Ammo train explodes, sets off Siberia wildfire
July 26th, 2012 - 8:44 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A series of explosions on a military train, carrying ammunition, triggered a wildfire in central Siberia Wednesday.The incident occurred when a train car carrying scrapped ... Read more...
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Over 40 killed in Iraq violence (Lead)
July 23rd, 2012 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, July 23 (IANS) A series of bomb and gun attacks struck Iraq early Monday, killing at least 44 people and wounding dozens more, the interior ministry said.The deadliest attack ... Read more...
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Batman movie premiere turns deadly in Denver, 12 dead (Fifth Lead, changing dateline)
July 20th, 2012 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
Denver (Colorado), July 20 (IANS) The midnight premiere of the new Batman movie turned deadly as a gas mask-wearing gunman opened fire early Friday at a suburban Denver ... Read more...
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‘Congress, INPT conspiring to oust Left in Tripura’
June 25th, 2012 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, June 25 (IANS) Leaders of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) claimed here Monday that separatist outfits, aided by a section of opposition leaders, were conspiring to oust the ... Read more...
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Kyrgyzstan remembers Chernobyl n-disaster victims
April 27th, 2012 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
Bikshkek, April 27 (IANS) Kyrgyzstan Thursday paid tributes to the victims of the Chernobyl nuclear accident, 26 years after the world's worst nuclear disaster.Rallies and requiems were held in major ... Read more...
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Woman wins contest to blow up factory where her dad died
January 16th, 2012 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 16 (IANS) A British woman won a competition to blow up a factory building where her father had died in an accident.Sarah Griffiths, 41, pushed a button that ... Read more...
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Metallic Spaceball falls from the sky in Namibia
December 23rd, 2011 - 9:30 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Windhoek, Dec 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Namibian authorities have contacted NASA to investigate a mysterious metallic spaceball that dropped at a remote location in the country. Government officials explain that the object with ... Read more...
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Six feared dead in Kansas elevator explosion
October 31st, 2011 - 8:07 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Atchison, Kan., Oct 31 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Six people are feared dead after an elevator exploded on Sunday. The accident happened at a Bartlett Grain Co. facility in Atchison. Rescue efforts have been ... Read more...
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Three killed, 118 injured in Thailand explosions
September 17th, 2011 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
Bangkok, Sep 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A series of explosions Friday night in Thailand's town of Sungai Kolok left three people dead and 118 injured, media reports said Saturday.
Three bombs placed ... Read more...
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Fire, blasts at Moscow military base
July 16th, 2011 - 12:42 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A fire broke out at a military base in Moscow Friday, accompanied by a series of explosions, an official said.A defence ministry spokesman said there ... Read more...
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Mumbai blasts bring back disturbing 2008 memories: Pakistani daily
July 15th, 2011 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 15 (IANS) The string of massive explosions in Mumbai Wednesday "brought back disturbing memories of 2008's audacious terrorist attacks", said a leading Pakistani daily.The three blasts in Mumbai ... Read more...
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Heads may roll over arms depot blasts: Medvedev (Lead)
June 4th, 2011 - 12:55 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov to launch an investigation into two explosions at military arms depots and warned that dismissals ... Read more...
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Saleh wounded in shelling on presidential palace in Sana’a
June 3rd, 2011 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
Sana'a, June 3 (IANS) Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh and several high-ranking officials suffered injuries in shelling on the presidential palace in Sana'a Friday, Xinhua quoted a security official as ... Read more...
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13 killed, 74 injured in series of blasts in Baghdad
May 22nd, 2011 - 10:09 pm ICT by BNO News
BAGHDAD (BNO NEWS) -- At least 13 people were killed and 74 others were injured on Sunday in a series of explosions that ripped through the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, Aswat al-Iraq ... Read more...
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Japan PM declares no-entry-zone around Fukushima nuke plant
April 21st, 2011 - 1:49 pm ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Apr 21 (ANI): Japanese Prime Minister, Naoto Kan, has declared the 20 kilometer evacuation area around the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant a legal no-entry zone.He said the government would legally enforce ... Read more...
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Shopping complex in Uttar Pradesh gutted, no casualties
April 6th, 2011 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 6 (IANS) Electronic gadgets and other goods worth several lakhs of rupees were destroyed in a massive fire in a multi-storeyed shopping complex in a busy market area ... Read more...
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Cooling efforts on at Fukushima n-plant; toll 7,700
March 20th, 2011 - 11:18 am ICT by IANS
Tokyo, March 20 (IANS) Japan continued efforts to avert a nuclear meltdown Sunday, shooting tonnes of water into two reactors in the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant and succeeded in restoring ... Read more...
