Passenger plane crashes near Pakistani capital of Islamabad, many killed (Updated)
April 20th, 2012 - 10:53 pm ICT by BNO News
RAWALPINDI, PAKISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- A Bhoja Air passenger plane carrying 127 passengers and crew members crashed early Friday evening while attempting to land at an airport near the country's capital of ... Read more...
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Honduras prison fire: President vows full investigation
February 16th, 2012 - 12:04 pm ICT by IANS
Tegucigalpa, Feb 16 (IANS/EFE) The fire that killed more than 300 inmates at the Comayagua prison farm in central Honduras will be investigated with full transparency and "international observation", President ... Read more...
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Don’t turn back clock on journalists rights, Maldives urged
February 10th, 2012 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 10 (IANS) The Commonwealth Journalists Association (CJA) has urged the new authorities in the Maldives to respect the right of journalists to go about their work without fear ... Read more...
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Power supply to return to normal Monday: Omar
January 9th, 2012 - 12:38 am ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 8 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Sunday said that efforts are on to restore the snapped power transmission lines and the situation would return to ... Read more...
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Obama using TV as tool to reach out to 2012 poll voters
April 20th, 2011 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 19 (ANI): US President Barack Obama has been giving more importance to television ahead of the 2012 presidential polls, something he had given to new media to build his ... Read more...
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Pak minister’s assassins leave Taliban-linked leaflets at murder spot
March 2nd, 2011 - 3:12 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar 2(ANI): The unidentified gunmen who assassinated Pakistan's Federal Minister for Minorities, Shahbaz Bhatti, in Islamabad on Wednesday, have left behind Taliban-linked leaflets.Television stations said up to four gunmen opened ... Read more...
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Gunman Clay Duke Planned School Board Shooting
December 16th, 2010 - 8:39 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Panama City, Dec 16, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A school board meeting in the state of Florida held earlier this week took a rather horrifying turn when an ex-convict opened fired at ... Read more...
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World’s tallest statue of Jesus unveiled in Swiebodzin
November 22nd, 2010 - 8:12 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Warsaw, Nov 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Finally the world’s tallest statue of Jesus Christ has been unveiled in the Polish town of Swiebodzin. The unveiling of the massive structure which is 36 meters ... Read more...
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50 radio, TV stations closed in Madagascar
October 8th, 2010 - 6:33 am ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, Oct 8 (IANS) The government of Madagascar has shut down 50 radio and television stations for operating illegally, a minister said.Out of the 300 radio stations and 25 television stations officially ... Read more...
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Women form just ‘in one per cent of sports stories’
October 1st, 2010 - 6:19 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Oct.1 (ANI): A daily snapshot of Australian media has shown women were the subjects of just one per cent of sports stories published.In an analysis of 374 stories from 26 ... Read more...
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45th Jerry Lewis Telethon Kicks Off In Las Vegas
September 6th, 2010 - 6:52 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Las Vegas, Sep 6, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Noted comedian Jerry Lewis is back again with his annual telethon that is held each year during the Labor Day weekend to raise funds ... Read more...
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Nepalese media group targets Indian ventures
August 29th, 2010 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Aug 29 (IANS) The smear campaign by a section of Nepal's disgruntled media against Indian joint ventures intensified Sunday with fierce new propaganda that also targeted the Indian embassy ... Read more...
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Stephen Strasburg: “Tommy John” Surgery for Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injury
August 27th, 2010 - 11:28 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Aug 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Stephen Strasburg, who is the pitcher for the Washington Nationals, will most likely be out of commission until at least 2012 after acquiring the largest signing package ... Read more...
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Muslim TV stations remove controversial show on Jesus
August 14th, 2010 - 1:43 pm ICT by ANI
Beirut, Aug.14 (ANI): Two Shiite Muslim television stations in Lebanon have cancelled a controversial programme on Jesus Christ, as they do not want to stir up a sectarian conflict in the country.The ... Read more...
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Cuban Singer Olga Guillot dies
July 13th, 2010 - 7:09 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Mexico City, July 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Olga Guillot, who was the renowned Cuban singer has died of a heart attack. She was hailed as the queen of bolero. She died on ... Read more...
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China bans English abbreviations on television
April 7th, 2010 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 7 (IANS) Television viewers in China may no longer be able to hear popular English abbreviations like "GDP" and "WTO" as the government has passed a regulation banning their use.
China ... Read more...
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At least six die, scores injured and trapped in Kolkata’s Park Street fire
March 23rd, 2010 - 7:23 pm ICT by BNO News
By Michael van Poppel
KOLKATA, INDIA (THAINDIAN NEWS) -- Up to six people were killed and scores were feared trapped and injured in a massive blaze at a multi-storey building in ... Read more...
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RIP Corey Haim 1971-2010: Corey Haim Dies Aged 38
March 10th, 2010 - 8:46 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Mar 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Actor Corey Haim (December 23, 1971 - March 10, 2010) has died at the age of 38. Haim is a Canadian born actor, from Toronto. His mother ... Read more...
