15 die in Peru bus accident
September 14th, 2012 - 12:05 pm ICT by IANS
Lima, Sep 14 (IANS/EFE) At least 15 people were killed and seven injured when a bus plunged into a 100-meter ravine in the southern Peruvian region of Cuzco, media reports ... Read more...
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Nearly 200 kg cocaine seized in Italy port
September 8th, 2012 - 6:37 am ICT by IANS
Rome, Sep 8 (IANS/AKI) Police in Italy have impounded 176 kg of cocaine in the southern port of Gioia Tauro aboard a container ship from Chile.The seized cocaine has been ... Read more...
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JKLF chief Yasin Malik arrested at protest march
September 7th, 2012 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Sep 7 (IANS) Separatist Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik was arrested along with a group of supporters in the state's summer capital Friday during ... Read more...
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Sweeden’s park where wolves killed Zookeeper now offers “wild encounters” to its visitors
June 19th, 2012 - 8:40 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Ostergotland, June 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Police officers have investigating that attack that left a zoo worker dead in one of Sweden’s most popular zoos.Law enforcement authorities have claimed that they are still ... Read more...
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Spanish soccer coach is dead
June 8th, 2012 - 11:22 am ICT by IANS
Villarreal (Spain), June 8 (IANS/EFE) Veteran Spanish soccer coach Manuel Preciado died of a heart attack one day after agreeing to take the reins at Villarreal CF. He was 54.Police ... Read more...
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Shakira announces alliance for poor kids’ education
April 14th, 2012 - 11:42 am ICT by IANS
Cartagena (Colombia), April 14 (IANS/EFE) Colombian singer Shakira announced on the eve of the Americas Summit here an alliance of foundations to fund quality education for low-income children.The alliance, ... Read more...
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Seven die in US college shooting
April 3rd, 2012 - 11:39 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 3 (IANS) Seven people were killed and three wounded in a shooting spree at a college in northern California, CNN reported Monday citing police.Gunfire erupted at Oikos University, ... Read more...
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Toll in cruise ship accident off Italy rises to eight (Lead)
January 14th, 2012 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Eight people died in the early hours of Saturday after a cruise ship ran aground off the Italian coast, media reports said.The 290-metre-long, 1,500-cabin Costa ... Read more...
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Three Pakistani policemen gunned down
December 1st, 2011 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 1 (IANS) At least three policemen were killed and two others injured Thursday when unidentified gunmen ambushed a police vehicle in Pakistan's Punjab province, a media report said.The ... Read more...
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Unauthorized construction: MCD must respond
November 2nd, 2011 - 5:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) must respond to a petition against it for failing to seal and stop illegal construction in Chandni Chowk and ... Read more...
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170 canaries seized from bus in Colombia
August 30th, 2011 - 11:36 am ICT by IANS
Bogota, Aug 30 (IANS/EFE) Colombian police have seized 170 canaries which are highly prized for their singing. The birds were being transported in boxes in a bus traveling along a ... Read more...
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Mamata redeems pledge made 18 years ago
May 20th, 2011 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 20 (IANS) As Mamata Banerjee walked into the Writers' Buildings as chief minister Friday, it was also a redemption of a pledge she made 18 years back ... Read more...
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Iran opens combined cycle power plant; first to use gas and solar energy
May 17th, 2011 - 12:30 am ICT by BNO News
TEHRAN, IRAN (BNO NEWS) -- Iran on Monday inaugurated the Yazd combined cycle power plant which is the first one in the world to use natural gas and solar energy, the state-run ... Read more...
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Gaddafi’s troops routed in Libyan oil port battle
March 3rd, 2011 - 12:28 pm ICT by ANI
Tripoli (Libya), Mar. 3 (ANI): Rebel forces have reportedly routed troops loyal to Libyan dictator Colonel Muammar Gaddafi in a fierce battle to establish control over the oil port of Brega.According to ... Read more...
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Pak soldier killed in border clash with Afghan troops
February 3rd, 2011 - 12:42 pm ICT by ANI
Miranshah, Feb 3(ANI): A Pakistani soldier was killed and three others wounded in a clash with Afghan forces on the Pak-Afghan border, Pakistani officials said.The clash took place in the Ghulam ... Read more...
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Italian town councillor sacked for giving fascist salute
January 20th, 2011 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
Rapallo (Italy), Jan 20 (IANS/AKI) The mayor of the northwestern Italian coastal town of Rapallo has fired a local councillor who was photographed giving a fascist salute outside a church after ... Read more...
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Oscar Niemeyer Unveils Museum Dedicated To His Work On 103rd Birthday
December 16th, 2010 - 8:34 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Rio De Janeiro, Dec 16, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Iconic Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer celebrated his 103rd birthday on Wednesday in a rather unique fashion befitting his illustrious career. The legendary architect ... Read more...
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Scientists to drill 13,000ft into volcano in test that could trigger earthquake
September 22nd, 2010 - 3:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 22 (ANI): Scientists are preparing to drill 13,000ft into active volcano Campi Flegrei in Italy in a bid to protect the nearby city of Naples by gauging when it is ... Read more...
