London mayor left hanging in mid-air
August 2nd, 2012 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 2 (IANS) Mayor of London Boris Johnson got stuck on a zip wire and dangled in mid-air during a promotional event for the Olympics, prompting roars of ... Read more...
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Compensate woman mistreated by police, NHRC tells Delhi
March 22nd, 2012 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) India's apex human rights panel Thursday asked the Delhi government to pay compensation to an injured woman mistreated by Delhi Police at the Karkardooma court ... Read more...
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Crowley resigns over ‘Wikileaks suspect being mistreated in jail’ remarks
March 14th, 2011 - 1:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 14 (ANI): US State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley has resigned over his comments that Pentagon's mistreatment towards the American Army soldier accused of leaking thousands of classified military reports to ... Read more...
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Wikileaks suspect being mistreated in jail: State Department spokesman
March 12th, 2011 - 6:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 12 (ANI): US State Department spokesman PJ Crowley has said the Pentagon is being 'ridiculous and stupid' in subjecting American soldier Bradley Manning to mistreatment at Quantico in Virginia ... Read more...
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WikiLeaks leaker mistreated in custody: Lawyer
January 22nd, 2011 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 22 (IANS) The 23-year-old US soldier who is alleged to have leaked thousands of secret documents to whistle-blower WikiLeaks was placed on suicide watch, stripped to his underwear and forced ... Read more...
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Woman labelled as witch slaps cases against villagers
May 8th, 2010 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
Bhilwara, May 8 (IANS) A 45-year-old woman has filed a case against a group of villagers for allegedly labelling her as a witch and mistreating her in Bhilwara district of Rajasthan.
"The villagers, ... Read more...
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HRW says Malaysia failing to respect human rights
January 22nd, 2010 - 2:24 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Jan.22 (ANI): The Malaysian government has turned its back on promises to protect people's rights, said Human Rights Watch.In its report released yesterday, it said, when Najib Tun Razak took ... Read more...
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Cuban blogger says she was detained by cops
November 8th, 2009 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, Nov 8 (EFE) Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez, winner of several international prizes, said that she was detained for 20 minutes and mistreated by police while on her way to a non-violent ... Read more...
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Clinton to India: Pakistan showing commitment, keep talking (Lead)
July 20th, 2009 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Describing terrorism and extremism as the "number one challenge", US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Monday said she had seen "real commitment" by Pakistan to fight ... Read more...
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Guantanamo Bay prisoners were tortured: former inmate
January 19th, 2009 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 19 (IANS) Qari Saeed Iqbal, who spent seven years in the Guantanamo Bay prison run by the US military, has claimed that prisoners there were "tortured and mistreated", Pakistan's Online ... Read more...
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Pak Senate panel admits presence of secret torture cells
November 26th, 2008 - 2:13 pm ICT by ANI
Quetta, Nov 26 (ANI): Pakistan Senates Standing Committee on Interior has reportedly admitted the presence of countless hidden torture cells across the country, and called for jail reforms to shut these ... Read more...
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Cell phone campaign against HIV/AIDS takes off in South Africa
October 25th, 2008 - 2:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 25 (ANI): With the number of HIV/AIDS cases increasing in South Africa, health workers have now resorted to one of the most popular technology to make people aware of ... Read more...
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No dialogue with PML-Q, says PML (N)
November 14th, 2007 - 2:49 am ICT by admin
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