Five ccops among seven killed in Afghan attack (Lead)
February 5th, 2012 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Feb 5 (IANS) Five policemen and two civilians, including a child, died in a car bomb attack in Afghanistan's Kandahar city Sunday."A car bomb (attack) carried out by ... Read more...
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Seven killed in Afghan car bomb attack
February 5th, 2012 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Feb 5 (IANS) At least seven people, including five police officers, were killed and 19 injured Sunday in a car bomb attack on the police headquarters in the southern ... Read more...
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Iran blames CIA for Iranian nuclear official’s killing
January 16th, 2012 - 4:05 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, Jan 16 (IANS) Iran has accused US intelligence agency CIA of being involved in the assassination of Iranian nuclear official.In a protest letter to the US government, the Iranian ... Read more...
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Britain condemns killing of Iran n-scientist
January 12th, 2012 - 4:04 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 12 (IANS) Britain has condemned the killing of an Iranian nuclear scientist in Tehran and called for a negotiated solution to concerns about its nuclear program."We condemn the ... Read more...
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Iran blames Israel for killing nuclear staff (Lead)
January 11th, 2012 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Jan 11 (IANS) Iran blamed Israel Wednesday for assassinating an Iranian nuclear official earlier in the morning in a car bomb attack in Tehran, Xinhua reported.Media reports gave varying ... Read more...
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15 killed in Pakistan’s Quetta city blast
December 31st, 2011 - 4:22 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 31 (IANS) At least 15 people were killed and over 20 wounded after a blast hit Pakistan's Quetta city Friday, said police sources and media reports.The toll ... Read more...
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Sikh group raps Badal regime in Bhullar case
September 29th, 2011 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 29 (IANS) The All India Sikh Students Federation (AISSF) Thursday demanded that the Punjab government headed by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal should stop defending police officers responsible ... Read more...
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Suicide bombing rocks Afghanistan city
September 27th, 2011 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Sep 27 (IANS) Sixteen people were either killed or injured Tuesday in a suicide car bombing in Lashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand province in south Afghanistan, an official ... Read more...
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Five killed, 34 injured in Peshawar blast
September 20th, 2011 - 3:33 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 20 (IANS) At least five people were killed and 34 others were injured Monday night in a bomb blast at a market in northwest Pakistan's Peshawar city.The ... Read more...
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Three killed in Pakistan car bomb attack
September 2nd, 2011 - 3:31 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 2 (IANS) At least three people were killed and 15 policemen were injured Thursday night when a suicide car bomb hit a police check-post in northwest Pakistan, a ... Read more...
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US condemns attack on UN headquarters
August 27th, 2011 - 3:04 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 27 (IANS) The US has strongly condemned the bomb attack on the UN headquarters in Nigerian capital Abuja, saying there is no justification for such ... Read more...
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UN chief condemns Nigeria blast
August 26th, 2011 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
United Nations, Aug 26 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned the suicide car bomb attack on the UN headquarters in Nigerian capital Abuja, which killed at least 18 people Friday.The ... Read more...
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Badal urges PM for clemency to Bhullar
August 26th, 2011 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 26 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Friday sought Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's personal intervention in securing early pardon for Devender Pal Singh Bhullar who is ... Read more...
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Human rights groups seek reprieve for Bhullar
August 12th, 2011 - 11:32 am ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 12 (IANS) Several international human rights organizations have come out in support of the demand for the release of Devender Pal Singh Bhullar, who has been sentenced ... Read more...
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Sikh rally at UN for Bhullar’s clemency
July 26th, 2011 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
New York, July 26 (IANS) Hundreds of Sikhs held a rally at the UN headquarters here to seek the world body's pressure on India to stop execution of Devenderpal ... Read more...
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‘Save Bhullar’ campaign picking up in Punjab
June 22nd, 2011 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 22 (IANS) Voices to save Khalistani terrorist Devender Pal Singh Bhullar from the gallows are growing in Punjab as T-shirts donning his image with a noose around ... Read more...
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Three die in Afghan bombing
June 19th, 2011 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, June 19 (IANS) Three people were killed and 11 others injured Sunday in a suicide car bomb attack targeting a military convoy in northern Afghanistan, Xinhua reported.An explosives-laden ... Read more...
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EU opposes death to Bhullar, writes to Chidambaram
June 17th, 2011 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) The European Union has appealed to India not to execute Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) terrorist Devender Singh Bhullar, whose mercy petition was rejected by ... Read more...
