Swiss man jailed in Cambodia for child sex
September 14th, 2012 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
Phnom Penh, Sep 14 (IANS) An 81-year-old Swiss man was Friday convicted by a court in Cambodia's capital for his involvement in child prostitution. He was sentenced to five years ... Read more...
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Half a billion Android devices activated: Google
September 13th, 2012 - 2:17 pm ICT by IANS
San Francisco, Sep 13 (IANS) Google Wednesday announced that 500 million devices running on its Android operating system have been activated so far."Today is a big day for Android... 500 ... Read more...
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Scorsese faces lawsuit for delayed project
August 24th, 2012 - 8:00 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Aug 24 (IANS) Director Martin Scorsese is facing a lawsuit for not helming a project that he agreed to do 22 years ago.The lawsuit has been filed by ... Read more...
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Katie Medley survives theatre shooting and then gives birth to a baby boy
July 24th, 2012 - 6:23 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Denver, July 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A gunman went wild at a screening of the ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ and he killed 12 people and injured many. Katie and Caleb Medley had been ... Read more...
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Hapless India thrashed by New Zealand in Azlan Shah opener
May 24th, 2012 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
Ipoh (Malaysia), May 24 (IANS) India were thrashed 1-5 by New Zealand in their first match of the Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament here Thursday evening.It was a poor display ... Read more...
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Seven die in Argentina building collapse
March 24th, 2012 - 11:36 am ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, March 24 (IANS/EFE) Seven workers died when a building under construction collapsed in northeastern Argentina, officials said.Another five construction workers have been hospitalized and are listed in serious ... Read more...
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Hazanavicius wins best director Oscar for `The Artist’ (Lead)
February 27th, 2012 - 1:17 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Feb 27 (IANS) Michel Hazanavicius' silent black and white French film "The Artist" won him the best director Oscar.The movie, set in 1927, is about a silent movie ... Read more...
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‘The Artist’ wins best picture Oscar
February 27th, 2012 - 12:22 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Feb 27 (IANS) Michel Hazanavicius' "The Artist" was conferred the Oscar for best picture at the 84th Academy Awards ceremony, beating eight other movies.Set in 1927, "The Artist" ... Read more...
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Hazanavicius wins Oscar for `The Artist’
February 27th, 2012 - 11:11 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Feb 27 (IANS) Michel Hazanavicius' French silent black and white film "The Artist" won him a best directing Oscar here.The movie, set in 1927, is about a silent ... Read more...
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‘The Artist’ wins best original score
February 27th, 2012 - 10:45 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Feb 27 (IANS) Ludovic Bource walked with prestigious golden statuette for best music (original score) for silent French film "The Artist" at the 84th Academy Awards ceremony ... Read more...
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‘Hugo’ wins best visual effects Oscar
February 27th, 2012 - 10:23 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Feb 27 (IANS) Martin Sorcerese's "Hugo" is on award-winning spree. The film pocketed the best visual effects trophy for Rob Legato, Joss Williams, Ben Grossmann and Alex Henning ... Read more...
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‘Hugo’ wins sound honours at Oscars
February 27th, 2012 - 9:53 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Feb 27 (IANS) The 84th Academy Awards for best sound editing and best sound mixing went to "Hugo".The Martin Scorsese film beat other nominees like "Drive", "The Girl ... Read more...
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‘Hugo’ wins best cinematography, art direction
February 27th, 2012 - 9:05 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Feb 27 (IANS) Martin Scorsese's "Hugo" was among the early winners at the 84th Annual Academy Awards as the film walked away with trophies for best cinematography and ... Read more...
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Chloe is MaxMara’s face of the future
February 27th, 2012 - 8:47 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Feb 27 (IANS) "Hugo" star Chloe Moretz has been named MaxMara's 2012 Face of the Future.The 15-year-old American actress will be honoured by the label at an award ... Read more...
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Why is Sacha Baron barred from the Oscar ceremony?
February 23rd, 2012 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angels, Feb 23 (IANS) Known for his portrayal of three unorthodox fictional characters -- Ali G, Borat, and Brüno, actor Sacha Baron Cohen has been barred from attending the ... Read more...
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UAE envoy meets British ministers
February 12th, 2012 - 11:55 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 12 (IANS/WAM) United Arab Emirates (UAE) ambassador to Britain Abdul Rahman Ghanem Al Mutaiwee Sunday met British Minister of State for Northern Ireland Hugo Swire and Northern Ireland's ... Read more...
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‘The Descendants’ bags best drama Golden Globe
January 16th, 2012 - 11:36 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Jan 16 (IANS) Alexander Payne's "The Descendants" bagged the Golden Globe award in the best motion picture - drama category.The movie, about a land baron who tries to ... Read more...
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Martin Scorsese wins best director award for ‘Hugo’
January 16th, 2012 - 10:53 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Jan 16 (IANS) Martin Scorsese has won the best director - motion picture Golden Globe award for his film "Hugo".The 69-year-old pipped Woody Allen for "Midnight In Paris", ... Read more...
