Stephen Harper Government in Canada falls after no-confidence vote
March 26th, 2011 - 12:42 pm ICT by ANI
Ottawa, Mar.26 (ANI): Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government has fallen after a no confidence vote was passed in the country's parliament.Opposition parties accused the Conservative Government of failing to disclose the ... Read more...
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Canadians divided over Govt’s plan to keep soldiers in non-combat role in Afghanistan
December 14th, 2010 - 5:53 pm ICT by ANI
Ottawa, Dec 14 (ANI): Forty-eight percent of Canadians support government's plan to keep soldiers in a non-combat role in Afghanistan, while 44 percent oppose it, according to a new Angus Reid poll.Although ... Read more...
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Crocodile predicts Australian PM’s win in polls
August 20th, 2010 - 3:25 am ICT by IANS
Sydney, Aug 20 (IANS) A saltwater crocodile has picked Australian prime minister as winner of federal election in a snap poll in Darwin Thursday, a media report said.
The 4.9 metre crocodile named ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Crocodile Harry predicts Oz PM’s win in Aug.25 polls
August 19th, 2010 - 5:49 pm ICT by ANI
Canberra (Australia), Aug. 19 (ANI): -- An enormous saltwater crocodile named Harry has picked Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard as the winner of the federal election in Darwin of Australia on August ... Read more...
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Secret stepdaughter of Julia Gillard in hiding after being outed
August 17th, 2010 - 12:25 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, August 17 (ANI): The love child of 'first bloke' Tim Mathieson, partner of Julia Gillard, is keeping a low profile during this year's Federal election.Staci Child, 31, is one of ... Read more...
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Hardline Muslim group should not be allowed to defame Oz values: Opposition leader
August 14th, 2010 - 2:22 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Aug.14 (ANI): Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has said that an extreme Muslim group he describes as "peddlers of hate" will not be allowed to "defame Australian values" if he came to ... Read more...
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Oz Labour candidate Tony Abbott challenged to boxing match
August 7th, 2010 - 4:37 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Aug 7 (ANI): Aussie Labour candidate Tony Abbott has been challenged by opposition leader Hugh Zochling for a charity-boxing match.The match will be staged in the electorate to raise awareness for ... Read more...
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Australian Govt. delays controversial web filtering plan
July 10th, 2010 - 6:33 pm ICT by ANI
Canberra, July 10 (ANI): The Australian government is delaying the implementation of controversial web filtering and will wait until a review of refused classification requirement is done.According to The Australian, ... Read more...
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German exit polls leak via Twitter
August 31st, 2009 - 5:31 am ICT by IANS
Berlin, Aug 31 (DPA) Data from exit polls in Germany was widely distributed via the online service Twitter Sunday, breaking a confidentiality law and upsetting electoral officials.
The data was embargoed until 6 ... Read more...
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Germans fear Twitter could bias general election
June 28th, 2009 - 1:40 am ICT by IANS
Berlin, June 27 (DPA) Senior German officials fear that Twitter, the social networking site, could bias the general election to be held in September, the Der Spiegel news magazine reported Saturday.
While fans ... Read more...
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Rudds overloaded social networking website crashes
November 13th, 2008 - 5:17 pm ICT by ANI
Canberra, Nov.13 (ANI): Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd''s social networking site has crashed after the number of people registering for his Twitter campaign exceeded the permissible limit.
Rudds spokeswoman said the Prime ... Read more...
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Internet eclipses print media, radio as source of news
August 4th, 2008 - 3:54 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Aug 4 (IANS) The Internet is rivalling and even eclipsing traditional media, particularly television, with users spending less time watching TV, listening to the radio and reading newspapers than non-users, according ... Read more...
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Sex and social service high on Oz voters list
June 23rd, 2008 - 6:25 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne , June 23 (ANI): Aussie voters look for more sex and nudity in magazines and films, invest more money in social service, and consider a big business to be more ... Read more...
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Oz Governor General rules out republic while Queen on throne
April 23rd, 2008 - 3:17 pm ICT by admin
Melbourne, Apr.23 (ANI): Australias Governor General, Sir Michael Jeffery, does not foresee an Australian republic during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II.
Urging republicans to avoid a "big mistake" by ensuring any ... Read more...
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Benazir to kick off election campaign from Dec 17
December 11th, 2007 - 9:22 pm ICT by admin
Karachi, Dec 11 (ANI): Pakistan Peoples Party Chairperson Benazir Bhutto will start her election campaign from Sindh Province on December 17.PPP president of Sindh province Qaim Ali Shah made this announcement at ... Read more...
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Warnie, a hit on Oz comedy show `Kath and Kim’
November 14th, 2007 - 2:15 am ICT by admin
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