World T20: Dwayne Bravo welcomes favourite tag
September 20th, 2012 - 12:59 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Sep 20 (IANS/CMC) All-rounder Dwayne Bravo has welcomed comments from some pundits who consider the West Indies to be among favourites to win the ICC world Twenty/20 tournament underway in ... Read more...
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India, Russia to make multiple rocket systems
September 6th, 2012 - 1:22 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia and India have agreed to set up a joint venture in India for manufacturing and post-sales servicing of rockets for Russia's Smerch multiple rocket ... Read more...
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Pakistani executed in Saudi Arabia
September 5th, 2012 - 12:57 pm ICT by IANS
Riyadh, Sep 5 (IANS/AKI) Saudi Arabia Tuesday executed a Pakistani national in Medina city for trafficking heroin.Hayat Sayed Lal Sayed had attempted to smuggle heroin in his stomach, the Saudi ... Read more...
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Dubai demolishes 40 ugly buildings, more to follow
August 23rd, 2012 - 10:43 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, Aug 23 (IANS/WAM) At least 40 abandoned buildings have been demolished in Dubai this year by the municipality because they posed a health threat, security risk and distortion of ... Read more...
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Ukrainian city ponders using wine to deport pigeons
July 24th, 2012 - 12:18 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Ukranian city is contemplating a plan to get the local pigeons drunk and then deport them so that a popular poet's statue could be ... Read more...
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Goods train derails in Bihar; no casualties
July 13th, 2012 - 9:37 am ICT by IANS
Patna, July 13 (IANS) Twenty-six wagons of a goods train derailed in Bihar's Kaimur district early Friday, damaging tracks and disrupting train services, officials said. No casualties were reported.The train ... Read more...
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Two Russians jailed for raping 83-year-old woman
July 10th, 2012 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Two men have been sentenced to jail after being convicted of raping an 83-year-old woman in southern Russia.Vladimir Perov was sentenced to 10 years, while ... Read more...
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ATM for blind launched in Sharjah
July 5th, 2012 - 10:31 am ICT by IANS
Sharjah, July 5 (IANS/WAM) In a first in the Middle East as well as the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a teller machine for blind and visually impaired people has been ... Read more...
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Russian government wants elderly to work beyond retirement
June 22nd, 2012 - 9:50 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Encouraging Russians to continue working after retirement can be an alternative to raising the retirement age, according to Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov."The issue of ... Read more...
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Saudi women petition king for right to drive
June 15th, 2012 - 12:14 pm ICT by IANS
Riyadh, June 15 (IANS/AKI) Six hundred women in Saudi Arabia have signed a petition asking the king to grant women the right to drive. Saudi Arabia is the only country ... Read more...
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Germany must improve: Man of Match Ozil
June 10th, 2012 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
Lviv (Ukraine), June 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Germany's 1-0 victory over Portugal in their Euro 2012 opener Saturday was a reasonable start but the performance must improve for the next test ... Read more...
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Swedish biker denied 666 license plate renewal
June 8th, 2012 - 1:14 pm ICT by IANS
Stockholm, June 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Authorities in a Swedish city have denied the renewal of a motorcycle license plate containing the number 666 to a man saying the number was ... Read more...
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29 infected with TB in Chinese school
June 6th, 2012 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 5 (IANS) A total of 29 people -- 26 students and three teachers -- have been infected with tuberculosis at a school in China, officials said Tuesday.A Grade ... Read more...
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Russian state oil firm to buy back shares worth $2 bn
June 1st, 2012 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's largest state-controlled oil company Rosneft will purchase 68.3 billion rubles ($2 billion) worth of shares from its minority shareholders.The buy-back involves Rosneft's minority shareholders ... Read more...
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Kazakhstan launches national superhero contest
May 17th, 2012 - 8:54 am ICT by IANS
Astana, May 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Kazakhstan has announced a contest to create a national superhero who will be named after the Central Asian country's capital.A total of 123 people, including ... Read more...
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New Zealand mayor sets longest interview record
April 30th, 2012 - 11:06 am ICT by IANS
Auckland, April 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A mayor in New Zealand has set a new Guinness World Record for the longest non-stop televised interview.Tim Shadbolt, mayor of the southern town of ... Read more...
