Language will live on film when last two speakers die
September 21st, 2012 - 12:38 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Sep 21 (IANS/EFE) A Mexican documentary will continue to preserve aspects of the indigenous Zoque-Ayapaneco language, whose universe of ideas, beliefs and culture are on the point of ... Read more...
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It’s now or never, says wrestler Yogeshwar (IANS kicks off its coverage of India’s medal hopes at the London Olympics)
June 12th, 2012 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) India's wrestling hope Yogeshwar Dutt, who narrowly missed an Olympic medal in Beijing four years ago, says it is "now or never" for him ... Read more...
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Journalists should speak for party: Chinese official
March 27th, 2012 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 27 (IANS) A telephone interview with a Chinese government official has drawn a lot of hits after it went online after he said journalists should speak for the ... Read more...
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Mexican comedian gets role in Hollywood sitcom
December 21st, 2011 - 11:05 am ICT by IANS
Miami, Dec 21 (IANS/EFE) Eugenio Derbez, known as Mexico's "king of comedy", debuts on US television with a regular part in the "Rob" series with comedian Rob Schneider.On the show ... Read more...
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The brothers Anand: Tracking the Navketan story
December 5th, 2011 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago, Dec 5 (IANS) The death of Dev Anand just days before he was set to launch the first book about his pioneering movie production house Navketan is expected ... Read more...
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India tops again in remittances from diaspora (Lead)
December 1st, 2011 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) India is estimated to have got $58 billion in remittances - the highest for any country - from its diaspora in 2011, followed closely by ... Read more...
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Gender income gap widens in Sri Lanka
November 4th, 2011 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Nov 4 (IANS) The Sri Lankan government should ensure better pay for women, rights activists said here Friday after Sri Lanka dropped 15 spots in the latest World Economic ... Read more...
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Spanish actor enjoys role as scoundrel
September 29th, 2011 - 12:09 pm ICT by IANS
Miami, Sep 29 (IANS/EFE) Spanish actor Marco De Paula confesses that, although he has played other roles during his career, the characters he enjoys most are those who are scoundrels, ... Read more...
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Sandra Echeverria reveals her true self in song
August 7th, 2011 - 11:11 am ICT by IANS
Miami, Aug 7 (IANS/EFE) Sandra Echeverria, star of the Univision primetime telenovela "La Fuerza del Destino" (The Force of Destiny), has launched a self-titled album that unveils the reserved ... Read more...
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Actress Monica Spear back to her roots in `wild’ role
July 30th, 2011 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS
Miami, July 30 (IANS/EFE) Venezuelan actress Monica Spear returns to her roots as the star of the telenovela "Flor Salvaje" (Wildflower).One of the series' main attractions for Spear, who spent ... Read more...
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Paola Turbay plays a witch in `True Blood’
July 27th, 2011 - 12:15 pm ICT by IANS
Miami, July 27 (IANS/EFE) Actress Paola Turbay has joined the cast of "True Blood", a popular US television series, in the role of Antonia, a 17th century witch.In the HBO ... Read more...
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Amanda Seyfried’s ‘nude phone interview’ with Justin Timberlake
February 21st, 2011 - 5:10 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Feb 21 (ANI): Amanda Seyfried gave Justin Timberlake quite a surprise during a telephone interview for the March issue of Interview magazine, when she told him she was wearing ... Read more...
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We will have Security Council reform by end 2011-beginning 2012: Hardeep Puri (Interview)
January 2nd, 2011 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Jan 2 (IANS) As India takes a seat on the Security Council Monday after 19 long years as a non-permanent member, its top UN diplomat, Hardeep Singh Puri, ... Read more...
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Qaeda planning suicide attacks across Europe, US during Christmas
December 16th, 2010 - 1:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec. 16 (ANI): Iraqi authorities have obtained confessions from captured insurgents who claim Al Qaeda is planning suicide attacks in the United States and Europe during the Christmas holiday season.The Telegraph ... Read more...
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‘Friends’ ask Pak to ensure transparency in utilisation of flood-aid
October 15th, 2010 - 6:53 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct 15 (ANI): At the ongoing meeting of the Friends of Democratic Pakistan (FoDP) in Brussels, the international community has asked Islamabad to involve renowned experts in the bidding and implementation ... Read more...
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Indian lawyer missing in Malaysia since January
September 14th, 2010 - 5:16 pm ICT by ANI
Klang (Malaysia), Sept.14 (ANI): An Indian lawyer, who visited his wife, has gone missing in Malaysia since January this year.A Muthuraja disappeared in Banting after he came here for a visit in ... Read more...
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Spanish activists target `fire bulls’ after bullfight ban
August 21st, 2010 - 10:40 am ICT by IANS
By Sinikka Tarvainen
Madrid, Aug 21 (DPA) In village festivals taking place in north-eastern Spain these days, an iron structure containing balls of flammable material is attached to the horns of a bull.The ... Read more...
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Arkansas Radio Personality Renee Gork Fired for Wearing Florida Gators Hat
August 18th, 2010 - 8:53 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Aug 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Renee Gork, who is a radio personality in the state of Arkansas, Tweeted on Monday that she had been fired from her job because she ... Read more...
