South Africa gallery won’t display Zuma painting
May 31st, 2012 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 31 (IANS) After reaching a deal with the ruling ANC party, a South African art gallery has agreed not to display a controversial painting of President Jacob Zuma ... Read more...
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Osama had ‘natural viagra’ to stay young
April 28th, 2012 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 28 (IANS) Believe it or not, terror mastermind Osama bin Laden desperately tried to cling to his youth during his last days in Pakistan, and resorted to using ... Read more...
Posted in World |
British Muslim women don’t mind being second wives
March 11th, 2012 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 11 (IANS) Muslim career women in Britain are opting for polygamous relationships on not being able to find suitable men. They are not hesitating to be a second ... Read more...
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Oxford-educated Bhutan king weds commoner (Lead)
October 13th, 2011 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
Punakha (Bhutan), Oct 13 (IANS) The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan Thursday crossed yet another historic threshold with its 31-year-old King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk entering into a wedlock with his ... Read more...
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Killing of wife by husband stuns Indo-Canadian community
August 4th, 2011 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Vancouver, Aug 4 (IANS) The daylight murder of a young Indo-Canadian woman by her husband in the city suburb of Surrey last week has shamed and shocked the community which ... Read more...
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Young Muslims in Indonesia, Malaysia oppose polygamy
July 13th, 2011 - 11:51 am ICT by IANS
Jakarta, July 13 (IANS/AKI) A vast majority of young Muslims in Indonesia and Malaysia disapprove of the traditional acceptance of polygamy. They are, however, reluctant to openly support interfaith marriages ... Read more...
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Man marries 107 women, fathers 185 kids
May 13th, 2011 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 13 (IANS) A Nigerian man now 87 years old has married 107 women, fathered 185 children and presently lives with 89 of his wives, the Daily Mail reported ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Indian state minister killed in helicopter crash
May 4th, 2011 - 10:58 pm ICT by BNO News
NEW DELHI, INDIA (BNO NEWS) -- Local search teams on Wednesday found the wreckage of an aircraft that went missing on Saturday morning confirming the death of the chief minister of India's ... Read more...
Posted in India |
Khandu was one of best performing chief ministers (Obituary)
May 4th, 2011 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
Itanagar, May 5 (IANS) Described as one of the best performing chief ministers in the mountainous state of Arunachal Pradesh, 56-year-old Dorjee Khandu's death has created a void, not only ... Read more...
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Malaysian woman leaves hubby who married 15 others!
May 2nd, 2011 - 4:58 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, May 2 (ANI): A Malaysian woman has left her husband who have married up to 15 other women, each in different states.After finding out she was actually the fifth wife, ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Arunachal chief minister’s family prays for his safe return
May 1st, 2011 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS
Itanagar, May 1 (IANS) Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu's family - his four wives and five children - are passing through agonizing moments and praying for his safe return ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
‘Sister Wives’ to have another cast member
April 12th, 2011 - 12:58 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, April 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) TLC’s “Sister Wives” would have another member when the 17th child is born to Kody Brown. This time it is Brown’s fourth wife, Robyn who is ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Kidman, Owen star as Hemingway, Gellhorn in new film
March 29th, 2011 - 5:59 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 29 (ANI): Actors Nicole Kidman and Clive Owen were spotted shooting a TV project for HBO film, 'Hemingway and Gellhorn' in San Francisco.The couple certainly looked the part with ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Chechnya leader supports polygamy, wants second wife
February 25th, 2011 - 11:55 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Ramzan Kadyrov, head of the southern Russian republic of Chechnya, fully supports the idea of polygamy and says he is looking for a beautiful woman to become ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Four wives beat Bangladesh man to death
December 22nd, 2010 - 12:25 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Dec 22 (IANS) A man in Bangladesh who kept his four wives in the dark about his multiple marriages was beaten to death, allegedly by all of them, a media report ... Read more...
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Pakistan man ‘to marry twice in 24 hours’
October 18th, 2010 - 1:05 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 18 (ANI): A 23-year-old Pakistani man has decided to marry two women in 24 hours as the young lad was in a dilemma of whether to marry the woman he ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
‘Sister Wives’ stars say show was risk worth taking
September 29th, 2010 - 5:49 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Sept 29 (ANI): The stars of reality television show 'Sister Wives', who are facing a possible felony bigamy charge, have said that it was a risk worth taking.According to People ... Read more...
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Malaysian men with four wives reveals secret of blissful polygamy
September 13th, 2010 - 6:15 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Sep 13 (ANI): It seems nothing can shake off a 60 year-old Malaysian man's strong belief in the institution of marriage, who is living with his four wife and children ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Malaysian politician escapes jail for practicing polygamy
August 11th, 2010 - 5:24 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 11 (ANI): A Malaysian politician has escaped going to jail for entering a polygamous marriage without official consent.Lawyer Amli Embong said an Islamic High Court ruled jailing Parliamentarian Bung Mokhtar ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Snoring husbands turn women into beastly bedfellows
August 4th, 2010 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 4 (IANS) All it takes is a gentle snore to turn a woman into a beastly bedfellow.
