16-year-old charged in Wisconsin murder of elderly Sikh
August 18th, 2012 - 10:30 am ICT by IANS
Milwaukee (Wisconsin), Aug 18 (IANS) A 16-year-old felon from Milwaukee has been charged with the fatal shooting of Dalbir Singh, a member of the Oak Creek gurdwara where six worshippers ... Read more...
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Five held in US for plotting to blow up bridge
May 1st, 2012 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 1 (IANS) Five suspects have been arrested by the FBI for allegedly plotting to blow up a bridge in Ohio state, media reports said Tuesday.The arrests were, however, ... Read more...
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Charlie Sheen’s Washington DC high-speed police escort investigated
April 23rd, 2011 - 6:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 23 (ANI): Actor Charlie Sheen's high-speed police escort in Washington DC is under investigation, with cops trying to figure out who authorised it.Sheen, 45, was apparently escorted from an airport ... Read more...
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Woman pregnant with two babies in separate wombs
July 21st, 2010 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 21 (IANS) In a rare case, an American woman with a rare condition known as uterus didelphys because of which she has two uteruses, is pregnant with two babies who ... Read more...
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In An Odd Incident, Dog Honks For Help When Left Behind In A Blistering Vehicle
July 13th, 2010 - 7:24 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
July 13, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): An 11-year-old coffee Labrador named Max was involved in a rather quirky incident in Allentown, PA. The dog was compelled to take matters into ... Read more...
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16 killed in US flash floods (Lead)
June 12th, 2010 - 9:14 am ICT by IANS
Washington, June 12 (DPA) Heavy rains overnight triggered flash floods in the US state of Arkansas, killing at least 16 people at a popular camping area and leaving dozens more missing, state ... Read more...
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20 killed in US flash floods
June 12th, 2010 - 4:19 am ICT by IANS
Washington, June 12 (DPA) Heavy rains overnight triggered flash floods in the US state of Arkansas, killing at least 20 people at a popular camping area, state officials said Friday.
"There are some ... Read more...
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Kamala Harris wins nomination in California attorney general race
June 9th, 2010 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, June 9 (IANS) Daughter of an Indian mother and an African American father, San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris has won the Democratic primary for attorney general of ... Read more...
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Several injured and two killed reported after violent clashes in Jakarta
April 15th, 2010 - 12:14 am ICT by BNO News
JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) – Hundreds of protesters clashed violently with local security forces in Jakarta on Wednesday, local media said.A local hospital said at least 100 were injured, and a local ... Read more...
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Inventor of frisbee dies aged 90
February 12th, 2010 - 1:55 pm ICT by IANS
San Francisco, Feb 12 (DPA) The inventor of the frisbee, Walter Fredrick Morrison, has died in Salt Lake City, Utah, at the age of 90, local TV station KSL has reported.
Morrison died ... Read more...
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I was in the wrong place at the wrong time, says MJ’s personal doc
December 20th, 2009 - 1:41 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 20 (ANI): Dr Conrad Murray, who was Michael Jackson's personal physician, has broken his silence from the pulpit of his local church.The 55-year-old heart specialist, who allegedly gave ... Read more...
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Balloon Boy hoax, charges likely
October 19th, 2009 - 5:54 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Fort Colorado, Oct 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Publicity hungry Richard Heene tried a Balloon publicity stunt to get some cheap publicity, TV interviews and other cheap thrills but all this didn’t last ... Read more...
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Nine couples wed for 99 cents
September 10th, 2009 - 7:44 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Sep 10 (DPA) Nine couples marked Wednesday's special date 09/09/09 by getting married for the low price of just 99 cents.
The mass ceremony took place as part of a special ... Read more...
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Baby seal rescued from California highway
June 23rd, 2009 - 2:57 am ICT by IANS
San Francisco, June 23 (DPA) A baby seal who somehow made his way from the San Francisco Bay to the centre divide of a major highway was rescued by police early Monday ... Read more...
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Hospital worker commits suicide after killing two in US
April 17th, 2009 - 12:54 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, April 17 (Xinhua) A hospital worker shot dead two people at a hospital in Long Beach near Los Angeles before killing himself, authorities said.
The gunman Thursday shot dead two people ... Read more...
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Woman tries to set herself on fire, forgets matchbox
April 9th, 2009 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
Taipei, April 9 (DPA) A jilted Taiwan woman who wanted to commit suicide by setting herself on fire in front of the Taipei World Trade Centre early Thursday was frustrated to find ... Read more...
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World’s oldest woman celebrates 115th birthday
April 7th, 2009 - 7:24 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, April 7 (Xinhua) Gertrude Baines, the oldest woman of the world celebrated Monday her 115th birthday at a hospital here with music, cake and a letter from President Barack ... Read more...
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Amid sex photos scandal, Hong Kong pop star gets bullet in post
March 12th, 2009 - 11:16 am ICT by IANS
Hong Kong, March 12 (DPA) A bullet and a warning letter aimed at the Hong Kong pop star at the centre of a sex photos scandal has been sent in the post ... Read more...
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Need jobs, not advice, say friends of murder-suicide family
January 30th, 2009 - 11:20 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Jan 30 (DPA) The photo of the Lupoe family on their now cancelled Facebook account showed the smiling faces of a happy American family. Their tidy new home in a ... Read more...
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Sacked father suspected of killing wife, five kids
January 28th, 2009 - 8:13 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Jan 28 (DPA) A man who was recently fired from his job at a hospital killed his wife and five kids before committing suicide, police believe.The gruesome incident occurred in ... Read more...
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Thanks Williams for making me a big star: Winfrey
December 1st, 2008 - 1:47 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 1 (IANS) Hugely popular talk show host Oprah Winfrey is grateful to comedian Robin Williams for making her a big star. She had recorded an interview with him early on ... Read more...
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Nurse kills hit man hired by estranged husband
August 29th, 2008 - 4:47 am ICT by IANS
San Francisco, Aug 29 (DPA) A emergency room nurse in Portland, Oregon has killed a hit man who tried to murder her with a hammer after being hired by her estranged husband, ... Read more...
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Olympic torch hidden, route changed to thwart protestors
April 10th, 2008 - 10:57 am ICT by admin
DPA
San Francisco, April 10 (DPA) The symbolic Olympic flame was lit Wednesday in San Francisco, starting a game of cat and mouse that saw the torch hidden in a warehouse, secreted in ... Read more...
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Approaching Olympic torch sets San Francisco simmering
April 8th, 2008 - 12:51 pm ICT by admin
DPA
San Francisco, April 8 (DPA) Normally, runners in San Francisco are afraid of the famous city's tortuous hills and bone-chilling fog. But as footage of violent protests from the global Olympic torch ... Read more...
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Dengue fever epidemic hits Brazil
March 21st, 2008 - 12:10 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Rio De Janeiro, March 21 (Xinhua) The Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro is suffering an epidemic of dengue fever, State Secretary of Health Sergio Cortes said. The number of cases of ... Read more...
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Blast in Times Square hits traffic in New York City
March 6th, 2008 - 7:50 pm ICT by admin
DPA
New York, March 6 (DPA) Police and firefighters cordoned off an area in New York City's landmark Times Square area to investigate an early morning explosion, reports said. The New York Times ... Read more...
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