Convicted stalker of Madonna, Halle Berry on run
February 11th, 2012 - 12:13 am ICT by IANS
London, Feb 10 (IANS) A 54-year-old man, convicted of stalking pop star Madonna in 1996 and having "very violent tendencies", has escaped from a psychiatric hospital.He was jailed for ... Read more...
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Nasheed calls for release of 500 supporters
February 10th, 2012 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
Male, Feb 10 (IANS) Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed has called for the immediate release of around 500 supporters arrested for allegedly burning down police stations and court houses, a ... Read more...
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Three tribal youth get life terms for murder
February 8th, 2012 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Aizawl, Feb 8 (IANS) A court in Mizoram Wednesday sentenced three tribal youth to life terms for robbing and killing a couple belonging to their community in 2009, police said."The ... Read more...
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Mayor shot at in the Philippines
February 5th, 2012 - 7:04 am ICT by IANS
Manila, Feb 5 (IANS) A mayor of a Philippines town was Saturday shot at by motorcycle-borne gunmen, police said.Restituto Abad, mayor of Carranglan town, and his driver were wounded in ... Read more...
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BSF man held at airport with bullets
February 4th, 2012 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Feb 4 (IANS) A Border Security Force (BSF) trooper was Saturday detained by security personnel at the Agartala airport following the recovery of some bullets from his baggage, police ... Read more...
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QPR’s Ferdinand gets a bullet by post
January 28th, 2012 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 28 (IANS) English football club Queens Park Rangers received a "malicious package", reportedly a bullet, addressed to defender Anton Ferdinand ahead of the fourth-round FA Cup clash against ... Read more...
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Cocaine found in UN headquarters
January 27th, 2012 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Jan 27 (IANS) More than 35 pounds (15 kg) of cocaine was sent in a bag that turned up at the UN headquarters in New York, CNN reported.The ... Read more...
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Northeast defies militant boycott calls on R-Day
January 26th, 2012 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala/Aizawl, Jan 26 (IANS) Defying boycott calls by militant groups and stray attempts by the rebels to create panic, India's northeast celebrated the 63rd Republic Day and vowed to bring ... Read more...
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12 police cars burnt down in Germany
January 24th, 2012 - 10:31 am ICT by IANS
Berlin, Jan 24 (IANS) Twelve new cars ordered by police in a German city were burnt down by unidentified arsonists.The arson attack took place Monday in the eastern city of ... Read more...
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Maoists massacre 13 Jharkhand policemen (Second Lead)
January 22nd, 2012 - 3:10 am ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 21 (IANS) Thirteen policemen escorting a government official were killed Saturday when Maoists blasted their vehicle in a forested part of Jharkhand and opened fire, authorities said.At least ... Read more...
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Bangladesh border guard held after killing Indian (Lead)
January 20th, 2012 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Jan 20 (IANS) Troopers of Border Guard Bangladesh shot dead an Indian farmer along the border with Tripura Friday, but one of them was detained by angry Indian villagers ... Read more...
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Bangladesh Border Guard held after killing Indian
January 20th, 2012 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Jan 20 (IANS) Troopers of Bangladesh's Border Guards shot dead an Indian farmer along the border with Tripura Friday, but one of them was detained by angry Indian villagers ... Read more...
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Son takes dead mom home on 58-km bus journey
January 19th, 2012 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 19 (IANS) A son took his dead mother on a 58-km bus journey home after she died on the way back from a day out, a media report ... Read more...
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Demanding beer, Russians threaten to bomb shop
January 16th, 2012 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Two men in Russia's St. Petersburg have been held for allegedly robbing beer from a shop by threatening the shop assistant with a hand ... Read more...
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Six killed in South African car accident
January 16th, 2012 - 7:52 am ICT by IANS
Cape Town, Jan 16 (IANS) A total of six people were killed after a car rammed into a shop in Cape Town Sunday, said South African police.Five occupants in the ... Read more...
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Politician slain in Guatemala
January 14th, 2012 - 11:12 am ICT by IANS
Guatemala City, Jan 14 (IANS/EFE) Congressman Oscar Valentin Leal and his brother were murdered here Friday on the eve of retired Gen. Otto Perez Molina's inauguration as Guatemala's president.The slain ... Read more...
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Police find Rs.20 lakh on dead trader
December 28th, 2011 - 12:54 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 27 (IANS) Police and doctors at the Government Multi-Specialty Hospital (GMSH) Tuesday found almost Rs.20 lakh on a man who was found unconscious near the inter-state bus terminal ... Read more...
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Three Indians crash into Bangladesh territory, held
December 27th, 2011 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Dec 27 (IANS) In a bizarre accident, three Indian men in a speeding car crashed into a checkpost on Bangladesh border, Tripura Police said here Tuesday. They were arrested ... Read more...
