Putin denies role in Pussy Riot case
September 6th, 2012 - 10:05 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he was "staying out" of the controversial case of the Pussy Riot punk group, whose three members were jailed ... Read more...
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Indonesia cuts sentence of over 50,000 prisoners
August 18th, 2012 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Aug 18 (IANS) More than 50,000 convicts, including those sentenced for graft, murder and drug running, have been granted sentence reductions as the country celebrated Independence Day Friday, media ... Read more...
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Anger in Russia as Pussy Riot jailed
August 18th, 2012 - 7:48 am ICT by IANS
Moscow Aug 18 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Anti-Putin punks Pussy Riot were sentenced to two years each Friday over a protest in Moscow, sparking anger among their supporters.Judge Marina Syrova ruled ... Read more...
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Seattle school names Easter eggs as ‘Spring spheres’
April 15th, 2011 - 1:02 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Seattle, April 14 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A school in Seattle which has not yet been named has reportedly told a student that she can only bring Easter eggs to the school if she ... Read more...
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Christmas “missing” from Diary of Europe’s schoolchildren
January 16th, 2011 - 6:48 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Jan 16 (ANI): European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy has called the omission of Christmas from Europa Diary "incoherence".In a statement published on his website, John Dalli, European Commissioner ... Read more...
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Hindu gods, Sai Babas fail to deter Nepal’s menace
January 6th, 2011 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Jan 6 (IANS) Once the only Hindu kingdom in the world, Nepal has the largest number of religious holidays among countries, as well as the controversial reputation of ... Read more...
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UN’s Ban condemns ‘deplorable acts’ of violence in Nigeria
December 27th, 2010 - 9:48 pm ICT by BNO News
UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) -- United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday condemned the deadly violence which broke out in parts of Nigeria this weekend and reportedly killed at least 30 ... Read more...
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New Yorkers protest outside Empire State Building for Mother Teresa snub on 100th birth anniversary
August 27th, 2010 - 3:53 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Aug 27 (ANI): New Yorkers staged a protest outside Empire State Building over a decision not to honour Mother Teresa on her 100th birth anniversary.Demonstrators led by the Catholic ... Read more...
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Colombia’s most wanted drug trafficker arrested
April 16th, 2009 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
Bogota, April 16 (EFE) Colombia's most wanted drug trafficker Daniel Rendon has been arrested in an operation involving 500 police officers, an official said.
Rendon, alias Don Mario, was arrested Wednesday by the ... Read more...
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