India condemns attack on US consulate in Libya
September 13th, 2012 - 12:59 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) India Wednesday strongly condemned the attack on the US consulate in Libya that killed Washington's envoy and other US officials."We are deeply shocked at ... Read more...
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UAE condemns Myanmar violence
August 30th, 2012 - 1:09 am ICT by IANS
Geneva, Aug 29 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has condemned the violation of the rights of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar and the recent acts of violence against them.These violent ... Read more...
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Colombian journalist wounded in grenade attack
August 6th, 2012 - 11:01 am ICT by IANS
Bogota, Aug 6 (IANS/EFE) A journalist was wounded by attackers who struck at a community radio station in Colombia's Arauca province, which borders Venezuela.The Sarare Estereo radio station in Saravena ... Read more...
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States responsible for checking highway blockades, SC told (Lead)
July 18th, 2012 - 12:38 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) The central government Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it was the state governments' responsibility to maintain law and order and ensure free and uninterrupted ... Read more...
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Trinamool resorting to violence to stifle dissent: Left
June 4th, 2012 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 4 (IANS) Accusing West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress of resorting to violence to stifle the voices of protests, the Left Front (LF) Monday said such tactics would hinder ... Read more...
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Chandigarh’s ‘Stu-C’ remains hot-spot even after decades (Feature)(With Images)
May 27th, 2012 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 27 (IANS) It may not be a pilgrimage spot but not one student on the Panjab University (PU) campus here would say that he or she has not ... Read more...
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Odisha talks halted as Maoists seize legislator (Intro Roundup)
March 24th, 2012 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar/New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Talks to secure the release of two Italians abducted 10 days ago by Maoists in Odisha were suspended Saturday after the rebels daringly kidnapped ... Read more...
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Russian arms dealer shifted to Brooklyn jail
February 26th, 2012 - 8:00 am ICT by IANS
New York, Feb 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout was shifted to a "general population" prison in Brooklyn after spending 15 months in a solitary confinement."Victor has ... Read more...
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Is Al-Qaeda preparing British women bombers?
February 6th, 2012 - 11:52 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 6 (IANS) Al-Qaeda is trying to recruit women for carrying out suicide bombings in Britain, parliament members have warned in a report.The terrorist group is using extremist websites ... Read more...
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‘Lone Wolf’ terrorists most dangerous threat to society
December 19th, 2011 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
Syney, Dec 19 (IANS) Single individuals committing violent acts against society present "the most dangerous terrorism threat," says US Homeland Security, because they operate alone, without using phones, photos or ... Read more...
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Israeli army demolishes West Bank mosque
October 11th, 2011 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
Ramallah, Oct 11 (IANS) The Israeli army for the third time demolished a mosque in the northern West Bank Tuesday, saying it was built without permission, Palestinian sources said.Witnesses ... Read more...
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Maoists using CPI-M guns to kill: Mamata
September 20th, 2011 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 20 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday alleged that rifles earlier used by Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) activists have been passed on to the ... Read more...
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Italy recalls ambassador to Syria, urges EU countries to do the same
August 2nd, 2011 - 6:24 pm ICT by BNO News
ROME (BNO NEWS) -- Italy's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday announced it has summoned its ambassador to Syria to protest the government's crackdown on pro-democracy protesters across the country. It also urged other ... Read more...
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Government had shared inputs on threat to railway
July 11th, 2011 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) A day after a train bombing in Assam, the union home ministry Monday said it had shared with the state government "a number of intelligence ... Read more...
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Cops arrested during probe into murders of Mexican governor’s security personnel
June 17th, 2011 - 10:41 am ICT by BNO News
MONTERREY, MEXICO (BNO NEWS) -- Mexican authorities on Thursday announced that 26 law enforcement officers have been arrested as part of an investigation into the brutal murders of two state government security ... Read more...
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Supreme Court grants bail to Binayak’s associate (Lead)
May 31st, 2011 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday granted bail to Pijush Bubun Guha, who was convicted along with human rights activist and doctor Binayak Sen on charges of ... Read more...
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Supreme Court grants bail to Binayak’s associate
May 31st, 2011 - 1:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday granted bail to Pijush Guha, who was convicted along with human rights activist and doctor Binayak Sen on charges of sedition ... Read more...
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Full security for poll officials in Bengal’s Maoist belt
March 30th, 2011 - 12:22 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 29 (IANS) Helicopters will be on stand-by for emergencies as the authorities are busy making fool-proof security arrangements in West Bengal's Maoist heartland which goes to the hustings ... Read more...
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There was an attempt to blackmail me: Nityananda
February 1st, 2011 - 11:39 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 1 (IANS) Self-styled godman Swami Nityananda Tuesday claimed that he faced blackmail bids by some people in positions of power to cough up a whopping Rs.100 crore for not ... Read more...
