UN chief condemns Pakistan killings
February 29th, 2012 - 8:55 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Feb 29 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon has strongly condemned an attack in Pakistan in which at least 18 people were killed and eight ... Read more...
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Militants gun down 18 bus passengers in Pakistan (Evening Lead)
February 28th, 2012 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 28 (IANS) At least 18 people were killed Tuesday in a suspected sectarian attack in Pakistan when gunmen dressed in army uniforms stopped a bus, ordered the ... Read more...
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Militants gun down 18 bus passengers in Pakistan (Second Lead)
February 28th, 2012 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 28 (IANS) At least 18 people were killed Tuesday in a suspected sectarian attack in Pakistan when gunmen dressed in army uniform stopped a bus, ordered the passengers ... Read more...
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Rockets fired at Pakistan Military Academy (Second Lead)
January 27th, 2012 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 27 (IANS) Nine rockets were fired at the Pakistan Military Academy in Abbottabad, a town where Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was shot dead in his hideout ... Read more...
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Nine rockets fired at Pakistan Military Academy (Lead)
January 27th, 2012 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 27 (IANS) Nine rockets were fired at the Pakistan Military Academy located in Abbottabad, a town where Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was gunned down in ... Read more...
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Five Pakistani paramilitary men killed
January 26th, 2012 - 1:20 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 26 (IANS) Suspected gunmen from the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi outfit attacked a checkpost in Pakistan's Balochistan province and gunned down five paramilitary troopers, officials said Thursday.The pre-dawn attack was launched ... Read more...
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15 abducted Pakistani troopers killed
January 5th, 2012 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 5 (IANS) Fifteen Pakistani troopers kidnapped by the Taliban last month have been killed, a media report said Thursday.They were abducted Dec 23 after Taliban militants launched ... Read more...
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Five troopers killed in Pakistan suicide bombing
December 24th, 2011 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 24 (IANS) At least five troopers were killed and 12 injured early Saturday when a suicide bomber drove his vehicle packed with explosives into a paramilitary camp ... Read more...
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Gaddafi sheltered Mujibur killers: Hasina
August 28th, 2011 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Aug 28 (IANS) Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi gave shelter to the killers of then president and Bangladesh founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said.Hasina said Gaddafi ... Read more...
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Militants kill three cops in Meghalaya (Lead)
June 4th, 2011 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, June 4 (IANS) Security forces in Meghalaya launched combing operations Saturday to nab the suspected Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) rebels who gunned down three police personnel in a ... Read more...
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Militants kill five miners in Meghalaya (Lead)
April 6th, 2011 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, April 6 (IANS) Police and paramilitary forces launched combing operations in Meghalaya after five migrant coal miners were gunned down by suspected Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) rebels early ... Read more...
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Protesters remain in Manama’s Pearl Square
February 20th, 2011 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
Manama, Feb 20 (IANS) Thousands of anti-government protesters camped out in Manama's Pearl Square, as opposition parties are expected to hold talks with regime of Bahrain King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa, a ... Read more...
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Concerned about Indians in Bahrain, all safe: Foreign secretary
February 18th, 2011 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) A day after a crackdown on protesters in Bahrain, India Friday said it was keeping tabs on the status of the large Indian community in the Gulf ... Read more...
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Thousands attend funerals of clash-victims in Bahrain
February 18th, 2011 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
Manama/London, Feb 18 (IANS) Thousands of people, who gathered in Bahrain for the funerals of those killed in clashes between demonstrators and police in the capital Manama, are planning more protests against ... Read more...
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Bahrain king hails military crackdown on protesters
February 18th, 2011 - 11:45 am ICT by IANS
Manama/Tehran, Feb 18 (IANS) Bahrain's king has praised the military for its crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Manama even as he stressed that the government has widened the scope for "peaceful and ... Read more...
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UN condemns violence against protesters in Bahrain
February 18th, 2011 - 3:51 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Feb 18 (IANS) Condemning the crackdown on anti-government protesters in Bahrain, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has asked authorities to respect human rights as the present situation in the country "calls ... Read more...
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Three dead in Bahrain as police crack down on sleeping protesters (Second Lead)
February 17th, 2011 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
Manama, Feb 17 (IANS) Three people were killed early Thursday when police cracked down on sleeping protesters in this Bahrain capital, an action that led to a minister reportedly quitting. By ... Read more...
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Maoists kill two cops in Chhattisgarh
September 13th, 2010 - 11:57 am ICT by ANI
Dantewada (Chhattisgarh), Sep 13 (ANI): Maoists killed two constables in a pre-dawn attack near a police station in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada District on Monday.The throats of the two policemen had been slit in ... Read more...
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Maoists kill two cops in Chhattisgarh attack (Lead)
September 13th, 2010 - 11:23 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, Sep 13 (IANS) Maoist guerrillas shot dead two policemen in a pre-dawn attack near a police station in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district Monday, police said.