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Mass exodus in Pak as floodwaters threaten new areas
August 30th, 2010 - 5:19 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Aug 30(ANI): Floodwater has submerged a town in Pakistan's Sindh province, and threatens another being used by flood relief workers.According to reports, Sujawal, a town of some 250,000 people, has been ... Read more...
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Gandhi’s Pietermaritzburg misses the Cup fever
June 30th, 2010 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
By Abhishek Roy
Pietermaritzburg, June 30 (IANS) Amidst the hysteria of World Cup football, the historical railway station of Pietermaritzburg, from where Mahatma Gandhi began his journey towards immortality, lies desolate and virtually ... Read more...
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JKLF chief courts arrest with 50 activists
June 18th, 2010 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 18 (IANS) Around 50 pro-independence Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) activists, including its chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik, Friday courted arrest here beginning the group's week-long agitational 'jail bharo' programme.
The ... Read more...
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Rubbish to provide green fuel for planes by 2014
February 16th, 2010 - 2:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 16 (ANI): British Airways (BA) is planning to establish Europe's first green jet fuel plant that would turn rubbish into carbon-neutral aviation fuel by the year 2014.According to a ... Read more...
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Fourteen high school students gunned down at a party in Mexico’s Juarez
February 1st, 2010 - 8:28 am ICT by BNO News
By Rodrigo Aguiar, BNO NewsCIUDAD JUAREZ (BNO NEWS) -- At least 14 people were killed and 14 were injured as hitmen stormed a house while teenagers were partying in Ciudad Juarez on ... Read more...
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Thirteen high school students gunned down at a party in Mexico’s Juarez
February 1st, 2010 - 6:01 am ICT by BNO News
CIUDAD JUAREZ (BNO NEWS) -- At least 13 people were killed as hitmen stormed a house while teenagers were partying in Ciudad Juarez on Sunday, local media said.Hitmen arrived in seven cars, ... Read more...
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‘Senior’ al-Qaeda militant arrested outside Karbala
January 14th, 2010 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Jan 14 (DPA) Iraqi security forces Thursday said they had arrested a man suspected of being a "senior" al-Qaeda militant at the entrance to the Shiite Muslim holy city of Karbala.
Police ... Read more...
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Climate change brings drought to Mediterranean
December 13th, 2009 - 9:25 am ICT by IANS
Nicosia (Cyprus), Dec 13 (DPA) At first glance, the water flowing into Cyprus' largest reservoir looks like a raging torrent. But in reality, the volume of water that runs from the Kouris ... Read more...
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At least four injured in Iraq suicide bombing
October 19th, 2009 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Oct 19 (DPA) At least four people were injured in the western Iraqi city of Falluja Monday when a man detonated explosives packed in his car, police said.
The blast, which targeted ... Read more...
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‘Coffee Bar’ with extremist backdrop
September 18th, 2009 - 7:14 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Generally, in normal parlance, "Coffee Bar' is a place where the people meet to have a casual discussion. But there are instances where several plots would be made by the terrorists ... Read more...
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And now racial assault on Indians in Canada, four charged
June 10th, 2009 - 9:14 am ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Vancouver, June 10 (IANS) Four white Canadians were Tuesday charged with a racial assault on a group of Indians at Langley on the outskirts of Vancouver.According to police, the six ... Read more...
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Colombia volcano erupts
June 9th, 2009 - 8:41 am ICT by IANS
Bogota, June 9 (Xinhua) Thousands of people have been evacuated after a volcano erupted in southwestern Colombia.
The Galeras Volcano erupted twice in the past two days.The latest eruption occurred Monday ... Read more...
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Ex-F-I champ Schumacher injured in super bike crash
February 12th, 2009 - 1:26 pm ICT by ANI
Cartegena (Spain), Feb.12 (ANI): Seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher was admitted to hospital overnight after crashing during super bike testing at a race track in the Spanish city of Cartagena.
The ... Read more...
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Mexican gunmen remove wounded man from ambulance, kill him
February 11th, 2009 - 12:59 pm ICT by IANS
The killing occurred Monday night as the Red Cross ambulance was taking the wounded man from the Juarez suburb of Guadalupe to a clinic in the city, which lies across the border ... Read more...
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Russian kills wife after reading about her on website
January 29th, 2009 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 29 (RIA Novosti) A man in Russia's Urals has admitted killing his wife after stumbling across her details on a dating website and discovering that she had cheated on him, ... Read more...
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US missile strike inside Pak kills British terror mastermind Rashid Rauf
November 22nd, 2008 - 4:14 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 22 (ANI): US missiles strikes in North Waziristan have reportedly killed al-Qaedas operatives Rashid Rauf and Abu Al-Asr Al Misri on Saturday.A US spy plane fired two missiles early ... Read more...
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25 killed in Pakistan road accident
October 10th, 2008 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 10 (DPA) Twenty-five people, most of them students, were killed and more than 48 injured Friday when a bus and a trailer lorry collided in Pakistan's Punjab province, police said.The ... Read more...
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