Swiss lab agrees to test Arafat’s remains for polonium
September 4th, 2012 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
Ramalllah, Sep 4 (IANS) A Swiss scientific lab has agreed to exhume the body of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat for additional tests for possible polonium poisoning, a Palestinian official ... Read more...
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New case filed against Pinki Pramanik
July 13th, 2012 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 13 (IANS) Another case was filed against athlete Pinki Pramanik Friday, this time alleging a criminal breach of trust.After spending 26 days in jail, Asian Games gold medallist ... Read more...
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Row hits heritage plan for Dilip Kumar’s Pakistan house
July 3rd, 2012 - 1:04 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 3 (IANS) The government's plan to turn the ancestral home of Bollywood actor Dilip Kumar in Pakistan's Peshawar city into a heritage site has come a cropper ... Read more...
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‘Kaanch’ in lurch, producer-director lock horns
June 7th, 2012 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 7 (IANS) Director Kalpana Lajmi and producer Rajiv Kashyap's project "Kaanch" has been put on hold after they locked horns over payment and harassment issues.While Lajmi alleges that ... Read more...
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China cautions its citizens to be careful in India (Lead)
June 5th, 2012 - 12:49 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) In an unusual advisory, China has cautioned its citizens travelling to India to be alert in the wake of a nationwide strike against the petroleum ... Read more...
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China cautions its citizens travelling to India
June 4th, 2012 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) China has cautioned its citizens travelling to India to check about travel disruptions due to the May 31 nationwide strike against petroleum fuel hike and ... Read more...
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Chinese police to be punishmed for prisoners’ abuse
May 31st, 2012 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 30 (IANS) Police in China would now be punished with demotion or dismissal if they were found abusing inmates or connive in the maltreatment of prisoners, a government ... Read more...
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Eight injured as rival Bengal security forces clash
March 2nd, 2012 - 12:39 am ICT by IANS
Salua (West Bengal), March 1 (IANS) Eight security personnel sustained injuries Thursday after fresh clashes were reported between troopers of the Eastern Frontier Rifles (EFR) and Counter Insurgency Force (CIF) ... Read more...
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Three Russian journalists detained in Kazakhstan
December 19th, 2011 - 5:58 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 19 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Three Russian journalists covering riots in western Kazakhstan were detained without any reason Sunday, Russia's Kommersant business daily said on its website."The journalists were detained ... Read more...
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70 protestors arrested in ‘Occupy San Francisco’ raid
December 7th, 2011 - 11:28 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
San Francisco, Dec 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) At least 70 protesters have been arrested after the police raided the camp of the Occupy San Francisco group on early Wednesday. The raid on Wednesday ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Personal belongings of Queen Victoria up for auction
November 1st, 2011 - 8:19 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Nov 1 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Personal belongings of Queen Victoria will be auctioned off today (the 1st of November 2011). The auction house Lyon and Turnbull will supervise the sale.Among the collection ... Read more...
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Libya exhibits Gaddafi’s belongings
October 25th, 2011 - 2:10 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo, Oct 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Libya's new authorities have organised an exhibition of personal belongings of late Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi, Egypt's MENA agency said Tuesday.Gaddafi, who ran the country ... Read more...
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Army colonel in dock over cash, pistol in luggage
October 10th, 2011 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) A colonel of the Indian Army, deputed to a paramilitary force and posted in the northeast, has landed in the dock after a pistol and ... Read more...
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Students evacuated after bomb threat in California school
September 8th, 2011 - 6:49 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 7 (IANS) Over 3,000 students in a Californian school were evacuated Wednesday morning, following a bomb threat in its campus, Xinhua reported.Students in San Clemente High School were ... Read more...
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Animal attack victims in Tamil Nadu to get higher relief
August 17th, 2011 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 17 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Wednesday announced double compensation of Rs.300,000 for the families of people who die or who suffer permanent disability due to ... Read more...
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Amy Winehouse’s house robbed after her death
August 11th, 2011 - 11:59 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Aug 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The London police are hunting for missing personal belongings of the late singer Amy Winehouse. The singer’s personal items including unreleased songs, lyric books, personal letters and ... Read more...
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Christie’s to auction Liz Taylor’s clothes, accessories
June 30th, 2011 - 12:53 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) British auction house Christie's Wednesday said it will put late Hollywood icon Elizabeth Taylor's jewellery, clothes, accessories, decorative arts and memorabilia on display and ... Read more...
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Spain busts Chinese ring peddling pirated goods
June 23rd, 2011 - 12:13 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, June 23 (IANS/EFE) Spanish authorities have dismantled a major Chinese criminal organisation based in the Iberian nation, arresting 34 people suspected of laundering up to 40 million euros ($57.6 ... Read more...
