Ammo train explodes, sets off Siberia wildfire
July 26th, 2012 - 8:44 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A series of explosions on a military train, carrying ammunition, triggered a wildfire in central Siberia Wednesday.The incident occurred when a train car carrying scrapped ... Read more...
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Russia to deliver ammunition worth $1 bn to India
June 29th, 2012 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 29 (IANS) Russia will deliver ammunition, including tank and artillery shells, worth $1 billion to India, a media report said.The Vedomosti daily found that one of the ... Read more...
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Anti-government gangs blamed for Syria massacre
June 1st, 2012 - 11:07 am ICT by IANS
Damascus, June 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A preliminary investigation has showed that anti-government armed groups had carried out last week's massacre in Syria's Houla town, Syrian authorities said.When the massacre took ... Read more...
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Lebanon halts ship carrying arms for Syria rebels
April 29th, 2012 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Lebanese Navy has intercepted a Sierra Leone-registered ship carrying arms and ammunition reportedly destined for Syrian rebels, Al Jazeera reported.The ship's crew were detained ... Read more...
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World War II shells found in China
November 28th, 2011 - 1:47 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 28 (IANS) Workers in China's Liaoning province have found about 100 artillery shells discarded by Japanese troops during World War II, police said Monday.The shells were used with ... Read more...
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Saab, Wipro tie up for land-based protection systems
September 15th, 2011 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Swedish defence firm Saab and Indian software and infrastructure engineering giant Wipro Limited have signed a teaming agreement to jointly pursue opportunities for land-based active ... Read more...
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Wipro to develop software for Saab’s e-warfare system
September 15th, 2011 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 15 (IANS) Wipro Ltd has entered into a strategic alliance with Saab AB to develop and market protective software for the Swedish major's Land Electronic Defence System (LEDS) ... Read more...
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North and South Korea exchange fire
August 10th, 2011 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, Aug 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Artillery shells fired from North Korea Wednesday landed near the disputed sea border with South Korea. In response, South Korea's military also fired artillery shells ... Read more...
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Army to destroy 3,500 unexploded bombs
June 2nd, 2011 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) The Indian Army has begun a major operation to dispose of 3,500 live bombs that were found in metal scrap imported from global war zones ... Read more...
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Thailand denies using chemical weapons against Cambodia
April 24th, 2011 - 2:40 pm ICT by ANI
Phnom Penh, Apr 24 (ANI): Thailand has strongly rejected accusations that it used chemical weapons against Cambodian troops in a clash that killed 10 soldiers and forced thousands of civilians from their ... Read more...
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Vengeful Gaddafi troops renew assault on rebel-held Misrata
April 3rd, 2011 - 2:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr. 3 (ANI): Troops loyal to Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi have renewed their assault on rebel-held Misrata in a final push to crush the opposition that rose up against him ... Read more...
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Six dead in Thai-Cambodian border clashes
February 5th, 2011 - 1:21 am ICT by BNO News
SISAKET, THAILAND (BNO NEWS) -- At least six people on Friday were killed as Thai and Cambodian troops clashed in the border near the Hindu Preah Vihear Temple, The Nation newspaper reported.Thai ... Read more...
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S Korea says Pyongyang’s renewed call for inter-Korean talks ‘lacks sincerity’
January 10th, 2011 - 5:50 pm ICT by ANI
Seoul, Jan 10 (ANI): South Korea has dismissed the latest call for inter-Korean talks by the North saying it 'lacks sincerity', and urged Pyongyang to address pending issues first.On Saturday, North ... Read more...
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Risk of war rising in Korean peninsula: Adm. Mullen
December 14th, 2010 - 5:52 pm ICT by ANI
Baghdad, Dec 14 (ANI): Admiral Mike Mullen, the top US military officer, has warned that the danger of war or hostilities is rising in the Korean peninsula.The warning of Mullen, who ... Read more...
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‘US-ROK attacks against North Korea will bring them self-destruction’
December 12th, 2010 - 3:05 pm ICT by ANI
Pyongyang, Dec 12 (ANI): North Korea has warned that its army and people are ready for escalated conflicts and on all-out war that would not be confined to the peninsula, according to ... Read more...
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Obama criticises Jintao over not condemning North Korea’s provocative actions openly
December 7th, 2010 - 3:02 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 7 (ANI): US President Barack Obama has reportedly criticised his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao during a telephonic conversation between the two leaders, saying that Beijing was emboldening North Korea ... Read more...
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US, South Korea plan more military exercises as warning to belligerent North
December 2nd, 2010 - 3:03 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 2(ANI): The United States and South Korea are planning to carry out more joint military exercises as early as this month, South Korea's military has said.The announcement comes ... Read more...
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US-S. Korea reject China’s request to hold emergency six-party talks with N Korea
November 30th, 2010 - 12:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 30 (ANI): The United States, South Korea and Japan have reportedly rejected China's request to hold emergency six-party talks with North Korea over the crisis on the Korean Peninsula, saying ... Read more...
