Mexican president says he received death threat
August 21st, 2012 - 11:26 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Aug 21 (IANS/EFE) President Felipe Calderon said over the weekend that a threat was made against the presidential aircraft early in his term and he took it so ... Read more...
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Pakistani daily rues lack of coordination to fight terror
July 13th, 2012 - 12:51 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 13 (IANS) The lack of coordination among security forces has given extremises more opportunities, a Pakistani daily said Friday, a day after nine police personnel were gunned ... Read more...
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Charles Sobhraj’s jailbreak saga now on celluloid
June 6th, 2012 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 6 (IANS) Producer Kumar Mangat is set to bring bikini killer Charles Sobhraj's escapades on the big screen as "Jailbreak". Directed by Prawaal Raman, it is said ... Read more...
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Taliban are contract killers: Rehman Malik
April 16th, 2012 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 16 (IANS) Terming Sunday's jail attack in Pakistan as a "pre-planned conspiracy", Interior minister Rehman Malik Monday said the Taliban were "contract killers" but called themselves "Muslims".An ... Read more...
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134 Brazilian prisoners escape in two jailbreaks
November 28th, 2011 - 1:06 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Nov 28 (IANS) Some 134 prisoners escaped in two separate jailbreaks in Brazil over the weekend, police officials said Sunday.A group of 52 prisoners escaped from a ... Read more...
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20 die in Mexico prison fight
October 16th, 2011 - 11:35 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Oct 16 (IANS/EFE) A fight among inmates at a prison in the northeastern Mexican state of Tamaulipas Saturday left 20 dead and 12 injured, officials said.The state's Public ... Read more...
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17 escape from prison in Mexican border city
May 26th, 2011 - 5:11 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, May 26 (IANS/EFE) Seventeen inmates tunnelled their way out of a prison in the Mexican border city of Reynosa, authorities in the northern state of Tamaulipas said Wednesday.The ... Read more...
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Apex court notice to Chhattisgarh on Binayak associate’s bail (Lead)
May 24th, 2011 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday issued notice to the Chhattisgarh government on a bail petition by Piyush Guha alias Bubun, an associate of doctor-activist Binayak Sen.A ... Read more...
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Four shot dead in Mexican bar’s parking lot
March 9th, 2011 - 11:03 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, March 9 (IANS/EFE) At least four people were killed and seven wounded when gunmen attacked them in the parking lot of a bar in northwestern Mexico, officials said.The ... Read more...
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41 Mexican guards to go on trial for jailbreak
December 29th, 2010 - 11:37 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Dec 29 (IANS/EFE) A Mexican judge decided to bring to trial 41 guards, among them seven women, posted to a penitentiary in the northern border city of Nuevo Laredo for ... Read more...
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41 guards arrested over Mexico prison escape
December 22nd, 2010 - 11:34 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Dec 22 (IANS/EFE) Forty-one guards at a Mexican prison have been arrested in connection with the escape of 151 inmates, officials said.The prison break took place Dec 17 in Nuevo ... Read more...
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‘Weeds’ Likely To End With Seventh Season In 2011
November 17th, 2010 - 8:48 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
In this episode, Nancy, enacted by Mary-Louise Parker, put herself under the guillotine by asserting her culpability for Pilar’s slaughter. She was ultimately observed surrounded by FBI officers at the airport ... Read more...
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Bihar jails’ security tightened after Maoist threat
October 30th, 2010 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Oct 30 (IANS) Security of two Bihar jails was tightened Saturday after an intelligence report that Maoists may target the prisons to free their cadres, police said.Two days ahead of ... Read more...
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Limera1n Jailbreak Is Now Out!
October 10th, 2010 - 7:23 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Ever since Geohot, the famed iPhone hacker said that he will release the newest jailbreak for unlocking iOS4.1, the iPod Touch and iPhone owners went berserk with excitement. The ... Read more...
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Limera1n Announced By Famed Hacked Geohot
October 9th, 2010 - 7:45 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
The users of the 3rd Generation iPod Touch and iPhone have some good news in store for them. Reputed iPhone hacker Geohot has promised that he will unleash a ... Read more...
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Maoists planned to replicate Jehanabad jailbreak in Jamui
September 16th, 2010 - 1:57 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Sep 16 (IANS) Maoist guerrillas in Bihar planned to replicate Jehanabad jailbreak in Jamui district last month to free their 51 cadres lodged in the jail, police said Thursday.
Baro Koda, a ... Read more...
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Fifteen mobile phones recovered from Bihar jail
September 2nd, 2010 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Sep 2 (IANS) Fifteen mobile phones were seized from inmates of a Bihar jail during a raid early Thursday, police said.
Over a dozen mobile chargers, SIM cards and other objectionable items, ... Read more...
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Tech group to release USB dongle that “hacks” PlayStation 3
August 21st, 2010 - 1:26 am ICT by BNO News
MINATO, TOKYO (BNO NEWS) -- A Chinese tech group, PS Jailbreak, is claiming to be on the verge of releasing a USB dongle that allows PlayStation 3 users to play pirated and ... Read more...
