17 died in New Year fires across Russia
January 3rd, 2012 - 5:49 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) At least 17 people, including three children, died in separate fire incidents across Russia during New Year celebrations, local emergencies services said.Nine people died ... Read more...
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Chinese youth turn metrosexual
November 20th, 2011 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 20 (IANS) Metrosexuals -- heterosexual urban males who pay attention to their personal appearance and lifestyle -- are slowly taking Chinese cities by storm. People say China has ... Read more...
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Bus knocks down 11 in Meerut, two killed
October 19th, 2011 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 19 (IANS) At least two people were crushed to death and nine others were critically injured when they were knocked down by a state-owned bus in Uttar Pradesh's ... Read more...
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Landslides bury hundreds of homes in eastern Uganda, killing at least 23
August 29th, 2011 - 7:22 pm ICT by BNO News
BULAMBULI, UGANDA (BNO NEWS) -- Two rain-triggered landslides in the eastern region of Uganda buried hundreds of homes on early Monday morning, the Red Cross said, killing at least 23 people. Others ... Read more...
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Bodies of man, woman found in gunny bags
May 25th, 2011 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
Bijnor(Uttar Pradesh), May 25 (IANS) The bodies of an unidentified young woman and a man were found in this Uttar Pradesh town, police said Wednesday.The bodies, stuffed in separate ... Read more...
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‘Memories In March’ - cathartic saga on love between men (IANS Movie Review)
April 1st, 2011 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Memories In March"; Cast: Deepti Naval, Rituparno Ghosh, Raima Sen and others; Writer: Rituparno Ghosh; Director Sanjay Nag; Rating; *** 1/2Strangely, it is women who render themselves effectively to ... Read more...
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Two pulled out alive from rubble in Japan
March 15th, 2011 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 15 (IANS) An elderly woman and a man were miraculously pulled alive Tuesday from the rubble in Japan, four days after the devastating 9.0 magnitude quake and ... Read more...
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Two die in Russia shopping mall fire
January 23rd, 2011 - 12:03 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) At least two people died and five were injured Saturday night when a fire broke out in a shopping centre in Russia's southwestern republic of Bashkiria, officials ... Read more...
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Sex doll ditches rider in Yarra River
January 17th, 2011 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 17 (IANS) An inflatable doll blew up in the face of a woman riding it down a flood-swollen Yarra river in Australia when she lost her latex playmate in ... Read more...
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Oz woman rides sex toy down flood-swollen Yarra River!
January 17th, 2011 - 5:46 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, Jan 17 (ANI): An Australian woman who decided to ride her inflatable doll down the flood-swollen Yarra River was ditched by the rescue team when she lost her sex toy in ... Read more...
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Woman teams up with lover to kill husband
December 22nd, 2010 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) A woman and a man she was having an extra-marital affair with were arrested here Wednesday for murdering her husband, police said."Renu, 28, and Raju, 23, were ... Read more...
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Angelina selects Bosnian actress for lead role in directorial debut
September 25th, 2010 - 4:29 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 25, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Award winning Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie has selected a young actress from Bosnia called Zana Marjanovic to play the lead role in her directorial debut. The movie ... Read more...
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International Red Cross warns of landmine risk due to floods in Pak
September 1st, 2010 - 5:01 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Sep 1 (ANI): The International Red Cross has warned that floodwaters in Pakistan have dislodged and carried landmines to places previously deemed safe, increasing risks to the population."Since the beginning ... Read more...
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Teenager tortures man for gossiping about lesbian lover
August 31st, 2010 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Aug 31 (IANS) An 18-year-old woman tied a man her age to a chair with an electrical cord, doused him with kerosene, forced him to eat dog food and hit him ... Read more...
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New law to end ambiguity on marriageable age
June 13th, 2010 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
By George Joseph
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) To put an end to ambiguity over the minimum age of marriage mentioned in numerous laws, the government is contemplating a new law that will ... Read more...
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Oz mom who prostituted daughter, 12, with 100 men says she was “having fun”
May 11th, 2010 - 5:33 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, May 11 (ANI): In a shocking case, a woman in Australia, who prostituted her 12-year-old daughter to 100 men, said she was "having fun".The 41-year-old woman has been charged for unlawfully ... Read more...
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Germany arrests ‘wife’ of alleged terror cell chief
February 23rd, 2010 - 12:24 pm ICT by IANS
Karlsruhe (Germany), Feb 23 (DPA) German police have arrested the reported wife of Fritz Gelowicz, the self-confessed chief of an Islamist terrorist cell, accusing her of fund-raising for her husband's Al Qaeda ... Read more...
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Mercy Me: Tour Bus Accident
August 9th, 2009 - 6:36 pm ICT by GD
Mercy Me, the famous christian pop band's tour bus met with an unfortunate accident when a car crashed with it. In this bus-car crash tragedy at Fort Wayne Indiana, a woman and ... Read more...
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65 statues of human and animal figures found in Iran’s Burnt City
June 8th, 2009 - 1:47 pm ICT by ANI
Tehran, June 8 (ANI): Archeologists have unearthed 65 statues of human and animal figures in Burnt City, located in Iran's southeastern province of Sistan and Balouchestan.According to a report in Press ... Read more...
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Six killed in Pakistan blast
April 26th, 2009 - 1:55 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 26 (Xinhua) At least six people were killed Sunday in a blast in Pakistan's northwestern tribal area bordering Afghanistan, according to local TV reports.
Four children, a woman and a ... Read more...
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Two remanded in custody for stealing Rs.2 mn from bank
March 15th, 2009 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
Tuticorin (Tamil Nadu), March 15 (IANS) A woman and a man were remanded in 14 days of judicial custody by a Tamil Nadu court for allegedly stealing Rs.2 million from a ... Read more...
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A time to elope among Bhil tribals
March 6th, 2009 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, March 6 (IANS) Elopement is not frowned upon at this time of the year among the Bhil tribals of Madhya Pradesh. The colourful seven-day Bhagoria festival that precedes Holi is a ... Read more...
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Women more vulnerable to alcohol’’s long-term effects
October 5th, 2008 - 3:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 5 (ANI): Women are more likely to have long-term effects of alcohol than men, says a new study.
The new research from Japan has revealed that women break down alcohol ... Read more...
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Four children, woman, man killed in Pak in US drone attack
September 6th, 2008 - 1:24 pm ICT by ANI
Miranshah ( Pakistan ), Sept 6 (ANI): Four children, a woman and a man were killed in Pakistan s Miranshah tribal area when a suspected US drone hit two houses here ... Read more...
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Three children among five killed in Srinagar explosion (Lead)
July 24th, 2008 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 24 (IANS) Five people, including three children and a woman, were killed and 18 wounded in a massive explosion Thursday inside a busy bus yard here, police said. The police ... Read more...
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Computer `taught’ to recognise attractive women
April 5th, 2008 - 4:12 pm ICT by admin
London, April 5 (IANS) Beauty indeed lies in the eye of the beholder - but does the beholder have to be human? Apparently not. According to a paper in the journal Vision ... Read more...
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Now, a computer that rates attractiveness in women!
April 5th, 2008 - 2:57 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Apr 5 (ANI): You won't have to rely now on your spouse's fake compliments, if he makes any, to know how gorgeous a dress looks on you, for a computer ... Read more...
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For Bhil tribals, Holi is time to find soul mates
March 22nd, 2008 - 10:17 am ICT by admin
Bhopal, March 22 (IANS) Marriages and the Holi season are not compatible according to Hindu traditions. But the Bhil tribals of central India spend the entire week before the festival matchmaking. The ... Read more...
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