Palanquin bearers to ferry patients in Himachal
August 16th, 2012 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 16 (IANS) Once the mode of transport for royalty and women in purdah nearly a century ago, the palanquin will be resurrected to ferry patients from remote ... Read more...
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Kristine Luken: American Tourist stabbed to death in Israel
December 20th, 2010 - 10:05 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
December 20, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): An American tourist by the name of Kristine Luken was stabbed to death in Israel by two assaulters, apparently, Arabians in an attack that may ... Read more...
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Real Steel Helicopter Snags Powerline
September 23rd, 2010 - 9:40 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 23, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): According to authorities a helicopter used in the filming of the latest Hugh Jackman movie, "Real Steel", snagged at a power line in the US state ... Read more...
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Maoists kill Orissa villager
August 24th, 2010 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Aug 24 (IANS) Maoists killed a villager in Orissa's Koraput district, suspecting him to be a police informer, police said Tuesday.
A group of about 30 rebels dragged Sikalu Meneka from his ... Read more...
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UK nudist club vows ‘never to close’
July 5th, 2010 - 3:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 5 (ANI): England's oldest nudist club has vowed that it would not close down, despite having been exposed to months of noise and dust from nearby road works.The Fiveacres ... Read more...
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Quebec Family of 4 Missing After Home Swallowed By Sinkhole
May 12th, 2010 - 4:02 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
May 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Four members of a family are missing in Canada after a sinkhole completely swallowed their home. A man, and woman, in their forties and two children believed to ... Read more...
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Maoists kills four CPI-M men in West Bengal (Second Lead)
December 10th, 2009 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 10 (IANS) Maoists rebels shot dead four workers of West Bengal's ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) in West Midnapore district Thursday on suspicion that they were police informers.
The CPI-M ... Read more...
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Elephant goes on rampage in Kerala, injures one
September 24th, 2009 - 8:38 pm ICT by ANI
Kanjirapally (Kerala), Sep 24(ANI): An elephant went on a rampage in Kerala, injuring one of the mahouts and damaging three vehicles, on Wednesday.The incident took place in Kanjirapally near Kottayam, when the ... Read more...
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13 killed, dozens injured as freight train explodes (Second Lead)
June 30th, 2009 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
Viareggio (Italy), June 30 (DPA) At least 13 people were killed and dozens injured after a freight train derailed and two railway cars filled with liquid gas exploded in the Tuscan port ... Read more...
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10 killed, 50 injured as freight train explodes in Italy (Lead)
June 30th, 2009 - 11:21 am ICT by IANS
Viareggio (Italy), June 30 (DPA) At least 10 people were killed and 50 injured after a freight train derailed and two railway cars filled with liquid gas exploded at a station in ... Read more...
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Landslide kills at least 22 in Guatemala
January 5th, 2009 - 4:53 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Jan 5 (Xinhua) At least 22 people were killed and 10 others were missing in a massive landslide in northern Guatemala, emergency officials said.The landslide occurred in Alta Verapaz district, ... Read more...
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Two killed in plane crash in Honduras
May 31st, 2008 - 5:25 am ICT by admin
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Tegucigalpa (Honduras), May 31 (DPA) Two people were killed when an airliner operated by Salvadoran company TACA crashed Friday on a road near Toncontin airport in Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras. Hospital ... Read more...
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