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Kolkata airport official dies after fall


September 17th, 2011 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 17 (IANS) A Kolkata airport official died after falling from an upper floor of the Air Traffic Control (ATC) building here Saturday.K.K. Gupta, general manager, ATC, of the ... Read more...

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Contestant’s Wife Found Dead In ‘America’s Got Talent’ Audition Hotel


October 27th, 2010 - 7:52 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
October 27, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): It has never happened in the last four years in the history of ‘America's Got Talent’ but last Saturday, the death of a contestant’s wife put ... Read more...

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Australia slams report of vandalism by its athletes


October 15th, 2010 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) Australia has slammed reports in an Indian newspaper that some of its athletes staying at the Commonwealth Games Village had thrown a washing machine from an ... Read more...

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Oz chief Crosswhite puts blame on other athletes for vandalism at Games village


October 15th, 2010 - 2:35 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 15 (ANI): Australian Commonwealth Games Association chief Perry Crosswhite, who admitted that a washing machine was dropped from a balcony in Australia's section of the Games village, is ... Read more...

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Australian athlete sent home for bad behaviour during Commonwealth Games


October 15th, 2010 - 1:19 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 15 (ANI): Australian Commonwealth Games Association chief Perry Crosswhite said on Friday that an athlete had been sent home from Delhi for disciplinary reasons and admitted that a ... Read more...

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Emergency declared after New Zealand quake (Lead)


September 4th, 2010 - 6:10 am ICT by IANS
Wellington, Sep 4 (DPA) A state of emergency was declared Saturday after Christchurch, the biggest city in New Zealand's South Island, was extensively damaged by a massive 7.1-magnitude earthquake that flattened buildings, ... Read more...

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Argentinean survives fall from eighth floor


July 2nd, 2010 - 9:20 am ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, July 2 (IANS/EFE) An Argentinean plumber fell from the eighth floor of an under-construction building but survived with only a broken arm, a media report said. Raul Lopez, 37, who has ... Read more...

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Funeral Of Marie Osmond’s Son Scheduled For Monday


March 5th, 2010 - 8:42 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez Los Angeles, Mar 5, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Funeral plans are set for much acclaimed musical artist Marie Osmond's 18-year-old son Michael Blosil, who committed suicide last Friday by jumping off his ... Read more...

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Marie Osmond son’s autopsy found inconclusive


March 2nd, 2010 - 3:12 pm ICT by ANI
New York, March 2 (ANI): Autopsy results for Marie Osmond's son, Michael Blosil, have been found to be inconclusive by the Los Angeles County coroner's office.According to EOnline.com, toxicology results seeking to ... Read more...

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In Uttar Pradesh, several officers have committed suicide


November 30th, 2009 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 30 (IANS) Senior Uttar Pradesh bureaucrat Harminder Raj Singh's suicide two days ago continues to puzzle family, friends and police Monday, but a number of officers in the state have ... Read more...

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Drunk man throws two children from 8th floor window


November 13th, 2009 - 3:28 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Nov 13 (RIA Novosti) A drunken military officer threw two eight-year-old girls out of an eighth-floor window of their mother's apartment here, the police said Thursday. "Today (Thursday) at about 1.00 a.m. ... Read more...

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One dead, several injured after shooting at Orlando high-rise


November 7th, 2009 - 2:48 am ICT by BNO News
ORLANDO, FLORIDA (BNO NEWS) -- One person was killed and several others were injured when a gunman opened fire at the Gateway Center in Orlando on Friday morning, according ... Read more...

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8 injured in Orlando’s Gateway Centre shooting


November 7th, 2009 - 12:59 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Orlando, Nov 6 (THAINDIAN NEWS) There has been a mass shooting incident in downtown Orlando on Friday at the Gateway Center and at least 8 casualties have been reported. The injured ... Read more...

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Shooting at Orlando’s Gateway Center


November 7th, 2009 - 12:53 am ICT by BNO News
ORLANDO, FLORIDA (BNO NEWS) -- A mass shooting was reported at the Gateway Center in Orlando on Friday morning, according to fire officials.Orlando Fire Department spokeswoman Vicky Robles told BNO ... Read more...

