Death toll reaches 30 in Mexico gas facility plant explosion
September 22nd, 2012 - 9:23 pm ICT by BNO News
REYNOSA, MEXICO (BNO NEWS) -- The death toll reached 30 after Tuesday's gas facility explosion in northern Mexico, local authorities said Friday.Initial reports indicated that at least 26 people had been killed ... Read more...
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10 killed, 40 hurt in Pakistan car bombing (Lead)
September 10th, 2012 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 10 (IANS) At least 10 people were killed and 40 injured in a car bomb blast that ripped through a market area Monday in Pakistan's northwest tribal region ... Read more...
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Three die in blast near UN office in Peshawar (Lead)
September 3rd, 2012 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 3 (IANS) Three people were killed and five injured Monday when a huge car bomb exploded close to a UN office and the residential quarters of the US ... Read more...
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Two CRPF men killed, 5 injured in Maoist ambush
July 23rd, 2012 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, July 23 (IANS) Two CRPF personnel were killed and five injured in a gun battle with Maoist guerrillas in Jharkhand Monday, police said.The CRPF personnel were attacked in the ... Read more...
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Seven killed in Afghan bombing
July 2nd, 2012 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, July 2 (IANS) At least seven people were killed and 23 injured when a suicide car bomb went off in Afghanistan's Kandahar city Monday, said an official."Based on ... Read more...
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Eight Yeddyurappa loyalists quit Karnataka ministry (Lead)
June 29th, 2012 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 29 (IANS) Eight Karnataka ministers loyal to former chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa quit Friday to pressure the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership to remove the present incumbent, ... Read more...
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16 killed, dozens injured in Pakistan blast (Lead)
June 16th, 2012 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 16 (IANS) At least 16 people were killed and dozens of others, including children, injured in Pakistan's Khyber Agency Saturday after a bomb ripped through a market area, ... Read more...
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42 percent polling in Jharkhand by-poll (Lead)
June 12th, 2012 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, June 12 (IANS) Around 42 percent polling was recorded in Jharkhand's Hatia assembly by-poll Tuesday, an election commission official said."Initial reports say around 42 percent polling took place ... Read more...
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14 dismembered bodies found in Mexico
June 9th, 2012 - 11:32 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, June 9 (IANS/EFE) At least 14 dismembered bodies were found in a truck abandoned in El Mante, a city in the northeastern Mexican state of Tamaulipas, authorities said.The ... Read more...
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800 men carried out Syria’s Houla massacre
May 31st, 2012 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
Damascus, May 31 (IANS) The head of an inquiry committee into a massacre in Syria's Houla village has said preliminary investigations indicate that about 800 heavily armed men carried ... Read more...
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10 found dead in Mexican town
May 10th, 2012 - 9:56 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, May 10 (IANS) A total of 10 people have been found dead, some of them dismembered, in a Mexican town, said police sources.The police found them in two ... Read more...
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Tsunami less likely, says expert
April 11th, 2012 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 11 (IANS) The nature of the massive earthquake that struck off Indonesia Wednesday makes it "less likely to produce a destructive tsunami", an expert said.Bruce Presgrave of the ... Read more...
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Eight students drown in tank
March 21st, 2012 - 11:56 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 21 (IANS) Eight Class 10 students drowned in a tank in Andhra Pradesh's
SPS Nellore district, police said Wednesday.The bodies of the students were recovered from the tank in ... Read more...
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Militants gun down 18 bus passengers in Pakistan (Second Lead)
February 28th, 2012 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 28 (IANS) At least 18 people were killed Tuesday in a suspected sectarian attack in Pakistan when gunmen dressed in army uniform stopped a bus, ordered the passengers ... Read more...
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18 killed in Pakistani bus ambush (Lead)
February 28th, 2012 - 2:17 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 28 (IANS) At least 18 people were killed Tuesday when gunmen hiding along the roadside, sprang out and peppered a passenger bus with bullets in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ... Read more...
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Four killed in Afghanistan chopper crash
February 12th, 2012 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Feb 12 (IANS) Four people were killed in Afghanistan's southern Zabul province Sunday after their contract helicopter for NATO-led forces crashed, a senior official said."A contract helicopter, which was ... Read more...
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Indian MBA student was stabbed in neck,chest, abdomen
February 12th, 2012 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 12 (IANS) The Indian MBA student was stabbed in the neck, chest and abdomen several times and thrown out of the apartment where he lived in Britain's Hampshire ... Read more...
