Somalia car bomb kills 10 at a cafe
February 9th, 2012 - 12:46 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Mogadishu, Feb 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Islamic group Al-Shabab has claimed responsibility of the bomb blast in the Somali capital of Mogadishu. The police has confirmed that 10 people were killed ... Read more...
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Pakistan factory blast toll rises to 11
February 7th, 2012 - 2:37 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 7 (IANS) At least 11 factory workers, most of them women, were killed when a three-storeyed building collapsed due to a factory blast in Pakistan's Lahore city, said ... Read more...
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Man, two sons die in blast at US home
February 6th, 2012 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 6 (IANS) Three people, including two boys, were killed Sunday in an explosion at a home in the north-western US state of Washington.The explosion happened at around 12.30 ... Read more...
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Seven killed in Afghan car bomb attack
February 5th, 2012 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Feb 5 (IANS) At least seven people, including five police officers, were killed and 19 injured Sunday in a car bomb attack on the police headquarters in the southern ... Read more...
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Pakistani tribal leader killed in suicide blast (Second Lead)
January 30th, 2012 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 30 (IANS) A tribal leader and his son-in-law were killed and at least eight others were injured when a teenaged suicide bomber blew himself up outside the leader's ... Read more...
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Fire kills 32 in Peru rehab centre
January 29th, 2012 - 8:49 am ICT by IANS
Lima, Jan 29 (IANS) At least 32 drug addicts have died at a rehab centre in Lima when a fire swept through the two-storey building.The fire Saturday was caused by ... Read more...
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31 killed in Iraq car bombing (Lead)
January 27th, 2012 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Jan 27 (IANS) At least 31 people were killed and 60 others injured Friday in a suicide car bombing that targeted a funeral procession in Baghdad, Xinhua reported.An interior ... Read more...
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One civilian injured in grenade attack in Kashmir
January 27th, 2012 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 27 (IANS) One civilian was injured when separatist guerrillas lobbed a grenade at an army convoy in north Kashmir's Baramullah district Friday afternoon, police said.According to the ... Read more...
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Two skyscrapers collapse in Brazil
January 26th, 2012 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 26 (IANS) Two high-rise buildings -- one of 20 storeys -- have collapsed in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro city, trapping at least 11 people inside, BBC reported.Streets and ... Read more...
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Explosion in illicit gas cylinders warehouse in Maharashtra
January 17th, 2012 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
Nashik (Maharashtra), Jan 17 (IANS) A warehouse here, illegally stacked with about 100 gas cylinders, caught fire Tuesday after a cylinder exploded, police said."As many as 98 cylinders were stacked ... Read more...
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14 Pakistani troopers killed in bomb attack
January 12th, 2012 - 5:24 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 12 (IANS) At least 14 Pakistani troopers were killed Wednesday night in a bomb attack.The explosion hit their two vehicles while they were patrolling the Balida area of ... Read more...
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Larger apex court bench to decide Pakistani accused’s plea
January 11th, 2012 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday referred to a larger bench a Pakistani national's petition challenging his death sentence in the 1997 Karol Bagh bomb blast here ... Read more...
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Three cops killed in Maoist blast (Lead)
January 5th, 2012 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 5 (IANS) At least three policemen were killed and three others critically injured when Maoists blew up their vehicle in Odisha's Kandhamal district Thursday, police said.A concealed land-mine ... Read more...
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Maoists blast police vehicle, three die
January 5th, 2012 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 5 (IANS) At least three policemen were killed and three critically injured when Maoists blew up their vehicle Thursday in Odisha's Kandhamal district, police said.A concealed land mine ... Read more...
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House collapse kills five in Delhi(Lead)
January 4th, 2012 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Five people, two of them children, were killed and five injured when a one-storey building in west Delhi collapsed following a gas cylinder blast Wednesday ... Read more...
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Five killed in Delhi building collapse
January 4th, 2012 - 12:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Five people, including three children, were killed and five injured when a portion of a one-storey building in west Delhi collapsed following a gas cylinder ... Read more...
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Six killed in Afghanistan bomb attack
January 4th, 2012 - 4:37 am ICT by IANS
Kabul, Jan 4 (IANS) At least six people were killed and 19 injured in a bomb attack in Afghanistan's Kandhar city Tuesday, said an official."A total of six people including ... Read more...
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Three injured as fire extinguisher explodes in eatery
December 31st, 2011 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 31 (IANS) Three people were injured, one of them critically, after a fire extinguisher exploded in a restaurant's kitchen in the bustling Park Street area of the city, ... Read more...
