Car driver killed in CRPF firing near Ranchi
February 6th, 2012 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 6 (IANS) The driver of a private car, suspected to be carrying a Maoist leader, was killed in firing by Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel near Ranchi ... Read more...
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Seven killed in Afghan car bomb attack
February 5th, 2012 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Feb 5 (IANS) At least seven people, including five police officers, were killed and 19 injured Sunday in a car bomb attack on the police headquarters in the southern ... Read more...
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Two LeT guerrillas killed in Kashmir
February 4th, 2012 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 4 (IANS) Two separatist guerrillas of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) were killed in a gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir Saturday, army sources said."On specific information about the presence of ... Read more...
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13 killed in Iraq bomb attacks (Lead)
January 26th, 2012 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Jan 26 (IANS) At least 13 people were killed and eight injured in separate bomb and gunfire attacks in Iraq Thursday, said police.In northern Iraq, three people were killed ... Read more...
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Six killed in Iraq attacks
January 23rd, 2012 - 5:03 am ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Jan 23 (IANS) At least six people were killed in gunfire and bomb attacks in Iraq, Xinhua reported.Gunmen attacked a check-post jointly manned by policemen and fighters of a ... Read more...
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Bank robber shot dead in Karachi
January 11th, 2012 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 11 (IANS) A bank robber who was armed with a hand grenade was gunned down by police Wednesday in Pakistan's port city of Karachi.Two other robbers, however, managed ... Read more...
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UN chief condemns killing of workers in Somalia
December 24th, 2011 - 5:07 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Dec 24 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned the killing of two World Food Programme (WFP) officials and a member of a partner organisation in Somalia.A ... Read more...
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Barefoot Bandit’ jailed for 7 years
December 20th, 2011 - 12:28 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Seattle, Dec 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The notorious “Barefoot Bandit” has been jailed for series of robberies. The judge handed the 20-year-old suspect more than a seven-year jail term which he will serve ... Read more...
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Gaddafi killing smacks of war crime: Prosecutor
December 16th, 2011 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 16 (IANS) The killing of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi by rebel forces "creates suspicions" of war crimes, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has ... Read more...
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Jharkhand police failed to present key witness in massacre case
December 15th, 2011 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Dec 15 (IANS) Acquittal by the Jharkhand High Court of four suspected Maoists who were awarded death sentence for the 2007 massacre of 19 people, including the son of ... Read more...
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Court acquits four suspected Maoists in 2007 massacre
December 15th, 2011 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Dec 15 (IANS) The Jharkhand High Court Thursday acquitted four suspected Maoists who were awarded death sentence for the 2007 massacre of 19 people, including the son of former ... Read more...
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Eight hurt as Iranian bus attacked in Turkey
November 16th, 2011 - 4:53 am ICT by IANS
Ankara, Nov 16 (IANS) Eight people were injured when an Iranian bus travelling to Syria was attacked by unidentified gunmen in eastern Turkey, Xinhua reported Tuesday.There were 40 passengers aboard ... Read more...
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New Orleans’ Halloween turns bloody
November 1st, 2011 - 11:06 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New Orleans, Nov 1 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Four separate shooting incidents at some spots in New Orleans during the Halloween left 2 people dead and 15 others injured. The police say they have ... Read more...
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10 US schools locked down after gun battle: report
October 29th, 2011 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 28 (IANS) Ten schools were locked down Friday after police exchanged fire with a suspect in the US state of South Carolina, local media reported.The gunfire broke out ... Read more...
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NATO blames Pakistani Taliban for Kabul attack
September 15th, 2011 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Sep 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The top brass of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) has blamed the Pakistani Taliban for staging the 20-hour siege in Kabul that ... Read more...
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Tripoli hospitals suffering shortage of medical supplies
August 25th, 2011 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
Tripoli, Aug 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Hospitals in the Libyan capital Tripoli are experiencing a critical lack of medical supplies, the al-Ahram website said Thursday.The hospitals are in dire need of ... Read more...
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Mexican soccer match suspended due to gunfire
August 22nd, 2011 - 12:16 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Aug 22 (IANS/EFE) The match between Mexico's Santos and Morelia teams was suspended due to gunfire outside Corona stadium in the city of Torreon, but no one was ... Read more...
