Queen in a helicopter, Beckham on a boat: what more can you ask for? (Lead)
July 28th, 2012 - 5:42 am ICT by IANS
London, July 28 (IANS) What can you say about an opening ceremony of the Olympic Games that managed to get the queen of Britain into a helicopter with James ... Read more...
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Tara Reid hits nightclub days after hospitalisation
July 26th, 2012 - 3:38 am ICT by IANS
Paris, July 26 (IASN)Actress Tara Reid, who was admitted to hospital with food poisoning while on holiday here, was seen smoking cigarettes out and about in Saint-Tropez.Reid was spotted in South ... 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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Colombia seizes 2.2 tonnes of cocaine
September 13th, 2011 - 11:50 am ICT by IANS
Bogota, Sep 13 (IANS/EFE) Colombian authorities intercepted a speedboat carrying 2.2 tonnes of cocaine and arrested the vessel's four-person crew, an official said.The operation took place Saturday night in the ... Read more...
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William helped seize cocaine worth 40 mn pounds
April 27th, 2011 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 27 (IANS) Prince William helped the Royal Navy seize smuggled cocaine worth 40 million pounds during his training, an officer has revealed.The prince was posted on the ... Read more...
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‘Flying donkey’ in Russia dies of heart attack
February 6th, 2011 - 3:06 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Feb 6 (ANI): A donkey that rose to fame last year after being forced to parasail above the beaches of southern Russia has died of a heart attack.
A veterinarian said the ... Read more...
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2,900 kg of cocaine seized in Panama
January 25th, 2011 - 11:41 am ICT by IANS
Panama City, Jan 25 (IANS/EFE) Panamanian police and military units confiscated over 2,900 kg of cocaine in two separate operations over the weekend, authorities said here Monday.More than 100 bales containing 2,625 ... Read more...
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Harrods unveils $1m advent calendar
November 11th, 2010 - 1:32 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Nov 11 (ANI): A Harrods department store in Britain has unveiled a luxury advent calendar worth 1 million dollars.Whoever receives the calendar will also be getting Christmas gifts which include a ... Read more...
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Harrod’s Counts Down to Christmas with Million Dollar Advent Calendar
November 10th, 2010 - 11:12 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Nov 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The posh London department store known as ‘Harrod’s’ has brought a luxurious, and perhaps a bit over the top new version of the traditional Christmas advent calendar by ... Read more...
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NASA’s Artemis mission to shed light on Moon’s space environment
October 28th, 2010 - 3:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 28 (ANI): Two micro satellites launched into the Earth's orbit by NASA in 2007 have now been redirected towards new orbits around the Moon to study its space environment in ... Read more...
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Clooney’s prized speedboat ’sinks’, courtesy his girlfriend
October 3rd, 2010 - 2:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 3 (ANI): George Clooney's Italian girlfriend has apparently made the actor dump one of his favourite toys - his prized speedboat.A source close to the 49-year-old actor said Elisabetta Canalis ... Read more...
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Four tonnes of cocaine seized in Panama
September 26th, 2010 - 1:51 pm ICT by IANS
Panama City, Sep 26 (IANS/EFE) Panamanian authorities seized about four tonnes of cocaine at a hideout along the Caribbean coast, 24 hours after confiscating three tonnes of the drug, an official spokesperson ... Read more...
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Vladimir Putin tracks endangered whales with crossbow
August 26th, 2010 - 3:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 26 (ANI): Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has revealed that he was thrilled to be part of a team that was tracking endangered whales.Putin, 57, jumped into a speedboat with ... Read more...
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Indian American bridegroom-to-be killed in boat accident
July 4th, 2010 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
New York, July 4 (IANS) A young Indian American physiotherapist preparing to marry his long-time sweetheart next month was killed in a boating accident in New York Harbour, media reports ... Read more...
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Navratilova, ex-lesbian partner settle out of court for three million dollars
June 22nd, 2010 - 5:31 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Jun 22 (ANI): Tennis legend Martina Navratilova, who was involved in a bitter lawsuit with her ex-lover Toni Layton, has settled the matter out of court for an estimated three ... Read more...
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J.Lo’s list of demands for WMA includes diamond-encrusted headphones!
May 19th, 2010 - 6:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 19 (ANI): Latino Singer Jennifer Lopez has agreed to sing at the World Music Awards but that has come with a huge price.As part of her demand list, she ... Read more...
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1.5 tonnes of cocaine seized in Panama
April 14th, 2010 - 1:06 pm ICT by IANS
Panama City, April 14 (IANS/EFE) Three Colombians were arrested and 1.5 tonnes of cocaine was seized from Panama's Pacific coast, a police official said.
The cocaine was found Sunday aboard a speedboat in ... Read more...
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Somali pirates release second Indian vessel
April 4th, 2010 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, April 4 (IANS) Somali pirates Sunday released another Indian cargo vessel hijacked last week, a seafarers' association said. Of the eight vessels hijacked with nearly 150 Indians onboard, two have now ... Read more...
