CIA website hacked
February 11th, 2012 - 1:48 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 11 (IANS) Hacker group Anonymous Friday night took down the website of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), media reports said Saturday.Citing online publication PC Magazine, RIA Novosti said ... Read more...
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Animal rights campaigners accidentally kill rhino
February 11th, 2012 - 10:59 am ICT by IANS
London, Feb 11 (IANS) Animal rights campaigners in South Africa accidentally killed a rhino while using it during a demonstration to raise public awareness about the threat to the endangered ... Read more...
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Canada pulls out of NATO surveillance project
February 11th, 2012 - 6:30 am ICT by IANS
Ottawa, Feb 11 (IANS) Canada has decided to pull out of a NATO project that collects strategic information through unmanned aerial vehicles."NATO has been informed of these decisions. The details ... Read more...
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104 years old Taufeek Khanjar becomes oldest UK citizen
February 6th, 2012 - 10:54 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Feb 6 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Taufeek Khanjar, a 104-year-old Iraqi native, has become the oldest naturalized citizen in Britain. The documentation to become a British was completed when he joined the ceremony ... Read more...
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Human Rights Watch hails India vote on Syria
February 5th, 2012 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Human Rights Watch Sunday hailed India's vote against Syria in the UN, saying New Delhi had "seen through Assad's lies"."By supporting the UN resolution, India ... Read more...
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Amanda Holden welcomes daughter
January 26th, 2012 - 2:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 26 (IANS) Actress Amanda Holden has become a proud mother of a girl.Holden, married to Chris Hughes, gave birth to daughter Hollie Rose Hughes Monday. But the pregnancy ... Read more...
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AK rifles’ sales soar
January 26th, 2012 - 12:13 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Sales of AK assault rifles, the favourite of insurgents around the world, zoomed by 57 percent last year.The AKs are also used by some 50 ... Read more...
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Wave Tech Community College put on lockdown due to a gunman on the prowl
January 24th, 2012 - 10:50 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Raleigh, Jan 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Wake Technical Community College officials have put the college on a lockdown after they received reports that there was a gunman on the prowl on the campus. ... Read more...
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Tornados hit US’ South & Midwest
January 23rd, 2012 - 11:28 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Jan 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) At least two people are dead as storms battered US’ South and Midwest. Some states have issued tornado alerts to warn citizens of the storm.The two ... Read more...
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Beijing’s property sales fall 12 percent
January 19th, 2012 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 19 (IANS) Property sales in Beijing dropped by 12.2 percent year-on-year in 2011, an official said Thursday.Real estate developers sold 14.4 million sq meters of commercial estate and ... Read more...
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Peaches Geldof pregnant
January 6th, 2012 - 2:10 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 6 (IANS) Socialite Peaches Geldof has announced that she and her fiance Thomas Cohen are expecting their first child together.The 22-year-old got engaged to S.C.U.M rocker Cohen last ... Read more...
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Fake account of Murdoch’s wife Wendi Deng fools Twitter
January 4th, 2012 - 12:00 am ICT by BNO News
LONDON (BNO NEWS) -- An account on the social networking website Twitter which claimed to be Wendi Deng Murdoch, the wife of News Corporation Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch, was revealed to ... Read more...
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Mass blackbird deaths in US on New Year’s eve
January 3rd, 2012 - 8:06 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A mass death of blackbirds was registered in the US state of Arkansas for the second time on New Year's eve, CNN reported Tuesday.A year ... Read more...
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Man with explosives held at US airport
January 1st, 2012 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 1 (IANS) A man has been arrested in the US for allegedly attempting to carry explosives through a security checkpoint at an airport in Texas, the authorities said.Trey ... Read more...
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BBC preparing for Blair’s death?
December 27th, 2011 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 27 (IANS) Even as former British prime minister Tony Blair is aged just 58, the BBC has started filming his obituary!The "ghoulish" decision to ask former cabinet colleagues ... Read more...
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Three killed in US chopper crash
December 27th, 2011 - 4:19 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 27 (IANS) Three people, including the pilot, were killed in a helicopter crash in the US state of Florida Monday.The chopper was carrying two medical staff from a ... Read more...
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Belarus to abolish death penalty after US: President
December 24th, 2011 - 10:13 am ICT by IANS
Minsk, Dec 24 (IANS) Belarus will abolish the death penalty as soon as the US abolishes it, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has said.A court in the capital Minsk sentenced Nov ... 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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Wife locked up hubby as building burnt
December 9th, 2011 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 9 (IANS) A woman in Britain has admitted to have killed her husband by locking him up in a store cupboard of a burning building.Julie Dixon, 43, had ... Read more...
