Ten injured in grenade attack at Imran’s rally
February 10th, 2012 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 10 (IANS) Ten people, including four police personnel, were injured in a grenade attack and firing at a rally of cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan in Swabi area of Pakistan's ... Read more...
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Russia to scrap 3 mn tonnes of ammunition
February 2nd, 2012 - 7:49 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 2 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Russian Defence Ministry is planning to dispose of three million tonnes of ammunition by the end of 2013 after its service life expired, said ... Read more...
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Apple launches probe into unsafe factory conditions in China
January 27th, 2012 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 27 (IANS) Technology giant Apple has launched a probe into a report that said factories in China that manufactured its products employed child labour and had 24-hour working ... Read more...
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11 more killed in Nigeria violence
January 23rd, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
Abuja, Jan 23 (IANS) Eleven more people died in terror attacks in Nigeria, bringing the toll in the violence in this west African nation during the past four days to ... Read more...
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Rescuers blast holes in Italian cruise liner
January 17th, 2012 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Jan 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti reported) Italian Navy specialists carried out two controlled explosions Tuesday to facilitate a search inside the cruise liner that capsized off the country's coast.The operation will ... Read more...
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Three blasts after Malaysian court acquits Anwar (Lead)
January 9th, 2012 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Jan 9 (IANS) At least two people were injured in three explosions near Kuala Lumpur High Court Monday, shortly after opposition leader and former deputy prime minister Anwar ... Read more...
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10 killed in Baghdad bombings
January 5th, 2012 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Jan 5 (IANS) At least 10 people were killed in bombings in the Iraqi capital Thursday, the interior ministry said.The first explosion took place among a crowd of construction ... Read more...
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Chilean daily ordered to pay victims of explosive recipe
December 27th, 2011 - 2:14 pm ICT by IANS
Santiago, Dec 27 (IANS/EFE) Chile's Supreme Court upheld Monday a verdict ordering a newspaper to pay damages to 13 people hurt in explosions that resulted from preparing fritters according to ... Read more...
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Fukushima site finally stabilised: Japan PM
December 16th, 2011 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Dec 16 (IANS) The crippled nuclear reactors at Japan's Fukushima power plant have finally been stabilised, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda announced Friday.An earthquake and tsunami in March knocked out ... Read more...
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Four dead, 75 hurt in Belgium attack (Second Lead)
December 13th, 2011 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels, Dec 13 (IANS) At least four people were killed and 75 injured Tuesday when an armed man opened fire and threw several grenades at a crowded city square in ... Read more...
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‘The Burma Conspiracy’ a muddled mess (IANS Movie Review)
December 11th, 2011 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Largo Winch II - The Burma Conspiracy"; Director: Jerôme Salle; Cast: Julien Rappeneau, Jerôme Salle and Sharon Stone; Rating: **When it comes to art, the secret to being truly ... Read more...
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Eiffel Tower evacuated over bomb scare
December 10th, 2011 - 9:39 am ICT by IANS
Paris, Dec 10 (IANS) The Eiffel Tower and its surroundings in Paris were evacuated Friday evening after an anonymous caller, claiming to be member of terror outfit Al Qaeda, said ... Read more...
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10 killed in Iraq bombings
November 25th, 2011 - 4:37 am ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Nov 25 (IANS) At least 10 people were killed and 45 others injured in three back-to-back bombings in the Iraqi port city of Basra, police said.A roadside bomb exploded ... Read more...
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17 Iranian soldiers killed in ammunition depot blasts
November 13th, 2011 - 8:58 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, Nov 13 (IANS) Seventeen members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), including a senior commander, were killed Saturday in two explosions at an ammunition depot near the Iranian ... Read more...
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15 killed in Iran’s military base explosions
November 12th, 2011 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Nov 12 (IANS) At least 15 people were killed and many more were injured as two powerful explosions hit a military base Saturday southwest of capital Tehran, Xinhua quoted ... Read more...
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No fireworks this Diwali: PETA cards
October 19th, 2011 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 19 (IANS) 'Make Diwali Merry, Not Scary, for Animals - Don't Light Fireworks' -- this is the message People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is spreading ... Read more...
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87 bombs found at British nudist beach
October 13th, 2011 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 13 (IANS) A total of 87 bombs, some dating back to the late 19th century, washed ashore at a nudist beach in Britain, as stunned naturists gawked during ... Read more...
