UK told to free prisoners over breach of human rights
September 18th, 2012 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 18 (IANS) Prisoners deemed "potentially dangerous" and who had been jailed indefinitely in Britain could now be set free after the European Court of Human Rights said it ... Read more...
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Three Britons held for running over Asian-origin kids (Lead)
August 21st, 2012 - 11:39 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 21 (IANS) Three men have been arrested after two Asian-origin children - aged two and 10 - were knocked down by a car in Britain's Leeds, police said ... Read more...
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Bodies of two mountain climbers found
July 16th, 2012 - 11:45 am ICT by IANS
Rome, July 16 (IANS/EFE) Two mountain climbers, one Spanish and the other Polish, were found frozen to death on the Dome du Gouter mountain at an altitude of 4,400 meters ... Read more...
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Indian questioned over Bali smuggling
May 29th, 2012 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 29 (IANS) An Indian and three Britons are being questioned in Indonesia following the arrest of a British housewife for allegedly trying to smuggle cocaine into the country ... Read more...
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Three Britons travel round the world in taxi!
May 12th, 2012 - 10:51 am ICT by IANS
London, May 12 (IANS) Three Britons in their 20s have undertaken a record-breaking trip around the world in a cab, travelling over 43,000 miles (over 69,000 km) and putting 80,000 ... Read more...
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Two in three Britons cannot speak any foreign word
November 19th, 2011 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 19 (IANS) A study has indicated when it comes to knowing or learning new words of foreign languages, not many Britons seem enthusiastic about it.In a poll of ... Read more...
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1,000 British teenagers hospitalised for sexual diseases
August 29th, 2011 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 29 (IANS) Around 1,000 British teenagers under 16 years have been treated in hospitals for sexually transmitted diseases in the past three years, according to information released by ... Read more...
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Over 70 percent of British drivers high on drugs
June 11th, 2011 - 9:32 am ICT by IANS
London, June 11 (IANS) A whopping 72 percent of drivers in Britain admit being under the influence of narcotics while driving, according to a new study.Around 35 percent admitted to ... Read more...
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Survey Deems That Britain Is The World’s Booziest Nation
December 7th, 2010 - 7:45 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
December 7, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): A fresh survey has divulged that virtually 84% of the Britons gulp down alcohol and more frequently than any other nation, unambiguously indicating that Britain ... Read more...
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Indians booze the least in the world
December 7th, 2010 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 7 (IANS) Indians drink the least in the world, with just 27 percent ever having a tipple - compared with the international average of 71 percent, says a survey. ... Read more...
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Britain is the world’s booziest nation!
December 7th, 2010 - 12:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 7 (ANI): A new survey has revealed that Britain is the booziest nation in the world, with more people drinking - and more regularly - than any other country.Around 84 ... Read more...
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New airport scanner can detect liquid explosives
October 25th, 2010 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 25 (IANS) The ban on carrying liquids on planes could be lifted soon in Europe as British scientists have developed a scanner that can detect dangerous chemicals.Manufacturers have been ... Read more...
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1 in 3 Britons has had public sex
July 19th, 2010 - 6:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 19 (ANI): One in three saucy Britons has had sex in public, while four in every ten adults were happy to commit a crime by using a mobile phone while ... Read more...
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Indian among three tourists killed in Egypt accident
February 26th, 2010 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
Sharm al-Sheikh, Egypt, Feb 26 (DPA) Three foreign tourists, including an Indian, were killed and five badly injured Friday when a cruise ship crashed into a pier in the Egypt Red Sea ... Read more...
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Activist Rachel Corrie’s Parents Seek Justice
February 26th, 2010 - 12:53 am ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Haifa, Israel, Feb 25, (THAINDIAN NEWS) American activist Rachel Corrie's parents are seeking justice for their daughter's death by bringing a civil suit against the Israel Ministry of Defense seven ... Read more...
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Outrage as Amnesty sacks Indian rights campaigner (Lead)
February 9th, 2010 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
By Dipankar De Sarkar
London, Feb 9 (IANS) Human rights activists across the world have leapt to the defence of Indian gender campaigner Gita Sahgal after Amnesty International sacked her for criticising ... Read more...
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Outrage as Amnesty sacks Indian rights campaigner
February 9th, 2010 - 10:54 am ICT by IANS
By Dipankar De Sarkar
London, Feb 9 (IANS) Human rights activists have sprung to the defence of Indian gender campaigner Gita Sahgal after Amnesty International sacked her Sunday for criticising it publicly ... Read more...
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Amnesty accused of campaigning with ‘Taliban supporter’
February 7th, 2010 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 7 (IANS) Gita Sahgal, the head of Amnesty International's gender unit has accused the human rights group of damaging its global standing by campaigning alongside a former Guantanamo Bay ... Read more...
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3 Britons held for ‘bomb threat’ in Dubai-bound plane (Lead)
January 9th, 2010 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 9 (IANS) Three Britons aboard a Dubai-bound flight were arrested after the cabin crew alerted the police about a potential bomb threat as the aircraft prepared to take-off from Heathrow ... Read more...
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Two out of three Brits don’t think Muslims are loyal
May 8th, 2009 - 4:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 8 (ANI): Two out of three Britons think that Muslims living in the United Kingdom are not loyal to their country.According to a new Gallup poll, only 36 percent Brits ... Read more...
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UK Govt. ”failed to stop torture of three Britons in Pak”
March 18th, 2009 - 5:05 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar. 18 (ANI): The UK Government has come under fire for reportedly failing to stop the torture of three Britons in Pakistan despite repeatedly being asked for assistance. Birmingham based ... Read more...
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Zardari offers to do more once India shares terror information
December 14th, 2008 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 14 (IANS) Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari said Sunday his government was ready to "do more" once India completes its investigations into the Mumbai attacks and shares the information with ... Read more...
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LeT behind Mumbai terror, Pakistan has a lot to answer for: Brown (Lead)
December 14th, 2008 - 1:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Backing India's charge about the involvement of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in the Mumbai terror strikes, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown Sunday said that Pakistan has "a lot to ... Read more...
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EU evacuates Europeans injured in Mumbai attacks
December 2nd, 2008 - 2:57 am ICT by IANS
Brussels, Dec 2 (DPA) An aircraft provided by France and Sweden has evacuated three Britons and three Spaniards injured in the Mumbai terror attacks, officials in Brussels said Monday.The injured, including two ... Read more...
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Indonesia raises alert levels after volcanic activities
April 22nd, 2008 - 2:42 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Jakarta, April 22 (DPA) Indonesian authorities Tuesday raised the alert status for a branch of Krakatoa volcano in the Strait of Sunda, and Mount Ibu in eastern province of North Maluku, after ... Read more...
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UK-based terror accused Abu Hamza’s extradition to the US cleared
February 8th, 2008 - 2:17 pm ICT by admin
London, Feb.8 (ANI): Radical preacher Abu Hamza is likely to spend the rest of his life in an American jail after British Home Secretary Jacqui Smith signed an extradition order Thursday afternoon.
If ... Read more...
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