US escalating airdrops to troops in Afghanistan
April 22nd, 2011 - 5:13 pm ICT by ANI
Waza Khwa (Afghanistan), Apr. 22 (ANI): The U.S. military, using Google Earth and disposable parachutes, is escalating its airdrops to troops in isolated outposts, to avoid exposing ground convoys to ambushes ... Read more...
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Indian students asked Obama very tough questions: US media
November 8th, 2010 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Nov 8 (IANS) Indian college students posed "very tough questions" to Barack Obama, including on the US administration's "unwavering support" for Pakistan, the US media noted in its ... Read more...
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NATO rejects rights group report on Afghanistan as ‘one-sided’ and ‘propagandistic’
November 5th, 2010 - 10:01 pm ICT by BNO News
KABUL (BNO NEWS) -- NATO officials on Friday rejected a critical report by a human rights group on Afghanistan as 'one-sided, ill founded and propagandistic.'The Afghanistan Rights Monitor (ARM) on Thursday released ... Read more...
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Floating explosives threatening people’s lives in Pak’s flooded Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
August 17th, 2010 - 5:57 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Aug.17 (ANI): The floods in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region have brought with itself the risk of people getting injured by unexploded bombs and other explosives which were left back during the ... Read more...
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CRPF ‘faulty planning’ led to massacre, says Maoist expert
April 8th, 2010 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
By Sirshendu Panth
Kolkata, April 7 (IANS) Faulty planning by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was a key factor that led to the massacre of over 70 men at the hands ... Read more...
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Now, Al Qaeda develops ‘boob-job bombs’ which are impossible to detect
March 24th, 2010 - 4:57 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar. 24 (ANI): Al Qaeda is laying deadly "booby traps" by equipping its female suicide bombers with explosive breast implants that are impossible to be detected at airport security checkpoints, British ... Read more...
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Two Israeli soldiers indicted for actions during Gaza offensive
March 12th, 2010 - 4:42 am ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv, March 12 (DPA) Israeli military prosecutors indicted two Israeli soldiers Thursday for allegedly ordering a Palestinian child to open bags suspected of containing explosives, during Israel's Gaza Strip offensive last ... Read more...
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US troops finishing sweeps in Afghanistan, starting rehabilitation process
March 1st, 2010 - 3:00 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Mar. 1 (ANI): American Marine units are finishing sweeps of contested ground in Afghanistan, clearing the last stretches of roads of hidden bombs, and reinforcing hastily erected patrol bases and ... Read more...
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Blasts kill 10 civilians in Afghanistan (Lead)
February 23rd, 2010 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
Lashkargah (Afghanistan), Feb 23 (DPA) Ten civilians were killed and 17 injured in bomb blasts in eastern and southern Afghanistan Tuesday, officials said.
Eight people were killed and 16 injured in the ... Read more...
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32 Taliban militants killed in Pakistan
November 23rd, 2009 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 23 (DPA) Soldiers killed at least 32 Taliban militants in Pakistan's troubled north-western tribal region, the military said Monday.
Nine were killed in the South Waziristan district near Afghan border, ... Read more...
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Josef Fritzl Admits Incest, Faces Prison
March 16th, 2009 - 10:31 pm ICT by GD
Josef Fritzl, who had imprisoned his daughter in a cellar for decades and had seven children from her, pleaded guilty to incest, imprisonment and a charge of assault at his trial in ... Read more...
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Supporters of Israel and Hamas take cases to Facebook, Twitter
January 20th, 2009 - 5:09 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Jan.20 (ANI): Eager to find new ways to bypass reporters and get out their message unfiltered, Israelis and Palestinians found cyberspace fertile ground for a propaganda war.
According to the ... Read more...
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LTTE’s Iranaimadhu airstrip captured: Sri Lankan military
January 15th, 2009 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Jan 15 (IANS) Sri Lankan troops expanding their positions on the eastern flank of former Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) bastion of Kilinochchi have captured yet another rebel airstrip in ... Read more...
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Israel sends reservists to Gaza, signals end to war
January 12th, 2009 - 5:10 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, Jan.12 (ANI): Israel started pouring reservists into Gaza on Monday as the death toll in its war on Hamas neared 900, but officials said an end to the fighting might ... Read more...
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Israel using controversial white phosphorus shells in Gaza
January 5th, 2009 - 1:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 5 (ANI): To screen its assault on the heavily populated Gaza strip, Israel is believed to be using controversial white phosphorus shells, whose use is banned under the Geneva ... Read more...
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Had Nazis moved in, Stalin planned to destroy Moscow?
December 6th, 2008 - 11:59 am ICT by ANI
London, Dec.6 (ANI): Soviet Union dictator Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin had planned to blow up more than 1,200 buildings in Moscow, including the famous Bolshoi Theatre and St Basil''s Cathedral before the ... Read more...
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Commandos and terrorists battle in Mumbai, 101 dead (Afternoon Lead)
November 27th, 2008 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 27 (IANS) Indian commandos fought gun battles Thursday with terrorists who continued to hold scores of hostages after sneaking into Mumbai from the sea and attacking landmark targets in the ... Read more...
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Fresh calls to UK for more helicopters as death toll in Afghanistan, Iraq hits 300
November 16th, 2008 - 4:53 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 16 (ANI): The British Defence Ministry is reportedly facing fresh calls to provide more helicopters in Afghanistan as it investigates how two marine commandos died last week while patrolling ... Read more...
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Heavy casualties in Lankan offensive against LTTE
October 19th, 2008 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Oct 19 (IANS) Fierce fighting has broken out between Sri Lankan troops and the Tamil rebels in the country's north resulting in heavy casualties on both sides, defence authorities said here ... Read more...
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Three hostages feared killed in Jammu gun battle
August 28th, 2008 - 3:22 am ICT by IANS
Jammu, Aug 28 (IANS) Three hostages, including two children, were feared dead and one woman was rescued after a daylong fierce gun battle in which security forces gunned down three militants holed ... Read more...
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Terror manual details custard-pie killings
August 15th, 2008 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Sydney, Aug 15 (DPA) Glue inside a custard pie thrown in the face of a victim could effect a neat assassination, according to a terrorism manual produced as an exhibit at a ... Read more...
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Philippine rebels cleared off occupied towns: Army
August 13th, 2008 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Manila, Aug 13 (Xinhua) The Philippine army Wednesday claimed to have flushed out some 500 Muslim rebels from towns in the south after three days of shelling. The government troops have virtually ... Read more...
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Sri Lankan army advances against LTTE-held position
July 17th, 2008 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, July 17 (IANS) The Sri Lankan army attack against Tamil Tigers advanced further towards the rebel-held Wanni region, authorities said Thursday, a day after soldiers captured a strategically important Sea Tiger ... Read more...
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Estonians ready for battle in Afghanistan’s ‘Hell Land’
May 28th, 2008 - 9:51 am ICT by admin
By Nick Allen
Helmand (Afghanistan), May 28 (DPA) The desert landscape shudders to explosions of mortar and rocket shells, small arms fire and grenade blasts as the Estonian troops stage final battle rehearsals ... Read more...
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UK Home Office has cleared 5000 illegal migrants for key security guard jobs
November 14th, 2007 - 10:31 am ICT by admin
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