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Argentine ex-spy accused of sex trafficking


January 31st, 2012 - 12:12 pm ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, Jan 31 (IANS/EFE) The daughter of former Argentine intelligence officer Raul Martins will arrive in Mexico this week with evidence that her father is running a sex trafficking ... Read more...

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Sunny, cold morning in Delhi


January 30th, 2012 - 11:57 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Delhi woke up to a sunny but cold morning Monday with the minimum temperature dipping to 7.3 degrees Celsius, a notch below average for this ... Read more...

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Briton found dead in Goa room


January 3rd, 2012 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 3 (IANS) A British national was found dead in mysterious circumstances in his rented room in a Goa village, police said Tuesday.John David Tagg, who was living with ... Read more...

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Robbers walk out of Argentine bank with sacks of mail


December 30th, 2011 - 11:48 am ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, Dec 30 (IANS/EFE) Seven armed assailants wearing masks stormed a bank in the Argentine capital Thursday but walked out only with two sacks of letters.The Hollywood-style heist took ... Read more...

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Kim’s death: US in touch with South Korea


December 19th, 2011 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 19 (IANS) The US was in "close touch" with South Korea and Japan following the death of North Korea's top leader Kim Jong-il, the White House said. "We ... Read more...

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MJ’s hair in roulette ball


December 14th, 2011 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Dec 14 (IANS) A clump of Michael Jackson's hair will be used to manufacture a roulette ball.The bosses of Onlinegamblingpal.com bought the hair, which was collected at ... Read more...

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Three women, child killed in Argentine apartment


November 28th, 2011 - 12:04 pm ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, Nov 28 (IANS/EFE) The bodies of three women and an 11-year-old girl were found in an apartment in the Argentine city of La Plata, police said Sunday.They had ... Read more...

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Swamy files complaint against Sonia, NAC


November 16th, 2011 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy has filed a police complaint against Sonia Gandhi and other members of the National Advisory Council (NAC) for their ... Read more...

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Verdict against Pakistani cricketers warning for others: ICC


November 2nd, 2011 - 11:56 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, Nov 2 (IANS) International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Haroon Lorgat says the London court's verdict in the corruption case against three Pakistani players should serve as a "further ... Read more...

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Berlusconi breaks into Latin on Gaddafi’s death


October 21st, 2011 - 12:19 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Oct 21 (IANS/AKI) After hearing about the death of his former friend Muammar Gaddafi, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi used a Latin phrase to say that everything is transitory."Sic ... Read more...

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Yogananda was India’s greatest gift to West: Kriyananda


October 13th, 2011 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Paramhansa Yogananda, whose "Autobiography of a Yogi" is considered a spiritual gem, was India's greatest gift to the West, Ananda Sangha founder Swami Kriyananda said ... Read more...

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Warm day ahead for Delhi


October 13th, 2011 - 11:52 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Delhiites woke up to a warm and sunny Thursday morning with the minimum temperature settling a notch above average at 21.2 degree Celsius.According to the ... Read more...

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Four die in 50-vehicle pile-up in Chile


October 13th, 2011 - 11:43 am ICT by IANS
Santiago, Oct 13 (IANS/EFE) At least four people died and 20 were injured in a 50-vehicle pile-up on the highway linking this Chile capital with its busiest seaport, police ... Read more...

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MJ’s family to stage benefit concert


October 11th, 2011 - 8:12 am ICT by IANS
London, Oct 11 (IANS) Late pop legend Michael Jackson's family is all set to stage a benefit concert in a bid to help children affected by the Japan quake.Michael's ... Read more...

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MJ’s lead guitarist strums for ‘Rockstar’


September 30th, 2011 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) Oscar winning composer A.R. Rahman roped in Orianthi Panagaris, lead guitarist of the late king of pop Michael Jackson's team, to play for the ... Read more...

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Russia to back bid for Palestinian statehood


September 23rd, 2011 - 11:46 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Sep 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia will support a Palestinian bid for statehood at the UN, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said."As long ago as 1989, when the Palestinian ... Read more...

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Onion export ban was not panic decision: Minister


September 21st, 2011 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Facing flak over the two-week ban on onion exports that was lifted Sep 20, Food Minister K.V. Thomas said it was not a "panic" decision ... Read more...

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Brazil’s president says her cancer has `resolved’


September 13th, 2011 - 12:03 pm ICT by IANS
Sao Paulo, Sep 13 (IANS/EFE) Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said that her lymphoma, or cancer of the lymph system, is "resolved" and that she is currently in good health."Cancer today ... Read more...

