Brian Dowling mugged & robbed
March 16th, 2012 - 8:05 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Mar 16 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Brian Dowling, Big Brother’s host, has reported that he was mugged and robbed. The 33-year-old said he was ambushed near his London home earlier this week.
Brian ... Read more...
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Stray dogs kill woman
March 16th, 2012 - 4:21 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A 25-year-old woman died in hospital of injuries suffered in an attack by stray dogs on the outskirts of Simferopol in Ukraine, police said Friday.The ... Read more...
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Asian woman, kids beaten up in Britain
March 15th, 2012 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 15 (IANS) In what is being termed a racial attack, a woman of Asian origin was beaten up and her three daughters ill-treated by three people who tried ... Read more...
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British journalists held for spying in Libya
March 14th, 2012 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 14 (IANS) A Libyan militia has released a video of two British journalists held on suspicion of spying.Nicholas Davies-Jones and Gareth Montgomery-Johnson - working for Iran's English-language Press ... Read more...
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26 die as boat sinks in Bangladesh (Lead)
March 13th, 2012 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 13 (IANS) At least 26 people were killed Tuesday when a boat carrying over 200 passengers capsized in Bangladesh's Meghna river after colliding with a cargo vessel, a ... Read more...
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Four dead, 220 missing as boat sinks in Bangladesh
March 13th, 2012 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 13 (IANS) Four people were killed and over 220 went missing Tuesday when a passenger boat capsized in Bangladesh's Meghna river following a collision with a cargo vessel, ... Read more...
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Two workers burned to death in furnace
March 12th, 2012 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 12 (IANS) Two Austrian metalworkers died a tragic death when a colleague switched on a massive oven without realising that they were cleaning it inside.According to detectives investigating ... Read more...
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Bear mauls two men to death
March 6th, 2012 - 10:54 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, March 6 (IANS) A wild bear mauled to death two men in Rajasthan's Dholpur district over two days and left at least 10 others injured, police said Tuesday.According to ... Read more...
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Two Chinese street motorbike racers may get death penalty
March 6th, 2012 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 6 (IANS) Two street motorbike racers in China's Shanghai city who were detained and charged with dangerous driving may face the death penalty in line with new guidelines, ... Read more...
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Suspicious powder found in Pakistani ambulance
March 2nd, 2012 - 12:25 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 1 (IANS) Eight drums of a suspicious powdery chemical were Thursday recovered from an ambulance by police in Pakistan's port city of Karachi.Karachi police raided the city's Tower ... Read more...
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Two suspected terrorists arrested
February 29th, 2012 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Two suspected terrorists on a mission to target VVIPs have been arrested here, police said Wednesday.Sources said the two were planning to carry out major ... Read more...
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Bridge stolen in Poland, sold for scrap
February 28th, 2012 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
Warsaw, Feb 28 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Two men stole a bridge in southwest Poland and sold it for scrap, police said Monday.The bridge, used by a local mine, was sawn up ... Read more...
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Maoists torture, kill two Home Guards (Lead)
February 26th, 2012 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Feb 26 (IANS) Maoists have tortured and killed two Home Guards who had been missing since Jan 31, police said Sunday.The bodies of Moriyam Mangu and Anand Jasba, in ... Read more...
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Indian-origin man burned to death in London
February 26th, 2012 - 1:10 am ICT by IANS
London, Feb 25 (IANS) A medical student in Britain has been found guilty for her role in the killing of an Indian-origin Sikh who liked her.Gagandip Singh, whom Mundill Mahil ... Read more...
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Two men chop off friend’s hand to claim insurance
February 26th, 2012 - 1:09 am ICT by IANS
London, Feb 25 (IANS) Two men in the US allegedly chopped off a third man's hand with a pole saw so that the three of them could file for an ... Read more...
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Men prefer taking smartphones to newspapers in loo
February 25th, 2012 - 12:36 am ICT by IANS
London, Feb 24 (IANS) Taking a newspaper to the toilet has long been a male preserve. But with the tech-age influencing nearly every aspect of life, even this most established ... Read more...
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Tantrik beheads boy for ‘divine powers’
February 23rd, 2012 - 1:59 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Feb 23 (IANS) A 'tantrik' who allegedly beheaded a 10-year-old boy to obtain "divine powers" has been arrested in yet another case of human sacrifice in Chhattisgarh, police said ... Read more...
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Woman who duped six ‘husbands’ held
February 23rd, 2012 - 1:13 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Feb 22 (IANS) A 25-year-old woman was arrested in Rajasthan for duping at least six men whom she married before disappearing with gold and other valuables, police said. Two ... Read more...
