45 killed in factory fires in Pakistan (Lead)
September 12th, 2012 - 5:03 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 12 (IANS) At least 45 people were killed and many others injured in two separate fire incidents in Pakistani cities of Karachi and Lahore Tuesday, media reports said.In ... Read more...
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25 dead in Lahore factory blaze (Lead)
September 12th, 2012 - 1:24 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 11 (IANS) At least 25 people died in Pakistan's Lahore city Tuesday when a huge fire engulfed a shoe factory.The fire broke out around 4.30 p.m. The injured ... Read more...
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Anorexic Australian twins die in house fire
August 28th, 2012 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 28 (IANS) Two Australian identical twin sisters who drew public attention due to their desperate battle with anorexia, have died in a house fire, Daily Mail reported Tuesday.Clare ... Read more...
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Three killed in Maharashtra petrol tank blast
August 26th, 2012 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
Osmanabad (Maharashtra), Aug 26 (IANS) At least three people, including an elderly woman and a minor, were killed when an illegal petrol tank exploded in a village in this Maharashtra ... Read more...
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One electrocuted to death in Rajasthan
July 31st, 2012 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, July 31 (IANS) A 19-year old youth was electrocuted to death while his uncle sustained severe burns when they were trying to get illegal electricity supply for a temple ... Read more...
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Woman kills herself in party office
July 22nd, 2012 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 22 (IANS) A 61-year-old woman died of severe burns after she set herself on fire at an office of Russia's ruling United Russia party in Siberia region, RIA ... Read more...
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Seven dead in Ghana’s fill station blast
June 24th, 2012 - 7:29 am ICT by IANS
Accra, June 24 (IANS) A total of seven people died after being badly burnt in an explosion which occurred Friday in Ghana's filling station, Xinhua reported Saturday.Four people lost their ... Read more...
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MJ’s picture on Pepsi campaign
May 5th, 2012 - 8:04 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, May 5 (IANS) Late singer Michael Jackson's image will be used to front a new advertising campaign for Pepsi.The soft drinks firm has agreed a deal with ... Read more...
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Chinese boy stands trial for setting girl on fire
April 23rd, 2012 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 23 (IANS) A teenager who allegedly set fire to a girl who turned down his romantic advances stood trial in a court in east China's city of Hefei ... Read more...
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Man burns ex-wife, kid, father-in-law to death in Britain
April 21st, 2012 - 12:39 am ICT by IANS
London, April 20 (IANS) A man in Britain killed his estranged wife, baby son and father-in-law by setting their house ablaze after being "encouraged and goaded" by his new girlfriend, ... Read more...
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11 Tibetans trying to gatecrash BRICS summit venue detained
March 29th, 2012 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Eleven Tibetans, attempting to gatecrash into the Taj Palace Hotel -- the venue of the ongoing BRICS summit in New Delhi, were detained by the ... Read more...
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Five children charred to death in Maharashtra
February 12th, 2012 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
Thane (Maharashtra), Feb 12 (IANS) Five children were charred to death in Bhiwandi town of Thane district after their house caught fire, police said here Sunday."Five children were charred to ... Read more...
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Novel hydrogel regenerates burnt skin tissues
December 14th, 2011 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 14 (IANS) Researchers have developed a hydrogel that regenerated healthy and scar-free tissue on skin damaged by severe burns.The procedure which promotes the formation of new blood vessels ... Read more...
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Woman sets herself afire at petrol pump
November 23rd, 2011 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 23 (IANS) A woman in southwest England died as she set herself on fire at a petrol pump.The 55-year-old from Bath city of Somerset county was seen at ... Read more...
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Eighth Tibetan sets himself on fire in southwestern China
October 16th, 2011 - 8:19 pm ICT by BNO News
BEIJING (BNO NEWS) -- An Eighth Tibetan man set himself on fire in protest against Chinese rule in the southwestern province of Sichuan on late Saturday morning, a rights group reported on ... Read more...
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Minor burnt to death for resisting rape
September 21st, 2011 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 21 (IANS) A minor girl was allegedly burnt to death Wednesday for resisting rape by her teenaged neighbour in Uttar Pradesh, police said. The accused was arrested.The 14-year-old ... Read more...
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Father-in-law kills newly-married woman
September 20th, 2011 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Hanumangarh (Rajasthan), Sep 20 (IANS) A newly-married woman died of severe burns in Rajasthan after her drunk father-in-law allegedly placed searing hot tongs on her thinking she was possessed by ... Read more...
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Russian ice-hockey plane crash survivor dies in hospital
September 12th, 2011 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) One of the only two survivors of last week's plane crash that wiped out almost an entire ice-hockey team died in hospital Monday, officials said."Alexander ... Read more...
