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George Michael didn't try to commit suicide by throwing himself from car, says pal

May 24, 2013 at 12:46 PM

London, May 24 (ANI): George Michael, who fell out of his Range Rover while travelling as a passenger at 70mph on a motorway, did not throw himself from his Range Rover on purpose, a pal of the singer has insisted.

An Indian heart beats for Pakistani now

May 23, 2013 at 7:10 PM

Chennai, May 23 (IANS) An Indian's heart is now beating for 40-year-old Moulana Mohammed Zubair Ashmi, a Pakistani national, who has undergone a successful heart transplant surgery at the Fortis Malar Hospital here.

Prisoner dies in Andhra jail

May 23, 2013 at 5:34 PM

Hyderabad, May 23 (IANS) A 50-year-old undertrial prisoner in a jail in Andhra Pradesh died of cardiac arrest Thursday, police said.

Indian-origin man's death in custody classified as murder

May 23, 2013 at 5:10 PM

Singapore, May 23 (IANS) The death of a 32-year-old Indian-origin man while in police custody in Malaysia has now been classified as a murder.

UK mayor 'drives' car through supermarket's front door

May 23, 2013 at 4:22 PM

London, May 23 (ANI): The town mayor of St Edmundsbury in Suffolk, accidentally drove his car through the front doors of his local supermarket on Tuesday - just five days after he was elected to his post.

Delhi HC notice to centre, Safdarjung doctors

May 22, 2013 at 12:46 PM

New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the centre, the Safdarjung Hospital here and its doctors over a plea seeking a code of conduct and grievance redressal platform for the hospital staff to prevent inconvenience to patients.

George Michael may have jumped out of speeding car

May 22, 2013 at 12:30 PM

London, May 22 (ANI): Police have been waiting to ask George Michael, who is in hospital following an accident, to find out how he catapulted from a car at 70mph.

'Goa hospital faces water shortage because taps are stolen'

May 21, 2013 at 9:58 PM

Panaji, May 21 (IANS) The Goa Medical College (GMC), the state's top health facility, regularly faces water shortage because people steal taps installed in the hospital premises, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said Tuesday.

Bangalore hospital offers day care breast surgery

May 21, 2013 at 9:34 PM

Bangalore, May 21 (IANS) Leading multi-specialty healthcare chain Narayana Hrudayalaya Tuesday announced it will offer day care breast surgery, keeping in view the emotional, physical and financial stress a patient undergoes.

Coleen Rooney gives birth to 'second son'

May 21, 2013 at 2:38 PM

Washington, May 21 (ANI): Coleen Rooney and her footballer husband Wayne welcomed their second child to their family on Tuesday morning.

Founding member of 'The Doors' Ray Manzarek dies at 74

May 21, 2013 at 2:38 PM

London, May 21 (ANI): The keyboard player and co-founder of rock band 'The Doors', Ray Manzarek, has died after a long battle with cancer. He was 74.

90-year jail for Turks who poisoned Russians

May 21, 2013 at 10:06 AM

Ankara, May 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Four Turkish nationals were sentenced Monday to 90 years in prison after they were found guilty of lethal poisoning a group of Russian tourists in 2011, a lawyer said.

Man held for sexually assaulting girlfriend in Italy

May 20, 2013 at 10:46 PM

Rome, May 20 (IANS/AKI) Police in the central Italian city of Perugia Monday arrested a 22-year-old Congolese migrant on suspicion of sexually assaulting his Italian girlfriend after she refused to have sex with him.

Three Syrian refugees die in Jordan

May 20, 2013 at 9:58 PM

Amman, May 20 (IANS/AKI) Three Syrian refugees, including a 10-year-old boy, have died in Jordan, the country's official Petra news agency said Monday.

Hot air balloons collide in Turkey, two dead

May 20, 2013 at 7:10 PM

Ankara, May 20 (IANS) A hot air balloon crashed while flying over a popular tourist destination in Turkey, and collided with another balloon just 300 metres above the ground, killing two people and injuring 23 Monday.

Toddler who survived Saudi car crash found moving in body bag

May 20, 2013 at 3:42 PM

London, May 20 (ANI): A toddler, who survived a car crash horror, was taken to a morgue in a body bag before doctors realised that he was actually breathing.

Commonly used catheters double blood clot risk in ICU and cancer patients

May 20, 2013 at 1:50 PM

London, May 20 (ANI): Compared to other central venous catheters (CVCs), peripherally inserted central catheters (known as PICCs) -- an often preferred route for delivery of IV medications-more than double the risk of dangerous blood clots - especially among patients who are critically ill or who have cancer.

