Somalia car bomb kills 10 at a cafe
February 9th, 2012 - 12:46 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Mogadishu, Feb 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Islamic group Al-Shabab has claimed responsibility of the bomb blast in the Somali capital of Mogadishu. The police has confirmed that 10 people were killed ... Read more...
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Key accused in 13/7 Mumbai blasts trained under Osama: ATS (Lead, superseding earlier story)
February 7th, 2012 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 7 (IANS) A key accused in the Mumbai July 13, 2011, serial blasts had met Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan in 2001 and trained under ... Read more...
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Early poll in Pakistan desirable, says daily
January 31st, 2012 - 12:18 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 31 (IANS) An early poll would be desirable in Pakistan as it would end the "sense of frustration" that people are feeling, said a daily while calling ... Read more...
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Two anti-Al Qaeda women gunned down in Iraq
January 28th, 2012 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Jan 28 (IANS) The wife and daughter of an anti-Al Qaeda leader in Iraq were Saturday gunned down inside their house, Xinhua reported.Gunmen stormed the house of Sheikh Dhiyab ... Read more...
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Pentagon to send floating base to Middle East: Report
January 28th, 2012 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 28 (IANS) The Pentagon is going to send a large floating base to the Middle East, The Washington Post said.The plan comes amid rising tensions with Iran, Al ... Read more...
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Nine rockets fired at Pakistan Military Academy (Lead)
January 27th, 2012 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 27 (IANS) Nine rockets were fired at the Pakistan Military Academy located in Abbottabad, a town where Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was gunned down in ... Read more...
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Rocket fired near Pakistan Military Academy
January 27th, 2012 - 12:41 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 27 (IANS) A rocket has been fired near the Pakistan Military Academy located in Abbottabad, a town where Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was gunned in May ... Read more...
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Diplomatic thaw in US-Pakistan ties: Daily
January 23rd, 2012 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 23 (IANS) The ties between the US and Pakistan are witnessing a diplomatic thaw but it won't be back to business as usual, said a daily.An editorial in ... Read more...
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Zardari’s media advisor says she fears abduction
January 23rd, 2012 - 12:16 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 23 (IANS) Farahnaz Ispahani, President Asif Ali Zardari's media adviser and wife of former envoy to US Husain Haqqani, claims that she has fled the country as she ... Read more...
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Bigelow to direct film on Osama death?
January 16th, 2012 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 16 (IANS) Along with Australian actor Joel Edgerton, American film director Kathryn Bigelow is working on a film on Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden's death, says ... Read more...
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`Gilani didn’t seek Britain’s help to avert coup’
January 14th, 2012 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani did not seek Britain's help to prevent a military take-over in Pakistan, authorities said.A spokesman of the Prime Minister House ... Read more...
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Al Qaeda terrorist banned from flying to Britain
January 12th, 2012 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 12 (IANS) A suspected Al Qaeda terrorist, believed to be hiding in Yemen, has been banned from flying into Britain amid fears that he might try to blow ... Read more...
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Pakistan to blow up Osama’s hideout
January 10th, 2012 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 10 (IANS) The house in Pakistan where former Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was hiding, before he was killed by US commandos in a special operation last May, ... Read more...
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Pakistan commission orders visa, security for Ijaz (Roundup)
January 9th, 2012 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 9 (IANS) Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz Monday agreed to appear before the Supreme Court-appointed memo commission after the attorney general was directed to ensure that he gets ... Read more...
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Ijaz to appear before memo commission Jan 16 (Lead)
January 9th, 2012 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 9 (IANS) Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz Monday agreed to appear Jan 16 before the memo commission which directed the country's attorney general to issue him visa and ensure ... Read more...
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Chastain in talks for Osama movie?
January 6th, 2012 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 6 (IANS) Actress Jessica Chastain has reportedly been approached to play a field intelligence analyst in a movie based on the death of Al Qaeda chief Osama bin ... Read more...
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Al Qaeda forms 200-strong force: Report
December 30th, 2011 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
Tripoli, Dec 30 (IANS/AKI) Al Qaeda has sent experienced militants to Libya in an effort to form an armed group amid the fighting that toppled Muammar Gaddafi, CNN reported, citing ... Read more...
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Al Qaeda leaders leaving Pakistan, moving to Africa: Report
December 26th, 2011 - 1:23 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 26 (IANS) The Al Qaeda leadership, which has been weakened in Pakistan following the killing of many of its senior members -- including Osama bin Laden -- ... Read more...