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Thailand approves $648.5 million post-flood budget
December 8th, 2011 - 1:17 am ICT by BNO News
BANGKOK, THAILAND (BNO NEWS) -- The government of Thailand on Tuesday approved a Bt 20 billion ($648.5 million) budget for the country's post-flood reconstruction efforts, local media reported on Wednesday.Thai Government spokeswoman ... Read more...
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Russian Muslim region MPs seek alcohol ban
December 3rd, 2011 - 11:18 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) In a move to prevent traffic accidents and alcohol poisoning, MPs in Russia's predominantly Muslim region Ingushetia have drafted a bill which, if passed, would ... Read more...
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Apple denies claims Siri is anti-abortion
December 3rd, 2011 - 12:03 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Dec 2 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Tech company Apple has been forced to come out after claims that its voice-activated assistant called Siri is anti-abortion. The rumors follow what Apple calls "not ... Read more...
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European Union urges Belarus to ban death penalty
December 2nd, 2011 - 3:30 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 2 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The European Union has called on Belarus to join the rest of Europe in prohibiting capital punishment."The European Union opposes the use of capital punishment ... Read more...
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Investigation launched into Jordan Goddard’s FA Cup match behavior
November 18th, 2011 - 8:24 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Nov 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) English club Bristol Rovers has announced that they have launched investigation into the behavior of Jordan Goddard during the FA Cup match between the club and Corby ... Read more...
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British taxis to have spy cameras
November 16th, 2011 - 12:23 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 16 (IANS) Taxis in the famous British university town of Oxford will now be fitted with spy cameras to record images of passengers.A total of 652 taxis licensed ... Read more...
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Mexican interior minister killed in helicopter crash
November 12th, 2011 - 4:36 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Nov 12 (IANS) Mexican Interior Minister Francisco Blake Mora was killed in a helicopter crash Friday, along with seven others, an official said.
The victims included Blake's deputy Felipe ... Read more...
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China mulls sending female astronauts into space
October 31st, 2011 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 31 (IANS) China is considering sending female astronauts into space during its space docking missions next year, a chief designer for the astronaut programme said Monday.Two female astronauts ... Read more...
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China to conduct manned space mission in 2012
October 31st, 2011 - 10:30 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 31 (IANS) China will conduct a manned space mission in 2012, an official said Monday.Spokeswoman for the programme Wu Ping said Shenzhou-9 and Shenzhou-10 spaceships will be launched ... Read more...
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One in four live in ignorance about partner’s salary
October 19th, 2011 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 19 (IANS) Most individuals sharing a relationship usually claim to know each other very well. However, there are still many crucial things which remain unknown to them for ... Read more...
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Moscow to spend $76 million on stray dogs
October 5th, 2011 - 10:39 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Oct 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian authorities are set to allocate over 2.5 billion rubles ($76 million) to care for stray dogs and cats in Moscow over the next three ... Read more...
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T&T; footballer Edwards faces jail time
September 28th, 2011 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 28 (IANS/CMC) Discarded Trinidad and Tobago footballer Carlos Edwards could spend time in jail after he was allegedly caught driving illegally.Edwards was charged on Monday for driving while disqualified ... Read more...
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Toll in US air show accident rises to 10
September 20th, 2011 - 11:24 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 20 (IANS/EFE) The toll in last week's air show accident in Reno, Nevada, rose to 10 after the death of another seriously injured victim, a media report said.The ... Read more...
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F-16 jets shadow Denver plane which had a ‘Kissing Couple’ onboard
September 13th, 2011 - 8:13 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Sept 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Two F-16 fighter jets shadowed a commercial flight after they received report that two passengers have locked themselves for “an extraordinarily long time” in the lavatory. It ... Read more...
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British PM’s cat gets hooked
September 8th, 2011 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 8 (IANS) A cat that was brought to catch rats at British Prime Minister David Cameron's official residence No.10 Downing Street sleeps all day. The reason? He ... Read more...
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Working mums forcing even sick kids to school
September 8th, 2011 - 11:28 am ICT by IANS
London, Sep 8 (IANS) Many working mothers in Britain send off their children to school despite sickness because they are unable to take time off looking after them, a study ... Read more...
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