Indonesia: 14 dead, 40 injured in West Java bus accident
February 11th, 2012 - 8:24 pm ICT by BNO News
JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) -- At least 14 people were killed on early Friday evening when a bus lost control and crashed into several vehicles in the Indonesian province of West Java, ... Read more...
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How TV cameras captured BJP ministers watching porn
February 8th, 2012 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 8 (IANS) Allowing TV channels to cover the legislature proceedings from the visitors' gallery cost the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Karnataka dear, as their video ... Read more...
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Thai PM orders investigation into army shooting of four Muslims
February 1st, 2012 - 2:56 am ICT by BNO News
BANGKOK (BNO NEWS) -- Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Tuesday ordered an investigation into the shooting deaths of four Muslims by paramilitaries in the restive south on Sunday, local media reported.Prime ... Read more...
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10 soldiers, 40 militants killed in Pakistan clash
January 31st, 2012 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 31 (IANS) At least 40 militants and 10 soldiers were killed in a clash Tuesday in Pakistan's northwest tribal region, a media report said.As many as 32 other ... Read more...
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Pakistani tribal leader killed in suicide blast (Second Lead)
January 30th, 2012 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 30 (IANS) A tribal leader and his son-in-law were killed and at least eight others were injured when a teenaged suicide bomber blew himself up outside the leader's ... Read more...
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Thai government welcomes Twitter censorship announcement
January 30th, 2012 - 7:58 pm ICT by BNO News
BANGKOK (BNO NEWS) -- The Thai government on Monday welcomed an announcement from the social networking website Twitter that it will start censoring controversial content on a country-specific level, local media reported.Jeerawan ... Read more...
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Israel’s flagship drone crashes during test flight
January 30th, 2012 - 4:38 am ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Jan 30 (IANS) An Israeli military drone, said to be the most advanced unmanned aerial vehicle currently operated by the Israel Air Force (IAF), crashed Sunday morning during a ... Read more...
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Kidnapped athlete kills his abductor
January 27th, 2012 - 10:00 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Dagestan, Jan 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A weightlifting instructor in Dagestan proved to be a bad target for two kidnappers. Police in the country say the kidnappers abducted the 34-year-old and demanded 2 ... Read more...
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10 killed in Pakistan mine collapse
January 25th, 2012 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 25 (IANS) At least 10 labourers were killed and several injured when a phosphate mine collapsed in Pakistan's Abbotabad city Wednesday afternoon.The incident occurred in Kali Daar area ... Read more...
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Nitish Kumar rules out contesting assembly polls
January 20th, 2012 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Jan 20 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Friday said that he would continue to be a member of the Bihar legislative council and ruled out contesting assembly ... Read more...
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Journalists flay poll officer in Goa
January 18th, 2012 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 18 (IANS) Over 40 journalists Wednesday staged a sit-in outside the cabin of the Goa chief electoral officer, accusing the latter denying them information under "political pressure".The journalists, ... Read more...
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Drone strike didn’t kill top leader: Pakistani Taliban
January 16th, 2012 - 12:18 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 15 (IANS) The Pakistani Taliban Sunday denied reports about the killing of its top commander Hakimullah Mehsud in an US drone strike in the country's northwest.Pakistan's Dawn ... Read more...
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Two killed as ship runs aground off Italy
January 14th, 2012 - 11:04 am ICT by IANS
Rome, Jan 14 (IANS) Two people were killed after a luxury cruise ship carrying more than 4,000 ran aground off the Italian coast Friday, prompting a major rescue operation that ... Read more...
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Police on the lookout for underwear escapee
January 12th, 2012 - 11:08 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Tokyo, Jan 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A man sentenced to 23 years in a Japanese prison for attempted murder has escaped in only his underpants. Local news agencies say Li Guolin used a ... Read more...
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Pacquiao willing to fight Mayweather Junior
January 11th, 2012 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
Manila, Jan 11 (IANS) Filipino boxing icon Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao responded to Floyd Mayweather Jr's challenge by saying that he is willing to fight the undefeated American boxer, the local ... Read more...
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29 killed in Pakistan market blast (Second Lead)
January 10th, 2012 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 10 (IANS) At least 29 people were killed and 40 injured in a bomb blast at a taxi stand of a market in a town in northwest ... Read more...
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Pakistan Taliban claim responsibility for blast (Lead)
January 10th, 2012 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 10 (IANS) Pakistan Taliban claimed responsibility for the bomb blast which killed at least 20 people and left about 40 others injured Tuesday at a taxi ... Read more...
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Iran ready to export n-services
January 8th, 2012 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Jan 8 (IANS) The head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation has said the country is ready to export services related to nuclear energy to other countries, Press TV reported.Fereidoon ... Read more...