Pakistani man lynched over prostitution

May 19, 2013 at 1:26 PM

Islamabad, May 19 (IANS) A man was lynched to death and two others, including an alleged prostitute, were injured after they were caught in an "objectionable" condition in a house near the Pakistani capital, a media report said Sunday.

Four electrocuted in Himachal village

May 19, 2013 at 11:34 AM

Shimla, May 19 (IANS) Four people were killed and five were critically injured after an electric current seeped into some houses in a Himachal Pradesh village, police said Sunday.

NCPCR seeks report on Bengal student's death

May 18, 2013 at 10:22 PM

Kolkata, May 18 (IANS) Taking cognisance on its own of the death of a class 3 student in West Bengal after being mercilessly beaten by his school teacher, India's apex child rights panel Saturday said it has sought a detailed report from the state's Mamata Banerjee government.

UP murder suspect dies due to acid injection, 3 suspended

May 18, 2013 at 5:02 PM

Lucknow, May 18 (IANS) A murder suspect was given injections of acid and kerosene during police questioning in Uttar Pradesh, following which he fell sick and died in a hospital here. Three errant policemen were suspended, an official said Saturday.

George Michael out of hospital

May 18, 2013 at 4:46 PM

London, May 18 (IANS) Singer George Michael, who was hospitalised after he suffered a head injury following a severe car crash, has been discharged.

George Michael discharged from hospital following rush hour car crash

May 18, 2013 at 3:50 PM

London, May 18 (ANI): George Michael, who suffered non-threatening injuries following a car crash on Thursday, has now been released from the hospital.

George Michael hospitalised after car crash

May 18, 2013 at 2:14 PM

London, May 18 (IANS) Singer George Michael was airlifted to a hospital after he was pulled out from a wreckage of a 70,000 pounds-worth Range Rover. He suffered head injuries in the car crash.

One killed as army foils infiltration bid in Kashmir

May 18, 2013 at 1:18 PM

Srinagar, May 18 (IANS) A junior commissioned officer (JCO) was killed and a soldier was injured when army soldiers foiled an infiltration bid in north Kashmir's Kupwara district early Saturday, an official said.

New app could help diagnose heart attacks more quickly

May 18, 2013 at 11:10 AM

Washington, May 18 (ANI): An experimental, inexpensive iPhone application transmitted diagnostic heart images faster and more reliably than emailing photo images.

Argentina's former dictator dies behind bars

May 18, 2013 at 11:02 AM

Buenos Aires, May 18 (IANS/EFE) Gen. Rafael Videla, the emblematic figure of the military junta that ruled Argentina from 1976-83, died Friday inside the jail where he was serving a life sentence for crimes against humanity, prison officials confirmed. He was 87.

Twin blasts kill 15, injure 25 in Pakistan

May 18, 2013 at 12:22 AM

Islamabad, May 18 (IANS) At least 15 people were killed and 25 injured when twin blasts hit two mosques in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province ahead of the Friday prayers, Geo News reported.

Man gets eight years jail for repeatedly raping daughter

May 17, 2013 at 9:18 PM

New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) A Delhi court Friday sentenced a man to jail for eight years for repeatedly raping his 17-year-old daughter and threatening her not to disclose the incident to anyone.

12 killed, 25 injured as in twin mosque blasts in Pakistan

May 17, 2013 at 8:30 PM

Islamabad, May 17 (IANS) At least 12 people were killed and 25 others injured when twin blasts hit two mosques in Malakand town in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province Friday afternoon, reported Xinhua citing local media.

Bengal student dies after beating by teacher

May 17, 2013 at 5:42 PM

Kolkata, May 17 (IANS) A class 3 student of a primary school in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district died here Friday, days after he was mercilessly thrashed by his teacher who allegedly beat him with a stick before banging his head against a wall.

Baby born drunk after heavily pregnant mum goes on binge drinking spree

May 17, 2013 at 11:42 AM

London, May 17 (ANI): A woman in Poland is facing jail time after she gave birth to her premature son, who had severe alcohol poisoning at nearly 23 times the drink-drive limit, due to the high liquor levels in his mother's bloodstream.

Russian boy stabbed 21 times at Greek resort

May 17, 2013 at 4:14 AM

Athens, May 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) An 11-year-old Russian boy is in critical condition in a hospital in the Greek capital after he was stabbed 21 times while vacationing with his family on the island of Crete.

