New York gunman kills one, injures 10; shot dead (Second Lead)
August 24th, 2012 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 24 (IANS) One person was killed and 10 others were injured Friday when a gunman started shooting indiscriminately at people in front of the Empire State Building ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Pepe Aguilar gets star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame
July 27th, 2012 - 11:46 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, July 27 (IANS/EFE) Pepe Aguilar, the key figure in the new generation of "ranchera" music, Thursday received a star in the recording category on Hollywood's Walk of Fame."It's ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Homeless pair find $10,000 in Brazil and they turned it over to the police
July 10th, 2012 - 8:10 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sao Paulo, July 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) An honest homeless couple in Brazil found $10,000 in local currency on a sidewalk and they immediately turned it over to the police.The Brazilian couple was ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Lungs discovered on Los Angeles’ sidewalk
June 13th, 2012 - 8:55 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, June 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A pair of lungs have been discovered on a Los Angeles-area sidewalk over the weekend.
The organs were later analyzed by coroners, who established ... Read more...
Posted in Odd news |
‘The Muppets’ recieves star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
March 22nd, 2012 - 4:36 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, March 22 (IANS) Popular puppet group "The Muppets" has received the 2,466th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles.The Jim Henson-created puppet group, made up ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Saudi embassy official shot dead in Dhaka
March 6th, 2012 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 6 (IANS) A senior Saudi embassy official was shot dead in Dhaka early Tuesday, said police."We found the Saudi national lying on the sidewalk, suffering from gunshot wounds ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Man jumps off Metro overpass in China
February 6th, 2012 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 6 (IANS) A man in China stunned many people Monday when he jumped off a Metro station overpass amid rain, following a quarrel with his girlfriend, but soon ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Two killed, 10 injured in China bank blast (Lead)
December 1st, 2011 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 1 (IANS) At least two passers-by were killed and more than 10 injured Thursday in an explosion in front of a bank in China, police said.The explosion occurred ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Rihanna receives flak for smoking onscreen
November 17th, 2011 - 9:43 am ICT by IANS
London, Nov 17 (IANS) Pop star Rihanna has been criticised by anti-smoking campaigners for lighting up a cigarette in her latest music video.Rihanna recently filmed the promo for her ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Demi Moore lashes out at photographer
October 29th, 2011 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Oct 29 (IANS) Actress Demi Moore has been accused of lashing out at a photographer, who followed her on a trip to a nail salon here.Moore, who is ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Boston bans Segways
June 24th, 2011 - 8:31 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Boston, June 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Officials in Boston plan to ban Segways from the city’s sidewalks. The Boston Herald says a bus tour has decided to sue the city officials for ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
WWE Smackdown: World Tag Team Championship Match
April 23rd, 2011 - 4:49 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Apr 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Last night on WWE Smackdown, a World Tag Team Championship match was held between Corre members Justin Gabriel & Heath Slater against Kane and The Big Show. As ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Robin Williams pulled over for biking
April 20th, 2011 - 9:08 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, April 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Robin Williams in an interview with “The View” said it pays to be famous. He said he was once stopped by two cops while driving his ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Man puts toilet in yard to protest about upcoming duplex
April 15th, 2011 - 11:33 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Denver, April 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A man registered his displeasure for a proposed construction of a duplex in his neighborhood by building series of toilets in front of his house. Anthony Cooper ... Read more...
Posted in Odd news |
LiLo denies rumours she was drunk when she fell outside a NYC bar
April 2nd, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by ANI
New York, April 2 (ANI): Actress Lindsay Lohan has slammed suggestions she was drunk when she fell onto the pavement outside a Manhattan bar earlier this week.The 24-year-old actress, who has ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
US cops relieved of duties over claims of sexual assault, strip poker game
April 1st, 2011 - 6:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 1 (ANI): Two policemen in the US were relieved of their duties after a woman claimed that they sexually assaulted her after a game of strip poker.According to a police ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Parisian photog bares all on NYC streets for new exhibit
March 27th, 2011 - 5:17 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 27 (ANI): Meet Erica Simone, a Parisian photographer who has turned doing daily routines on the streets of New York into works of art simply by removing her clothes.Simone has ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Elderly don’t see pedestrians as well as younger drivers
March 8th, 2011 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 8 (ANI): New study suggests that elderly drivers are half as likely to see pedestrians on the sidewalk due to a limited field of view, and compensate in part by ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
San Diego taxi driver plows into nightclub crowd
February 12th, 2011 - 11:03 pm ICT by BNO News
SAN DIEGO (BNO NEWS) -- Twenty-five people were injured on early Saturday morning when a cab driver crashed his vehicle into a crowd in San Diego, emergency officials said.
