Storms sweep US midwest
April 15th, 2012 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 15 (IANS) Over a dozen storms have swept through the US midwestern states, causing minor damage to property, the met office said.The region was battered by 17 tornadoes ... Read more...
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Danish warship rescues 12 hostages from Somali pirates
April 13th, 2012 - 8:09 pm ICT by BNO News
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK (BNO NEWS) -- A Danish Navy vessel on Wednesday rescued twelve people who were being held hostage on a pirate mother ship, officials said on late Thursday. They had been ... Read more...
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Centre holds meeting on H1N1
April 12th, 2012 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) The government Thursday held a meeting to review the state of preparedness in containing the incidence of H1N1 virus in the country.Chaired by Cabinet Secretary ... Read more...
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23 die in China accident
April 12th, 2012 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 12 (IANS) At least 23 people were killed in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck in central China's Anhui province Thursday, police said.The crash occurred ... Read more...
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Recalling the 2004 tsunami that devastated Aceh
April 11th, 2012 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 11 (IANS) The massive earthquake that shook Indonesia Wednesday brought back terrifying memories of the 2004 tsunami that swept through Aceh province.A 9.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the ... Read more...
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Delhi prepared for swine flu
April 10th, 2012 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) With swine flu cases being reported from various parts of the country, the Delhi government Tuesday said hospitals in the capital were prepared to deal ... Read more...
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Cholera epidemic kills 11 in Ghana
April 5th, 2012 - 10:06 am ICT by IANS
Accra, April 5 (IANS) At least 11 people have died from a fresh outbreak of cholera in Ghana's capital Accra in less than two weeks, Xinhua reported.Edward Antwi, deputy regional ... Read more...
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Driver convicted in deaths of eight Puerto Rican inmates
April 3rd, 2012 - 12:00 pm ICT by IANS
San Juan, April 3 (IANS/EFE) A jury in Puerto Rico found a driver guilty of the deaths of eight prisoners who drowned when the vehicle he was transporting them in ... Read more...
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Infant mortality cases rise in Pakistan
March 31st, 2012 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 31 (IANS) Pakistan has seen a steady increase in the number of deaths of infants less than a year old, according to a report by a non-governmental organisation.In ... Read more...
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‘Witch hunting’ on the rise in Assam
March 29th, 2012 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, March 29 (IANS) Incidents of 'witch hunting' increased in Assam in 2011 with Kokrajhar district in lower Assam recording the highest number of witch hunting-related deaths in the year, ... Read more...
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Snow kills 10 in Himachal
March 28th, 2012 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 28 (IANS) Ten people were killed and property worth Rs.55 was damaged in the recent heavy snowfall in Himachal Pradesh, Public Works Minister Gulab Singh said Wednesday.The minister ... Read more...
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Sitting for long hours kills you fast
March 28th, 2012 - 9:38 am ICT by IANS
London, March 28 (IANS) Sitting for 11 hours or more in everyday life increases our chances of dying within three years, irrespective of whether we are physically active or not, ... Read more...
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10 killed in Karachi violence after leader’s death (Lead)
March 27th, 2012 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 27 (IANS) At least 10 people were killed and over 50 vehicles torched as violence escalated in Pakistan's port city of Karachi Tuesday over the killing of a ... Read more...
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Post-quake homes start to crack
March 27th, 2012 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 27 (IANS) Houses built and donated to Chinese homeless earthquake victims after their homes were damaged by a deadly quake are already falling apart, China Daily reported Tuesday.A ... Read more...
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Five found shot to death at San Francisco home
March 24th, 2012 - 7:23 pm ICT by BNO News
SAN FRANCISCO, California (BNO NEWS) -- Five people were found shot to death in a suspected murder-suicide at a house in San Francisco on early Friday morning, authorities said.The bodies were discovered ... Read more...
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Indonesian kid smokes cigarettes since age four
March 23rd, 2012 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 23 (IANS) An Indonesian boy has been smoking since he was four years old and gets through a pack of 20 cigarettes in just one day.Although his case ... Read more...
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Mali president flees after coup
March 23rd, 2012 - 1:23 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 22 (IANS) A military coup in Mali has forced the country's President Amadou Toumani Toure to flee, Xinhua reported Thursday.Rebel soldiers said that they had removed President Toure ... Read more...