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Shooting reported at Orlando’s Gateway Center (update)


November 7th, 2009 - 12:33 am ICT by BNO News
ORLANDO, FLORIDA (BNO NEWS) -- A mass shooting was reported at the Gateway Center in Orlando on Friday morning, according to officials.A 911 call came in around 11.30 a.m. local time, ... Read more...

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Official: Shooting reported at Orlando’s Gateway Center


November 7th, 2009 - 12:28 am ICT by BNO News
ORLANDO, FLORIDA (BNO NEWS) -- A shooting was reported at the Gateway Center in Orlando on Friday morning, according to officials.A 911 call came in around 11.30 a.m. local time, according ... Read more...

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Three die as lift plunges in Hong Kong’s tallest building


September 13th, 2009 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Hong Kong, Sep 13 (DPA) At least three workers were killed Sunday when a lift in Hong Kong's tallest skyscraper plunged 22 floors, emergency workers said. The elevator in the 118-storey International Commerce ... Read more...

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Shock and disbelief over Sreedharan resignation


July 12th, 2009 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
By Shweta Srinivasan New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Delhi Metro officials could not believe what they had heard.Camera persons, photographers and reporters had swamped the eighth floor of the Metro Bhavan at ... Read more...

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Indian-origin high-flier ‘leaps to death’ in London


July 9th, 2009 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 9 (IANS) A young high-flying city executive of Indian origin - reportedly worried about losing his job - has died after falling from the eighth floor of an expensive ... Read more...

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8 foreigners dead in Mumbai terror attack: Home Ministry


November 28th, 2008 - 8:18 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 28 (ANI): The Home Ministry has confirmed the death of eight foreigners in the Mumbai terror attack, it was disclosed by Special Secretary (Internal Security) in the Ministry ... Read more...

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NSG opens fire from chopper on Nariman House, firefight with terrorists continues at Trident


November 28th, 2008 - 10:30 am ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Nov.28 (ANI): Latest reports from the area around Nariman House and the Trident-Oberoi Hotel say that the firefight between the holed up terrorists and National Security Guard (NSG) commandos is ... Read more...

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Mumbai terror attack: Death toll 125, injured 327, NSG close to ending operation at Taj


November 28th, 2008 - 8:14 am ICT by ANI
Mumbai/New Delhi, Nov.28 (ANI): Almost 48 hours after nearly twenty terrorists carried out planned and synchronized serial attacks across southern Mumbai, leaving 125 people dead and 327 injured, the National Security ... Read more...

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Government gives toll: 101 killed, 287 injured


November 27th, 2008 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) The government Thursday put the death toll in the ongoing terror siege in Mumbai at 101, including 81 civilians, 14 security personnel and six foreigners while five ... Read more...

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Rise in unemployment sparks suicide bids in Hong Kong


November 19th, 2008 - 10:14 am ICT by IANS
Hong Kong, Nov 19 (DPA) A jobless driver leapt to his death from the 33rd floor of a building in Hong Kong, becoming the latest victim of the economic downturn, the police ... Read more...

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Grenade blast kills three, injures 19 in Venezuela


September 22nd, 2008 - 10:17 am ICT by IANS
Caracas, Sep 22 (IANS) Three people have been killed and at least 19 wounded when a man hurdled a grenade into a crowd before killing himself in a neighbourhood of Venezuelan capital ... Read more...

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Indian worker in UAE dies in construction site mishap


August 12th, 2008 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Aug 12 (IANS) An Indian worker in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was crushed to death when heavy concrete blocks fell on him at a building construction site. The 27-year-old worker ... Read more...

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Man starves to death after locking himself in Hong Kong


June 3rd, 2008 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
DPA Hong Kong, June 3 (DPA) An elderly man is believed to have starved to death after locking himself in a pump room at a Hong Kong shopping mall, police said Tuesday. The ... Read more...

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Kate Moss foursome birthday orgy


January 20th, 2008 - 1:39 pm ICT by admin
London, Jan 20 (ANI): It looks like Kate Moss wild marathon bash really got her into an erotic mood, for the supermodel reportedly got involved in a foursome orgy.Moss, who turned 34 ... Read more...

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Britney Spears presence caused mini-riots throughout hospital


January 12th, 2008 - 3:14 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Jan 12 (ANI): Britney Spears unintentionally offended the family of a birthday girl during her recent stay in hospital when medical staff pressed for imposing tough laws.A fuming mother rammed into ... Read more...

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