Roadside bomb kills three in Afghanistan
January 3rd, 2012 - 2:09 am ICT by IANS
Kabul, Jan 3 (IANS) At least three people, including a child, were killed in Afghanistan's Logar province after a roadside bomb struck their car Monday, Xinhua quoted an official ... Read more...
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Terrorist attack foiled in Afghanistan
January 2nd, 2012 - 3:08 am ICT by IANS
Kabul, Jan 2 (IANS) A terror attack has been thwarted in Afghanistan's Helmand province, said the provincial government Sunday after a car bomb was defused."A car bomb was found and ... Read more...
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Chinese bomber to be executed for deadly blast
December 29th, 2011 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 29 (IANS) A court in central China's Hunan province Thursday ordered the execution of a man who set off explosives at a tax office last year, killing four ... Read more...
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Two dead, nine hurt in four bomb attacks in Iraq
December 25th, 2011 - 7:10 am ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Dec 25 (IANS) At least two policemen were killed and nine civilians wounded in four bomb attacks in Iraq, police said.A roadside bomb went off near a police patrol ... Read more...
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US donates bomb disposal vans, motorcycles to Pakistan
December 21st, 2011 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 21 (IANS) The US Wednesday donated four bomb disposal vans and 100 motorcycles to the government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in northwest Pakistan.A ceremony was held at the ... Read more...
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Panda numbers increase in China
December 17th, 2011 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 17 (IANS) The number of pandas in the wild has increased from 14 to 41 over the past decade in China's Shaanxi province, one of the country's ... Read more...
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Dozens of punk rockers held in Indonesia
December 15th, 2011 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Dec 15 (IANS/AKI) Dozens of Indonesians in the highly-conservative Aceh region were rounded up for being punk rockers and are being held for re-education to cure "the social disease", ... Read more...
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Laid-off man throws shoes at Iranian President Ahmadinejad
December 13th, 2011 - 4:06 am ICT by BNO News
SARI, IRAN (BNO NEWS) -- A laid-off textile worker was arrested on Monday after he threw his shoes at Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who was visiting a factory in northern Iran, opposition ... Read more...
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Guerrillas use dead body in attack in Colombia
December 8th, 2011 - 11:14 am ICT by IANS
Bogota, Dec 8 (IANS/EFE) Four police officers were slightly wounded Wednesday when they approached a man's body that FARC rebels left surrounded with explosives on the outskirts of Florencia, a ... Read more...
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Underage girl forces classmates into prostitution in China
December 7th, 2011 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 7 (IANS) A 13-year-old-girl in China pushed her three underage friends into prostitution after suspecting them of disclosing her secret that she was working as a prostitute at ... Read more...
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19 killed in Afghanistan roadside blast
December 7th, 2011 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Dec 7 (IANS) At least 19 people, including five children, were killed in Afghanistan Wednesday after a roadside bomb struck a mini-bus in Helmand province, over 550 km ... Read more...
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Mount Gamalama erupts in Indonesia
December 5th, 2011 - 6:14 am ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Dec 5 (IANS) Mount Gamalama in Indonesia's North Maluku province erupted Sunday and started releasing volcanic ashes. There were no immediate reports of death or material loss due ... Read more...
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Chinese pandas are Scotland’s new celebrity couple
December 4th, 2011 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 4 (IANS) A giant panda couple from China's Sichuan province Sunday left for Scotland as part of an awareness programme that will see them spending the next 10 ... Read more...
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17 killed in two Iraq attacks
December 1st, 2011 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Dec 1 (IANS) At least 17 people were killed and more than 35 others injured Thursday in a deadly car bombing and shooting in Iraq, police said.A car bomb ... Read more...
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Woman commits suicide at China Foxconn plant
November 25th, 2011 - 7:03 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 25 (IANS) A young woman employee killed herself by jumping from a building of multi-national electronics giant Foxconn in China, police said.The incident took place in Shanxi province ... Read more...
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When police mistook teachers for cheats in China
November 22nd, 2011 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 22 (IANS) A group of village teachers in China were assaulted by the police after being mistaken for swindlers in Guangdong province, their group leader said.The six teachers, ... Read more...
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Somali pirates jailed for 10 years in Yemen
November 20th, 2011 - 10:44 am ICT by IANS
Sana'a, Nov 20 (IANS) A Yemeni criminal court has sentenced 10 Somalis to 10 years in prison after convicting them of piracy in Yemen's territorial waters, the state-run ... Read more...
