Venezuela drops arms trafficking charges against US ship
September 10th, 2012 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 10 (IANS) Venezuelan authorities have dropped charges of arms trafficking against the crew of a US-flagged cargo ship, CNN reported.The Ocean Atlas ship with its captain and 14 ... Read more...
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Russian jailed for 14 years for 2010 bombing
May 31st, 2012 - 4:36 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 31 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Russian man has been sentenced to 14 years in jail for organising a terror attack in September 2010 that killed 19 people in a ... Read more...
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Chinese cargo ships attacked on Mekong river
January 6th, 2012 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 6 (IANS) Four Chinese ships and a Myanmar patrol boat came under attack by an unidentified armed group on the Mekong river early Wednesday near a port in ... Read more...
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Thai Court Agrees to Extradition of Russian Viktor Bout to America
August 20th, 2010 - 9:35 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Aug 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) In an appeals court ruling which was passed down on Friday, a Thai appeals court decided in favor of the suspected international arms dealer Viktor Bout being ... Read more...
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Russia to seek repatriation of man extradited to US
August 20th, 2010 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia will seek repatriation of a Russian businessman due to be extradited from Thailand to the US on arms trafficking charges, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday.
Viktor ... Read more...
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Italian Police Raid Huge Mafia Clan
July 14th, 2010 - 1:10 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
July 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) One of the largest ever police raids to be carried out against the very powerful ndrangheta crime organization took place on Tuesday as 300 people, including crime bosses, ... Read more...
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US rejects prisoner swap with Iran for detained hikers
February 4th, 2010 - 8:39 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 4 (DPA) The US Wednesday rejected Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's offer of releasing three American hikers held in Iran in exchange for Iranian citizens held in US prisons.
"We're not interested ... Read more...
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China seizes North Korea-bound missile component: Report
July 29th, 2009 - 11:43 am ICT by IANS
Seoul, July 29 (DPA) China seized 70 kg of a strategic missile-making metal bound for North Korea, South Korean media reported Wednesday, quoting a local Chinese newspaper.
The seizure took place Friday at ... Read more...
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Indian navy to step up surveillance of cargo vessels
March 30th, 2009 - 8:22 pm ICT by ANI
Visakhapatnam, Mar 30 (ANI): Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Sureesh Mehta, has said that surveillance of cargo vessels has been stepped to check arms trafficking."The terrorists that operate against us, which are ... Read more...
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Angelina Joile to turn super spy in upcoming film
April 13th, 2008 - 4:27 pm ICT by admin
London, April 13 (ANI): Angelina Joile has landed a Jason Bourne-esque role the actress will be playing a super spy operating for the UN in the murky world of arms trafficking ... Read more...
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