Rihanna’s Tupac tattoo causes a stir
January 26th, 2012 - 8:41 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Jan 26 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Rihanna is a big fan of the lifestyle of late rapper Tupac Shakur. The singer tweeted a picture of her new tattoo which has the words ... Read more...
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Pakistani journalist working for US radio killed (Lead)
January 18th, 2012 - 4:26 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 18 (IANS) A Pakistani journalist, who was working for US radio, was shot dead by some unidentified gunmen Tuesday evening in the country's northwestern region, police said.Mukararm Khan ... Read more...
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Chinese vessel attacked
January 15th, 2012 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 15 (IANS) A Chinese commercial vessel was attacked by unidentified gunmen in Laos while returning to the country via the Mekong river, officials said Sunday.The Shengtai-11 vessel was ... Read more...
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Four of a family gunned down in Pakistan
January 15th, 2012 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 15 (IANS) Unidentified gunmen barged into a house in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and shot dead four members of a family, police said.Six other people were injured ... Read more...
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Three US nationals gunned down in Mexico
December 25th, 2011 - 8:40 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Dec 25 (IANS) A 39-year-old American woman and her two daughters died when unidentified gunmen opened fire at three buses in Mexico, officials said.The gang of five gunmen ... Read more...
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Four people killed in Iraq attacks
December 18th, 2011 - 4:32 am ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Dec 18 (IANS) At least four people were killed and two wounded in Iraq Saturday during bomb blast and shooting incidents.The two separate incidents occurred inside and close to ... Read more...
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Police vehicle attacked in Pakistan
December 17th, 2011 - 11:55 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 17 (IANS) At least four policemen were injured Saturday when their vehicle was attacked by unidentified gunmen in Pakistan's northwest tribal region near the border with Afghanistan, a ... Read more...
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Pakistan hopes to lure cricket teams with foolproof security
December 10th, 2011 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Dec 10 (IANS) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has reportedly finalized foolproof security plans for the visiting cricket teams, official sources revealed here Saturday.The first step for the PCB ... Read more...
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Australian abducted in Philippines
December 6th, 2011 - 7:03 am ICT by IANS
Manila, Dec 6 (IANS) Unidentified gunmen abducted a 53-year-old Australian national in the Philippines Monday night, an official said.The incident took place in Ipil town of Zamboanga Sibugay province, around ... Read more...
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Three Pakistani policemen gunned down
December 1st, 2011 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 1 (IANS) At least three policemen were killed and two others injured Thursday when unidentified gunmen ambushed a police vehicle in Pakistan's Punjab province, a media report said.The ... Read more...
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Three killed in firing at marriage function
November 19th, 2011 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Nov 19 (IANS) Three people were killed and four injured when unidentified gunmen opened fire at a rival gang leader who was attending a marriage function here Friday night, ... Read more...
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Bangladeshi woman politician’s house bombed
November 17th, 2011 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Nov 17 (IANS) The house of a woman politician in Bangladesh was bombed and her son was shot at by unidentified gunmen Wednesday night, police said Thursday.Four bombs were ... Read more...
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Unidentified gunmen attack Iranian bus in eastern Turkey, injuring 8
November 16th, 2011 - 3:28 pm ICT by BNO News
ANKARA (BNO NEWS) -- Unidentified gunmen attacked an Iranian bus in eastern Turkey on Tuesday, local media reported on Wednesday. Eight people, including a young child, were injured in the shooting.The attack ... Read more...
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Eight hurt as Iranian bus attacked in Turkey
November 16th, 2011 - 4:53 am ICT by IANS
Ankara, Nov 16 (IANS) Eight people were injured when an Iranian bus travelling to Syria was attacked by unidentified gunmen in eastern Turkey, Xinhua reported Tuesday.There were 40 passengers aboard ... Read more...
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Four gunned down in Pakistan court (Lead)
November 12th, 2011 - 3:27 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 12 (IANS) At least four undertrial prisoners were gunned down Saturday at a court in the adjacent garrison town of Rawalpindi, police and eyewitnesses said.Another man was injured ... Read more...
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Australian man shot dead in Philippines
November 12th, 2011 - 10:33 am ICT by IANS
Manila, Nov 12 (IANS) An official of an Australian mining company has been shot dead in the Philippines, police said Saturday.Rodgen Conejar, 57, died of multiple gunshot wounds after being ... Read more...
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Philippine politician shot dead
November 7th, 2011 - 9:19 am ICT by IANS
Manila, Nov 7 (IANS) Unidentified gunmen shot dead a 58-year-old provincial official in the Philippines Sunday, police said.Rafael Viduya, a provincial council member of Surigao del Sur province, was shot ... Read more...