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Wild animals kill 22 in Himachal
March 21st, 2012 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 21 (IANS) Twenty-two people were killed by wild animals in Himachal Pradesh in the past three years, a minister said Wednesday.The deaths took place from Jan 1, 2009 ... Read more...
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Trivedi presents India’s railway budget for 2012-13
March 14th, 2012 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Safety will the primary focus of Indian Railways as it enters the 12th Five Year Plan beginning April 1, Minister Dinesh Trivedi said Wednesday, while ... Read more...
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Holi claims seven lives on Delhi roads
March 9th, 2012 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Seven people were killed in road accidents in various parts of the capital on Holi day Thursday -- the lowest figure of casualty on the ... Read more...
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Newly-wed couple in Agra found dead in bathroom
March 9th, 2012 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, March 9 (IANS) A newly-wed couple from Agra was found lying dead in the bathroom of their home Thursday evening, police said.Newly-wed Puneet Gupta (26) and Varsha (25) of ... Read more...
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Genetic changes make cancer deadly
March 8th, 2012 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 8 (IANS) A single cancer can be dramatically different within one person, say experts. They discovered that different parts of a tumour can have different genes.And a tumour ... Read more...
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Cancer denial killing thousands in Britain
March 7th, 2012 - 10:49 am ICT by IANS
London, March 7 (IANS) Thousands of people in Britain are dying "unnecessarily" because they are too scared to mention early symptoms of cancer to their doctor, according to the BBC.A ... Read more...
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Ahead of Holi, Delhi Police cracks down on drunk driving
March 6th, 2012 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Continuing its crackdown on drunk driving in the capital, Delhi Police (Traffic) said Tuesday that 732 drivers were fined in five days till ... Read more...
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Congo blast kills over 100 (Second Lead)
March 4th, 2012 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
Brazzaville, March 4 (IANS) More than 100 people, including three Chinese workers, were killed in an explosion Sunday at a construction site in this capital of the Republic of Congo, ... Read more...
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Over 900,000 lives saved with TB, HIV services: WHO
March 3rd, 2012 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
Geneva, March 3 (IANS) An estimated 910,000 lives were saved globally over six years by improving collaboration between TB and HIV services that protect people living with HIV from ... Read more...
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Five killed, three missing in Chilean plane crash
March 3rd, 2012 - 9:32 am ICT by IANS
Santiago, March 3 (IANS) Five people were confirmed dead while the other three onboard remained missing Friday after a light plane crashed Thursday in Chile, said authorities.Chilean Defense Minister ... Read more...
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Bedi to probe Gujarat ‘encounter’ deaths
March 2nd, 2012 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday appointed Justice H.S. Bedi as head of a monitoring authority to supervise the investigation into 21 cases of alleged fake encounters ... Read more...
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70,000 killed in Iraq between 2004-2011
February 29th, 2012 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Feb 29 (IANS/AKI) Terrorism and other acts of violence killed almost 70,000 people in Iraq in eight years between April 2004 and December 2011, the government said Wednesday."These figures ... Read more...
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We will pursue matter in spirit of friendship: Terzi (Lead)
February 28th, 2012 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Regretting the deaths of two Indian fishermen along the Kerala coast, Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Maria Terzi di Sant' Agata Tuesday admitted that there was ... Read more...
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Seven die in Afghanistan blast
February 28th, 2012 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Feb 28 (IANS) Seven civilians, including three children, were killed in a blast in the southern Afghan province of Helmand, authorities said Tuesday."Seven civilians were killed when a ... Read more...
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Dhaka urged to tighten anti-tobacco measures
February 27th, 2012 - 4:00 am ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Feb 27 (IANS) The Bangladeshi government has been urged to tighten tobacco control measures to prevent deaths and disabilities from related diseases.Nearly 57,000 people die from tobacco use annually ... Read more...
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Two ‘rapists’ lynched in West Bengal
February 26th, 2012 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
Egra (West Bengal), Feb 26 (IANS) Two people were lynched by angry villagers after they raped a woman at Egra in West Bengal's East Midnapore district, police said Sunday."Two persons ... Read more...
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After no polio, India aims to eradicate measles: Azad
February 26th, 2012 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) After registering a zero-polio period in the last one year, India will now be aiming at eradicating measles, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said here ... Read more...
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Antony condoles soldiers’ deaths in Kashmir avalanche
February 23rd, 2012 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony Thursday expressed "profound grief" at the loss of "precious" lives of army personnel in two separate avalanches that hit Sonamarg and ... Read more...
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