Libyan interior minister quits
August 26th, 2012 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
Tripoli, Aug 26 (IANS) Libyan Interior Minister Fawzi Abdelali resigned Sunday after being attacked for the performance of the security forces during a surge of violence, Al-Jazeera TV reported.The ... Read more...
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Six killed, 39 injured in Iraq car bombings
August 16th, 2012 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Aug 16 (IANS) At least six people were killed and 39 injured Thursday in two car bombing attacks in the Baghdad region of Iraq, reported Xinhua.The deadliest attack ... Read more...
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32 killed, 68 injured in Baghdad car bombings (Lead)
June 16th, 2012 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, June 16 (IANS) At least 32 people were killed and 68 injured in two separate car bomb blasts which targeted Shiite pilgrims at the end of a major Shiite ... Read more...
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47 killed in Iraq car bombings
June 13th, 2012 - 2:01 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, June 13 (IANS) At least 47 people were killed and many others injured in Iraq after a series of car bombings rattled the capital city of Baghdad Wednesday morning, ... Read more...
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Eight killed in Kabul attack after Obama visit (Lead)
May 2nd, 2012 - 11:19 am ICT by IANS
Kabul, May 2 (IANS) Eight people were killed and 17 injured in suicide bombings and a gunbattle in the Afghan capital Wednesday, hours after US President Barack Obama's Kabul ... Read more...
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China blames terrorists trained in Pakistan for Xinjiang attack (Lead)
August 1st, 2011 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 1 (IANS) China Monday blamed terrorists trained in Pakistan for an attack in its Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region that left six dead and 15 injured. An expert said ... Read more...
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Car bombings kill two in Iraq holy city
July 16th, 2011 - 1:10 am ICT by IANS
Baghdad, July 15 (IANS) Two car bombs rocked Iraq's Karbala holy city Friday, killing at least two people and injuring 15, police said.A police official told Xinhua that the cars ... Read more...
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Terrorists hiring jobless at Rs.40,000 a month: Pakistani lawmaker
July 1st, 2011 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 1 (IANS) Terrorist outfits in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province are recruiting jobless youth by paying them up to Rs.40,000 a month, a Pakistani lawmaker has said."Terrorists are luring these youth ... Read more...
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Texas Governor Perry backs sending U.S. troops into Mexico to combat drug cartels
November 20th, 2010 - 1:18 am ICT by BNO News
AUSTIN, TEXAS (BNO NEWS) -- Republican Texas Governor Rick Perry said he would support sending U.S. troops into Mexico to combat drug cartels.Gov. Perry, during an interview with MSNBC on Thursday said ... Read more...
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Report: 71 inmates escape in mass jail break in Mexico’s drug-plagued north
September 11th, 2010 - 2:35 am ICT by BNO News
MEXICO CITY (BNO NEWS) -- At least 71 prisoners escaped after a morning jailbreak on Friday in the Mexican city of Reynosa across the border from McAllen, Texas, local media reported.Local authorities ... Read more...
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Army official arrested for masterminding attacks in Iraq
September 4th, 2010 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Sep 4 (DPA) Police Saturday arrested a member of the country's military in southern Iraq, on suspicion of being behind car bombings that killed and injured dozens of people last month.
Among ... Read more...
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US general wants Pakistani group labelled terrorists
July 14th, 2010 - 11:37 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 14 (IANS) Amid efforts at a political settlement with Afghan Taliban, the new American military commander in Afghanistan is pushing to have top leaders of the Pakistani Haqqani network ... Read more...
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Rocket attack on US base in Afghanistan
March 15th, 2010 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, March 15 (DPA) A roadside bomb killed three Afghan civilians Monday in southern Afghanistan while one person died when a rocket hit the main US military base in the country, officials ... Read more...
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33 killed in Iraq bombings days before elections
March 4th, 2010 - 2:33 am ICT by IANS
Baghdad, March 4 (DPA) The Iraqi city of Baquba was hit by four bomb blasts Wednesday, police said - including one targeting ambulances carrying the wounded from the two earlier attacks.
Police and ... Read more...
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29 killed in Iraq bombings (Lead)
March 3rd, 2010 - 5:17 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, March 3 (DPA) At least 29 people were killed and 42 injured Wednesday when the north-eastern Iraqi city of Baquba was hit by four bomb blasts, police said.
The attacks came amid ... Read more...
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10 killed, 30 hurt in Iraq bombings
March 3rd, 2010 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, March 3 (IANS) Ten people were killed and 30 injured Wednesday in two car bomb attacks followed by a suicide bombing in Baquba, the capital of Iraq's Diyala province, a police ... Read more...
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18 killed in Iraq suicide car bombing (Lead)
January 26th, 2010 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Jan 26 (IANS) At least 18 people were killed and 80 injured when a suicide car bomber struck at a government forensics centre in central Baghdad Tuesday, authorities said.
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5 killed, 20 wounded in Iraq bombing
January 26th, 2010 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Jan 26 (IANS) Five people were killed and 20 injured Tuesday in a suicide car bombing in Baghdad, authorities said.
"The latest reports said that five were killed and 20 others injured ... Read more...