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‘The Artist’ bags Golden Globe for best original score
January 16th, 2012 - 9:28 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Jan 16 (IANS) Music composer Ludovic Bource won the award for the best original score for the film 'The Artist' at the prestigious Golden Globes award ceremony here ... Read more...
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‘..Dragon Tattoo’ tops MTV movie poll
December 18th, 2011 - 3:10 am ICT by IANS
London, Dec 18 (IANS) Director David Fincher's much-anticipated "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" remake has been voted as the best release of the year by MTV bosses.The dark thriller ... Read more...
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Man fakes own death to get insurance payout
November 3rd, 2011 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
London, November 3 (IANS) A British man faked his own death to get his hands on his life insurance payout worth one million pounds, a media report said Thursday.Ecuador-born 47-year-old ... Read more...
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170 canaries seized from bus in Colombia
August 30th, 2011 - 11:36 am ICT by IANS
Bogota, Aug 30 (IANS/EFE) Colombian police have seized 170 canaries which are highly prized for their singing. The birds were being transported in boxes in a bus traveling along a ... Read more...
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Brit-Indian honeymooner wanted way out of marriage with murdered wife, claims gay escort
May 4th, 2011 - 2:19 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 4 (ANI): A gay escort has reportedly agreed to testify before a South African court about Brit-Indian honeymooner Shrien Dewani's confession that he needed to get out of his arranged ... Read more...
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Morocco suicide bomber was a rapist
April 30th, 2011 - 3:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 30 (ANI): The suicide bomber, who killed 16 people in Morocco, was a rapist recently freed from jail.He was said to have been jailed for eight years and released ... Read more...
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Liverpool targets three French players to revive their fortunes
April 19th, 2011 - 2:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 19 (ANI): Liverpool's technical director Damien Comolli has targeted Lyon keeper Hugo Lloris, Paris St Germain centre-half Mamadou Sakho and Rennes midfielder Yann M'Vila with a hope that these three ... Read more...
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Honeymoon murder: Accused husband collapses in court
April 15th, 2011 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 15 (IANS) Indian-origin British businessman Shrien Dewani, accused of plotting the murder of his wife on their honeymoon in South Africa, collapsed in court as he appeared for ... Read more...
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Brit-Indian honeymooner thrown out of London clinic after threatening to ‘punch’ nurse
April 15th, 2011 - 12:17 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 15 (ANI): Shrien Dewani, the Brit-Indian millionaire who has been charged with masterminding his wife's murder during their honeymoon in Cape Town last year, was thrown out of The Priory ... Read more...
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“People will pay for what has been done to Pak,” 7/7 mastermind indoctrinated pupil
February 15th, 2011 - 1:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 15 (ANI): Mohammed Sidique Khan, the ringleader of the 7/7 bombing plot, who was working as a mentor in a primary school in Beeston, had reportedly tried to persuade a ... Read more...
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Robin Williams in ‘Dark Knight Rises’
January 31st, 2011 - 12:34 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Jan 30 (IANS) Actor Robin Williams is likely to play Batman nemesis Hugo Strange in "Dark Knight Rises".Strange is one of Batman's first recurring villains in the comic books. He ... Read more...
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Jorge Garcia, The Corpulent ‘Hugo’ Of ‘Lost’, Voices That The ‘Mega Millions’ Numbers Could Be Cursed
January 7th, 2011 - 10:24 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
January 7, 2011 (Pen Men at Work): Jorge Garcia, the famous actor, who enacted the character of the corpulent Hugo ‘Hurley’ Reyes on the popular ‘Lost’ series, has uttered that the folks ... Read more...
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Jorge Garcia Vents His Feelings About Mega Millions Numbers
January 7th, 2011 - 8:57 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Jan 7, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Mega Millions Lotto draw witnessed countrywide participation from the enthusiastic lot and the two winners, from Washington and Idaho are going to get $81 million ... Read more...
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Mega millions lottery numbers bear resemblance to ‘Lost’
January 7th, 2011 - 8:44 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Jan 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) There was some resemblance to the numbers that Jorge Garcia who played Hugo "Hurley" Reyes on "Lost" used to win lottery on the series and the ... Read more...
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Brit toddler takes cheesy route to beat rare disease
December 29th, 2010 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 29 (ANI): A cheesy snack has helped a British toddler, who was told he could never eat normally, to beat a rare congenital disease.Hugo Smith, 2, from Bridlington, East Yorkshire, ... Read more...
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Tom Hardy to Play in the Next ‘Batman’ and ‘Mad Max’
October 14th, 2010 - 9:43 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Oct 14 (THAINDIAN NEWS) According to a report from Deadline.com, ‘Inception’ star Tom Hardy is preparing for a new role in an upcoming ‘Batman’ movie, and fans everywhere are scrambling to ... Read more...
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‘Let Me In’ Star Chloe Grace Moretz Not Allowed to Watch Horror Movies
October 4th, 2010 - 11:16 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Oct 4 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Chloe Grace Moretz, the thirteen year old star of the horror-vampire flick, ‘Let Me In’, says that she is not allowed to watch horror movies and admitted ... Read more...
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