Army “Birther” Lt Col Terrence Lakin Pleads Guilty to 1 Charge
December 15th, 2010 - 11:27 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Dec 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Lt Col Terrence Lakin is a seventeen year military veteran, an Army doctor who refused to deploy to Afghanistan where he was ordered, because he felt that President ... Read more...
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“Birther” Pleads Guilty Of Failing To Report For Deployment But Not For Questioning President Origin
December 15th, 2010 - 9:29 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Dec 15, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Lt. Col. Terry Lakin, an army doctor who was supposed to be deployed to Afghanistan has pleaded guilty for not reporting to Fort Campbell but is ... Read more...
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Militant hideout busted in Meghalaya
December 12th, 2010 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Dec 12 (IANS) A hideout of the breakaway faction of the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) was busted Sunday and five rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) were recovered, police said."A special operation team ... Read more...
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Navy decommissions submarine INS Vagli in Visakhapatnam
December 10th, 2010 - 6:47 pm ICT by ANI
By Basi ReddyVisakhapatnam, Dec.10 (ANI): The Navy has decommissioned one of its oldest submarines, the INS Vagli, at a ceremony at the Naval Dockyard in Visakhapatnam.The Commissioning Commanding Officer of INS Vagli, ... Read more...
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Hillary Clinton rules out another presidential run
November 5th, 2010 - 5:13 pm ICT by ANI
Auckland, Nov 5(ANI): US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said that she will not run for president even in the aftermath of this week's congressional midterms that saw Republicans take control ... Read more...
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Suspicious packages, a credible terrorist threat to the US: Obama
October 30th, 2010 - 12:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct. 30 (ANI): President Barack Obama has described the discovery of two packages containing explosives, shipped from Yemen and addressed to synagogues in Chicago, as very "credible terrorist threat" to ... Read more...
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Bush was ‘cleaning dog poo within 10 days of leaving White House’
October 21st, 2010 - 1:48 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Oct 21 (ANI): George W. Bush is known for his warped sense of humour but this time the former President outdid himself, saying that he was back to cleaning his ... Read more...
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Comic novel rehashes Obama’s conspiracy
September 27th, 2010 - 6:00 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Sept 27 (ANI): US President Barack Obama has apparently became the next target for Ed Klein, the former New York Times man who caused a ruckus in 2005 with ... Read more...
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Overweight British army chief orders new uniform
September 19th, 2010 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 19 (IANS) Britain's new army chief has spent 1,000 pounds for his plus-size uniform to fit his bulky body weighing 127 kg.
General Sir Peter Wall, 55, who took over as ... Read more...
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British Teenager Permanently Banned from US for Offending Obama in Email
September 15th, 2010 - 3:24 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Sep 14 (THAINDIAN NEWS) According to a report by The Sun, a British teenager has been banned form the United States of America for life after sending an email to ... Read more...
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Obama warns against Quran burning; pastor still unclear (Second Intro Night Lead)
September 11th, 2010 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Sep 10 (IANS) As a Florida pastor made contradictory statements about his plans to burn copies of the Quran on 9/11 anniversary Saturday, President Barack Obama hoped he ... Read more...
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Book on British colonial era cemeteries in Himachal
September 7th, 2010 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 7 (IANS) To woo foreign tourists -- especially from Britain -- to the hills of Himachal Pradesh during the Commonwealth Games, the state government has brought out a book on ... Read more...
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Beck now calls Obama “Marxist” after terming him “racist”
August 30th, 2010 - 12:55 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Aug 30 (ANI): Glenn Beck, a controversial TV and radio talk show host, has stepped back from his allegations which he made against the US President Barack Obama by ... Read more...
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Sri Lankan president ratifies ex-army chief’s dishonorable discharge
August 14th, 2010 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Aug 14 (DPA) Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa Saturday ratified a ruling by a court martial to dishonorably discharge the ex-army commander who has been found guilty of involvement in politics ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka ex-army chief convicted by military court (Lead)
August 13th, 2010 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Aug 13 (DPA) A military court has recommended the dishonorable discharge of former army commander General Sarath Fonseka after finding him guilty of interfering in politics while serving in the military, ... Read more...
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Russia’s new generation missile system to enter service
July 13th, 2010 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's new generation S-500 air defence system will resolve the country's missile defence gaps when it enters service, Air Force Commander-in-Chief Colonel General Alexander Zelin said Tuesday.
The ... Read more...
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Fidel Castro makes rare public appearance
July 11th, 2010 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, July 11 (DPA) A Cuban website published photographs over the weekend of revolutionary leader Fidel Castro making his first public appearance since he resigned as president in mid-2006.
The official Cubadebate website ... Read more...
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Assam police arrest three ULFA members
June 27th, 2010 - 12:20 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati, June 27 (ANI): The Assam Police Special Branch has arrested three members of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) here.The arrest took place on Saturday evening.After a prolonged ... Read more...
