Man puts himself up for sale on eBay!
June 24th, 2012 - 10:25 am ICT by IANS
London, June 24 (IANS) In a desperate attempt to do something instead of cribbing over his likelihood of losing the job within a month, a father in Britain has decided ... Read more...
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At least 25 killed, 25 missing after passenger bus plunges into Kashmir’s Neelum River
May 27th, 2011 - 8:13 pm ICT by BNO News
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- At least 25 people have been killed after a passengers bus carrying around 50 people in the Kashmir region plunged into the Neelum River on Friday, local ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Moderate earthquake hits west Turkey, 2 killed
May 20th, 2011 - 8:16 pm ICT by BNO News
ANKARA, TURKEY (BNO NEWS) -- A moderate earthquake struck the western region of Turkey late Thursday night, killing at least two people, officials said Friday.
According to Turkey's Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Blast at chemical plant in China; nine killed
April 14th, 2011 - 3:58 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 14 (IANS) At least nine people have died in an explosion at a chemical plant in northeast China, Xinhua reported Thursday.The explosion and fire occurred at 10.10 p.m. ... Read more...
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Bodies found, no black box among 2009 Air France crash wreckage
April 5th, 2011 - 9:15 pm ICT by BNO News
PARIS (BNO NEWS) -- In the fourth Air France-Airbus sea search, bodies were located among the found wreckage of Air France flight 447, which went missing in the Atlantic Ocean in 2009 ... Read more...
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Efforts to search tsunami hit orphan children becoming difficult in Japan
March 27th, 2011 - 1:23 pm ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Mar 27 (ANI): Child welfare officials, who have launched extensive search for the earthquake-cum-tsunami hit orphan children, are reportedly facing difficulty in the northeastern parts of Japan because of the sheer ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Body of missing American student found in Madrid river
March 8th, 2011 - 9:06 pm ICT by BNO News
MADRID, SPAIN (BNO NEWS) -- The body of a missing American college student was found in a river in Madrid, Spain, after more than a week of search efforts, officials said Tuesday.Austin ... Read more...
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25 Chinese missing in New Zealand quake
February 27th, 2011 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
Christchurch, Feb 27 (IANS) Twenty students are among the 25 Chinese missing following the devastating earthquake in this New Zealand city, a media report said Sunday. A list of the names of ... Read more...
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665 dead in Brazil mudslides
January 18th, 2011 - 12:20 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Jan 18 (IANS/EFE) The number of dead from downpours that have deluged the southeastern Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro has climbed to 665, authorities said Monday.Sunday's rains caused ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Five die, 17 missing as South Korean boat sinks off Antarctica
December 13th, 2010 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, Dec 13 (IANS) Five people have died and 17 others are missing after a South Korean vessel carrying 42 people on board sank off Antarctica, a media report said Monday. A ... Read more...
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Australian robot sent to New Zealand mine
November 24th, 2010 - 12:42 am ICT by BNO News
WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND (BNO NEWS) -- An Australian robot on Tuesday was sent into the Pike River mine to help with the search of 29 people that are missing since an explosion ... Read more...
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Pakistan plane crash: 58 bodies identified, DNA tests on others
July 29th, 2010 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 29 (IANS) Only 58 bodies of the 152 killed when an Airbus A-321 crashed in the Margalla Hills near this Pakistani capital have been identified, officials said Thursday, adding that ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Two Persons Missing After Barge Hits Duck Boat
July 8th, 2010 - 7:46 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Philadelphia, July 8, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A sightseeing 'duck boat' was struck by tragedy on Wednesday when the ferry was hit by a barge in the Delaware River, flipping it over ... Read more...
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Mining magnate among nine missing after plane crash
June 20th, 2010 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, June 20 (IANS) Australian mining magnate Ken Talbot is among nine people feared dead after their aircraft went missing in west Africa.
Talbot Group chairman Don Nissen confirmed Sunday that Talbot was ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Four Saudi workers killed
May 23rd, 2010 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
Riyadh, May 23 (DPA) Four workers were killed when they were hit by rocks while drilling for a sanitation project in the Western Saudi city of Medina, the Saudi newspaper al-Jazeera reported ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Luke Dillier Return: Lost And (Now) Found
July 28th, 2009 - 6:07 pm ICT by GD
Here's one potentially tragic story that had a pleasantly happy ending. Luke Dillier, the Dallas teen who had mysteriously disappeared a couple of days back, has returned to his family apparently unharmed. ... Read more...
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Hopes dwindle for more Yemenia air crash survivors
July 1st, 2009 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, July 1 (DPA) Hopes dwindled Wednesday for finding any more survivors of the Yemenia Air plane crash off the Comoros Islands, as rescue teams continued to scour the seas for more ... Read more...
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PM shares grief with France and Brazil
June 2nd, 2009 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday condoled the loss of lives in the Air France jetliner tragedy and in separate letters to President Nikolas Sarkozy of France ... Read more...
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Search continues for missing Air France jet with 228 aboard (Lead)
June 2nd, 2009 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro/Paris, June 2 (DPA) Search efforts were renewed early Tuesday as 228 people were feared dead in the crash of an Air France jet in the Atlantic Ocean en route ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Tamil Tigers’ attack foiled, president claims victory (Lead)
May 17th, 2009 - 1:30 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, May 17 (DPA) The Sri Lankan army foiled a last-ditch, pre-dawn attempt by the Tamil Tigers to breach military defences Sunday, killing at least 70 fighters and destroying six vessels, a ... Read more...
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Four bodies recovered from snow avalanche in Kashmir
February 8th, 2009 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 8 (IANS) The bodies of three villagers and a policeman were recovered Sunday four days after they were buried under tonnes of snow in Kashmir, the police said. ... Read more...
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