Huge pet crocodile seized in Mexico
February 10th, 2012 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Feb 10 (IANS/EFE) A 150-kg pet crocodile was seized from a house in Mexico, officials said.The two-metre-long crocodile, named "Chuy", was seized from Tlaquepaque city in western Jalisco ... Read more...
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10 killed, 18 injured in Florida highway pileups
January 30th, 2012 - 6:28 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 30 (IANS) As many as 10 people were killed and 18 injured overnight in pileups on a highway in the US state of Florida, due to fog and ... Read more...
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Hundreds battle forest fire in China
January 28th, 2012 - 7:29 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 28 (IANS) More than 800 firefighters, policemen and villagers were battling to put out a raging forest fire that broke out in the mountains in southwest China.The inferno ... Read more...
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Depressurised plane makes emergency landing in Russia
January 24th, 2012 - 6:04 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Boeing-737 with 78 people on board, flying from Russia's Rostov-on-Don city to Moscow, had to make an emergency landing 20 minutes after take-off ... 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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Plane crashes while fighting Argentina forest fire
January 5th, 2012 - 9:46 am ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, Jan 5 (IANS/EFE) A plane being used to fight a forest fire in Argentina crashed Wednesday but the pilot survived, officials said.The plane was fighting the fire in ... Read more...
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Woman jailed for burning fiance` to death
January 4th, 2012 - 12:18 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 4 (IANS) A woman in Britain has been sentenced to 23 years in prison for killing her fiance by locking him up inside the couple's workshop and ... Read more...
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Thomas Kelley escapes from San Diego prison by stealing a fire engine
January 3rd, 2012 - 9:25 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
San Diego, Jan 3 (THAINDIAN NEWS) In a straight-from-the-script adventure, a prisoner escaped by stealing a fire engine. Prison officials at the San Diego jail says the inmate escaped when he stole ... Read more...
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17 died in New Year fires across Russia
January 3rd, 2012 - 5:49 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) At least 17 people, including three children, died in separate fire incidents across Russia during New Year celebrations, local emergencies services said.Nine people died ... Read more...
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Pet tiger escapes, causes scare in Mexico
December 31st, 2011 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Dec 31 (IANS/EFE) A pet tiger kept by an attorney in Mexico escaped from its home and spurred a massive deployment of policemen and firefighters in a northern ... Read more...
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Eight killed in Pakistan bombing
December 30th, 2011 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 30 (IANS) At least eight people were killed and 13 injured Friday evening in a powerful suicide bombing in a residential area in Pakistan's Quetta city, media reports ... Read more...
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Chinese sentenced to death for killing own family
December 16th, 2011 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 16 (IANS) A 31-year-old Chinese man was Friday sentenced to death for murdering four of his family members and a tenant last year, an official said.Xiao Guang, a ... Read more...
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Eight die as truck ploughs into Brazil procession
December 10th, 2011 - 11:12 am ICT by IANS
Sao Paulo, Dec 10 (IANS/EFE) Eight people were killed when an out-of-control truck ploughed into a religious procession in the northeastern Brazilian town of Feira Grande, authorities said.The truck's brakes ... Read more...
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20 tonnes of sulphuric acid leaks in China
December 6th, 2011 - 10:57 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 6 (IANS) About 20 tonnes of concentrated sulphuric acid leaked from a factory in China that led to billowing acid smoke over the area, officials said.The incident took ... Read more...
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Texas man rescued after becoming stuck in chimney
November 29th, 2011 - 10:23 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Lubbock, Texas, Nov 29 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Firefighters in Texas were called in to rescue a man who got stuck in a chimney. The firefighters used a rope to get the man out ... Read more...
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Ten firemen were needed to release man who had a ring stuck on him
November 28th, 2011 - 8:42 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Nov 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) It took ten firefighters to free a man who had a ring stuck on his manhood. The delicacy of the issue meant the firefighters had to wait ... Read more...
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Black Friday deal hunters in US turn violent
November 26th, 2011 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 26 (IANS) Hunting cheap deals, Black Friday shoppers turned violent in at least seven states, including California, where police say a woman doused fellow shoppers with pepper ... Read more...
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6,000 evacuated after China chemical plant blast
November 25th, 2011 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 24 (IANS) About 6,000 residents were evacuated in China's Guangzhou city following an explosion at a chemical plant.The accident occurred in the afternoon at the No. 6 Warehouse, ... Read more...
