UK told to free prisoners over breach of human rights
September 18th, 2012 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 18 (IANS) Prisoners deemed "potentially dangerous" and who had been jailed indefinitely in Britain could now be set free after the European Court of Human Rights said it ... Read more...
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Lennox the dog put to sleep in Northern Ireland
July 12th, 2012 - 7:04 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, July 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Northern Ireland officials have released a statement in which they revealed that Lennox the dog has been put to sleep. Lennox was a pit bull terrier-type mutt ... Read more...
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China destroys 100,000 seized guns
June 13th, 2012 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 13 (IANS) Over 100,000 guns have been destroyed in China as part of a police crackdown on illegal arms in 150 cities across the country.With Ministry of Public ... Read more...
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Gay parade held in Mexico
June 4th, 2012 - 12:02 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, June 4 (IANS/EFE) Thousands of people and about 30 floats took part in Mexico's 34th Gay Pride Parade in the capital, where a concert marked the end of ... Read more...
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Court seeks report from home ministry, DGCA on Vectra
May 25th, 2012 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday sought records from the home ministry and Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for the basis on which the operating ... Read more...
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China’s paramilitary faces public resentment
May 23rd, 2012 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 23 (IANS) China's "chengguan," the para-police agency tasked with enforcing non-criminal urban administrative regulations, is in some ways a threat to public safety, a rights group said Wednesday.This ... Read more...
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Boston police probe murder of Indian student
April 21st, 2012 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 21 (IANS) Boston police are investigating the murder of an Indian student of Boston University whose body was found lying on the road in front of his house, ... Read more...
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Mexican cop’s badge saves his life
April 9th, 2012 - 12:09 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, April 9 (IANS/EFE) A Mexico City police officer survived a shooting when his badge stopped a bullet fired at him by a robbery suspect, authorities said.Juan Daniel Ruiz ... Read more...
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Britain to monitor web, cell phone use
April 1st, 2012 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 1 (IANS) Under new laws, Britain will soon be able to monitor phone calls, emails, text messages and website visits of everyone in the country, BBC reported.Internet firms ... Read more...
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China develops coal mine early-warning system
March 29th, 2012 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 29 (IANS) China has developed its first coal mine early-warning system that will enable getting advance warning about potential dangers in coal mines.According to the National Science and ... Read more...
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167 human skeletons found in Mexican cave
March 11th, 2012 - 12:23 pm ICT by IANS
Tuxtla Gutierrez (Mexico), March 11 (IANS/EFE) Mexican authorities have found 167 human skeletons from about 50 years ago in a cave in the southeastern state of Chiapas, near the border ... Read more...
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Mexican mobile operators can be ordered to track phones
March 3rd, 2012 - 11:36 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, March 3 (IANS/EFE) Mexico's lower house approved a measure requiring mobile telephone companies to help authorities with real-time tracking and blocking of cell phones used in criminal activities.Telecom ... Read more...
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Mamata asks police, fire, KMC to work together for public safety
January 2nd, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 2 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday asked police, fire department and the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) to work together to ensure public safety in ... Read more...
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Policy issues not for courts to decide, says Supreme Court
December 5th, 2011 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday said it was not for the courts to involve themselves in issues of policy which comes under the domain of the ... Read more...
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UAE slaps over 1,400 fines for commercial fraud
November 30th, 2011 - 12:19 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, Nov 29 (IANS/WAM) The UAE's ministry of economy, in a bid to combat commercial fraud, organised 19,000 inspections across the country this year and imposed over 1,400 fines.Sultan Al ... Read more...
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Mexican police desert town after death threats
November 27th, 2011 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Nov 27 (IANS/EFE) The entire police force deserted a town in Mexico after getting death threats from drug traffickers, officials said.A total of 32 police officials in Caracuaro ... Read more...
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20 die in Mexico prison fight
October 16th, 2011 - 11:35 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Oct 16 (IANS/EFE) A fight among inmates at a prison in the northeastern Mexican state of Tamaulipas Saturday left 20 dead and 12 injured, officials said.The state's Public ... Read more...
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Context helps interpret facial emotions accurately
October 4th, 2011 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 4 (IANS) A close up shows Serena Williams' eyes tensely shut; her mouth wide open, teeth bared and her face livid.Now zoom out: The tennis star is ... Read more...
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Defunct satellite has fallen back to Earth: NASA
September 24th, 2011 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 24 (IANS) A decommissioned US satellite fell back to Earth but its precise re-entry time and location remained unknown, US space agency NASA said Saturday."The Upper Atmosphere Research ... Read more...