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ULFA intelligence network busted, three held
June 26th, 2010 - 12:32 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, June 26 (IANS) Security forces Saturday killed an ULFA militant and busted one of its intelligence networks by arresting three college student members, officials said.
Police said the three militants were tech ... Read more...
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Afghanistan disappointed with McChrystal’s dismissal, hopeful about Petraeus
June 24th, 2010 - 3:54 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, June 14 (ANI): Afghanistan is unhappy with the US' decision of dismissing Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal as the top U.S. commander in the country.Earlier, Afghan President Hamid Karzai had personally ... Read more...
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Jon Voight Sends Open Letter Expressing His Displeasure to President Obama
June 23rd, 2010 - 3:14 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
June 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Actor Jon Voight has written an open letter to the President of the United States which clearly shows his dislike of President Obama’s policies, especially with Israel, ... Read more...
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Gogoi not to wait indefinitely for talks with ULFA
June 17th, 2010 - 12:23 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 17 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has saidhis government would not wait indefinitely to hold talks with the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA)."Our idea is ... Read more...
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Ban Ki-moon saddened over death of Nigerian President Yar’Adua
May 7th, 2010 - 4:28 am ICT by BNO News
UNTIED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) – United Nations’ (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed his deep sadness on Thursday after Wednesday’s death of Nigerian President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua.Ban considered Yar’Adua’s death a great ... Read more...
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Gogoi invites all rebel groups for talks
May 4th, 2010 - 12:22 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati, May 4 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has said that all rebel groups, including the elusive commander-in-chief of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), Paresh Baruah, ought to respond ... Read more...
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Thai premier’s national TV broadcast disrupted
April 25th, 2010 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS
Bangkok, April 25 (DPA) A televised broadcast of Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva was cut off for several minutes Sunday by suspected saboteurs, the prime minister said.
The broadcast of Abhisit and ... Read more...
Jailed ULFA chairman can visit ailing mother: Gogoi
April 14th, 2010 - 2:21 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 14 (IANS) The Assam government will have no objection in allowing jailed ULFA chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa to visit his ailing 90-year-old mother, especially with people celebrating Assamese New Year or ... Read more...
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Obama’s first pitch at Nationals opener goes “little high and outside”
April 6th, 2010 - 4:38 pm ICT by ANI
New York, April 6 (ANI): US President Barack Obama has admitted that his much awaited ceremonial first pitch on Opening Day in Washington was a ball, "little high and outside".Obama tossed ... Read more...
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Obama to throw first ceremonial pitch on Opening Day
April 4th, 2010 - 2:18 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 4 (ANI): President Barack Obama will be trying his best to throw a strike as he carries forward a century-old tradition on Monday when he tosses out the ceremonial ... Read more...
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Barack Obama makes surprise visit to Afghanistan
March 28th, 2010 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 28 (IANS) US President Barack Obama arrived in Afghanistan Sunday on his first visit to the country since taking office, a media report said.
He is expected to meet Afghan ... Read more...
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China’s military buildup aimed at power past Asia: US Admiral
March 26th, 2010 - 6:01 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 26(ANI): US Commander-in-Chief of the Hawaii-based Pacific Command, Admiral Robert F. Willard, reckons that the buildup of Chinese armed forces is continuing "unabated" and Beijing's goal appears to be power ... Read more...
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Manipuri militant outfit’s chief held in West Bengal
March 15th, 2010 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 15 (IANS) Three militants, including the chief of the outlawed Manipuri insurgent outfit Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL), have been arrested from West Bengal's Darjeeling district, police said Monday.
According to ... Read more...
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President Barack Obama’s High Cholesterol Due To His Sweet Tooth
March 2nd, 2010 - 8:57 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Washington, Mar 2, (THAINDIAN NEWS) It seems that United States President Barack Obama is indeed taking his doctor's advice seriously as the commander in chief was seen walking back to ... Read more...
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George Bush appears on a ‘Miss Me Yet?’ billboard
February 13th, 2010 - 9:09 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Minnesota, Feb 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) There is a very strange billboard at I-35 near Wyoming, Minnesota, with a picture of the former US President George Bush, that says ‘Miss Me Yet?’ ... Read more...
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George Bush’s ‘Miss Me Yet’ billboard crops up
February 10th, 2010 - 1:48 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Minnesota, Feb 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) At I-35 near Wyoming, Minnesota, there is a billboard with a picture of the former US President George Bush that says ‘Miss Me Yet?’ There was ... Read more...
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Sarah Palin uses notes written on her hand for the National Tea Party convention
February 8th, 2010 - 10:24 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Nashville, Feb 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Sarah Palin tried to mock the US President Barack Obama, but in the process, also embarrassed herself. Sarah Palin was speaking at the National Tea Party ... Read more...
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