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Published on August 11, 2012
AT LEAST 50 DIE IN INDIA BUS CRASH
- At least 52 people were killed when a crowded passenger bus fell into a deep gorge in northern India, police have said, according to Belfast Telegraph.
Police officer Raj Kumar said the driver lost control of the vehicle at a sharp bend on a mountain road in Himachal Pradesh state, nearly 385 miles north of New Delhi.
The bus then plunged more than 100 metres into the gorge.
The officer said the rescue operation is continuing and that the death toll could still rise.
Police figures show India has the world's highest road death toll, with more than 110,000 people dying each year in accidents commonly caused by overcrowding, speeding, and poor vehicle and road maintenance.
Superintendent Kuldeep Sharma later said the bus had seats for 60 people and was so overcrowded that some people were riding on its roof.
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A senior fellow at the Institute of Political and Social Studies of the Black Sea and Caspian region commented on Azerbaijani media attempts to draw the Ukraine into anti-Armenian propaganda campaign.
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The commission comprises representatives ...JORDANIAN, SYRIAN TROOPS FIGHTING IN BORDER AREA
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The United States has imposed sanctions on the Syrian state-run oil company Sytrol for providing gasoline to Iran, a State Department spokesman said, according to RIA Novosti.
The new penalties come ...NETFLIX CEO ACQUIRES FACEBOOK SHARES
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Mr Hastings is a Facebook board member and the ...AUGUST 12 CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY
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Ernesto weakened to a tropical depression as it moved inland Friday, August 10 killing seven people and dumping rains in the mountains of Mexico's flood-prone southern Gulf region, AP said.
In Veracruz ...MUSICAL ICON NEIL DIAMOND GETS STAR ON HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME
U.S. musical icon Neil Diamond -- who penned and sang hits like "Sweet Caroline" and "Red Red Wine" -- crowned his nearly five-decade career with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, ...LIBYAN TOP ARMY GENERAL SHOT DEAD IN BENGHAZI
A Libyan army general, with a senior defence ministry role, has been shot dead in the eastern city of Benghazi, BBC News reported.
General Mohamed Hadia al-Feitouri was returning home from Friday, August ...RUSSIAN WARSHIPS HOLD TACTICAL DRILLS IN MEDITERRANEAN
A Russian joint naval task force on a training mission in the Mediterranean has conducted two-day tactical exercises with live-firing drills, the Defense Ministry said, according to RIA Novosti.
The ...6 NATO SOLDIERS DEAD IN 2 AFGHAN ATTACKS
Two separate gun attacks on NATO-led troops in south Afghanistan have left a total of six soldiers dead, peacekeeping force officials said, according to BBC News.
An Afghan civilian employee shot dead ...SYRIAN TV WORKERS KIDNAPPED IN DAMASCUS - REPORT
A pro-government Syrian TV station said four of its employees have been kidnapped while on assignment in a suburb of the capital Damascus, Belfast Telegraph said.
Imad Sarah, who is general manager of ...MARINE CAPTAIN MATT MANOUKIAN AMONG THOSE KILLED BY AFGHAN POLICEMAN
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Facebook has issued a call to its almost 1 billion worldwide users to help the social network combat cyber-attackers seeking to steal usernames and passwords, Digital Spy said.
Mark Zuckerberg's ...PERSEID METEOR SHOWER PEAKS AUGUST 11-12
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Universal assigned release dates to pictures from Guilermo Del Toro, Ron Howard and Tom Cruise on Friday, August 10 further building out the studio's schedule for the coming year, TheWrap said.
"Rush," ...KEIRA KNIGHTLEY TO JOIN CHRIS PINE IN "JACK RYAN" SPY THRILLER
Keira Knightley is in negotiations to star opposite Chris Pine in Paramount's franchise hopeful Jack Ryan, The Hollywood Reporter said.
Knightley is no stranger to the world of franchises, having ...ARAB FOREIGN MINISTERS TO MEET FOR SYRIA, UN PEACE ENVOY TALKS
Arab foreign ministers will meet on Sunday in Jeddah to discuss developments in Syria and selecting a replacement for Kofi Annan, the United Nations-Arab League envoy, Egyptian state TV said on Saturday, ...UKRAINE WINS OLYMPIC CANOE SPRINT GOLD
Yuriy Cheban of the Ukraine took the Olympic canoe sprint gold medal in the men's 200 meters on Saturday, August 11, RIA Novosti said.
Cheban, a Beijing bronze medalist in the 1,500 meters event, ...CHRIS HEMSWORTH, JOSH HUTCHERSON'S "RED DAWN" TRAILER RELEASED
When the original "Red Dawn" was released in 1984, America's bogeyman of choice was Russia. But times change, Bush stared into Putin's soul and deemed it good, and movie remakes need ...AT LEAST 50 DIE IN INDIA BUS CRASH
At least 52 people were killed when a crowded passenger bus fell into a deep gorge in northern India, police have said, according to Belfast Telegraph.
Police officer Raj Kumar said the driver lost control ..."HANNA" STAR SAOIRSE RONAN TO PLAY IN "MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS"
Saoirse Ronan will star in Mary, Queen of Scots, Digital Spy said citing Deadline. The actress has signed on for the lead role in the Michael Hirst-penned biopic. Working Title is currently seeking ...EBOLA VIRUS OUTBREAK UNDER CONTROL IN UGANDA - MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES
The outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in Uganda appears to be under control, says the medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF).
The last confirmed death from Ebola took place 11 days ago, MSF ...200 INSTANCES OF AZERI CEASEFIRE VIOLATION REPORTED AUGUST 4-11
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Azerbaijan fired over 1200 shots from various ...ARMENIA AMONG MOST RELIGIONS COUNTRIES - SURVEY
A massive global study on religiosity, covering 57 countries and five continents, has found that of the western nations, the Irish are losing their faith faster than anyone, LifeSiteNews.com reported.
...FREESTYLE WRESTLER HAJIMURAD NURMAGOMETOV MAKES IT TO OLYMPIC 1/8 FINALS
On August 11, Armenian freestyle wrestler Hajimurad Nurmagometov (84 kg) beat Tajikistan's Yusup Abdusalomov to make it to London Olympic 1/8 finals.
He will face off against Iranian representative next.
...RUSSIAN EXPERT SAYS UKRAINE ABOVE AZERBAIJAN'S BEND
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Stanislav Tarasov deemed Kyiv as the leading party in Ukrainian-Azeri relations.
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Forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad clashed with rebels in the heart of the capital Damascus near the Syrian central bank on Saturday, August 11 a resident told Reuters, the agency reported.
An ...4-MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE HITS ARMENIA
Maximum of 4-magnitude earthquake struck Armenia on August 11, 4:15 p.m. local time, RA Ministry of Emergency Situations crisis management center reports.
Tremors were recorded in 151 km south-west to ...MOUNTAIN LION RELEASE TEASES NEW IMAC, MAC PRO
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On August 11, Armenia's Hajimurad Nurmagomedov suffered a 2:0 defeat by Iran's Naser Lashgari at Olympic men's freestyle wrestling 84kg 1/8 finals.
Nurmagomedov will have a chance to fight for bronze ...
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Today in Armenian history- 0 Navasard was the first month in the old Armenian calendar (August 11 to September 9). The word means "New Year". The first day was celebrated as a national holiday.
- 1823 Birth of Manvel Katjouni (historian) in Constantinople. He died in 1903.
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