Hezbollah denies having chemical weapons
September 5th, 2012 - 8:57 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Lebanon's Shia group Hezbollah has no chemical weapons, but enough missiles to inflict a considerable damage on Israel in case of an assault, the group's ... Read more...
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Al Qaeda claim to have killed 30 soldiers in Yemen
March 31st, 2012 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
Aden, March 31 (IANS) Terror outfit Al Qaeda Saturday claimed to have killed at least 30 Yemeni soldiers and seized a military site after a deadly gunbattle with government troops, ... Read more...
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Dozens of Palestinians wounded in clashes with Israeli soldiers
March 31st, 2012 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS
Gaza/Ramallah, March 30 (IANS) Palestinian demonstrators marking the 36-year-anniversary of Land Day on Friday in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip clashed with the Israeli security forces, leaving dozens ... Read more...
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Stolen NATO army kits on sale in Pakistan!
March 18th, 2012 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 18 (IANS) Stockpiles of NATO military equipment meant for use against the Taliban are being sold in Pakistan's black market, a British media report said.Stolen military-issue knives, ... Read more...
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US tests hypersonic weapon
November 18th, 2011 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Nov 18 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The US Army has conducted the first flight test of a new weapon-concept designed to fly within the earth's atmosphere at hypersonic speed and long ... Read more...
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Israeli army demolishes West Bank mosque
October 11th, 2011 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
Ramallah, Oct 11 (IANS) The Israeli army for the third time demolished a mosque in the northern West Bank Tuesday, saying it was built without permission, Palestinian sources said.Witnesses ... Read more...
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11 die in Yemeni army, Al Qaeda clashes
June 27th, 2011 - 11:10 am ICT by IANS
Sana'a, June 27 (IANS) At least 11 people, inluding six Al Qaeda militants, were killed and 35 injured in clashes between the army forces and Al Qaeda militants in Yemen's ... Read more...
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21 Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula militants killed in Yemen
June 11th, 2011 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
Sana'a, June 11 (IANS) At least 21 Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) militants were killed by the army Saturday during clashes in Yemen's Abyan province, Xinhua quoted the ... Read more...
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15 killed in Yemen
June 9th, 2011 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
Aden (Yemen), June 9 (IANS) At least 12 Al Qaeda militants and three army soldiers were killed in fierce battles between security forces and extremists in Yemen Thursday, a military ... Read more...
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NATO aiding divided rebel force in Libya
April 20th, 2011 - 4:49 pm ICT by ANI
Benghazi (Libya), Apr 20(ANI): As the world community scrambles to provide humanitarian aid to Libya, it has been revealed that NATO is aiding a divided force that cannot agree on who its ... Read more...
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Magnificent ceremony brings curtains down on 2010 C’wealth Games in Delhi
October 14th, 2010 - 11:26 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct.14 (ANI): If India's rich and diverse culture was at a grand display at the opening ceremony, a magnificent, energetic and youthful ceremony awaited the audience at the closing ... Read more...
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Enthralling Army forces’ band adds patriotic fervour to CWG closing ceremony
October 14th, 2010 - 9:12 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct.14 (ANI): The Armed Forces' band brought patriotic fervour among the crowd, as it played Saare Jahaan Se Acha and other new tracks here on Thursday.It included all the three ... Read more...
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Taliban has infiltrated Afghan forces, waiting to hit US-NATO forces: Ex-UN official
October 5th, 2010 - 12:57 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Oct 5 (ANI): A former senior UN official, Antonio Maria Costa, has claimed that the Taliban has infiltrated the Afghan forces and that they are waiting for instructions to hit ... Read more...
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72 bodies discovered in mass grave in Mexico’s drug-plaged north
August 25th, 2010 - 12:39 pm ICT by BNO News
MEXICO CITY (BNO NEWS) – The bodies of at least 72 people were found in a mass grave near San Fernando, a town located in Mexico's Tamaulipas state, officials said.The alleged dumping ... Read more...
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US intelligence officer busted for leaking classified info online
June 8th, 2010 - 5:42 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 8 (ANI): A US intelligence analyst has been nabbed by Army officials for allegedly releasing classified military information on a "whistle-blowing" website called "WikiLeaks" .Twenty two-year-old Specialist Bradley Manning has ... Read more...
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US Secretary of State Clinton congratulates the people of Lithuania on national holiday
March 11th, 2010 - 2:16 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON D.C. (BNO NEWS) – On Wednesday, United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton congratulated in a video message the people of Lithuania on the 20th Anniversary of the restoration of ... Read more...
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Heavy snow kills 28 in Afghanistan (Lead)
February 9th, 2010 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Feb 9 (DPA) Twenty-eight people were killed in avalanches in northern Afghanistan as rescuers pulled out 1,500 passengers stranded at a snow-blocked mountain pass, officials said Tuesday.
The avalanches took place Monday ... Read more...
