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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Russia asks Ukraine to extradite Putin plot suspect
March 1st, 2012 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia has asked Ukraine to extradite a man charged with plotting an assassination of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.The Prosecutor General's Office said Thursday it ... Read more...
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Juan Pablo involved in Montoya crash
February 29th, 2012 - 12:09 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Daytona, Feb 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Juan Pablo Montoya will be the first to admit being very lucky after he walked off unhurt following a massive fire which was sparked after he crashed ... Read more...
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Nine killed in Chinese factory blast
February 28th, 2012 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 28 (IANS) Nine people were killed in an explosion in a chemical plant in north China's Hebei province Tuesday, police said.The accident happened at about 9 a.m. at ... 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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Three killed in Nepal bombing
February 27th, 2012 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Feb 27 (IANS) At least three people, including a woman, were killed Monday in a powerful petrol bomb blast in the Nepali capital, media reports said.More than six people ... Read more...
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Four die in Ecuador gold mine blast
February 24th, 2012 - 12:08 pm ICT by IANS
Quito, Feb 24 (IANS/EFE) Four people were killed and six badly injured in an explosion at a gold mine in the southern province of Azuay, authorities said.The blast took place ... Read more...
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Student dies in China school blast
February 23rd, 2012 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 23 (IANS) A student was killed and six others were injured in a blast at a school in China's Shanxi province, authorities said Thursday.A steam boiler, which authorities ... Read more...
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Five injured as naval shell explodes in shipyard
February 23rd, 2012 - 1:06 am ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 22 (IANS) Five shipyard workers were injured Wednesday, two of them seriously, after workers at a defence shipyard tried to salvage the copper casing of an unexploded ordnance ... Read more...
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Three die in freak accident
February 22nd, 2012 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Feb 22 (IANS) Three men were killed in a freak accident in Rajasthan when some kerosene cans lying in the bus they were travelling in caught fire and exploded, ... Read more...
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Pakistan mosque blast toll reaches 36
February 18th, 2012 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 18 (IANS) The toll in a suicide blast at a mosque in northwest Pakistan rose to 36 Saturday after six more people succumbed to their injuries.The explosion ... Read more...
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Didn’t suspect anybody was following: Israeli embassy car driver
February 15th, 2012 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) The driver of the Israeli embassy car, that was gutted in a blast after an explosive device was attached to the vehicle, Wednesday said he ... Read more...
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Iran behind attack on Israeli missions: Netanyahu
February 13th, 2012 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Feb 13 (IANS) Iran was behind a car bomb attack on Israeli officials in New Delhi as well as a thwarted attack in Georgian capital Tbilisi, Prime Minister Benjamin ... Read more...
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Four injured in Israeli car blast: Home ministry
February 13th, 2012 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Four people, including an Israeli woman, were injured in an explosion in an Israeli embassy vehicle here Monday, a home ministry official said."An Innova car ... Read more...
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Explosion in Israel embassy car, two hurt (Lead)
February 13th, 2012 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) A car belonging to the Israeli embassy was gutted after an explosion here Monday evening, injuring two people, police said. It was not immediately ... Read more...
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Three killed in China shipyard blast
February 12th, 2012 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 12 (IANS) At least three people were killed and 12 injured in a shipyard blast in east China's Jiangsu province Sunday, the authorities said.The accident occurred in the ... Read more...
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Seven dead in Peshawar blast
February 12th, 2012 - 7:59 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 12 (IANS) Seven people died in an explosion in northwest Pakistan's Peshawar city, a media report said Sunday.The blast took place in a house next to Kohat road. ... Read more...
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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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