Biju comes home from the forests of Philippines
August 19th, 2012 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
Kozhikode, Aug 19 (IANS) It was a homecoming for 36-year-old K.V. Biju, who was held hostage in the forests of southern Philippines for over a year by the Abu Sayyaf ... Read more...
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Indian kidnapped in Philippines escapes, to return home (Lead)
August 10th, 2012 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) The government Friday said an Indian from Kerala, who was kidnapped by the Abu Sayyaf militant group in the Philippines in June 2011 and was ... Read more...
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Indian kidnapped in Philippines set free
August 10th, 2012 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) An Indian from Kerala, who was kidnapped by the Abu Sayyaf militant group in the Philippines last year and was believed to have been killed, ... Read more...
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Top Philippine rebel captured
March 14th, 2012 - 9:28 am ICT by IANS
Manila, March 14 (IANS) A top leader of the Abu Sayyaf militant group has been captured in southern Philippines, police said Wednesday.Jeri Jeheron, alias "Black Tungkang", was arrested Tuesday in ... Read more...
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India set to ban 100 Al Qaeda-linked groups
May 16th, 2010 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) India is all set to formally designate nearly 100 Al Qaeda-linked international outfits as terrorist organisations and ban them to avoid any legal loophole if anyone ... Read more...
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11 killed in militant attack in Philippines (Lead)
February 27th, 2010 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
Zamboanga City (The Philippines), Feb 27 (DPA) At least 11 people including 10 civilians were killed and several injured Saturday when Muslim militants attacked a village in southern Philippines, a provincial police ... Read more...
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Militants kill 13 in Philippines
February 27th, 2010 - 12:03 pm ICT by IANS
Zamboanga City (The Philippines) Feb 27 (DPA) Thirteen people were killed and several injured Saturday when Muslim militants attacked a village in southern Philippines, a provincial police chief said.
About 70 Muslim Abu ... Read more...
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U.S. State Department issues travel alert for those traveling to Malaysia
January 17th, 2010 - 1:35 pm ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) – The U.S. State Department issued a travel alert Saturday for those traveling to Malaysia.The State Department alerts U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to eastern Sabah, ... Read more...
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Kidnapped principal beheaded in the Philippines
November 9th, 2009 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
Zamboanga City (The Philippines), Nov 9 (DPA) A kidnapped state school principal was beheaded by his abductors on a southern Philippine island, a regional military spokesman said Monday.
The head of Gabriel Canizares, ... Read more...
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Five militants killed in Philippines
November 3rd, 2009 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
Manila, Nov 3 (IANS) Five Islamic militants, including a rebel commander, were killed in fighting with the security forces in the southern Philippines Tuesday, officials said.
The militants belonged to the Abu Sayyaf ... Read more...
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Over 40 killed in Philippines fighting
August 13th, 2009 - 12:03 pm ICT by IANS
Zamboanga City (Philippines), Aug 13 (DPA) Twenty-three soldiers and more than 20 militants from the Abu Sayyaf group have been killed in fierce fighting in the southern Philippines, the military said Thursday.
The ... Read more...
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Lashkar trying to increase India-Pakistan tensions: UN official (Lead)
July 15th, 2009 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
By Betwa Sharma
United Nations, July 15 (IANS) The Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) has ties with the Taliban and is trying to increase tensions between India and Pakistan, says a UN official dealing with ... Read more...
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Al Qaeda and Taliban sanctions list needs fixing
July 15th, 2009 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
United Nations, July 15 (IANS) The sanctions list for Al Qaeda and Taliban operatives contains names of dead people and entries with missing information, says Thomas Mayr-Harting, Austria's ambassador to the ... Read more...
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Three killed in Philippines ambush
April 6th, 2009 - 11:59 am ICT by IANS
Zamboanga (The Philippines), April 6 (Xinhua) Three civilians were killed and several wounded in an ambush reportedly staged by Al Qaeda linked militants in the southern Philippine island of Basilan Monday, police ... Read more...
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Kidnappers demand $5 mn for kidnapped Red Cross staff
January 18th, 2009 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
Manila, Jan 18 (DPA) Islamist militants holding captive three staff of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) are planning to demand at least $5 million in ransom for their hostages' ... Read more...
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Four soldiers killed in Philippine rebel ambush
August 30th, 2008 - 10:59 am ICT by IANS
Manila, Aug 30 (Xinhua) At least four Philippine soldiers were killed and 10 wounded early Saturday when they were ambushed by suspected members of the Abu Sayyaf group in southern part of ... Read more...
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