New Zealand PM ’shocked’ at Mumbai attacks
July 14th, 2011 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
Wellington, July 14 (IANS) New Zealand Prime Minister John Key Thursday said he was shocked and saddened at the latest terrorist attack on Mumbai.At least 17 people were killed ... Read more...
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Myleene Klass supports ‘Save the Children’ campaign
June 10th, 2011 - 2:06 am ICT by IANS
London, June 10 (IANS) Singer Myleene Klass supports 'Save the Children' campaign which aims to provide vaccinations to four million kids against potentially deadly diseases.Klass has also asked fans to ... Read more...
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Hotter summers in the pipeline
June 7th, 2011 - 9:38 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, June 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) If the current trend continues, the next 20 to 60 years the planet will be irreversibly changed, summer temperature wise, a new scientific study reveals. The ... Read more...
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Gaddafi ready to accept ceasefire plan: Zuma
May 31st, 2011 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
Tripoli, May 31 (IANS) South African President Jacob Zuma held talks with Muammar Gaddafi Tuesday and said the Libyan leader was ready to accept an African Union plan for a ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama finally relinquishes political powers (Lead)
May 30th, 2011 - 4:21 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, May 30 (IANS) Nearly three months after he pledged to give up political leadership of the Tibetans, the Dalai Lama has formally devolved powers to the new elected leaders ... Read more...
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World leaders at G8 summit call for Gaddafi to step down
May 28th, 2011 - 8:49 am ICT by IANS
Deauville (France), May 28 (IANS) World leaders at the two-day G8 summit held in France issued a joint call Friday asking the embattled Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to ... Read more...
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Royal wedding video goes viral
April 18th, 2011 - 8:55 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, April 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A fake Royal Wedding video has gone viral on the Internet. The video which is an ad campaign of T-Mobile had already received more than 3 million ... Read more...
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Prince William reveals pre-wedding nerves
April 1st, 2011 - 8:48 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, April 1 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Thousands of people are expected to witness live Prince William’s wedding to Kate Middleton with billions of others expected to watch from their televisions. That is enough ... Read more...
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Israel threatens ‘military action’ against Iran if it disobeys sanctions on nuke programme
March 19th, 2011 - 2:22 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, Mar 19 (ANI): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned of 'military action' if Iran continues with its nuclear programme by disobeying international sanctions, following reports that a cargo ship heading ... Read more...
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Tom Hanks to star in Somali pirates movie
March 17th, 2011 - 12:25 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Mar 16 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Tom Hanks has reportedly completed talks to star in a new movie about the dramatic rescue of Capt. Richard Phillips and his crew from the hands ... Read more...
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Cameron urges world leaders to intervene as Gaddafi seeks new arms to crush rebels
March 15th, 2011 - 1:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 15 (ANI): British Prime Minister David Cameron has criticised the indecisiveness of the international community over the fate of Libya, and urged world leaders to intervene after it was ... Read more...
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Listen to people, UN chief tells leaders (Lead)
March 12th, 2011 - 11:41 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, March 12 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged world leaders to "listen to the voices of people" as he announced plans to visit Egypt and Tunisia.The UN ... Read more...
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UN chief to visit Egypt, Tunisia
March 12th, 2011 - 10:48 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, March 12 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has announced a plan to visit Egypt and Tunisia next week against the backdrop of growing concerns over the current political ... Read more...
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Sarah Brown ‘claims Berlusconi once asked for Naomi Campbell’s number’
February 19th, 2011 - 5:52 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 19 (ANI): Former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown's wife Sarah has revealed that Silvio Berlusconi, the embattled Italian Prime Minister, once asked for the phone number of supermodel Naomi ... Read more...
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‘Double-Dip’ recession 2011
February 11th, 2011 - 7:59 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington DC, Feb 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The world was hoping that the recession that did hit the world almost three years ago was slowly getting to an end.While the 2011 predictions were ... Read more...
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Protesters swell as Mubarak clings to power, US steps up pressure (Third Lead)
February 11th, 2011 - 12:52 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo/Washington, Feb 11 (IANS) Spurred on by President Hosni Mubarak declaring he was not quitting office, tens of thousands of Egyptians Friday vowed to hold a massive pro-democracy demonstration as US ... Read more...
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Indo-UAE trade registers growth of 300 pct in last five years: Anand Sharma
February 10th, 2011 - 6:50 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 10 (ANI): Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma today said that bilateral trade between India and UAE has registered an increase over 300 per cent in the last five ... Read more...
