US rock artist Tom Petty dies at 66

Thursday, October 5, 2017 At the age of 66, US rock musician Tom Petty suffered cardiac arrest on Monday morning and died that evening at the UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica in California, according to reports. Petty, born in Gainesville, Florida in 1950, was best known as the lead singer of Tom Petty and the […]

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Anti-junta demonstrations grow in Bangkok

Monday, June 11, 2007 Anti-junta demonstrations in Bangkok reached their largest point yet on Saturday night, when between 10,000 and 15,000 protesters marched from Sanam Luang to the Royal Thai Army headquarters to call for the resignation of Council for National Security chairman General Sonthi Boonyaratglin. Yesterday, Sonthi, the leader of last year’s coup d’état, […]

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Bangladesh security tightened following Pilkhana massacre and Bashundhara City fire

Friday, March 20, 2009 Following the Pilkhana massacre which occurred February 25 and 26 leaving 74 dead and the inferno at the Bashundhara City shopping mall complex March 13 leaving seven dead, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said security measures are being tightened countrywide across Bangladesh. Fire drills will be enacted at all key-point installations (KPI). […]

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11 killed in Mexican military helicopter crash

Sunday, April 20, 2008 Eleven people have died after a military helicopter crashed during an anti-narcotics flight in Western Mexico. The Bell 212 went down near Uruapan in Michoacan. Michoacan is a major area in Mexico’s anti-narcotics operations, which are conducted by the nation’s military. The rotorcraft went down around midday. Police cordoned off the […]

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