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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Four Britons charged with terrorism offences
November 19th, 2011 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 19 (IANS) Four British men have been charged with raising funds for terror purposes and of travelling to Pakistan for terrorist training, a media report said Saturday.Khobaib Hussain, ... Read more...
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Anxiety leads teenagers to harm themselves
November 18th, 2011 - 12:00 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 18 (IANS) In what is being termed the "most comprehensive study" into the problem, a 16-year survey has found that teenagers who suffer from depression or anxiety deliberately ... Read more...
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No spaceship, yet NASA wants more astronauts
November 17th, 2011 - 1:48 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 17 (IANS) America's space organisation NASA has launched a massive recruitment drive to find new astronauts, despite not having its own spaceship for them to fly.With its shuttle ... Read more...
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Dutch scientist to make cultured meat in lab
November 17th, 2011 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 17 (IANS) A scientist from the Netherlands is hoping to grow "cultured meat" in his laboratory as an alternative to livestock farming to satisfy the world's growing hunger ... Read more...
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British doctors want ban on smoking in cars
November 16th, 2011 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 16 (IANS) Doctors in Britain have called for a ban on smoking in cars, claiming it exposes people to 23 times more toxins than found in pubs.A report ... Read more...
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Man fakes own death to get insurance payout
November 3rd, 2011 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
London, November 3 (IANS) A British man faked his own death to get his hands on his life insurance payout worth one million pounds, a media report said Thursday.Ecuador-born 47-year-old ... Read more...
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iPad encrusted with T-rex bone
November 2nd, 2011 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 2 (IANS) An iPad worth five million pounds has been customised by a specialist designer with gold, diamonds and shavings of a Tyrannosaurus Rex bone.Believed to be the ... Read more...
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FBI releases footage of Russian spies
November 1st, 2011 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 1 (IANS) Secret videos of a group of Russian undercover agents, including now fashion model Anna Chapman who worked in America, have now been released by the Federal ... Read more...
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10-year-old British kids having alcohol problems
October 31st, 2011 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 31 (IANS) Thousands of British children as young as 10 are having problems with alcohol, eating, sleeping and bullying, says a government study.The data was collected from more ... Read more...
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Gaddafi’s death a warning to others: Obama
October 26th, 2011 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 26 (IANS) US President Barack Obama has described former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's death as a "strong message to dictators" around the world, a media report said ... Read more...
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Killer sharks invade golf course in Australia
October 11th, 2011 - 12:32 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Brisbane, Oct 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A golf course in Australia presents a whole new challenge to the players. Losing the game will definitely be the least of your problems when you know ... Read more...
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‘Bank of England may have to print more money’
October 10th, 2011 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 10 (IANS) A leading economist of the Bank of England has warned it may be required to print even more money to support the weak economy.In a sign ... Read more...
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British defence firm axes 3,000 jobs
September 27th, 2011 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 27 (IANS) Britain-based defence firm BAE Systems will cut almost 3,000 jobs in the country, a media report said Tuesday.In a statement, BAE said the decision to cut ... Read more...
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Labour’s duo rated Britain’s sexiest MPs
September 19th, 2011 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 19 (IANS) The Labour Party's Dan Jarvis and Luciana Berger have been rated Britain's sexiest parliamentarians.The dashing ex-Para, 38, and raven-haired beauty, 30, scored 96 and 90 out ... Read more...
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Al Qaeda posts video on 9/11 anniversary
September 13th, 2011 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 13 (IANS) Al Qaeda, on the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, has posted a new video on internet where its new chief Ayman al Zawahiri claims the ... Read more...
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Man held in Kenya for Briton’s murder
September 13th, 2011 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 13 (IANS) A man has been arrested in Kenya on suspicion of being involved in the murder of a British tourist and the kidnapping of his wife at ... Read more...
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