UNSC slams Bulgaria bombing
July 20th, 2012 - 7:01 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, July 20 (IANS) The UN Security Council (UNSC) Thursday condemned the deadly bombing attack on Israeli tourists in Bulgaria.The Security Council members condemned the terrorist on Israeli tourists ... Read more...
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Seven tonnes of cocaine found in submarine
July 31st, 2011 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
Tegucigalpa (Honduras), July 31 (IANS/EFE) A huge consignment of cocaine - 7.3 tonnes - has been found in a submarine off the coast of Honduras in the Caribbean, a top ... Read more...
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Cocaine found on submarine in Honduran waters
July 30th, 2011 - 11:25 am ICT by IANS
Tegucigalpa, July 30 (IANS/EFE) Honduran authorities and the US Coast Guard found 2.5 tonnes of cocaine aboard a small submarine that was scuttled by its crew off the Central American ... 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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Dancing bird turns the forest into its own personal disco
December 16th, 2010 - 4:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 16 (ANI): By displaying dramatic flashes of colour with its feathers, male bird of paradise Lawes' parotia turns the forest into its own personal disco, according to a new study.The ... Read more...
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Murder in Colombian church during Mass
November 19th, 2010 - 11:51 am ICT by IANS
Bogota, Nov 19 (IANS/EFE) A man was gunned down inside a church in the northwestern Colombian city of Medellin while attending a memorial Mass for a relative slain earlier, police said Thursday.Two ... Read more...
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Mexico to drop photo of Madrid mayor’s air-kiss from anti-flu ad
November 14th, 2009 - 1:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, November 14 (ANI): Authorities in Mexico have recalled an anti-swine flu health campaign after picture of Madrid's mayor Albert Ruiz-Gallardon kissing the cheek of the President of the Madrid region, Esperanza ... Read more...
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Boston subway nearly kills drunken woman who fell on tracks
November 11th, 2009 - 7:59 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Boston, Nov 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A Boston subway train stopped just in time on the tracks, otherwise the drunken woman who had fallen on the tracks in front of the incoming train ... Read more...
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World coffee body mulls forum to finance producers
October 8th, 2009 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 8 (IANS) The International Coffee Organisation (ICO) is planning a forum to arrange institutional finance to producers facing credit crunch, a top official said here Thursday.
"We plan to set up ... Read more...
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Song of victory for Brazil’s marvellous city
October 3rd, 2009 - 10:51 am ICT by IANS
By Sebastian Fest
Copenhagen, Oct 3 (DPA) Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva stood at the front of the delegation about to deliver Rio de Janeiro's merits as a potential ... Read more...
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Massive California fire sparked by arson
September 4th, 2009 - 10:59 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Sep 4 (DPA) The massive fire that has burned more than 58,000 hectares around Los Angeles was sparked by arson, California authorities said.
Two firefighters were killed while battling the blaze, ... Read more...
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