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Out-of-control satellite tumbling back to Earth, expected to miss North America
September 22nd, 2011 - 9:13 pm ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- Debris from an old out-of-control U.S. satellite is expected to fall somewhere on Earth on Friday afternoon, NASA said, although the debris is expected to miss North ... Read more...
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Quake must jolt officials into action: Dhaka daily
September 20th, 2011 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Sep 20 (IANS) The earthquake that rattled Bangladesh Sunday should be a wake-up call for authorities as vulnerability has increased manifold due to unchecked urbanisation, a leading daily said ... Read more...
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Seven arrested in anti-terrorism raid in Britain
September 19th, 2011 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 19 (IANS) Seven people, including a woman, were arrested as part of a pre-planned counter-terrorism raid in Britain's Birmingham city, police said Monday.A statement released by West Midlands ... Read more...
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A kiss lands Chinese driver in trouble
September 16th, 2011 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 16 (IANS) A bus company in China apologized after one of its drivers shared his seat with his girlfriend and kissed her at a traffic junction, putting everyone's ... Read more...
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Six-tonne satellite to fall from orbit
September 9th, 2011 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 9 (IANS) A six-tonne satellite, launched in 1991 and which completed its mission in 2005, will now fall out of orbit. Its debris would possible spread over large ... Read more...
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Teen falls to death from Australia bridge
August 29th, 2011 - 12:26 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Aug 29 (IANS) A teenaged boy, who was attempting to scrawl graffiti on the Southern Expressway bridge in South Australia, fell to his death early Monday morning.Southern Expressway bridge ... Read more...
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Nine bodies found on Mexican highway
August 21st, 2011 - 11:30 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Aug 21 (IANS/EFE) The bodies of nine people with gunshot wounds were found Saturday on a highway in the western Mexican state of Nayarit, officials said.The corpses were ... Read more...
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Brazilian mayor gunned down at party
August 7th, 2011 - 9:33 am ICT by IANS
Sao Paulo, Aug 7 (IANS/EFE) The mayor of a Brazilian town was shot dead during a party, police said.Antonio Luiz Cesar de Castro, mayor of Nova Canaa do Norte town ... Read more...
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Police rescue 12 kidnapped migrants in Mexico
July 25th, 2011 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, July 25 (IANS/EFE) At least 12 migrants, including two women, who were kidnapped two months ago in Mexico have been rescued by police, officials said.The migrants - eight ... Read more...
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1,000 Mexicans held for involvement in sex trade
July 25th, 2011 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, July 25 (IANS/EFE) Over 1,000 people have been arrested in Mexico for their involvement in human trafficking and prostitution, officials said.Around 500 men and 530 women were arrested ... Read more...
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Mexican government paid $10 mn for TV series glorifying cops
July 15th, 2011 - 11:43 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, July 15 (IANS/EFE) The Mexican government paid Televisa television 118.1 million pesos ($10 million) to produce and air a drama series glorifying the federal police, a daily said ... Read more...
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Mexican city fires 400 cops
May 20th, 2011 - 11:19 am ICT by IANS
Ciudad Juarez (Mexico), May 20 (IANS/EFE) Some 400 police officers in this Mexican city have been dismissed since last October on suspicion they had ties to organised crime, Mayor Hector ... Read more...
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13 die in Mexico shootout
May 16th, 2011 - 11:12 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, May 16 (IANS/EFE) At least 13 people, including four police officers, were killed in a shootout on a highway in Guerrero, a state in southern Mexico, officials said ... Read more...
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Chinese authorities conduct radioactivity levels checks
May 4th, 2011 - 2:09 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, May 4(ANI): Thirty cases of radioactive contamination have been detected, so far, in passengers, vessels and containers that entered the country since March 16, according to the China Daily reports.Public authorities ... Read more...
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Five headless bodies found in Mexican city
May 4th, 2011 - 11:25 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, May 4 (IANS/EFE) Five headless bodies were found Tuesday inside a BMW in a Mexican city, said officials.The bodies and their respective heads were found in the early ... Read more...
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Chameleon, baby crocodiles found at Mexican airport
April 25th, 2011 - 11:27 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, April 25 (IANS/EFE) Two baby crocodiles and a chameleon were found hidden in crates during a routine baggage inspection conducted by federal law enforcement agents at the Mexico ... Read more...
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