New Zealand downgrades tsunami alert as three quakes shake Pacific (Lead)
October 8th, 2009 - 7:38 am ICT by IANS
Wellington, Oct 8 (DPA) New Zealand civil defence authorities downgraded an initial tsunami warning after three big quakes hit the South Pacific Thursday, saying there was no confirmation that a tsunami had ... Read more...
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Tsunami destroys Samoa villages after 8.3 magnitude quake (Lead)
September 30th, 2009 - 5:14 am ICT by IANS
Washington/Wellington, Sep 30 (DPA) An 8.3-magnitude earthquake struck off American Samoa Tuesday triggering a three-metre tsunami, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre in Hawaii confirmed, demolishing villages on low-lying islands in the Pacific ... Read more...
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Dubai Airshow to be held in November
September 29th, 2009 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Sep 29 (IANS) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and US defence authorities held a meeting here to review the arrangements for the upcoming Dubai Airshow Nov 15-19, WAM news agency reported ... Read more...
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Omar Abdullah fears incursions from China might hamper bilateral relations
September 17th, 2009 - 2:53 pm ICT by ANI
Jammu, Sept 17 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has expressed concern on the reports of incursions by Chinese troops in Ladakh region of the state.Voicing his concern to ... Read more...
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Deputy Commissioner Leh visits border areas
September 11th, 2009 - 7:02 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 11(ANI): The Deputy Commissioner of Leh, Ajit Kumar Sahu, had visited the site where the Chinese intrusion was reported recently. He is undertstood to be sending a report to ... Read more...
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New Zealand Earth Quake: No Casualties Reported
July 15th, 2009 - 7:13 pm ICT by GD
An earthquake had reportedly struck the south of New Zealand on Wednesday, thus triggering a possible Tsunami warning. The earth quake seems to have caused minor damage but no injuries were ... Read more...
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Israel launches nationwide military drill
May 31st, 2009 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, May 31 (Xinhua) Israel Sunday launched a five-day civil defence exercise, simulating an attack on the Jewish state, a media report said.
The drill, named Turning Point 3, will be the most ... Read more...
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Shoe major Bata eyes defence forces
May 27th, 2009 - 1:01 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 26 (IANS) Footwear major Bata India has made an application to the defence forces to supply shoes, chairman P.M. Sinha said Tuesday.
"But we know the process of getting the approval ... Read more...
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44 dead in Brazil’s worst floods in decades
May 10th, 2009 - 7:43 am ICT by IANS
Brasilia, May 10 (EFE) Forty-four people have died in Brazil's worst floods in more than four decades that also left thousands more homeless, officials said.
Floods and mudslides caused by the heavy rains ... Read more...
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War with LTTE rapidly nearing its end: Rajapaksa (Lead)
May 7th, 2009 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, May 7 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa Thursday said the fight-to-finish military campaign against the Tamil Tigers was fast nearing its end as the troops are gaining ground into the ... Read more...
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Over 49,000 flee LTTE-held area as deadline to surrender ends (Third Lead)
April 21st, 2009 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, April 21 (IANS) Men, women and children, some sick and some too old to even walk... It was a mass exodus from the Tamil Tigers held area in Sri Lanka's north ... Read more...
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LTTE fails to meet Sri Lanka’s ultimatum to surrender (Lead)
April 21st, 2009 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, April 21 (IANS) Tamil Tigers Tuesday failed to meet the noon deadline set by Colombo to surrender, as the terror outfit faces an unprecedented military thrust in its last stronghold in ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka asks Prabhakaran to surrender by Tuesday noon (Lead)
April 20th, 2009 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, April 20 (IANS) Closing in on the last Tamil Tiger stronghold, Sri Lanka Monday ordered elusive rebel chief Velupillai Prabhakaran and his fighters to surrender by Tuesday noon or face death.
"We ... Read more...
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Italy quake toll goes past 90
April 6th, 2009 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, April 6 (DPA) The death toll in the devastating earthquake in central Italy has gone beyond 90, the Italian news agency ANSA reported, citing rescue workers.
Earlier reports said at least 50 ... Read more...
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Tactical manoeuvre launched to free civilians: Sri Lanka
April 6th, 2009 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, April 6 (IANS) Sri Lankan troops Monday launched a "decisive tactical manoeuvre" to free thousands of civilians trapped in the Mullaitivu war-zone, a day after dealing a major military blow to ... Read more...
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Four killed in Bangladesh mall fire (Second Lead)
March 14th, 2009 - 1:19 am ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 13 (DPA) At least four people were killed and 20 injured in a devastating fire at Basundhara City, Bangladesh's largest shopping mall, here Friday, officials said.
Firefighters recovered three charred bodies ... Read more...
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Sri Lankan troops enter LTTE’s last stronghold: military
February 28th, 2009 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Feb 28 (IANS) Sri Lankan troops, launching fierce ground attacks from various directions, have fought their way into Puthukkudiyiruppu, the last major stronghold of the Tamil Tiger rebels, defence authorities here ... Read more...
