Man shot dead in Pakistan court
September 10th, 2012 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 10 (IANS) A man accused in a murder case was shot dead when he was brought to a district court in Pakistani metropolis Lahore, Geo News reported.Police said ... Read more...
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Belarus refuses to extradite brother of Kyrgyz ex-president
September 6th, 2012 - 10:28 am ICT by IANS
Minsk, Sep 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Belarus has refused to extradite a brother of Kyrgyzstan's ex-president who is wanted in the country on murder charges, a Belarusian official said.Kyrgyzstan has repeatedly ... Read more...
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US man held for shooting ill wife in hospital bed
August 6th, 2012 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 6 (IANS) A man in America's Ohio state has been arrested after he shot his wife of 45 years in her hospital bed while she was being treated ... Read more...
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Colorado shooting suspect makes first court appearance
July 24th, 2012 - 6:41 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 24 (IANS) The Colorado theater shooting suspect, who killed 12 people and injured 58 others in the US city of Aurora early Friday, made his first court appearance ... Read more...
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Afghan sisters shot dead in ‘honour killing’
July 23rd, 2012 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 23 (IANS) An Afghan man shot his two teenaged daughters dead when they returned home four days after running away with a young man, Daily Mail reported ... Read more...
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Russian dismembered by wife for not taking shower
July 3rd, 2012 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A man in Russia's southwest Stavropol region was killed and dismembered by his wife for refusing to take a shower, investigators said Tuesday.After a heated ... Read more...
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Family quarrels lead to killings, attempted murder in Maharashtra
June 29th, 2012 - 5:26 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur (Maharashtra), June 29 (IANS) In three separate tragic incidents resulting from family quarrels in Maharashtra, two children were brutally murdered, while an elderly couple had a narrow escape from ... Read more...
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Will act if murder link proved: CPI-M
June 11th, 2012 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) The CPI-M Monday denied its involvement in the murder of a former party leader in Kerala but vowed to take "strong action" if anyone within ... Read more...
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Concerned over murder charges against officers: Retiring army chief (Lead)
May 31st, 2012 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) In a parting shot on the day he hung up his boots as the Indian Army chief, Gen. V.K. Singh expressed "concern" Thursday over murder ... Read more...
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Pakistani girl killed to protect ‘family honour’
May 22nd, 2012 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 22 (IANS) A 17-year-old Pakistani girl was murdered by her parents and her body dumped into a river after her westernised lifestyle brought shame on her strict Muslim ... Read more...
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US porn star, lover beat tattoo shop owner to death
May 22nd, 2012 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 22 (IANS) A 30-year-old American porn actress teamed up with her boyfriend to beat and stab a tattoo shop owner to death after a sex party. She ... Read more...
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Italian dies after wife stabs him in genitals
May 16th, 2012 - 7:01 am ICT by IANS
Rome, May 16 (IANS/AKI) A 61-year-old man from the Italian port city of Livorno died after being repeatedly stabbed in the penis by his wife.The 57-year-old woman admitted to attacking ... Read more...
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Mudslinging over Madurai ‘mutt’ appointment
May 14th, 2012 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai/Madurai, May 14 (IANS) The war of words between controversial Karnataka-based spiritual leader Nithyananda and those opposing his anointment as the 293rd pontiff of the over 1500-year-old Madurai Aadheenam Mutt ... Read more...
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Fishermen case withdrawal: Achuthanandan alleges conspiracy
April 28th, 2012 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, April 28 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in Kerala V.S. Achuthanandan Saturday alleged a conspiracy in the withdrawal of court cases by the families of two fishermen shot dead in ... Read more...
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Italians pay Rs.1.7mn in damages, boat owner drops case
April 27th, 2012 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, April 27 (IANS) The owner of a damaged fishing boat, on which two Indian fishermen were shot dead allegedly by two Italian Marines from a cargo vessel in February, ... Read more...
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Boat owner ready to let Italian ship sail for Rs.1.7 mn
April 26th, 2012 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, April 26 (IANS) The owner of a damaged fishing boat, on which two Indian fishermen was shot dead by two Italian marines in February, Thursday filed a plea in ... Read more...
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Fishermen paid damages, but Italian Marines face trial (Lead)
April 24th, 2012 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, April 24 (IANS) Italian authorities Tuesday handed over two demand drafts of Rs.1 crore each to the Lok Adalat as compensation to the families of two Indian fishermen shot ... Read more...