Priest shoots drunken man in Russia

May 17, 2013 at 3:26 AM

Moscow, May 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A man who shot and wounded a drunken man in the central Russian city of Yelets turned out to be a priest, who said he was defending his daughter, the interior ministry said.

Rajnath meets Chautala in hospital

May 16, 2013 at 9:18 PM

New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Signalling apossible realignment of his party's alliance in Haryana, BJP president Rajnath Singh Thursday met INLD chief Om Prakash Chautala at a hospital here, party sources said.

Indian-origin doctor in South Africa cleared

May 16, 2013 at 6:46 PM

Durban, May 16 (IANS) A South African medical body found an Indian-origin doctor not guilty of misdiagnosing after a suspected heart attack patient died the day he was discharged from a Durban hospital in 2008.

Delhi gang-rape accused being poisoned, lawyer tells court

May 15, 2013 at 10:14 PM

New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) An accused in Dec 16 gang-rape case has been vomiting blood as his "food was being poisoned" over several weeks in Tihar Jail, his lawyer told a fast-track court Wednesday, adding that he was critically ill.

Cows trample man to death in Britain

May 15, 2013 at 6:46 PM

London, May 15 (IANS) An elderly man in Britain was trampled to death after he along with his brother and their two dogs were cornered by a herd of cows.

Safdarjung doctors call off strike

May 15, 2013 at 6:22 PM

New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Resident doctors at Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital called off their indefinite strike Wednesday after a health ministry official agreed to look into their demands, including better amenities and salaries.

Doctor arrested for raping patient in Delhi

May 15, 2013 at 5:42 PM

New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) A 51-year-old doctor at a government hospital here was arrested for allegedly raping a 21-year-old patient in a clinic in east Delhi, police said Wednesday.

Kalabhavan Mani accused of beating up forest officials

May 15, 2013 at 5:26 PM

Thrissur (Kerala), May 15 (IANS) A group of forest officials have allegedly been roughed up by Malayalam actor Kalabhavan Mani in Kerala, a police official said Wednesday.

Brad Pitt set up haven for Angelina Jolie's recovery

May 15, 2013 at 3:10 PM

Washington, May 15 (ANI): Brad Pitt has opened up about fiancee Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy surgery, revealing that he, along with his six kids, have set up a haven for her recovery after the operation.

Reduction in cycling head injuries may not be linked to helmet rule

May 15, 2013 at 12:30 PM

Washington, May 15 (ANI): While helmets reduce head injuries and their use should be encouraged, the impact of legislation seems to be minimal, researchers suggest.

'Dead' man wakes up at own funeral

May 15, 2013 at 10:54 AM

London, May 15 (ANI): Mourners got the fright of their lives and ran in horror, after a man who was pronounced dead woke up at his funeral.

Penelope Cruz's sis Monica gives birth to baby girl

May 15, 2013 at 10:06 AM

Washington, May 15 (ANI): Penelope Cruz's model sister Monica gave birth to a baby girl - from an anonymous sperm donor- on Tuesday

Migrant kills three with pickaxe in Italy

May 15, 2013 at 8:54 AM

Milan, May 15 (IANS) Three people were killed in the northern Italian city of Milan when a pickaxe-wielding illegal immigrant from Ghana went on a rampage, officials said.

Mizoram landslide toll rises to 15

May 14, 2013 at 4:38 PM

Aizawl, May 14 (IANS) With the recovery of three more bodies Tuesday, the death toll in the May 11 landslide that swept away 11 houses in the capital of the northeastern Mizoram state has risen to 15, officials said.

French PSG cancels celebrations after clashes

May 14, 2013 at 12:38 PM

Paris, May 14 (IANS) Newly crowned French Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-German (PSG) cancelled a championship celebrations with players on cruise on the Seine river scheduled Monday evening after clashes between fans and police escalated at the crowded Trocadero Plaza.

Brothers of Cleveland 'dungeon demon' hope he 'rots in jail'

May 14, 2013 at 11:02 AM

London, May 14 (ANI): Brothers of Cleveland man accused of abducting and raping three women for over a decade in his house have said that they hope Ariel Castro 'rots in jail' if convicted for his crimes.

Living close to major road may damage kidney function

May 14, 2013 at 11:02 AM

Washington, May 14 (ANI): Scientists have found that people, who live closer to a major road, may have their kidney function impaired.

