Mexican involved in killing of 49 people arrested
August 4th, 2012 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Aug 4 (IANS/EFE) The Mexican army announced Friday the arrest of a suspected operative of a drug cartel in connection with the killing of 49 people in the ... Read more...
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19 cops given life in staged shootout case after 20 years
March 29th, 2012 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, March 29 (IANS) As many as 19 policemen were sentenced by a CBI court here Thursday to life imprisonment in the case of killing of a gurdwara sewadar in ... Read more...
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Man shoots at iPad to test durability
March 20th, 2012 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 20 (IANS) A man carried out a durability test on the new iPad by shooting at it, a media report said.The video of the Apple gadget being destroyed ... Read more...
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Kalashnikov rifle sales up by 57 percent in 2011
January 26th, 2012 - 1:29 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Izhmash, the manufacturer of Kalashnikov AK assault rifles has said its sales were up 57.4 percent last year at 5.73 billion rubles (about $190 million).The ... Read more...
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Russia to stay loyal to Kalashnikov
December 22nd, 2011 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Russian military will not abandon the legendary Kalashnikov assault rifles, the defence minister has said.Nikolai Makarov, chief of the General Staff, had said the ... Read more...
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Gunman opens fire at Thai Navy base, killing 2
September 14th, 2011 - 9:31 pm ICT by BNO News
BANGKOK, THAILAND (BNO NEWS) -- A Thai Naval officer went on a shooting rampage at a naval base in the country's southern region on Wednesday, killing at least two people before fatally ... Read more...
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Indian agencies deny ULFA leader injured in Myanmar
September 10th, 2011 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Sep 10 (IANS) Media reports that elusive commander-in-chief of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) Paresh Baruah was injured in a military offensive by the Myanmarese junta ... Read more...
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Guard at Bansal’s house shoots himself accidentally
August 23rd, 2011 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) A security guard deployed at Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's official residence here shot himself accidentally Tuesday, police said.Constable Don Kuper of the ... Read more...
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Four GNLA rebels killed in Meghalaya
August 9th, 2011 - 11:35 am ICT by IANS
Shillong, Aug 9 (IANS) Four rebels, including a top commander of the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), were killed and a police officer wounded in a gunbattle in Meghalaya Tuesday, ... Read more...
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Congress seeks detailed probe into Bengal arms recovery (Lead)
May 24th, 2011 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Kolkata, May 24 (IANS) The Congress Tuesday demanded a detailed inquiry into the recovery of arms, including one looted after an attack on a paramilitary force camp last ... Read more...
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Buddhadeb facilitated arms stockpiles across state: Congress
May 24th, 2011 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 24 (IANS) The Congress party's West Bengal chief Manas Bhuniya Tuesday accused former chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee of deliberately crippling the administration to allow stockpiling of illegal ... Read more...
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CID starts fresh probe into Silda attack case
May 23rd, 2011 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 23 (IANS) The criminal investigation department (CID) of West Bengal police Monday visited Enayetpur in West Midnapore as part of a fresh probe into the attack last year ... Read more...
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Officer dies in British n-submbarine shooting
April 9th, 2011 - 2:21 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 9 (IANS) An officer was shot dead and another critically injured after a guard opened fire on British's flagship 1 billion pound nuclear submarine that carries ... Read more...
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CRPF trooper opens fire in BJP office in Delhi (Lead)
April 4th, 2011 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) A Central Reserve Police Force trooper posted at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters here fired 15 rounds from his rifle Sunday night. The ... Read more...
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Firing at BJP office in Delhi
April 4th, 2011 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) A Central Reserve Police Force trooper posted at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters here fired 15 rounds from his rifle Sunday night. The ... Read more...
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Malaysia to purchase, re-sell US weapons
March 29th, 2011 - 1:48 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, March 29 (IANS) Malaysia has sealed a deal for American weapons that will come with rights to produce locally and to re-sell them to other Southeast Asian neighbours.The ... Read more...
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One more killed in Yemen unrest
February 21st, 2011 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
Sanaa, Feb 21 (IANS) A teenager was killed and four people were wounded Monday when security forces attacked pro-democracy protesters in Yemen's southern port city of Aden, a media report said.The soldiers ... Read more...
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Indian Navy commandos to be armed with Israeli rifles
January 12th, 2011 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
By N.C. Bipindra
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) The Indian Navy's elite marine commandos will this month be armed with Israeli assault and rifles that will enhance their operational capability as a force ... Read more...
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Imagining stressful situations ‘gives confidence to survive them’
December 4th, 2010 - 1:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 4 (ANI): Thinking about a crisis situation, especially violent ones, helps the brain respond more efficiently during an emergency, suggests a new study.Art Markman, a cognitive psychologist who studies the ... Read more...