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Kazakh journalist stabbed
April 21st, 2012 - 8:06 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A journalist who criticised the Kazakh authorities over their bloody handling of riots in a mining town in December last year was found beaten and ... Read more...
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Lok Adalat asked to settle compensation for killed fishermen
April 20th, 2012 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, April 20 (IANS) A vacation bench of the Kerala High Court Friday referred the compensation claim, filed by families of the two Indian fishermen killed by two Italian Marines ... Read more...
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Now, Italian priests visit home of slain Kerala fisherman
April 5th, 2012 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kollam (Kerala), April 5 (IANS) After the visit of three Italian ministers to try and get two Italian marines released from prison, Kerala witnessed a round of Church diplomacy when ... Read more...
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Murder most foul: Timeline of Harpreet Kaur murder case
March 30th, 2012 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 30 (IANS) The following is the sequence of events in the death of Harpreet Kaur, daughter of Punjab minister Bibi Jagir Kaur.April 20, 2000: Harpreet Kaur dies mysteriously ... Read more...
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‘Italian vessel can’t sail till Monday’
March 30th, 2012 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, March 30 (IANS) A division bench of the Kerala High Court Friday stayed an order by a single bench permitting the Italian cargo ship Enrica Lexie, from which two ... Read more...
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Punjab minister gets jail term for daughter’s death (Lead)
March 30th, 2012 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
Patiala (Punjab), March 30 (IANS) Senior Punjab minister Jagir Kaur was Friday held guilty by a court here of conspiracy in the death of her own daughter in April ... Read more...
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Italian vessel can sail after furnishing bond (Lead)
March 29th, 2012 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, March 29 (IANS) The Italian cargo ship Enrica Lexie, from which two marines had opened fire killing two Indian fishermen, will be permitted to sail after its owners furnish ... Read more...
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Italian ship will have to wait till forensic report: Kerala
March 28th, 2012 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, March 28 (IANS) The Kerala government Wednesday informed the high court that a decision on whether Italian ship Enrica Lexie, from which marines had opened fire killing two Indian ... Read more...
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Bengal government trying to choke voice of opposition: Left
March 21st, 2012 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 21 (IANS) West Bengal opposition leader Surjya Kanta Mishra Wednesday accused the Trinamool Congress-led state government of "trying to throttle" the voice of the opposition both inside and ... Read more...
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Murder accused CPI-M leader attacked with shoe
March 6th, 2012 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
Midnapore (West Bengal), March 6 (IANS) Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader and former minister Sushanta Ghosh, who is facing murder charges in the Midnapore skeleton case, was attacked ... Read more...
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Italian Marines can’t be tried in India: Counsel
February 23rd, 2012 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Feb 23 (IANS) The counsel for two Italian security officials arrested for shooting dead two Indian fishermen argued in the Kerala High Court Thursday that the incident had taken ... Read more...
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Italy probes why ship docked in India
February 22nd, 2012 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Feb 22 (IANS) Authorities here are probing why an Italian ship ignored the Italian Navy's objections and docked in Kerala leading to the arrest of two Marines over the ... Read more...
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Weapon used to shoot Indian fishermen still on ship
February 21st, 2012 - 12:31 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Feb 21 (IANS) The weapon that two Italian ship officials used to shoot dead two Indian fishermen off the Kerala coast is still on the vessel, say police who ... Read more...
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Police to question Italian crewmen for three days (Lead)
February 20th, 2012 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
Kollam (Kerala), Feb 20 (IANS) The two crew members of an Italian ship who allegedly shot dead two Indian fishermen off the Kerala coast can be questioned by police for ... Read more...
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‘Musharraf will be arrested if he returns’
January 27th, 2012 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
Davos (Switzerland), Jan 27 (IANS) Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf will definitely be arrested if he returns to the country, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said here Friday."In fact, ... Read more...
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Pune mayhem: Driver sent to police custody
January 26th, 2012 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Jan 26 (IANS) A court here Thursday sent to police custody the mentally disturbed state transport bus driver who sped through busy streets here a day earlier, killing eight ... Read more...
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Telugu actor’s death: Court reduces sentence of convict
December 28th, 2011 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 28 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh High Court Wednesday reduced the jail sentence of G. Siddhartha Reddy, a convict in the death of Telugu actress Pratyusha in 2002, to ... Read more...
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Kisheji ‘tortured and killed’, says CPI-Maoist
November 25th, 2011 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) alleged Friday that its leader Kishenji was "tortured and brutally killed" after his arrest in West Bengal."This murder looks ... Read more...
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