NATO rejects criticism over Libya
December 21st, 2011 - 2:30 am ICT by IANS
Brussels, Dec 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The NATO has defended its mission in Libya, saying it saved lives and was strictly in line with the UN mandate."We took every precaution to ... Read more...
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Apple, Google working on wearable devices
December 20th, 2011 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS
San Francisco, Dec 20 (IANS) Apple and Google are working on wearable technology that would send data to their smartphones, US media reported Monday.Researchers in Google's secret Google X lab, ... Read more...
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Zardari’s return may be cameo appearance, says NYT
December 20th, 2011 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 20 (IANS) President Asif Ali Zardari's return to Pakistan from Dubai could be just a "cameo appearance" before his wife and former prime minister Benazir Bhutto's death ... Read more...
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Amazon sells over one mn Kindles per week
December 16th, 2011 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS
San Francisco, Dec 16 (IANS) US online retail giant Amazon announced Thursday that it has been selling over one million Kindle devices per week for the third week in a ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
‘M*A*S*H’ star Harry Morgan dies in California
December 8th, 2011 - 8:57 pm ICT by BNO News
LOS ANGELES (BNO NEWS) -- Emmy Award-winning actor Harry Morgan, star of the 1970s TV hit series M*ASH, died in California on Wednesday, his family said. He was 96.Morgan, who was born ... Read more...
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Facebook’s releases list of most popular ’shared’ news items
November 30th, 2011 - 9:45 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Nov 30 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Facebook has released the list of the top 40 most "shared" news in the past year. The popular social networking site published the list on Wednesday. ... Read more...
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Ford Theatre: “Bill Creilly’s killing of Lincoln is inaccurate”
November 14th, 2011 - 8:43 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Nov 14 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Ford’s Theater has banned Bill O’Reilly’s book "Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" for being factually inaccurate. The book which was co-written by Martin ... Read more...
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Bill Clinton book hails Obama anti-crisis measures
November 6th, 2011 - 12:04 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 6 (IANS/EFE) US ex-president Bill Clinton next week presents his book "Back to Work", which analyses the nation's moment of crisis and suggests ways to create jobs ... Read more...
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Palestine becomes Unesco member; US upset
November 1st, 2011 - 12:53 am ICT by IANS
Paris, Oct 31 (IANS) Palestine Monday became the 195th full-time member of the UN Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco). The White House has termed the admission "premature" and threatened ... Read more...
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Steve Jobs’ final words revealed by his sister
November 1st, 2011 - 12:13 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Oct 31 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A rare glimpse has been given into the last moments of Apple founder Steve Jobs. The enigmatic personality behind the success of Apple passed away on ... Read more...
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Ryan Adams almost gave up music
October 14th, 2011 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 14 (IANS) Singer Ryan Adams says he almost quit music after he was diagnosed with a hearing disorder two years ago.The rocker announced a break from music after ... Read more...
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For Anna, now comes the hard part (Comment)
October 8th, 2011 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
Anna Hazare and his band of merry men are back. After a spell of rest and recuperation in his native redoubt of Ralegan Siddhi, the crusader is back on the ... Read more...
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In his last days, Steve Jobs focused on family first
October 8th, 2011 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 8 (IANS) When in February Steve Jobs learned that his time was finally running out, Apple's visionary co-founder surrounded himself with those most important to him: his wife ... Read more...
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Four US posts attacked in Afghanistan
October 8th, 2011 - 1:06 am ICT by IANS
Kabul, Oct 7 (IANS) Four American outposts were attacked in simultaneous strikes in Afghanistan near the border with Pakistan Friday, on the 10th anniversary of the start of the Afghan ... Read more...
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Phylicia Rashad lands ‘Denzel Washignton Chair in Theatre’ at Fordham
October 7th, 2011 - 11:45 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Oct 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Actor Denzel Washington has named Bill Cosby star Phylicia Rashad as the Denzel Washington Chair in Theatre at Fordham. With that, Phylicia has become the first person ... Read more...
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Indian-American homes targeted in rash of gold thefts in California
October 1st, 2011 - 11:13 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 1 (IANS) Indian Americans, who are "known for owning high-quality gold of 20 and 22 karats", have become targets in a number of thefts in northern California."There has ... Read more...
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World media leaders meet in China
September 27th, 2011 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 27 (IANS) World's leading media organisations met here Tuesday to discuss the protection of intellectual property rights (IPR), rise of "new media" and cooperation between global media groups.The ... Read more...
