Lithuanian charged with Indian’s murder commits suicide
January 31st, 2012 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 31 (IANS) A Lithuanian charged with the murders of an Indian-origin man and his British wife at their home in Birmingham has committed suicide in police custody, a ... Read more...
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Facebook to become publicly-listed company
January 30th, 2012 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 30 (IANS) Social network Facebook will soon become a publicly-listed company, valued at $75-100 billion, Sky News reported Monday.According to the Financial Times and The Wall Street ... Read more...
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British navy can now intercept supersonic missiles
January 30th, 2012 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 30 (IANS) Britain's Royal Navy is building a new defence system that would be able to intercept enemy missiles travelling at supersonic speeds.The Sea Ceptor missiles fired from ... Read more...
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British journalists arrested for bribery
January 29th, 2012 - 9:18 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 29 (IANS) Four former or current journalists of a British newspaper have been arrested on charges of bribing police.A 29-year-old police officer was also arrested at the London ... Read more...
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Chinese company pulls out Steve Jobs dolls from market
January 17th, 2012 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 17 (IANS) A Chinese company that produced a doll of technology mogul and Apple co-founder Steve Jobs is reportedly pulling the figure from markets following pressure from Apple ... Read more...
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Britain not ruling out military action against Iran
January 16th, 2012 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 16 (IANS) Britain has not ruled out military action against Iran because of the country's "increasingly dangerous" development of nuclear weapons, Foreign Secretary William Hague has said.Hague ... Read more...
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British minister suggests yacht as gift to queen
January 16th, 2012 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 16 (IANS) A British minister has said Queen Elizabeth's diamond jubilee must not be overshadowed by the London Olympics, and the government should gift her a yacht instead ... 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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Internet addiction is like drugs: Study
January 12th, 2012 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 12 (IANS) Addiction to the internet could cause damage to the brain similar to that by use of alcohol and drugs, a Chinese study has said.According to scientists, ... Read more...
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Now, a comic book on Apple boss Steve Jobs
January 12th, 2012 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 12 (IANS) A comic book portraying the life of technology mogul and Apple co-founder Steve Jobs has been launched in the US.The comic depicts the life of Jobs ... Read more...
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Half a million British kids unhappy
January 12th, 2012 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 12 (IANS) At least half a million children in Britain are "unhappy" with their lives, a survey has said.The "Good Childhood Report 2012" said around nine percent of ... Read more...
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Woman jailed for life for killing baby son
January 12th, 2012 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 12 (IANS) A British woman has been jailed for life for murdering her 15-month-old son and hiding his mummified body.Kimberley Hainey, 37, murdered her son Declan at a ... Read more...
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Stranded Driver Survives 40C Outback Trek
January 5th, 2012 - 11:25 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sydney, Jan 5 (THAINDIAN NEWS) An Australian woman overcame a very dangerous situation when she trekked 25 kilometers in temperatures over 40C to get help. Beth Lawrie’s vehicle broke down in a ... Read more...
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Scotch whisky industry unaffected by recession
January 2nd, 2012 - 1:59 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 2 (IANS) The whisky industry in Scotland, one of the most popular in the world, has not been affected by the economic downturn because of developing overseas markets, ... Read more...
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Bugs ground into bread in Australia
January 2nd, 2012 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 2 (IANS) Ever thought of eating bread and biscuits made of worms? A woman insect breeder in Australia has now come up with a recipe where worms are ... Read more...
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British police to visit family of slain Indian student
January 1st, 2012 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 1 (IANS) British police officers would visit India to meet the family of 23-year-old Indian student Anuj Bidve who was shot dead in Manchester a day after Christmas, ... Read more...
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Racism not ruled out in Indian student’s killing
December 30th, 2011 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 30 (IANS) The killing of 23-year-old Indian student Anuj Bidve in Britain is being treated by police as a "hate crime", after a woman who reportedly held the ... Read more...
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Four held over Indian student’s killing
December 28th, 2011 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 28 (IANS) Four people have been arrested in connection with the killing of 23-year-old Indian student Anuj Bidve in Manchester, a media report said Wednesday.The four people include ... Read more...