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Wax statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji unveiled
March 3rd, 2011 - 12:49 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 2 (IANS) The first life-size statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji in wax was unveiled here Wednesday evening.The statue has been created by wax artist Sunil Kandalloor and will ... Read more...
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‘Delhi’s youth betting heavily on cricket World Cup’
February 24th, 2011 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Students and young adults in Delhi have topped the list of those betting the most on the ongoing cricket World Cup with the money of the ... Read more...
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Pietersen bats for Queensland flood victims
January 11th, 2011 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 11 (IANS) England batsman Kevin Pietersen Tuesday decided to auction his bat and shirt he used during the Ashes series to raise money for the Queensland flood victims.The state of ... Read more...
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Kendra And Kendra Wilkinson: Surprises Galore
December 27th, 2010 - 7:48 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
This week’s story of 'Kendra' moves to Los Angeles. Kendra Wilkinson appears to be in a mess in terms of her personal belongings. As the packers drop in her house ... Read more...
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Las Vegas Showgirl Deborah Flores Narvaez Goes Missing
December 21st, 2010 - 8:22 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Las Vegas, Dec 21, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Few days ago Las Vegas Showgirl, Deborah Flores-Narvaez disappeared after she visited her boyfriend's house. Police have traced Deborah Flores-Narvaez's car, that had her ... Read more...
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Stray violence marks nationwide Bangladesh strike (Lead)
November 14th, 2010 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Nov 14 (IANS) Stray incidents of violence marked the dawn-to-dusk nationwide strike called Sunday by the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) to protest the eviction of party chief and ... Read more...
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Strike in Bangladesh over Khaleda Zia’s eviction
November 14th, 2010 - 11:51 am ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Nov 14 (IANS) A nationwide dawn-to-dusk strike was called by the opposition in Bangladesh Sunday over the eviction of former prime minister Khaleda Zia from the government house she has ... Read more...
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Prisoner says jail staff stole his undergarments, paste
September 27th, 2010 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Jalgaon (Maharashtra), Sep 27 (IANS) A bizarre case of theft of undergarments, biscuits and toothpaste has been lodged by police in Maharashtra against the superintendent and three employees of a local district ... Read more...
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Jesse James makes fortune on eBay
August 20th, 2010 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 20 (IANS) Sandra Bullock's ex-husband Jesse James has sold over $100,000 worth of personal belongings on eBay.
The motorcycle entrepreneur, who split from the Oscar-winning actress after it was revealed ... Read more...
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Meet the ‘idiot’ who plans to travel 32,000km by jetski
July 31st, 2010 - 3:30 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, July 31 (ANI): Kiwi adventurer Jeremy Burfoot has now learnt to ignore people when they call an idiot for attempting to traverse 32,000km from London to New Zealand on a jetski.After ... Read more...
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Now Presley’s personal belongings to be auctioned
July 27th, 2010 - 2:58 am ICT by IANS
London, July 27 (IANS) After plans to auction the surgical instruments allegedly used to conduct the autopsy of pop icon Elvis Presley were scrapped, his personal items, including his white grand ... Read more...
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Missing Teen Norma Lopez May Have Been Abducted
July 18th, 2010 - 7:15 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
July 18, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Moreno valley teenage girl Norma Lopez is reported missing since last Thursday and her family has appealed for help on Friday requesting that their girl ... Read more...
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48 years after death, soldier’s remains consigned to flames
July 15th, 2010 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
Agochar (Himachal Pradesh), July 15 (IANS) Forty-eight years after an unsung soldier of the Indian Army was killed in the Sino-Indian war, his mortal remains - found in Arunachal Pradesh this month ... Read more...
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No leads on Gandhi’s ‘missing’ belongings
July 11th, 2010 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, July 11 (IANS) Investigations into a complaint about the theft of some personal belongings of Mahatma Gandhi from the Kasturbadham memorial near Rajkot in Gujarat seem to have reached a deadend ... Read more...
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48 years after death, soldier’s remains sent home
July 10th, 2010 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
Tinsukia (Assam), July 10 (IANS) Forty-eight years after he fell to the advancing Chinese army in the dizzy Himalayan heights of Arunachal Pradesh, the remains of 'sepoy' (soldier) Karam Chand were Saturday ... Read more...
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John Edwards’ mistress ‘wants profits from his aide’s tell-all book’
July 8th, 2010 - 6:08 pm ICT by ANI
New York, July 08 (ANI): John Edwards' mistress wants profits from a tell-all book about her sexcapades with the ex-presidential candidate.Attorneys representing Rielle Hunter argued that she should reap some of the ... Read more...
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John Edwards’ mistress - Rielle Hunter wants profits from his aide’s tell-all book
July 8th, 2010 - 3:12 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington DC, July 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) John Edwards’ mistress – Rielle Hunter wants some of the profits from the book written by one of John’s aides. John Edwards aide – Andrew Young ... Read more...
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