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Eight killed in Pakistan bombing
December 30th, 2011 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 30 (IANS) At least eight people were killed and 13 injured Friday evening in a powerful suicide bombing in a residential area in Pakistan's Quetta city, media reports ... Read more...
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15 dead in Myanmar warehouse blast (Lead)
December 29th, 2011 - 6:53 am ICT by IANS
Yangon, Dec 29 (IANS) A huge explosion early Thursday at a warehouse on the outskirts of Yangon left at least 15 people dead, among them five women, officials said.The blast ... Read more...
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EU condemns Nigeria Christmas bombings
December 27th, 2011 - 4:40 am ICT by IANS
Brussels, Dec 27 (IANS) The European Union Monday condemned the Christmas Day bombings in Nigeria that left scores of people dead or injured.Sunday's explosion at the St. Therasa Catholic Church ... Read more...
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25 killed in Nigeria church blast
December 26th, 2011 - 7:40 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) At least 25 people were killed in an explosion that ripped through a Catholic church during the Christmas service near Abuja Sunday, officials said.The blast ... Read more...
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Suicide blast kills nine Pakistani troopers (Lead)
December 24th, 2011 - 2:53 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 24 (IANS) Nine Pakistani paramilitary troopers were killed Saturday when a suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden car into their office building in northwest Pakistan, police said.Seventeen others were ... Read more...
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Colombia pipeline blast kills 11
December 24th, 2011 - 11:21 am ICT by IANS
Bogota, Dec 24 (IANS/EFE) Eleven people were killed and 81 injured Friday when a gasoline pipeline exploded in the west-central Colombian town of Dosquebradas, authorities said."It's a very sad morning," ... Read more...
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EU court allows asylum seekers to stay
December 22nd, 2011 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 22 (IANS) A European court has banned Britain from deporting asylum seekers from the country, saying it could infringe their human rights.The European Court of Justice has banned ... Read more...
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Chinese nurses donate $15,700 reward for bombing victims
December 20th, 2011 - 12:08 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 20 (IANS) Two nurses in China have given away their 100,000 yuan (over $15,700) reward, earned for tipping off police about a suspect in a bank blast, for ... Read more...
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Inspired by action movie, Chinese man bombs bank van
December 19th, 2011 - 3:27 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 19 (IANS) A man arrested for bombing a bank in China that killed two people and injured 15 others said he was inspired from the plot of a ... Read more...
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23 suffer burns in China plant blast
December 18th, 2011 - 6:36 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 18 (IANS) As many as 23 workers were injured after an explosion occurred at a factory in China's Shanghai city Saturday, the Shanghai municipal government stated.The incident took ... Read more...
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Six injured in Manipur blast (Lead)
December 14th, 2011 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, Dec 14 (IANS) At least six people were injured Wednesday when a powerful explosion rocked a government office in this Manipur capital -- nearly half an hour after a ... Read more...
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Seven killed in Iran steel company blast
December 12th, 2011 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Dec 12 (IANS) At least seven people were killed and 12 injured in an explosion in a steel plant in Iran, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported Monday.The blast ... Read more...
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Roadside bomb kills three Pakistani Rangers
December 10th, 2011 - 5:59 pm ICT by BNO News
KARACHI, PAKISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- A Pakistani security vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb on Friday, killing three members of the country's paramilitary forces, officials said on Saturday. Several others were ... Read more...
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US condemns Afghan bombings
December 7th, 2011 - 7:10 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 7 (IANS) The US strongly condemned the two suicide bombings in Afghanistan Tuesday that left at least 59 people dead and 154 others injured.An attack by a suicide ... Read more...
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UN chief ’saddened’ by Afghan attacks
December 7th, 2011 - 3:39 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Dec 7 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed his sadness about two attacks that killed at least 59 people in Afghanistan Tuesday, his spokesman said."The secretary-general is ... Read more...
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Maoists again blow up rail track in Jharkhand
December 5th, 2011 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Dec 5 (IANS) For the second time in less than 24 hours, Maoists blew up railway tracks in Jharkand while enforcing a two-day shutdown to protest the killing of ... Read more...
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Pilot safe as MiG-21 crashes in Haryana (Lead, Changing Dateline)
December 2nd, 2011 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
Sirsa (Haryana), Dec 2 (IANS) An Indian Air Force MiG-21 fighter crashed in Haryana's Sirsa district Friday following a technical snag but the pilot managed to eject moments before the ... Read more...
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