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Kashmir separatist hospitalised due to hunger strike: officials (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A prominent Indian Kashmir separatist was hospitalised Thursday after his health deteriorated on the third day of what he says will be an indefinite hunger strike, doctors said.
7 Aug 2008, 7:16 am | click here for more
Nehru Boat Race on Aug 9 a big tourist draw (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
Alappuzha (Kerala) Aug 7 (IANS) The combination of sports, scenic locations and a bit of history has ensured that the 56th edition of the Nehru Boat Race to be held here Saturday is the favoured destination for Indian and foreign tourists same.
7 Aug 2008, 1:38 am | click here for more
Noms de Glacier: Names along park trail stem from Indian stories to history-making bears (Missoulian)
A sure-footed hiker makes his way up the steep scree slopes below Triple Divide Pass. Medicine Grizzly Lake at the bottom of the cirque has a generous supply of trout.
7 Aug 2008, 1:26 am | click here for more
Bogue history sought (Carteret County News-Times)
The word “Bogue” has been reported to be a Choctaw Indian reference to a stream or a water passage. Others say that “Bogue” comes from a derivation of a Spanish term indicating movement to the leeward side, or side opposite of the wind.
6 Aug 2008, 5:19 am | click here for more
A dream come true, says Sania (The Hindu)
HYDERABAD: Sania Mirza is every set to script another piece of history. She will be the first Indian lady tennis player ever to take part in the singles of the Olympic Games when she participates at Beijing. “Playing in Olympics has been ...
6 Aug 2008, 2:17 pm | click here for more
Indian immigrant shot dead in Arizona (Express India)
A 62-year-old Indian immigrant was shot dead at a convenience store by an African-American man even as the assailant's minor sons watched in the US' Arizona state.
6 Aug 2008, 1:28 am | click here for more
PSL Police seeking missing 12-year-old girl (Fort Pierce Tribune)
Erin Cook, of the 500 block of Southwest Indian Key steer, hasn’t taken her medication every day and has no history of running away, said Officer Robert Vega, police spokesman.
6 Aug 2008, 11:19 pm | click here for more
'Hidden History' tells forgotten stories about America's past (Jam! Showbiz)
"America's Hidden History" (Smithsonian Books)
6 Aug 2008, 11:11 pm | click here for more
Indian River County community connection: Aug. 7 (Vero Press Journal)
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6 Aug 2008, 11:02 pm | click here for more
Indian lifter fails dope test, withdrawn from Olympics | History (IBN live)
Monika Devi tested positive for a banned substance.
5 Aug 2008, 11:46 pm | click here for more