Iranian students protest outside French embassy over cartoons
September 20th, 2012 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Sep 20 (IANS) A group of Iranian university students staged a protest in front of the French embassy in Tehran Thursday over the publication of Prophet Mohammad's cartoons in ... Read more...
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Rana’s plea for fresh trial rejected
January 31st, 2012 - 12:04 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago, Jan 31 (IANS) A US court has rejected the plea of a fresh trial by Pakistan-born Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana, convicted of aiding terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) which is ... Read more...
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India ‘disappointed’ with Rana verdict (Lead)
June 10th, 2011 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) India said Friday it was "disappointed" with the decision of a US court to clear Pakistan-born Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana in the 2008 Mumbai attack ... Read more...
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Rana only wanted to expand business in India: Defence lawyers
May 27th, 2011 - 11:44 am ICT by IANS
Chicago, May 27 (IANS) Lawyers for Pakistan born Tahawwur Rana have suggested that their client was not aware of the plot to attack Mumbai and was only interested in expanding ... Read more...
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Pakistan’s role in Mumbai attack may come out in Rana trial (Third Lead)
May 24th, 2011 - 12:14 am ICT by IANS
Chicago, May 23 (IANS) Pakistani-American David Headley, who has pleaded guilty, may possibly talk about what Pakistan's government knew about the 2008 Mumbai terror attack by Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) when ... Read more...
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2007 Prophet Mohammed cartoonist now used to being Islamic extremist target
December 13th, 2010 - 7:14 pm ICT by ANI
Stockholm, Dec 13 (ANI): Swedish artist Lars Vilks, who shot to prominence after drawing cartoons of Prophet Mohammed in 2007, has said he is getting used to being a target of Islamic ... Read more...
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Mumbai attack suspect Rana’s February trial on track
September 23rd, 2010 - 11:22 am ICT by IANS
Chicago, Sep 23 (IANS) The trial of Pakistani Canadian terror suspect Tahawwur Hussain Rana, a co-accused with Pakistani American David Coleman Headley in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, remains on track for ... Read more...
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Pakistan bans 1,000 websites over cartoon row
May 22nd, 2010 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 21 (IANS) Pakistan banned more than 1,000 web links and proxy sites containing "sacrilegious" cartoons of Prophet Mohammed and other hate materials, officials said Friday.
The fresh ban comes a ... Read more...
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Headley accomplice Rana sticks to ‘not guilty’ plea
March 30th, 2010 - 10:49 am ICT by IANS
Chicago, March 30 (IANS) Pakistani-Canadian terror suspect Tahawwur Hussain Rana, charged with playing a role in the November 2008 deadly Mumbai terror attacks, will not change his 'not guilty' plea to avoid ... Read more...
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Man Arrested For Alleged Assassination Attempt Of Cartoonist Kurt Westergaard
January 2nd, 2010 - 9:47 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Aarhus, Jan 02, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A man who had been arrested by the Danish police was put on trial on Saturday. The man, who is around 28 years old, had ... Read more...
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Airport questioning trapped David Headley (Lead)
December 9th, 2009 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 9 (IANS) Dodgy answers to questions by an airport inspector about his overseas travels that he could not back with documentary proof put Pakistani American David Headley, alias Daood Gilani, ... Read more...
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FBI sending team to Pak to gather more information about Headley
December 9th, 2009 - 2:12 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Dec.9 (ANI): The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is reportedly sending a team to Pakistan to look for more information regarding David Coleman Headley, the alleged American terror suspect of Pakistani ... Read more...
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How David Headley was caught
December 9th, 2009 - 12:38 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 9 (IANS) Deceptive answers about his travels abroad to an airport inspector proved to be the undoing of Pakistani American terror suspect David Headley, charged with helping to plan ... Read more...
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Rana says no ill will towards India, cites his work for Hindu community
November 30th, 2009 - 11:47 am ICT by IANS
Toronto, Nov 30 (IANS) Pakistani-Canadian Tahawwur Rana, who was arrested last month in the US for his alleged role in the Mumbai terror attacks, has denied any role in the plot. ... Read more...
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Al-Qaeda owns-up to Danish embassy attack in Islamabad
June 5th, 2008 - 8:47 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, June 5 (ANI): The Al-Qaeda today claimed responsibility for the explosion at the Danish Embassy in Islamabad on Monday.
SITE monitoring services said that al-Qaeda in several Internet statements claimed to ... Read more...
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Blast shatters windowpanes of India House (Second Lead)
June 2nd, 2008 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 2 (IANS) The windowpanes of India House, the residence of the Indian envoy to Pakistan, were shattered when a powerful bomb exploded outside the nearby Danish embassy here Monday. No ... Read more...
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Blast shatters windowpanes of India House (Lead)
June 2nd, 2008 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
By Muhammad Najeeb
Islamabad, June 2 (IANS) The windowpanes of India House, the residence of the Indian ambassador, were shattered when a powerful bomb exploded outside the Danish embassy here Monday. No one ... Read more...
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Blast shatters windowpanes of India House
June 2nd, 2008 - 4:06 pm ICT by admin
By Muhammad Najeeb
Islamabad, June 2 (IANS) The windowpanes of India House, the residence of the Indian ambassador, were broken and cracks appeared on its boundary wall when a powerful bomb exploded outside ... Read more...
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Yemeni cleric seeks dialogue with West despite cartoons
February 28th, 2008 - 11:43 pm ICT by admin
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Cairo, Feb 27 (DPA) A Yemeni Islamic preacher said Muslims are in a cultural war against the West, but added he believes dialogue is the best way to end the conflict despite ... Read more...
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Pakistan blocks YouTube for uploading blasphemous cartoons
February 23rd, 2008 - 9:20 pm ICT by admin
Islamabad, Feb 23 (IANS) Millions of internet users in Pakistan were not able to access the popular video sharing website YouTube after the government decided to block it for allegedly featuring cartoons ... Read more...
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