Dominican Republic seizes 1.5 tonnes of cocaine
March 26th, 2012 - 8:50 am ICT by IANS
Santo Domingo, March 26 (IANS) Authorities in Dominican Republic have seized 1.5 tonnes of cocaine and arrested three people for drug-trafficking.The cocaine was intercepted off the coast of Juan Dolio, ... Read more...
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Nurses accused of killing 16 in Uruguay hospitals
March 20th, 2012 - 11:31 am ICT by IANS
Montevideo, March 20 (IANS/EFE) Uruguayan authorities tried Monday to calm people following an alarm generated by the deaths of 16 patients in two Montevideo hospitals at the hands of two ... Read more...
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Gisele Bundchen’s security guards to stand trial for attempted murder
April 3rd, 2011 - 4:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 3 (ANI): Three men who worked as security guards at Gisele Bundchen's wedding are to stand trial for attempted murder.They are accused of opening fire on two photographers covering the ... Read more...
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10 to be held accountable for Philippines bus hijack
September 17th, 2010 - 2:55 pm ICT by ANI
Manila, Sept.17 (ANI): At least ten civilian and police officials will be held accountable for mishandling a bus hijacking that left eight Hong Kong tourists dead here last month.Last week, Philippines Justice ... Read more...
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Some Philippines bus hostages may have been shot dead by “friendly fire”
September 10th, 2010 - 4:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 10 (ANI): Investigators have admitted that some of the eight tourist hostages shot dead during a botched mission to save them from a bus hijacker in the Philippines, might have ... Read more...
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Former Filipino cop hijacks bus, nine tourists released
August 23rd, 2010 - 5:08 pm ICT by ANI
Manila, Aug 23 (ANI): A disgruntled former police officer took 25 tourists hostage inside a bus in Manila on Monday, but later released nine of them, according to Philippine police.The hijacker, armed ... Read more...
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Philippine National Police (PNP) Collaborates With Film Industry To Thwart Piracy
August 9th, 2010 - 7:57 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Manila, Philippines, Aug 9, (THAINDIAN NEWS) In a major step to put an end to movie piracy in Philippines, Philippine National Police (PNP) and the leaders of the local film ... Read more...
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Portugal need victory against tough North Koreans
June 20th, 2010 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Cape Town, June 20 (DPA) When Portugal and North Korea meet in Cape Town in Monday's World Cup football Group G duel, the world's most publicity-hungry player will be pitted against the ... Read more...
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Gisele Bundchen, Tom Brady’s wedding shooting lawsuit dismissed
May 28th, 2010 - 3:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 28 (ANI): A lawsuit filed against supermodel Gisele Bundchen and her husband Tom Brady over an alleged shooting incident at the couple's Costa Rica wedding has been dismissed by a ... Read more...
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Two Miami, FL mortgage fraudsters sentenced to 45 months in prison
March 5th, 2010 - 3:00 pm ICT by BNO News
MIAMI, FLORIDA (BNO NEWS) – Two Miami, Florida men on Thursday were sentenced to 45 months in prison followed by 5 years in supervised release for their participation in a bank fraud ... Read more...
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Manchester United owner to spend money on world-class players
June 13th, 2009 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 13 (IANS) Manchester United's American owner Malcolm Glazer has promised that the 80 million pounds earned from the sale of Christiano Rolando will be used in buying "world class ... Read more...
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Laznica joins leaders, Sasikaran held in Kolkata Open
March 27th, 2008 - 12:04 am ICT by admin
Kolkata, March 26 (IANS) GM Viktor Laznica of the Czech Republic joined the leaders Wednesday in the Third Kolkata Open Grandmaster Chess Tournament, even as Krishnan Sasikiran had to settle for another ... Read more...
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