Janevksi replaces Toshack as Macedonia coach
August 23rd, 2012 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
Skopje (Macedonia), Aug 23 (IANS) Macedonia has appointed Cedomir Janevksi as the new coach of the national football team.Janevksi replaced former Wales and Real Madrid boss John Toshack who stepped ... Read more...
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China’s Wen Xia Yu wins Miss World 2012 title, Vanya Mishra loses (Lead)
August 18th, 2012 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
Ordos (China), Aug 18 (IANS) China's Wen Xia Yu was crowned the Miss World 2012 at a gala ceremony here Saturday.Wales' Sophie Moulds was adjudged the first runner-up, while Australia's ... Read more...
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Prince William saves drowning girl
August 17th, 2012 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 17 (IANS) Prince William led his helicopter crew on a rescue mission and saved a 16-year-old girl from drowning.The girl got into difficulties after going to help ... Read more...
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Britain braces for deadly sheep virus
August 9th, 2012 - 12:31 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 8 (IANS) A virus that causes lambs and calves to be born dead or with serious deformities could spread across Britain by the end of year, experts warned ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Ann Romney traces her Welsh roots
August 7th, 2012 - 7:20 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Aug 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The wife of presidential aspirant of the US Mitt Romney was in Wales over the weekend. Ann Romney is said to have been on a trail ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Chimpanzee asks people to free him at Wales Zoo
August 3rd, 2012 - 7:53 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Wales, Aug 3 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A chimpanzee has been filmed at Wales’s zoo asking to be freed from its enclosure. Visitors to the zoo took a video of this unusual request and ... Read more...
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Pankaj Advani wins snooker championship opener
July 2nd, 2012 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
Bangkok, July 2 (IANS) India's Pankaj Advani, down by three frames, fought back to defeat Australia's Ben Nunan 5-4 in his opening Group E league match of the SangSom Six ... Read more...
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Tbilisi to host 2015 UEFA Super Cup
July 1st, 2012 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
Tbilisi, July 1 (IANS) The Georgian capital Tbilisi will host the 2015 UEFA Super Cup, the UEFA executive committee said.The Super Cup match will be held at the Mikheil ... Read more...
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In US, Zeta-Jones misses family
June 17th, 2012 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, June 17 (IANS) Welsh actress Catherine Zeta-Jones, who is settled in the US, says she misses her family and friends back home.Currently, the 42-year-old lives in New York ... Read more...
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British court orders force-feeding for dying anorexic woman
June 16th, 2012 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 16 (IANS) An anorexic woman, who started controlling her eating habits at 11 and was described as having an "obsessive fear of weight gain", should be force-fed, a ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Cat survives 190-km ride on train’s underside
June 14th, 2012 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 14 (IANS) In a miraculous escape from death, a moggie in Britain survived by clinging on to a train's underside during a 190-km journey.Rail workers were stunned after ... Read more...
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Rodgers eyes EPL title
June 1st, 2012 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 1 (IANS) Brendan Rodgers has vowed to bring Liverpool back to the top in the English Premier League a day after being appointed the new manager of the ... Read more...
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Hasselhoff wants to gift pub to girlfriend
May 27th, 2012 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 27 (IANS) "Baywatch" actor David Hasselhoff is so much in love with his Welsh girlfriend Hayley Roberts that he wants to fulfil her dream of owning a pub."Hayley's ... Read more...
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World Snooker: Aditya wins first round match
April 9th, 2012 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 9 (IANS) Mumbai-based Aditya Mehta has won his first round match at the World Professional Snooker Championships at Sheffield against Andrew Pagget of Wales.With this, Aditya has become ... Read more...
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Britain bans public display of cigarettes
April 6th, 2012 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 6 (IANS) A new legislation banning open display of cigarettes in British supermarkets came into effect Friday, meaning the cigarettes and tobacco products must be hidden away in ... Read more...
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Prince Harry qualifies as attack chopper pilot
February 9th, 2012 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 9 (IANS) British royal Prince Harry is set to return to war-torn Afghanistan after qualifying as a frontline Apache attack helicopter pilot.According to contactmusic.com, the 27-year-old completed an ... Read more...
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Harry gets trained for hostage situation
January 31st, 2012 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 31 (IANS) Prince Harry, who is also an Apache helicopter pilot, has received training for a possible hostage situation he could face if he crashes behind enemy lines ... Read more...
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Jenkins, Jones part ways
December 31st, 2011 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 31 (IANS) Singer Katherine Jenkins and Gethin Jones have called off their engagement, and are "beyond broken hearted" about it."Sorry for being quiet of late, its just that ... Read more...