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Pakistan leave for UAE to play against Sri Lanka
October 15th, 2011 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Oct 15 (IANS) The Pakistani cricket team departed for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Saturday to play a bilateral series against Sri Lanka, starting with the first Test Tuesday.The ... Read more...
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Official shot dead in Pakistan’s Quetta
October 8th, 2011 - 12:53 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 7 (IANS) Unidentified gunmen shot dead a senior government official in the violence-hit southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta late Friday night in an apparent targeted attack, police said.... Read more...
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Over 960 inmates freed in DR Congo prison attack
September 8th, 2011 - 3:11 am ICT by IANS
Kinshasa, Sep 8 (IANS) Over 960 inmates were freed by unidentified gunmen in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) by attacking a prison Wednesday, Xinhua reported.Two people were also ... Read more...
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Benazir’s former security guard killed in Karachi
July 17th, 2011 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 17 (IANS) Unidentified gunmen killed a former security guard of assassinated Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto, Geo News reported Sunday.Aamir Shah, who was the president of the ... Read more...
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Four Shia pilgrims killed in Pakistan gun attack (Lead)
June 22nd, 2011 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 22 (IANS) At least four people were killed and 11 others were injured when unidentified gunmen fired at a bus carrying about 30 pilgrims in Pakistan's Quetta city ... Read more...
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Former Pakistan boxer Abrar shot dead in Quetta
June 16th, 2011 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, June 16 (IANS) Pakistan's boxing community Thursday mourned the shocking murder of one of the country's most celebrated pugilists - Abrar Hussain Shah - in Quetta, the capital of ... Read more...
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Jeweller, son, guard killed in Uttar Pradesh
June 10th, 2011 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
Etah (Uttar Pradesh), June 10 (IANS) Unidentified gunmen shot dead three people, including a jeweller and his son, here Friday, police said, adding that no looting had taken place.The gunmen ... Read more...
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PIOs, Indians asked to leave Yemen urgently
June 7th, 2011 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) With more people getting killed in clashes in Yemen, India Tuesday renewed its appeal to its nationals and persons of Indian origin (PIOs) to leave ... Read more...
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Blast at Kashmir scrap dealer’s home, one killed
June 7th, 2011 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 7 (IANS) One person was killed and two injured in a powerful explosion at the home of a scrap dealer in Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday afternoon, police said.The ... Read more...
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Abducted Bulgarian pilots released in Sudan
June 7th, 2011 - 5:29 am ICT by IANS
Khartoum, June 7 (IANS) Three Bulgarian pilots - working for the UN World Food Programme (WFP) - who were abducted in January, have been released in Sudan, a statement said.WFP ... Read more...
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Man shot dead in Srinagar
June 6th, 2011 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 6 (IANS) Unidentified gunmen killed a civilian in the heart of Jammu and Kashmir's summer capital Srinagar Monday afternoon, police said.Muhammad Aslam Khan, 60, was shot outside Pratap ... Read more...
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Five soldiers killed in Peru attack
June 6th, 2011 - 6:02 am ICT by IANS
Lima, June 6 (IANS) At least five soldiers were killed when unidentified gunmen launched an attack on a patrol of around 30 security personnel in Peru, the army said in ... Read more...
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Three shot dead in West Bengal
June 2nd, 2011 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 2 (IANS) Three people were killed in West Bengal's Burdwan district area Thursday when unidentified gunmen fired indiscriminately at an under-construction building, police said."Three people have ... Read more...
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Iraq’s head of anti-Baath committee assassinated
May 27th, 2011 - 8:36 am ICT by IANS
Baghdad, May 27 (IANS) A senior Iraqi politician in charge of a committee purging Saddam Hussein loyalists was assassinated Thursday, Xinhua quoted a police source as saying.Ali al-Lami, the ... Read more...
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Husband of newly elected Bihar village head killed
May 26th, 2011 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, May 26 (IANS) The husband of a newly elected woman village head was shot dead by unidentified gunmen Thursday in Bihar's Begusarai district, say police who suspect political rivalry ... Read more...
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Violent incidents in Pakistan since Osama’s killing
May 23rd, 2011 - 2:28 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 23 (IANS) The following is a timeline of violent incidents in Pakistan since the May 2 killing of Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden in a US ... Read more...
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Two killed in hospital firing, cops suspect business enmity (Second Lead)
May 19th, 2011 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
Rohtak (Haryana), May 19 (IANS) A liquor contractor and a security guard were killed in a hospital's emergency ward here when unidentified gunmen opened fire at them early Thursday, police ... Read more...
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Two killed in Haryana hospital firing, four cops suspended (Lead)
May 19th, 2011 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
Rohtak (Haryana), May 19 (IANS) A liquor contractor and a security guard were killed in a hospital's emergency ward here when unidentified gunmen opened fire at them early Thursday, police ... Read more...
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