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Gunmen kill four during hostage crisis in western Iraq
October 4th, 2011 - 12:14 am ICT by BNO News
RAMADI, IRAQ (BNO NEWS) -- A group of gunmen stormed a police station in western Iraq on Monday morning, taking a number of people hostage and killing several of them before security ... Read more...
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Three bomb blasts rock Lahore market
September 30th, 2011 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 30 (IANS) Panic gripped Pakistan's Lahore city Friday after three low intensity bombs went off at a busy market, Online news agency reported.The blasts, however, did not cause ... Read more...
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EastEnders to show B&B fire
September 21st, 2011 - 7:55 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Sept 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) After a quarter of a century, the character of Pam St. Clement in the hit BBC series EastEnders will be killed off in an episode which will ... Read more...
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25 killed, 55 injured in Pakistan bombings
September 7th, 2011 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 7 (IANS) Twenty-five people were killed and 55 injured in Pakistan's Quetta city Wednesday when a bomb went off and then a suicide bomber blew himself up, Xinhua ... Read more...
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America’s Got Talent: Wild Card Results
August 19th, 2011 - 9:14 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Aug 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) This week was 'Wild Card Week' on 'America's Got Talent', with twelve acts, which had been previously eliminated, given the chance to make their way back into the ... Read more...
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Release me on bail, Pragya Singh urges apex court (Lead)
August 18th, 2011 - 11:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, the main accused in the 2008 Malegaon bombing which killed six people, told the Supreme Court Thursday that she should be ... Read more...
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Blasts near Pakistan checkpost
August 10th, 2011 - 1:28 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 9 (IANS) Three blasts were heard Tuesday night near a security checkpost in southwest Pakistan, Xinhua reported.The explosions occurred around 9.30 p.m. near a checkpost in Panjgur district ... Read more...
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Fertiliser bomb fears persist despite ammonium nitrate ban
August 9th, 2011 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) India has banned the open sale of ammonium nitrate, found to have been used most recently in the Mumbai triple explosions, but experts are concerned ... Read more...
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Belarus to test reusability of land near Chernobyl
August 5th, 2011 - 7:34 am ICT by IANS
Minsk, Aug 5 (IANS) Belarus will examine the possibility of reusing thousands of hectares of lands near the disaster-hit Chernobyl nuclear plant, an official said."Over the 25 years that have ... Read more...
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25 killed in Afghan bombings
July 28th, 2011 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, July 28 (IANS) At least 25 people, including six militants, were killed Thursday in multiple blasts and a gun battle in a southern Afghan city, officials said.Another 35 people ... Read more...
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NDFB offers indefinite ceasefire
July 26th, 2011 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, July 26 (IANS) An influential faction of the outlawed National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) led by guerrilla leader Ranjan Daimary Tuesday offered an indefinite ceasefire aimed at ending ... Read more...
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Eight soldiers die in Yemen car bombing
July 24th, 2011 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
Aden (Yemen), July 24 (IANS) At least eight soldiers were killed and 20 injured when a booby-trapped car targeted a military patrol in Yemen's southern port city of Aden Sunday.A ... Read more...
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17 dead in Norway twin attacks
July 23rd, 2011 - 8:32 am ICT by IANS
Oslo, July 23 (IANS) Norway was hit by twin attacks Friday - a massive bomb blast in the capital Oslo and a shooting at a governing Labour Party youth camp. ... Read more...
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Seven injured in cylinder blasts in Meghalaya
July 20th, 2011 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, July 20 (IANS) Seven people were injured, two of them critically, in twin LPG cylinder blasts Wednesday at two cafes here in Meghalaya, police said.The first blast occurred inside ... Read more...
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A bustling diamond market wears deserted look
July 14th, 2011 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) A diamond market, possibly India's largest that attracts thousands of customers everyday in its lanes and bylanes and transacts daily business worth millions of rupees, Thursday ... Read more...
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Most eyewitnesses mistook blasts for something else
July 14th, 2011 - 2:31 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) Most people mistook the blasts for something else - before rushing to a safe refuge and later helping the injured."I was in office when there was ... Read more...
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A powerful blast, and then pools of blood, recount eyewitnesses
July 14th, 2011 - 12:10 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 13 (IANS) There was a deafening blast and then people were lying injured on the road... that was the account by eyewitnesses at the sites of the three ... Read more...
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Mumbai blasts coordinated terror attack: Chidambaram (Lead)
July 13th, 2011 - 11:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) The blasts that rocked Mumbai were a "coordinated attack by terrorists", Home Minister P. Chidambaram said Wednesday of the three explosions that left 13 ... Read more...
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