‘Dead’ woman comes alive in China
August 3rd, 2012 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 3 (IANS) A doctor in China has been suspended for declaring as dead an elderly woman who was still alive. She woke up from slumber when a forensic ... Read more...
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Man bombs sister-in-law’s home, burns son’s house, kills self
August 3rd, 2012 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 3 (IANS) A Russian fought with his wife out of jealousy and she left him to live with their elder son. The man, demanding his wife's return, hurled ... Read more...
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No talks if fasting protesters forcefully removed: Anna Hazare (Second Lead)
August 1st, 2012 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Anna Hazare Wednesday warned the government that there would be no talks if fasting members of his team were forcefully removed from Jantar Mantar ... Read more...
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Jailed British policeman found hanging in jail
July 31st, 2012 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 31 (IANS) A former policeman who murdered his detective lover has been found hanging in a prison cell in Britain. He was on a suicide watch, ... Read more...
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Policeman’s body found in Delhi canal
July 27th, 2012 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The body of a Delhi Police head constable was found in a canal here Friday, said police. The official was missing since Wednesday.Police suspect it ... Read more...
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Bengal student kills herself after being punished
July 27th, 2012 - 12:13 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 26 (IANS) A school student in West Bengal's Howrah district allegedly committed suicide by jumping to her death from the institution's roof after she was pulled up for ... Read more...
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Man plunges to his death from London’s Tate modern gallery
July 25th, 2012 - 7:29 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, July 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A man has plunged to his death from the Members Rooms of the Tate Modern Gallery. The accident happened on Tuesday evening at around 6 pm.The gallery ... Read more...
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Woman commits suicide with two kids, lover
July 25th, 2012 - 12:50 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, July 24 (IANS) A 28-year-old woman jumped before a running train with her two sons and her paramour in Rajasthan's Sikar district, killing all the four, police said Tuesday.The ... Read more...
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Sage did not commit suicide, says friend
July 21st, 2012 - 7:11 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, July 21 (IANS) Sage Stallone who was found dead in his room did not commit suicide, says his friend Stephen Wozniak.Police are probing if Sage was dealing in ... Read more...
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Woman held for helping brother commit suicide
July 18th, 2012 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 18 (IANS) A woman has been detained in central China's Hubei province for allegedly feeding pesticide to her paralysed brother, when he asked her to help him commit ... Read more...
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Two youths commit suicide in Rajasthan
July 14th, 2012 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, July 14 (IANS) The bodies of two students were found lying side by side in a suspected case of suicide in Rajasthan's Bhilwara district Saturday, police said.According to the ... Read more...
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Man eaten alive in tiger enclosure
July 11th, 2012 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 11 (IANS) A 21-year-old man was killed by tigers at the Copenhagen Zoo early Wednesday after he scaled a fence to gain access to the predators' enclosure.The victim ... Read more...
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Indian worker kills himself in Oman
July 10th, 2012 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Muscat, July 10 (IANS) A 30-year-old mason from India, who was reported missing by his friends last week, was found hanging from a tree in Oman's southern town of ... Read more...
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One dead in Pakistan police check-post attack (Lead)
July 7th, 2012 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 7 (IANS) Unidentified gunmen in a car Saturday opened fire at a police check-post in the Pakistani capital, killing one policeman, a media report said.The incident took place ... Read more...
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Police check-post attacked in Islamabad
July 7th, 2012 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 7 (IANS) Unidentified gunmen in a car Saturday opened fire at a police check-post in the Pakistani capital, injuring one policeman, a media report said.The incident took place ... Read more...
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Seven killed in Afghan bombing
July 2nd, 2012 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, July 2 (IANS) At least seven people were killed and 23 injured when a suicide car bomb went off in Afghanistan's Kandahar city Monday, said an official."Based on ... Read more...
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Man jumps to death from Eiffel Tower
June 25th, 2012 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 25 (IANS) An English-speaking tourist died after leaping from the Eiffel Tower in Paris.The man climbed up the outside of the towere around 11.30 p.m. Sunday before jumping ... Read more...
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Ex-Romanian PM tries to commit suicide
June 21st, 2012 - 8:13 am ICT by IANS
Bucharest, June 21 (IANS) Former Romanian prime minister Adrian Nastase tried to commit suicide, hours after he was sentenced by the country's top court to serve two years in prison ... Read more...