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Gunfire, spirituality and call of wild on book cart (IANS Books This Week)
August 18th, 2011 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Let your mind travel with the pile on your book shelf this weekend...1. "Girls Behind the Gunfire"; Written by Trisha Ray; Published by HarperCollins-India; Priced ... Read more...
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Eight killed in Iraq violence
August 16th, 2011 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Aug 16 (IANS) At least eight people were killed and nine injured in separate incidents of bomb explosions and gunfire attacks in central and northern Iraq Tuesday, Xinhua reported.Two ... Read more...
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Nine killed, 21 injured in Iraq
August 8th, 2011 - 2:44 am ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Aug 8 (IANS) Nine people were killed and 21 wounded in separate bomb and gunfire attacks in Iraq's eastern and central regions Sunday, Xinhua reported.In Iraq's eastern province of ... Read more...
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Teenager shot dead after George Clinton concert
August 1st, 2011 - 11:53 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 1 (IANS/EFE) A 16-year-old boy died and three people were wounded on the weekend when gunfire erupted in Cleveland, Ohio, after a concert by funk star George Clinton, ... Read more...
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16 killed in Mexican prison shootout
July 27th, 2011 - 5:58 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, July 27 (IANS) At least 16 people were killed in northern Mexico when a shootout occurred in a prison, said authorities Tuesday.Earlier, reports stated 17 people had been ... Read more...
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Seven hurt as man opens fire in US casino
July 25th, 2011 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 25 (IANS/EFE) A man opened fire at a casino in Seattle Sunday, wounding seven people, four of them seriously, police said.Jamie Sidell, police chief of Auburn town, Washington, ... Read more...
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Don’t shoot as you’ll wake up Afghans, soldiers told
July 18th, 2011 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 18 (IANS) Coalition soldiers in Afghanistan were told not to shoot Taliban guerrillas planting mines as gunfire would "wake up and upset the locals", a former ... Read more...
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Five LeT men, soldier killed in Kashmir gunfight (Third Lead)
July 15th, 2011 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 15 (IANS) Five separatist guerrillas and a soldier of the counter-insurgency force Rashtriya Rifles were killed in a gunfight in north Kashmir's Kupwara district that ended Friday evening, ... Read more...
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Hostage rescued, gunfight starts in Kashmir (Lead)
July 15th, 2011 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 15 (IANS) A woman held hostage by four Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants in Jammu and Kashmir was rescued Friday, police said.A gunfight has now started between the security forces ... Read more...
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Rights panel finalises Bhatta-Parsaul report
July 5th, 2011 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government's land acquisition policy remains in the spotlight of the National Human Rights Commission as the commission finalised its report on ... Read more...
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Rights panel preparing reports on Uttar Pradesh assaults
June 24th, 2011 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Friday said its reports on alleged sexual assaults on women in Bhatta-Parsaul village and the rape and killing ... Read more...
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Bhatta-Parsaul report still in process: NHRC
June 23rd, 2011 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) Refusing to comment on reports that the commission has ruled out sexual assault of women in the Bhatta-Parsaul village, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) ... Read more...
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Maoists killed 19 because they couldn’t locate one (Flashback)
June 23rd, 2011 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, June 23 (IANS) The six Maoists sentenced to death for gunning down 19 people in Jharkhand committed the massacre because they could not locate the one man they wanted: ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh, Bihar turning Nepal into hub of small arms
June 16th, 2011 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, June 16 (IANS) As over 70 countries in the world Thursday begin observing the Global Week of Action Against Gun Violence, peace activists rue that even five years after ... Read more...
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India warns Pakistan against ceasefire violations
May 15th, 2011 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, May 15 (IANS) India Sunday warned Pakistan against ceasefire violations on the international border in Jammu and Kashmir, Border Security Force (BSF) officials said.The stern message was delivered to ... Read more...
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NHRC team to visit violence-hit Greater Noida village
May 12th, 2011 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission, which has received complaints of human rights violations in the Bhatta Parsaul village in Greater Noida, will send an investigative ... Read more...
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NHRC team may visit Greater Noida village
May 11th, 2011 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) The apex human rights body of the country is contemplating sending a team to Bhatta Parsaul village in Greater Noida where clashes between agitating farmers ... Read more...
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Prohibitory orders lifted not to suit Rahul: Uttar Pradesh
May 11th, 2011 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 11 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government Wednesday said the prohibitory orders in Greater Noida's Bhatta Parsaul village were lifted Tuesday and the decision was not made to ... Read more...
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