Ronaldinho scores in Atletico’s 4-1 victory
July 22nd, 2012 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, July 22 (IANS) Former Brazilian star Ronaldinho scored a trademark goal as Atletico Mineiro stayed on top of Brazil's Serie A standings with a 4-1 victory over ... Read more...
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Italian drugs, arms racket busted, 20 held
June 16th, 2012 - 6:53 am ICT by IANS
Rome, June 16 (IANS) At least 20 people were arrested and massive quantities of cocaine seized after a drug-trafficking ring was busted in Italy.The ring was based in the northeastern ... Read more...
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Abducted British tourist released in Turkey
June 4th, 2012 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
Ankara, June 4 (IANS) A British tourist who was abducted by the outlawed Kurdish Workers Party in Turkey was freed Monday, a media report said.Citing the local Dogan news agency, ... Read more...
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China ice festival gets Marilyn Monroe sculpture
January 6th, 2012 - 11:11 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 6 (IANS) A six-metre-tall ice sculpture of Hollywood legend Marilyn Monroe has been unveiled in China's northeastern city of Harbin, as the city began its annual snow and ... Read more...
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Thousands flee after clashes between Nigerian security forces and militants
December 29th, 2011 - 9:05 pm ICT by BNO News
DAMATURU, NIGERIA (BNO NEWS) -- Heavy clashes between militant Islamists and Nigerian security forces have displaced tens of thousands of people in Damaturu city, an official said on Thursday.Heavy gun battles between ... Read more...
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Brazil busts $625 mn tax-evasion racket
August 18th, 2011 - 12:00 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 18 (IANS/EFE) A racket that allowed nearly 300 Brazilian firms to evade 1 billion reais ($625 million) in taxes was dismantled Wednesday, authorities said."Operation Alchemy" involved ... Read more...
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Iran inaugurates biggest solar power plant
July 22nd, 2011 - 9:06 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, July 22 (IANS) Iran has launched its biggest solar power plant in the northeastern city of Mashhad, the IRNA news agency reported.The solar power plant - built by native ... Read more...
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Brazil plane crash leaves 16 dead
July 14th, 2011 - 11:22 am ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, July 14 (IANS/EFE) A small plane crashed shortly after takeoff in the northeastern Brazilian city of Recife, killing all 16 people on board, officials said Wednesday.The ... Read more...
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More 30 die when UN plane crashes in DR Congo
April 5th, 2011 - 7:36 pm ICT by BNO News
KINSHASA, DR CONGO (BNO NEWS) -- A United Nations plane carrying more than 30 people crashed in the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday afternoon, officials said, killing all ... Read more...
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China delivers drinking water to Japan
March 18th, 2011 - 4:06 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 18 (IANS) China Thursday delivered 10 tonnes of bottled drinking water to Japan as part of its aid to the disaster-stricken country.Eight-hundred boxes of waterbottles were Thursday air-lifted ... Read more...
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Scores killed as unrest spreads in Arab world (Roundup)
February 19th, 2011 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Feb 19 (IANS) Scores of people were killed and wounded as mass unrest demanding more freedom spread to Algeria, Bahrain, Jordan and Yemen forcing US President Barack Obama to advocate ... Read more...
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12 killed in Libya protests
February 18th, 2011 - 12:17 pm ICT by IANS
Tripoli/Moscow, Feb 18 (IANS/RIA Novosti) At least 12 people were killed and dozens injured in anti-government protests in Libya's northeastern city of Al-Baida and eastern city of Benghazi, media reports said.Inspired ... Read more...
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Spanish PM expresses support for democracy in Arab world
January 31st, 2011 - 11:49 am ICT by IANS
Zaragoza (Spain), Jan 31 (IANS/EFE) Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero expressed hope that the Arab countries where there have been anti-government protests in recent weeks will achieve "democratic reforms, freedom, ... Read more...
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US priest found murdered in Brazil
January 20th, 2011 - 7:35 am ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Jan 20 (IANS/EFE) A US Catholic priest and academic was found dead with his hands tied and a cord around his neck in an apartment in Brazil, authorities said.The ... Read more...
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721 inmates escape in Nigeria
September 8th, 2010 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
Lagos, Sep 8 (DPA) Nigerian officials Wednesday said four people were killed as 721 prisoners escaped from a federal prison in Bauchi, northeastern Nigeria, the previous evening.
Danlami Yar'adua, Bauchi state police commissioner, ... Read more...
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Kim Jong Il wraps up China visit
August 28th, 2010 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing/Seoul, Aug 28 (DPA) North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is believed to prepare to leave China for home following a meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao, South Korean media reported Saturday.
The ... Read more...
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Beards banned for Japanese workers over environmental issues!
June 19th, 2010 - 4:52 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 19 (ANI): Bosses in a Japanese city have come to the defence of their decision to ban beards at work places by saying they are being environmentally friendly.According to the ... Read more...
