Nothing suspicious found after US embassy in Berlin evacuated
September 13th, 2012 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, Sep 13 (IANS) The US Embassy in Berlin was partly evacuated Thursday when consular section employees felt unwell after touching some documents but police found no suspicious substance, Xinhua ... Read more...
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Odisha cop killed, four injured in mob attack
August 12th, 2012 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Aug 12 (IANS) A police officer was killed and four others were injured after a mob attacked them in a village in Odisha's Sundergarh district where they had gone ... Read more...
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Man kills wife, commits suicide over extra-marital affair
August 11th, 2012 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Aug 11 (IANS) A man in Bihar's Kaimur district Saturday shot dead his wife as he suspected that she was having an affair. He then shot himself, police said.The ... Read more...
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Gunman at University of Connecticut campus kills self after standoff
July 25th, 2012 - 1:05 am ICT by BNO News
GROTON, CONNECTICUT (BNO NEWS) -- A standoff with an armed man at the University of Connecticut's Avery Point campus in Groton ended Tuesday morning when the man committed suicide, officials said. It ... Read more...
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Harassed Maharashtra girl sets herself afire
July 14th, 2012 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Osmanabad (Maharashtra), July 14 (IANS) In yet another shocking incident, similar to the Guwahati molestation case, a teenager in Maharashtra Saturday died of her burns after she set herself afire, ... Read more...
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Police station chief arrested in Bihar for custodial death
June 16th, 2012 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 16 (IANS) A police station chief has been arrested in Bihar's capital following the custodial death of a man, police said here Saturday.Salman, 50, who was charged with ... Read more...
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Indian-American wanted for 1996 murder kills family, self
June 10th, 2012 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 10 (IANS) A 47-year-old former Indian Army officer wanted for murder in India killed his wife and two of his children before turning the gun on himself in ... Read more...
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Two Indians die in Malaysia accident
March 5th, 2012 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, March 5 (IANS) Two Indians were killed and 22 injured Monday after a tour bus flipped over while descending from a popular highland resort in Malaysia's Pahang state.District ... Read more...
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Two Indians dead, 22 hurt in Malaysia accident (Lead)
March 5th, 2012 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, March 5 (IANS) Two Indian tourists were killed and 22 injured Monday after a tour bus skidded and flipped over while returning from the popular resort of Genting ... Read more...
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Pakistani constable kills two, kills self
March 1st, 2012 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 1 (IANS) A Pakistani policeman Thursday committed suicide after killing a fellow constable and another man, police said.Shaikh Rasheed started firing at fellow constables at the Army Mur ... Read more...
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Girl commits suicide over failed love affair (Lead)
February 15th, 2012 - 12:50 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 14 (IANS) Apparently distressed over a failed relationship, a 22-year-old girl committed suicide on Valentine's Day Tuesday by jumping on the railway tracks from a bridge at the ... Read more...
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Girl attempts suicide by jumping into crowded Howrah tracks
February 14th, 2012 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 14 (IANS) Apparently distressed over a failed relationship, a 22-year-old girl was seriously injured after she attempted to commit suicide by jumping into the railway tracks of the ... Read more...
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Five Pakistani paramilitary men killed
January 26th, 2012 - 1:20 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 26 (IANS) Suspected gunmen from the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi outfit attacked a checkpost in Pakistan's Balochistan province and gunned down five paramilitary troopers, officials said Thursday.The pre-dawn attack was launched ... Read more...
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Children murder parents for money?
September 21st, 2011 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
Greater Noida, Sep 21 (IANS) An elderly couple was allegedly murdered by their son and daughter who were eager to grab compensation money that had come the father's way, police ... Read more...
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Delhi Police ex-official, two men held for murder
September 18th, 2011 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) A retired Delhi Police official and two other people have been arrested from north Delhi for the murder of a 22-year-old man, police said Sunday.One ... Read more...
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Bihar legislator complains of extortion, death threats
August 3rd, 2011 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Aug 3 (IANS) A Bihar legislator from the ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) Wednesday alleged he has received extortion demands for Rs.10 lakh, and threat of death if he ... Read more...
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11-year-old girl raped on Goa beach
March 16th, 2011 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 16 (IANS) An 11-year-old girl was allegedly raped at Goa's Colva beach by a 20-year-old man, police said Wednesday.Police said the girl was waiting for a bus near ... Read more...
