEWS) -- A British air steward who wrote a threatening message on the back of a toilet door during a flight from London to the Japanese capital of Tokyo ... Read more...
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Air India turbulence injures passengers, probe ordered (Lead)
July 26th, 2012 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 26 (IANS) India's aviation regulator has ordered a probe after several people on an Air India Delhi-Shanghai flight were injured in air turbulence and the commander declined to ... Read more...
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Air India flight turbulence leaves passengers injured, probe ordered
July 26th, 2012 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 26 (IANS) India's aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation has ordered a probe after several passengers and crew of an Air India New Delhi-Shanghai flight were ... Read more...
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First American woman in space dies of cancer
July 24th, 2012 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 24 (IANS) After a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer, Sally Ride, the first US female astronaut, died Monday in California. She was 61, reported Xinhua."Sally lived her ... Read more...
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One killed as drug plane makes forced landing in Honduras
July 4th, 2012 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
Tegucigalpa, July 4 (IANS/EFE) One person was killed and another injured Tuesday when their small plane loaded with cocaine made a forced landing near the eastern Honduran town of Catacamas, ... Read more...
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Woman traces stolen iPhone using iCloud
May 25th, 2012 - 9:37 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, May 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Katy McCaffrey lost her iPhone during a Disney cruise holiday. She was later able to trace the iPhone and identify the alleged thief after he mistakenly ... Read more...
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Third official of Prabhu Daya taken into custody
March 15th, 2012 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 15 (IANS) Kerala police Thursday took into custody second officer Prasobh Sugathan in MV Prabhu Daya, the Singapore-flagged ship that is suspected to be involved in the March ... Read more...
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Two Russians taken hostage by Nigerian pirates
March 1st, 2012 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
Lagos, March 1 (IANS) Two Russian nationals -- the captain and an engineer of a cargo ship -- have been taken hostage by pirates in Nigeria, Xinhua reported Thursday.The pirates ... Read more...
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Russian pilot dies of heart attack mid-flight
January 21st, 2012 - 10:18 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A pilot of a UTair Boeing 757 flying from Bangkok to Novosibirsk in Russia's Siberia region died as the plane was flying over China, officials ... Read more...
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29 missing in Italian cruise shipwreck
January 17th, 2012 - 8:40 am ICT by IANS
Rome, Jan 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The number of people missing in the Italian cruise shipwreck near the coast of Tuscany rose to 29, Tgcom24 television reported citing local port authorities.The ... Read more...
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One Indian crew member missing in Italian ship capsize
January 16th, 2012 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 16 (IANS) Rebello Russell Terrance, an Indian crew member on board the Italian cruise ship which ran aground in the Mediterranean Sea, is missing and has not been ... Read more...
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Flying shark stuns NZ pilot
January 4th, 2012 - 8:26 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Christchurch, Jan 4 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A New Zealand pilot thought he was dreaming when he spotted a “flying shark” during a flight on the 26th of December. Alarmed by the unusual sight, ... Read more...
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Navy helicopter evacuates crew from Iranian vessel (With images)
December 28th, 2011 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 28 (IANS) A Sea King helicopter from naval air station INS Shikra here was launched by the Indian Navy Tuesday for casualty evacuation of a crew member onboard ... Read more...
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Gauahar Khan stalked
December 24th, 2011 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) Model-actress Gauahar Khan has complained that she is being stalked by a stranger in the capital's suburb Gurgaon, where she has been staying.Since the past ... Read more...
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At least 2 killed, 2 missing after ships collide off Taiwan
October 28th, 2011 - 10:46 pm ICT by BNO News
TAIPEI, TAIWAN (BNO NEWS) -- At least two people were confirmed dead while two others remain missing after two ships collided on Friday off the western coast of Taiwan, officials said.The collision, ... Read more...
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BSF chopper crashes in Jharkhand, three killed
October 19th, 2011 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Oct 19 (IANS) A Border Security Force (BSF) helicopter crashed in a forested area near this Jharkhand capital Wednesday, killing all three people on board, police said.
The two pilots, ... Read more...