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Nine charred bodies found in Mexico
November 24th, 2011 - 11:31 am ICT by IANS
Culiacan (Mexico), Nov 24 (IANS/EFE) Nine charred bodies were discovered Wednesday inside two vehicles abandoned at separate locations in this western Mexican city, police said.The first gruesome find took place ... Read more...
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Man rescued from drainage pipe
November 22nd, 2011 - 12:25 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 22 (IANS/EFE) A 25-year-old man who tried to cross into the US illegally through a drainage pipe had to be rescued Monday near the estuary of the Tijuana ... Read more...
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1,000 huts gutted in Dhaka
November 17th, 2011 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Nov 17 (IANS) A massive fire gutted around 1,000 huts in a slum in Dhaka Thursday, an official said.The blaze destroyed two under-construction buildings adjacent to the tin-shed slum ... Read more...
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Locals clash with police over youth’s death
November 15th, 2011 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 15 (IANS) A mob fought pitched battles with the police and indulged in arson and vandalism in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district Tuesday after a youth was mowed down ... Read more...
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Cat survives after being stuck on cactus for three days
November 15th, 2011 - 8:16 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Arizona, Nov 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) One lucky cat survived when it was trapped on a giant cactus for three days. During the period, the animal went without food or water as locals ... Read more...
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Biden presses Congress to pass Obama’s jobs bill
November 5th, 2011 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 5 (IANS) US Vice President Joe Biden Saturday urged Congress to pass President Barack Obama's jobs bill "to strengthen the US economy and create jobs".In a weekly ... Read more...
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35 injured in multiple vehicle collision in Britain
November 5th, 2011 - 11:59 am ICT by IANS
London, Nov 5 (IANS) Some people were killed and around 35 were injured in a multiple vehicle crash involving as many as 27 cars and lorries on a motorway in ... Read more...
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China prepares to curb fire incidents
November 2nd, 2011 - 12:03 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 2 (IANS) China's Ministry of Public Security is launching a special drive to decrease fire risks, with a special focus on major holidays and festivals during the upcoming ... Read more...
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Obama presses jobs plan passage to bridge income gap
October 30th, 2011 - 12:24 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 29 (IANS) US President Barack Obama Saturday urged Congress to pass the administration's stalled jobs plan to speed up US economic growth and reduce the widening income ... Read more...
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White House takes new moves to spur private hiring
October 29th, 2011 - 1:00 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 28 (IANS) The Obama administration Friday announced new executive branch efforts to help job creation in the nation's private sector.US President Barack Obama Friday told federal government ... Read more...
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Mario Balotelli’s house catches fire after fireworks zoom off in wrong direction
October 24th, 2011 - 10:19 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Manchester, Oct 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli lifted his jersey to reveal an inner T-shirt that had a question which only he could answer. After scoring against Manchester United ... Read more...
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Three die in Brazil blast
October 14th, 2011 - 11:34 am ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Oct 14 (IANS/EFE) Three people were killed and 13 injured Thursday in an explosion inside a restaurant in downtown Rio de Janeiro, an official said.While the cause ... Read more...
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Fighter’s fuel tank falls to ground
October 7th, 2011 - 3:05 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Oct 7 (IANS) A fuel tank of a Japanese fighter fell to the ground just before it finished a training flight and landed at its base, authorities said.The empty ... Read more...
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Fire in Uttar Pradesh hotel, no casualty
September 29th, 2011 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
Meerut, Sep 29 (IANS) Goods worth several lakhs were gutted in a fire that broke out in a hotel in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut city Thursday, triggering panic in a busy ... Read more...
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240 injured in Shanghai subway trains’ accident
September 27th, 2011 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
Shanghai, Sep 27 (IANS) Over 240 passengers were injured Tuesday when a subway train rear-ended another train here, authorities said.Most of the injures were light, Shanghai Shentong Metro Group Co. ... Read more...
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House fire in northwest London kills 6, injures 2
September 24th, 2011 - 1:32 pm ICT by BNO News
LONDON (BNO NEWS) -- Six people were killed on early Saturday morning when a fire ripped through a house in northwest London, officials said. Two other people were injured.The London Fire Brigade ... Read more...
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12 dead in China landslides
September 19th, 2011 - 10:04 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 19 (IANS) At least 12 people were killed while 22 were missing in rain-triggered landslides in a northwestern Chinese province, officials said.The landslides began Saturday afternoon. Rock ... Read more...
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