Monday, May 11th, 2009
Melbourne, May 11 (ANI): Kiwi screenwriter Peter Jackson has confirmed that the next Middle Earth saga, The Hobbit, will be split into two parts because the whole story cannot be put into just one movie.
The Hobbit story had previously been incorporated into the highly anticipated Lord of the Rings double-movie ...
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Sunday, May 10th, 2009
Washington, May 10 (ANI): A Binghamton University expert in New York says that parents should beware of "sexting"-the latest trend of sending sexually charged messages or images via cell phones-because it may post dangers to their teenaged kids' health.
Mary Muscari, an Associate Professor in the Decker School of Nursing, ...
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Saturday, May 9th, 2009
Washington, May 9 (ANI): When President Obama delivers his long-promised speech to Egypt on June 4, he will make his plans clear on how he would treat the Muslim nation far differently from what the Bush administration did.
Although Obama can't completely ignore Egypt's poor human rights record and decades of ...
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Saturday, May 9th, 2009
ON BOARD/ Johannesburg (South Africa), May 9 (ANI): Vice-President Hamid Ansari who arrived on a three-day visit to South Africa, will attend the inauguration ceremony of new South African President Jacob Zuma today.
Zuma will be sworn in as independent South Africa's third president today, whose African National Congress (ANC) ...
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Friday, May 8th, 2009
Faizabad, May 8 (ANI): Union Government's Supplementary Nutrition Programme has greatly benefited women and children in Faizabad by curbing malnutrition among the poor families.
Government started the scheme with focus on improving the health and nutritional status of infants aged till six years, pregnant women and lactating mothers.
Under this programme, ...
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Friday, May 8th, 2009
Melbourne, May 8 (ANI): Australian tennis star Jelena Dokic has expressed distress over the arrest of her father, Damir in Serbia, after he allegedly threatened to kill Australia's ambassador to Serbia.
Damir Dokic faces three years in prison for threatening to fire a rocket at the Australian ambassador to Belgrade and ...
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Thursday, May 7th, 2009
Mathura (Uttar Pradesh), May 7 (ANI): Agitated voters from a village near Mathura in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday smashed windowpanes of several cars belonging to the relatives of a poll candidate who were allegedly ...
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Thursday, May 7th, 2009
Sirpur (Chhattisgarh), May 7 (ANI): Site of an ancient civilization has been excavated in Sirpur in Chhattisgarh.
Six well constructed granaries and various stone and bronze statues, bangles, casts used for making gold and silver jewellery have been excavated.
"It was only recognised as the capital of Koshal. But after the excavations, ...
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Thursday, May 7th, 2009
Washington, May 6 (ANI): The Obama administration will have to demonstrate that it is committed to dedicating the time, resources, and, most important, leadership necessary to stabilize the region that includes Pakistan and Afghanistan and contain the terrorist threat in South Asia.
According to Lisa Curtis, senior research fellow at ...
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Thursday, May 7th, 2009
Chamoli/Gochar/Devprayag/Hrishikesh (Uttarakhand), May 6 (ANI): Forest areas have catught fire in Uttarakhand, destroying forest and disturbing wildlife.
The fire is not only polluting the environment, but has also become a grave danger for the people living near the forests.
The fire has been reported from Chamoli, Gochar, Devprayag and Hrishikesh areas of ...
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