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Five Nepali schoolgirls kill themselves after failing in exam
June 16th, 2012 - 2:22 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, June 16 (IANS) At least five teenaged girls have committed suicides in the last three days in Nepal after failing in their School Leaving Certificate (SLC) examination, whose results ... Read more...
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Former high court judge commits suicide in Lucknow
June 14th, 2012 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 14 (IANS) A former judge of the Allahabad High Court at the Lucknow bench, disturbed over the recent death of his son, committed suicide here Thursday, police ... Read more...
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Man kills cousin’s kids, commits suicide in Rajasthan
June 13th, 2012 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, June 13 (IANS) A man jumped in front of a moving train after axing to death two of his cousin's children and injuring two others in Rajasthan's Bundi district ... Read more...
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Youth slits wrists at Delhi police station, arrested (Lead)
June 12th, 2012 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) A 23-year-old student slit his wrists with a knife after being questioned at a police station for allegedly harassing a girl, Delhi Police said Tuesday. ... Read more...
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Teen Moms’ Amber Portwood’s jail drama to be documented
June 12th, 2012 - 7:58 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, June 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Amber Portwood, star of the MTV show “Teen Moms”, has pleaded guilty to first and third degree of felony domestic battery.
She has admitted to ... Read more...
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Man hammers two minor daughters to death in UP
June 9th, 2012 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 9 (IANS) A man hammered his two minor daughters to death Saturday in Uttar Pradesh's Kannauj district, police said. He was arrested.Khushnuma, 9, and Saba Parveen, 6, were ... Read more...
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Delhi Police aspirant goes missing
June 8th, 2012 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) A 22-year old man who had threatened to commit suicide after failing an exam to get into Delhi Police has gone missing in the capital, ... Read more...
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Dead Delhi scribe’s lover surrenders in Jharkhand
June 5th, 2012 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, June 5 (IANS) Priyabhanshu Ranjan, lover of Delhi-based scribe Nirupama Pathak who died in 2010, Tuesday surrendered in a Jharkhand court which sent him to 14 days judicial custody.Nirupama ... Read more...
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Fear of result drives Pakistani boy to shoot self
June 2nd, 2012 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 2 (IANS) A 17-year-old student in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province shot himself dead, fearing failure in the matriculation exams, Online news agency reported.According to officials, the boy from ... Read more...
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Chinese man jailed for helping mother commit suicide
May 31st, 2012 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 31 (IANS) A man in China has been sentenced to three years in jail for helping his paralysed mother kill herself by consuming pesticide, a court said.The 73-year-old ... Read more...
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Honour killing: Brother arrested in Haryana
May 28th, 2012 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 28 (IANS) In yet another incident of killing for family honour in Haryana, a youth has been arrested for murdering his teenaged sister after he suspected her of ... Read more...
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Indian woman hangs herself in UAE
May 19th, 2012 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, May 19 (IANS) A 27-year-old woman from India's Kerala state allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself in Al Ain city in Abu Dhabi.Meera Mohan, from Kottayam, was living ... Read more...
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Woman hangs herself to death in Delhi
May 15th, 2012 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) A 25-year-old woman, a soldier's wife, Tuesday allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself at her residence in the national capital, police said.The incident ... Read more...
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Man saved from jumping from Shanghai bridge
May 14th, 2012 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 14 (IANS) Rescue workers in China's Shanghai city Monday saved a man who attempted to commit suicide by jumping from the top of a bridge.The man, who appeared ... Read more...
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Delhi woman commits suicide
May 13th, 2012 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Depressed over alleged torture by her in-laws for dowry, a 27-year-old newly-married woman committed suicide in the national capital, police said Sunday.The victim, identified as ... Read more...
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Baruah free to undergo sex change: court
May 7th, 2012 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 7 (IANS) The Bombay High Court Monday allowed 21-year-old Guwahati resident Bidhan Baruah aka 'Swati' to undergo sex change, saying he is free to take his decision.The court ... Read more...
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Court warns youth not to threaten suicide
May 3rd, 2012 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 3 (IANS) The Bombay High Court Thursday warned a youth, who threatened to commit suicide if his petition on sex change surgery was adjourned, saying that he cannot ... Read more...
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