Germany, Canada to conduct joint ocean research
August 18th, 2012 - 4:53 am ICT by IANS
Berlin, Aug 18 (IANS) Germany and Canada will jointly conduct marine research.The Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research in Kiel announced Friday that both sides have agreed on the joint cooperation. ... Read more...
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German energy firms earn profits, despite N phase-out
August 16th, 2012 - 8:06 am ICT by IANS
Berlin, Aug 16 (IANS) Germany's big energy companies are making profits despite a government decision to phase-out atomic energy, industry experts said.At the top of the positive trend is the ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
German court bans Rolling Stones tattoo for horse
August 16th, 2012 - 6:53 am ICT by IANS
Berlin, Aug 16 (IANS) A German court has stopped a man from making a Rolling Stones tattoo on a horse saying it is wrong to inflict pain on animals "without ... Read more...
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Man calls police after woman demands more sex
April 14th, 2012 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 14 (IANS) A man was forced to escape onto an apartment balcony and call the police for help after his lover refused to let him go - because ... Read more...
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Bangladeshi bloggers win awards in Germany
April 13th, 2011 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 13 (IANS) Three bloggers from Bangladesh have won prizes in a global blog writing contest, German news broadcaster Deutsche Welle has announced.Internet users elected Bangladesh's Ami Rahman ... Read more...
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Suspicious device found at German airport
November 17th, 2010 - 11:59 pm ICT by BNO News
HAMBURG, GERMANY (BNO NEWS) -- A suspicious electronic device found at an airport in the northern region of Germany on Wednesday was detonated and destroyed by a bomb-disposal squad, media reports say, ... Read more...
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Report: Al-Qaeda sent operatives to Germany, Britain
November 17th, 2010 - 9:33 pm ICT by BNO News
BERLIN (BNO NEWS) -- Germany on Wednesday said the country's security agencies have evidence that two to four potential terrorists are planning to attack Germany and the UK within weeks, officials and ... Read more...
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Paul the Octupus a global superstar
July 8th, 2010 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
Oberhausen, July 8 (DPA) Paul the Octopus has turned into a global superstar revolving around the 2010 World Cup, with top political leaders in Spain even worried about the oracle mussel-eater's ... Read more...
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Lost Sanskrit manuscript rediscovered in Italian library
June 29th, 2010 - 5:14 pm ICT by ANI
Berlin, June 29 (ANI): A lost ancient manuscript detailing India's old Sanskrit language was rediscovered in an Italian library.According to a German news agency, Toon Van Haal of Belgium tracked down the ... Read more...
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I am running the government, not President Zardari: Gilani
December 1st, 2009 - 12:57 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Dec.1 (ANI): Rejecting reports of differences with President Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has said he is running the government, and not the President."President Zardari is the ... Read more...
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Rival agency in talks to take over AP’s German service
September 25th, 2009 - 11:51 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, Sep 25 (DPA) Germany's second biggest domestic news agency, DDP, said Friday it was negotiating to buy the German-language service of US news agency Associated Press.
DDP owners Peter Loew and Martin ... Read more...
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Journalist D.P. Kumar dead (Lead)
August 9th, 2009 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Veteran journalist and former editor of The Statesman D.P. Kumar died of a massive cardiac arrest in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, at 5 p.m. Sunday, his family members ... Read more...
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Journalist D.P. Kumar dead
August 9th, 2009 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Veteran journalist and former editor of The Statesman D.P. Kumar died of a massive cardiac arrest in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, at 5 p.m. Sunday, his family members ... Read more...
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Orakzai chopper crash, a heavy blow to Pak Army before S.Waziristan offensive
July 4th, 2009 - 12:36 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, July 4 (ANI): Friday's helicopter crash in which 26 security personel were killed in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas' (FATA) Orakzai Agency, is being seen as a serious blow to ... Read more...
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Five killed in mortar attacks in Iraq
April 18th, 2009 - 5:33 am ICT by IANS
Baghdad, April 18 (DPA) At least five people died Friday in a round of mortar attacks, as incidents targeting Shia-dominated districts in Baghdad increased.
The total number of victims was not confirmed, but ... Read more...
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AFP bureau chief detained in Nepal for suspected drug possession
January 11th, 2009 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Jan 10 (IANS) The Nepal bureau chief of French news agency Agence France Presse (AFP) has been detained by Kathmandu's drug squad on the suspicion of possessing drugs, police said.British citizen ... Read more...
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Al Qaeda calls for fresh attacks on Pakistani forces, seize control of Islamabad
January 19th, 2008 - 12:29 pm ICT by admin
Islamabad, Jan 19 (ANI): Al Qaeda is leant to have called upon its followers to launch fresh attacks on Pakistani forces, saying that "holy war" was compulsory in Pakistan as it was ... Read more...
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