US reports ‘credible but unconfirmed’ anniversary threat
September 9th, 2011 - 10:10 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 9 (IANS) US counter-terrorism officials are assessing "specific, credible but unconfirmed" information about a threat of an attack in New York City or Washington using a car or ... Read more...
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Drone crashes in Pakistan
August 26th, 2011 - 12:04 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 25 (IANS) A drone crashed Thursday evening in Pakistan's Balochistan province near the border with Afghanistan, a media report said.The incident happened near Chaman city, Xinhua reported citing ... Read more...
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Three Maoists arrested with Rs.76 lakh, arms
August 12th, 2011 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Aug 12 (IANS) Three Maoists, including two women, were held in Orissa Friday, while trying to escape with about Rs.76 lakh cash and weapons, police said.The rebels were ... Read more...
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Thailand, Cambodia to hold border talks
August 12th, 2011 - 4:37 pm ICT by BNO News
BANGKOK (BNO NEWS) -- Thai Defense Minister Yutthasak Sasiprapa on Thursday said Cambodia and Thailand have agreed to hold a meeting later this month to try to resolve their border dispute, Thai ... Read more...
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Moderate earthquake destroys homes, injures dozens in northwest China
August 12th, 2011 - 1:21 am ICT by BNO News
KASHI, CHINA (BNO NEWS) -- A moderate earthquake struck northwestern China on early Thursday evening, seismologists and government officials said, destroying scores of homes and injuring more than two dozen people.The 5.8-magnitude ... Read more...
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Five Indians held in Bangladesh
August 10th, 2011 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Aug 10 (IANS) Five Indians have been arrested by the Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) for allegedly entering into Bangladeshi territory, a media report said Wednesday.They have been identified as ... Read more...
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ULFA holds peace talks, says meeting positive
August 5th, 2011 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Holding its first round of peace talks with the central government, the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) Friday sought a definite timeframe for ... Read more...
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ULFA team heads for talks with government
August 4th, 2011 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Aug 4 (IANS) Top leaders of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) led by chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa left for New Delhi Thursday to open the first ... Read more...
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13 dead, 86 hurt in Uzbekistan earthquake
July 20th, 2011 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
Tashkent, July 20 (IANS) At least 13 people died and 86 were injured in Uzbekistan after an earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale struck the Uzbek-Kyrgyz border area overnight ... Read more...
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Strong quake in central Asia kills 13, injures dozens
July 20th, 2011 - 11:08 pm ICT by BNO News
BISHKEK (BNO NEWS) -- At least 13 people were killed and dozens more were injured when a strong earthquake struck the southwest Kyrgyzstan and eastern Uzbekistan border area on early Wednesday morning, ... Read more...
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No casualties after strong earthquake jolts Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan border area
July 20th, 2011 - 6:08 pm ICT by BNO News
BISHKEK (BNO NEWS) -- Some damage but there were no reports of casualties after a strong earthquake struck the southwestern Kyrgyzstan and eastern Uzbekistan border area on early Wednesday morning, officials said.The ... Read more...
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Tuskers trample couple to death in Bengal
July 11th, 2011 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Siliguri, July 11 (IANS) Elephants trampled to death a married couple in their sleep and damaged their mud house in West Bengal's Darjeeling district early Monday, officials said.The incident occurred ... Read more...
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Pakistan plans to fence, mine border with Afghanistan
June 23rd, 2011 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 23 (IANS) Pakistan plans to fence and mine parts of its border with Afghanistan following attacks by militants who cross over from the neighbouring country, a media report ... Read more...
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Andhra minister misses Kailash, returning from Nepal
June 21st, 2011 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, June 21 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Housing Minister Kanna Lakshminarayana and 10 other pilgrims to Mount Kailash have been safely brought back to Kathmandu from Tibet border and are on ... Read more...
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Acidic reservoir threatens Meghalaya’s hydel project
June 14th, 2011 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, June 14 (IANS) The Kopili Hydel Project in Meghalaya, owned by the North Eastern Electric Corporation (NEEPCO), has come under threat from high content of acid in its reservoir ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh plans anti-Maoist drive along Orissa border
June 7th, 2011 - 2:09 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, June 7 (IANS) Chhattisgarh is set to launch a massive anti-Maoist drive in a forested pocket in Raipur district along the Orissa border, sources said Tuesday.Nine Chhattisgarh policemen May ... Read more...
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Three shot dead in West Bengal
June 2nd, 2011 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 2 (IANS) Three people were killed in West Bengal's Burdwan district area Thursday when unidentified gunmen fired indiscriminately at an under-construction building, police said."Three people have ... Read more...
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Cambodian, Thai soldiers again exchange gunfire on Saturday
April 30th, 2011 - 4:51 pm ICT by ANI
Phnom Penh, April 30 (ANI): The exchange of firing between Cambodian and Thai soldiers started again on early Saturday in the disputed border area near the 13th century Ta Krabei temple in ... Read more...