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Worldwide weapons sales fell in 2010: Report
September 24th, 2011 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Global arms sales dropped sharply last year as the world's governments struggled in the economic downturn, according to a new study, the New York Times ... Read more...
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Sheryl Crow to pen Diner musical
September 21st, 2011 - 11:53 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Sept 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Sheryl Crow has reportedly agreed to pen the songs for the Broadway work of Barry Levinson’s 1982 piece "Diner." According to a report by the New ... Read more...
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Maurice Sendak defends his new book
September 21st, 2011 - 11:17 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Sept 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Maurice Sendak’s latest children book has received a cold reception especially from parents. “Bumble-Ardy” is the first children’s book that Sendak has written but several parents ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Defiant Obama seeks new taxes on wealthy to cut debt
September 20th, 2011 - 12:31 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 20 (IANS) Striking a confrontationist posture, President Barack Obama has proposed $1.5 trillion in new taxes for the wealthy to cut the national debt by $3.2 ... Read more...
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India, China making inroads in biotech drugs: NYT
September 19th, 2011 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 19 (IANS) Chinese and Indian drug makers have taken over much of the global trade in medicines and now manufacture more than 80 percent of the active ingredients ... Read more...
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WikiLeaks to auction its co-founder’s stuff on eBay
September 17th, 2011 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Whistleblowing website WikiLeaks has begun an auction on eBay to raise money, selling memorabilia tied to WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange, the New York Times ... Read more...
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Obama support slips; Hillary Clinton most popular
September 17th, 2011 - 11:20 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 17 (IANS) As new polls suggested that President Barack Obama's support is eroding among elements of his base, he claimed that his odds of being re-elected in ... Read more...
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`Mere Brother Ki Dulhan’ gets top notice in US
September 14th, 2011 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 14 (IANS) The latest Bollywood release "Mere Brother Ki Dulhan", starring Imran Khan and Katrina Kaif, is getting stellar notices and reviews from Hollywood with top critics calling ... Read more...
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New York Times launches India-focussed website
September 12th, 2011 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 12 (IANS) With American print media in decline with advertising revenues migrating to digital platforms, The New York Times has launched an English-language website called "India Ink" ... Read more...
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9/11: Pakistan reaches out to US through advertisement
September 11th, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 11 (IANS) Pakistan has placed an advertisement in the US media to reach out to America on 9/11."Which country can do more for your peace," asks the advertisement ... Read more...
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I feel safe in New York: Reformist Muslim writer
September 10th, 2011 - 11:33 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) Ten years after terror struck New York's Twin Towers Sep 11, 2001, Islamic writer and reformist Irshad Manji who is of Indian-Egyptian descent finds ... Read more...
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Palestine wants UN vote for statehood
September 5th, 2011 - 8:07 am ICT by IANS
Gaza, Sep 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Palestinian Authority will seek recognition as a state at the UN, a senior Palestinian official has said.Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erekat told the Voice ... Read more...
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Turkey expels Israeli Ambassador and diplomats after UN flotilla report
September 2nd, 2011 - 8:27 pm ICT by BNO News
ANKARA, TURKEY (BNO NEWS) -- Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu announced on Friday that Israel's ambassador and senior diplomats have been expelled from the country after Israel refused to apologize regarding the ... Read more...
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Hurricane Irene may be America’s costliest catastrophe
August 31st, 2011 - 11:14 am ICT by IANS
Washingto/New York, Aug 31 (IANS) As the US East Coast struggled to recover from the aftermath of Hurricane Irene, rising floodwaters forced thousands of evacuations in New Jersey and Connecticut ... Read more...
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Director Steven Soderbergh announces his retirement
August 30th, 2011 - 10:07 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Aug 30 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Movie director Steven Soderbergh has announced his retirement from the movie industry. The 48-year-old director officially hinted about his retirement last March when he spoke to ... Read more...
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Hasina to help complete Bangladesh director’s unfinished movie
August 26th, 2011 - 9:47 am ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Aug 26 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will extend her all-out cooperation in completing "Kagojer Phool", the unfinished movie of filmmaker Tareque Masud who was killed in ... Read more...
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Deven Sharma to step down as S&P;’s chief (Lead)
August 23rd, 2011 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 23 (IANS) Pressure from the US government over the country's credit rating downgrade finally seems to have compelled rating agency Standard & Poor's to let go of Deven ... Read more...
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Deven Sharma to quit as S&P;’s chief
August 23rd, 2011 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 23 (IANS) Deven Sharma, the Indian origin president of Standard & Poor's, the rating agency that shot into global prominence after the historic downgrade of the US debt ... Read more...
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