16 members of a family slaughtered in Honduras
September 21st, 2012 - 12:28 pm ICT by IANS
Tegucigalpa, Sep 21 (IANS/EFE) Sixteen members of an extended family were killed Thursday in a remote area of the eastern Honduran province of Olancho, a relative of the victims said.The ... Read more...
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One killed as drug plane makes forced landing in Honduras
July 4th, 2012 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
Tegucigalpa, July 4 (IANS/EFE) One person was killed and another injured Tuesday when their small plane loaded with cocaine made a forced landing near the eastern Honduran town of Catacamas, ... Read more...
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Drug-laden plane crashes in Honduras
July 4th, 2012 - 8:52 am ICT by IANS
Tegucigalpa, July 4 (IANS) A small plane carrying 600 kg of cocaine crashed in Honduras Tuesday, police said.The pilot was killed and his copilot was injured when the aircraft crashed ... Read more...
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Journalist kidnapped in Honduras
May 10th, 2012 - 11:31 am ICT by IANS
Tegucigalpa, May 10 (IANS/EFE) A journalist with HRN, one of Honduras' leading radio networks, was kidnapped here Wednesday while driving to work.Alfredo Villatoro was abducted around 4.45 a.m., HRN said ... Read more...
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Honduras prison fire: President vows full investigation
February 16th, 2012 - 12:04 pm ICT by IANS
Tegucigalpa, Feb 16 (IANS/EFE) The fire that killed more than 300 inmates at the Comayagua prison farm in central Honduras will be investigated with full transparency and "international observation", President ... Read more...
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Latin brew bumps off colon cancer cells
January 24th, 2012 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 24 (IANS) A taste for Latin brew could be a potent and easy way of protecting oneself against the ravages of colon cancer.These cancer cells, when exposed to ... Read more...
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Kids among eight hacked to death in Honduras
January 12th, 2012 - 12:39 pm ICT by IANS
Tegucigalpa, Jan 12 (IANS/EFE) Eight people, four of them children, were murdered in the Caribbean province of Colon, the Honduran government said.The victims, residents of the village of El Regadero, ... Read more...
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Activist, wife, slain in Honduras
August 23rd, 2011 - 11:04 am ICT by IANS
Tegucigalpa, Aug 23 (IANS/EFE) The vice president of a group representing landless peasants in the Caribbean province of Colon was murdered along with his wife, a senior Honduran police officer ... Read more...
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Gang kills 17 in shoemaking workshop in Honduras
September 8th, 2010 - 9:23 am ICT by IANS
Tegucigalpa, Sep 8 (DPA) A group of armed men killed 17 people working in a shoemaking workshop Tuesday in the northern Honduran city of San Pedro Sula, 250 km from Tegucigalpa, police ... Read more...
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Shiva Thapa shines for India at Youth Olympics
August 22nd, 2010 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
Singapore, Aug 22 (IANS) Boxer Shiva Thapa could get India its first gold medal at the inaugural Youth Olympics here as he outpunched Zack Davies of Britain 14-4 Sunday to enter the ... Read more...
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Honduras fires immigration chief for expelling Brazilian diplomat
January 31st, 2010 - 5:08 am ICT by IANS
Tegucigalpa, Jan 31 (IANS/EFE) Honduras' new government has fired its top immigration official after a Brazilian diplomat was denied entry into the country.
"In light of the undignified treatment offered to this diplomat ... Read more...
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Honduras lacks will for negotiated solution, says minister
October 24th, 2009 - 12:14 am ICT by IANS
Tegucigalpa, Oct 23 (Prensa Latina) A representative of ousted Honduran president Manuel Zelaya has said the country's de facto government lacks political will for a negotiated solution to the conflict.
Work Minister Mayra ... Read more...
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Honduran negotiators reach agreement to restore Zelaya (Second lead)
October 15th, 2009 - 5:53 am ICT by IANS
Tegucigalpa, Oct 15 (IANS) The dialogue commission established for resolving the political crisis in Honduras reached an agreement Wednesday which includes the restoration of power for the ousted President Manuel Zelaya, Xinhua ... Read more...
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Honduran negotiators reach agreement to restore Zelaya (Lead)
October 15th, 2009 - 4:47 am ICT by IANS
Tegucigalpa, Oct 15 (IANS) The dialogue commission established for resolving the political crisis in Honduras reached an agreement Wednesday which includes the restoration of power for the ousted President Manuel Zelaya, Xinhua ... Read more...
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Delhi power shortage to stay: Shinde
July 9th, 2009 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The power shortage in the capital will stay for at least another seven months and the situation will only improve after power projects planned for the 2010 ... Read more...
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Chris Brown dating dancer Natalie Mejia?
April 14th, 2009 - 1:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 14 (ANI): Rapper Chris Brown, who hit the headlines for allegedly attacking his former lover Rihanna, is again in the headlines for reportedly dating dancer Natalie Mejia.If the reports ... Read more...
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Rihanna’s Gita-inspired tattoo is ‘incorrectly written’
April 14th, 2009 - 1:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 14 (ANI): Rihanna's latest tattoo inspired by the holy text of Gita is "incorrectly written", claims an Aussie expert.The 'Umbrella' hitmaker was said to have got the artwork done ... Read more...
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Brains fatty acid could help treat Alzheimer’’s
October 20th, 2008 - 1:13 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 20 (ANI): A new study has suggested that controlling the level of a fatty acid in the brain could help treat Alzheimer''s disease.Researchers at the Gladstone Institute of Neurological ... Read more...
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Study finds new way to overcome allergens in soy
March 7th, 2008 - 1:10 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Mar 7 (ANI): Soy allergies may become an irritation of the past thanks to a new research at the University of Illinois, which shows that fermenting soy dramatically reduces its potential ... Read more...
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Colombian security forces capture top rebel leader
February 27th, 2008 - 9:55 pm ICT by admin
Bogota, Feb 27 (IANS) Colombian security forces have arrested a senior member of the country's largest insurgency group and one of the most wanted rebels, Spain's EFE news agency reported Wednesday. Heli ... Read more...
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Ancient Argentinean herbal tea may help boost good cholesterol levels
November 14th, 2007 - 2:44 am ICT by admin
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