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Mullaperiyar Dam: Chandy briefs Tamil Nadu media
January 7th, 2012 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 7 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Saturday had a closed-door meeting on the Mullaperiyar Dam issue with an invited group of media persons from Tamil Nadu but ... Read more...
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Saudi hackers leak credit card information of thousands of Israelis
January 4th, 2012 - 2:25 am ICT by BNO News
JERUSALEM (BNO NEWS) -- Hackers have posted the credit card information of thousands of Israelis on the Internet, local media reported on Tuesday.The details of about 15,000 Israeli credit cards were posted ... Read more...
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Argentine governor ‘accidentally’ killed by gunshot
January 2nd, 2012 - 8:31 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 2 (IANS) A provincial governor in Argentina has died of a gunshot at home while celebrating the new year with family.According to the police, Carlos Soria, the Rio ... Read more...
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Roadside bomb kills Pakistani soldier
December 31st, 2011 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 31 (IANS) A roadside bomb killed a Pakistani soldier and injured another Saturday in the North Waziristan tribal region, officials said.The incident took place when a convoy of ... Read more...
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Two kids killed in Pakistan blast
December 31st, 2011 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 31 (IANS) At least two children were killed and 13 other people injured Saturday in a remote-controlled bombing in Pakistan's northwest tribal region, a media report said.The bombing ... Read more...
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Eight killed in Pakistan bombing
December 30th, 2011 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 30 (IANS) At least eight people were killed and 13 injured Friday evening in a powerful suicide bombing in a residential area in Pakistan's Quetta city, media reports ... Read more...
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Madhu Koda, ex-Minister shifted from hospital to jail
December 30th, 2011 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Dec 30 (IANS) Based on a report by army doctors, former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda and one of his former cabinet colleagues were shifted to the Birsa Munda ... Read more...
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77 elephants killed in Mozambique reserve
December 30th, 2011 - 8:01 am ICT by IANS
Maputo (Mozambique), Dec 30 (IANS) Poachers have killed 77 elephants in a game reserve in northern Mozambique this year, Xinhua reported Thursday.The reserve is located in the northern province of ... Read more...
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Turkish air raid kills over 20 at Iraq border
December 29th, 2011 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Over 20 alleged diesel smugglers were killed in an overnight air raid by the Turkish Air Force on a predominantly Kurdish-populated area at the Turkish ... Read more...
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Afghanistan and China sign multi-billion oil development deal
December 29th, 2011 - 8:35 pm ICT by BNO News
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- The governments of Afghanistan and China agreed to an oil development deal on Wednesday which is expected to deliver up to $7 billion in profits for Afghanistan, ... Read more...
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Seb Cole promises London will not become ’siege city’ during Games
December 29th, 2011 - 2:43 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 29 (IANS) Sebastian Coe, the president of London Olympic and Paralympic Games Organizing Committee (LOCOG), has promised the local media that the capital would not turn into a ... Read more...
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Farooq angry over talk of chief minister’s rotation
December 27th, 2011 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Dec 27 (IANS) Union New and Renewable Energy Minister Farooq Abdullah has conveyed his anger over the repeated talk of rotating the Jammu and Kashmir chief ministership between the ... Read more...
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Adam Lambert arrested in Finland
December 23rd, 2011 - 12:48 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Helsinki, Dec 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) American Idol star Adam Lambert spent several hours in a Finish jail on Thursday after he reportedly got into a physical brawl with his boyfriend Sauli Koskinen. ... Read more...
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Indonesian girl swept away by 2004 tsunami found alive
December 22nd, 2011 - 7:08 pm ICT by BNO News
MEULABOH, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) -- An Indonesian girl who was thought to have died when a huge tsunami devastated the island of Sumatra in December 2004, has been found alive and reunited ... Read more...
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10 killed during clashes on Kazakhstan’s independence day
December 17th, 2011 - 8:53 am ICT by IANS
Astana, Dec 17 (IANS) At least 10 people were killed Friday in Zhanaozen city of Kazakhstan after clashes erupted between oil workers and police during independence day celebrations, an official ... Read more...
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10-year-old boy kills kid of four
December 15th, 2011 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 15 (IANS) A 10-year-old boy in Sweden has confessed to killing a child of four by strangling him with a skipping rope after an argument, a media report ... Read more...
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Ghana: Missing toddler found dead after ‘witchcraft murder’
December 14th, 2011 - 6:17 pm ICT by BNO News
KUMASI, GHANA (BNO NEWS) -- Police in south-central Ghana have discovered the body of a toddler who went missing late last week while visiting a hairdresser, local media reported on Wednesday. She ... Read more...
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