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‘We’ll restore ice hocky team lost in plane crash’
September 9th, 2011 - 4:01 pm ICT by IANS
Yaroslavl (Russia), Sep 9 (IANS/RIA-Novosti) Russian ice hockey players have volunteered to restore the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl team which almost entirely perished in a plane crash, a source close to the club ... Read more...
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Argentina oil refinery explosion kills 1
August 10th, 2011 - 8:05 pm ICT by BNO News
BAHIA BLANCA, ARGENTINA (BNO NEWS) -- At least one person was killed after an oil refinery exploded early Wednesday morning in southeastern Argentina, local authorities said.The explosion took place at around 1 ... Read more...
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Rajasthan woman branded as ‘witch’, tortured
August 6th, 2011 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Aug 6 (IANS) A 35-year-old woman was made to lie on embers and searing hot tongs were placed on her body after she was branded a "witch" by her ... Read more...
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At least 31 dead after bus plunges into a river in northeastern India
June 1st, 2011 - 3:16 am ICT by BNO News
DISPUR, INDIA (BNO NEWS) -- At least 31 people on Tuesday died after a bus carrying a wedding party plunged into a river in India's northeastern Assam State, New Delhi television (NDTV) ... Read more...
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Stretchy patch could help repair wounded skin, damaged arteries
April 2nd, 2011 - 6:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 2 (ANI): Scientists in Australia have come up with a synthetic elastic patch to encourage healing in wounded skin or damaged arteries.Usually, severe burns or damaged arteries are treated by ... Read more...
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Unstable Gaddafi heading towards new, potentially dangerous depression
March 23rd, 2011 - 5:53 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Mar. 23 (ANI): A former CIA analyst and a Libyan diplomat, believe that Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's suspicion over his own security and devastating allied bombing may be driven ... Read more...
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15 people dead in accident during pre-carnival celebrations in southern Brazil
March 1st, 2011 - 12:47 am ICT by BNO News
MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL (BNO NEWS) -- Fifteen people on Sunday were killed and about 50 more injured in an accident during pre-carnival celebrations in southern Brazil, the Journal do Brasil newspaper reported ... Read more...
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Suspected Maoists torch trucks in Bengal, one injured
February 7th, 2011 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 7 (IANS) Suspected Maoists set fire to three trucks, resulting in severe burns to a driver, in West Bengal's West Midnapore district for defying their call for a daylong shutdown ... Read more...
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Toddlers burnt alive
February 5th, 2011 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 5 (IANS) Two children died of severe burns Saturday after a fire broke out in their hut in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district, police said."Three-and-a-half-year-old Jhumpa Mondal and her ... Read more...
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New method to fight bacterial infections linked to contact lenses
January 26th, 2011 - 5:40 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 26 (ANI): Scientists have found a new method to fight bacterial infections associated with contact lenses.The method, discovered by researchers at National Jewish Health and the University of Texas Southwestern ... Read more...
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French teenager sets himself on fire at Marseille school
January 19th, 2011 - 1:03 am ICT by BNO News
PARIS (BNO NEWS) -- A French teenager set himself on fire at his school in southeastern France on Tuesday, reports said, but few details were immediately available.The incident happened at the toilets ... Read more...
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Woman accidentally burns self after fight with husband
January 8th, 2011 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) A 32-year-old woman here tried to scare her alcoholic husband after a fight by pouring kerosene on herself and lighting a match, but ended up with critical ... Read more...
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After fight with mother, man tries to immolate self (Lead)
January 8th, 2011 - 12:56 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Upset over his mother admonishing him on his drinking, a 27-year-old man tried to immolate himself in the capital's Bengali Market area Friday morning, fire officials said. ... Read more...
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Four children killed in Bengal slum fire
December 30th, 2010 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 30 (IANS) Four children were killed and 70 shanties were destroyed early Thursday after a fire, lit to keep people warm, spread through a slum in West Bengal's South 24 ... Read more...
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Pakistani woman hurls acid on husband’s second wife
December 13th, 2010 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 13 (IANS) Angered by her husband's second marriage, a Pakistani woman threw acid on his new wife while she was asleep, a media report said Monday. Alisha was taken to ... Read more...
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Severe burn injuries in children ’cause depletion of Vitamin E’
October 21st, 2010 - 11:57 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 21 (ANI): A new study has revealed that severe burn injuries in children have been shown to rapidly deplete the levels of vitamin E in their body's adipose, or fat ... Read more...
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Toddlers can reach kitchen countertop and risk getting burnt
October 4th, 2010 - 3:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 4 (ANI): A new study has revealed that most toddlers can reach as high as a kitchen countertop, putting them at risk for severe burns from hot liquids.In the study ... Read more...
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