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88 Students Taken Ill for Suspected Food Poisoning in Odisha All India | Press Trust of India | Updated: August 19, 2014 14:22 IST Representational image Koratpur: At least 88 students of a government-run residential school were taken ill for suspected food poisoning in Koraput district...

Putin tells security service to be on alert, warns on NGOs MOSCOW Mon Apr 7, 2014 6:11am EDT Russian President Vladimir Putin answers a journalist's question during a televised news conference in Sochi January 19, 2014. REUTERS/Alexei Nikolsky/RIA Novosti/Kremlin (Reuters) - President...

U.S. to send F-16 jets to Romania for exercises BUCHAREST Mon Apr 7, 2014 6:51am EDT (Reuters) - The United States will deploy F-16 fighter jets to Romania this month as part of planned joint exercises, the NATO member's defense minister was quoted as saying, amid rising tensions in...

Music labels sue Russia social network site vKontakte over copyright breach Record labels say social network site vKontakte is storing music uploaded by users and that it won't strike licensing deals with rightsholders PUBLISHED : Monday, 07 April, 2014, 4:45am UPDATED : Monday, 07 April...

Buckingham Palace guard pointed his rifle at 'intruder' at the gates PUBLISHED : Monday, 07 April, 2014, 4:45am UPDATED : Monday, 07 April, 2014, 5:03am Agence France-Presse in London How The Sun reported the incident, with the guard seen pointing his rifle at the man. A soldier at...

Hammer-wielding robbers cause chaos at Philippine mall AFP March 31, 2014, 4:16 am Manila (AFP) - A band of robbers armed with guns and hammers shot it out with Philippine police inside one of the world's largest shopping malls Sunday, sending Manila shoppers scrambling for safety, police...

Search for fishing vessel in distress in Antarctica AFP March 31, 2014, 11:57 am Sydney (AFP) - There were grave concerns Monday for a fishing vessel that issued a distress signal from an area near Antarctica where debris has been sighted. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA)...

'China lays out charges for Kunming attack suspects' AFP March 31, 2014, 5:59 am Beijing (AFP) - China has laid out the charges against four suspects captured after a brutal railway station attack that killed 29 people and injured 143 earlier this month, officials said. Eight members of...

Thai PM set to give defence against negligence charges AFP March 31, 2014, 8:39 am Bangkok (AFP) - Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is expected Monday to mount her defence against negligence charges linked to a controversial rice subsidy scheme that could presage her removal from...

Philharmonic flash mobs pay tribute to Ukraine's fallen protesters AFP March 31, 2014, 6:45 am Kiev (AFP) - In perfect symphony, orchestras and choir singers performed Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" in flash mobs at seven airports across Ukraine on Sunday in tribute to those who died in the...

Rolls-Royce accused of sacking jet engineer for whistle-blowing over safety concerns Rolls-Royce tells employment tribunal that worker's claims were unsubstantiated, but he refused to accept outcome of its investigation PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 26 March, 2014, 8:49pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 26...

Senior information official leaps six floors to his death, sources say Information office's deputy chief was questioned months before tragedy PUBLISHED : Thursday, 27 March, 2014, 4:41am UPDATED : Thursday, 27 March, 2014, 11:33am Staff Reporters State Council Information Office deputy...

Americans who don't reveal Hong Kong bank balances to be branded 'recalcitrant' PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 26 March, 2014, 11:43pm UPDATED : Thursday, 27 March, 2014, 9:19am Amy Nip and Toh Han Shih The new tax rule is part of a global move to end banking secrecy and tighten the tax noose on...

Activist Tan Zuoren defiant after 5-year prison term for probe into Sichuan earthquake deaths PUBLISHED : Thursday, 27 March, 2014, 12:33pm UPDATED : Thursday, 27 March, 2014, 12:33pm Verna Yu [email protected] An undated file photo of activist Tan Zuoren. Photo: SCMP Pictures Tan Zuoren...

11 dead, six injured in Guangdong factory blaze Small city has seen at least five similar garment factory tragedies since 2003 PUBLISHED : Thursday, 27 March, 2014, 12:29pm UPDATED : Thursday, 27 March, 2014, 12:29pm He Huifeng [email protected] Firefighters were hindered by toxic fumes...

Head of Philippine communist party and wife arrested in Cebu PUBLISHED : Sunday, 23 March, 2014, 5:32am UPDATED : Sunday, 23 March, 2014, 5:32am Associated Press in Manila Philippine military chief of staff General Emmanuel Bautista Philippine security forces arrested the chairman of the...

Doctors in China vent their feelings about attacks by patients' families Microblogging medics on the mainland vent their feelings about the frequent violence of patients' families towards members of the profession PUBLISHED : Sunday, 23 March, 2014, 5:20am UPDATED : Sunday, 23 March, 2014...

'Don't copy me:' African drug mules jailed in Hong Kong write home to stem flow A letter-writing campaign started by a priest could be responsible for a drop in Tanzanian heroin couriers attempting to enter Hong Kong PUBLISHED : Sunday, 23 March, 2014, 4:47am UPDATED : Sunday, 23 March, 2014...

Updated: 03/20/2014 22:05 | By Channel NewsAsia Beware of email scam impersonating police SINGAPORE: If you receive an email from [email protected], beware. Police have warned that it is the work of scammers, who sign off the email with the name of a senior police officer. The scammers...

Amnesty calls on FIFA to address Qatar workers' rights DOHA Wed Mar 19, 2014 6:15pm GMT (Reuters) - Amnesty International is calling on world soccer's governing body FIFA to address the issue of migrant workers' abuse in Qatar during its meeting later this month, the rights group said in a...