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Plane debris salvaged, LTTE says it was suicide attack (2nd Lead)
February 21st, 2009 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Feb 21 (IANS) Sri Lankan investigators Saturday salvaged debris of two Tamil Tiger planes that killed two people in an audacious overnight bombing of Colombo that officials said held no military ... Read more...
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LTTE says Colombo air attack was a suicide mission (Lead)
February 21st, 2009 - 11:09 am ICT by IANS
Colombo, Feb 21 (IANS) Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels have claimed responsibility for the Friday night air raid over the capital Colombo that left at least two people dead and 50 injured. ... Read more...
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LTTE female suicide bomber kills 23, wounds 64 (Fourth Lead)
February 9th, 2009 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Feb 9 (IANS) At least 23 people, including eight war-displaced civilians, were killed and 64 wounded when a suspected Tamil Tiger suicide bomber mingling with the civilians fleeing the rebel-held war ... Read more...
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17 killed, 45 wounded in LTTE suicide explosion in Sri Lanka (Third Lead)
February 9th, 2009 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Feb 9 (IANS) At least 17 people were killed and 45 wounded Monday when an LTTE suicide bomber mingling with the civilians fleeing the rebel-held war zone blew herself up in ... Read more...
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Navy sinks two LTTE boats, kills six cadres: Sri Lanka
February 8th, 2009 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Feb 8 (IANS) At least six Tamil Tigers were killed Sunday when the Sri Lankan Navy on routine patrol intercepted two rebel boats off the northeastern coast of Mullaitivu, naval official ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka jets pound LTTE radar, army takes last airstrip (Lead)
February 3rd, 2009 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Feb 3 (IANS) Fighter jets of the Sri Lankan Air Force Tuesday bombed a suspected radar point of the Tamil Tiger rebels after taking the last airstrip of the Liberation Tigers ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka troops capture LTTE’s last airstrip in Mullaitivu
February 3rd, 2009 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Feb 3 (IANS) Sri Lankan troops Tuesday captured the last airstrip of the Tamil Tigers at Sundarapuram in the northeastern Mullaitivu district, defence authorities here said.The Media Centre for National Security ... Read more...
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Jets pound LTTE camp in Mullaitivu: Sri Lanka
January 21st, 2009 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Jan 21 (IANS) Sri Lankan Air Force jets Wednesday bombed "a transit camp" of Tamil Tigers in the northeastern Mullaitivu district, where ground troops were fighting fierce battles with the rebels ... Read more...
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Student trespasses defence area in Bangalore, shot dead
December 28th, 2008 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 28 (IANS) A 20-year-old student was shot dead early Sunday by army guards after he hid in the compound of an army officer's house in the high security defence area ... Read more...
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Jets pounding LTTE battlefront fortifications: Sri Lanka (Lead)
December 13th, 2008 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Dec 13 (IANS) Sri Lankan Air Force jets Saturday carried out at least nine air raids "targeting LTTE battlefield fortifications" as ground troops advancing in several directions were locked in fierce ... Read more...
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Special security for Colombo star hotels after Mumbai attack
November 28th, 2008 - 12:49 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Nov 28 (IANS) Sri Lanka has decided to enforce a "special security network" to protect the star hotels in and around capital Colombo after a well-planned terrorist attack rocked neighbouring India's ... Read more...
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72 killed in heavy rains in Brazil
November 26th, 2008 - 5:15 am ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Nov 26 (DPA) The number of people killed in accidents related to heavy rains in the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina rose to 72 Tuesday.According to the latest ... Read more...
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LTTE aircraft attack Sri Lankan capital (Lead)
October 29th, 2008 - 11:09 am ICT by IANS
Colombo, Oct 29 (IANS) Tamil Tiger rebels carried out air strikes Tuesday night targeting a power plant in the Sri Lankan capital and military detachments in northwestern Mannar district, defence sources here ... Read more...
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LTTE aircraft attack Colombo, Mannar
October 29th, 2008 - 4:43 am ICT by IANS
Colombo, Oct 29 (IANS) The Tamil Tiger rebels carried out air raids Tuesday night targeting a power plant in the capital and military detachments in Mannar district in the northwest, military sources ... Read more...
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Heavy casualties in Lankan offensive against LTTE
October 19th, 2008 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Oct 19 (IANS) Fierce fighting has broken out between Sri Lankan troops and the Tamil rebels in the country's north resulting in heavy casualties on both sides, defence authorities said here ... Read more...
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Sri Lankan jets bomb rebel headquarters
October 2nd, 2008 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Oct 2 (IANS) Supersonic ground attack fighters of the Sri Lankan Air Force Thursday bombed the headquarters of the Tamil Tiger rebels in the north as government troops advanced further towards ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka releases Indian fishermen, community unimpressed (Lead)
September 15th, 2008 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS
Rameshwaram, Sep 14 (IANS) Sri Lankan defence authorities released 38 Indian fishermen they had held captive and handed them over to the Indian Coast Guard authorities late Sunday, but the fishing community ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka to release Indian fishermen, community unimpressed
September 14th, 2008 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
Rameshwaram, Sep 14 (IANS) Despite Sri Lanka's decision Sunday to release 38 Indian fishermen held captive there, fishing community in Tamil Nadu is not impressed."The imminent release of some 38 of ... Read more...
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