Congress supporter dies at Karnataka CM's oath-taking

May 13, 2013 at 6:54 PM

Bangalore, May 13 (IANS) A 50-year-old Congress supporter died Monday following cardiac arrest soon after Karnataka's new Chief Minister Siddaramaiah took oath at a public venue in the city centre, police said.

Gina Lollobrigida's jewellery collection to be auctioned

May 13, 2013 at 6:14 PM

Geneva, May 13 (IANS) Italian actress, artist and philanthropist Gina Lollobrigida's 23 outstanding jewels will be on sale Tuesday at Sotheby's Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels Sale here.

Ohio imprisoned sex slaves offered millions for TV interviews

May 13, 2013 at 4:06 PM

London, May 13 (ANI): The three women held as sex slaves for a decade are set to earn millions as TV shows scramble to land the rights to their story.

Government will ban parties that foment violence: Jayalalithaa

May 13, 2013 at 4:06 PM

Chennai, May 13 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalitaa Monday sent a tough message to PMK, warning that the government would not hesitate to ban political parties if they indulge in violence to the detriment of public safety.

Ex-Playboy model Holly Madison opens up about motherhood

May 13, 2013 at 4:06 PM

New York, May 13 (ANI): Former Playboy model Holly Madison, who gave birth to her daughter in a delivery room full of TV cameras in March, has revealed about the joy of motherhood and the troubles of breast-feeding.

First resuscitation technique brings Oz man back from dead

May 13, 2013 at 2:14 PM

Melbourne, May 13 (ANI): A Victorian man - clinically dead for 40 minutes - was brought back to life with the help of an Australian-first resuscitation technique.

Andhra home guard held for rape, murder of MBA student

May 13, 2013 at 11:34 AM

Hyderabad, May 13 (IANS) A home guard allegedly raped and murdered an MBA student in Andhra Pradesh's Chittoor district, triggering public protests.

Luxury Leo Messi watch auctioned for charity

May 13, 2013 at 11:10 AM

Geneva, May 13 (IANS/EFE) An exclusive Audemars Piguet watch designed with the assistance of soccer star Leo Messi was auctioned for 65,500 euros ($85,000), all of which will go to the foundation created by the soccer star to aid underprivileged children in Argentina, Mexico and Spain.

PMK leader Ramadoss well in hospital

May 12, 2013 at 3:10 PM

Chennai, May 12 (IANS) PMK leader S. Ramadoss who was admitted to a hospital here after complaining of breathing difficulty is doing fine, a party official said Sunday.

Brit teen told she was paralysed for life wins world dance championships

May 12, 2013 at 1:34 PM

London, May 12 (ANI): A teenager from Birmingham who was told that she would never walk again has defied medics by winning a world dance championships.

China bird flu toll rises to 33

May 11, 2013 at 9:58 PM

Beijing, May 11 (IANS) The toll due to the H7N9 avian influenza in China has risen to 33, with the death of an 83-year-old woman in Shanghai, officials said Saturday.

Landslides, house collapses kill eight in Mizoram; 11 missing

May 11, 2013 at 8:46 PM

Aizawl, May 11 (IANS) At least eight people were killed and 11 were missing, while 25 others sustained injuries in Mizoram Saturday, when nine houses were swept away in a massive landslide, officials said.

Drunken man cuts off own sex organ after row with girlfriend

May 11, 2013 at 5:34 PM

Kuala Lumpur, May 11 (ANI): A drunken man snipped off his penis and testicles with a pair of scissors following a quarrel with his girlfriend.

Rapper Yandel leaves hospital

May 11, 2013 at 10:06 AM

San Juan, May 11 (IANS/EFE) Yandel, one-half of the Puerto Rican reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel, was back home Friday after being released from a hospital in Orlando, Florida, where he was treated for kidney stones, his agent told EFE.

Dec 16 gangrape accused's assault allegations fabricated, court told

May 10, 2013 at 9:10 PM

New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Tihar Jail authorities, in a report to the fast-track court trying the Dec 16 Delhi gang rape case, Friday said the contention of accused Akshay Thakur that he has been beaten and suffered injury on the chest is a highly "fabricated" one.

A miracle! Dhaka woman survives 16 days under rubble

May 10, 2013 at 6:06 PM

Dhaka, May 10 (IANS) A woman was Friday found alive, trapped in the rubble of the collapsed eight-storey building on the outskirts of this Bangladesh capital, 16 days after the disaster that has claimed over 1,000 lives.

