Pilot killed in drug plane crash in Venezuela
August 30th, 2012 - 10:58 am ICT by IANS
Caracas, Aug 30 (IANS/EFE) A small plane carrying drugs crashed into a mountain in the northwestern state of Lara, killing the pilot, the Venezuelan interior ministry said."We presume that ... Read more...
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Belarus to help build space facility in Venezuela
July 5th, 2012 - 12:34 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 5 (IANS/EFE) Belarus will participate in the construction of a space base in Venezuela to be used for launching satellites, Venezuelan Ambassador to Belarus Americo Diaz Nunez said."Belarus ... Read more...
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Force India make top-10 at European GP qualifying
June 23rd, 2012 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
Valencia, June 23 (IANS) Sebastian Vettel claimed third straight pole position for Red Bull at the Formula One European Grand Prix qualifying here Saturday while Sahara Force India's Nico Hulkenberg ... Read more...
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Cuba’s ex-world champion boxer dead
May 22nd, 2012 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, May 22 (IANS) Cuban former world champion and 1972 Olympic bronze medallist boxer Douglas Rodriguez passed away after suffering a cardiac arrest. He was 61.Rodriguez died Sunday at home, ... Read more...
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Monchengladbach beat Cologne in Bundesliga
April 16th, 2012 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, April 16 (IANS) Monchengladbach recorded an impressive 3-0 win against relegation threatened Cologne while Freiburg and Hoffenheim shared points to complete the 31st round of German Bundesliga Sunday.After a ... Read more...
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Gunman robs doctors mid-surgery at Venezuelan hospital
March 11th, 2012 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
Caracas, March 11 (IANS/EFE) A man robbed a surgeon and his staff at gunpoint during a procedure being performed in the operating theater of a hospital in the central Venezuelan ... Read more...
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Venezuela Mars mission after 2030: Chavez
February 11th, 2012 - 7:59 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Feb 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez said Friday his country would be able to send a mission to Mars after 2030."Venezuela has stepped onto the road ... Read more...
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Diplomat’s expulsion: Venezuela to close Miami consulate
January 14th, 2012 - 1:17 pm ICT by IANS
Caracas, Jan 14 (IANS/EFE) Venezuela will respond to the US expulsion of its consul in Miami by closing - at least temporarily - its consulate in the Florida city, President ... Read more...
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Cecotto Junior to test for Sahara Force India
November 11th, 2011 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Nov 11 (IANS) Johnny Cecotto Junior will be testing for India's Formula One Sahara Force India team at the upcoming young driver test in Abu Dhabi next week.The ... Read more...
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Model convicted of drug smuggling in Argentina
November 4th, 2011 - 11:27 am ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, Nov 4 (IANS/EFE) Colombian model Angie Sanclemente Valencia was convicted here of attempting to smuggle cocaine to Spain in late 2009 and sentenced to six years and eight ... Read more...
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Argentine jerseys, flags high on demand
September 2nd, 2011 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 2 (IANS) Ecstatic soccer fans painted their face in Argentine colours, while flags and jerseys of the South American nation sold at a premium, as a cracker of ... Read more...
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Venezuela to pull gold reserves out of US, Europe
August 19th, 2011 - 11:25 am ICT by IANS
Caracas, Aug 19 (IANS/EFE) Venezuela will remove its international gold reserves from the US and Europe and place them in countries with "solid" economies like China, Russia and Brazil, President ... Read more...
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Austria honours Venezuelan composer
August 2nd, 2011 - 11:44 am ICT by IANS
Salzburg (Austria), Aug 2 (IANS/EFE) The Austrian government and the Salzburg Music Festival paid homage to the creator of Venezuela's National System of Youth and Children's Orchestras, Jose Antonio ... Read more...
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‘She Monkeys’, ‘Bombay Beach’ win Tribeca top honours
April 30th, 2011 - 1:59 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 30 (IANS) Swedish films "She Monkeys" and "Bombay Beach" took home top honours at the Tribeca Film Festival for best narrative feature and best documentary, respectively.The judges announced ... Read more...
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Over one tonne cocaine seized in Venezuela
March 8th, 2011 - 11:26 am ICT by IANS
Caracas, March 8 (IANS/EFE) A total of 1,176 kg of cocaine was seized from a private ranch in eastern Venezuela, police said.Venezuelan National Guard commander Luis Motta said the drug ... Read more...
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Berlusconi ‘may have paid for boob and lip jobs of ‘bunga bunga’ girls’
March 1st, 2011 - 11:11 am ICT by ANI
London, Mar 1 (ANI): Prosecutors in Milan, who accuse Silvio Berlusconi of abuse of office and sleeping with an under-age prostitute, believe that the prime minister paid for cosmetic surgeries of young ... Read more...
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Murray happy to rely on mum while seeking elusive first Grand Slam
January 19th, 2011 - 4:54 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan.19 (ANI): British No 1 Andy Murray is attempting to win his first Grand Slam with his mother and best friend providing the technical expertise.There is no Paul Annacone, experienced ... Read more...
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Black box of crashed plane found in Cuba
November 6th, 2010 - 12:46 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, Nov 6 (IANS/EFE) The black box and cockpit voice recorder of a plane that crashed in Cuba, killing all 68 people on board, have been recovered, a media report said.Aero ... Read more...