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British teen held over Indian student’s killing
December 27th, 2011 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 27 (IANS) A British teenager has been arrested over the fatal shooting of 23-year-old Indian student Anuj Bidve in Manchester Monday, a media report said Tuesday.Bidve was ... Read more...
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Britain to be hit by recession again in 2012
December 27th, 2011 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 27 (IANS) The British economy was facing a "bleak" new year, with a real risk of recession returning during 2012, a think tank has warned.The only good news ... Read more...
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Ruby the heart stealer gives birth to girl
December 21st, 2011 - 3:33 am ICT by IANS
Rome, Dec 21 (IANS/AKI) The Moroccan woman at the centre of a sex scandal involving former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has given birth to a baby girl.
Karima el ... Read more...
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Hundreds missing as migrants’ boat sinks off Indonesia
December 18th, 2011 - 7:18 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 18 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Some 300 people went missing after an overcrowded boat carrying illegal migrants, most of them from the Middle East, sank off Indonesia's Java Island Saturday, ... Read more...
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A Britsh queen stops Australia from being great: Former PM
December 17th, 2011 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 17 (IANS) Queen Elizabeth II is stopping Australia from becoming a great country, former Australian prime minister Paul Keating has said."The fact is that Australia can only be ... Read more...
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13,500 troops to be deployed for London Olympics
December 16th, 2011 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 16 (IANS) Around 13,500 armed forces personnel, including specialist dog handlers and bomb disposal experts, would be deployed during the 2012 London Olympic Games.British's navy's biggest ship HMS ... Read more...
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KLM fliers can pick seat-mates on Facebook
December 16th, 2011 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 16 (IANS) KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, the flag carrier of the Netherlands, has launched a new programme that will allow passengers to pick their "seat-mates" on ... Read more...
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French ex-president Chirac found guilty of corruption
December 15th, 2011 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 15 (IANS) Former French president Jacques Chirac was Thursday found guilty of corruption in a trial over illegal financing of the political party he once led, a media ... Read more...
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10-year-old boy kills kid of four
December 15th, 2011 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 15 (IANS) A 10-year-old boy in Sweden has confessed to killing a child of four by strangling him with a skipping rope after an argument, a media report ... Read more...
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Royal wedding tops Google search in Britain
December 15th, 2011 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 15 (IANS) The British royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton was the most popular "Google search" item in the country this year.The term "royal wedding" ... Read more...
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Raise alcohol prices to save lives: British doctors
December 14th, 2011 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 14 (IANS) British doctors have urged the government to raise prices of alcohol so that thousands of lives, including those of "harmful drinkers and young people", could be ... Read more...
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South Korea to build twin towers resembling WTC
December 14th, 2011 - 11:59 am ICT by IANS
Seoul, Dec 14 (IANS) A Dutch architectural company has designed two skyscrapers that would be built in South Korean capital that resemble the World Trade Centre exploding during the 9/11 ... Read more...
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Facebook to be valued at over $100 bn in 2012
November 29th, 2011 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 29 (IANS) Social network Facebook is preparing to allow private investors to invest in the website next year, and hopes its first offering will value the company ... Read more...
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Norway mass killer to escape trial
November 29th, 2011 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 29 (IANS) Mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people in Oslo in July, cannot be held accountable for his actions and put on trial. He will ... Read more...
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Stalin’s only daughter dies in US
November 29th, 2011 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 29 (IANS) The only daughter of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin has died of colon cancer at the age of 85 in a care home in the US, Sky ... Read more...
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Britain to return to recession in 2012
November 28th, 2011 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 28 (IANS) Britain will return to recession next year, and will need to print more money, says a report by an international economic research group.The Paris-based Organisation for ... Read more...
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Britain to set up special maths schools
November 27th, 2011 - 5:17 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 27 (IANS) A number of schools specialising in maths would be set up in Britain as the government sees the subject as a "fundamental strategic priority" in education.This ... Read more...
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