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31 missing after speedboat capsizes off Indonesia
February 1st, 2010 - 2:28 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Feb 1 (DPA) Rescue teams were searching Monday for at least 31 people missing after a speedboat sank off the remote Aru Islands in eastern Indonesia, media reports said.
The speedboat, believed ... Read more...
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Now, a river ambulance service in Assam
November 14th, 2009 - 8:48 pm ICT by ANI
By Vaschipem KamodangMajauli (Assam) Nov.14 (ANI): A ferry service is the only means of transportation for Majuli islandersm, and due to this lack of transportation, residents often fail to access prompt medical ... Read more...
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Captaining Putin’s amphibious plane gave Berlusconi “extraordinary feeling of power”
October 24th, 2009 - 1:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 24 (ANI): Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin came together yesterday for a macho outing.On Friday, Berlusconi took a flight on an amphibious Russian aircraft ... Read more...
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Osama’s greatest loves were his golden Mercedes, growing best sunflowers: Wife
October 17th, 2009 - 1:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct. 16 (ANI): The first wife of Osama bin Laden has come out with a no-holes barred book revealing the complex character of the world's number one terrorist. In her memoir ... Read more...
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Adnan Sami Injured, Jermaine Escapes During Music Video Shoot
October 14th, 2009 - 10:06 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
By Subhash K JhaIt looks like the music video featuring Jermaine Jackson and Adnan Sami paying a tribute to the various sights sounds and scales of Mumbai city is jinxed. Initially permission ... Read more...
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Adnan Sami injured while shooting for music video
October 13th, 2009 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, Oct 13 (IANS) Pakistani singer Adnan Sami, who was shooting with Michael Jackson's brother Jermaine for a music video in the sea waters near the Gateway Of ... Read more...
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Ryan Alexander Jenkins Giving Cops Wild Goose Chase
August 22nd, 2009 - 6:12 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
There was a brief furor when the news of the prime accused in the the Jasmine Fiore murder, Ryan Alexander Jenkins's possible arrest got leaked to the media. However, according ... Read more...
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Eight hijackers of Arctic Sea vessel arrested
August 18th, 2009 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 18 (RIA Novosti) The Russian Navy has freed a cargo ship in the Atlantic without firing a single shot and eight suspected hijackers were arrested, Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said ... Read more...
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Prince Williams becomes ‘Prince of Cuddles’
July 25th, 2009 - 12:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 25 (ANI): Prince Williams has earned a new title-'Prince of Cuddles'-after spending a day with ill and disabled children in the Lake District recently.The 27-year-old prince joined the group ... Read more...
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US Coast Guard, British Royal Navy seize cocaine worth 55-mn dollars
July 23rd, 2009 - 5:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 23 (ANI): The US Coast Guard and British Royal Navy in a joint operation seized 55 million dollars worth of cocaine from a speedboat off the coast of South America.A ... Read more...
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Italian cruise ship fends off pirates (Lead)
April 26th, 2009 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
Hamburg/Rome, April 26 (DPA) An Italian cruise ship carrying 1,500 passengers and crew was able to fend off a pirate attack off the coast of Somalia, the German subsidiary of Italian MSC ... Read more...
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Ship crew fights off Somali pirates with fire hoses
April 22nd, 2009 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
Vladivostok, April 22 (RIA Novosti) The Russian crew of a tanker in the Gulf of Aden prevented Somali pirates from boarding their vessel by using onboard fire hoses, a sailors' union spokesman ... Read more...
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Canadian Navy wards off pirate attack on Norwegian ship
April 19th, 2009 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
New York/Ottawa, April 19 (DPA) A Canadian warship warded off another attack by Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden, this time on a Norwegian tanker, US and Canadian media reports said ... Read more...
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The Second Press Conference of Obama’s Administration
March 25th, 2009 - 9:34 pm ICT by GD
Yesterday night during the second full-fledged press conference of his administration, President Barack Obama staunchly defended his policies reminding the nation that, “ there will be no quick fixes, there will ... Read more...
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High-powered speedboat introduced in Tamil Nadu
January 27th, 2009 - 3:14 pm ICT by ANI
By Arun Kannan
Chennai, Jan 27 (ANI): Tourism department in Tamil Nadu introduced a high-powered speedboat at Mudaliar Kuppam Rain Drop Boat House, to encourage boat racing in the region.
The high-powered speedboat ... Read more...
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Mira Sorvinos kiss proves hazardous for co-stars health
January 21st, 2009 - 5:47 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Jan 21 (ANI): American actress Mira Sorvino has revealed how she passed on whatever was jinxing her to her co-star Scott Foley while filming a scene for upcoming NBC ... Read more...
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Meet the 16-year-old boy who makes PS30k a month from part-time business!
December 3rd, 2008 - 6:06 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 3 (ANI): At just 16 years of age, Gary Cooper is a business tycoon in his own rightthe schoolboy rakes in 30,000 pounds per month from a booming business ... Read more...
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