Russell Brand still battles drug cravings
August 5th, 2012 - 2:30 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 5 (IANS) British comedian Russell Brand has revealed that he still craves for drugs.Brand, who battled drug addiction, made the confession while filming BBC Three documentary "Russell Brand: ... Read more...
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Drug addict found eating man’s face in US
May 29th, 2012 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 29 (IANS) A drug addict in the US state of Miami was shot dead after police found him chewing a man's face by the roadside.Rudy Eugene, 31, had ... Read more...
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Man injects HIV blood into girl
May 15th, 2012 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 15 (IANS) A man in China has been jailed for 12 years for injecting an AIDS patient's blood into a schoolgirl to seek revenge on her father.Xie Long, ... Read more...
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Missing Pakistani found buried in kitchen
May 12th, 2012 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 12 (IANS) The body of a man who had been missing for the past seven months has been found buried in his kitchen in Rawalpindi city, police said.The ... Read more...
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Nicki Minaj wanted to ‘kill’ her father
April 12th, 2012 - 8:07 am ICT by IANS
London, April 12 (IANS) Singer Nicki Minaj says she wanted to "kill" her father when she was growing up.The 29-year-old's father Omar was a drug addict and he once tried ... Read more...
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Man axes drug addict son
April 6th, 2012 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
Aizawl, April 6 (IANS) An 65-year-old man axed his drug-addict son in a Mizoram village, police said Friday.The incident took place Thursday in Darlawn along the Mizoram-Manipur border, 180 km ... Read more...
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Thief ticks off judge, tells him to do job properly
March 16th, 2012 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 16 (IANS) Dissatisfied with the sentence handed him, a thief rebuked a judge, telling him "to get a grip and do your job properly". He considered his sentence ... Read more...
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Bangladeshi actor’s son stabbed to death
March 13th, 2012 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 13 (IANS) The eldest son of a Bangladeshi film actor was Tuesday stabbed to death by his youngest brother here.The victim was identified as A.T.M. Kamruzzaman Kabir, 35, ... Read more...
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Bond star Rosamund excited about first child with Uniacke
February 26th, 2012 - 2:28 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Feb 26 (IANS) Bond actress Rosamund Pike is expecting her first child with boyfriend Robie Uniacke, who is not only 16 years her senior, but was twice married ... Read more...
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Chaka Khan says that Whitney Houston was a friend and a little sister
February 15th, 2012 - 10:58 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Feb 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Chaka Khan called Whitney Houston a 'friend' and 'little sister' when she declined the request from the Grammy organizers to perform a tribute for the late ... Read more...
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Denzel Washington to play drug addict pilot
February 1st, 2012 - 2:01 am ICT by IANS
London, Feb 1 (IANS) Actor Denzel Washington will play a drug-addicted pilot in a new film.The movie star has signed on to lead the cast of "Flight", and he admits ... Read more...
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Clooney can’t relate to ‘The Descendents’ role
January 22nd, 2012 - 6:02 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Jan 22 (IANS) George Clooney who walked away with the best actor Golden Globe for "The Descendents" says he could not relate to his role in the film.The ... Read more...
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South African, woman arrested for drug peddling
January 8th, 2012 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) A South African and a mother of three were arrested in two separate cases of drug peddling and drugs worth around Rs. 50 lakh recovered, ... Read more...
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Children of lesser god living it out on the streets (Dec 10 is Human Rights Day)
December 10th, 2011 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) Fourteen-year-old Gudiya gets up at the crack of dawn and immediately gets on to work. Empty stomach, she walks the capital streets and around dump ... Read more...
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Russian man goes on stabbing spree in Moscow
December 10th, 2011 - 5:05 pm ICT by BNO News
MOSCOW, RUSSIA (BNO NEWS) -- A Russian drug addict went on a stabbing spree in the capital of Moscow on early Friday afternoon, local media reported, killing two people.The attack began at ... Read more...
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Man jailed for looting women after one-night stands
November 22nd, 2011 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 22 (IANS) A man in China has been jailed for about three years for stealing money and mobile phones from 11 women he had one-night stands with over ... Read more...
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Pakistani teenager kills eight family members
October 23rd, 2011 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 23 (IANS) Fed up with unending domestic bickering, a Pakistani teenager shot dead his parents, four brothers and two sisters in Punjab's Guaranwal town, Geo News reported Sunday.According ... Read more...
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Man’s genitals chopped off in Pakistan
September 16th, 2011 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 16 (IANS) A group of men in Pakistan allegedly chopped off a man's genitals after suspecting him of having an affair with his niece, a media report said.An ... Read more...