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Lara Bingle’s agent denies $200k nude photo scandal deal
March 4th, 2010 - 1:56 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, March 4 (ANI): Lara Bingle's agent has dismissed reports that the model has signed a 200,000-dollar deal to tell her side of the story in the nude photo scandal.Publicist Max ... Read more...
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SeaWorld’s Orca show canceled due to trainer’s death
February 26th, 2010 - 11:54 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Orlando, Feb 26 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The SeaWorld San Diego’s killer whale show would be canceled for the third consecutive day on Friday, after the death of a trainer who was killed by ... Read more...
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Malay Indian party’s call for separate local channel welcomed
January 27th, 2010 - 4:52 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Jan 27 (ANI): Malaysian Indian Congress Youth chief T. Mohan call for a separate channel for Astro to air locally-produced programmes has been welcomed.Mohan had said that some of the ... Read more...
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Bomb explodes in Greek capital
January 16th, 2010 - 7:09 am ICT by IANS
Athens, Jan 16 (DPA) A powerful explosion went off at the Ministry of Press and Information in Athens Saturday, causing extensive damage but no injuries, reports said.
The explosion, the second in one ... Read more...
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Stray bullet hits woman riding in cable car in Colombia
December 14th, 2009 - 12:39 pm ICT by IANS
Bogota, Dec 14 (EFE) A stray bullet hit a young woman riding a Metrocable, a cable-car system in the northwestern Colombian city of Medellin, television stations reported.
The woman was taken to a ... Read more...
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Philippine massacre highlights increasing risks for media
December 10th, 2009 - 12:52 pm ICT by IANS
Ampatuan (Philippines), Dec 10 (DPA) When President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo placed the restive southern Philippine province of Maguindanao under martial law, Freddie Solinap was at a loss on how to report on ... Read more...
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Assam ready for talk with rebels
November 24th, 2009 - 11:50 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati, Nov 24 (ANI): Assam's Revenue Minister Bhumithar Burman said on Tuesday the government was ready to talk to rebels after Nalbari town was rocked by twin blasts recently.Six persons died and ... Read more...
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Malaysian ‘whip-for-drinking-beer’ model hogs international news headlines
August 25th, 2009 - 12:45 pm ICT by ANI
Petaling Jaya, Aug. 25 (ANI): The story of former Malaysian model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno, who is to be whipped in public for drinking beer, has caught international attention.The news of ... Read more...
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Prosecutors to quiz scandal-hit Berlusconi’s alleged visitors at spa
July 15th, 2009 - 2:41 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 15 (ANI): Prosecutors probing into the payments made to escorts and showgirls to attend parties at the homes of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi are likely to extend their investigation ... Read more...
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As TV moves on, millions may face blank screens in US
June 11th, 2009 - 10:41 am ICT by IANS
By Andy Goldberg
San Francisco, June 11 (DPA) In a land where television has long been a basic necessity of life, millions of people may find themselves without access to television Friday ... Read more...
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Nepal Maoists say they recruited 23,000 rebels after truce
May 6th, 2009 - 1:12 am ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, May 5 (DPA) Private television stations across Nepal Tuesday broadcast video footage of Maoist leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' telling his guerrilla commanders his party had successfully recruited over 23,000 soldiers ... Read more...
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No news is news in censored Fiji
April 16th, 2009 - 5:27 am ICT by IANS
Wellington, April 16 (DPA) In a satirical jibe at stringent censorship imposed by Fiji's military government, the Daily Post newspaper has been filling the space with some no news.
Headlines in Wednesday's edition ... Read more...
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Fiji military leader defiant over clampdown
April 15th, 2009 - 12:17 pm ICT by IANS
Wellington, April 15 (DPA) Fiji's military ruler Voreqe Bainimarama Wednesday defiantly defended his clampdown on freedom of speech, saying he wanted no opposition to his plans to abolish the existing electoral system ... Read more...
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Chaudhry’’s restoration, an extraordinary victory for Pak legal fraternity: Washington Post
March 16th, 2009 - 12:05 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Mar.16 (ANI): The Pakistan Governments announcement early Monday morning that it would restore former Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and a group of other deposed judges should be ... Read more...
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Super Bowl game interrupted by snippets of pornography
February 3rd, 2009 - 1:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 3 (ANI): US viewers catching the Super Bowl match on TV were given a rude shock when the game was interrupted by snippets of pornography.The porn flick, which showed ... Read more...
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Punjabi Durbar programme finds Sikhs neglected in India
January 15th, 2009 - 10:40 pm ICT by ANI
Abohar, Jan.14 (ANI): The Punjabi Durbar programme of Radio Pakistan seems to have run out of ideas. In its broadcasts, it is repeating the old theme that the Sikhs and other ... Read more...
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Manipur journalists seek protection
December 3rd, 2008 - 7:40 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal, Dec.3 (ANI): The journalistic fraternity in Manipur is outraged over the recent killing of a junior journalist working with the popular English daily, the Imphal Free Press.
Twenty two-year-old Konsam Rishikanta ... Read more...
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