Olympic shot put: Ostapchuk wins gold for Belarus
August 7th, 2012 - 2:47 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) World silver medalist Nadzeya Ostapchuk of Belarus won Olympic gold in the women's shot put Monday.Ostapchuk posted a winning distance of 21.36 in the ... Read more...
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Olympic weightlifting: Polish underdog bags gold
August 4th, 2012 - 1:20 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 4 (IANS) Poland's Adrian Edward Zielinski has won the gold medal in weightlifting men's 85kg category with a total of 385kg.Zielinski, 23, standing in the third place ... Read more...
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Olympics: North Korean weight-lifter breaks world record
July 31st, 2012 - 9:13 am ICT by IANS
London, July 31 (IANS) North Korea's Kim Un Guk broke the world record in men's 62 kg category weight-lifting on the way to win gold at the London Olympics Monday.Kim ... Read more...
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China’s Li lifts Olympic gold in 58 kg, breaks record
July 31st, 2012 - 1:44 am ICT by IANS
London, July 31 (IANS/RIA Novosti) China's Li Xueying won women's weightlifting gold in the 58kg category Monday, setting two Olympic records.Li, twice former world champion, set records in the snatch ... Read more...
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‘Gaddafi will use leftover chemical weapons to defeat rebels’
April 29th, 2011 - 2:51 pm ICT by ANI
Tripoli, Apr 29 (ANI): A senior Libyan rebel military commander has warned that Colonel Muammar Gaddafi still possesses a quarter of chemical weapons, which he intends to use to 'the final drop ... Read more...
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US asks Bangladesh to compromise with Yunus
March 20th, 2011 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 20 (IANS) A top US official has asked Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to compromise on the removal of Muhammad Yunus from the Grameen Bank, saying his ... Read more...
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CWG athletics: Silver winners Vikas, Prajusha bring cheer for India (Roundup)
October 11th, 2010 - 12:56 am ICT by IANS
By Sirshendu Panth
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) India had their best-ever day in the Commonwealth Games track and field competition Sunday, picking up two silver medals from men's discus and women's ... Read more...
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CWG Athletics: Injury robs Prajusha of gold in women’s long jumpead)
October 10th, 2010 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) A strained calf muscle prevented M.A Prajusha from winning a rare gold for India in the track and field meet and she had to be content with ... Read more...
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Ferdinand hopes to shut out heartbreaks of last 3 WC campaigns in final foray
June 3rd, 2010 - 4:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 3(ANI): England captain Rio Ferdinand insists that he has had enough World Cup heartaches, having previously failed thrice to capture football's ultimate treasure.Ferdinand will arrive in South Africa on Thursday ... Read more...
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Carbon dioxide frost consigns Phoenix Mars Lander to history
May 25th, 2010 - 2:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 25 (ANI): NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has ended operations after carbon dioxide frost damaged the spacecraft's solar panels.Repeated attempts to contact the spacecraft were unsuccessful and a new image transmitted ... Read more...
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Queen’s speech to be Brown’s last-ditch effort to repair his reputation
November 18th, 2009 - 3:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov. 18 (ANI): In a bid to rescue his ruined political reputation before the next general election, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will make a final attempt when the Queen ... Read more...
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Peter Andre, Katie Price went for marriage counselling before split
June 12th, 2009 - 4:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 12 (ANI): Before pulling the plug on their marriage, Peter Andre and Katie Price did resort to marriage counselling in a last-ditch attempt to save their crumbling relationship, it has ... Read more...
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British MPs vote for 16 million pounds more expenses
May 10th, 2009 - 3:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 10 (ANI): British parliamentarians have voted themselves an extra 16 million pounds in expenses this year, despite mounting public anger over their money-grabbing claims.The increase, worth an average 25,000 ... Read more...
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Naipaul kin was murdered before he could expose Pak generals links with Taliban
December 14th, 2008 - 2:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec.14 (ANI): The brother-in-law of British Nobel Laureate novelist V S Naipaul was murdered last month after threatening to expose Pakistani army generals who had made deals with Taliban militants. ... Read more...
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Anju’s three foul jumps add to Indian athletics misery
August 19th, 2008 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 19 (IANS) It was the kind of exit Anju Bobby George may not have had in her worst nightmare as she crashed out with three foul jumps in the Olympic ... Read more...
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Madge and Guy Ritchie dismiss divorce rumours with dinner date
July 3rd, 2008 - 11:47 am ICT by ANI
London, July 3 (ANI): Madonna and husband Guy Ritchie have hit out at rumours that their wedding is about to collapse, with a romantic dinner date together in New York.The couple ... Read more...
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Madonna’s not divorcing her hubby, or having an affair
July 2nd, 2008 - 12:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 2 (ANI): Music icon Madonna has finally hit out at rumours that she's called in the divorce attorneys and that she's having an affair with a married baseball star.
Rumours ... Read more...
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‘Bush in final bid to capture bin Laden, hiding in Pakistan’
June 15th, 2008 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 15 (IANS) George W. Bush has sanctioned a final attempt to capture Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden before he leaves office, a newspaper said as the American president arrived ... Read more...
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Bush wants Osama captured before he leaves office
June 15th, 2008 - 1:53 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 15 (ANI): US President George W Bush has enlisted British special forces in a final attempt to capture Osama Bin Laden before he leaves the White House.Defence and ... Read more...
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