The attack was carried out close to ... Read more...
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Maoists kill two cops in Chhattisgarh
September 13th, 2010 - 10:21 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, Sep 13 (IANS) Maoist guerrillas killed two policemen in a pre-dawn attack near a police station in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district, police said.
The attack was carried out close to Bhejji police station, ... Read more...
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13 students injured in knife attack in China’s Hainan province
May 20th, 2010 - 1:14 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 20 (ANI): More than 10 men, armed with knives, burst into two dormitories at a vocational college in Hainan and slashed nine students, two of them seriously.The pre-dawn attack ... Read more...
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Pakistani troops kill eight Taliban rebels
April 25th, 2010 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 25 (DPA) At least eight Taliban militants were killed and around a dozen more were injured Sunday in clashes in Pakistan's tribal region bordering Afghanistan, government officials said.
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Indian road construction camp attacked in Afghanistan
April 11th, 2010 - 1:49 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Apr.11 (ANI): Armed militants attacked an Indian road construction camp in Domanda District in Afghanistan's eastern Khost province, destroying many vehicles and heavy machinery.No deaths or injuries were reported in ... Read more...
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Five soldiers, 21 militants killed in Pakistan
March 26th, 2010 - 2:16 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 26 (DPA) Five soldiers and 21 Islamist militants were killed Friday in clashes in Pakistan's restive tribal region near the Afghan border, a security official said.
Major Fazalur Rehman, a ... Read more...
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Troops kill 30 militants in Pakistan
March 5th, 2010 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 5 (DPA) At least 30 Taliban militants were killed by security forces Friday in Pakistan's restive tribal region near the Afghan border, a security official said.
The authorities were trying ... Read more...
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Infiltration bid foiled, Pakistan opens fire at the Jammu and Kashmir border
December 22nd, 2009 - 2:01 pm ICT by ANI
Samba (Jammu and Kashmir), Dec 22 (ANI): The Border Security Force (BSF) hindered major infiltration bids by militants to enter Indian territory on Tuesday as Pakistani troops fired at two forward posts ... Read more...
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Bomb blast kills five Afghan border policemen
November 22nd, 2009 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
Kandahar, Nov 22 (DPA) Five Afghan border policemen were killed in a roadside bomb blast in southern Afghanistan Sunday, a police official said.
The explosion happened in Spin Boldak, a district in ... Read more...
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Three Americans killed in Afghan bomb explosions
November 14th, 2009 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Nov 14 (DPA) Three Americans - two soldiers and a civilian - were killed in two roadside bomb explosions in Afghanistan, NATO-led military said Saturday.
One NATO-led US soldier was killed ... Read more...
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Clashes leave five soldiers, 21 militants dead in Pakistan
October 26th, 2009 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 26 (DPA) At least five soldiers and 21 Taliban insurgents were killed Monday as Pakistani forces fought off fierce attacks on two of their checkpoints near the Afghan border, ... Read more...
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Pakistani troops kill 26 militants near Afghan border
May 10th, 2009 - 2:59 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 10 (DPA) Pakistani paramilitary troops repelled "a massive attack" near the Afghanistan border Sunday, killing 26 Islamist militants and injuring a dozen more, a spokesman said.
Scores of militants attacked ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka Navy kills 25 Tamil Tigers
April 29th, 2009 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, April 29 (Xinhua) Sri Lanka Navy Wednesday said they had killed at least 25 Tamil Tigers and destroyed six of their boats in a pre-dawn attack.
Navy spokesman Capt D.K.P. Dassanayake said ... Read more...
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More LTTE strongholds captured after pre-dawn attack: Sri Lanka
April 28th, 2009 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, April 28 (IANS) Troops forcing their way deep into the last Tamil Tiger stronghold in the northeastern Mullaitivu district have captured "two heavily fortified defence positions" after launching pre-dawn attacks, defence ... Read more...
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Maharashtra recording low voter turnout, polling peaceful (Lead)
April 16th, 2009 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) Maharashtra's 13 Lok Sabha constituencies notched a low turnout of 17.14 percent till 11 a.m. Thursday, officials said. Polling has been peaceful barring a pre-dawn attack by ... Read more...
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US, NATO under pressure to find alternatives to beleaguered troop supply lines
April 13th, 2009 - 1:32 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Apr.13 (ANI): US and NATO officials are reportedly under pressure to find alternatives to their beleaguered supply lines in the wake of Sunday's pre-dawn attack by militants on a NATO ... Read more...
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Suspected US drone attack kills 13 in Pakistan
April 4th, 2009 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 4 (DPA) A suspected US missile strike on a militant hideout early Saturday killed at least 13 people and injured several more in Pakistan's tribal region bordering Afghanistan, an ... Read more...
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