Filipinos explore business with Rajasthan stone industry
August 25th, 2012 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Aug 25 (IANS) A business delegation from the Philippines visited the Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation (RIICO), exploring tie-ups with the state's stone and ceramics industry.The 28-member ... Read more...
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Indian Americans top in income and education
June 20th, 2012 - 11:44 am ICT by IANS
Washington, June 20 (IANS) Indian Americans are the highest-income and best-educated people in the United States and the third largest among Asian Americans who have surpassed Latinos as the ... Read more...
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Sharon Stone sued by former nanny
May 25th, 2012 - 9:28 am ICT by IANS
London, May 25 (IANS) Sharon Stone has been sued by former nanny, who claims that the actress insulted her Filipino heritage and ordered her not to talk to her kids.Erlinda ... Read more...
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Hijacked oil tanker has Indians among crew (Lead)
May 12th, 2012 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 12 (IANS) About 15 crew members, including some Indians, are on board a tanker carrying 135,000 tonnes of oil, which has been hijacked by pirates in the Arabian ... Read more...
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Indians on board hijacked oil tanker
May 12th, 2012 - 1:50 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 12 (IANS) About 15 crew members, including Indians, are on board an oil tanker that has been hijacked by pirates in the Arabian sea, a media report ... Read more...
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ADB urges Asian countries to undertake more reforms
May 4th, 2012 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
Manila, May 4 (IANS) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Friday urged Asian countries to undertake more reforms to support the region's long-term growth.In his speech at the formal opening of ... Read more...
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3.2 mn Indians are third-largest growing Asian group in US
March 22nd, 2012 - 9:57 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 22 (IANS) Asians are the fastest growing race group in the United States with Indians (3.2 million) making up the third largest Asian group after the Chinese (four ... Read more...
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Five Indians held in Ghana
February 19th, 2012 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
Accra (Ghana), Feb 19 (IANS) Five Indians and 31 other foreigners were arrested in Ghana for flouting investment laws, the authorities said.The other foreigners arrested include 28 Chinese, two Filipinos, ... Read more...
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Italian priest shot dead in Philippines
October 20th, 2011 - 5:03 am ICT by IANS
Vatican City, Oct 20 (IANS/AKI) An Italian priest has been shot dead in the Philippines, the Vatican news agency Fides said.Police said Fausto Tentorio, 61, was shot dead soon after ... Read more...
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Saudi Arabia bans maids from Indonesia, Philippines
July 1st, 2011 - 12:18 pm ICT by IANS
Riyadh, July 1 (IANS/AKI) Saudi Arabia has announced plans to stop issuing visas to women domestic workers from Indonesia and the Philippines after the countries put forward strict conditions on ... Read more...
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Pak Army admits majority of US drone attack casualties were terrorists, foreigners
March 9th, 2011 - 12:25 pm ICT by ANI
Miramshah, Mar 9(ANI): The Pakistan military has given the official version of US drone attacks in the nation's tribal region for the first time, and said that most of those killed ... Read more...
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Filipinos celebrate ‘Year of Rabbit’ with golden cakes
February 3rd, 2011 - 1:07 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Manila, Feb 2 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Chinese-Filipinos are doing everything possible to attract good luck in the coming Lunar New Year.They plan to celebrate the Lunar New Year with rabbit-shaped rice cakes that ... Read more...
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Philippines Catches Women Faking As Nuns Going To Lebanon
January 30th, 2011 - 5:10 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Jan 30, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Six women pretending to be nuns were caught at the Manila airport of Philippines and the authorities reported that they were trying to go to Lebanon. ... Read more...
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Somali pirates release Taiwanese vessel after nearly a year
January 28th, 2011 - 8:59 pm ICT by BNO News
BRUSSELS (BNO NEWS) -- Somali pirates on Friday released a Taiwanese vessel along with its crew of 28, ending nearly a year of captivity, the European Union Naval Force - Somalia (EUNAVFOR) ... Read more...
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Somali pirates release Greek ship, then hijack another
January 17th, 2011 - 7:11 pm ICT by BNO News
BRUSSELS (BNO NEWS) -- Somali pirates on Sunday released a Greek-owned ship which was hijacked more than half a year ago, hours before hijacking another Greek ship in the Somali Basin, according ... Read more...
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Dead Fetus Found in Manila in Airplane’s Bathroom
January 5th, 2011 - 10:18 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Jan 5 (THAINDIAN NEWS) According to police in Manila, Philippines, a dead fetus was found in the restroom of an airplane when it landed at the capital of the country. This story ... Read more...
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Dead Male Fetus Sighted In An Airplane’s Bathroom At The Airport In Manila
January 5th, 2011 - 7:58 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
January 5, 2011 (Pen Men at Work): The Filipino police have mentioned that a dead fetus has been detected in the bathroom of an airplane that touched down at the Philippine capital, ... Read more...
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Five die, 17 missing as South Korean boat sinks off Antarctica
December 13th, 2010 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, Dec 13 (IANS) Five people have died and 17 others are missing after a South Korean vessel carrying 42 people on board sank off Antarctica, a media report said Monday. A ... Read more...
