No cease fire during talks with FARC: Colombian president
September 8th, 2012 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
Bogota, Sep 8 (IANS/EFE) Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has rejected calls by the FARC guerrilla group for an immediate truce once peace talks begin next month."There won't be any ... Read more...
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Amnesty finds evidence of state-sponsored abuse in Syria
June 15th, 2012 - 11:24 am ICT by IANS
London, June 15 (IANS/AKI) Human rights group Amnesty International has said it has collected evidence of state-sponsored rights abuses in Syria.
In its 70-page report titled "Deadly Reprisals", the Britain-based ... Read more...
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UN monitors should be from neutral countries, like BRICS: Syria
April 22nd, 2012 - 12:27 pm ICT by IANS
Damascus, April 22 (IANS) Syria has said it was ready to facilitate UN monitors, but stressed that a majority of them should be from "neutral countries" like BRICS, which also ... Read more...
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Syria welcomes UN monitors, pitches for neutral BRICS
April 22nd, 2012 - 12:46 am ICT by IANS
Damascus, April 21 (IANS) Minutes after the Security Council approved a resolution expanding the number of UN cease-fire observers, Syria Saturday said it was ready to facilitate the UN monitors, ... Read more...
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Over 500 Assam militants to surrender Tuesday
January 23rd, 2012 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Jan 23 (IANS) One of northeast India's biggest surrender ceremonies is taking place Tuesday in Assam with an estimated 500 militants from nine different separatist groups of the ... Read more...
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Assam terror outfit disbands
December 14th, 2011 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Dec 14 (IANS) Curtains have came down on one of Assam's mosty violent tribal insurgencies with a banned militant outfit formally disbanding Wednesday following the mass surrender of all ... Read more...
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Peace initiative to continue, say Bengal interlocutors
November 19th, 2011 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 19 (IANS) Interlocutors appointed by the West Bengal government to broker peace with Maoists Saturday said they will continue the peace initiative at the request of Chief ... Read more...
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Maoists end ceasefire; Mamata says joint forces operation on
November 15th, 2011 - 12:55 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 14 (IANS) Within hours of the Maoists calling off the ceasefire, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday announced that the joint forces operation against the rebels ... Read more...
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Gaddafi rules out leaving Libya but ready to negotiate ceasefire with NATO
April 30th, 2011 - 12:47 pm ICT by ANI
Tripoli, Apr 30 (ANI): Libyan dictator Colonel Muammar Gaddafi has agreed to negotiate with NATO powers to put an end to air strikes against his forces, but warned that he cannot be ... Read more...
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Chinese President calls for immediate Libya cease-fire
April 14th, 2011 - 4:38 pm ICT by ANI
Sanya (China), Apr 14(ANI): Chinese President Hu Jintao has called for an immediate cease-fire in Libya to prevent an even worse humanitarian crisis in the country.Jintao said that China is very concerned ... Read more...
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Former US Congressman in Libya to seek Gaddafi’s exit
April 7th, 2011 - 1:25 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 7 (ANI): A former US congressman, Curt Weldon, has arrived in Libya to meet Colonel Muammar Gaddafi in an effort to convince him to step down.Weldon, a former Republican ... Read more...
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Stalemate in Libya a likely outcome: US paper
April 2nd, 2011 - 4:37 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr.2 (ANI): US officials are beginning to accept the possibility of a stalemate in Libya, with rebels retaining control of east Libya and Colonnel Muammar Gaddafi controlling west Libya, as the ... Read more...
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NATO chief expresses fears over presence of al-Qaeda members among Libyan rebels
March 30th, 2011 - 4:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 30 (ANI): Admiral James Stavridis, NATO's supreme allied commander in Europe, has warned that American intelligence had found "flickers" of terrorist activity among the rebel groups in Libya."We are examining ... Read more...
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US in bind over providing weapons to Libyan rebels amidst fears of their links to al-Qaeda
March 30th, 2011 - 12:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 30 (ANI): Senior Obama administration officials have claimed that the government is engaged in a debate about whether weapons should be supplied the Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's opponents, amid fears that ... Read more...
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Turkey ready to broker cease-fire over fears Libya may turn into “second Iraq or Afghanistan”
March 28th, 2011 - 3:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 28 (ANI): Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has signalled that his country is ready to become a mediator to help attain an early ceasefire in Libya over fears that ... Read more...
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U.S. President Obama briefed on military operations in Libya
March 20th, 2011 - 9:49 pm ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- U.S. President Barack Obama and other senior U.S. officials were briefed about ongoing military operations in Libya on Sunday, the White House said.The White House said Obama ... Read more...
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US calls upon UN to authorise Libya air strikes
March 17th, 2011 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The US ambassador to the UN has said the UN Security Council should consider not just a no-fly zone over Libya, but also the aerial ... Read more...
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Israel should not panic over a Hezbollah run Lebanon: Experts
January 25th, 2011 - 2:23 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, Jan.25 (ANI): Analysts have said that there is no immediate need for Israel to be alarmed over the prospect of a Lebanese government being backed by its worst enemy, the Hezbollah.Professor ... Read more...
