South Africa declares week of mourning
August 20th, 2012 - 5:58 am ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, Aug 20 (IANS) South African President Jacob Zuma Sunday declared a week-long national mourning after 44 people died during a labour unrest.Thirty-four people were killed in a shootout Thursday ... Read more...
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Canadian Sikhs show solidarity with Rajoana
March 29th, 2012 - 11:29 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 29 (IANS) Over 5,000 Canadian Sikhs gathered at Parliament Hill in Ottawa to show solidarity with Balwant Singh Rajoana, who is on death row in India for the ... Read more...
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Australian PM fights tears, pays tribute to flood victims
February 8th, 2011 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Feb 8 (IANS) Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard Tuesday choked back tears on the floor of federal parliament while paying tribute to the victims of the Queensland floods. Recalling the bravery ... Read more...
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I thought by killing Lennon I would become somebody, says his killer
September 17th, 2010 - 12:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 17 (ANI): Mark David Chapman, John Lennon's killer, confessed to the parole board in New York that he thought by killing The Beatles singer he would become somebody.Chapman, 55, ... Read more...
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Mark David Chapman denied parole for the sixth time
September 8th, 2010 - 3:18 pm ICT by BNO News
NEW YORK CITY (BNO NEWS) – Mark David Chapman, the killer of musician John Lennon, was denied parole for the sixth time by the New York state's Parole Board Commission, the New ... Read more...
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John Lennon murderer denied parole for the 6th time
September 8th, 2010 - 1:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 08 (ANI): Mark David Chapman, who killed John Lennon, has been denied parole for the sixth time and will remain imprisoned for at least two more years, New York state ... Read more...
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Don’t stone Iranian woman: Italian president
September 8th, 2010 - 11:20 am ICT by IANS
Rome, Sep 8 (IANS/AKI) Italian President Giorgio Napolitano has asked Iran to spare an Iranian woman who faces death by stoning for adultery.
Italy is mobilised to prevent "such a deeply harmful ... Read more...
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Requiem for Purity
January 9th, 2009 - 1:21 pm ICT by admin
By Shobha ShuklaThe shocking news of the alleged gruesome death of Dr Iffat Kamal has benumbed my senses. She, a doctor by profession, was allegedly assaulted by her husband in her house ... Read more...
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Brit MPs allow use of human-animal embryos for scientific research
May 20th, 2008 - 2:54 pm ICT by admin
London, May 20 (ANI): British MPs have voted to allow the creation of hybrid embryos, which have a combination of human and animal DNA, as well as "saviour siblings" to save ... Read more...
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