Japan’s Fukushima crisis was man-made, says parliament
July 5th, 2012 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, July 5 (IANS) A Japanese parliamentary panel said in a report Thursday that last year's crisis at the Fukushima nuclear plant was "a man-made disaster", RIA Novosti reported.The March ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
US radar may have damaged Russian Mars probe: Daily
January 17th, 2012 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A powerful electromagnetic emission from a US radar in the Pacific Ocean could have caused the malfunctioning of the Russian Phobos-Grunt probe, the Kommersant daily ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Bhopal gas probe panel invites information
August 18th, 2011 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Aug 18 (IANS) Over a year after the Madhya Pradesh government constituted a commission to probe the 1984 gas tragedy here, the panel has invited information from people on ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
UN calls on new Lebanese government to cooperate with Special Tribunal over former PM murder
January 29th, 2011 - 3:18 am ICT by BNO News
UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) -- The United Nations on Friday called for the recently designated Lebanese government to cooperate with the Special Tribunal trying suspects over the murder of former Prime Minister ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Poland to reconstruct jet crash that killed president
January 23rd, 2011 - 11:53 am ICT by IANS
Warsaw, Jan 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Poland plans to reconstruct the crash that killed then Polish president Lech Kaczynski, a top official said.A Tu-154 plane that crashed near Smolensk, in western Russia, in ... Read more...
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Two Russian space officials sacked over satellite loss
December 29th, 2010 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Wednesday dismissed two senior space industry officials and reprimanded the head of Russia's space agency Roscosmos over the loss of three satellites.The Glonass ... Read more...
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Pakistani actress Meera’s husband booked for theft
September 28th, 2009 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
Lahore/Mumbai, Sep 28 (IANS) In the latest twist in Pakistani actress Meera's stormy marriage, police have booked her husband Attique-ur-Rehman on charges of theft and threatening her life.
Meera had filed a ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Eight hijackers of Arctic Sea vessel arrested
August 18th, 2009 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 18 (RIA Novosti) The Russian Navy has freed a cargo ship in the Atlantic without firing a single shot and eight suspected hijackers were arrested, Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Prachanda orders security heads to beef-up Terai district
January 31st, 2009 - 2:21 pm ICT by ANI
Kathmandu, Jan 31 (ANI): Nepal Prime Minister Prachanda has instructed top security officials to take stern measures to curb violence and lawlessness that is growing in Terai districts.
According to Nepalnews, ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Nepal government asked not to push war crime bills
January 30th, 2009 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Jan 30 (IANS) Two leading Western human rights organisations Friday asked the Maoist government of Nepal not to use its muscle to push through bills that are vital for obtaining justice ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Nuclear submarine accident probe to end in March
January 29th, 2009 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 29 (RIA Novosti) An investigation into an accident on board a Russian nuclear submarine will be completed by March, a source in the investigation commission said Thursday. The accident occurred ... Read more...
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Pakistan to reply to Indias dossier in ten days: Malik
January 18th, 2009 - 3:11 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan.18 (ANI): Pakistans reply to the Indian dossier of evidence will be ready in 10 days, as the preliminary part of the probe is nearly complete, the Countrys Interior Adviser ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
UN to launch probe into Bhuttos murder in January 2009: PPP
December 29th, 2008 - 2:05 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore/Islamabad, Dec 28 (ANI): The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Secretary General, Jahangir Badar has said that a UN commission will begin investigations into former prime minister Benazir Bhuttos murder case by ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Pak to respond to Indias second demarche in a couple of days
December 8th, 2008 - 11:49 am ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Dec.8 (ANI): The Pakistan Government has said that it will respond to the Indian Governments second demarche on what actions the former proposes to take vis-a-vis the Mumbai terror strikes ... Read more...
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Now Pak says intl organisations to bear Rs 700 cr UN probe into Benazir murder
July 31st, 2008 - 4:18 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore , July 31 (ANI): International organisations will bear all the expenses (approximately Rs 700 crore) of the UN probe into the murder of former Pakistan prime minister Benazir Bhutto, said ... Read more...
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47 civilians killed in US airstrike in Afghanistan
July 11th, 2008 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Kabul, July 11 (DPA) A team assigned to investigate a US-led airstrike, in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar last week, found that at least 47 civilians, mainly women and children, were ... Read more...
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Prachanda meets kin of Ramhari Shrestha killed by Maoists
May 22nd, 2008 - 3:07 pm ICT by admin
Kathmanu, May 22 (ANI): Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) Chairman Prachanda today met wife and brother of Ramhari Shrestha who was killed by the Maoist Peoples' Liberation Army (PLA) in captivity.
According ... Read more...
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UN hasnt received any request from Pakistan for Benazir killing probe
April 15th, 2008 - 10:37 am ICT by admin
Washington, Apr 15 (ANI): United Nations has said that so far it had not received any request from the Pakistan government for an UN probe into the assassination of former Pakistan ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Rocket explosion caused Russian Su-25 crash: officials
March 21st, 2008 - 5:47 pm ICT by admin
RIA Novosti
Moscow, March 21 (RIA Novosti) The explosion of a rocket launched during a midair live firing exercise caused the crash of a Su-25 strike aircraft in Russia's Far East, a source ... Read more...
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Russian fighter jet crashes in country’s Far East
March 20th, 2008 - 3:43 pm ICT by admin
RIA Novosti
Moscow, March 20 (RIA Novosti) The Russian Air Force has suspended all its Su-25 strike aircraft flights following a fatal crash in the country's Far East early Thursday, an Air Force ... Read more...
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