Congress leader’s email hacked
February 3rd, 2012 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 3 (IANS) Unknown persons have hacked into the email account of a Goa Congress leader Vijay Sardesai, who is seeking to contest the hotly contested assembly seat of ... Read more...
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Dead tiger to be stuffed, put on display at Honduran zoo
February 2nd, 2012 - 11:15 am ICT by IANS
Tegucigalpa, Feb 2 (IANS/EFE) A Bengal tiger donated by a Mexican circus to the Tegucigalpa zoo last year was put down after sustaining a hip injury. It will now be ... Read more...
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Honduran police find burnt aircraft
December 20th, 2011 - 11:51 am ICT by IANS
Tegucigalpa, Dec 20 (IANS/EFE) A small twin-engine airplane suspected of being used to smuggle cocaine was found burned in the Caribbean province of Colon, Honduran police said.Though first detected in ... Read more...
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UAE, Honduras discuss bilateral relations
December 11th, 2011 - 12:56 am ICT by IANS
New York, Dec 10 (IANS/WAM) The UAE and Honduras have held talks on bilateral relations here, it was announced Saturday.UAE's permanent representative to UN Ahmed Abdul Rahman Al Jarman and ... Read more...
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Top Colombian drug lord held
November 29th, 2011 - 9:30 am ICT by IANS
Caracas, Nov 29 (IANS) A top Colombian drug lord has been captured in a northern Venezuelan city.Maximiliano Bonilla Orozco, alias "Valenciano", was arrested late Sunday in Maracay, Xinhua reported.Colombian President ... Read more...
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Tropical storm Rina could strengthen in the next couple of days
October 24th, 2011 - 11:12 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Caribbean, Oct 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Tropical storm Rina was traveling at a sustained top speed of 65 kph on Monday morning. The Miami-based National Hurricane Center announced that the storm was located ... Read more...
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Suitcase containing $600,000 seized in Panama
August 2nd, 2011 - 11:20 am ICT by IANS
Panama City, Aug 2 (IANS/EFE) Drug enforcement agents seized a suitcase containing $600,000 in cash at Panama City's Tocumen International Airport that apparently belonged to drug traffickers, officials said.The suitcase ... Read more...
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Olsens gift high-end shoes to underprivileged kids
July 29th, 2011 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 29 (IANS) Actress Mary-Kate Olsen and her twin sister Ashley, who designed a range of high-end footwear, have given it to underprivileged children in the Honduras.The child stars ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Unesco adds 25 sites to world heritage list
June 29th, 2011 - 3:47 am ICT by IANS
Paris, June 29 (IANS) Twenty-five new sites have been added to the Unesco World Heritage List, Xinhua reported Tuesday.The World Heritage Committee, responsible for the implementation of the World Heritage ... Read more...
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14 killed in Honduras plane crash
February 15th, 2011 - 3:41 am ICT by IANS
Tegucigalpa, Feb 15 (IANS) A small plane crashed near the Honduran capital Tegucigalpa Monday, killing all 14 people on board, authorities said.Central American Airlines manager Felix Pacheco said the plane which was ... Read more...
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Colombian police seize 1.5 tonnes of cocaine
January 4th, 2011 - 12:04 pm ICT by IANS
Bogota, Jan 4 (IANS/EFE) Colombian police have seized 1.5 tonnes of cocaine worth $45 million and bound for the US, an official said.The seized drug was hidden in containers at a dock ... Read more...
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Nicaragua exceeds one mn foreign tourists for first time
December 30th, 2010 - 12:07 pm ICT by IANS
Managua, Dec 30 (IANS/EFE) More than one million foreign tourists visited Nicaragua this year, the first time that the country has exceeded that figure and an 8 percent increase with respect to ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Pakistan world’s deadliest country for journalists: CPJ
December 16th, 2010 - 1:45 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Dec 16(ANI): Forty-two journalists were killed around the world this year, and Pakistan was the deadliest country of all, according to a study by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). ... Read more...
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Hurricane Paula Strengthens to Category 2 off Yucatan
October 13th, 2010 - 2:00 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Oct 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Hurricane Paula has been reported to have increased to a Category 2 storm which now has maximum sustained winds of a hundred miles an hour, and is located ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Tropical Storm Matthew Gunning for Honduras/Nicaragua, Could Threaten Florida
September 25th, 2010 - 2:30 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Sep 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) According to reports from The National Hurricane Center, Tropical Storm Matthew has strengthened in the Caribbean, in the southwest part of the area.Forecasts which were coming from the ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Helicopter crash during Honduran air show kills pilot, injures 6-year-old boy
September 19th, 2010 - 4:02 am ICT by BNO News
TEGUCIGALPA (BNO NEWS) -- A military helicopter crashed on Saturday in Honduras during an air show for children in the country's north, killing the pilot and injuring a 6-year-old boy, the military ... Read more...
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42 dead in mudslides in Guatemala
September 6th, 2010 - 7:42 am ICT by IANS
Guatemala City, Sep 6 (DPA) At least 42 people have died in mudslides that followed heavy rains in Guatemala, local media reported Sunday.
Fifteen people were killed in one mudslide alone on the ... Read more...
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22 killed in Guatemala mudslides (Lead)
September 6th, 2010 - 1:08 am ICT by IANS
Guatemala City, Sep 5 (DPA) At least 22 people have died in mudslides caused by heavy rains in Guatemala, media reports said.