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China calls for emergency talks over Korea crisis
November 28th, 2010 - 5:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 28(ANI): China has reportedly called for an emergency meeting of key nations amid high tension in the Korean peninsula over North Korea's shelling of a South Korea island.According to ... Read more...
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US, South Korea begin joint military exercise
November 28th, 2010 - 12:52 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 28(ANI): The United States and South Korea have begun a four-day joint military exercise in the waters off the Korean coast.According to the BBC, the US aircraft carrier, the ... Read more...
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US to send aircraft carrier to Korean Peninsula waters
November 25th, 2010 - 5:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov.25 (ANI): The United States has decided to send the aircraft carrier "George Washington" into the waters off the Korean Peninsula, besides other vessels as a warning to North Korea ... Read more...
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USA Supporting South Korea, Sends USS George Washington Aircraft Carrier To Help
November 24th, 2010 - 7:54 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Nov 24, (THAINDIAN NEWS) United States of America sent an aircraft carrier USS George Washington to take part in joined training exercise in South Korea naval forces later this month. ... Read more...
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N. Korea attack: US weighing options, likely to ask China to act
November 24th, 2010 - 1:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov.24 (ANI): Top national security aides of President Barack Obama have said the United States Government is weighing all options, including pressing China to put pressure on the North Korean ... Read more...
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China’s ‘guarded response’ puts onus on both Koreas to establish peace in Peninsula
November 24th, 2010 - 1:19 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Nov 24 (ANI): China has tactfully urged both Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the Republic of Korea (ROK) to work towards establishing peace and stability in the Korean Peninsula, ... Read more...
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Kim’s son behind attack on South Korea to ‘mobilise military and consolidate his power’
November 24th, 2010 - 12:54 pm ICT by ANI
Pyongyang, Nov 24 (ANI): Kim Jong-un, the youngest son and heir apparent to North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, has been accused of carrying out yesterday's attack on South Korean territory with an ... Read more...
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N. Korea bombs S.Korea’s Yeonpyeong border island
November 23rd, 2010 - 5:59 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Nov.23 (ANI): North Korea fired dozens of artillery shells onto a South Korean border island, killing a South Korean soldier and injuring 13 others on Tuesday.The shells also burnt down ... Read more...
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Several killed, others hurt after North Korea attacks South Korean island
November 23rd, 2010 - 2:41 pm ICT by BNO News
SEOUL (BNO NEWS) -- Thick plumes of black smoke were rising from a South Korean island on Tuesday afternoon after an unexpected attack by North Korea, killing several people.The attack began around ... Read more...
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1,500 World War II-era shells found in US
October 25th, 2010 - 12:15 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Oct 25 (IANS) A team of divers claimed to have found a cache of roughly 1,500 live ammunition scattered in a bay here more than 50 years ago following an ... Read more...
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North Korea fires artillery shells near maritime border
August 9th, 2010 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, Aug 9 (DPA) North Korean forces fired over 100 artillery rounds into the Yellow Sea near the disputed border with the South Monday, a media report said.
About 110 rounds were fired ... Read more...
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Israel, Lebanon exchange fire on border
August 3rd, 2010 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv/Beirut, Aug 3 (DPA) Tensions boiled over along the flashpoint Israel-Lebanese border Tuesday, as armies from both sides exchanged fire, amid conflicting reports on the origin of the clash.
An Israeli military ... Read more...
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‘Aerosols can only temporary fix global warming’
July 19th, 2010 - 2:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 19 (ANI): Injecting aerosols in the upper atmosphere is believed to be a method that can quickly counter global warming. However, this is not the case, new research reveals.In a ... Read more...
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Bill proposes life term for illegal dealings in toxic chemicals
April 16th, 2010 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) A bill introduced in parliament Friday provides for life imprisonment for anyone held guilty of illegally dealing in toxic chemicals.
The Chemicals Weapons Convention (Amendment) Bill 2010 ... Read more...
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South Korean army complains artillery firing from North
January 29th, 2010 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, Jan 29 (IANS) North Korea fired artillery shells inside South Korean territory off the west coast of the Yellow Sea, a military official said Thursday.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) ... Read more...
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North Korea restarts firing artillery shells in Yellow Sea
January 28th, 2010 - 10:02 am ICT by IANS
Seoul, Jan 28 (DPA) North Korea Thursday fired artillery shells near the disputed maritime border with South Korea for a second day, media reports said.
The North began firing towards the South Korean ... Read more...
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South Korea returns fire from North: Yonhap
January 27th, 2010 - 5:42 pm ICT by BNO News
SEOUL (BNO NEWS) -- South Korea returned fire after North Korea opened fire towards a no-sail zone off its coast on Wednesday, news reports said.The South Korean Yonhap news agency reported, citing ... Read more...
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