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Peter Andre ‘to attend royal wedding this April’
February 1st, 2011 - 4:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 1 (ANI): Peter Andre has apparently received an invite to Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding.The Aussie hunk will mingle with world leaders and aristocrats at the April 29 ... Read more...
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US working hard for India’s permanent seat in UNSC
January 28th, 2011 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Jan 28 (IANS) Reaffirming its support for India's quest for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council, the US Friday said it is working very hard to ... Read more...
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Pope calls on world leaders to protect Christians
January 11th, 2011 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
Vatican City, Jan 11 (IANS/AKI) Pope Benedict XVI has called on world leaders to step up efforts to shield Christians from discrimination and violence.In his annual message for World Day of Peace ... Read more...
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Assange signs $1.5 mn autobiography deal
December 26th, 2010 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says he has signed contracts worth $1.5 million for penning his autobiography.Assange, whose whistleblowing website has provoked US rage by releasing secret diplomatic ... Read more...
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Assange a high-tech terrorist, says Biden
December 20th, 2010 - 1:12 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 20 (IANS) US Vice President Joe Biden has said that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was "closer to being a high-tech terrorist", and acknowledged the fact that the leak of classified ... Read more...
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EU, India to solve migration issues
December 10th, 2010 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
By Sarwar Kashani
Brussels, Dec 10 (IANS) India and the European Union Friday agreed on the need to have structured dialogue on migration issues with both sides recognising the importance of the movement ... Read more...
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US expresses regret to Pakistan over leaked cables (Lead)
December 3rd, 2010 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Dec 3 (IANS) In a balancing act, the US has said that it is building a strategic relationships with both India and Pakistan because they both will have an ... Read more...
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Amazon stops hosting WikiLeaks
December 2nd, 2010 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 2 (IANS) Amazon, after facing criticism for hosting WikiLeaks, has cut off the whistleblowing website from its servers, it was reported here Thursday.Following calls from US senators ... Read more...
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Race-related hate crimes growing at alarming rates in UK
December 1st, 2010 - 5:56 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 1 (ANI): Over 50,000 hate crimes were reported last year, a 12 percent rise in the total number of hate crimes from 46,300 in 2008, according to UK Home Office ... Read more...
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India can play key role at Cancun: US
November 23rd, 2010 - 11:25 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Nov 23 (IANS) The United States says India can play an important role at next week's climate change talks in Cancun, Mexico, to help make progress on efforts ... Read more...
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Melinda Gates pledges $500 mn more for world’s poor
November 18th, 2010 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 18 (IANS) Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Thursday pledged another $500 million for the world's poor as she hailed a historic moment that will help ... Read more...
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Triumph releases the “Welcome to Japan” bra
November 11th, 2010 - 9:30 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Tokyo, Nov 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) If you are a woman and have plans to visit Japan anytime soon, then your timing is splendid. A Japanese lingerie maker is taking the whole ... Read more...
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Global economic situation, status of world recovery to be reviewed at G-20 Summit in Seoul, says Rao
November 9th, 2010 - 9:49 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 9 (ANI): Global economic situation, the status of the world recovery as well as the progress of implementation regarding the past G-20 Summit decisions, are some of the ... Read more...
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China “unswervingly pursues” peaceful development, experts say
November 6th, 2010 - 5:56 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Nov. 6 (ANI): Facing concerns by some western countries about China's ongoing development, which they think is "a threat," Chinese experts have again said that the country, in fact, will always ... Read more...
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Mukherjee meets Canadian counterpart in Gyeongsang
October 22nd, 2010 - 5:15 pm ICT by ANI
By Lokender SinghGyeongsang(South Korea), Oct.22 (ANI): Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee met his Canadian counterpart Jim Flaherty in South Korea's Gyeonsang province on Friday.The two leaders reportedly discussed the realignment of ... Read more...
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Pietersen could be ‘major problem’ for England’s Ashes campaign: Buchanan
October 14th, 2010 - 3:17 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 14 (ANI): Former Australia coach John Buchanan believes Kevin Pietersen could be a major problem in England's Ashes campaign if the under performing star fails to rediscover his batting form.Buchanan, ... Read more...
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London Olympic stadium built over unexploded World War II bomb
October 10th, 2010 - 4:13 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 10 (ANI): The British Government records show that 500 million pounds Olympic Stadium in London has been built on top of an undiscovered and unexploded Nazi bomb.The bomb is thought ... Read more...
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Gillard says ‘foreign affairs is not her passion’
October 6th, 2010 - 5:28 pm ICT by ANI
Canberra, Oct 6 (ANI): Australian Prime Minister Jullia Gillard, after a hectic round of meetings with world leaders in Brussels, has admitted that dealing with foreign affairs is not really her ... Read more...
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