Watching her husband nod off the moment his head hits the pillow unleashes ... Read more...
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Having mistresses is a French way of life, says accused polygamist
April 27th, 2010 - 4:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 27 (ANI): A Muslim Frenchman alleged by the country's government to be living in a polygamous arrangement with four women and committing benefit fraud via their 12 children has hit ... Read more...
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Polygamy debate roils Kenya
March 5th, 2010 - 10:29 am ICT by IANS
By Eva Krafczyk
Malindi (Kenya), March 5 (DPA) Relaxing in front of his house in the shade of a mango tree, Ata Tsumo had only a weak smile for the flap over South ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Pak Speaker supports ‘polygamy’
March 2nd, 2010 - 5:48 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Mar.2 (ANI): Days after Minister of State for Ports and Shipping Nabil Gabol claimed that 80 per cent of National Assembly (NA) members have more than one wife, NA speaker Dr ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
80-year-old father, four wives, 30 kids, another on way
February 16th, 2010 - 10:40 am ICT by IANS
By Syed Zarir Hussain
Mohkhuli (Assam), Feb 16 (IANS) At 80, Hussain Ali, a small farmer in Assam, is still going strong but is a little worried as his third wife is expecting ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Wife and son bare secrets of terror kingpin Osama bin Laden
October 12th, 2009 - 5:14 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Oct.12 (ANI): After years of hiding and social oztracisation, the wife and son of Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden have come out with a no-holes barred book that reveals ... Read more...
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South African court gives inheritance to Muslim widows
July 19th, 2009 - 10:01 am ICT by IANS
By Fakir Hassen
Johannesburg, July 19 (IANS) In a landmark judgement, a South African court has ruled that Muslim widows in polygamous marriages are entitled to a proportional share of their husbands' estates.An ... Read more...
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Wives of criminal-turned-politicians trailing in Bihar
May 16th, 2009 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, May 16 (IANS) Four prominent criminal-turned-politicians of Bihar were barred from this Lok Sabha contest by courts. They put up their wives instead. Counting trends Saturday showed all four wives ... Read more...
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Meet the 60yr-old father of 84 kids
February 13th, 2009 - 6:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 13 (ANI): A 60-year-old Muslim man has fathered more than 80 kids.Daad Mohammed, from United Emirates has had 84 children with 17 different wives.He claims to have sex ... Read more...
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Cats enjoy a royal treatment at an Agra mosque
January 28th, 2009 - 11:32 pm ICT by ANI
By Brijesh Kr. Singh
Agra, Jan.28 (ANI): A number of cats at an Agra mosque have become cynosure of everyones eyes for the kind of affection and respect they enjoy here among ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Hamas targets Israel nuke plant after top commander’’s killing
January 2nd, 2009 - 1:55 pm ICT by ANI
Tel Aviv, Jan. 2 (ANI): Israel has killed a top Hamas commander and members of his family, prompting the Palestine-based militant outfit to redirect its rocket missiles on Israel''s main nuclear ... Read more...
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Frank Sinatra attempted suicide twice: Book
November 15th, 2008 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 15 (IANS) The late singing legend Frank Sinatra is said to have attempted suicide twice during his traumatic love affair with actress Ava Gardner, reveals a book.The 35-year old Sinatra ... Read more...
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Frank Sinatra’’s alleged suicide attempts revealed in tell-all book
November 15th, 2008 - 12:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 15 (ANI): Legendary singer Frank Sinatras turbulent love affair with screen stunner Ava Gardner made him attempt suicide twice in almost an year, reveals a new tell-all book about ... Read more...
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Meet the ”real-life Hulk” who needs a dose of 15 bonks everyday!
November 13th, 2008 - 6:41 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 13 (ANI): A man, touted as the ''real-life Hulk'', has claimed that his super-human strength equals 260 horsepower or 30,000 men, which requires him to go for at least ... Read more...
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Nigerian man with 86 wives agrees to divorce 82
September 1st, 2008 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
Abuja (Nigeria), Sep 1 (DPA) An 84-year-old Nigerian man with 86 wives and 170 children has accepted a decree issued by Islamic authorities that he must divorce 82 of them, reports said ... Read more...
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Islamic court orders man to divorce 82 of his 86 wives or die!
August 22nd, 2008 - 6:22 pm ICT by ANI
Johannesburg, Aug 22 (ANI): Nigeria''s Islamic authority has told an 84-year-old man who has 86 wives to choose only four and repent within three days or else he will be sentenced ... Read more...
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