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At least 15 die in eastern Venezuela plane crash
September 14th, 2010 - 12:46 am ICT by BNO News
CIUDAD GUAYANA, VENEZUELA (BNO NEWS) -- At least 15 people were killed when a passenger plane belonging to Venezuelan state-owned airline Conviasa crashed near an airport in Bolívar State on ... Read more...
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Conviasa passenger plane crashes in eastern Venezuela, some survive
September 13th, 2010 - 10:50 pm ICT by BNO News
CIUDAD GUAYANA, VENEZUELA (BNO NEWS) -- A passenger plane belonging to Venezuelan state-owned airline Conviasa crashed near an airport in Bolívar State on Monday morning, authorities said.The ATR 42 aircraft, which was ... Read more...
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Where is the fifth accomplice of diamond thieves?
August 26th, 2010 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 26 (IANS) Mystery shrouds the disappearance of a fifth accomplice - a Venezuelan - who was part of the group that carried out the daring daylight heist of diamonds worth ... Read more...
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Mumbai diamond heist: Thieves brought from Dubai
August 26th, 2010 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 26 (IANS) Four thieves who carried out the diamond heist of over Rs.6.6 crore from a jewellery show here and fled to Dubai were brought to Mumbai early Thursday, a ... Read more...
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Diamond heist culprits detained in Dubai: Police
August 24th, 2010 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 24 (IANS) Mumbai Police Tuesday said four people -- three Mexicans and a Venezuelan -- have been detained by police in Dubai for their role in Monday's sensational heist of ... Read more...
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Plane stolen from Venezuelan airport
August 17th, 2010 - 10:37 am ICT by IANS
Caracas, Aug 17 (IANS/EFE) An aircraft was stolen from a hangar at Caracas' Maiquetia International Airport during the weekend, authorities said.
There was no trace of the flight on the list of departures ... Read more...
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US priest stabbed to death in Venezuela
April 30th, 2010 - 12:17 pm ICT by IANS
Caracas, April 30 (IANS/EFE) An American Catholic priest has been stabbed to death in Venezuela's Bolivar state, officials said.
Esteban Woods, 68, of Vancouver, Washington, had been serving as a priest in Venezuela ... Read more...
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Sharmila walks the ramp with 92-year-old SEWA artisan (With Images)
March 28th, 2010 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Veteran actress and Censor Board chief Sharmila Tagore sashayed down the ramp with 92-year-old SEWA artisan Hansiba Ben to showcase a new collection by the NGO's Hansiba ... Read more...
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Mariah Carey is insecure about her looks
February 28th, 2010 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 28 (IANS) Popstar Mariah Carey says she has been insecure about her looks since the age of 19.
The 40-year-old singer confessed she has been conscious of this for about 21 ... Read more...
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Mariah Carey felt ugly while growing up
January 19th, 2010 - 1:34 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 19(IANS) Singer-actress Mariah Carey admits that she felt ugly while growing up because of her heritage.
The "Hero" singer, whose mother is an American and her father was an African-American of ... Read more...
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Bhagvad Gita used to smuggle cocaine in Trinidad
November 6th, 2009 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
By Paras Ramoutar
Port-of-Spain, Nov 6 (IANS) The Trinidad and Tobago police have found pages of the Hindu holy book Bhagvad Gita soaked in millions of dollars worth of liquid cocaine in a ... Read more...
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Venezuela bans toy guns, violent video games
October 30th, 2009 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, Oct 30 (RIA Novosti) The Venezuelan parliament has passed a law holding as illegal the production, import and sale of toy weapons and violent video games, a media report Friday ... Read more...
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Cuba modernises ports to admit larger ships
October 13th, 2009 - 12:25 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, Oct 13 (EFE) Cuba is working on the dredging and technological modernisation of its three major ports in collaboration with China and Venezuela, official media said.
The work seeks to increase depth ... Read more...
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Peter Gabriel, Jose Antonio win Polar music prize
May 13th, 2009 - 2:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 13 (ANI): Acclaimed musician Peter Gabriel and Venezuelan composer Jose Antonio have been pronounced the winners of this year's Polar music prize, Sweden's biggest music award.Both the musicians will ... Read more...
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Open your fist to revive friendship, Chavez tells Obama
January 26th, 2009 - 2:03 pm ICT by IANS
Caracas, Jan 26 (IANS) President Hugo Chavez has said that Venezuela and the US can revive their broken friendship if President Barack Obama "opens his fist", EFE reported. In his column ... Read more...
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Venezuelan parliament to debate unlimited presidential term next week
December 11th, 2008 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
Caracas, Dec 11 (Prensa Latina) Venezuela's parliament next week will discuss a bill by the ruling United Socialist Party seeking to amend the constitution for an unlimited term for the president, sources ... Read more...
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Obamas victory will change the world, says Mariah Carey
December 10th, 2008 - 2:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 10 (ANI): Pop singer Mariah Carey is stunned by US President-elect Barack Obamas win, and insists that the victory will change the world.In an interview to Hello! magazine, the ... Read more...
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