Security bungle: Electronic tag put on fake leg
August 29th, 2011 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 29 (IANS) Two security workers in Britain have been axed after they put an electronic tag on a man's prosthetic leg.Christopher Lowcock was convicted of driving offences, drug ... Read more...
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Royal wedding security operations dubbed a ‘huge success’
April 30th, 2011 - 6:00 pm ICT by ANI
London. Apr 30 (ANI): The biggest ever security operation for the royal wedding has been described as a 'huge success' after Scotland Yard mounted a series of pre-emptive strikes.In the days ... Read more...
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British Muslims arrested in France burqa ban protest
April 11th, 2011 - 6:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr.11 (ANI): British Muslim radicals were among at least 61 people arrested in Paris for illegally protesting against the French Government's ban on the burqa.Anjem Chaudary, a British Muslim radical ... Read more...
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Oz woman smashes window of taxi after driver rejects sex offer
December 28th, 2010 - 3:32 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Dec 28 (ANI): A woman in Darwin, Australia, has been arrested after she kicked a taxi she entered and smashed its window just because the driver refused to have sex with ... Read more...
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New Zealand man jailed for stealing orange
July 23rd, 2010 - 1:23 pm ICT by IANS
Auckland, July 23 (IANS) A New Zealand man who trespassed on private property and stole an orange from a tree "because he was hungry" has been jailed.
Michael James Brooks, 24, of ... Read more...
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Brit woman in jail after Fatal Attraction-style attack on ex who spurned her
May 10th, 2010 - 5:57 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 10 (ANI): A jilted British woman has landed herself behind bars after she knifed her former boyfriend in the groin for rejecting her bid to bed him after their four-year ... Read more...
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Myleene Klass opens up about burglary episode
January 18th, 2010 - 3:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 18 (ANI): Singer-actress Myleene Klass has opened up about the attempted burglary episode at her home in Potters Bar, Herts.Klass said that she was stunned after she received a ... Read more...
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Myleene Klass left ‘aghast’ after cops blast her for waving knife at burglars
January 11th, 2010 - 3:13 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 11 (ANI): Brit actress/singer Myleene Klass is said to have been left stunned after she received a telling-off from cops for waving a knife at burglars outside her home.Klass, 31, ... Read more...
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Race hate murderer of Indian merchant navy officer jailed for life
November 11th, 2009 - 12:21 pm ICT by ANI
Glasgow (Scotland, UK), Nov.11 (ANI): A man was jailed for life with a minimum term of 18 years yesterday after being convicted of murdering an Indian merchant navy officer because of the ... Read more...
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Pakistan altered missiles given by US to target India: NYT
August 30th, 2009 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 30 (IANS) Pakistan illegally modified missiles given by the US for its defence to expand capability to strike land targets, a potential threat to India, a media report said ... Read more...
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Attacks on Indians ‘fact of urban life’, says Rudd (Second Lead)
June 10th, 2009 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, June 10 (IANS) The unending attacks on Indian students in Australia are a "regrettable fact of urban life", Prime Minister Kevin Rudd Wednesday, warning Indians not to avenge the assaults ... Read more...
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Australia safest place in the world for students: Rudd (Lead)
June 10th, 2009 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, June 10 (IANS) In the face of Indians here alleging racial attacks, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd Wednesday asserted that Australia is one of the "safest places in the world" for ... Read more...
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Police charge ‘race’ attack protester in Sydney’s western suburbs
June 10th, 2009 - 12:37 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, June 10 (ANI): Sydney police have charged a man who allegedly carried a pole during a protest by Indian students in western Sydney.Two men were arrested after 70 protesters took to ... Read more...
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Australian PM warns Indian students over revenge attacks
June 10th, 2009 - 8:27 am ICT by IANS
Sydney, June 10 (DPA) A second night of protests by Indian students over perceived racially motivated violence against them prompted Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to warn Wednesday against the formation ... Read more...
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Cheryl Cole dealt another blow by brothers arrest
March 17th, 2009 - 4:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 17 (ANI): Brit singer Cheryl Cole has been dealt another blow by another man in her life, her brother, who was arrested for assault.Coles brother Andrew Tweedy admitted on ... Read more...
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Shocked Goody wakes up to chanting of hammer-armed woman at bedside
March 9th, 2009 - 12:24 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 9 (ANI): Jade Goody opened her eyes to fear after being wakened by a woman armed with hammer in her hospital room praying and chanting over the cancer-stricken star.The ... Read more...
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Israel using controversial white phosphorus shells in Gaza
January 5th, 2009 - 1:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 5 (ANI): To screen its assault on the heavily populated Gaza strip, Israel is believed to be using controversial white phosphorus shells, whose use is banned under the Geneva ... Read more...
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61yr-old sprays teenage intruder in the nude
November 21st, 2008 - 5:40 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, November 21 (ANI): A sexagenarian man used a garden hose to fight off a teenage intruder in his backyard wearing nothing.
Walter Mayer, 61, even chased the youth down the street ... Read more...
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Brit aviation authorities warning after exploding wheelchair incident
September 24th, 2008 - 6:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, September 24 (ANI): In the wake of the recent exploding of an electric wheelchair shortly after a flight landed at Manchester, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has warned air passengers ... Read more...
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Male stripper’s truncheon not an offensive weapon
April 26th, 2008 - 5:25 pm ICT by admin
London, Apr 26 (ANI): Use of a real truncheon by a male stripper who dresses as a policeman in his act is not offensive, according to Scottish prosecutors.The ruling comes after ... Read more...
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Indian-born shop employee told to speak in English or have his throat cut
November 14th, 2007 - 2:45 am ICT by admin
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