Herrera sketches `very flirty’ woman in new collection
September 11th, 2012 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 11 (IANS/EFE) Venezuelan designer Carolina Herrera paid tribute to the "very flirty, feminine" woman in her new spring and summer collection for 2013 unveiled during the New ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Cesar Galindo makes NY Fashion Week a fiesta of colour
September 8th, 2012 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 8 (IANS/EFE) Designer Cesar Galindo presented Friday his colourful spring and summer creations on the official runway of New York Fashion Week, featuring once more his comfortable, ... Read more...
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List of venues for 2018 World Cup to be announced Sep 29
September 5th, 2012 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The final list of host cities for the 2018 Football World Cup in Russia is to be announced Sep 29, a spokesperson for the Russia ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
LOC fencing extensively damaged by heavy snowfall, says commander
February 25th, 2012 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 25 (IANS) The Indian Army Saturday said the fencing along the Line of Control (LoC) was severely damaged in heavy snowfall this year as it also paid ... Read more...
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100 militants killed in Afghan operation
July 23rd, 2011 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, July 23 (IANS) Over a hundred Taliban militants were killed in a three-day operation by Afghan and NATO-led forces in Afghanistan, Xinhua reported Saturday.Eighty militants were killed in ... Read more...
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Bare-faced beauty Megan Fox’s steamy Armani lingerie advert
March 26th, 2011 - 1:06 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 26 (ANI): Megan Fox's has shot a steamy advertisement for Emporio Armani's lingerie collection, showing off her bare-faced beauty that needed little touching up.The footage has been shot on location ... Read more...
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Crazy sport ‘noodling’ sees anglers using their arms as bait to lure catfish
January 5th, 2011 - 4:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 5 (ANI): A new sport that sees anglers using their arms as bait to lure enormous catfish from their lair has emerged in the form of 'noodling'.The sport has become ... Read more...
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Scientists conjure world’s first black petunia plant
November 25th, 2010 - 4:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 25 (IANS) British gardens will soon go a shade darker as horticulturists have developed the world's first black petunia plant.The dramatic new flowers, named Black Velvet, were developed using natural ... Read more...
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Arctic ice could be gone by 2030, warns US researchers
September 16th, 2010 - 5:49 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 16 (ANI): US researchers have warned that with the Arctic sea ice melting during the summer to its third lowest level on record, global warming could leave the region ice ... Read more...
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Multiple sclerosis activity ‘can increase during spring and summer months’
August 31st, 2010 - 2:30 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 31 (ANI): Multiple sclerosis (MS) activity can increase during spring and summer months, shows new research."Our results showed that the appearance of lesions on brain scans was two to three ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Mike Singletary Not Impressed With Nate Davis’ Performance
August 23rd, 2010 - 7:35 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Aug 23, (THAINDIAN NEWS) As San Francisco 49ers quarterback Nate Davis on Sunday took to the field, the expectation of the team and the fans escalated due to his last ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Ayn Rand fan ‘writes’ world’s longest 12000-mile message with GPS logger
August 14th, 2010 - 4:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 14 (ANI): Meet author Ayn Rand's biggest fan - a man who drove more than 12,000 miles to write 'Read Ayn Rand' with his GPS logger.Nick Newcomen drove 12,328 miles ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Soundgarden Plan To Play A Pre-Lollapalooza Gig
July 28th, 2010 - 10:30 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
July 28, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Iconic band Soundgarden will soon be warming up for its August 8 gig, where they headline the popular Lollapalooza Festival in Chicago's Grant Park. The ... Read more...
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Hong Kong student jumps to his death in front of 600 people
May 25th, 2010 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
Hong Kong, May 25 (DPA) A Hong Kong student jumped to his death in front of 600 of his fellow pupils, teachers and his younger brother at a school assembly, police said ... Read more...
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“Rip The Runway” 2010 Show Grabs Many Eyeballs
March 16th, 2010 - 7:24 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Mar 16, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The large number of viewers who tuned in to BET last night were surely in for a huge treat as the much anticipated 2010 edition of ... Read more...
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25 Brit Muslims plotting to bomb Western airliners
December 28th, 2009 - 5:10 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec. 28 (ANI): At least 25 British-born Muslims are plotting to bomb Western airliners, police here have claimed.The fanatics, in five groups, are now training at secret terror camps ... Read more...
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Paltrow endorses “gourmet taco trucks” to “nourish the inner aspect”
October 24th, 2009 - 5:02 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Oct 23 (ANI): To "nourish the inner aspect", Oscar winner Hollywood actress Gwyneth Paltrow suggests eating from "gourmet taco trucks" in the latest newsletter of her blog "GOOP-nourish the inner ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Climate change will lead to less ultraviolet radiation over northern high latitudes
September 16th, 2009 - 5:42 pm ICT by ANI
Toronto, September 16 (ANI): A new study by University of Toronto (U of T) physicists has shown that climate change will lead to less ultraviolet radiation over northern high latitudes.They discovered that ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Ozone layer changes may increase UV radiation in tropics
September 16th, 2009 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Sep 16 (IANS) Ozone layer alterations, prompted by climate change, will enhance ultraviolet (UV) radiation in the tropics and Antarctica, according to a discovery by physicists.