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Pakistani information minister quits over PPP ‘attitude’ (Lead)
December 25th, 2011 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 25 (IANS) Pakistan Information Minister Firdous Ashiq Awan tendered her resignation during a cabinet meeting Sunday while expressing her disappointment over the "attitude" of the Pakistan Peoples ... Read more...
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No control over army and ISI, admits Pakistan government
December 22nd, 2011 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 22 (IANS) Pakistan's defence ministry does not have operational control over the military and the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), the ministry has admitted in the Supreme Court.The Ministry of ... Read more...
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Pakistan has 10 women ambassadors
December 22nd, 2011 - 1:01 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 22 (IANS) Ten Pakistani missions are headed by women ambassadors, said Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar.Khar informed the National Assembly in a written reply Wednesday that out of ... Read more...
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No more Abbottabad-like incidents, Gilani tells US
December 22nd, 2011 - 12:47 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 22 (IANS) Pakistan wants new rules of engagement with the US and an assurance of "no Abbottabad-like unilateral action in future", Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has ... Read more...
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US man convicted of supporting Al Qaeda
December 21st, 2011 - 12:58 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 20 (IANS) A federal jury Tuesday convicted a US man of conspiring to kill American soldiers in Iraq.Prosecutors alleged that Tarek Mehanna, who hails from the Boston suburb ... Read more...
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No chance of martial law in Pakistan: Gilani
December 20th, 2011 - 12:19 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 20 (IANS) There would be no martial law in the country, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said in an apparent bid to dispel rumours of a military ... Read more...
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Biden says Taliban isn’t US enemy
December 20th, 2011 - 11:37 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 20 (IANS) A comment by US Vice President Joe Biden that "the Taliban per se is not our enemy" has given the Republicans a new handle, but ... Read more...
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Woman facilitated Karachi navy base attack, say police
December 15th, 2011 - 3:03 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 15 (IANS) The widow of a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) member had facilitated the attack on a key Pakistan Navy base in Karachi in May this year, said ... Read more...
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US House freezes $700 mn aid to Pakistan
December 15th, 2011 - 12:16 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 15 (IANS) US House of Representatives has passed a massive $662 billion defence bill that freezes $700 million for Pakistan until the defence secretary provides Congress a ... Read more...
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Commission probing Osama killing visits ISI office
December 14th, 2011 - 11:06 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 14 (IANS) The commission investigating the US raid in Pakistan's Abbottabad in which Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was killed Wednesday visited the headquarters of the Inter-Services ... Read more...
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US hopes ties with Pakistan would be mended
December 13th, 2011 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 13 (IANS) US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta Monday hoped that the US will be able to mend its strained ties with Pakistan, because a stable relationship with Islamabad ... Read more...
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Let’s go beyond the anger: US envoy to Pakistan
December 13th, 2011 - 12:41 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 13 (IANS) The NATO airstrikes that left two dozen Pakistani soldiers dead was a terrible tragedy, US Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter has said while stressing that both ... Read more...
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US hopes to patch up with Pakistan
December 13th, 2011 - 10:41 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 13 (IANS) A top US official has expressed confidence that the United States and Pakistan can patch up their differences, stressing that restoring the strained relationship was critical ... Read more...
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15 Al-Qaeda prisoners escape from Yemeni jail
December 12th, 2011 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
Aden (Yemen), Dec 12 (IANS) As many as 15 Al-Qaeda prisoners escaped through a tunnel from a Yemeni jail in the port city of Aden Monday, said an official.About 15 ... Read more...
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Eiffel Tower evacuated over bomb scare
December 10th, 2011 - 9:39 am ICT by IANS
Paris, Dec 10 (IANS) The Eiffel Tower and its surroundings in Paris were evacuated Friday evening after an anonymous caller, claiming to be member of terror outfit Al Qaeda, said ... Read more...
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Man held in Germany for Al Qaeda links
December 9th, 2011 - 10:32 am ICT by IANS
Berlin, Dec 9 (IANS) A 27-year-old German Islamist has been arrested for his alleged links to an Al Qaeda-linked outfit, officials said.The federal prosecutors' office said Thursday that Halli S. ... Read more...
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Pakistan to make Osama inquiry report public
December 9th, 2011 - 10:07 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 9 (IANS) The inquiry report into the killing of Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden by US special forces in his Pakistani hideout will be made public, ... Read more...
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