Three die of deadly West Nile virus in Serbia
September 8th, 2012 - 7:37 am ICT by IANS
Belgrade, Sep 8 (IANS/AKI) At least three people have died in Serbia from the West Nile virus, which is carried by mosquitoes and causes brain inflammation.
The virus was first ... Read more...
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Olympic athletics: US women power to 4×400m relay gold
August 12th, 2012 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The US powered unchallenged to Olympic gold in the women's 4x400 metres relay Saturday.The quartet of DeeDee Trotter, Allyson Felix, Francena McCorory and Sanya Richards-Ross ... Read more...
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Kenya charges Venezuelan diplomat in colleague’s murder
August 7th, 2012 - 12:58 pm ICT by IANS
Nairobi, Aug 7 (IANS/EFE) The first secretary at the Venezuelan Embassy entered a plea of not guilty here Monday at his arraignment on charges he murdered the mission's charge d'affaires, ... Read more...
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Olympic fencing: South Korea’s Kim earns sabre gold
August 2nd, 2012 - 2:11 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 2 (IANS/RIA Novosti) South Korea's Kim Ji Yeon won gold in fencing's individual sabre, beating Russia's Sofya Velikaya at the London Olympics.Kim fought to a 15-9 victory to ... Read more...
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Armstrong takes Olympic time trial gold for US
August 1st, 2012 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) American rider Kristin Armstrong charged to victory in the women's Olympic cycling time trial event here Wednesday.Silver went to Germany's Judith Arndt, who was 15 ... Read more...
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Olympics: Dutch cyclist Voss wins women’s road race
July 29th, 2012 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Dutch cyclist Marianne Voss took the gold in the women's road race Sunday after leading a three-rider breakaway that took all the medals at the ... Read more...
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Venezuelan diplomat slain in Kenya
July 28th, 2012 - 12:00 pm ICT by IANS
Nairobi, July 28 (IANS/EFE) The charge d'affaires at the Venezuelan Embassy in Kenya, Olga Fonseca, was found strangled to death Friday inside her Nairobi residence."The diplomat was strangled to death ... Read more...
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Top Venezuela diplomat murdered in Kenya
July 28th, 2012 - 1:08 am ICT by IANS
Nairobi, July 27 (IANS) Top Venezuelan diplomat in Kenya was found murdered in her house Friday, Xinhua reported.Nairobi Police Commander Anthony Kibuchi confirmed that Charge de Affaires Olga Fonseca was ... Read more...
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Copenhagen release N’Doye to Lokomotiv
July 25th, 2012 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Danish football side FC Copenhagen have allowed Senegalese forward Dame N'Doye to join Lokomotiv Moscow, the president of the Russian club said Wednesday.N'Doye, 27, helped ... Read more...
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Car thief’s wife fired from Russian Police
July 17th, 2012 - 8:44 am ICT by IANS
St. Petersburg, July 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A female police officer in St. Petersburg was kicked out of the force after her husband was found in possession of five stolen cars ... Read more...
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Russian stabs fishing buddy over poor catch
May 3rd, 2012 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 3 (IANS) A man in Russia stabbed his fishing buddy to death after blaming him for ruining their fishing day with a poor catch, an official said Thursday.Olga ... Read more...
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Russians learn English for 2014 Winter Olympics
April 18th, 2012 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 18 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A programme has been launched to teach everyone in Russia's Sochi resort city more than 600 words of English before it hosts the Winter Olympics ... Read more...
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Five mn Russians fail to identify their ethnicity
December 21st, 2011 - 9:26 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Around 5.6 million people in Russia failed to identify their ethnicity during the 2010 census, according to a latest report.The census results showed the country's ... Read more...
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Russian jailed for stabbing driver 34 times
December 19th, 2011 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 19 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Russian man, who stabbed a taxi driver 34 times, has been sentenced to jail for 11 months, police said Monday. The victim, however, survived.Alexei ... Read more...
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Stalin’s only daughter dies in US
November 29th, 2011 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 29 (IANS) The only daughter of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin has died of colon cancer at the age of 85 in a care home in the US, Sky ... Read more...
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Putin, Medvedev ratings drop ahead of elections
November 9th, 2011 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Nov 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) With less than a month left before Russia's parliamentary elections, approval ratings of the country's leadership tandem -- President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir ... Read more...
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Russian airline to buy four Airbus A380s
October 28th, 2011 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Oct 28 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's Transaero, one of the country's largest airlines, has signed a deal with the European Airbus consortium to buy four A-380 airliners worth around $1.5 ... Read more...
