Pak snubs US, turns down request to hand over Baradar
February 25th, 2010 - 2:49 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Feb.25 (ANI): The Pakistan government has turned down a US request to hand over the Taliban's second-in command Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, who was recently captured in Karachi, to it.According ... Read more...
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FBI Director visits Islamabad, Pakistan
February 25th, 2010 - 12:18 am ICT by BNO News
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BNO NEWS) – U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Robert Mueller III visited Islamabad, Pakistan on Wednesday, a spokesman announced.Director Mueller attended a U. S.-Afghanistan-Pakistan tripartite session as well as ... Read more...
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FBI chief meeting Indian officials, a proof of robust counter terror cooperation: US Envoy
February 23rd, 2010 - 9:48 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb.23 (ANI): The United States Ambassador to India Timothy J. Roemer on Tuesday described the meeting between the visiting Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Robert Mueller with officials of ... Read more...
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FBI warns about fake e-mails in Hawaii
February 10th, 2010 - 3:42 pm ICT by BNO News
HONOLULU, HAWAII (BNO NEWS) – The Honolulu office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a warning on Monday about fake e-mails that claim to be originated by the FBI.The fake ... Read more...
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Intelligence chiefs warn of more Qaeda terror plots against US
February 4th, 2010 - 5:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb.4 (ANI): Intelligence chiefs have warned that al Qaeda is likely to attack the U.S. within six months.They said Nigerian terror suspect Abdulmutallab has identified his handlers in Yemen, including the ... Read more...
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Nigerian bomber begins talking to US investigators again
February 3rd, 2010 - 6:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb. 3 (ANI): Nigerian bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, who tried to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas Day, has begun talking to investigators again.He earlier talked to agents for about ... Read more...
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Another terror attempt in US is ‘certain’: Intelligence chiefs
February 3rd, 2010 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Feb 3 (IANS) Another attempted terrorist attack on the United States in coming months is "certain" with Al Qaeda remaining the top security threat to the country, according to ... Read more...
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FBI broke the laws for years in getting phone records
January 20th, 2010 - 3:25 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington DC, Jan 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The premier agency that nabs crooks, itself broke the law for getting the phone call records, between 2002 and 2006. The strategy used by the FBI ... Read more...
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Headley denies role in Mumbai terrorist attack (Second Lead)
December 10th, 2009 - 2:21 am ICT by IANS
Chicagoo, Dec 10 (IANS) Shackled and surrounded by federal marshals, Pakistani-American terror suspect David Coleman Headley, pleaded not guilty to charges that he planned the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks that killed 166 ... Read more...
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Headley denies role in Mumbai terror attack (Lead)
December 10th, 2009 - 2:15 am ICT by IANS
Chicago, Dec 9 (IANS) Pakistani-American terror suspect David Coleman Headley pleaded not guilty to charges that he planned the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks that killed 166 people.
Son of a Pakistani diplomat and ... Read more...
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Headley pleads not guilty in Mumbai, Danish terrorist attacks
December 10th, 2009 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
Chicago, Dec 9 (IANS) Pakistani-American terror suspect David Coleman Headley has pleaded not guilty to charges that he planned the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks that killed 166 people and planned to launch ... Read more...
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FBI chief in Chicago for briefing on Headley case
December 10th, 2009 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Dec 9 (IANS) FBI director Robert Mueller is in Chicago for a briefing on the case of Pakistani-American terror suspect David Coleman Headley, who is due to appear in ... Read more...
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Headley case shows importance of global cooperation: US
December 8th, 2009 - 10:24 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Dec 8 (IANS) US law enforcement officials say the case of American terror suspect David Headley charged with conspiracy in last year's Mumbai terror strike shows the importance of ... Read more...
Posted in World |
FBI team coming to Delhi to reveal Headley links
November 29th, 2009 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
By Manish Chand
Port of Spain, Nov 29 (IANS) A high-level FBI team will be coming to Delhi within a week with new information to unravel the terror plot hatched by ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
FBI team may come next week to probe Headley case (Second Lead)
November 12th, 2009 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) A Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) team is likely to be in the country next week to probe the India links of David Coleman Headley, the Pakistan ... Read more...
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NIA registers case against Headley and Rana
November 12th, 2009 - 4:41 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 12 (ANI): The National Investigative Agency (NIA) on Thursday has registered a case against suspected terrorist Pakistan born US citizen Headley and his aide Canadian born Tahawwur Hussain Rana ... Read more...
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Fort Hood gunman emptied apartment before shooting
November 7th, 2009 - 11:43 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Nov 7 (IANS) As FBI agents joined the probe into the shootings at the largest US military base, neighbours of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, accused of the crime, ... Read more...
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Somalia-based al-Shabaab may attack US: FBI Director
October 3rd, 2009 - 4:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct. 3 (ANI): FBI Director Robert Mueller has expressed fears that al Qaeda-linked Somalian terrorist group al-Shabaab may attack America.Mueller was responding to a question whether al-Shabaab would send American recruits ... Read more...
