India train accident death toll crosses 60
July 11th, 2011 - 8:46 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Fatehpur, India, July 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Rescuers are still trying to remove bodies from the wreckage of a derailed train. The Guardian reports that more than 60 bodies have been pulled out ... Read more...
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Osama’s discovery in luxury compound near Islamabad huge embarrassment for Pak, ISI
May 3rd, 2011 - 2:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 3(ANI): Elusive Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden's discovery by the United States, in a luxury compound 35 miles from Islamabad, is a dangerous embarrassment for Pakistan and its ... Read more...
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Brit royal wedding invitation to Bahrain’s crown Prince draws criticism
April 24th, 2011 - 12:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 24 (ANI): Prince William and Kate Middleton's royal wedding invitation to crown Prince of Bahrain has drawn criticism in light of his government's brutal treatment of pro-democracy protesters.During Salman ... Read more...
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World’s oldest man dies in America at 114
April 15th, 2011 - 5:42 pm ICT by ANI
Los Angeles Apr.15 (ANI): Walter Breuning, the world's oldest man has died at the age of 114, in a Montana Hospital.A spokeswoman for the Rainbow retirement home where he lived, said ... Read more...
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Gaddafi’s finance minister fears Libya may run out of cash
April 12th, 2011 - 3:05 pm ICT by ANI
Tripoli, Apr 12(ANI): Libya's Finance Minister Abdulhafid Zlitni fears the Muammar al-Gaddafi regime may run out of funds within months if there is no quick resolution to the political and military crisis.Zlitni ... Read more...
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Murdoch urged Brown to curb Brit Govt. pressure in phone hacking case
April 10th, 2011 - 12:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr.10 (ANI): Britain's former Prime Minister Gordon Brown's cabinet colleague has revealed that media baron Rupert Murdoch had used his political influence to curb pressure from Labour MPs in the ... Read more...
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Wisden names only four ‘Cricketers of the Year’ excluding tainted Pak bowler Amir
April 8th, 2011 - 5:25 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, April 8(ANI): Wisden has named only four instead of five 'Cricketers of the Year' for the first time since 1926, as tainted Pakistan bowler Mohammad Amir has been removed from the ... Read more...
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Afghan President asks US Congress to condemn Quran burning
April 4th, 2011 - 6:03 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Apr.4 (ANI): Afghan president Hamid Karzai has called on the US Congress to condemn Christian preacher Terry Jones' burning of the Quran, which prompted mob killings in Mazar- e- Sharif. ... Read more...
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Muralitharan takes blame for India’s dominating win over Sri Lanka
April 4th, 2011 - 12:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 4 (ANI): The highest wicket taker in one-day internationals and Tests, Muttiah Muralitharan, has blamed himself for India's dominating win over Sri Lanka in last Saturday's World Cup final ... Read more...
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Big Brother & Channel 5 fail to reach a deal
April 1st, 2011 - 8:20 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, April 1 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Big Brother won’t be returning on Channel 5 until at least August. The delay in the premiering of the show is due to legal and contractual disagreements ... Read more...
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Palin gives no reason for not visiting Palestinian occupied Bethlehem during Israel trip
March 22nd, 2011 - 5:38 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 22 (ANI): Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has not given any reason why she had skipped crossing an Israeli checkpoint to visit the Palestinian occupied territory of Bethlehem during ... Read more...
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Wikileaks suspect’s prison psychiatrists accused of ‘violating ethical duties as doctors’
March 16th, 2011 - 2:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 16 (ANI): A leading group of doctors in the US have accused psychiatrists in Quantico, Virginia, of 'violating their ethical duties as doctors' for subjecting the suspected WikiLeaks source Bradley ... Read more...
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Libyan rebels urge West to assassinate Gaddafi as troops head towards Benghazi
March 15th, 2011 - 1:28 pm ICT by ANI
Tripoli, Mar 15 (ANI): Libya's revolutionary leadership is reportedly urging western powers to assassinate Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and launch military strikes against his forces to protect his loyalists from retaking rebel-held cities, ... Read more...
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Gulf forces intervene in Bahrain after violent clashes
March 14th, 2011 - 6:32 pm ICT by ANI
Manama, Mar.14 (ANI): The Crown Prince of Bahrain has asked neighbouring Gulf States to intervene after violent clashes broke out between police and anti- government protestors in Manama.An advisor to the royal ... Read more...
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Wikileaks suspect being mistreated in jail: State Department spokesman
March 12th, 2011 - 6:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 12 (ANI): US State Department spokesman PJ Crowley has said the Pentagon is being 'ridiculous and stupid' in subjecting American soldier Bradley Manning to mistreatment at Quantico in Virginia ... Read more...
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Libyan Govt. warns of more ‘action’ after taking over crucial towns
March 11th, 2011 - 2:25 pm ICT by ANI
Tripoli, Mar 11 (ANI): The Libyan government has warned that 'it's time for liberation and action,' after its military assault forced the defeat of Libyan rebels in the town of Zawiya ... Read more...
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Flower guarded over England’s new opener for World Cup
March 9th, 2011 - 12:46 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 9 (ANI): England head coach Andy Flower is not disclosing who will partner Andrew Strauss on Friday when England meet Bangladesh.There are three possibilities after Kevin Pietersen returned home ... Read more...