The accident happened at ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Demi Moore nearly stumbles at Sundance
January 27th, 2011 - 6:13 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Jan 27 (ANI): Demi Moore nearly took a tumble when she ventured out at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.The actress almost did a face-plant as she tried ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Michelle Obama celebrates her birthday
January 18th, 2011 - 1:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 18 (ANI): US President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama celebrated her dinner with a quiet dinner on Monday.The two went to Wolfgang Puck's The Source restaurant, located ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Shahrukh Khan, Salman Khan: The Popular Khan In 2010
January 8th, 2011 - 1:05 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Shahrukh Khan and Salman Khan have been on top of the Khan brigade ever since, the Khans have made their presence felt in filmdom. There has always been a Khan ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Stan Lee honored with a Hollywood star
January 5th, 2011 - 9:27 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Jan 5 (THAINDIAN NEWS) One of the top comic makers that Hollywood has ever seen has been honored with a Hollywood star.Stan Lee has created several top characters that ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Paltrow feels proud on receiving Walk of Fame (Lead)
December 14th, 2010 - 11:46 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 14 (IANS) "Iron Man" actress Gwyneth Paltrow feels proud and honoured to have received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.The 38-year-old actress, who has two children, Apple ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Paltrow honoured with star at Walk of Fame
December 14th, 2010 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 14 (IANS) Actress Gwyneth Paltrow has been honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.The 38-year-old actress - who has two children, Apple and Moses, with husband ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Google Street View’s ‘pavement birth’ in Berlin image exposed as fake
November 25th, 2010 - 12:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 25 (ANI): The alleged birth on a pavement in Germany captured by Google Street View has been deleted from the site after the image was exposed as fake.The image purportedly ... Read more...
Posted in World |
California man tries to run over girlfriend after she turns down marriage proposal
November 12th, 2010 - 7:50 pm ICT by BNO News
PICO RIVERA, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) -- A 22-year-old California man was arrested on Wednesday afternoon after he allegedly tried to run over his girlfriend who had just turned down his marriage proposal, ... Read more...
Posted in Odd news |
9 inch ‘Sky Heel’ is the tallest shoe to hit stores next year
November 12th, 2010 - 1:57 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 12 (ANI): Shoppers are all set to go Gaga for new platforms which will be the highest available on the High Street - at a whopping nine inch heel.Thanks ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
67-year-old woman dies in go-kart crash
November 2nd, 2010 - 8:18 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Stanton, Nov 2 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A 67-year-old woman was killed when a go-kart that she was test-driving veered onto the path of a car that smashed into her. Police are investigating the ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
A girl uses iPod to prevent kidnapping
October 31st, 2010 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 31 (IANS) A quick-thinking 12-year-old girl in the US prevented herself from being kidnapped when she held up her iPod Touch - a music player which looks like a phone ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
‘Gossip Girl’ star Taylor Momsen flashes boobs during NYC gig
October 23rd, 2010 - 2:42 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Oct 23 (ANI): "Gossip Girl" star Taylor Momsen put her pastie-covered boobs on display during a performance in Manhattan.The 17-year-old star flashed the crowd - sort of - while performing ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Brooklyn Bridge briefly closed after ’suspicious item’ found
October 15th, 2010 - 10:12 pm ICT by BNO News
NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) -- A suspicious object briefly forced the closure of New York City's iconic Brooklyn Bridge on early Friday morning, bringing traffic to a halt in the area.A New ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Toilet Paper Vandal “TPed” the Robert Rizzo House
October 12th, 2010 - 1:01 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Oct 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Huntington Beach home of the former Bell City manager by the name of Robert Rizzo has been vandalized by someone who threw rolls of toilet paper all ... Read more...
Posted in Odd news |
Madonna Fan Arrested
September 24th, 2010 - 10:56 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 24, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): A retired firefighter from New York City who was longing to meet pop diva Madonna has been accused of spray-painting several adoring messages all directed at Madonna ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Kate Winslet gives tips to bare-all on screen
September 5th, 2010 - 3:34 am ICT by IANS
London, Sep 5 (IANS) Hollywood actress Kate Winslet turns adviser to co-star Evan Rachel Wood on sets of their new film "Mildred Pierce". Winslet gave tips to Woods on how to face ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |