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Four prisoners flee Russian jail

May 19, 2013 at 4:14 PM

Moscow, May 19 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Four inmates jailed for murder and burglary have escaped from a prison in Russia by digging a 20-metre-long tunnel, investigators said.

Hidden map gives petals their shape

May 1, 2013 at 2:36 PM

Washington, May 1(ANI): Scientists from the John Innes Centre and University of East Anglia, UK, have revealed that the shape of petals is controlled by a hidden map located within the plant's growing buds.

Fossil suggests dogs were domesticated 33,000 years ago

March 8, 2013 at 11:24 AM

Washington, March 8 (IANS/EFE) Analysis of a canine fossil discovered in Siberia's Altai Mountains reveals an animal more like a modern dog than a wolf, according to an article in the science journal PLOS ONE.

33000-year-old skull may be of oldest ancestor of dogs

March 7, 2013 at 12:43 PM

Washington, March 7 (ANI): Analysis of DNA extracted from a fossil tooth found in the Altai Mountains of southern Siberia in 1975 has confirmed that the tooth belonged to one of the oldest known ancestors of the modern domesticated dog, researchers say.

UTV, Sundar C to work together again

February 21, 2013 at 11:29 AM

Chennai, Feb 21 (IANS) After working together in hit Tamil film "Kalakalappu", UTV Motion Pictures and filmmaker Sunder C have once again come together for new romantic-comedy "Theeyaa Vela Seiyyanum Kumaru".

'Racist' Facebook pages ridiculing Melbourne suburbs as 'dangerous, classless' under fire

February 11, 2013 at 2:35 PM

Sydney, Feb. 11 (ANI): Facebook pages showing outer Melbourne suburbs as 'dangerous and classless' have come under fire for posting racist and sexist memes.

Russia losing arms markets in Asia, Middle East

February 6, 2013 at 10:03 AM

Moscow, Feb 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia is losing arms markets in Asia and the Middle East, two of its traditional strongholds, but gaining new ones in Latin America and Africa, a Russian arms official said ahead of an aviation expo in India.

Duleep Trophy Final: Central Zone dismiss East Zone for 232

October 23, 2012 at 7:19 PM

Chennai, Oct 23 (IANS) Off-spinner Jalaj Saxena's five-wicket haul helped Central Zone restrict East Zone to 232 in their first innings on day three of the Duleep Trophy final here Tuesday. Ishank Jaggi remained unbeaten on 100.

Three Tamil Nadu teachers held for beating student

July 21, 2012 at 8:58 PM

Chennai, July 21 (IANS) Three teachers of a private school in Tamil Nadu were arrested for beating up a Class 9 student, police said Saturday. They were earlier suspended by the school authorities. The boy is undergoing treatment in a hospital.

Three Tamil Nadu teachers suspended for beating student

July 21, 2012 at 4:58 PM

Chennai, July 21 (IANS) Three teachers of a private school in Tamil Nadu have been suspended for beating up a Class 9 student, the school's headmaster said Saturday. He, however, denied that the teachers had made the boy drink his urine.

US team visits Moscow over Syria crisis

June 8, 2012 at 11:20 PM

Moscow, June 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) US State Department officials Friday met Russian foreign ministry officials in Moscow to try to take a common position on the escalating crisis in Syria.

Russia's Syria policy could lead to civil war: Clinton

June 1, 2012 at 4:47 AM

Copenhagen, June 1 (IANS) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has warned Russia that its refusal to sanction UN action against Syria could see the outbreak of a civil war in the Middle East country, RIA Novosti reported.

Cultural differences lead to facial expressions' varying interpretations

September 2, 2011 at 7:39 PM

Washington, Sept 2 (ANI): A new study has suggested that different facial expressions may vary with the shift of cultures.

It's sad and very scary: Michael Lohan on LiLo's partying ways

August 2, 2011 at 5:43 PM

Washington, Aug 2 (ANI): 'Mean Girls' star Lindsay Lohan's dad Michael has in an interview expressed his concern for her, saying his daughter's recent partying is "sad and very scary".

Now, Lars von Trier desperate to do hard-core porn film with Kirsten Dunst

May 21, 2011 at 5:33 PM

Washington, May 21 (ANI): The fiasco that ensued following his claims of being a Nazi sympathizer having not even died down, Danish director Lars von Trier made film actress Kirsten Dunst squirm by declaring that he is now looking forward to making a 'hard core porno' with her.

Petraeus to commence third US 'war' in Pakistan as CIA chief: Report

April 30, 2011 at 10:54 AM

Washington, April 30(ANI): General David H. Petraeus, who has served as commander in two wars launched by the United States after the 9/11 attacks, would effectively take command of a third- in Pakistan, a US newspaper has said.

Constitution is flexible enough to accommodate aspirations of North-East: Chidambaram

February 9, 2011 at 9:32 PM

New Delhi, Feb 9 (ANI): Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram today said that the Constitution of India is flexible and resilient enough to accommodate the aspirations of the people of the North Eastern region.

UK Christmas terror attack plotters received training in Pakistan

December 23, 2010 at 3:53 PM

London, Dec 23 (ANI): Members of an alleged terrorist cell planning Mumbai type suicide attacks on Christmas shoppers in London received their training in Pakistan, according to sources.

Chidambaram visits Zomi Re-Unification Organisation camp in Manipur

December 16, 2010 at 8:21 PM

Imphal, Dec 16 (ANI): Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram visited the designated camps of an ethnic group called Zomi Re-Unification Organisation (ZRO) here on Wednesday and said that there cannot be development without peace.