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Train engine catches fire
December 26th, 2011 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Dec 26 (IANS) The engine of the Dharmanagar-bound passenger train Monday caught fire in Tripura but no one was hurt, police said here.Flames enveloped the engine at Nabincherra in ... Read more...
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20 killed in Afghan suicide attack
December 25th, 2011 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Dec 25 (IANS) At least 20 people, including a parliamentarian, were killed and over 50 injured in a suicide blast during a funeral in Afghanistan's northern Takhar province Sunday, ... Read more...
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BSNL employee arrested for giving guerrillas SIM cards
December 22nd, 2011 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Dec 22 (IANS) An employee of the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) was arrested for providing SIM cards on fake names to separatist guerrillas in north Kashmir's Sopore town, ... Read more...
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Two held for exorcism in Bolivia
December 21st, 2011 - 12:17 pm ICT by IANS
La Paz, Dec 21 (IANS/EFE) A judge in the central Bolivian province of Cochabamba ordered the arrest of two members of an evangelical group after a young woman drowned during ... Read more...
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Murder convict arrested 10 years after jumping parole
December 20th, 2011 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 20 (IANS) A criminal from Haryana who was convicted of murder has been arrested over 10 years after he jumped parole, police said Tuesday.Nirmal Singh, a resident of ... Read more...
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Pilot killed in mid-air collision in Britain (Lead)
December 19th, 2011 - 3:21 am ICT by IANS
London, Dec 19 (IANS) A pilot was killed and two others suffered injuries after two light aircraft collided in Britain Sunday, a media report said.The accident occurred at about 2 ... Read more...
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British woman fined $118,000 for driving offences
December 13th, 2011 - 9:57 am ICT by IANS
London, Dec 13 (IANS) An elderly British woman, living in Italy, has been finally slapped with motoring fines totalling over over $118,000 (76,000 pounds) after being tracked for many days ... Read more...
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100 snakes, 70 tortoises found in German hotel
December 12th, 2011 - 3:05 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Police found 100 snakes, 70 tortoises and 20 frogs in a hotel room in the western German city of Cologne, local media said Sunday.The discovery ... Read more...
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Man goes on stabbing spree in Moscow
December 10th, 2011 - 12:26 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A man killed a woman and injured 10 other people with a knife in northeast Moscow Friday, police said."All the victims were taken to hospital, ... Read more...
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Russian police arrest 569 people in second night of poll protests
December 8th, 2011 - 1:14 am ICT by BNO News
MOSCOW (BNO NEWS) -- Russian police arrested more than 560 people on Tuesday as Moscow witnessed a second evening of protests over alleged electoral fraud by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's United Russia ... Read more...
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Foreigners arrested for rape, killing of Mizo woman
December 7th, 2011 - 2:17 pm ICT by IANS
Aizawl, Dec 7 (IANS) A Myanmarese and a Nepali citizen were arrested in Mizoram Wednesday for raping and killing an aged Mizo woman, police said here.A police spokesman told reporters ... Read more...
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52 dead, 130 injured in triple Afghanistan bombings
December 6th, 2011 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Dec 6 (IANS) Fiftytwo people were killed and at least 130 injured in massive blasts that tore through Kabul, Kandahar and Mazar-e-Sharif in Afghanistan Tuesday, a day after ... Read more...
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Three killed in Tripura road mishap
December 6th, 2011 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Dec 6 (IANS) At least three people were killed when two speeding triple-ridden bikes collided with each other in Tripura, police said Tuesday.
"Six people were coming on two ... Read more...
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Police arrest 31 Occupy DC protesters
December 5th, 2011 - 11:25 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 5 (IANS) Police arrested 31 Occupy DC protesters and removed several others clinging to a wood structure erected in McPherson Square near the White House ending an hours-long ... Read more...
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Brooke Mueller arrested and charged
December 5th, 2011 - 10:07 am ICT by IANS
London, Dec 5 (IANS) Actor Charlie Sheen's ex-wife Brooke Mueller has been charged with intent to distribute drugs and assault.The reality TV star, who has two-year-old twins, Bob and Max, ... Read more...
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Tripura to probe firing by forest guards
December 3rd, 2011 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Dec 3 (IANS) The Tripura government Saturday ordered a magisterial probe into the killing of a tribal woman and injuries to another villager in the firing by forest guards ... Read more...
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Forest troopers kill tribal woman
December 3rd, 2011 - 1:06 am ICT by IANS
Agartala, Dec 2 (IANS) A tribal woman was shot dead and another villager injured when forest guards opened fire to disperse a mob in Tripura late Friday evening, police here ... Read more...
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