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Seven die in Afghan suicide bomb attack
June 15th, 2011 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, June 15 (IANS) Two policemen were among seven people killed Wednesday in a suicide car bomb attack in Afghanistan's northeastern Kapisa province, Xinhua reported.A suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden ... Read more...
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Blasts kill 10 in Pakistan (Second Lead)
June 5th, 2011 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 5 (IANS) Six people were killed Sunday in a car bomb attack in Pakistan's Peshawar city while four more were killed in a blast in Punjab, media ... Read more...
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10 die in Pakistan blasts (Lead)
June 5th, 2011 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 5 (IANS) A car bomb exploded in Pakistan's Peshawar city while another bomb went off in Punjab province Sunday, killing 10 people and injuring at least 30, ... Read more...
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Attempt to kill Zardari foiled: reports
June 5th, 2011 - 11:54 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 5 (IANS) An attempt to kill Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has been foiled after eight alleged plotters were nabbed from different parts of the country, Xinhua reported.Four ... Read more...
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Bitta condemns Akali Dal, Congress over Bhullar
May 31st, 2011 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 31 (IANS) All India Anti-Terrorist Front chairman M.S. Bitta Tuesday condemned Punjab's ruling Akali Dal and the Congress state unit for demanding clemency for Devender Pal Singh ... Read more...
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SGPC sets up panel to save Bhullar
May 30th, 2011 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 30 (IANS) The Shiromani Gurudwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), the mini-parliament of Sikhs, Monday set up a committee to file a review petition for saving the life of ... Read more...
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Akali Dal wants PM to intervene in Bhullar case
May 29th, 2011 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 29 (IANS) Punjab's ruling Shiromani Akali Dal Sunday sought "direct and
immediate intervention" of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to save the life of Devender Pal Singh Bhullar, a ... Read more...
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Sequence being followed on mercy pleas, says Congress
May 27th, 2011 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The Congress Friday admitted that time was being taken to decide on mercy petitions of death row prisoners, but said it was a constitutional ... Read more...
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Delaying Afzal Guru’s execution is vote bank politics: BJP
May 27th, 2011 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) A day after mercy petitions of two death row convicts were rejected by President Pratibha Patil, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday demanded rejection ... Read more...
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Suicide bombing toll in Pakistan rises to 36
May 27th, 2011 - 12:41 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 27 (IANS) The toll in the suicide car bomb attack in Pakistan's northwest city of Hangu has risen to 36, a media report said Friday.The News reported ... Read more...
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President rejects mercy plea of Khalistan terrorist on death row (Second Lead)
May 27th, 2011 - 12:46 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) As part of the process to clear the long list of convicts on death row who have made mercy pleas, President Pratibha Patil Thursday ... Read more...
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Mercy plea of Khalistan terrorist on death row rejected (Lead)
May 26th, 2011 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil Thursday rejected the mercy petition of Devender Singh Bhullar, a Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) terrorist sentenced to death for a 1993 ... Read more...
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Seven die in Iraq bomb attack
May 22nd, 2011 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, May 22 (IANS) Seven people were killed and 10 others wounded Sunday in a suicide bomb attack near the Iraqi capital, Xinhua reported.The fatalities occurred when the bomber detonated ... Read more...
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25 killed, 75 wounded in Iraq suicide car bombing
May 5th, 2011 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, May 5 (IANS) At least 25 people were killed and 75 others injured Thursday in a suicide car bomb attack on the Iraqi police south of Baghdad, Xinhua ... Read more...
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Car bomb attack kills nine in Baghdad
May 4th, 2011 - 3:41 am ICT by IANS
Baghdad, May 4 (IANS) Nine people were killed and 30 others were injured in a car bomb attack in the Iraqi capital Tuesday, Xinhua reported.Several cars and shops were also ... Read more...
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11 soldiers killed in Iraq car bombing
March 14th, 2011 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, March 14 (IANS) Eleven soldiers were killed and over 25 others were wounded Monday in a suicide car bomb attack in eastern Iraq, Xinhua reported.The attack took place in ... Read more...
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ISI playing with fire, says Pakistani daily
March 10th, 2011 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 10 (IANS) The military establishment and the ISI have been playing with fire that has "spread and arrived at their own doorstep", said a Pakistani daily Thursday, ... Read more...
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