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Chinese fear radiation from Japan, buying iodine pills
March 17th, 2011 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 17 (IANS) Many Chinese, fearing radiation poisoning from the earthquake-ravaged nuclear plant in neighbouring Japan that just lies across the sea, are buying iodine pills to protect themselves.The ... Read more...
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India carries radioactive checks at airports after Japan disaster
March 16th, 2011 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) India Wednesday started checking travellers and goods from Japan for possible radioactive contamination as the nuclear crisis in the East Asian country escalated following last ... Read more...
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Temperature rises in two more reactors at Japan n-plant
March 15th, 2011 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, March 15 (IANS) Temperatures have been rising slightly in two units of Japan's Fukushima 1 nuclear power plant, where four other reactors were already shut following a series of ... Read more...
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Flight ban over Fukushima nuclear plant
March 15th, 2011 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, March 15 (IANS) Japan Tuesday banned flights within a 30-km range of the Fukushima nuclear plant amid radiation fears due to a series of explosions at the facility, Xinhua ... Read more...
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Large blasts rock army ammo bunker in Tanzanian city, casualties unknown
February 17th, 2011 - 6:26 am ICT by BNO News
DAR ES SALAAM (BNO NEWS) -- A series of large explosions rocked an army ammunition bunker in the Tanzanian city of Dar Es Salaam on Wednesday, not far from the international airport, ... Read more...
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Building evacuated after bomb threat in eastern Ukraine
January 20th, 2011 - 11:13 pm ICT by BNO News
MAKEYEVKA, UKRAINE (BNO NEWS) -- A government building on Thursday was evacuated following a bomb threat in eastern Ukraine, RIA Novosti reported.A municipal administration facility was targeted by a group of unidentified ... Read more...
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UK terror plot: Suspects of Bangladeshi origin, but born in Britain
December 21st, 2010 - 12:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec. 21 (ANI): The 12 suspects arrested by Britain's anti-terror police on charges that they were plotting to launch a Mumbai type massacre of Christmas shoppers, were born in Britain of ... Read more...
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Blasts in southern Thailand injure at least 15
October 25th, 2010 - 9:46 pm ICT by BNO News
BANGKOK, THAILAND (BNO NEWS) -- At least 15 people were wounded after a series of explosions rocked the troubled southern region of Thailand on Monday, the sixth anniversary of a deadly anti-government ... Read more...
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Cricket Australia now completely satisfied with security scenario for Indian tour
September 29th, 2010 - 3:01 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Sep 29 (ANI): Following clarifications from Indian Board officials, Cricket Australia has expressed satisfaction with security arrangements for the current tour of India, despite having earlier raised concerns over Bangalore's M ... Read more...
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21 injured in anti-government rally in Bangkok (Lead)
May 13th, 2010 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
Bangkok, May 13 (IANS) At least 21 people were injured in a series of explosions and an anti-government leader was shot in the head at a rally here Thursday evening.
The explosions occurred ... Read more...
US condemns violence in Thailand
April 23rd, 2010 - 6:36 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 23 (DPA) The US has urged Thai security forces and anti-government protesters to refrain from violence following a series of explosions in Bangkok.
US State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley condemned ... Read more...
12 killed as bombings target US consulate in Peshawar (Fourth Lead)
April 6th, 2010 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
Peshawar, April 5 (IANS) At least 12 people were killed in a series of bomb and suicide explosions Monday afternoon in what appeared to be a planned attack on the US ... Read more...
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Gunman kills five civilians in Kabul
February 28th, 2010 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Feb 28 (DPA) An unidentified gunman entered in a house in the eastern part of Kabul and killed five members of the family, injuring two others, police said Sunday.
The ... Read more...
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Ensure security to Indians, PM to Karzai as bodies arrive (Roundup)
February 27th, 2010 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) India Saturday asked Afghanistan to "ensure full security" to Indians working in that country even as the bodies of six Indians, including two major-rank army officers, ... Read more...
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IAF special plane brings bodies of slain Indians in Kabul attack
February 27th, 2010 - 9:24 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 27 (ANI): A special Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft on Saturday evening brought back the bodies of the Indians, who were killed in the suicide bombings carried out ... Read more...
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Indian doctors in Kabul serve despite uncertainty: PM
February 27th, 2010 - 4:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Saying the Indian Medical Mission was devoted to serving in Afghanistan despite uncertainty, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday expressed condolence to the families of Indian medical ... Read more...
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Karzai calls up PM, promises probe into terror attack
February 27th, 2010 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Afghan President Hamid Karzai Saturday called up Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and promised a "full investigation" into the terror attack in Kabul that killed 17 people, ... Read more...
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Indian sends aircraft to Kabul to bring back bodies
February 27th, 2010 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) A special aircraft was sent to Kabul Saturday to bring back the bodies of nine Indians, including two major-rank army officers, who were killed in terror ... Read more...
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