Chidambaram visits Zomi Re-Unification Organisation camp in Manipur

December 16, 2010 at 12:55 PM

Imphal, Dec 16 (ANI): Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram visited the designated camps of an ethnic group called Zomi Re-Unification Organisation (ZRO) here on Wednesday and said that there cannot be development without peace.

Evidence of 4bn-years-old life may be preserved in Martian rocks

July 30, 2010 at 1:04 PM

London, July 30 (ANI): A research on hydrothermal formation of Clay-Carbonate rocks in the Nili Fossae region of Mars could provide a link to evidence of living organisms on Mars, roughly 4 billion years ago in the Noachian period.

Hot cities getting hotter faster

June 23, 2010 at 1:14 PM

Washington, June 23 (ANI): With the summer sun baking up the earth and cities growing in number, hot cities will grow even hotter, says a new study.

Roman altar stones unearthed at Scottish cricket ground

April 24, 2010 at 6:22 PM

London, Apr.24 (ANI): Roman altar stones dating back almost 2000 years have been found at a cricket pavilion in Musselburgh, East Lothian.

Brit kids as young as 8 being given condoms

April 24, 2010 at 5:01 PM

London, April 24 (ANI): A charity has earned itself the ire of a mother after it offered condoms to her daughter and eight-year-old nephew, as part of a safe sex campaign.

25 Brit Muslims plotting to bomb Western airliners

December 28, 2009 at 3:39 PM

London, Dec. 28 (ANI): At least 25 British-born Muslims are plotting to bomb Western airliners, police here have claimed.

Russian PM Putin's endangered Siberian tiger goes missing

November 26, 2009 at 1:21 PM

London, Nov 26 (ANI): Endangered Siberian tigress that was shot by a tranquiliser dart and fitted with a satellite-tracking collar by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, has gone missing.

Israeli formula to prevent brain drain

October 9, 2009 at 11:56 AM

Washington, Oct 9 (ANI): An Israeli specialist has come up with a new formula that can prove as the sure shot way to woo back America's top scientists, academics and biotech executives who have left the country for cities like Singapore, which offer more lucrative salaries.

Lights spotted over East Anglia spark new UFO mystery

August 13, 2009 at 6:08 PM

London, Aug 13 (ANI): A huge new UFO mystery has started after a string of sightings of bright orange lights in the night skies over East Anglia were spotted.

H1N1 flu virus has mutated into a form resistant to an antiviral drug

August 4, 2009 at 1:31 PM

Melbourne, August 4 (ANI): Scientists have found that some mutation has made the H1N1 flu virus resistant to the Australian-developed antiviral drug Relenza.

Pak rejects Musharraf's claim that Benazir wanted him as President

July 27, 2009 at 1:15 PM

Islamabad, July 27 (ANI): President Asif Ali Zardari's spokesman Farhatullah Babar has rejected former President Pervez Musharraf's claim that Benazir Bhutto wanted him to continue as the head of the state if she had been elected Prime Minister. Babar described the retired general's statement as "wishful thinking of a disgraced dictator."

Apex court orders fire safety measures in country's schools

April 13, 2009 at 9:48 PM

New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court Monday ordered installation of fire-extinguishing equipment and adoption of other safety measures in all government and private schools across the country within six months to avoid recurrence of incidents like the July 2004 school fire in Tamil Nadu that killed 93 children.

Primary threat to West comes from Pak trained al Qaeda terrorists: US Report

February 16, 2009 at 1:08 PM

Washington, Feb 16 (ANI): A US intelligence community has warned that the primary threat to Western interests comes from Europe-based extremists affiliated with al Qaeda who return from training in Pakistan to conduct attacks in Europe or the United States.

'Petrified' Boy George thinks "he'll be killed in jail"

January 18, 2009 at 12:43 PM

London, Jan 18 (ANI): Fallen pop idol Boy George revealed his jail fears to a fellow prisoner in a court holding cell before he was sent to tough Pentonville Prison in North London.

I have lost faith in the legal system, says Krishnamurthy

December 19, 2008 at 4:44 PM

New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) A dejected Neelam Krishnamurty, the Association of Victims of Uphaar Tragedy (AVUT) convenor, broke down outside the Delhi High Court Friday after the judge reduced the jail term for Gopal and Sushil Ansal to one year each despite upholding their conviction for criminal negligence leading to the 1997 Uphaar cinema fire that claimed 59 lives.

210-mln-yr-old amphibian had bizarre feeding pattern

December 14, 2008 at 1:39 PM

Washington, Dec 14 (ANI): A new study has established that a bizarre reversal of how feeding occurs was achieved in 210-million-year old amphibians known as plagiosaurs.

Scrap homework, says British school, sparks debate

October 6, 2008 at 12:00 AM

London, Sep 30 (IANS) How to lighten a school kid's burden? No heavy book loads, no stressful teaching, no caning, no lunch boxes thanks to free meals. And now, no homework.

Scrap homework, says British school, sparks debate

January 1, 2008 at 12:00 AM

London, Sep 30 (IANS) How to lighten a school kid's burden? No heavy book loads, no stressful teaching, no caning, no lunch boxes thanks to free meals. And now, no homework.

England wins gay football World Cup

January 1, 2008 at 12:00 AM

London, Sep.1 (ANI): England has won the gay football World Cup, hammering Argentina 5-0.