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Thailand cancels ceasefire talks with Cambodia
April 27th, 2011 - 5:25 pm ICT by ANI
Bangkok, Apr 27(ANI): Thai and Cambodian forces exchanged fire for a fifth day on Tuesday, as politicians argued over the failure of proposed peace talks.According to the Bangkok Post, proposed peace ... Read more...
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US ‘deeply concerned’ over Thailand-Cambodia border clashes
April 26th, 2011 - 7:44 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 26 (IANS) The US remains "deeply concerned" about the clashes between security forces along the Thailand-Cambodia border, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said."We strongly urge both ... Read more...
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Children used for smuggling across India-Bangladesh border
April 22nd, 2011 - 10:33 am ICT by IANS
Murshidabad (West Bengal), April 22 (IANS) Sympathy is a very strong tool used by smugglers across the India-Bangladesh border. It is the prime reason why children are extensively used to ... Read more...
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Author Greg Mortenson to be sued by Pakistan tribesmen
April 21st, 2011 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 21 (ANI): Greg Mortenson, the author accused of fabricating large parts of his autobiographical writings, is to be sued by the Pakistani tribesmen he claimed kidnapped him.Greg, in his ... Read more...
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ISI’s links with Haqqani network at core of US-Pak differences: Mullen
April 21st, 2011 - 10:47 am ICT by ANI
Islamabad, April 21(ANI): The US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman, Admiral Mike Mullen, has categorically stated that the Inter-Services Intelligence's continued links with the Haqqani network are at the core of Pakistan's ... Read more...
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Second phase of panchayat polls held along Indo-Pak border in R.S. Pura
April 17th, 2011 - 7:49 pm ICT by ANI
By Tahir Nadeem KhanR.S. Pura (Jammu and Kashmir), Apr 17(ANI): The second phase of panchayat polls was held amidst high security in the border area of R.S. Pura in Jammu and ... Read more...
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UAE distributes 250 tonnes of aid at Libya-Tunisia border
April 2nd, 2011 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, April 2 (IANS/WAM) Over 250 tonnes of medicines and food supplies have been distributed by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to refugees at the Libya-Tunisia border, an official ... Read more...
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Pakistan drops out of trilateral meeting in protest of U.S. drone attacks
March 20th, 2011 - 11:29 pm ICT by BNO News
ISLAMABAD (BNO NEWS) -- Pakistani Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar on Sunday announced the country will not participate in a planned trilateral meeting between Pakistan, Afghanistan and the ... Read more...
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Northeast rebels visiting China for arms: Government
March 9th, 2011 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) The government Wednesday said it had inputs suggesting that some rebel leaders in the northeastern states had visited China on many occasions to seek help ... Read more...
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Drug smuggler killed on India-Pakistan border (Lead)
March 9th, 2011 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, March 9 (IANS) A narcotics smuggler suspected to be a Pakistani was shot dead by Indian border guards on the Jammu and Kashmir border after trying to sneak into ... Read more...
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Thousands of Bangladeshis stranded in Libya
March 2nd, 2011 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 2 (IANS) Over 15,000 Bangladeshis are stranded in Libyan capital Tripoli, while the government has received distress messages from 45,000 more working in other parts of the North ... Read more...
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Sudan to reopen border crossings with Libya
February 28th, 2011 - 6:15 am ICT by IANS
Khartoum, Feb 28 (IANS) Sudan has decided to reopen its border crossings with Libya to facilitate the return of thousands of Sudanese nationals from the unrest-hit country.The interior ministry took the decision ... Read more...
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Clashes along Thai-Cambodian border resume
February 17th, 2011 - 2:36 am ICT by BNO News
BANGKOK (BNO NEWS) -- New skirmishes between Thailand and Cambodia were reported on Wednesday after the United Nations Security Council proposed a permanent ceasefire on Monday.Cambodian soldiers attacked a Thai outpost at ... Read more...
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Man shoots friend to avenge beating, arrested
February 7th, 2011 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) A 24-year old man and his associate were arrested from north Delhi for killing their friend who thrashed the former for making lewd remarks about his wife, ... Read more...
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UN chief calls for ending Cambodia, Thailand hostilities
February 7th, 2011 - 11:20 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Feb 7 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has asked Cambodia and Thailand to make "an effective arrangement" to end hostilities and "exercise maximum restraint"."The secretary-general is deeply concerned by reports ... Read more...
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Defence alert over Pakistan’s air space violation (Lead)
January 19th, 2011 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Jan 19 (IANS) Two Pakistani aircraft Wednesday flew close to the Indian border in the Jammu region, triggering an air defence alert. The reported air space violation will be taken up ... Read more...
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Pak planes intrude Indian air space
January 19th, 2011 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Jan 19 (IANS) Two Pakistani aircraft entered the Indian air space in Ranbirsinghpora area along the international border in Jammu and Kashmir in a clear violation of the Indian air space, ... Read more...
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