54 policemen killed in Karachi in 2012
September 2nd, 2012 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Sep 2 (IANS) A total of 54 policemen have become victims of "target killings" here in the Pakistani port city this year, Dawn reported Sunday.In the latest incident ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Spain economic crisis sends 5,000 horses a month to slaughter
July 10th, 2012 - 11:07 am ICT by IANS
Madrid, July 10 (IANS/EFE) The economic crisis in Spain is sending almost 5,000 horses a month to the slaughterhouse and has increased the number of animals abandoned because their owners ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Wrong vows jeopardise thousands of Australian marriages
August 21st, 2010 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Aug 21 (IANS) Thousands of marriages in Australia conducted by celebrants may be invalid because the wrong words have been used in the ceremony.
In Australia, celebrants are people who conduct formal ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Britney Spears Detaches Herself From Her Beau Vocationally
May 13th, 2010 - 9:03 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
May 13, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): It has been vocalized that the infamous but renowned Britney Spears and her beau, Jason Trawick, have resolved to dissolve their professional association. The ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Diet, exercise, weight loss key to lowering blood-cholesterol
November 30th, 2009 - 10:40 am ICT by IANS
Cologne (Germany), Nov 30 (DPA) A healthy diet with lots of seasonal vegetables, fruit and high-fibre foods such as whole grain can often bring high blood-cholesterol levels back to normal, noted ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Drake says he’s not dating Rihanna
August 31st, 2009 - 2:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 31 (ANI): Hip-hop artist Drake has rubbished all rumours of an affair with singer Rihanna, calling it a purely professional association.The gossip of the chart-topping pair kicked off after ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Lynndie England lecture cancelled
August 16th, 2009 - 1:24 am ICT by admin
A lecture at the Library of Congress by former Army reservist Lynndie England, the woman who became the public face of the abuses at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Pak cricketers step up efforts for own association
November 26th, 2008 - 4:44 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Nov 26 (ANI): On the lines of cricket associations in Australia, England and South Africa, Pakistan cricketers have stepped up their efforts to establish a professional association to look after ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Avoid lotions for treating dried out noses, says doctor
May 12th, 2008 - 4:57 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Neumunster (Germany), May 12 (DPA) Avoid lotions when treating dried out noses. Most lotions can cause the cilia - the small hairs in a nostril - to stick together and prevent them ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Chinappa loses in Vietnam squash final
March 20th, 2008 - 9:31 pm ICT by admin
Hanoi (Vietnam), March 20 (IANS) Ace Indian squash player Joshna Chinappa finished runners-up after going down to top seed Louise Crome of New Zealand in the final of the inaugural $8,000 Vietnam ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
English becomes the minority language in 1,300 Brit schools
December 17th, 2007 - 4:39 pm ICT by admin
London, Dec 17 (ANI): Kids in more than 1,300 schools who have English as their first language are in the minority, according to official figures.A report, which obtained data from the Department ... Read more...
Posted in World |