Indian Army bought faulty ammunition: Auditor
July 10th, 2009 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) The Indian Army flouted norms by placing a repeat order for artillery shells that had been found defective a decade ago, India's audit watchdog says.
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Israel, Hamas committed war crimes: Amnesty
July 2nd, 2009 - 1:55 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, July 2 (DPA) Israel and Palestinian militants committed war crimes during the Gaza war of last winter, Amnesty International said in its first comprehensive report on the 22-day conflict, published Thursday.
The ... Read more...
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India destroys its chemical weapons stockpile
May 14th, 2009 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
By Ritu Sharma
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) India has informed the United Nations that it has destroyed its stockpile of chemical weapons in compliance with the international Chemical Weapons Convention. With this ... Read more...
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30,000 civilians flee LTTE-held areas, 17 killed in blasts (Third Lead)
April 20th, 2009 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
By P. Karunakharan
Colombo, April 20 (IANS) Over 30,000 civilians Monday fled Sri Lanka's northern war-zone while 17 people were killed in three suicide bomb attacks by the Tamil Tigers as troops advanced ... Read more...
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Over 13,000 civilians flee LTTE-held areas, 17 die in blast (Second Lead)
April 20th, 2009 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
By P. Karunakharan
Colombo, April 20 (IANS) Over 13,000 civilians Monday fled Sri Lanka's northern war-zone while 17 people were killed in a suicide bomb attack by the Tamil Tigers, authorities said."The ... Read more...
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5,000 civilians flee Sri Lanka’s war-zone: Military (Lead)
April 20th, 2009 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, April 20 (IANS) Over 5,000 civilians Monday fled Sri Lanka's northern war-zone and entered the government-held areas as troops continued to advance towards the last stronghold of the Tamil Tigers as ... Read more...
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Indian military doctors save lives in Sri Lanka
April 19th, 2009 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
By M.R. Narayan Swamy
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) As Sri Lankan troops battle the Tamil Tigers in their very last bastion, a small group of Indian doctors are quietly treating scores of ... Read more...
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Battlefield laser weapon can destroy rockets, mortars and artillery shells
April 1st, 2009 - 3:22 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 1 (ANI): A US based company has developed a battlefield laser weapon that can fire a strong beam, which can destroy rockets, mortars and artillery shells."We're doing our part ... Read more...
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Security forces kill 10 militants in Pakistan’s Khyber area
February 24th, 2009 - 3:19 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 24 (DPA) Pakistani security officials Monday claimed to have killed 10 militants in the country's restive tribal district along the Afghan border.
Helicopter gunships and artillery shells targeted a militants' location ... Read more...
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Construction workers find bombs in Hanoi
February 16th, 2009 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
Hanoi, Feb 16 (DPA) Construction workers building a luxury hotel in downtown Hanoi had to halt their work temporarily when they uncovered two unexploded bombs dropped by the US Air Force during ... Read more...
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China employs artificial means to create rains in drought-hit provinces
February 9th, 2009 - 6:37 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 9 (ANI): China has employed artificial means to create rains in at least seven provinces to alleviate a rare drought that has hit the areas.Reports from the China ... Read more...
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China creates artificial rain in drought-hit provinces
February 8th, 2009 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 8 (Xinhua) China employed artificial means to cause rainfall in seven provinces Saturday to ease drought, the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) said Sunday.
Weather-control officials fired 2,392 artillery shells and launched ... Read more...
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Israeli army probing alleged illegal use of white phosphorus
January 22nd, 2009 - 12:54 am ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv, Jan 21 (DPA) The Israeli military Wednesday announced that it will investigate allegations that its soldiers made illegal use of white phosphorus in built-up areas.An Amnesty International fact-finding team says ... Read more...
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Israel hopes warning leaflets over Gaza may help counter war crime claims
January 13th, 2009 - 6:25 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, Jan 13 (ANI): The leaflets that the Israeli Air Force has dropped over Gaza during Operation Cast Iron warning civilians of impending air strikes and ground movements could help its ... Read more...
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Israeli defence forces say they are not using illegal weapons
January 12th, 2009 - 3:34 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, Jan.12 (ANI): The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) has rejected accusations that it is using illegal arms in its war against the Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
Responding to a Human ... Read more...
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Rockets fired into Israel from Lebanon (Lead)
January 8th, 2009 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv/Beirut, Jan 8 (DPA) Unknown militants fired at least three Katyusha rockets into northern Israel early Thursday morning, prompting the Israeli army to return fire into south Lebanon, Israeli and ... Read more...
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Shelling kills 16 in Somali capital
December 5th, 2008 - 11:06 pm ICT by IANS
Mogadishu, Dec 5 (Xinhua) Sixteen people were killed and more than 20 others wounded Friday when artillery shells hit several areas in northeastern part of the Somali capital, witnesses and health officials ... Read more...
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States sign cluster-bomb ban in Oslo
December 4th, 2008 - 4:34 am ICT by IANS
Oslo, Dec 4 (DPA) A global ban on the use of cluster bombs blamed for maiming and killing thousands of civilians moved closer to reality Wednesday with the formal signing ceremony of ... Read more...