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New panel to probe Shillong jailbreak
August 20th, 2010 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Aug 20 (IANS) The Meghalaya government Friday appointed S.P. Rajkhowa, a retired judge of the Guwahati High Court, to probe last year's Shillong jailbreak, an official said.
Chief Secretary W.M.S. Pariat ... Read more...
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Jailbreak through toilet in Goa; three escape (Lead)
August 4th, 2010 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 4 (IANS) In a sensational jailbreak, three inmates escaped from a prison in Goa after drilling a passage through a cell toilet early Wednesday.
Undertrial Abhijit Patil and convicts Hitler ... Read more...
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Sobhraj’s conviction upheld by Nepal Supreme Court (Lead)
July 30th, 2010 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, July 30 (IANS) The conviction and life imprisonment awarded to Charles Sobhraj in a 35-year-old murder case was upheld by Nepal's Supreme Court Friday.
A division bench of Justices Ram Kumar Prasad ... Read more...
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Yemen arrests suspected mastermind behind San’a jailbreak
June 21st, 2010 - 2:53 pm ICT by ANI
San'a (Yemen), June 21(ANI): Yemeni security forces have arrested the suspected mastermind behind an attack on its intelligence headquarters, in which four heavily armed militants had stormed their way into the building ... Read more...
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‘Great Escape’ veteran Jack Harrison dies
June 9th, 2010 - 9:27 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Jack Harrison, the last survivor of the 'Great Escape' plot has died. He was 97 years old. Harrison died on Friday, at Erskine veterans in Bishopton, Scotland. His family confirmed the news ... Read more...
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Shillong jailbreak probe won’t be delayed, assures Sangma
June 2nd, 2010 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, June 2 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma Wednesday assured the assembly that the government would not waste time in completing the probe into infamous Shillong jailbreak after Justice (retd) D.Biswas ... Read more...
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Limera1n Going To Be Released Shortly
April 26th, 2010 - 8:39 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Apr 26, (THAINDIAN NEWS) No matter how hard Apple tries to secure its device applications the hackers manage to break the security barriers and in the end the users stand ... Read more...
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BJP demands minister Pala’s removal over jailbreak
March 2nd, 2010 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, March 2 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party Tuesday demanded the resignation of union Minister of State for Water Resources Vincent H. Pala in connection with a sensational jailbreak here last ... Read more...
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Hundreds try to escape during Uruguay prison fight
February 7th, 2010 - 12:21 pm ICT by IANS
Montevideo, Feb 7 (IANS/EFE) Close to 400 inmates tried to escape from a prison outside Montevideo during a massive brawl between two groups of inmates, the daily Ultimas Noticias said Saturday.
The incident ... Read more...
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Two killed, 31 escape in jailbreak in Philippines
December 13th, 2009 - 1:19 pm ICT by IANS
Manila, Dec 13 (DPA) Suspected Muslim rebels Sunday attacked a jail in the southern Philippines, freeing 31 prisoners in a pre-dawn raid that left two people dead, officials said.
The escaped detainees included ... Read more...
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Probe ordered into Madhya Pradesh jailbreak
November 20th, 2009 - 5:43 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Nov 20 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh police Friday ordered an inquiry into the circumstances that led to three prisoners of Central Jail escaping from police custody, an official said.
The prisoners escaped ... Read more...
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High alert in Bihar’s Jehanabad to foil repeat of 2005 jailbreak
November 13th, 2009 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Nov 13 (IANS) Security was stepped up at Bihar's Jehanabad district Friday following intelligence reports that Maoist rebels may be planning a repeat of their audacious 2005 attack on the district ... Read more...
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Four detained after huge explosives seizure in Patna
November 10th, 2009 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Nov 10 (IANS) Bihar police have detained four people for questioning after the seizure of a huge consignment of explosives and chemicals, suspected to be meant for Maoists, a police official ... Read more...
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Eleven Maoists arrested in Gaya
November 3rd, 2009 - 1:18 pm ICT by ANI
Gaya (Bihar), Nov 3 (ANI): Bihar Police arrested eleven Maoist rebels in Gaya district on Monday.Acting on a tip off the police raided Rangpur village falling under the Atri police ... Read more...
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11 suspected Maoists arrested in Bihar
November 2nd, 2009 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Nov 2 (IANS) Eleven suspected Maoist guerrillas, including one prime accused in the Jehanabad jailbreak, were arrested in Bihar's Gaya district during combing operations early Monday, police said.
Police arrested the 11 ... Read more...
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Security beefed up in Bihar jail after threat call
January 5th, 2009 - 1:07 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Jan 5 (IANS) Security has been stepped up at Bihar's Aurangabad district jail and police stations have been put on high alert after a phone call threatening to repeat the infamous ... Read more...
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Three inmates killed in attempted Sri Lanka jailbreak
September 12th, 2008 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Sep 12 (IANS) At least three prison inmates in Sri Lanka were shot dead by prison guards when they attempted to escape from a jail Friday, police said. According to police ... Read more...
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