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24 killed, 41 injured in Baghdad bombings (Lead)
January 25th, 2010 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Jan 25 (IANS) The toll in three suicide car bombings in central Baghdad Monday has risen to 24, an interior ministry source said.
Forty-one people were injured."The latest reports said the toll ... Read more...
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Taliban has readied 25 vehicles for suicide bombings
November 15th, 2009 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 15 (IANS) The Taliban ordered that 25 vehicles should be packed with explosives for suicide bombings before the Pakistani military launched its offensive in South Waziristan, a media report ... Read more...
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Jaish-e-Mohammed Brit terrorist may be behind bloody series of attacks in Pakistan
November 2nd, 2009 - 5:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 2(ANI): A British terrorist, who features in Britain and America's most-wanted list, is believed to be the mastermind behind the recent terrorist attacks that have killed hundreds in Pakistan.Birmingham-born ... Read more...
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19 killed, 81 injured in Iraqi car bombings (Second Lead)
October 12th, 2009 - 12:19 am ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Oct 11 (Xinhua) At least 19 people were killed and 81 injured in three car bomb attacks in the western Iraqi city of Ramadi Sunday, an official said.
In the first incident, ... Read more...
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14 killed, 64 injured in Iraqi car bombings (Lead)
October 11th, 2009 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Oct 11 (Xinhua) Fourteen people were killed and 64 others injured in three car bomb attacks in the western Iraqi city of Ramadi Sunday, the interior ministry said.
"The latest police reports ... Read more...
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Eight killed in Iraqi car bombings
October 11th, 2009 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Oct 11 (Xinhua) Eight people were killed in two car bomb attacks in the western Iraqi city of Ramadi, an official said Sunday.
"Our latest reports said eight people were killed and ... Read more...
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Death toll in Pakistan bombings reaches 27
September 27th, 2009 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 27 (DPA) The death toll in a pair of car bombings in northwestern Pakistan rose to 27 Sunday, police and hospital authorities said.
Rescuers found two more bodies of policemen ... Read more...
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Two suicide car bombs kill 15 in Pakistan (Third Lead)
September 26th, 2009 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
Peshawar, Sep 26 (DPA) Two separate suicide car bombings Saturday rocked Pakistan's volatile northwestern region, killing at least 15 people and injuring dozens more, police and witnesses said.
A suicide attacker detonated ... Read more...
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Car bombings kill 13 in northwestern Pakistan (Second Lead)
September 26th, 2009 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 26 (DPA) A car bomb exploded in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar Saturday, killing at least seven people and injuring another 30, hours after a suicide bombing outside a ... Read more...
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Russia tightens school security on Beslan anniversary
September 1st, 2009 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
Vladikavkaz (Russia), Sep 1 (RIA Novosti) Around 3,000 police officers are guarding schools in the south Russian republic of North Ossetia Tuesday, as locals mourn the victims of Beslan school ... Read more...
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Hezbollah plans to hit Western targets if Iran attacked: Canadian intelligence reports
July 24th, 2009 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, July 24 (IANS) Hezbollah has plans to hit Western targets if the US tries to destroy Iran 's nuclear programme, Canadian intelligence reports say.
According to these declassified intelligence reports, Hezbollah plans ... Read more...
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British terrorism threat level is reduced to ’substantial’
July 20th, 2009 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 20 (DPA) The terrorism threat level in Britain was Monday reduced to "substantial" after being at "severe" since 2007, the Home Office said.
The "substantial" level was still high, meaning a ... Read more...
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Suicide bombing kills 18 in Iraq military base (Second Lead)
April 16th, 2009 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
Ramadi (Iraq), April 16 (Xinhua) The death toll from a suicide bombing inside a military base in central Iraq Thursday rose to 18 with 53 soldiers injured, a military source said.
"The latest ... Read more...
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16 killed in Iraq suicide bombing (Lead)
April 16th, 2009 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
Ramadi (Iraq), April 16 (Xinhua) At least 16 people were killed and more than 50 injured Thursday when a suicide bomber blew himself up near a military base in central Iraq, a ... Read more...
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25 killed in bomb attacks in Iraq (Lead)
April 6th, 2009 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, April 6 (DPA) At least 25 people were killed in four car bombings across the Iraqi capital Monday, the police said.
Four powerful explosions shook Baghdad over the space of two hours, ... Read more...
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Freed by U.S., Saudi becomes a Qaeda chief in Yemen
January 23rd, 2009 - 3:07 pm ICT by ANI
Beirut (Lebanon), Jan.23 (ANI): A former Guantanamo Bay detainee freed by the United States, has become the deputy leader of Al Qaedas Yemeni branch.
Saudi militant, Said Ali al-Shihri, is suspected of ... Read more...
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Saudi intelligence operation foiled Qaeda plot against Haj pilgrims
December 17th, 2008 - 11:22 am ICT by ANI
Lahore, Dec.17 (ANI): The Saudi Arabian Government last week launched a huge counter-terrorism operation to neutralize al Qaeda from carrying out a terror strike on Muslim pilgrims taking part in the ... Read more...
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