Darkness in US amid unrelenting heat
July 3rd, 2012 - 10:31 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 3 (IANS) Three days after a ferocious summer storm, about 1.7 million people, from the capital city of Washington through 10 states from Indiana to Delaware, are still ... Read more...
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Passenger bus overturns in southeast Kenya, killing 12
April 2nd, 2012 - 11:30 pm ICT by BNO News
MAZERAS, Kenya (BNO NEWS) -- Twelve people were killed on late Sunday afternoon when a passenger bus overturned and fell into a ditch near Kenya's second-largest city of Mombasa, police said on ... Read more...
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Four found dead at home in northern England
December 12th, 2011 - 6:37 pm ICT by BNO News
PUDSEY, ENGLAND (BNO NEWS) -- Four people were found dead at a house in northern England on late Sunday afternoon, police said on Monday morning. A murder investigation has been launched.West Yorkshire ... Read more...
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Occupy activists arrested in several US cities
November 14th, 2011 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 14 (IANS) Occupy activists confronted the police in several US cities over the weekend as the authorities made scores of arrests in attempts to clear public spaces, a ... Read more...
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Roadside bomb kills police chief in southern Afghanistan
November 8th, 2011 - 7:27 pm ICT by BNO News
LASHKARGAH, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- A district police chief was among three people killed on late Sunday afternoon as a result of a roadside bomb attack in southern Afghanistan, officials confirmed on ... Read more...
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Tropical Storm Jose passes west of Bermuda
August 29th, 2011 - 6:41 pm ICT by BNO News
MIAMI (BNO NEWS) -- Tropical Storm Jose passed just west of the British overseas territory of Bermuda on late Sunday afternoon, forecasters said, hours after it unexpectedly formed.Forecasters at the U.S. National ... Read more...
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Italian mountain climber falls to death in Swiss Alps
August 22nd, 2011 - 8:48 pm ICT by BNO News
WALLIS, SWITZERLAND (BNO NEWS) -- An Italian mountain climber was killed on late Sunday afternoon while climbing with a group in the Pennine Alps mountain range in Switzerland, police said on Monday.Wallis ... Read more...
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All-party meet on Lokpal bill Sunday (Lead)
July 3rd, 2011 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) An all-party meet to discuss the Lokpal bill will be held at the prime minister's residence late Sunday afternoon to evolve a consensus over ... Read more...
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Dozens feared killed after coal mine blasts in western Pakistan
March 20th, 2011 - 8:49 pm ICT by BNO News
QUETTA, PAKISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- Dozens of miners are feared to have been killed after three large gas explosions at a coal mine in western Pakistan on Sunday morning, officials said.The three ... Read more...
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Wild Hawk on the Loose at US Library of Congress
January 26th, 2011 - 3:56 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Jan 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A wild hawk is reportedly on the loose in the Library of Congress in the United States, where it has been seen flying around for about a week ... Read more...
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Obama visit: Capital’s commuters can expect jams Monday
November 6th, 2010 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Office-goers in the Indian capital can expect heavy congestion Monday due to traffic restrictions in place for US President Barack Obama's visit to Delhi, police said ... Read more...
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Tornado wreaks havoc in Texas
October 26th, 2010 - 9:30 am ICT by IANS
New York, Oct 26 (IANS) A tornado injured many people, damaged several homes and derailed a few trains in the US state of Texas, officials said.Four people suffered injuries, while many vehicles ... Read more...
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Teenager shot dead after being mistaken for deer
July 26th, 2010 - 12:21 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, July 26 (IANS) An Australian teenager was shot dead while out on a hunting trip after his friend mistook him for a deer.
The 19-year-old victim was hunting with his brother and ... Read more...
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Two militants killed in gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir
January 10th, 2010 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Jan 10 (IANS) Security forces killed two militants of Hizb-ul-Mujahadeen outfit in a gunfight in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir Sunday, police said.
"Both terrorists of the Hizb-ul-Mujahadeen have been killed ... Read more...
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Missing picnickers untraced, relatives block Kolkata roads (Lead)
January 5th, 2010 - 1:01 am ICT by IANS
Kolaghat (West Bengal), Jan 4 (IANS) Amid fading chances of finding any of the victims alive, the authorities Monday continued search operations without any success for 17 people missing after a boat ... Read more...
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Four dead after ferry carrying 240 sinks in Indonesia (Lead)
November 22nd, 2009 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Nov 22 (DPA) At least four people were killed when a ferry carrying 240 people sank in bad weather off the Indonesian island of Sumatra Sunday, officials said.
Search teams using a ... Read more...
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Engineering student commits suicide in Uttar Pradesh
September 15th, 2009 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 15 (IANS) A first-year engineering student committed suicide Sunday by jumping from the fourth floor of her college building here, police said.
Poonam Mishra, was a first-year student of Azad ... Read more...
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Tropical Depression Four forms in the eastern Gulf of Mexico
August 16th, 2009 - 5:04 pm ICT by admin
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- Tropical Depression Four formed in the eastern Gulf of Mexico on Sunday morning and is expected to become a tropical storm later today, forecasters say.The center of ... Read more...
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Rockets pound Israel two days after truce ends
December 22nd, 2008 - 3:35 am ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv/Gaza City, Dec 22 (DPA) Palestinian militants pounded Israel with rockets Sunday, and Israel launched an air strike against a rocket-launching squad, as violence returned to southern Israel and the Gaza ... Read more...
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Buddhadeb at Raj Bhavan to meet Mamata over Nano
September 7th, 2008 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 7 (IANS) In a major development, West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee came to visit Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee at the Raj Bhavan here late Sunday afternoon to find ... Read more...
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Four militants, trooper killed in Jammu and Kashmir (Lead)
June 23rd, 2008 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 22 (IANS) Four separatist militants and a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper were killed Sunday in two separate gun battles in Jammu and Kashmir. Police said a fierce gunfight ... Read more...
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King Khan prevails over King Kahn
May 25th, 2008 - 9:36 pm ICT by admin
By Abhishek Roy
Kolkata, May 25 (IANS) It is unusual for two Kings to share the same territory. But that was what happened Sunday when Bayern Munich's legendary goalkeeper Oliver Kahn, nicknamed King ... Read more...
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