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100 states sign cluster-bomb ban in Oslo
December 3rd, 2008 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
Oslo, Dec 3 (DPA) Government leaders from more than 100 states Wednesday signed a global ban on the use of cluster bombs.The treaty, which was negotiated in Dublin in May, bans the ... Read more...
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Russia rejects US claims of ’stolen’ nuclear weapons
October 31st, 2008 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Oct 31 (RIA Novosti) Russia Friday insisted its nuclear weapons are secure and rejected the allegations by US Defence Secretary Robert Gates that large amounts of Russian nuclear weapons had ... Read more...
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US drones continue to spread panic among tribals in Miranshah, North Waziristan
October 17th, 2008 - 5:49 pm ICT by ANI
Miranshah (NWFP), Oct 17 (ANI): A day after six people, including two foreigners, were killed in a drone attack on the Mehsud-inhabited Saam area, American drones were seen flying over Terah, ... Read more...
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UN food convoy forced back by heavy fighting in Sri Lanka
October 16th, 2008 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Oct 16 (IANS) A 50-truck UN food convoy meant for thousands of war-displaced civilians in the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ealem (LTTE)-held areas was forced to return due to heavy ... Read more...
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Somali prime minister calls on insurgents to join peace talks
September 25th, 2008 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
Mogadishu, Sep 25 (Xinhua) Somali Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein Thursday called on the insurgent groups which have not been part of the peace talks to join in the national reconciliation process ... Read more...
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Twenty killed in fighting in Somalia
September 24th, 2008 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Mogadishu, Sep 24 (Xinhua) Twenty civilians were killed and 33 wounded in heavy artillery exchange between insurgents and African Union (AU) peacekeepers here, witnesses and hospital sources said Wednesday.Witnesses in Hawlwadag, Hodon ... Read more...
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100 militants killed in Pakistan (Lead)
September 12th, 2008 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 12 (IANS) Pakistani security forces, backed by air power, have killed up to 100 militants in fierce clashes near the Afghan border, a media report said Friday."Eighty to 100 militants ... Read more...
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Futuristic laser guns to be US armys new war toys!
September 3rd, 2008 - 12:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, September 3 (ANI): If the US army has its way, the fictional world of Star Trek will come a step closer to reality, what with plans underway for the development ... Read more...
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Ossetia conflict widens in battles between Russia and Georgia (Lead)
August 9th, 2008 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Moscow/Tbilisi (Georgia) Aug 9 (DPA) The war between Russia and Georgia widened Saturday morning, with fighting spilling outside the south Caucasus province of Ossetia, and both sides moving reinforcements to the region. ... Read more...
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At least 3 killed in Uzbekistan arms depot blasts (Lead)
July 10th, 2008 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
RIA Novosti
Tashkent, July 10 (RIA Novosti) At least three people were killed and 21 injured in a series of blasts at an ammunition depot in central Uzbekistan, the emergency situations ministry said ... Read more...
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Many feared dead in Uzbekistan blasts
July 10th, 2008 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
RIA Novosti
Tashkent, July 10 (RIA Novosti) Several people were feared dead or injured as a series of explosions ripped apart a Soviet-era arms depot in southern Uzbekistan overnight, the Fergana news agency ... Read more...
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NATO forces had informed Pak Army of Mohmand operation, says spokesman
June 12th, 2008 - 12:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 12 (ANI): A spokesman for the US coalition forces operating in Afghanistan has said that Pakistan was informed about the attack on the check post at Mohmand Agency in ... Read more...
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LTTE attacks Sri Lankan Navy detachment in Jaffna (Lead)
May 29th, 2008 - 12:18 pm ICT by admin
Colombo, May 29 (IANS) The Sri Lankan Army Thursday said that a pre-dawn attack by the Tamil Tiger rebels on a naval detachment in an islet in the northern Jaffna peninsula was ... Read more...
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LTTE unloaded three shiploads of arms in two months: Report
May 4th, 2008 - 7:18 pm ICT by admin
By P. Karunakharan
Colombo, May 4 (IANS) Despite the Sri Lankan Navy's claim that it had destroyed all 10 arms ships of the Tamil Tiger rebels, the country's intelligence agencies have revealed that ... Read more...
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Eight killed in Albania munitions blast
March 16th, 2008 - 6:37 pm ICT by admin
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DPA
Tirana (Albania), March 16 (DPA) The Albanian authorities have confirmed eight casualties from a military munitions depot explosion, but feared that many more may have been killed in a series of explosions. ... Read more...
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Iranian artillery shells Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq
March 13th, 2008 - 8:04 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Baghdad, March 13 (DPA) Iranian artillery Thursday shelled villages in northern Iraq where Iranian Kurdish rebels are believed to be operating, according to an official. The artillery shelled seven villages in the ... Read more...
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Pakistan protests to US coalition forces over civilian deaths
March 13th, 2008 - 7:21 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Islamabad, March 13 (DPA) Pakistan lodged a "strong protest" with the US-led coalition in Afghanistan after one of their artillery shells killed four people on the Pakistani side of a remote border ... Read more...
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