American Cleric Has Become Target Of CIA
April 8th, 2010 - 8:26 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Washington, Apr 8, (THAINDIAN NEWS) In a recent development, the Obama administration has given its nod for the killing or capture of a Muslim Radical cleric named Anwar al-Awlaki who ... Read more...
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US debating legality of targetting former citizen terrorist Anwar al-Awlaki
April 8th, 2010 - 3:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr.8 (ANI): In today's wars against "nonstate actors" such as Al Qaeda, individuals may be targeted for what amounts to assassination, but when those targets are American citizens, the US confronts ... Read more...
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Yemen-based terrorist Anwar al-Awlaki put on US kill-or-capture list
April 8th, 2010 - 2:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr.8 (ANI): Yemeni terrorist Anwar al-Awlaki is thought to be plotting attacks on the US, and keeping this threat in mind, the Obama administration has put him on the kill-or-capture list, ... Read more...
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Pak officials yet to confirm Al-Qaeda’s US-born spokesman’s arrest
March 9th, 2010 - 1:00 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar.9 (ANI): Pakistani authorities are yet to confirm reports regarding the arrest of US-born Al-Qaeda spokesperson, Adam Yahiye Gadahn, who was apparently nabbed in Karachi a few days ago.Gadahn, who is ... Read more...
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Xmas bomb suspect claims radical imam told him to bomb jet
February 6th, 2010 - 3:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb.6 (ANI): The suspect in the failed Christmas Day airliner attack has told federal investigators that radical U.S.-born cleric Anwar al-Awlaki directed him to carry out his attempt at mass murder.Fox ... Read more...
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Nigerian bomber Abdulmutallab joined al-Qaeda in UK
January 8th, 2010 - 2:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 8 (ANI): Failed Nigerian bomber Umar Abdulmutallab first joined dreaded terrorist outfit al-Qaeda while studying in Britain.Hate preachers in Britain then fermented the 23-year-old Nigerian bombers hatred of the ... Read more...
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Al-Qaeda’s Yemen branch planning attacks on US: Paper
December 26th, 2009 - 2:11 pm ICT by IANS
Detroit, Dec 26 (IANS) The ranking Republican on the US House Intelligence Committee says the suspected terrorist incident at Detroit Metro Airport could provide further evidence of a Yemen-based branch of al-Qaeda ... Read more...
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U.S.-aided attack in Yemen thought to have killed al-Qaeda leaders
December 25th, 2009 - 1:00 pm ICT by ANI
Sanaa (Yemen), Dec. 25 (ANI): Yemeni forces, backed by the United States, launched a major attack Thursday on a meeting of senior al-Qaeda operatives thought to include the Yemeni American cleric linked ... Read more...
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Angst among soldiers needs greater psychiatric focus
December 14th, 2009 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 14 (IANS) The incidents of soldiers gunning down their superiors in a fit of rage in the US and India have placed much needed focus on mental healthcare in the ... Read more...
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Muslims in US equally vulnerable to radicalisation as in Europe: NYT
December 12th, 2009 - 2:52 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Dec. 12 (ANI): With the surfacing of a string of terrorism cases in which American Muslims were involved, US counterterrorism experts have been forced to change their earlier perception that ... Read more...
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Chris Cuomo leaving ‘Good Morning America’ for ‘20/20′
December 10th, 2009 - 9:51 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York City, Dec 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The charismatic anchor of ‘Good Morning America’ Chris Cuomo has said that he is leaving the show and will instead be the co-host of ‘20/20’. ... Read more...
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Fort Hood suspect charged with attempted murder
December 3rd, 2009 - 8:45 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 3 (DPA) The suspected gunman in the deadly shootings at Fort Hood was charged with 32 counts of premeditated attempted murder, the US Army confirmed.
Those charges are in addition to ... Read more...
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Major Nidal Hasan has paralysis
November 23rd, 2009 - 11:25 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Texas, Nov 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) In what can be termed as poetic justice, Major Nidal Malik Hasan, who is charged with killing 13 people at the largest US military base in ... Read more...
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Fort Hood shooter Major Nidal Malik Hasan paralyzed chest down
November 23rd, 2009 - 7:24 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Texas, Nov 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) In what can be termed as poetic justice, Major Nidal Malik Hasan, who is charged with killing 13 people at the largest US military base in Fort ... Read more...
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Fort Hood gunman couldn’t wait to join Qaeda imam in paradise in the afterlife
November 21st, 2009 - 6:40 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Nov. 21 (ANI): Prior to going on a killing spree at the US military base, Fort Hood gunman Nidal Malik Hasan had several e-mail exchanges with a radical al Qaeda ... Read more...
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It will take decades to execute Fort Hood shooter
November 16th, 2009 - 5:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov.16 (ANI): Major Nidal Hasan, the US Army psychiatrist, took just seven minutes to kill 13 people and injure more than 30 at Fort Hood in Texas earlier this month, but ... Read more...