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Omani man donates blood for 26 years
April 30th, 2012 - 10:22 am ICT by IANS
Sharjah, April 30 (IANS/WAM) A 49-year-old man from Oman has been honoured by the ministry of health of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for donating blood for 26 years.Ahmed Bin ... Read more...
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Russia to raise liquor, cigarette tax
April 29th, 2012 - 11:45 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia, a country of vodka drinkers, may raise tariffs on hard liquor to about 20 percent a litre by 2015, according to a draft tax ... Read more...
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Putin quits as head of ruling party
April 24th, 2012 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian president-elect Vladimir Putin said Tuesday he was standing down as head of the ruling United Russia party and nominated outgoing President Dmitry Medvedev as ... Read more...
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‘Dangerous’ mobster held in Italy
April 24th, 2012 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, April 24 (IANS/AKI) A 43-year-old mobster, considered one of the most dangerous criminals in Italy, was arrested Tuesday after more than two years on the run.Rocco Trimboli, boss of ... Read more...
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In UAE island, rent a house to own it
April 17th, 2012 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, April 17 (IANS/WAM) An island resort in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has come up with a residential complex where people will be able to rent an apartment ... Read more...
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Britain makes it tough for Pakistani students
April 13th, 2012 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 13 (IANS) Britain has decided to make it tough for Pakistani students to step on the English soil, following a pilot scheme finding as many as four in ... Read more...
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Belarus to build vertical takeoff drones
April 5th, 2012 - 11:19 am ICT by IANS
Minsk, April 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Belarusian military plans to develop a range of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) with vertical takeoff and landing capability."We are considering a wide range of ... Read more...
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Sharp drop in vodka production, Russian alcohol makers
April 5th, 2012 - 11:03 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The number of alcoholic drink makers in Russia fell 32 percent last year as a result of government steps to re-license local manufacturers and sellers, ... Read more...
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Russian president’s cat top trend on Twitter
March 29th, 2012 - 10:37 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Dorofey, the cat of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, currently on a visit to India, briefly entered Twitter's top trends after rumors of his disappearance.The Sobesednik ... Read more...
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Russia to show new tank in India
March 26th, 2012 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia will display a prototype model of its new T-90S tank at the Defexpo 2012 arms exhibition in India this week, arms firm Rosoboronexport delegation ... Read more...
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Mobster released in Italy due to beans allergy
March 24th, 2012 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, March 24 (IANS/AKI) A mobster was released from jail in Italy because the prison served too many beans on its menu and he suffered from allergy to the legumes.Michele ... Read more...
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Russia exported $4 bn worth diamonds: India major buyer
March 23rd, 2012 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia last year exported over 32 million carats of uncut rough diamonds worth $3.81 billion, the finance ministry said. India, Belgium and Israel were the ... Read more...
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UAE to make camel milk ice-cream
March 19th, 2012 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, March 19 (IANS/WAM) In a first of its kind, a leading producer of dairy products in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is planning to introduce a new variety ... Read more...
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Man held for thawing Russian morgue
March 15th, 2012 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) An Azerbaijani man with a criminal record has been arrested for defrosting a morgue in Russia's Vladivostok city, police said Thursday.The 49-year-old suspect stole the ... Read more...
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Woman gives birth after lying upside down for 75 days
March 9th, 2012 - 11:53 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Polish woman gave birth to twins after a 75-day ordeal in which she had to lie upside down to save her babies' lives.According to ... Read more...
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Man to give wife million roses on Women’s Day
March 8th, 2012 - 1:47 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Based on a romantic pop hit from Soviet times, a Kazakh man has ordered one million red roses for his wife on International Women's Day ... Read more...
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Congo blast toll tops 240
March 7th, 2012 - 2:41 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The toll in Sunday's munitions depot blasts in Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of Congo, has topped 240, a media report said Wednesday.A short ... Read more...
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Mother throws crying baby from 14th floor
March 3rd, 2012 - 12:33 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A mother in a Russian city threw her four-month-old son to death from the 14th floor of a multi-storey building because the child's cries were ... Read more...
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It will be a pleasant Sunday in Delhi (Lead)
February 26th, 2012 - 1:04 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) After a warm week with above average temperatures, it was a pleasant day in the capital Saturday as nippy winds blew through the day and ... Read more...
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