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Babbar Khalsa terrorist escapes from Punjab police custody
October 18th, 2010 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
Hoshiarpur (Punjab), Oct 18 (IANS) A Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terrorist, who was planning a major blast in Punjab, escaped from the custody of Punjab police here early Monday.Police officials here confirmed ... Read more...
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Top militant leader surrenders in Meghalaya
October 8th, 2010 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Oct 8 (IANS) The Garo National Liberation Army, a rebel group operating in Meghalaya, suffered a major setback when one its key leaders surrendered with a huge cache of arms and ... Read more...
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Shots Fired At University of Texas, One Dead, Police Search for Second Gunman
September 28th, 2010 - 10:19 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Sep 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Police are on the look out for a second gunman at the University of Texas after a first gunman, in a ski mask went into the library of ... Read more...
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10 to be held accountable for Philippines bus hijack
September 17th, 2010 - 2:55 pm ICT by ANI
Manila, Sept.17 (ANI): At least ten civilian and police officials will be held accountable for mishandling a bus hijacking that left eight Hong Kong tourists dead here last month.Last week, Philippines Justice ... Read more...
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Philippine police admit shortcomings in bloody hostage-taking
August 24th, 2010 - 11:35 am ICT by IANS
Manila, Aug 24 (DPA) The chief of police in the Philippine capital Tuesday admitted shortcomings in the handling of a hostage-taking incident that left eight Hong Kong tourists dead.
Director Leocadio Santiago said ... Read more...
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Former Filipino cop hijacks bus, nine tourists released
August 23rd, 2010 - 5:08 pm ICT by ANI
Manila, Aug 23 (ANI): A disgruntled former police officer took 25 tourists hostage inside a bus in Manila on Monday, but later released nine of them, according to Philippine police.The hijacker, armed ... Read more...
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Six militants surrender in Manipur
June 10th, 2010 - 1:40 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal, June 10 (ANI): At least six hardcore militants belonged to the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and the Kangleipak Communist Party- Military Council (KCP-MC) surrendered to the security force here on Wednesday.An ... Read more...
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13 ZPA militants surrender in Manipur
June 5th, 2010 - 1:52 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal, June 5 (ANI): T Liankhankhup Zou alias Khupkhang, a founder member of the rebel outfit Zou People's Army laid down arms, along with 12 other cadres, in a formal ceremony at ... Read more...
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Jessica Beil takes military training for new film
May 18th, 2010 - 1:42 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, May 18 (IANS) Hollywood actress Jessica Beil is said to have taken military training for her role in new film "A-Team".
She plays Army specialist Lt. Charisa Sosa, ex-paramour of the ... Read more...
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Police respond to possible hostage situation in Lakeland, Florida
April 13th, 2010 - 2:20 am ICT by BNO News
LAKELAND, FLORIDA (BNO NEWS) -- Florida police on Monday investigated a report that a man is holding three young children hostage inside a Lakeland residence, authorities said.Sgt. Terri Smith, a spokesperson for ... Read more...
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Security forces kill top Hizbul Mujahideen commander in Doda
March 8th, 2010 - 12:27 pm ICT by ANI
Jammu, mar 8 (ANI): Security forces gunned down a top Hizbul Mujahideen militant on Monday in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district.Soldiers belonging to the Rashtriya Rifles and police ... Read more...
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ST Kinetics confident of bagging Indian Army’s howitzers contract
February 18th, 2010 - 8:27 pm ICT by ANI
By Praful Kumar SinghNew Delhi, Feb 18 (ANI): Singapore Technologies (ST) Kinetics, which is vying for India's order of 400 towed 155mm/52 calibre field howitzers, is looking for a long term association ... Read more...
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New sub-machinegun can pierce bullet-proof jackets: DRDO
February 17th, 2010 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) India's Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) says it has developed a modern sub-machinegun (SMG) that will be extremely useful in anti-terror operations as its ammunition is ... Read more...
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US court formally indicts Pak ‘terror suspect’ Aafia
January 20th, 2010 - 5:10 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Jan.20 (ANI): Detained Pakistani neuroscientist Dr.Aafia Siddiqui, who is currently in detention here, has been formally charged by the US for allegedly shooting at her US interrogators in Afghanistan in ... Read more...
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Three RPF activists arrested in Manipur
January 14th, 2010 - 1:01 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal, Jan 14 (ANI): Assam Rifles personnel arrested three cadres of the outlawed Revolutionary People's Front (RPF) here on Wednesday.One AK-56 assault rifle with a magazine along with 30 live rounds, ... Read more...
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Philippine massacre suspect fired at victims: witness
January 13th, 2010 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
Manila, Jan 13 (DPA) The scion of a powerful political clan - on trial for the massacre of 57 people last year - fired an assault rifle at the victims, many of ... Read more...
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