Al Qaeda planned to attack Gibraltar during Olympics
August 6th, 2012 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 6 (IANS) Three suspected Al Qaeda terrorists arrested in Spain were reportedly planning to launch a devastating attack from the air on a busy shopping centre in British ... Read more...
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Osama’s death is ‘huge’ for Obama
May 2nd, 2011 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Washington/New York, May 2 (IANS) US media reported the "dramatic" announcement of Osama bin Laden's killing by American forces sparking an outpour of jubilant celebrations outside the White House and ... Read more...
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Female suicide bomber kills 44 in Pakistan (Fifth Lead)
December 25th, 2010 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 25 (IANS/DPA) A female suicide bomber wearing a burqa exploded herself in a crowd receiving food at a UN distribution centre in Pakistan's tribal region Saturday killing 44 people, ... Read more...
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Pak Army seals Rahwali Cantonment following Taliban attack threat
August 10th, 2010 - 2:33 pm ICT by ANI
Gujranwala (Pakistan), Aug.10 (ANI): The Pakistan Army has virtually sealed the Rahwali Cantonment here amid reports of the Taliban planning an attack inside the garrison city.Rahwali Cantt has been sealed for ... Read more...
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Taliban cannot be let off for Kandahar blast, says NATO
August 26th, 2009 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels, Aug 26 (DPA) The Taliban insurgency cannot be let off the hook for the devastating attack in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar that killed at least 43 civilians, NATO ... Read more...
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Arrested Pak terror suspects may have exploited student’s visa regime to enter UK
April 10th, 2009 - 1:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 10 (ANI): The 10 Pakistani nationals arrested in the United Kingdom for planning to carry out terror strikes in the country may have exploited the shortcomings in the visa regime ... Read more...
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Brown tells Zardari Pak has got to do more to root out terrorist elements
April 10th, 2009 - 12:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 10 (ANI): British Prime Minister Gordon Brown telephoned President Asif Ali Zardari late on Thursday after the arrest of 10 Pakistani-born nationals on student visas and one UK-born British ... Read more...
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ManU’s teen sensation cost them just 35,000 pounds
April 7th, 2009 - 12:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 7 (ANI): The 17-year-old Manchester United teen sensation, Federico Macheda, earns little more than a grand a week, the amount Rio Ferdinand picks up every two hours.A row has ... Read more...
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Insect-based” biological weapons easier option than nukes for terrorists
January 6th, 2009 - 12:19 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 6 (ANI): While countries are leaving no stone unturned to keep their security up to date, an academic has cautioned that terrorists could easily launch a devastating attack on ... Read more...
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US Prez has authority to launch nuke strike without anyones permission: Cheney
December 22nd, 2008 - 2:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 22 (ANI): US Vice President Dick Cheney has said that aggressive prosecution of the War on Terror was a major reason that the nation hasnt been attacked in seven ... Read more...
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Ex-ECB chairman calls on England to cancel India Test tour
November 30th, 2008 - 2:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 30 (ANI): Former England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chairman Ian MacLaurin has reportedly said that England should abandon plans to return to India for its two-match Test series ... Read more...
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Police hardly checked vehicles, harassed us: Islamabad residents
September 21st, 2008 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 21 (IANS) The Pakistani capital has long been a hotbed of terrorists but police have been overlooking this stark reality and been busy taking "bribes" and "harassing" commoners, media reports ... Read more...
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US condemns terror attack in Islamabad
September 21st, 2008 - 3:39 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 21 (Xinhua) The US Saturday condemned the terrorist attack in Pakistan's capital Islamabad that left more than 60 people dead and scores injured. "The United States strongly condemns the ... Read more...
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62 die as suicide bomber strikes Pakistani luxury hotel (Roundup)
September 21st, 2008 - 12:46 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 20 (IANS) A suicide bomber drove a truck packed with explosives into the Marriott Hotel in the heart of the Pakistani capital Saturday evening, killing at least 62 people including ... Read more...
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Road named after Kabul blast victim in Himachal
July 11th, 2008 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 11 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal Friday met the father of Brig Ravi Datt Mehta, who died in a suicide bombing of the Indian embassy in Kabul ... Read more...
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Body of Kabul martyr to reach Himachal Tuesday evening
July 8th, 2008 - 12:59 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 8 (IANS) The body of Roop Singh, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) constable who was amongst the four Indians killed in a suicide bomb attack on the Indian embassy in ... Read more...
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