Zambia to play Zimbabwe in football friendly
July 18th, 2012 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
Lusaka (Zambia), July 18 (IANS) Zambia will host neighbours Zimbabwe in an international football friendly next month to test the flood lights at its newly-built ultra modern stadium.The match, to ... Read more...
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Syria denies facing ‘Civil War’
June 14th, 2012 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Syria is not witnessing a "civil war" but a struggle to uproot the "plague of terrorism, abduction and payment of ransoms, aggressions and explosions", the ... Read more...
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UNSC discusses Syria at closed-door meeting
May 31st, 2012 - 2:35 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, May 31 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The UN Security Council held a closed-door meeting to discuss the situation in Syria following a massacre of more than 100 civilians in the ... Read more...
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Kidnapped French journalists released in Afghanistan
June 30th, 2011 - 12:26 am ICT by IANS
Paris, June 29 (IANS) Two French journalists who were kidnapped in Afghanistan more than a year ago have been released, the government said Wednesday.Herve Ghesquiere and Stephane Taponnier, who worked ... Read more...
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I’ll never forgive Polanski, says British actress
May 17th, 2010 - 12:17 am ICT by IANS
London, May 16 (IANS) British actress Charlotte Lewis is adamant she will "never forgive" filmmaker Roman Polanski for allegedly abusing her when she was just 16 years old, insisting the incident ruined ... Read more...
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Polanski’s Swiss chalet being prepared in house arrest anticipation
December 1st, 2009 - 5:46 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 1 (ANI): Workers were spotted clearing the snow away on the road that leads to Roman Polanski's luxury resort of Gstaad on Monday, even as Swiss authorities still work out ... Read more...
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Roman Polanski set to file ‘very significant’ bail offer
November 3rd, 2009 - 2:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 3 (ANI): Roman Polanski may pay out a "very, very significant" amount of cash to get bail, according to his lawyer.The 'Rosemary's Baby' director was taken into custody in Switzerland ... Read more...
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Polanski to “fight extradition to US”
September 29th, 2009 - 1:46 pm ICT by ANI
London, September 29 (ANI): Director Roman Polanski, who has been detained in Switzerland for a case of unlawful sex, seems to be prepared to fight his extradition to the US.According to the ... Read more...
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Anna Paquin says her “uterus is really flattered” by pregnancy rumours
August 26th, 2009 - 1:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 26 (ANI): Joking about her recent pregnancy rumours, Anna Paquin has said that her "uterus is really flattered" by the constant speculation.The 'True Blood' star's representatives had denied rumours that ... Read more...
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French Navy’’s training at Kochi Port
January 24th, 2009 - 4:32 pm ICT by ANI
By Juhan Samuel
Kochi, Jan 24 (ANI): The French Navy''s helicopter carrier Jeanne d''Arc, with about 250 cadets and midshipmen on board, will call at Kochi port on January 28 on a ... Read more...
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China lodges strong protest over Sarkozy meeting the Dalai Lama
December 8th, 2008 - 1:41 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 8 (ANI): China has lodged a strong protest against French President Nicolas Sarkozys meeting with Tibetans spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama.Deputy Foreign Minister He Yafei summoned French Ambassador ... Read more...
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Nuclear companies jostle for Vietnamese reactor business
May 16th, 2008 - 10:41 am ICT by admin
By Matt Steinglass
Hanoi, May 16 (DPA) A French nuclear power export consortium has made its case for Vietnam to turn to France for the two nuclear power plants it plans to build ... Read more...
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Malaysia to deploy police commandos for Monday’s Olympic torch relay
April 19th, 2008 - 5:31 pm ICT by admin
Kuala Lumpur, Apr.19 (ANI): The Malaysian Government on Saturday said that it would deploy police commandos for Monday's 16.5-km-long Olympic torch relay through Kuala Lumpur.
Local newspapers quoted government sources as ... Read more...
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