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20 injured in Sri Lankan prison clash
January 24th, 2012 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Jan 24 (IANS) A total of 20 people were injured when guards and inmates clashed Tuesday in a Sri Lankan prison near capital Colombo, said an official.The clash broke ... Read more...
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Blast outside Manipur speaker’s house, one killed (Second Lead)
January 22nd, 2012 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, Jan 22 (IANS) At least one person was killed and three others injured in a powerful explosion Sunday evening outside the residence of the speaker of the outgoing assembly ... Read more...
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One killed in Manipur blast (Lead)
January 22nd, 2012 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, Jan 22 (IANS) At least one person was killed and three others injured in a powerful explosion Sunday evening outside the residence of a Congress party candidate in election-bound ... Read more...
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One killed, 11 injured as police barrack roof collapses
January 16th, 2012 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 16 (IANS) A policeman was killed and 11 others were injured when roof of a barrack at the commando training centre of the state armed police collapsed ... Read more...
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Anti-corruption raids of officials yields crores
January 13th, 2012 - 1:42 am ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 13 (IANS) The Yuva Diwas of the nation was a day of raids on corrupt officials in Madhya Pradesh with the state Lokayukta conducting raids on three officials ... Read more...
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Russia’s space industry in crisis: Official
December 24th, 2011 - 11:00 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's space industry needs an influx of new faces to overcome its current crisis, the head of the country's space agency said after a satellite ... Read more...
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Zardari returns to Pakistan (Third Lead)
December 19th, 2011 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 19 (IANS) Putting to rest rumours of a coup in Pakistan, President Asif Ali Zardari, who abruptly left the country for Dubai over a heart ailment, returned ... Read more...
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Zardari back in Pakistan, to resume work (Second Lead)
December 19th, 2011 - 12:27 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 19 (IANS) President Asif Ali Zardari, who abruptly left the country for Dubai over a heart ailment, returned to Pakistan late Sunday night, putting to rest rumours ... Read more...
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Zardari returns to Pakistan from Dubai (Lead)
December 19th, 2011 - 8:32 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 19 (IANS) Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari arrived in the port city of Karachi late Sunday night having spent two weeks in Dubai for medical treatment, the ... Read more...
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President Zardari returns to Pakistan from Dubai
December 19th, 2011 - 8:09 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 19 (IANS) President Asif Ali Zardari returned to Pakistan's port city of Karachi late Sunday night after spending two weeks in Dubai for medical treatment, the Geo News ... Read more...
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Pilot killed in mid-air collision in Britain (Lead)
December 19th, 2011 - 3:21 am ICT by IANS
London, Dec 19 (IANS) A pilot was killed and two others suffered injuries after two light aircraft collided in Britain Sunday, a media report said.The accident occurred at about 2 ... Read more...
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Three women, child killed in Argentine apartment
November 28th, 2011 - 12:04 pm ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, Nov 28 (IANS/EFE) The bodies of three women and an 11-year-old girl were found in an apartment in the Argentine city of La Plata, police said Sunday.They had ... Read more...
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Yuvraj recovering from serious lung ailment, says mother
November 26th, 2011 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) Yuvraj Singh's mysterious lung problem, that has kept the Player of the World Cup out of international cricket the last couple of months, is more ... Read more...
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Stampede kills 16 pilgrims, injures more than 50 in northern India
November 8th, 2011 - 10:50 pm ICT by BNO News
HARIDWAR, INDIA (BNO NEWS) -- At least sixteen Hindu pilgrims were killed on late Tuesday morning in a stampede during a religious ceremony in northern India, officials said. More than 50 others ... Read more...
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Bengal baby’s body exhumed to check acid death
November 3rd, 2011 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
Murshidabad (West Bengal), Nov 3 (IANS) The body of a baby was exhumed Thursday for an autopsy following allegations that it died after its mother was swabbed with acid for ... Read more...
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Baby allegedly dies after mother cleaned with acid
November 2nd, 2011 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
Murshidabad (West Bengal), Nov 2 (IANS) A newborn Wednesday died in a sub-divisional hospital in this West Bengal district after the mother was allegedly cleaned with an acidic solution ... Read more...
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Indian GP epitomises changing trends in Formula One
October 27th, 2011 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Greater Noida, Oct 27 (IANS) Come Friday, India will step into the glamorous and make-believe world of Formula One as the Buddh International Circuit (BIC) here becomes the latest venue ... Read more...
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Wow, said Clinton, when Gaddafi fell
October 21st, 2011 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 21 (IANS) "Wow!" said US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton when she read in BlackBerry that Muammar Gaddafi had been captured in Libya.Gaddafi, who ruled Libya for 42 ... Read more...
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