Restore civilian rule in Mali by July 31: AU
July 15th, 2012 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
Addis Ababa, July 15 (IANS) Voicing concern over the post-coup crisis in Mali, home to priceless treasures of Timbuktu, as one of biggest security threats to Africa, the 54-nation African ... Read more...
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India, Germany to discus Eurozone crisis, Afghanistan
June 21st, 2012 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) With the global financial crisis deepening, India and Germany will Friday discus the developments in the Eurozone, the fragile security situation in Afghanistan and the ... Read more...
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Bulgarian envoy to Yemen escapes abduction attempt
May 14th, 2012 - 4:01 am ICT by IANS
Brussels, May 14 (IANS) Bulgarian ambassador in Yemen Boris Genadiev Borisov had a miraculous escape when armed men intercepted his car and tried to kidnap him at gunpoint in Yemeni ... Read more...
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India likely to take part in Asian kabaddi in Islamabad
October 4th, 2011 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Oct 4 (IANS) The Asian Kabaddi Championship, which was postponed last September-October at India's request as it was clashing with the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, will now be ... Read more...
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Karzai in India next week, focus on ISI’s role
September 28th, 2011 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) Days after the assassination of his predecessor Burhanuddin Rabbani, Afghan President Hamid Karzai touches down here next week on a two-day visit to seek ... Read more...
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Kidnappers fight with police in Nepal capital
August 30th, 2011 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Aug 30 (IANS) As Nepal's new Maoist Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai assumed office Tuesday, a gunfight broke out between police and kidnappers in the capital, underscoring the fragile security ... Read more...
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India eyes larger regional role with SCO membership
June 15th, 2011 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) As the 10th summit of the China and Russia-dominated Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) began in Kazakh capital Astana Wednesday, India is looking for full membership ... Read more...
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Karachi CID building attack underscores Pak jihadi groups’ capability to “strike at will”
November 12th, 2010 - 1:07 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Nov 12 (ANI): The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) attack on Karachi's Crime Investigation Department compound not only underscores the ties between jihadi groups in Pakistan's biggest metropolis and Al Qaeda and ... Read more...
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Al Arabiya: Jordanian U.N. peacekeepers abducted in South Darfur released
August 17th, 2010 - 6:10 pm ICT by BNO News
NYALA, SOUTH DARFUR (BNO NEWS) -- Arabic-language television station Al Arabiya on Tuesday reported that two Jordanian United Nations - African Union peacekeepers have been freed after being abducted in South Darfur ... Read more...
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British government ’strongly condemns’ the kidnapping of two peacekeepers in Darfur
August 17th, 2010 - 5:12 pm ICT by BNO News
NYALA, SOUTH DARFUR (BNO NEWS) -- The British government on Tuesday 'strongly condemned' the kidnapping of two Jordanian United Nations-African Union peacekeepers in South Darfur last weekend.The police advisors with the African ... Read more...
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India alerts Afghanistan about the Haqqani network
July 2nd, 2010 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Amid Pakistan's intensified efforts to influence evolving power-sharing negotiations in Afghanistan, India and Afghanistan Friday held wide-ranging talks, with New Delhi making clear its unease about ... Read more...
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Pak under intense US pressure to allow India land trade route to Afghanistan
January 20th, 2010 - 5:09 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan.20 (ANI): Under immense pressure from the United States, Pakistan is likely to allow India a trade route to Afghanistan through the country.Khurram Dastgir, Chairman National Assembly Standing Committee on Commerce, ... Read more...
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Pak govt. orders closure of Islamabad mosques at night
December 21st, 2009 - 2:04 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Dec. 21 (ANI): In the wake of a fragile security situation in the country, the Pakistan Government has ordered all mosques in Islamabad to be closed after Isha prayers to ensure ... Read more...
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Pakistan Fashion Week kicks off defying Taliban with skin show
November 5th, 2009 - 1:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 5 (ANI): With models strutting down the catwalk in couture fashion that was elegant and racy, the Pakistan Fashion Week showed a completely new and different image of the ... Read more...
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At least 35 killed in Iraq suicide attack (Second lead)
February 13th, 2009 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Feb 13 (Xinhua) At least 35 pilgrims were killed and 65 others injured in a suicide attack south of the Iraqi capital Friday, a police source said.
According to the police ... Read more...
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‘Indian Navy poised for greater role in maintaining peace’
January 22nd, 2009 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 22 (IANS) The Indian Navy is poised to play a greater role with the fragile security environment in the neighbourhood requiring it to maintain a high state of preparedness to ... Read more...
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Pentagon says Taliban has regrouped with resilience
June 28th, 2008 - 12:17 pm ICT by IANS
DPAWashington, June 28 (DPA) A day after the nation's top defence official expressed worry about a violent upsurge in Afghanistan, the Pentagon has released a pair of reports giving details of the ... Read more...
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US commanders want to take anti-terror war to Pakistan
April 20th, 2008 - 8:51 pm ICT by admin
New York, April 20 (IANS) US commanders in Afghanistan have urged a widening of the war to include attacks on indigenous Pakistani militants in the bordering tribal areas, but their requests have ... Read more...
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US commanders in Afghanistan want to attack militants in Pakistan: NYT
April 20th, 2008 - 7:11 am ICT by admin
New York, Apr.20 (ANI): United States commanders in Afghanistan have reportedly urged the Bush Administration to allow them to expand the range of their operations into Pakistan, a request that has ... Read more...
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Arab League leaders in Beirut to mediate political crisis
March 17th, 2008 - 3:05 am ICT by admin
DPA
Beirut, March 17 (DPA) A delegation of parliamentarians commissioned by the Arab League arrived in Beirut Sunday in a bid to break the deep political crisis in Lebanon. "We in the Arab ... Read more...
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EU sends envoy to mediate in Armenian unrest
March 3rd, 2008 - 5:44 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Moscow/Yerevan, March 3 (DPA) The European Union Monday offered to mediate in the post-election crisis and violent unrest in Armenia that has left at least eight dead in the Caucasus republic, local ... Read more...
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