Fifteen people were killed in one mudslide alone on the Pan-American ... Read more...
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New Zealand to play Honduras and Paraguay at home
August 10th, 2010 - 3:54 pm ICT by IANS
Wellington, Aug 10 (DPA) New Zealand are to play Honduras and Paraguay at home in October, football officials said Tuesday.
The match against Honduras will be played Oct 9 at a venue to ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
US Coast Guard seizes ship with 3.5 tonnes cocaine
August 6th, 2010 - 11:54 am ICT by IANS
Tegucigalpa, Aug 6 (IANS/EFE) A Honduran-flagged ship carrying 3.5 tonnes of cocaine was seized and five of its occupants were arrested by the US Coast Guard off the Honduran coast.
The vessel was ... Read more...
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India-born archbishop named Vatican’s top UN envoy
July 17th, 2010 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
Vatican City, July 17 (DPA) Pope Benedict XVI Saturday named a India-born archbishop, Francis Assisi Chullikatt, as the Vatican's top envoy at the UN.
Chullikat, 57, takes up the position of Holy See ... Read more...
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Spain’s road to World Cup trophy
July 12th, 2010 - 4:44 am ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, July 12 (IANS) Following are the results of Spain's matches in World Cup.
lost to Switzerland 0-1beat Honduras 2-0beat Chile 2-1beat Portugal 1-0 in round of 16beat Paraguay 1-0 in quarterfinalsbeat Germany ... Read more...
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Fabregas ‘desperate to play some part’ in World Cup final
July 10th, 2010 - 5:10 pm ICT by ANI
Johannesburg, July 11(ANI): Spanish midfielder Cesc Fabregas has said that he is desperate to play in Sunday's World Cup final against the Netherlands at Johannesburg's Soccer City."I'm so proud Spain ... Read more...
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South African bookies back Spain to win World Cup
July 10th, 2010 - 3:38 pm ICT by ANI
Cape Town, July 10(ANI): Leading South African bookies, GreatOdds, are backing Spain to win Sunday's World Cup final against the Netherlands.GreatOdds have Spain on offer at 23/20 to win their first ... Read more...
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4,800 turtle eggs seized
July 5th, 2010 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
San Salvador, July 5 (IANS/EFE) Police in El Salvador seized 4,800 eggs of hawksbill turtles, a critically endangered species, imported from Nicaragua.
The eggs were seized in El Amatillo, a border area that ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Keeper Valladares named Man of the Match
June 26th, 2010 - 3:58 am ICT by IANS
Bloemfontein (South Africa), June 26 (DPA) Honduras keeper Noel Valladares was named FIFA Man of the Match after his clean sheet helped knock Switzerland out of the World Cup.
The Olimpia Tegucigalpa keeper ... Read more...
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Swiss go out after goalless draw with Honduras (Lead)
June 26th, 2010 - 3:44 am ICT by IANS
Bloemfontein (South Africa), June 26 (DPA) Switzerland went out of the World Cup after being held to a goalless draw by Honduras in Bloemfontein, Friday.
The Swiss needed a two-goal victory but could ... Read more...
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Swiss go out after goalless draw with Honduras
June 26th, 2010 - 3:30 am ICT by IANS
Bloemfontein (South Africa), June 26 (DPA) Switzerland went out of the World Cup after being held to a goalless draw by Honduras in Bloemfontein Friday.
The Swiss needed a two-goal victory but could ... Read more...
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Spain beat Chile 2-1, both qualify for Round 16
June 26th, 2010 - 3:29 am ICT by IANS
Pretoria, June 26 (DPA) Spain beat Chile 2-1 at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria Friday to qualify for the Round of 16. Chile also go through because Switzerland failed to ... Read more...
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One-touch play is our strength: Iniesta
June 23rd, 2010 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
Potchefstroom, South Africa, June 23 (DPA) Spain midfielder Andres Iniesta stressed Wednesday his confidence in the beautiful one-touch playing style that led Spain to Euro 2008 success.
"One-touch play is what suits us, ... Read more...
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Honduras declares emergency due to dengue
June 23rd, 2010 - 8:15 am ICT by IANS
Tegucigalpa, June 23 (IANS) Honduras has declared a state of national emergency due to proliferation of dengue, which has already caused 10 deaths and over 11,000 infections across the country.
An emergency cabinet ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Villa’s brace spurs Spain to facile 2-0 win against Honduras
June 22nd, 2010 - 12:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jun 22 (AN): Spain scored their first victory in the World Cup against Honduras with Barcelona ace David Villa scoring both the goals.Villa kicked off his claim for the Golden Boot ... Read more...
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Villa double gives Spain victory over Honduras
June 22nd, 2010 - 3:23 am ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, June 22 (DPA) Pre-tournament favourites Spain picked up their first World Cup points with a 2-0 win over Honduras in Group H Monday courtesy a David Villa double.
Barcelona's new signing scored ... Read more...
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Torres vows not to let Spain down again
June 21st, 2010 - 1:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jun 21 (ANI): Putting aside speculation surrounding his Liverpool future, ace striker Fernando Torres has vowed not to let Spain down at the World Cup.Torres was stunned by the ... Read more...
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Nicaragua declares itself to be land mine free
June 20th, 2010 - 7:41 am ICT by IANS
Managua, June 20 (IANS) Nicaragua has defused over two million land mines in the past 21 years under the "National Mine Clean Up Programme" and has now declared its territory free of ... Read more...
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