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FBI Director concerned about Al-Qaeda using Pak, Afghanistan as sanctuary
October 2nd, 2009 - 12:40 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Oct. 02 (ANI): Top US security officials have expressed concern over terrorists brewing up plots to attack America from the Pak-Afghan border area."My greatest concern still is the ability of Al ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Chidambaram discusses counter-terrorism, 26/11 update with US officials
September 10th, 2009 - 6:13 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 10 (ANI): Indian Home Minister P. Chidambaram held meetings here with senior Obama administration officials, including National Security Advisor Lt. Gen. (retired) James Jones, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano ... Read more...
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Chidambaram arrives in US to discuss anti-terror cooperation
September 8th, 2009 - 7:29 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Sep. 8 (ANI): Home Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday arrived in New York, and is likely to discuss Indo-US anti-terrorism cooperation and Pakistan's inaction against perpetrators of the Mumbai terror ... Read more...
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8 out of 10 Americans oppose Lockerbie bomber’s release
August 25th, 2009 - 3:02 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug. 25 (ANI): A whopping 82 percent of Americans oppose Scotland's justice minister's decision to release the convicted Lockerbie bomber, a new poll has found.Last week, Baset not only set Abdel ... Read more...
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Brown branded as ‘invisible man of British politics’ over Lockerbie silence
August 25th, 2009 - 12:42 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 25 (ANI): British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was branded as the "invisible man of British politics" after he refused to break his silence on the release of the Lockerbie ... Read more...
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Bush considered sending troops into New York
July 25th, 2009 - 1:14 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, July 25 (ANI): To arrest a group of men suspected of plotting with al Qaeda, the Bush Administration considered sending troops into New York.Some of President George Bush's advisers, notably ... Read more...
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A Mumbai type attack is an everyday affair here! (Feature with Images)
June 7th, 2009 - 1:00 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, June 7 (IANS) Welcome to Hogan's Alley, a hotbed of 'terrorists' and home of the world's most robbed bank. Its only bank - the Bank of Hogan - is ... Read more...
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FBI warns Obama over shifting Guantanamo detainees to US
May 22nd, 2009 - 4:54 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 22 (IANS) The FBI has warned President Barack Obama of the risks involved in transferring the Guantanamo Bay detainees to the US after the controversial prison camp is permanently ... Read more...
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SC decision may save top Bush officials from terror lawsuits
May 19th, 2009 - 5:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 19 (ANI): The Supreme Court of United States has dismissed a lawsuit seeking to hold FBI Director Robert Mueller and former Attorney General John Ashcroft responsible for wrongful detention of ... Read more...
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Bush officials not liable in Muslim arrests: US Supreme Court
May 19th, 2009 - 6:28 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 19 (DPA) The US Supreme Court ruled Monday that top justice officials in the administration of former president George W. Bush could not be held liable for alleged discrimination in ... Read more...
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Furious Obama orders probe into New York flyover photo flop
April 29th, 2009 - 12:47 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr.29 (ANI): A furious President Barack Obama has ordered an internal investigation into a photo-op featuring the presidential jet that sent thousands of New Yorkers running for their lives.White House ... Read more...
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Internet rip-offs causes $265 loss, Indians fifth largest victims
March 31st, 2009 - 10:35 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, March 31(IANS) Internet-based rip-offs jumped 33 percent last year over the previous year, causing a loss of $265 million to the victims, with the fifth largest number of complaints ... Read more...
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Pakistan, Afghanistan continue to be primary threat to US: FBI
March 26th, 2009 - 11:43 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, March 26 (IANS) Citing the Nov 26 Mumbai terror attacks, blamed on Pakistan based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says tribal areas of Pakistan ... Read more...
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CIA chief discusses security cooperation with Chidambaram
March 19th, 2009 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Terrorism, unrest in neighbouring Pakistan and cooperation in security topped the agenda at a meeting between visiting United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) chief Leon Panetta ... Read more...
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Pakistan agencies reluctant to act against terrorists: US ex-official
March 10th, 2009 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 10 (IANS) Cooperation from Pakistan was sketchy in the aftermath of the Mumbai terror attacks, a senior ex-American official was quoted saying Tuesday by a British paper.
"It appears there are ... Read more...
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Pak cooperation on counter-terrorism will be sketchy at best: US expert
March 10th, 2009 - 12:26 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar.10 (ANI): Divisions within the Pakistani intelligence and security forces over how to deal with the menace of terrorism, especially as it is well known that some of these groups ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
LeT bigger threat to US than Qaeda: US Intelligence
March 9th, 2009 - 2:01 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Mar.9 (ANI): The United States has expressed its concern over the presence of the outlawed terror group Lashkar-e-Taibas (LeT) on its soil.
US intelligence agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation ... Read more...
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