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Janet to give a miss to MJ’s tribute concert


August 30th, 2011 - 1:59 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 30 (IANS) Janet Jackson says she won't be able to attend the tribute concert of her late brother Michael Jackson.Janet was expected to perform at the show ... Read more...

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Pilot arrested in Madrid for smuggling cocaine


August 24th, 2011 - 11:57 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Aug 24 (IANS/EFE) An Aeromexico co-pilot was arrested at the Madrid-Barajas International Airport on charges that he smuggled 42 kg of cocaine into Spain on a flight from ... Read more...

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Varun Gandhi to present Jan Lokpal as private member’s bill


August 19th, 2011 - 12:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Varun Gandhi Friday said he would introduce the Jan Lokpal Bill, drafted by Team Anna, as a private member's ... Read more...

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Katy Perry equals MJ’s record


August 18th, 2011 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 18 (IANS) Pop singer Katy Perry has become the first woman to have five number one singles from the same album on the US Billboard Hot 100 ... Read more...

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CBI to bring Israeli drug dealer to Goa


August 17th, 2011 - 1:20 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 17 (IANS) A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team will head for Peru Thursday to extradite Israeli drug dealer Yaniv Benaim alias Atala, a crucial link to Goa ... Read more...

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Rise in foreign tourist arrivals in Mexico


August 16th, 2011 - 12:00 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Aug 16 (IANS/EFE) The number of foreign tourists visiting Mexico reached 11.4 million in the first half of 2011, a 3.3 percent rise compared with the same period ... Read more...

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MJ’s artwork unveiled at children’s hospital


August 10th, 2011 - 12:39 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Aug 9 (IANS) Late Pop legend Michael Jackson's family unveiled artwork sketched by the singer at the Children's Hospital Los Angeles.Dailystar.co.uk reports that Jackson's three children, Prince, ... Read more...

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Rajya Sabha members furious at not getting CAG reports


August 5th, 2011 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Accusing the government of trying to suppress scams, opposition members in the Rajya Sabha were Friday furious at not being given copies of ... Read more...

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Taking apples daily keeps cardio risks at bay


July 8th, 2011 - 12:24 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, July 8 (IANS) Taking apples daily is one way of keeping risks linked with cardio health at bay. Catherine Bondonno, doctoral student in pharmacology at the University of Western ... Read more...

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Broken CFLs can be unsafe


July 7th, 2011 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 7 (IANS) A broken compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulb can be unsafe for human beings because it releases mercury vapour into the air for weeks, even months.The amount ... Read more...

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Cabinet reshuffle soon, says PM


June 29th, 2011 - 2:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) A cabinet reshuffle would take place soon, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday told a group of editors but did not give a date."I cannot ... Read more...

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Recession drives young Italians to smoke: study


May 26th, 2011 - 1:00 pm ICT by IANS
Milan, May 26 (IANS/AKI) Around 600,000 Italians started smoking in 2011 due to anxiety related to the recession, says a new study.A total of 11.8 million people were found to ... Read more...

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Over 1,400 die trying to reach Italian shores


May 26th, 2011 - 12:23 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, May 26 (IANS/AKI) Over 1,400 migrants have died this year while trying to reach the Italian shores from conflict-hit North Africa, according to a report.The report was published by ... Read more...

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Nine killed in drug related attacks in Mexico


May 23rd, 2011 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, May 23 (IANS/EFE) Nine people were killed and three injured in two drug-related incidents of violence in Monterrey, the capital of the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon, ... Read more...

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New York town ordered to scrap English-only ordinance


May 20th, 2011 - 11:20 am ICT by IANS
New York, May 20 (IANS/EFE) New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has ordered the upstate town of Jackson to "immediately" overturn a local ordinance that made English the town's ... Read more...

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Mexican city fires 400 cops


May 20th, 2011 - 11:19 am ICT by IANS
Ciudad Juarez (Mexico), May 20 (IANS/EFE) Some 400 police officers in this Mexican city have been dismissed since last October on suspicion they had ties to organised crime, Mayor Hector ... Read more...

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‘Sophisticated’ tunnel found under US-Mexico border


May 11th, 2011 - 12:11 pm ICT by IANS
Tucson (US), May 11 (IANS/EFE) A "sophisticated" tunnel dug out of solid rock and equipped with electricity and ventilation systems has been found under the border between US' Arizona state ... Read more...

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