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rael should not panic over a Hezbollah run Lebanon: Experts
January 25th, 2011 - 2:17 pm ICT by ANI
IsJerusalem, Jan.25 (ANI): Analysts have said that there is no immediate need for Israel to be alarmed over the prospect of a Lebanese government being backed by its worst enemy, the Hezbollah.Professor ... Read more...
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Basque separatist group ETA declares ceasefire
January 10th, 2011 - 10:09 pm ICT by BNO News
SAN SEBASTIAN, SPAIN (BNO NEWS) -- The Basque separatist group ETA on Monday announced a permanent ceasefire to the armed conflict as part of its commitment to reach a definitive solution, the ... Read more...
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North Korea to conduct nuclear test in 2011?
December 25th, 2010 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 25 (IANS) North Korea could conduct another nuclear test next year in the aftermath of the fresh military drills carried out by the South, which has raised tension on the ... Read more...
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‘Al Qaeda’s branch AQIM gaining stronghold in North Africa’
December 18th, 2010 - 3:03 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 18 (ANI): A video obtained from North African security services has revealed some of the first images of Al Qaeda's growing African branch known as Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb ... Read more...
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Hekmatyar willing for cease-fire if coalition forces stay within main bases
November 18th, 2010 - 2:37 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Nov 18 (ANI): Hezb-e-Islami, Afghanisan's most important rebel group after the Taliban, has said that it would agree to a ceasefire if US-led coalition forces stayed in their main bases. ... Read more...
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Human rights groups snub ‘flawed’ Sri Lankan war crime panel
October 15th, 2010 - 2:59 pm ICT by ANI
Colombo, Oct 15 (ANI): Three international human rights organisations have reportedly declined to appear before a Sri Lankan inquiry into the end of the country's civil war, saying the procedure is flawed ... Read more...
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NATO facilitating Afghan-Taliban talks in Kabul: Official
October 14th, 2010 - 4:59 pm ICT by ANI
Brussels, Oct 14(ANI): The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces are facilitating efforts by the Afghan government to seek a reconciliation deal with Taliban leaders in Kabul, a senior NATO official ... Read more...
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“International Day of Peace” celebrations in Nevada opened with “Gayatri mantra”
September 20th, 2010 - 5:04 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Sep 20 (ANI): Eminent religious statesman Rajan Zed opened the "International Day of Peace" celebrations in Reno (Nevada, USA) with "Gayatri mantra", the most sacred mantra in Hinduism, on September ... Read more...
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In “International Day of Peace” message, Hindus urge world religions to work together for peace
September 14th, 2010 - 6:44 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Sept 14 (ANI): Hindus have urged religions of the world to join hands to bring peace in the world.Eminent Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a message for the "International Day ... Read more...
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‘International Day of Peace’ celebrations in Nevada to open with Shanti Mantra
September 8th, 2010 - 5:03 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Sept 8 (ANI): Noted Religious statesman Rajan Zed will open the 'International Day of Peace' celebrations in Reno (Nevada, USA) with 'Om shanti shanti shanti' on September 19.Rajan Zed, who ... Read more...
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ETA Announces Ceasefire Again
September 5th, 2010 - 9:38 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Sep 5, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Basque militant group called ETA announced in a video statement on Sunday that it has stopped carrying out armed attacks. The ceasefire comes as an ... Read more...
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Maoist sympathiser demands judicial probe into Azad’s killing
August 27th, 2010 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 27 (IANS) Maoist sympathiser Varavara Rao Friday demanded a judicial probe into the killing of Maoist leader Azad in the light of his autopsy report which says he was shot ... Read more...
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Pakistan violates ceasefire, targets three Indian posts on LoC (Lead)
August 19th, 2010 - 9:03 am ICT by IANS
Jammu, Aug 19 (IANS) Pakistani army opened fire on three Indian posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Krishnaghati sector in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir early Thursday, army sources ... Read more...
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Pakistan violates ceasefire on LoC
August 19th, 2010 - 8:39 am ICT by IANS
Jammu, Aug 19 (IANS) Pakistani army opened fire on Indian posts in Krishnaghati sector in Mendhar area of Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir early Thursday, army sources said.
Pakistani troops fired mortars ... Read more...
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Commission begins probe into Sri Lanka ethnic conflict
August 11th, 2010 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Aug 11 (DPA) A commission began probing the final eight years of Sri Lanka's ethnic conflict Wednesday amidst skepticism whether it would investigate allegations of war crimes.
Former attorney general C.R de ... Read more...
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Sri Lankan internal war inquiry commission set to begin first public sitting
August 11th, 2010 - 12:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 11 (ANI): An eight-member commission on " Lessons Learned and Reconciliation" constituted by Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa to internally investigate the end of the country's civil war, would begin ... Read more...
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India says firing by Pakistani troops ahead of talks unfortunate
June 22nd, 2010 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) India Tuesday termed as "unfortunate" the firing at a Jammu outpost by Pakistani troops, especially ahead of Thursday's talks between the foreign secretaries of the two countries, ... Read more...
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