Boston suspect spends 23 hours a day alone in jail cell

May 10, 2013 at 4:38 PM

Boston, May 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Wearing a bright orange prison jumpsuit, Boston marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev spends 23 hours a day alone inside a small cell in a high-security housing unit at a federal medical detention centre in Devens, Massachusetts, a prison spokesman said.

Sri Lankan court orders probe on mass grave

May 10, 2013 at 4:06 PM

Colombo, May 10 (IANS) A Sri Lankan court Friday ordered a full investigation into a mass grave found last year in the island nation's Central Province, a lawyer said.

Girl of 15 refuses to marry, step-mother sets her on fire

May 10, 2013 at 3:58 PM

Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) Three persons, including the step-mother, have been arrested in West Bengal's Hooghly district after they set on fire a minor girl who refused to be forcibly married, police said Friday.

Teens getting high from hallucinogenic flowers

May 10, 2013 at 12:54 PM

Washington, May 10 (ANI): In a shocking new trend, young adults and teenagers are using the delicate and poisonous flowers of the 'Datura plant' to get high and hallucinate.

Concert producer 'had a very strong feeling' that MJ was dying

May 10, 2013 at 12:54 PM

New York, May 10 (ANI): An associate producer on Michael Jackson's 'This Is It' concert made a panicked phone call five days before the death of the singer, saying that she feared that the singer was on the verge of death.

Cleveland kidnap, rape victim Michelle Knight was gang-raped while in junior high

May 10, 2013 at 12:22 PM

Washington, May 10 (ANI): Michelle Knight, one of the three women abducted and held as sex slaves in a Cleveland home for roughly a decade, was gang-raped while in junior high school.

Demi Moore 'romancing 20 years younger toyboy'

May 10, 2013 at 11:58 AM

London, May 10 (ANI): Demi Moore appears to have found herself a new man.

Safdarjung doctors on strike

May 9, 2013 at 8:46 PM

New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Around 1,000 resident doctors at the Safdarjung Hospital are on a strike, miffed with poor amenities, security and salaries, and patients are bearing the brunt of their agitation, a doctor said Thursday.

China bird flu toll rises to 32

May 9, 2013 at 6:25 PM

Beijing, May 9 (IANS) One more person died Thursday in central China's Henan province due to the H7N9 avian influenza, bringing the nationwide death toll to 32, officials said.

Safdarjung doctors on strike

May 9, 2013 at 4:56 PM

New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Around 1,000 resident doctors at the Safdarjung Hospital are on a strike, miffed with poor amenities, security and salary, and patients are bearing the brunt of their agitation, a doctor said Thursday.

Delhi's Safdarjung hospital doctors demand accommodation and security, go on strike

May 9, 2013 at 2:16 PM

New Delhi, May 9 (ANI): Doctors of Safdarjung hospital in New Delhi began their indefinite strike on Thursday to press their long pending demand for accommodation and security.

Lil Wayne tired of coping with seizures

May 9, 2013 at 1:52 PM

Los Angeles, May 9 (IANS) American rapper Lil Wayne hopes to find a cure for his seizures, which happen without any warning.

Terror outfit warns women in Waziristan against voting in May 11 polls

May 9, 2013 at 12:48 PM

Islamabad, May 9 (ANI): An unknown terror group has warned that women in Pakistan's Waziristan area should not vote in Saturday's general election, threatening punishment if they did.

Six killed as train hits vehicle in Odisha

May 8, 2013 at 8:08 PM

Bhubaneswar, May 8 (IANS) Six people were killed and three others injured, some of them critically, when a passenger train rammed into their vehicle in Odisha's Dhenkanal district Wednesday, police said.

Delhi man killed over returning borrowed money

May 8, 2013 at 7:44 PM

New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) A 25-year-old man was killed and his two relatives were injured in an attack by four people over repayment of borrowed money, police said here Wednesday.

Delhi man killed over returning borrowed money

May 8, 2013 at 6:56 PM

New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) A 25-year-old man was killed and his two relatives were injured in an attack by four people over repayment of borrowed money, police said here Wednesday.

Three kidnapped women miraculously rescued in Cleveland after 10 years

May 7, 2013 at 2:17 PM

Washington, May 7 (ANI): Three women who went missing separately about a decade ago in the United States have been found alive in a residential area just south of downtown.

Iraqi president comes out of coma

May 7, 2013 at 3:20 AM

Tehran, May 7 (IANS/AKI) Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has come out of coma after suffering a stroke in December, Iran's Fars news agency reported.