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Ex-chiefs of Bank of Moscow face theft charge
February 22nd, 2012 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Bank of Moscow's former president Andrei Borodin and his ex-deputy Dmitry Akulinin are facing new embezzlement charges for allegedly pocketing over 6.7 billion rubles ($220 ... Read more...
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Truck kills two policemen
February 22nd, 2012 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 22 (IANS) Two policemen were run over in Uttar Pradesh Wednesday by a truck carrying smuggled cattle when they tried to stop it, police said.The incident took place ... Read more...
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Five taxi drivers killed in Mexican city
February 22nd, 2012 - 12:57 pm ICT by IANS
Monterrey (Mexico), Feb 22 (IANS/EFE) Gunmen shot dead five taxi drivers Tuesday in the streets of the northern Mexican industrial city of Monterrey, authorities said."The attack happened at around 10 ... Read more...
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ESPN drops Ron Jaworski from Monday Night Football booth
February 16th, 2012 - 11:19 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Feb 16 (THAINDIAN NEWS) ESPN has dropped Ron Jaworski from the Monday Night Football booth. For the first time in its history, ESPN will leave only two men in the ... Read more...
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Two killed after hitting police vehicle
February 16th, 2012 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 15 (IANS) Two men on a motorcycle were killed Wednesday after they collided with a police vehicle here while taking a sharp turn, police said.The incident occurred near ... Read more...
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Two convicted in Russia for making pen guns
February 8th, 2012 - 2:21 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A court in Russia's Far Eastern Amur region convicted two workers of a military plant who covertly manufactured pen guns, a spokesperson for the region's ... Read more...
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Drugs worth Rs.8 crore seized, two held in Bengal
February 7th, 2012 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
Murshidabad (West Bengal), Feb 7 (IANS) Two people were arrested and drugs worth Rs.8 crore were seized from West Bengal's Murshidabad district Tuesday following questioning of two people earlier taken ... Read more...
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Two arrested for running job racket
February 2nd, 2012 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Two men who cheated several educated unemployed youths by promising them jobs in multinationals have been arrested, police said Thursday.Lalit Kumar, 59, and Amarjeet Rana, ... Read more...
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Two held for Delhi Metro brawl
February 1st, 2012 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Two men were arrested for harassing a couple in a west Delhi Metro station which escalated into a brawl, police said Wednesday.The incident took place ... Read more...
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Indian man killed for taking too long in toilet
January 30th, 2012 - 10:13 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Mumbai, Jan 30 (THAINDIAN NEWS) An Indian man paid with his life when he kept ‘too long’ in the toilet at a slum in the country’s capital Mumbai. The 26-year-old was reportedly ... Read more...
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Muslim pilot fired over fears he might copy 9/11
January 29th, 2012 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 29 (IANS) A Muslim pilot working for a well-known British carrier has said he was fired because his bosses feared he might copy the Sep 11 terror attack.The ... Read more...
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Three poachers arrested with chinkara parts
January 28th, 2012 - 11:39 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 28 (IANS) Three poachers were Saturday arrested and body remains of at least five chinkaras (Indian gazelle) recovered from them in Rajastan's Barmer district, police said.
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Demanding beer, Russians threaten to bomb shop
January 16th, 2012 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Two men in Russia's St. Petersburg have been held for allegedly robbing beer from a shop by threatening the shop assistant with a hand ... Read more...
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Two men held with fake auto products
January 14th, 2012 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) Two men have been arrested for alleged involvement in selling spurious auto products, police said Saturday.
"Bijender Kumar, 36, and Anshu Aggarwal, 26, indulged in ... Read more...
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Two Maoists held in Chhattisgarh
January 13th, 2012 - 12:21 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, Jan 12 (IANS) Two members of the banned Communist Party of India-Maoist were arrested Thursday in Chhattisgarh's restive Bastar region, police said.The arrests were made by a patrolling contingent ... Read more...
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Robbers loot Rs.1 million
January 12th, 2012 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Jan 12 (IANS) Two robbers snatched Rs.1 million from a man in the heart of Raipur Thursday, police said.Additional Superintendent of Police Lal Umed Singh said the victim was ... Read more...
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Kids among eight hacked to death in Honduras
January 12th, 2012 - 12:39 pm ICT by IANS
Tegucigalpa, Jan 12 (IANS/EFE) Eight people, four of them children, were murdered in the Caribbean province of Colon, the Honduran government said.The victims, residents of the village of El Regadero, ... Read more...
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