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Morocco launches institution for social protection
August 13th, 2011 - 12:13 am ICT by IANS
Rabat, Aug 12 (IANS/WAM) Morocco has launched an institution at a whopping cost of $12 million that will provide vulnerable people adequate accommodation, training and education.
King Mohammed VI inaugurated ... Read more...
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Blake Fielder-Civil planning book on Winheouse ?
August 11th, 2011 - 7:09 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 11 (IANS) Amy Winehouse's ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil is reportedly planning to write a book about the late singer, who died at her north London home last month.Blake, ... Read more...
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Rihanna named woman of the year
July 27th, 2011 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 27 (IANS) Singer Rihanna has been named woman of the year by Italian Vogue magazine.Rihanna was honoured for her charity work, pop success and her ability to ... Read more...
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Study says that Britons feel deprived without internet
July 23rd, 2011 - 1:17 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, July 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A new study has revealed that Brits do not feel the same without their Internet. The study which was meant to determine how Internet affects the daily ... Read more...
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Drug-addict siblings held for burglary
July 21st, 2011 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) A brother and sister duo, in their 20s, was arrested here for carrying out a burglary, police said Thursday. The two committed many petty crimes ... Read more...
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Civil society demands talks on amending narcotics act
June 30th, 2011 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Asking for a humanitarian approach towards the rehabilitation of drug users, activists Thursday demanded a consultation with various stakeholders on the law used to deal ... Read more...
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Katie Holmes settles with the Star Magazine
April 28th, 2011 - 9:22 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, April 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Katie Holmes has struck a deal with the Star magazine regarding the defamation lawsuit she brought against the paper. In a January publication captioned “Katie DRUG ... Read more...
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Katie Holmes wins case against tabloid for calling her a ‘drug addict’
April 28th, 2011 - 4:53 pm ICT by ANI
Offended by the insinuation, Holmes had sued the publisher last month.Star magazine has published an apology to the actress on the cover and inside its May 9 issue, saying it 'did not ... Read more...
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Holmes settles lawsuit with tabloid over drug story
April 28th, 2011 - 1:19 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, April 28 (IANS) Actress Katie Holmes has settled a lawsuit against a US tabloid which suggested that she was a drug addict.In January, Star magazine had published a ... Read more...
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Bollywood now high on drug tales
April 21st, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) A gang of friends listening to psychedelic music and smoking pot is how hippie culture was depicted in Bollywood in the 1970s. Cut to ... Read more...
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New-born’s body, human bones found in Haryana house
April 3rd, 2011 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
Fatehabad (Haryana), April 3 (IANS) A man was arrested after the body of a newly-born baby and other human remains were found at his house in this Haryana district, police ... Read more...
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Drug addict escapes Tihar Jail
March 15th, 2011 - 11:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) A drug addict, who was lodged in Delhi's Tihar Jail in a robbery case, escaped from the prison premises, authorities said Tuesday.Sanju and Satish, ... Read more...
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6 out of 10 male drug-addicts abuse their intimate partners
March 4th, 2011 - 11:34 am ICT by ANI
Washington, March 04 (ANI): New research has revealed a high rate of gender-based violence -both physical and psychological- directed by drug-addict men against their partners.The study conducted at the University of Granada ... Read more...
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Katie Holmes sues Star magazine for $50m over ‘drug shocker’ cover
March 2nd, 2011 - 5:28 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Mar 2 (ANI): Katie Holmes has reportedly sued Star magazine for 50 million dollars for publishing a cover hinting the actress was a drug addict.The star was appalled by the ... Read more...
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I was darker than alcoholic Arthur: Russell Brand
February 27th, 2011 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 27 (IANS) British comedian Russell Brand, who has battled alcoholism and drug addiction, admits he was much darker than the alcoholic character he plays in "Arthur".Brand plays drunken millionaire playboy ... Read more...
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Blake Lively to star in ‘Hick’
February 19th, 2011 - 2:38 am ICT by IANS
London, Feb 19 (IANS) Actress Blake Lively has been roped in to star as a drug addict mother of a 13-year-old girl in new movie "Hick".Lively will play the mother of teenaged ... Read more...
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Christian Slater reached out to LiLo to talk about drug issues
February 18th, 2011 - 5:05 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Feb 18 (ANI): In an interview, former drug addict Christian Slater has revealed that he had reached out to troubled star Lindsay Lohan to talk about drug issues."Addiction is ... Read more...
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