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Hasselhoff wishes to move to Wales
December 11th, 2011 - 5:19 am ICT by IANS
London, Dec 11 (IANS) Actor Hasselhoff wants to move to Wales with girlfriend Hayley Roberts provided he could access the internet.The former "Baywatch" star is currently dating the 32-year-old ... Read more...
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Walker, Ayouri snuff out Indian challenge
December 2nd, 2011 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 2 (IANS) The Indian challenge, spearheaded by Pankaj Advani and Kamal Chawla, was blown away as former professional Lee Walker, the 35-year-old from Wales, and Iranian teenager Hoosein ... Read more...
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Angler eats huge sea bass that could have been a record breaker
November 8th, 2011 - 12:09 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Tenby, Wales, Nov 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) An angler ate his catch way too early. A 25-year-old Welsh missed the opportunity to be in the record books when he caught a giant sea ... Read more...
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Duffy splits from rugby star boyfriend Mike Phillips
October 31st, 2011 - 10:17 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Oct 31 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Singer Duffy has finally broken her relationship with Mike Phillips. The Rugby star and the 27-year-old singer have been struggling with their relationship.Last May the pair reported ... Read more...
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No bikini beautiful on billboards in Britain any more
October 11th, 2011 - 12:14 am ICT by IANS
London, Oct 10 (IANS) Billboards plastered with racy images of scantily-clad models may soon be banned in Britain to prevent sexualisation of children.Sexually explicit images of women will be removed ... Read more...
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La Toya Jackson to sing at MJ tribute show
October 1st, 2011 - 8:37 am ICT by IANS
London, Oct 1 (IANS) Michael Jackson's sister singer La Toya Jackson will pay tribute to his late brother by performing at his tribute show.La Toya has not sung in ... Read more...
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Black Eyed Peas to pay tribute to MJ
September 25th, 2011 - 6:56 am ICT by IANS
London, Sep 25 (IANS) Hip hop group Black Eyed Peas is all set to return from their hiatus, to perform at the upcoming Michael Jackson tribute concert in Wales."This ... Read more...
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Welsh great-grandma gets a boob job
September 8th, 2011 - 8:18 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Wales, Sept 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A widower has got a breast implant at the age of 66 years. The grandmother changed her bra size from A to F. Joan Lloyd told reporters ... Read more...
Posted in Odd news |
Cow herd tramples elderly woman to death
September 2nd, 2011 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 2 (IANS) A herd of cows trampled to death an elderly woman who was passing through a field with her dog, just yards from her home.Police believe the ... Read more...
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Janet to give a miss to MJ’s tribute concert
August 30th, 2011 - 1:59 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 30 (IANS) Janet Jackson says she won't be able to attend the tribute concert of her late brother Michael Jackson.Janet was expected to perform at the show ... Read more...
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Beyonce to perform via satellite at MJ tribute
August 23rd, 2011 - 2:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 23 (IANS) Singer Beyonce Knowles will perform via satellite at late pop legend Michael Jackson's tribute concert in October.Jackson's mother Katherine has organised the concert titled "Michael ... Read more...
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400 set world record in naked bathing
June 20th, 2011 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 20 (IANS) Four hundred men and women in Britain peeled off their clothes and went into freezing waters to set a world skinny-dipping record, a media report said ... Read more...
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Two killed in British refinery blast
June 3rd, 2011 - 5:40 am ICT by IANS
London, June 3 (IANS) Two people were killed in a blast at an oil refinery in Britain Thursday, Xinhua reported.The blast occurred at around 1720 GMT at the Chevron oil ... Read more...
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Love me, love my pony too? No way!
May 20th, 2011 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 20 (IANS) An Irish traveller had to be turned away from Wrexham central station in Wales after he tried to buy tickets for himself and his darling pony.The ... Read more...
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Girl survives window lightning strike
May 13th, 2011 - 1:18 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Wales, May 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A ten-year-old girl was very fortunate when she survived a horrible lightning strike. Erin Moran was stuck by the thunder during a rainstorm on Monday.She was sitting ... Read more...
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Will-Kate spend their post-wedding weekend at home in Anglesey
May 4th, 2011 - 6:40 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 4 (ANI): Just-married Prince William and Kate -- a.k.a. the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge -- reportedly spent their post-wedding weekend at their Wales home."William and Kate spent their ... Read more...
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Bikini-clad Imogen Thomas back in the swing of stripping off
May 4th, 2011 - 6:13 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 4 (ANI): Imogen Thomas has been put through the mill in recent weeks after being exposed as the mistress of a married Premier League star while he hides behind a ... Read more...
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