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Indian drowned at New Zealand beach
February 19th, 2011 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
Wellington, Feb 19 (IANS) An Indian national drowned while board surfing Saturday at Ohope beach in the eastern Bay of Plenty. The 22-year-old was boogie boarding, a surface water sport, with friends ... Read more...
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Pakistani woman electrocuted to death for eloping
January 23rd, 2011 - 1:12 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 23 (IANS) A 20-year-old woman in Pakistan's Sindh province was electrocuted to death as punishment for eloping with a man, police said.The incident took place in a village near Musafirkhana ... Read more...
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Shooting Suspect At Chandler Mall In Police Custody
January 6th, 2011 - 6:42 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Jan 6, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A terrible confusion wreaked havoc at a local mall in Chandler, Arizona on Wednesday after police officials mistook a dangerous fugitive for another man. Police saw ... Read more...
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Argentine kidnaps girl he met on Facebook
November 15th, 2010 - 11:08 am ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, Nov 15 (IANS/EFE) A 39-year-old man in the Argentine capital was arrested on charges of kidnapping a teenaged girl he met on social networking website Facebook, authorities said.The kidnapper ... Read more...
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Anonymous call warns Achuthanandan will be killed
July 12th, 2010 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, July 12 (IANS) The Kerala Police Monday received an anonymous call warning that Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan would be assassinated before 11 a.m Tuesday, police sources said.
The call was received at ... Read more...
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11 killed as late monsoon wreaks havoc in Nepal
July 12th, 2010 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, July 12 (IANS) At least 11 people were killed as a late monsoon brought misery in Nepal, triggering landslides and fears about a possible breach in the Kosi barrage ... Read more...
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Blair’s security costs British taxpayers 250,000 pounds
July 4th, 2010 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 4 (IANS) Former British prime minister Tony Blair's security guards are costing taxpayers a whopping 250,000 pounds a year, a media report said Sunday.
The bills for a team of ... Read more...
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Two convicted for Indian-origin woman’s murder
May 29th, 2010 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 29 (IANS) Two Britons have been convicted for the murder of an Indian-origin woman, with the judge terming it a "premeditated, calculated and ruthless crime".
The Nottingham Crown Court Friday sentenced ... Read more...
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Man kills wife over suspected infidelity
May 29th, 2010 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) A 22-year-old woman was stabbed to death with a steel rod by her husband in north Delhi as he suspected her of having an affair with another ... Read more...
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Gang that stole from containers busted
May 19th, 2010 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) A gang that specialized in breaking into container trucks to steal motor parts has been busted here following the arrest of a man, police said Wednesday.
The man, ... Read more...
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Czech brothel woman dies after brutal assault
May 8th, 2010 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
Prague, May 8 (DPA) A woman in a Czech brothel died in hospital after being brutally attacked by a man, police said Saturday.
The victim was under 20 years old and had sustained ... Read more...
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44 school kids stabbed in China in 2 days (Second Lead)
April 29th, 2010 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 29 (IANS) Twenty-eight children were stabbed Thursday by a 47-year-old man at a kindergarten in China's Jiangsu province, a day after 16 primary school students were attacked by a ... Read more...
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Jilted lover kills girlfriend
April 26th, 2010 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) A man stabbed his former girlfriend to death after she started seeing another man, police said Monday. A search has been launched for the atacker.
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Delhi girl stabbed to death by lover
April 15th, 2010 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) An 18-year-old girl was stabbed to death in a fit of rage by her neighbour and his associate, all residents of Metro Vihar, after the girl's father ... Read more...
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One injured in Delhi blast
April 12th, 2010 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) A 45-year-old man was injured near Jamia Nagar here Monday when he opened a parcel delivered to him by an unidentified man, police said Monday.
Mohmmad Hussain, a ... Read more...
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ISRO shootout result of misunderstanding: minister
March 17th, 2010 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 17 (IANS) The shootout at the sensitive Deep Space Network (DSN) facility of India's space agency ISRO near here appears to be the result of a "misunderstanding" and should ... Read more...
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Call centre employee killed by jealous team leader
March 12th, 2010 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS
Noida, March 11 (IANS) A 23-year-old employee of a call centre in Noida was allegedly murdered by her team leader, jealous over her dumping him for another man, police said Thursday.
The incident ... Read more...
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Two Indian students die in Australia following fight over money: Police
February 12th, 2010 - 4:50 pm ICT by ANI
Perth, Feb 12(ANI): Two men, believed to be Indian students aged in their early 20s, died in a suburban Perth street after a fight over money, police say.According to police, the two ... Read more...
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