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World Athletics: India’s Mayookha finishes 9th in long jump
August 28th, 2011 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
Daegu (South Korea), Aug 28 (IANS) India's woman long jumper Mayookha Johny finished ninth in World Athletics Championships here Sunday.Mayookha, who was the third Indian ever to qualify for the ... Read more...
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Girl under bear attack calls mum before dying
August 17th, 2011 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 17 (IANS) A mother in Russia had a shock of her life when her teenaged daughter frantically called her up for help while being attacked by a group ... Read more...
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28 dead, 10 injured in bus accident in southern Bolivia
June 28th, 2011 - 5:10 am ICT by BNO News
TARIJA, BOLIVIA (BNO NEWS) -- Bolivian authorities on Monday informed that 28 people died and 10 more were injured in a bus accident in the southern city of Tarija, the state-run ABI ... Read more...
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Moscow to spend about $892 mn on hospitals’ renovation
April 25th, 2011 - 10:04 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Moscow authorities plan to allocate some 25 billion rubles ($892.3mn) to repair healthcare facilities in 2011, and another 25 million rubles to replace medical equipment ... Read more...
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Dipika, Joshna in last 8
April 21st, 2011 - 1:05 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 20 (IANS) Dipika Pallikal and Joshna Chinappa kept Indian hopes alive by advancing to the quarterfinals of the WISPA Indian Squash Challenger series here Wednesday.Second seeded Dipika, ranked ... Read more...
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Lenin’s niece dies aged 89
March 26th, 2011 - 5:40 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The niece of Vladimir Lenin, father of the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution, died in Moscow Friday at the age of 89, officials said.Olga Ulyanova was the ... Read more...
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Asian Games athletics: India win gold in women’s 4×400m relay
November 26th, 2010 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 26 (IANS) The Indian women's 4x400m relay team, in a sensational burst, defended their gold medal in the Asian Games here Friday.The victory gave India its fifth gold in athletics, ... Read more...
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Asian Games: Indian shooters disappoint in 50m prone team event (Lead)
November 15th, 2010 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 15 (IANS) Indian shooters finished a disappointing fifth in the men's and the women's team event of the 50 metre rifle prone at the Asian Games here Monday.In the men's ... Read more...
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Prime Minister congratulates world champion shooter Tejaswini
August 9th, 2010 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday congratulated Tejaswini Sawant on winning the gold medal in the 50 metre rifle prone event at the World Championships in Munich, ... Read more...
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Tejaswini dedicates victory to late father
August 8th, 2010 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Tejaswini Sawant Sunday became the first Indian woman shooter to win a gold at the World Championships with a world record equalling score in the 50m rifle ... Read more...
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Tejaswani Sawant wins World Championship gold
August 8th, 2010 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Tejaswini Sawant became the first Indian woman shooter to win a gold at the World Championships with a world-record equalling score in the 50m rifle prone event ... Read more...
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Computer programmer in Ukraine ‘eats his grandma alive’
August 5th, 2010 - 2:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 05 (ANI): A computer programmer has been arrested for allegedly eating his 60-year grandmother alive.Sergei Zhmaryov, 26, cut up the old woman with a shard of broken mirror and mutilated ... Read more...
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Russian woman still in jail, fails to furnish bail bonds
July 30th, 2010 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
Ropar (Punjab), July 30 (IANS) A Russian woman, Olga Timoshik, who was arrested last month for assisting a suspected German spy, has been granted bail by the court but is still in ... Read more...
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Punjab court grants bail to Russian woman
July 27th, 2010 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
Ropar (Punjab), July 27 (IANS) A local court here Tuesday granted bail to Russian woman, Olga Timoshik, who was arrested last month for assisting a German spy.
After hearing the arguments, Additional Sessions ... Read more...
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Russian held for aiding German spy gets consular assistance
July 3rd, 2010 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) The Russian embassy has sent a team of consular officers to assist Olga Timoshik, a Russian woman being interrogated by Punjab Police for allegedly helping a suspected ... Read more...
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Witch doctor’s pigeon curse on England
June 21st, 2010 - 1:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jun 21 (ANI): A witch doctor sent a pigeon that perched on Algeria's goal during England's bore draw to curse the Three Lions.African medicine men often use birds to deliver ... Read more...
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Russian police seize 100,000 anti-Putin books
June 17th, 2010 - 1:23 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 17 (ANI): Russian police have reportedly seized 100,000 copies of a book critical of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin that activists planned to hand out at the Saint Petersburg International Economic ... Read more...
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Emma Watson was nervous for her debut University performance
March 18th, 2010 - 9:03 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Mar 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The ‘Harry Potter’ star Emma Watson was very nervous when she was performing in her debut University performance. She was a bundle of nerves, when ... Read more...
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