Man jailed for punching pregnant ex-girl friend to abort
September 7th, 2012 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 7 (IANS) A former British policeman has been jailed for 10 years for punching his pregnant ex-girlfriend last year to attempt a miscarriage.Matthew Cherry, 35, used a balaclava ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Mushroom Cloud Looms Over Beijing
June 19th, 2012 - 8:37 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Beijing, June 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Video and photographic evidence of a multi-coloured ”mushroom cloud” hanging over Beijing’s skies has left internet users increasingly concerned, as they have been unable to determine what ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
iPhone ‘tracks location even if services are turned off’
April 25th, 2011 - 2:35 pm ICT by ANI
New York, April 25 (ANI): Disabling location services won't stop your iPhone from tracking and storing your location.According to a test conducted by The Wall Street Journal, the location data appear to ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Punjab fans haven’t stopped cheering
April 2nd, 2011 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 2 (IANS) Cricket fervour has not ebbed in Punjab three days after India's euphoric win against Pakistan in Mohali.After shouting slogans and cheering for India in the semifinal ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Super-fast new smartphone network ‘may threaten GPS signals’
February 24th, 2011 - 2:38 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 24 (ANI): Experts have expressed concerns that a new smartphone network in the US could threaten GPS signals.The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is now investigating the LightSquared's super-fast 4G network ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Bob Feller Passes Away At 92
December 16th, 2010 - 8:38 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Dec 16 (THAINDIAN NEWS) His full name was Robert William Andrew Feller, but was fondly called Rapid Robert, and Bob Feller. He was and he continues to be the greatest ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Honeymoon murder: Indian-origin couple not officially married
December 4th, 2010 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 4 (IANS) In a new twist in the killing of an Indian-origin woman in South Africa during her honeymoon tour, the victim's father has revealed that the couple's wedding was ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Pak Ahmadi man forcibly exhumed from Muslim graveyard in Punjab province
November 3rd, 2010 - 6:21 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov 3 (ANI): Pakistan Police have reportedly forced a family of the Ahmadi sect to exhume the body of a relative because it was buried in a Muslim graveyard.Ahmadis consider themselves ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Troops in Mexico Burn 134 Tons of Marijuana
October 22nd, 2010 - 12:09 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Oct 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Troops in Mexico have recently burned the biggest marijuana haul in the country’s history, when they disposed of one hundred and thirty-four tons of pot on a make-shift ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Dinos were pretty picky when it came to where they roamed about
October 16th, 2010 - 5:25 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 16 (ANI): Scientists have determined that different species of North American dinosaurs from the Late Cretaceous period 65 million years ago occupied different environments separated by just a few miles.Hadrosaurs ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Thousands of Indonesians flee erupting volcano: Mount Sinabung
August 30th, 2010 - 12:47 am ICT by BNO News
MEDAN, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) – Thousands of Indonesians on Sunday fled an erupting volcano on the island of Sumatra after officials, BBC reports.Indonesian officials issued a red alert after Mount Sinabung ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Mississippi lesbian teen wins $35K lawsuit over cancelled prom
July 21st, 2010 - 5:02 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, July 21 (ANI): Constance McMillen would have never thought that she wouldn't be allowed to attend her high school prom just because she is a lesbian.But tables turned when she won ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Brutal race killing, body dragged for 16 km
June 4th, 2010 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 4 (IANS) A white man has been arrested after an African American was shot dead and his body was dragged behind a pickup truck for nearly 10 miles (16 km) ... Read more...
Posted in World |
15 ft wall to fortify Baghdad
May 18th, 2010 - 4:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 18 (ANI): Following a spate of suicide bombings in Baghdad the city's governor has proposed the construction of a massive concrete wall around the city.The huge city, which is home ... Read more...
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Eruption of Alaska’s Redoubt Volcano sparked new type of lightning
March 7th, 2010 - 11:40 am ICT by ANI
Washington, March 7 (ANI): Three-dimensional imaging has shown that the eruption of Alaska's Redoubt Volcano last year, created a new type of lightning, in the form of small, quick sparks."We long suspected ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Moderate earthquake shakes skyscrapers in Mexico City, some damage reported
February 9th, 2010 - 1:15 pm ICT by BNO News
MEXICO CITY (BNO NEWS) -- A moderate earthquake swayed skyscrapers in Mexico City and rocked buildings in the state of Oaxaca on Monday evening. There were reports of minor damage, but no ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Doctors overlook hidden causes of obesity among women
February 3rd, 2010 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 3 (IANS) Gail Donnelly's classmates nicknamed her "Knobby" because she was so skinny, all her bones seemed to poke out from under her skin.
But when Donnelly turned 27 that ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Jupiter’s moon Europa has plenty of oxygen to support life
October 9th, 2009 - 12:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, October 9 (ANI): A new research has suggested that there may be plenty of oxygen available in the global ocean on Jupiter's moon Europa to support life, in fact, a hundred ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Jackson doctors bought anesthetic in Las Vegas
August 12th, 2009 - 7:11 pm ICT by IBNS
Aug 12 (IBNS) Latest reports emerging out from the investigation into the death of Michael Jackson has revealed that the pop star's personal physician purchased a powerful anesthetic from a ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
National guard mooted for Cudahy meat plant fire
July 7th, 2009 - 2:21 am ICT by John Le Fevre
Residents around the Patrick Cudahy Inc., plant in Cudahy, Milwaukee, were evacuated Sunday night when a fire swept through large portions of the giant meat processing plant there.Smoke from the blaze could ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Search begins for Earth-sized planets around other stars
June 26th, 2009 - 12:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 26 (ANI): The Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) in Baltimore, US, is partnering on a historic search for Earth-sized planets around other stars.STScI is the data archive center for NASA's ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Firing trillions of mirrors into space may fight global warming
February 27th, 2009 - 1:05 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 27 (ANI): In a unique solution to fight global warming, scientists have suggested firing trillions of mirrors into space to deflect the suns rays forming a 100,000 square mile ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Jennifer Hudsons missing nephew found shot dead in SUV
October 28th, 2008 - 12:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, October 28 (ANI): Jennifer Hudsons seven-year-old nephew, who went missing from the singers residence after her mother and brother were found murdered, was found shot dead in the rear seat ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Smaller and more recent geological features on Mars can now be dated
October 13th, 2008 - 2:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 13 (ANI): The crater-counting system that scientists have used since the 1970s to determine the age of large geologic features on Mars will also allow them to date small ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Springsteen, Joel team up for Barack Obama benefit concert
October 1st, 2008 - 2:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 1 (ANI): American singers Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel are teaming up for their first joint concert that will benefit Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama.Springsteen, also known as The ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Discovery of 2 billion year old rocks may shed light on mantle formation
April 12th, 2008 - 12:51 pm ICT by admin
Washington, April 12 (ANI): Geologists have unearthed ancient rocks from the ocean floor of the North Pole that date back to 2 billion years, which may shed light on the formation ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Wandering albatrosses rely on their nose to find food
March 9th, 2008 - 1:10 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Mar 9 (ANI): A collaborated study led by American and French researchers has found that wandering albatrosses rely heavily on their sense of smell to find food.They found that the birds ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Mathematicians develop model to solve traffic-jam mystery
December 20th, 2007 - 4:05 pm ICT by admin
Washington , Dec 20 (ANI): Mathematicians have solved the mystery behind traffic jams and have developed a model to show how major delays occur on our roads, with no apparent cause.A number ... Read more...
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