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Fort Hood shooter may have had financial links to Pakistan
November 14th, 2009 - 12:05 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Nov 14 (IANS) US army psychiatrist Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, accused of gunning down 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas, military base had financial dealings in Pakistan, a US ... Read more...
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Fort Hood shooting suspect paralysed: Report
November 13th, 2009 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 13 (DPA) Major Nidal Malik Hasan, the US Army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 people at the Fort Hood military base in Texas a week ago, is paralysed from the ... Read more...
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US Feds move court to seize mosques, New York skyscraper over Iran links
November 13th, 2009 - 4:47 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Nov.13 (ANI): Federal investigators on Thursday moved to seize four mosques in the US and a skyscraper in Manhattan over their alleged financial aid to Iran, a step likely to ... Read more...
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Carry out intelligence review of Fort Hood killer: Obama (Lead)
November 13th, 2009 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Nov 13 (IANS) US President Barack Obama has ordered a review of the way intelligence agencies handled information related to an army major accused of carrying out the ... Read more...
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Obama orders intelligence review of Fort Hood killer; Hasan charged with murder
November 13th, 2009 - 1:23 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Nov 13 (IANS) US President Barack Obama has ordered a review of the way intelligence agencies handled information related to an army major accused of carrying out the ... Read more...
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Fort Hood shooting: Obama orders review of US intelligence
November 13th, 2009 - 12:41 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Nov.13 (ANI): US President Barack Obama has ordered a review of whether the country's intelligence agencies properly handled and shared their information about the Fort Hood shootings suspect Major ... Read more...
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Fort Hood shooting suspect charged with murder
November 13th, 2009 - 2:49 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 13 (DPA) The suspected shooter in the Fort Hood, Texas rampage has been charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder and will be tried in a military court, the ... Read more...
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Veterans Day Parade 2009 in NYC
November 12th, 2009 - 1:33 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York City, Nov 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Veterans Day Parade in New York City is going to be an elaborate affair, with a 21-gun salute and a military flyover.The famed ... Read more...
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Tualatin Shooting Incident In Laboratory Causes 2 Deaths
November 11th, 2009 - 7:18 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Tualatin, Nov.11, (THAINDIAN NEWS) With the increase in the number of workplace shooting incidents, people in the United States are worried about the security measures prevalent in workplaces. After Fort ... Read more...
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Slain Soldiers Remembered At The Fort Hood Memorial Service
November 11th, 2009 - 7:12 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Fort Hood, Nov.11, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The memorial service for the 13 people killed in Fort Hood was held on Tuesday and which was hugely attended by all the friends and ... Read more...
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Fort Hood shooter had links with people on FBI watch
November 11th, 2009 - 2:49 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Nov 11 (IANS) Investigators have found that Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan had "more unexplained connections to people being tracked by the FBI" than just radical cleric Anwar ... Read more...
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Fort Hood killings: Teary soldiers, kin laud eulogist Obama for grieving with them
November 11th, 2009 - 1:23 pm ICT by ANI
Fort Hood (Texas, US), Nov.11 (ANI): Many soldiers and relatives expressed a tearful gratitude to US President Barack Obama for taking on the role of a national eulogist here on Tuesday ... Read more...
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Taliban message promises Fort Hood massacre repeat
November 11th, 2009 - 12:14 pm ICT by ANI
Fort Hood (Texas, US), Nov.11 (ANI): The Taliban has claimed there would be more attacks like the Fort Hood shootings unless Washington ends its policies in Afghanistan and Iraq, according to ... Read more...
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Fort Hood killer will pay for his crimes: Obama
November 11th, 2009 - 12:04 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 11(IANS) President Barack Obama has vowed to see that justice will be done in last week's Fort Hood massacre that left 13 dead and 42 wounded and the alleged ... Read more...
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Obama presides over Fort Hood memorial service
November 11th, 2009 - 3:35 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 11 (DPA) A memorial service for the 13 victims of the shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, took place Tuesday with the families of those killed attending and President Barack ... Read more...
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Fort Hood suspect communicated with radical cleric
November 10th, 2009 - 4:25 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov. 10 (ANI): The military psychiatrist accused of shooting to death 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas, and a radical cleric in Yemen known for his incendiary anti-American teachings, were in ... Read more...
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US military ignored warning signs from Fort Hood shooter: Former classmate
November 10th, 2009 - 3:02 pm ICT by ANI
Houston (Texas, US), Nov 10(ANI): The US military ignored warning signs that could have prevented Major Nidal Malik Hasan from gunning down 13 people and injuring 29 others in the Fort Hood ... Read more...
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Don’t question US officer who shot dead 13: Lawyer (Lead)
November 10th, 2009 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Nov 10 (IANS) The lawyer hired by the family of US Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan has asked investigators not to speak with his client who shot dead ... Read more...
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Fort Hood shooting suspect regains consciousness
November 9th, 2009 - 10:40 pm ICT by BNO News
FORT SAM HOUSTON, TEXAS (BNO NEWS) -- U.S. Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan, who is the suspect in the shooting rampage at Fort Hood in Texas last Thursday, has regained consciousness, ... Read more...
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