"Climate change is an established fact, ... Read more...
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Spring agricultural fires can accelerate Arctic melting
May 27th, 2009 - 1:57 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 27 (ANI): A research has found that agricultural fires during spring have an adverse impact on the melting Arctic, because the black carbon or soot produced by the fires can ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
‘Smart’ mockingbirds can tell human friends from foes
May 19th, 2009 - 11:58 am ICT by ANI
Washington, May 19 (ANI): Mockingbirds may look alike to humans, but they can remember people who have threatened them and even start dive-bombing them if they've previously posed a threat to their ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Warm weather may not halt swine flu
May 10th, 2009 - 4:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 10 (ANI): New data from Mexico and case numbers so far suggest that if the spread of H1N1 "swine flu" continues elsewhere as it has in the Americas, the virus ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Coalition airstrike kills 20 Taliban militants in Afghanistan
April 2nd, 2009 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, April 2 (DPA) Twenty suspected Taliban militants were killed in an airstrike carried out by the US-led coalition forces in southern Afghanistan, officials said in a statement Thursday.
The airstrike was ... Read more...
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Sexual assaults in Australia on the rise during spring, summer
April 1st, 2009 - 2:28 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Apr 1 (ANI): Sexual assaults in Australia have reportedly risen by more than 50 per cent since the mid-1990s, with more attacks taking place during the warmer months.A study carried out ... Read more...
Posted in World |
‘Booze queen’ Kate Moss defies blurry eyes in new Topshop campaign
April 1st, 2009 - 11:59 am ICT by ANI
London, April 1 (ANI): Kate Moss seemed to have left her booze blurs behind as she posed for a new Topshop campaign.The supermodel, who has been repeatedly snapped looking bleary-eyed after her ... Read more...
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Kids conceived during spring, summer register highest birth defects
March 31st, 2009 - 1:57 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 31 (IANS) Kids conceived during spring and summer have been found to have the highest birth defect rates, according to a new study. Its authors co-related the defects with enhanced ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Obama says military option in Afghanistan is not open-ended
March 23rd, 2009 - 1:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar.23 (ANI): President Barack Obama has said that the United States must look for a way out of the war in Afghanistan, suggesting that the military build-up in that landlocked ... Read more...
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Obama assures Karzai of Afghan commitment in first phone talk
February 18th, 2009 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Feb 18 (DPA) US President Barack Obama assured his Afghan counterpart, Hamid Karzai, of the US commitment to the fight against terrorism in the region during their first telephone talk since ... Read more...
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Obama approves sending 17,000 more US troops to Afghanistan
February 18th, 2009 - 11:53 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 18 (ANI): US President Barack Obama has approved sending 17,000 more American troops for the flagging war in Afghanistan to change the course of a conflict that his closest ... Read more...
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Caprice Bourrets Valentine’’s Day lingerie treat
January 24th, 2009 - 2:05 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 24 (ANI): Supermodel Caprice Bourret has re-launched her sexy By Caprice lingerie range as a Valentines Day treat.Former Celebrity Big Brother star unveiled a new range of saucy undies ... Read more...
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Male swamp sparrows adjust vocals in hostile situations
January 10th, 2009 - 12:29 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, January 10 (ANI): A study on sparrows has revealed that the male Swamp Sparrow adjusts its vocal when faced with a hostile situation.
Adrienne DuBois, a graduate student at the ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Taliban have a presence in 72 percent of Afghanistan: ICOS
December 8th, 2008 - 4:13 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Dec 8 (ANI): An international think tank has said that the Taliban holds a permanent presence in 72 percent of Afghanistan, but NATO denied the observation, saying the figures were ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Britney did not write ode to Adnan Ghalib, says song writing partner
November 20th, 2008 - 6:39 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 20 (ANI): American pop princess Britney Spears never wrote an ode to her paparazzo ex-boyfriend Adnan Ghalib in her forthcoming album Circus, her song writing partner has revealed.Lyricist Nicole ... Read more...
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Is Guy updating security system to shoo Madge away?
October 19th, 2008 - 5:19 pm ICT by ANI
London, October 19 (ANI): Guy Ritchie has allegedly put up a new security system at his country residence that has invited speculation from the locals claiming that the change is being ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Security Council strengthens UN mission in Afghanistan
March 21st, 2008 - 2:46 am ICT by admin
DPA
New York, March 21 (DPA) The UN Security Council has strengthened the role of the UN's mission in Afghanistan amid an increase in violent attacks in the Islamic country. The 15-nation council ... Read more...
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