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Ten Afghan civilians killed in latest Afghan violence
January 15th, 2010 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Jan 15 (DPA) Five members of a family were killed in a roadside bomb blast in southern Afghanistan Friday, while five other civilians were killed by a rocket attack and ... Read more...
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3 militants killed as Taliban storm Afghan police unit
December 21st, 2009 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Dec 21 (DPA) Afghan security forces killed three militants Monday after a group of Taliban fighters attacked a police station in eastern Afghanistan, officials said.
The militants equipped with suicide vests ... Read more...
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US to deploy 17 Stryker combat vehicles for India exercise
October 7th, 2009 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Oct 7 (IANS) In what is billed as the largest deployment of Stryker combat vehicles outside of those sent to Iraq and Afghanistan, the US Army plans to deploy ... Read more...
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Day before vote, gunmen occupy bank in Kabul (Lead)
August 19th, 2009 - 12:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Aug 19 (DPA) An unknown number of gunmen were holed up in a government bank in the centre of Kabul Wednesday as police and army forces were trying to enter ... Read more...
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4 killed as militants storm Afghan government buildings (Lead)
August 10th, 2009 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Aug 10 (DPA) One Afghan policeman and three militants were killed when a group of Taliban militants attacked government buildings with rockets and small-arms fire in central Afghanistan Monday, officials ... Read more...
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Tamil death toll at Lankan refugee camp ‘is 1,400 a week’
July 10th, 2009 - 1:04 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, July 10 (ANI): About 1,400 Tamil refugees are dying every week at the giant Manik Farm internment camp in Sri Lanka, senior international aid sources have told The Times.The death ... Read more...
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Eight Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan
May 7th, 2009 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, May 7 (DPA) Afghan army forces killed five Taliban militants in a clash in eastern Afghanistan while three other insurgents were killed by their own bomb, officials said Thursday.
Taliban militants ... Read more...
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Afghans celebrate victory over Soviet forces
April 28th, 2009 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, April 28 (DPA) Afghan President Hamid Karzai hosted a lunch in his fortified presidential palace on Tuesday to mark the 17th anniversary of his country forcing out the Soviet forces ... Read more...
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Security restored in Baghdad a day after clashes
March 30th, 2009 - 12:29 am ICT by IANS
Baghdad, March 29 (DPA) US and Iraqi forces Sunday imposed a siege on central Baghdad's al-Fadl neighbourhood, blocking roads leading to it, a day after clashes erupted with members of a Sunni ... Read more...
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500 civilians killed in Sri Lanka fighting, rebels say
February 5th, 2009 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Feb 5 (DPA) At least 500 civilians have been killed in the past three weeks in heavy fighting in northeastern Sri Lanka, Tamil rebels said Thursday.About 2,000 other civilians were wounded ... Read more...
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Gunmen abduct French aid worker in Kabul (Lead)
November 3rd, 2008 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Nov 3 (DPA) A group of unknown gunmen abducted a French aid worker Monday in the Afghan capital, Kabul, and shot dead an Afghan driver who tried to rescue him, the ... Read more...
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12 Russian soldiers killed in Georgia
August 9th, 2008 - 6:27 am ICT by IANS
DPA
Kiev/Tbilisi, Aug 9 (DPA) At least 12 Russian soldiers have been killed and over 150 injured in the breakaway South Ossetia region, in clashes with the Georgian military, a Russian army official ... Read more...
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NATO, Afghan forces preparing to storm Taliban-held villages
June 17th, 2008 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Kandahar, June 17 (DPA) NATO-led Canadian forces were preparing an offensive on Taliban-held villages in Kandahar province, while insurgents were planting mines and destroying bridges to stop it, officials said Tuesday. NATO ... Read more...
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Israelis arrested 363 Palestinians in West Bank in April: report
May 3rd, 2008 - 9:54 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Ramallah/Tel Aviv, May 3 (DPA) Israeli forces arrested 363 Palestinians in the West Bank during April, a Palestinian report said Saturday. Most of the arrests were in Nablus city, where the army ... Read more...
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17 Talibans killed
April 24th, 2008 - 9:45 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Kabul, April 24 (DPA) Afghan army forces clashed with Taliban militants in separate areas of the country, killing and wounding more than 17 insurgents, including a rebel commander, the army said Thursday. ... Read more...
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Seven killed in mortar attack in Iraq
April 9th, 2008 - 8:34 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Baghdad, April 9 (Xinhua) At least seven people were killed and more than 20 wounded in a mortar attack on the Shia-dominated neighbourhood of Sadr City in eastern Baghdad Wednesday, a witness ... Read more...
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US vice president makes unannounced visit to Afghanistan
March 20th, 2008 - 7:56 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Kabul, March 20 (DPA) US Vice President Dick Cheney arrived Thursday in Afghanistan on an unannounced visit, and held talks with the Afghan president and other cabinet members. Cheney, who is on ... Read more...
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