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Blackwater set to remain in Afghanistan despite reshuffling private security contractors
March 8th, 2011 - 5:46 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Mar 8 (ANI): Blackwater is set to remain in Afghanistan after President Hamid Karzai has been forced by the Western partners to give up his plans of shunting private security companies ... Read more...
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Fastest WC century maker eyes IPL, says he used to play like that in garden
March 3rd, 2011 - 12:59 pm ICT by ANI
Bengaluru, Mar 3 (ANI): Ireland batsman Kevin O'Brien, who scored the fastest century of the World Cup to upset England, has said that he was playing as if he was playing in ... Read more...
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US shifts legal stance on gay marriage
February 24th, 2011 - 12:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 24(ANI): Gay rights activists in the United States are celebrating another step forward after the Obama administration announced that it would no longer defend the legislation that defines marriage as ... Read more...
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Australia expects Sweden to treat Assange justly under Swedish, international law if extradited
February 19th, 2011 - 1:00 pm ICT by ANI
Stockholm, Feb 19 (ANI): The Australian ambassador to Sweden has written to the country's justice minister seeking assurances that the Wikileaks founder Julian Assange would be treated justly based on Swedish and ... Read more...
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Bahrain using UK acquired weapons for crackdown on protestors
February 18th, 2011 - 7:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 18 (ANI): The British government has reportedly launched a review of arms exports to Bahrain after it emerged that the country's security forces are using weapons supplied by London for ... Read more...
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US releases jihadist who trained 7/7 bombers after serving less than five of seventy year sentence
February 14th, 2011 - 12:21 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Feb 14 (ANI): Mohammed Junaid Babar, an American jihadist who had taught the process of making explosives to the 2005 London suicide bombers in his training camp, has reportedly ... Read more...
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Ukrainian Klitschko challenges UK’s Haye to fight him on July 2
February 8th, 2011 - 4:52 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb.8 (ANI): Wladimir Klitschko has challenged David Haye to face him in a potential heavyweight unification bout on July 2 this year.The Ukrainian will fight Dereck Chisora for his IBF and ... Read more...
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MI5 missed implicating 7/7 ringleader despite knowing his terrorist links, inquest told
February 3rd, 2011 - 1:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 3(ANI): The MI5 was unable to identify the ringleader of the July 7, 2005, London bombings, despite having his picture and having seen him associating with other terrorist suspects, the ... Read more...
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Durham’s Plunkett called in as pace bowling cover for England
February 1st, 2011 - 3:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb.1 (ANI): England has called up Durham fast bowler Liam Plunkett as bowling cover for the one-day international series against Australia.Plunkett will leave the England Lions tour of the Caribbean ... Read more...
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Italian court waters down Berlusconi immunity law
January 14th, 2011 - 7:37 pm ICT by ANI
Rome, Jan.14 (ANI): An Italian constitutional court has opened the way for Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to be put back on trial, throwing out crucial parts of the law that represented his ... Read more...
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Pak spot-fixing trial likely to conclude in Doha today
January 11th, 2011 - 2:59 pm ICT by ANI
Doha, Jan 11(ANI): Former Pakistan Test captain Salman Butt, and fast bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif, who were involved in a spot-fixing scandal, are likely to discover their fates today, when ... Read more...
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Hodgson says he has backing of Liverpool players and owners
January 2nd, 2011 - 5:57 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 2 (ANI): Under fire Liverpool coach Roy Hodgson has said the club owners wished him well before the game against Bolton at Anfield., and added that he had the backing ... Read more...
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Alcoholism booms in ‘dry’ Pakistan, as does addiction counselling
December 30th, 2010 - 4:47 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Dec 30 (ANI): Despite being banned in Pakistan, alcohol is easily available across the country, prompting rising alcoholism and a growing trade in clinics trying to treat middle-class patients.Pakistan has ... Read more...
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David Miliband dismisses talk of move to Washington
December 30th, 2010 - 12:52 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec. 30 (ANI): Former British foreign secretary David Miliband has quashed rumors of him becoming his country's next ambassador to the United States.There have been suggestions that the South Shields MP ... Read more...
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England reacted like “bad losers” after failing to win WC bid: Blatter
December 9th, 2010 - 4:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 9 (ANI): Rejecting allegations of corruption at soccer's governing body, FIFA president Sepp Blatter has said that England reacted like "bad losers" after failing to win the bid to host ... Read more...
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Yemen diverted US counter-terrorism aid meant to tackle Al Qaeda: WikiLeaks
December 7th, 2010 - 3:37 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec.7 (ANI): A December 2009 cable sent by the US embassy in Yemeni capital Sanaa, published by WikiLeaks, shows that Yemen deployed a US-funded counter-terrorism unit to fight domestic rebels instead ... Read more...
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US, UK, Russia share concerns over Pak nuclear stockpile, proliferation: WikiLeaks
December 1st, 2010 - 3:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 1 (ANI): United States and British diplomats fear that Pakistan's nuclear weapons programme could lead to fissile material falling into the hands of terrorists or a devastating nuclear exchange with ... Read more...
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May offers no clarity about Indian IT workers in UK’s 21,700 skilled migrants cap
November 24th, 2010 - 7:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 24 (ANI): UK Home Secretary Theresa May confirmed plans to cut a number of overseas student numbers today as she unveiled a headline figure of 21,700 for the annual cap ... Read more...
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