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Four dead after clashes in central Argentina
December 14th, 2010 - 12:12 pm ICT by BNO News
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA (BNO NEWS) -- The Bolivian Federation Civil Association on Monday confirmed that four people were killed during last week's violent clashes at Indoamerican Park of Villa Soldati in Buenos ... Read more...
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UN deplores violent acts in Haiti
November 17th, 2010 - 2:35 am ICT by BNO News
PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI (BNO NEWS) -- The United Nations on Tuesday deplored the violent acts against personnel with the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) in the cities of Cap-Haitien and Hinche."The way ... Read more...
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Families fled from Mexico border city due to drug trafficking violence
November 12th, 2010 - 12:33 am ICT by BNO News
TAMAULIPAS, MEXICO (BNO NEWS) -- Over a hundred families have fled from the city of Ciudad Mier in northern Mexico due to the increased drug trafficking violence after the death of Gulf ... Read more...
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Four convicted in New York’s synagogue-bombing plot
October 19th, 2010 - 11:46 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 19 (IANS) Four men have been convicted for planting bombs outside synagogues and plotting missile attacks on military planes in New York, a media report said.A jury of six women ... Read more...
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Man To Spend Christmas Holidays In Jail For Next 5 Years
October 1st, 2010 - 4:44 am ICT by Pen Men At Work
September 30, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): A judge running for the State Supreme Court recently grabbed the headlines for handing out a strange sentence to a man accused of assaulting ... Read more...
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Student group calls for anti-Telangana protests
September 19th, 2010 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 19 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh is again witnessing protests and counter-protests over the demand for separate statehood to Telangana with a students' body calling for demonstrations in universities in Andhra ... Read more...
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Report: 71 inmates escape in mass jail break in Mexico’s drug-plagued north
September 11th, 2010 - 2:35 am ICT by BNO News
MEXICO CITY (BNO NEWS) -- At least 71 prisoners escaped after a morning jailbreak on Friday in the Mexican city of Reynosa across the border from McAllen, Texas, local media reported.Local authorities ... Read more...
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John Cusack accused of making threats on Twitter
September 1st, 2010 - 6:12 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Sept 1 (ANI): Actor John Cusack has been accused of making threats against an American television station during a frustrated outburst on Twitter.Cusack, 44, penned the controversial response after Twitter ... Read more...
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‘What if US is seen as exporter of terrorism?’(Lead)
August 26th, 2010 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Aug 26 (IANS) Citing the case of Pakistani-American David Headley, a classified CIA document released by whistleblower organisation Wikileaks asks what would happen if foreign countries began to ... Read more...
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Detroit Parents Could Be Jailed for Missing Parent Teacher Conferences
July 7th, 2010 - 10:33 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
July 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A proposal is being drafted in Detroit to make parents more accountable for the actions of their children by giving a parent up to three days ... Read more...
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Prosecutor wants to put Detroit parents in jail for missing teacher conferences
July 7th, 2010 - 8:43 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Detroit, July 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Demarco Harris robbed and shot a woman in a Detroit street, without his parents knowing the whereabouts of their son, according to the Detroit police.The parents ... Read more...
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Karnataka Naxal leader reveals expansion plan on camera
June 29th, 2010 - 12:13 am ICT by ANI
Bangalore / Mahabubnagar, June 28 (ANI): Maoists' Karnataka state committee chief Chandrashekhar Gorebal, who was arrested recently by the Andhra Pradesh Police, has revealed details about their expansion plan.Gorebal gave his ... Read more...
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NGO offers monetary reward to help nab dog killers
June 15th, 2010 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 15 (IANS) Following reports of stray dogs being killed in the Dombivli township of Maharashtra's Thane district, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) has announced a monetary reward to those who provide ... Read more...
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Bridgeport, CT man arrested in murder for hire plot
April 5th, 2010 - 10:50 pm ICT by BNO News
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS (BNO NEWS) – A man of Bridgeport, Connecticut was arrested and charged on Monday with murder-for-hire, U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz announced.Dorian J. Membreno, 25, was allegedly hired by a man ... Read more...
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US hunts for citizens training with Al Qaeda, other terrorist groups
March 6th, 2010 - 12:29 pm ICT by ANI
Los Angeles, Mar 6 (ANI): The Obama Administration has no count of Americans training overseas with Al Qaeda or other terrorist groups, but is gathering information with Pakistan and other governments to ... Read more...
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Milford, CT man pleads guilty to racketeering conspiracy charge
March 3rd, 2010 - 4:18 am ICT by BNO News
MILFORD, CONNECTICUT (BNO NEWS) – A Milford, Connecticut man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to one count of racketeering conspiracy stemming from his involvement in an illegal gambling operation, prosecutors announced.Raul Suner, aka ... Read more...
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