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Washington Redskins Release Quarterback Colt Brennan
August 3rd, 2010 - 7:21 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Aug 3, (THAINDIAN NEWS) If on one hand the Washington Redskins acquired quarterback John Beck from the Baltimore Ravens on Monday, then on the other hand they also got into ... Read more...
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Hacker Claims WikiLeaks Suspect Was Assisted By MIT Student
August 2nd, 2010 - 6:40 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Aug 2, (THAINDIAN NEWS) As the United States government takes every possible step in the investigation of leakage of thousands of secret documents about the Afghan war, a key figure ... Read more...
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William Shatner Interviews Convicted DC Sniper
July 31st, 2010 - 1:41 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
July 30 (THAINDIAN NEWS) In a recent interview which is scheduled to air on Thursday on a cable TV special, William Shatner was told by Lee Boyd Malvo, who was ... Read more...
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Whoopi Goldberg ‘Murders’ Her iPhone 4
July 19th, 2010 - 7:41 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
July 19, (THAINDIAN NEWS) If on one hand people are going gaga over the newly launched iPhone 4, then there is one person who does not mind to toss her ... Read more...
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Penguin Canada rehires woman at center of sexual-harassment lawsuit
July 8th, 2010 - 2:10 pm ICT by ANI
Toronto (Canada), July 8 (ANI): Penguin Canada has rehired publishing executive Lisa Rundle, who had launched a sexual-harassment suit against its former Indian origin CEO David Davidar.Not only will Rundle resume her ... Read more...
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Jimmy Buffett Concert At Gulf Coast This Weekend
July 7th, 2010 - 7:39 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
July 7, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Although singer Jimmy Buffett could not "stick my [his] finger in that hole" in the British Petroleum oil well in the Gulf of Mexico, he is ... Read more...
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Dolly Parton “Fairy Godmother” Of Miley Cyrus
July 5th, 2010 - 7:15 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
July 5, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Teen sensation Miley Cyrus does not have a Godfather brooding over her head and decisions but a godmother who insists that the girl is doing fine ... Read more...
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Man Survives First Recorded Bear Attack in Kentucky, Bear Still At Large
June 30th, 2010 - 3:01 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
June 29 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Red River Gorge in Daniel Boone National Forest in Kentucky has been closed to the public until further notice after the area became the location of the ... Read more...
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Chance to survive ‘dim’ for 100 buried in China landslide
June 29th, 2010 - 5:49 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 29 (IANS) About 107 people from 38 families had a "slim" chance to survive after being buried by a rainstorm-triggered landslide Monday afternoon in southwest China's Guizhou Province, officials said.
The ... Read more...
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EU critics say WHO of exaggerating H1N1 threat
June 5th, 2010 - 1:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 5 (ANI): European criticism of the World Health Organization's handling of the H1N1 pandemic has intensified with the release of two reports that accused the agency of exaggerating the threat ... Read more...
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Now, view Hope Dworaczyk in 3-D come June!
May 11th, 2010 - 8:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 11 (ANI): Whoever could have imagined viewing a centrefold of a pornographic magazine with three dimensional spectacles.
But hangon, Playboy founder Hugh Hefner has just announced that he intends to ... Read more...
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Indian priest confesses to sexually abusing girl child
April 14th, 2010 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
Teramo (Italy) April 14 (IANS/AKI) A jailed Indian priest Wednesday confessed to sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl in central Italy after offering her a Santa Claus doll as a gift.
The priest, identified ... Read more...
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Meryl Streep Bursts Into Tears After Induction Announcement
April 13th, 2010 - 2:30 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Apr 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Well, Meryl Streep has gotten yet another award, and was completely unprepared for it, it seems. The star of award winning movies such as "Sophie's Choice" and "Julie ... Read more...
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Northrop pulls out of refuelling tanker deal with EADS
March 9th, 2010 - 5:09 am ICT by IANS
Washington/Paris, March 9 (DPA) US firm Northrop Grumman has pulled out of a partnership with Europe's EADS over a disputed $35-billion contract to build aerial refuellers for the US Air Force, the ... Read more...
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After books, lyrics, Neelesh Misra starts music band
February 11th, 2010 - 9:05 am ICT by IANS
By Robin Bansal
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Having penned hits like "Jaadu hai nasha hai" and "Kya Mujhe Pyaar Hai" and written bestsellers, journalist-author-lyricist Neelesh Misra is coming out with India's first ... Read more...
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Oprah almost has her first baby - on show!
February 6th, 2010 - 1:15 pm ICT by ANI
Toronto, Feb 06 (ANI): Oprah Winfrey helped rush a pregnant Canadian woman to hospital after her water broke during a taping of the TV host's talk show.Twenty-seven-weeks pregnant Lori McCrindle was ... Read more...
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Obama musical ‘Yes we can’ premieres in Germany
January 15th, 2010 - 12:20 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Berlin, Jan 14 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A musical about the US President Barack Obama's "Yes we can" election campaign premieres in Germany this weekend. And this musical includes love songs by the ... Read more...
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