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Nine killed in Iraq insurgent attacks
November 20th, 2011 - 6:40 am ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Nov 20 (IANS) At least six police personnel and three insurgents were killed Saturday in separate insurgent attacks in Iraq's western Anbar province, Xinhua reported.Five policemen and ... Read more...
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Nine killed in Afghan bombings
November 12th, 2011 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Nov 12 (IANS) At least eight civilians were killed Saturday in a roadside bombing in Afghanistan, while a suicide bomber blew himself up near a police van, leaving five ... Read more...
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31 injured in Philippines quake
November 8th, 2011 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
Davao City (Philippines), Nov 8 (IANS) At least 31 people were injured and more than 80 houses destroyed after a magnitude 5.2 quake hit parts of southern Philippines late Monday, ... Read more...
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10 killed in Iraq bombing
November 3rd, 2011 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Nov 3 (IANS) Ten people were killed and 25 wounded Thursday in a suicide bomb attack in Iraq's eastern province of Diyala, police said.A suicide bomber blew up his ... Read more...
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Four children killed in Afghanistan blast
November 1st, 2011 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Nov 1 (IANS) Four children were killed when a roadside bomb went off in Afghanistan's Wardak province, an official said."Four innocent children, all members of the same family, ... Read more...
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Pakistan wants dengue drug from India
October 28th, 2011 - 4:33 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 28 (IANS) Pakistan plans to import dengue drug Dextran-40 from India to tackle the menace of the vector-borne disease in the country, the official media reported.The Punjab ... Read more...
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Man killed by propeller of small plane at Indonesian airport
October 16th, 2011 - 6:25 pm ICT by BNO News
MAKASSAR, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) -- A man was killed at an Indonesian airport on early Saturday morning when he was hit in the face by the propeller of a small plane, local ... Read more...
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Afghan governor attacked, unhurt
October 16th, 2011 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Oct 16 (IANS) The governor of Paktia province in east Afghanistan was attacked Sunday but escaped unhurt. Four attackers and a civilian were killed, an official said."The attack happened ... Read more...
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Fighter jet crashes at Chinese airshow, one pilot missing
October 14th, 2011 - 9:41 pm ICT by BNO News
PUCHENG, CHINA (BNO NEWS) -- A fighter jet crashed during an air show in southwestern China on late Friday morning, injuring one pilot and leaving another pilot unaccounted for, state-run media reported.The ... Read more...
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Pakistan moves against Shia killers, 70 held
October 5th, 2011 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 5 (IANS) Pakistani security forces have raided several places in Quetta city and arrested over 70 people in connection with the gunning down of at least 40 Shia ... Read more...
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Yemeni air force attack Al-Qaeda strongholds, 12 killed
October 5th, 2011 - 7:53 am ICT by IANS
Aden, Oct 5 (IANS) Warplanes of the Yemeni air force launched several air strikes Tuesday on a number of Al- Qaeda strong holds, killing at least 12 terrorists ... Read more...
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Lahore dengue toll rises to 127
October 2nd, 2011 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 2 (IANS) The toll in the dengue outbreak in Pakistan's Lahore city Sunday rose to 127 after three more people succumbed to the disease, a media report said.According ... Read more...
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Lahore dengue toll reaches 110
October 1st, 2011 - 6:48 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 1 (IANS) The toll in dengue epidemic in Lahore city rose to 110 Friday after four more people succumbed to the disease, a media report said. Lahore is ... Read more...
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Two Afghan suicide bombers shot dead
September 25th, 2011 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Sep 25 (IANS) Two suicide bombers were gunned down by the police in an Afghan province, the authorities said Sunday.Police in the Zabul province, 340 km south of Afghan ... Read more...
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Dengue toll in Pakistani province rises to 62
September 23rd, 2011 - 12:08 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 22 (IANS) The dengue toll in Pakistan's Punjab province rose to 62 Thursday, authorities said.People are avoiding parks and picnic spots in Lahore, the provincial capital, fearing they ... Read more...
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Pakistan-Iran border closed after Shia massacre
September 22nd, 2011 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 22 (IANS) The Pakistan-Iran border was closed Thursday for an indefinite period after the killing of 29 Shia pilgrims two days ago in the area, a media report ... Read more...
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Girl of 4 who must wear adult man’s shoes
September 13th, 2011 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 13 (IANS) A four-year-old Chinese girl is compelled to wear shoes large enough to fit an adult man's size -- because she is suffering from congenital "giant toe" ... Read more...
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Taliban free Turkish engineers after eight months
September 4th, 2011 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Sep 4 (IANS) The Afghan Taliban Sunday freed four Turkish engineers whom they had held captive for nearly eight months.They were freed in Ghazni, a province 125 km ... Read more...
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