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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Rs.50,000 reward announced for farmer leader
May 8th, 2011 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
Greater Noida, May 8 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government Sunday announced a reward of Rs.50,000 for the arrest of farmer leader Manvir Singh Teotia who has been blamed for violence ... Read more...
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Three killed in farmers-police gunbattle, clashes (Second Lead)
May 7th, 2011 - 11:51 pm ICT by IANS
Greater Noida, May 7 (IANS) Two policemen and a farmer were killed and about 15 people were critically injured here Saturday as rioting farmers, who held government employees hostages ... Read more...
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Dog was part of US team that attacked Osama
May 5th, 2011 - 2:21 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 5 (IANS) An explosive sniffing dog was part of the crack team of US commandos who shot dead Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in Pakistan.The Sun reported ... Read more...
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Attack meant to reassert Maoist presence in Jharkhand: police
May 4th, 2011 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, May 4 (IANS) Some police accounts Wednesday said almost 400 Maoists, including men and women, carried out the ambush in a forested area of Jharkhand that killed 11 security ... Read more...
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Police hunt for poachers in Haryana (Lead)
April 18th, 2011 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 18 (IANS) Police Monday conducted raids across Haryana to nab some of the dozen poachers who fled the Kalesar National Park after one of them was killed in ... Read more...
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Haryana Police conduct raids to nab poachers
April 18th, 2011 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 18 (IANS) Haryana Police Monday started conducting searches across the state to nab some of the dozen poachers who fled the Kalesar National Park after one of them ... Read more...
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66 Indians evacuated from Cote d’Ivoire
April 13th, 2011 - 1:01 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Amid intensifying violence in the West African nation of Cote d'Ivoire, 66 Indian nationals, including 11 women and 12 children, were Tuesday safely evacuated from ... Read more...
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25 Libyan tanks destroyed Sunday: NATO commander
April 10th, 2011 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels, April 10 (IANS) A total of 25 Libyan tanks were destroyed in NATO airstrikes Sunday, the officer commanding the alliance's operation said.The tanks were destroyed near the eastern town ... Read more...
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Gunman kills 11 at Rio de Janeiro school before killing self
April 7th, 2011 - 11:52 pm ICT by BNO News
RIO DE JANEIRO (BNO NEWS) -- A gunman opened fire at a school in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro on Thursday morning, killing at least 11 people and injuring many ... Read more...
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Five explosions in Tripoli
March 28th, 2011 - 3:58 am ICT by IANS
Tripoli, March 28 (IANS) More than at least five explosions were heard in the Libyan capital Tripoli Sunday night, following anti-aircraft gunfire by Libyan forces, Xinhua reported.However, it wasn't clear ... Read more...
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Eight persons killed in ‘ethnic’ Karachi violence
March 23rd, 2011 - 11:28 am ICT by ANI
Karachi, Mar 23(ANI): At least eight people were killed in separate armed attacks in several parts of Karachi on Tuesday in the fresh wave of killings in the Pakistani metropolis, apparently on ... Read more...
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48 killed as coalition forces target Libyan air defence
March 20th, 2011 - 9:44 am ICT by IANS
Tripoli, March 20 (IANS) At least 48 people were killed and 150 others wounded in air strikes carried out by coalition forces to enforce a UN resolution imposing a no-fly ... Read more...
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Brit Army to get supergun to counter Taliban snipers
March 18th, 2011 - 5:46 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 18 (ANI): The British Army is testing rifles fitted with a "gunfire locator" pod which uses sonar to calculate an enemy's position within 1.3 seconds in order to counter ... Read more...
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Cops break up cricket match after ball hitting shutter mistaken for gunshots
March 17th, 2011 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar.17 (ANI): Armed police in Greater Manchester were forced to break up a cricket match after the sound of the ball hitting a shutter was mistaken for gunshots by a passer- ... Read more...
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Two killed in Karachi during PPP strike
March 11th, 2011 - 1:58 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Mar 11(ANI): At least two people were killed and several others wounded in gunfire incidents in Karachi as a strike called by the Pakistan People's Party was being observed across Sindh ... Read more...
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Intense fighting in Libya as Gaddafi holds on to power (Second Lead)
March 6th, 2011 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo, March 6 (IANS) Pitched battles were fought in Libya, with gunfire being reported in capital Tripoli Sunday as troops loyal to 68-year-old leader Muammar Gaddafi attempted to wrest back ... Read more...
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