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Journalist shot dead in Honduras
March 16th, 2010 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
Tegucigalpa, March 16 (IANS/EFE) Honduran journalist Nahum Palacios was murdered in the northeastern city of Tocoa, becoming the third media professional to die violently in the Central American country over the past ... Read more...
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Fun goes on in Brazil after samba parades end
February 17th, 2010 - 11:58 am ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Feb 17 (IANS/EFE) Brazilians were back in the streets Tuesday after the end of the famous samba school parades in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome, to dance along with groups ... Read more...
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Spanish woman survives after spending 8 days trapped in lift!
January 15th, 2010 - 6:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 15 (ANI): A 35-year-old woman in Spain was stranded in her apartment's lift for eight days before police and firefighters freed her.The woman, whose name has not been revealed, was ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama welcomes Obama’s China appeal
November 17th, 2009 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Bolzano (Italy), Nov 17 (DPA) The Dalai Lama, speaking Tuesday during a visit to Italy, said he appreciated US President Barack Obama's appeal to Chinese leaders to hold talks with him ... Read more...
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Colombia extradites captured rebel, 9 others to US
September 20th, 2009 - 7:52 am ICT by IANS
Bogota, Sep 20 (EFE) Colombia has extradited a captured leftist guerrilla, the ex-girlfriend of a jailer of high-value captives rescued last year, and nine other suspects to the US.
Nancy Conde Rubio, ... Read more...
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Venezuela to export petrol to Iran
September 7th, 2009 - 4:01 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, Sep 7 (DPA) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Sunday at the end of his two-day visit to Iran that his country would export petrol to the Islamic republic, ISNA news agency ... Read more...
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Brazilian priest caught trying to molest boy has AIDS
August 26th, 2009 - 12:52 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 26 (EFE) A Catholic priest who was arrested three weeks ago for trying to sexually abuse a 14-year-old boy is suffering from AIDS, according to medical exams whose ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Emaar MGF to invest Rs.400 crore in Shillong project
August 24th, 2009 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Realty major Emaar MGF Land said Monday it will set up a residential complex in the northeastern city of Shillong at an investment of Rs.400 crore.
The ... Read more...
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Dozens dead in Iranian plane crash
July 25th, 2009 - 12:34 am ICT by admin
MASHHAD, Iran (BNO NEWS) -- A passenger plane belonging to Aria Air crash-landed in northeast Iran on Friday evening, state media reported. Dozens of people were reported dead.The crash happened in the ... Read more...
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24 bodies recovered from Air France crash
June 9th, 2009 - 7:58 am ICT by IANS
Sao Paulo, June 9 (DPA) The number of bodies recovered from the Air France flight that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean last week rose to 24, Brazilian authorities said.
Another eight bodies from ... Read more...
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Crash plane debris ‘only sea trash’, Brazil admits
June 5th, 2009 - 1:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 5 (ANI): Brazilian officials have admitted that debris found floating in the Atlantic, which was believed to be from the Air France crash, is only 'sea trash'."Up to now, no ... Read more...
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Drug cartel leader held in Mexico
May 24th, 2009 - 9:36 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, May 24 (EFE) A senior leader of a dreaded drug cartel of Mexico has been arrested in the northeastern city of Ciudad Victoria, authorities have said.
Nelson Garcia Lozano, the Gulf ... Read more...
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Italian woman at centre of euthanasia row dies
February 10th, 2009 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Feb 10 (DPA) Eluana Englaro, the comatose woman at the centre of a right-to-die debate in Italy, has died.Senate Speaker Renato Schifani made the announcement during a heated parliament debate on ... Read more...
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Two military jets crash during drill in China
June 25th, 2008 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Hohhot (China), June 25 (Xinhua) Two fighter jets belonging to China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) crashed after colliding during a drill Wednesday in northern China, officials said. The accident occurred in Qingshuihe ... Read more...
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Brazil’s oil major Petrobras to boost production, export
June 12th, 2008 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, June 12 (IANS) Brazil's state-owned energy giant Petrobras will build a new refinery to boost production of gasoline and derivatives for both domestic and export markets as part of ... Read more...
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Protests against ‘Tibet independence’ in China
April 20th, 2008 - 7:30 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Beijing, April 20 (Xinhua) Demonstrations against "Tibet independence" continued Sunday in several Chinese cities. Demonstrators were seen in northwestern city of Xian, and the northeastern city of Harbin and eastern city Jinan ... Read more...
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At 38 degrees Celsius, Delhi gets hot
April 15th, 2008 - 9:27 pm ICT by admin
(All India weather report)New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) People in the Indian capital felt the sting of a hot summer day Tuesday with the maximum temperatures crossing 38 degrees Celsius mark. The ... Read more...
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Traditional New Year brings with it warm summer days
April 14th, 2008 - 8:32 pm ICT by admin
(All India weather report)New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) As millions in the country celebrated the traditional New Year, people in the northern plains faced a hot summer day Monday with the temperatures ... Read more...
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