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Five dead, several other crews missing as S. Korean boat sinks in Antarctica
December 13th, 2010 - 1:58 pm ICT by ANI
Seoul, Dec 13 (ANI): Five crew members were reported killed on Monday when a South Korean fishing trawler sank in the chilling waters off Antarctica. Seventeen other crew were said to be ... Read more...
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Two ships collide in sea off China
November 29th, 2010 - 1:16 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 29 (IANS) Two foreign-flagged cargo ships collided in the sea off China's Shandong province Monday, Chinese maritime authorities said. There were, however, no casualties.The maritime bureau in Weihai, a port ... Read more...
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Somali pirates release Panama-flagged MV VOC Daisy
October 19th, 2010 - 2:31 am ICT by BNO News
BRUSSELS (BNO NEWS) -- Somali pirates on Sunday released the Panama-flagged MV VOC Daisy and its 21 crew members, the European Union Naval Force Somalia confirmed on Monday.The MV VOC Daisy, a ... Read more...
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Filipino maids in Hong Kong sacked
August 25th, 2010 - 12:47 pm ICT by IANS
Hong Kong, Aug 25 (DPA) Filipino maids working in Hong Kong are being sacked by employers angry over the deadly hostage crisis in the Philippines, a news report said Wednesday.
Eight Hong Kong ... Read more...
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Indian Americans at greater risk of suffering from coronary heart disease
August 24th, 2010 - 5:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug.24 (ANI): Indian Americans and Filipinos are at greater risk of suffering from coronary heart disease compared to other sub-groups, while Japanese and Chinese-Americans have lower chances of suffering from the ... Read more...
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Philippine police admit shortcomings in bloody hostage-taking
August 24th, 2010 - 11:35 am ICT by IANS
Manila, Aug 24 (DPA) The chief of police in the Philippine capital Tuesday admitted shortcomings in the handling of a hostage-taking incident that left eight Hong Kong tourists dead.
Director Leocadio Santiago said ... Read more...
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Eight Chinese, gunman killed in Philippines hostage drama (Second Roundup)
August 24th, 2010 - 12:26 am ICT by IANS
Manila, Aug 23 (DPA) A sacked police officer seized a tourist bus and opened fire at his hostages, killing eight of them, before he was shot dead by police ending an over ... Read more...
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Seven dead as Philippine hostage crisis ends (Roundup)
August 23rd, 2010 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
Manila, Aug 23 (DPA) Seven people were killed Monday in the Philippines when a sacked police officer seized a tourist bus and opened fire at his hostages before he was killed by ... Read more...
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Six Chinese survive Philippine hostage crisis (Fourth Lead)
August 23rd, 2010 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
Manila, Aug 23 (DPA) At least six Chinese hostages Monday survived the hijacking of a tourist bus in the Philippines that ended after the hostage-taker was shot dead by police.
Police officers and ... Read more...
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Violence erupts in Philippine hostage-taking (Second lead)
August 23rd, 2010 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
Manila, Aug 23 (DPA) A sacked police officer who seized a tourist bus in the Philippines said Monday he shot two Chinese hostages in the nearly 10-hour standoff.
Dismissed police officer Rolando Del ... Read more...
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Former Filipino cop hijacks bus, nine tourists released
August 23rd, 2010 - 5:08 pm ICT by ANI
Manila, Aug 23 (ANI): A disgruntled former police officer took 25 tourists hostage inside a bus in Manila on Monday, but later released nine of them, according to Philippine police.The hijacker, armed ... Read more...
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Dismissed police officer seizes tourist bus in Philippines (Lead)
August 23rd, 2010 - 2:14 pm ICT by IANS
Manila, Aug 23 (DPA) A sacked police officer armed with an assault rifle Monday seized a bus carrying more than 20 Chinese tourists in the Philippines, police said.
Authorities said the suspect, police ... Read more...
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Dismissed cop seizes tourist bus in Philippines
August 23rd, 2010 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
Manila, Aug 23 (DPA) A sacked police officer Monday seized a tourist bus in the Philippines with 22 Chinese nationals from Hong Kong and three Filipinos aboard, police said.
Six of the Chinese ... Read more...
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Facebook helps to nab a Philippines murder suspect
July 28th, 2010 - 8:14 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Manila, July 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Philippines police have captured a murder suspect who is believed to have murdered nine people.Mark Dizon, 28 years old and is a computer technician. He is ... Read more...
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Facebook helps crack Philippines murder case
July 28th, 2010 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
Manila, July 28 (DPA) Philippine police said Wednesday Facebook helped crack a murder case against a Filipino man suspected to have killed nine people, including three foreigners.
Police Senior Inspector Joel Mariano ... Read more...
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Benigno Aquino III sworn in as Philippines’ president
June 30th, 2010 - 11:23 am ICT by IANS
Manila, June 30 (DPA) Benigno Aquino III was sworn in Wednesday as the Philippines' 15th president before hundreds of thousands of cheering supporters.
Aquino, 50, took his oath of office shortly before noon ... Read more...
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Navy rescues three injured sailors
June 16th, 2010 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 16 (IANS) The Indian Navy Wednesday evacuated three Filipino crew members aboard a Bahamian oil tanker after they sustained serious injuries in bad weather in the Arabian Sea, an official ... Read more...
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