15 killed, about 50 injured in Pakistan bombing

May 6, 2013 at 10:16 PM

Islamabad, May 6 (IANS) At least 15 people were killed and around 50 others injured on Monday afternoon in a bomb blast that targeted a political gathering in Pakistan's northwestern tribal region of Kurram Agency, reported Xinhua citing local officials.

Pakistan High Commission pays second hospital visit to see Sanaullah

May 5, 2013 at 5:16 PM

Chandigarh, May 5 (ANI): Officials of Pakistan High Commission visited the hospital for the second consecutive day on Sunday, where injured Pakistan prisoner Sanaullah Ranjay, who was allegedly beaten by jail inmates in Kot Bhalwal jail, is being treated.

Helen Flanagan holidaying in Greece sans beau Scott Sinclair

May 5, 2013 at 1:32 PM

London, May 5 (ANI): Helen Flanagan has fled to a Greek isle without boyfriend Scott Sinclair, it has been revealed.

Three dead in Beijing knife attack

May 5, 2013 at 7:16 AM

Beijing, May 5 (IANS) A knife-wielding man stabbed two people to death and injured another in Beijing, police said. The assailant also died from injuries suffered while resisting arrest.

MJ's family 'staged several drug interventions'

May 4, 2013 at 4:44 PM

Washington, May 4(ANI): Thinking he was addicted to painkillers, Michael Jackson's family attempted to stage many interventions for the late King of Pop to try and get him to enter rehab, a Los Angeles investigator - citing discussions with Michael's mother Katherine - testified Thursday.

Colin Farrell opens up about 'inspirational special needs' son James

May 4, 2013 at 4:28 PM

Washington, May 04(ANI): Colin Farrell has revealed that his son, who was born with the rare genetic disorder-Angelman Syndrome, with model Kim Bordenave, is his greatest inspiration.

Villagers kill wild bear in Odisha

May 4, 2013 at 11:32 AM

Bhubaneswar, May 4 (IANS) Over a hundred villagers killed a wild bear that had injured a man and subsequently set the body ablaze in Odisha, an official said Saturday.

'Assaulted' Ryder making 'significant progress' following gym stint

May 4, 2013 at 9:56 AM

Sydney, May 4 (ANI): New Zealand cricketer Jesse Ryder has reportedly made a significant return to fitness and recovery after a gym stint, following an alleged grievous assault on him that had left him in a coma for a few days.

Man beaten, knifed to death in Rome

May 4, 2013 at 8:28 AM

Rome, May 4 (IANS/AKI) A 49-year-old Egyptian migrant died in a hospital in the Italian capital after he was beaten and stabbed.

Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman dies at 49

May 3, 2013 at 3:56 PM

Washington, May 03 (ANI): Thrash-metal legend and founding member of the band 'Slayer', Jeff Hanneman, has died of liver failure. He was 49.

Man claims he visited heaven and spoke to God while unconscious in hospital

May 3, 2013 at 3:24 PM

London, May 3 (ANI): A man, whose heart stopped beating for hours, has claimed that he saw angels and spoke to God before unbelievably waking up in hospital and making a full recovery.

Demi Lovato lost friends post rehab

May 3, 2013 at 3:24 PM

Washington, May 3 (ANI): Demi Lovato has revealed that rehab has helped her understand who her real friends were.

Pakistan condemns attack on prisoner in Indian jail

May 3, 2013 at 2:28 PM

Islamabad, May 3 (IANS) Pakistan Friday condemned the attack on a Pakistani prisoner in an Indian jail and said it was "obvious retaliation" to the death of Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh in Lahore.

Two pilots injured as army helicopter crashes in Pakistan

May 3, 2013 at 1:48 PM

Islamabad, May 3 (Xinhua-ANI): At least two pilots were injured when an army helicopter crashed in Pakistan's eastern district of Gujranwala on Friday morning, reported local media Geo.

Benazir murder case prosecutor shot dead in Islamabad

May 3, 2013 at 12:44 PM

Islamabad, May 3 (ANI): Unidentified gunmen riding on motorcycles in Pakistan capital Islamabad killed a special prosecutor of the Federal Investigating Agency (FIA) who was probing the December 2007 assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto on Friday.

Pablo Neruda suffered from cancer, show tests

May 3, 2013 at 11:16 AM

Santiago, May 3 (IANS/EFE) The initial tests performed on the exhumed remains of Nobel literature laureate Pablo Neruda show that the Chilean poet was suffering from advanced prostate cancer, officials associated with the process told EFE.