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Is Smita’s ghost haunting Prateik?
October 15th, 2011 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 15 (IANS) If you don't believe in ghosts, then this is not the story for you. There's an eerie story secretly doing the rounds among the cast and ... Read more...
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China reviews foreign pilots
September 29th, 2011 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 29 (IANS) China is re-examining the qualifications of foreign pilots employed with local airlines in China after a South Korean pilot last month declined to give way to ... Read more...
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Minka Kelly miffed with butt slap on the sets of Charlie’s Angels
September 22nd, 2011 - 11:50 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Sept 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Actress Minka Kelly is miffed after an incident of butt slapping on the sets of the show Charlie’s Angels. According to reports by Star magazine, action ... Read more...
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Sole survivor of Russian plane crash regains consciousness
September 13th, 2011 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The only survivor of a plane crash in Russia that killed almost an entire ice hockey team has regained consciousness in hospital, an official said ... Read more...
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Russian ice-hockey plane crash survivor dies in hospital
September 12th, 2011 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) One of the only two survivors of last week's plane crash that wiped out almost an entire ice-hockey team died in hospital Monday, officials said."Alexander ... Read more...
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Drunk woman prevents plane landing
August 16th, 2011 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 16 (IANS) A drunk woman passenger forced an airline pilot to abandon landing at Manchester airport after she created a ruckus inside the plane.While being helped to sit ... Read more...
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Shuttle Atlantis makes its last landing
July 21st, 2011 - 8:04 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Cape Canaveral, Fla, July 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) America’s space shuttle program is getting closer to the end after 30 years. The launch of Atlantis earlier in the month marked the last time ... Read more...
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Pakistani plane diverted as man suffers stroke
June 12th, 2011 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 12 (IANS) A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight from Karachi to Chicago was diverted to Istanbul after a passenger suffered a heart attack, a media report said Sunday.PIA ... Read more...
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Mobile phones may make planes crash: Study
June 10th, 2011 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 10 (IANS) A mobile phone when kept on during a flight can actually disrupt the plane's electronic systems and eventually lead to a crash, a study says.The study ... Read more...
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Ukraine to launch air taxis
June 1st, 2011 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kiev, June 1 (IANS) Ukraine would soon launch small three-seater aircraft as taxis to ferry people from city to city, the Ukrinform news agency reported.Odesviaremservice - the state-owned aircraft repair ... Read more...
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Salman gets fine notice for smoking in public
May 31st, 2011 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
Patiala (Punjab), May 31 (IANS) Bollywood star Salman Khan, who is in this Punjab town for shooting his film "Bodyguard", landed in trouble Tuesday with the local administration penalising ... Read more...
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Ship owners ask Somali pirates to release seven Indians (Lead)
April 17th, 2011 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) The owners of MV Asphalt Venture Sunday appealed to Somali pirates to keep to their word and release the vessel's remaining seven Indian sailors. Eight ... Read more...
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Lil Wayne sued by ‘Lollipop’ producer
March 23rd, 2011 - 11:21 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Mar 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) TMZ has reported that Lil Wayne has been sued by producer Darius Harrison. Darius alleges that he is the producer of Lil Wayne’s hit single “Lollipop.” ... Read more...
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Malaysia arrests Indonesian pirates after attacking tanker
March 10th, 2011 - 8:51 pm ICT by BNO News
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA (BNO NEWS) -- The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) on Wednesday was able to prevent a pirate attack on a cargo vessel off the southern coast of Malaysia, officials ... Read more...
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Ten Chinese crewman arrested, one wounded by S. Korean coastguard
March 4th, 2011 - 5:32 pm ICT by ANI
Seoul, Mar 4 (ANI): South Korea's coastguard has reportedly captured 10 Chinese crew members and wounded another with a gunshot after allegedly being attacked by illegal fishermen in a boat.According to ... Read more...
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Sheen offers to pay ‘Two and a Half Men’ crew
February 10th, 2011 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 10 (IANS) Actor Charlie Sheen has offered to pay a part of the salaries for the crew of "Two and a Half Men" while filming on the show is halted.The ... Read more...
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