US breaks Pentagon-Russian arms exporter ties
July 20th, 2012 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The US lawmakers have passed a bill which breaks the relationship between the Pentagon and Russian state-run arms exporter Rosoboronexport.According to the House of Representatives's ... Read more...
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Saeed Mirza unravels glory of lost Islamic civilization
March 2nd, 2012 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Acclaimed filmmaker and television personality Saeed Akhtar Mirza, the author of a new book, "The Monk, The Moor & Moses Ben Jalloun", says the clash ... Read more...
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NATO chief rules out intervention in Syria, Iran
February 29th, 2012 - 8:56 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 29 (IANS) NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen has ruled out the military alliance having any intention to intervene in Syria or Iran."It's important for me to stress that ... Read more...
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Indian, Vietnamese immigrants ‘Americanised’ but don’t lose own identity
December 7th, 2011 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 7 (IANS) Indian and Vietnamese immigrants become "Americanised" over time through social activities, but still retain their identities, say researchers after studying the two communities in Texas.
Typically, ... Read more...
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NATO chief dismisses talk of intervention in Syria
November 5th, 2011 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
Copenhagen, Nov 4 (IANS) The chief of NATO Friday dismissed suggestions that the military alliance would intervene to stop the conflict in Syria."I understand the question, but Libya and ... Read more...
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Social media catalysed massive Arab protests
September 15th, 2011 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 15 (IANS) Facebook and other social media played a crucial role in catalysing massive political protests during the Arab Spring. This has been revealed in an analysis ... Read more...
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Business class interests must be protected: Rangarajan
June 4th, 2011 - 2:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) Voting for the growth of businesses in India, C. Rangarajan, who heads Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's economic advisory council, has said the interest ... Read more...
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No better rebuke to Al Qaeda: Hillary Clinton
May 2nd, 2011 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 2 (IANS) There was "no better rebuke to Al Qaeda and its heinous ideology" than the death of its chief Osama bin Laden, US Secretary of State ... Read more...
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Syrian president appoints ex-minister to form new government
April 3rd, 2011 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
Damascus, April 3 (IANS) Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has appointed former agriculture minister Adel Safar to form a new government, Xinhua cited the official SANA news agency as stating Sunday.Safar's ... Read more...
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Thousands take to streets in Syria
April 1st, 2011 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
Damascus, April 1 (IANS) Thousands of people took to streets to stage anti-government protests Friday in various cities of Syria.Protests erupted following Muslims' Friday prayers in the cities of Damascus, ... Read more...
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Protest staged against military mission in Libya
March 27th, 2011 - 5:04 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 27 (IANS) A number of protesters Saturday gathered outside the White House to raise concern against the US military operation in Libya, calling on Washington to stop meddling ... Read more...
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Protesters gather in Beijing, Shanghai
February 20th, 2011 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 20 (IANS) Hundreds of people gathered Sunday in China's major cities of Beijing and Shanghai but were dispersed by police in both places.In Beijing, people gathered in front of a ... Read more...
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EU asks India, China to stop supporting Myanmar junta
November 26th, 2010 - 12:18 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels, Nov 26 (IANS) The European Union Parliament has asked China, India and Russia to stop supporting the junta regime in Myanmar and exert pressure on the government to bring positive change ... Read more...
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After Suu Kyi, Dalai Lama hopes for Chinese dissident’s freedom
November 15th, 2010 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Nov 15 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama Monday welcomed the release of Myanmarese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and hoped China too would free fellow Nobel laureate Liu ... Read more...
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Obama hits out at Myanmar polls
November 7th, 2010 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 7 (IANS) US President Barack Obama Sunday told students here that elections in Myanmar would be anything but "free and fair" and exhorted everyone to speak up for democracy ... Read more...
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China puts 2010 Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo’s wife under house arrest
October 11th, 2010 - 2:47 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Oct 11 (ANI): The wife of Liu Xiaobo, the winner of this year's Nobel Peace Prize, has reportedly been put under house arrest in Beijing following her meeting with her ... Read more...
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Netherlands to ban burka, halve immigration: Anti-Islam MP Geert Wilders
October 1st, 2010 - 1:25 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, Oct 1(ANI): The Netherlands will ban the 'burka' and halve immigration under measures agreed in a pact to form a minority coalition government, according to Geert Wilders, the anti-Islam MP whose ... Read more...
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Voters topple Dutch government
June 10th, 2010 - 10:20 am ICT by IANS
The Hague, June 10 (DPA) Dutch voters opted for a change of government in the parliamentary elections Wednesday, official projections showed in the first national elections to take place in Europe since ... Read more...
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China celebrates Tagore’s 149th anniversary
May 15th, 2010 - 3:04 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 15 (ANI): On Monday, China paid tribute to one of India's most revered writers, Rabindranath Tagore, by giving impassioned readings of his poems.Star elocutionists Cao Lei and Liu Jiazhen ... Read more...
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US Secretary of State Clinton congratulates the people of Lithuania on national holiday
March 11th, 2010 - 2:16 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON D.C. (BNO NEWS) – On Wednesday, United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton congratulated in a video message the people of Lithuania on the 20th Anniversary of the restoration of ... Read more...
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Burmese Buddhist monks share plight with Tibetan exiles
January 27th, 2010 - 1:17 pm ICT by ANI
Dharamsala, Jan 27 (ANI): An 18-member Burmese monks' delegation, which arrived here on a three-day visit, shared their plight with Tibetan exiles here on Tuesday."We have few Burmese who are visiting ... Read more...
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Germany celebrates Berlin Wall Fall’s 20th anniversary
November 9th, 2009 - 8:40 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Berlin, Nov 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Prayers, blaring music and pomp, marked the 20th anniversary of the day the historic Berlin Wall fell, when the East Germans started moving west and the ... Read more...
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Berlusconi vows to rule with “more grit” after losing immunity from prosecution
October 9th, 2009 - 2:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 9 (ANI): He may have lost his immunity from the law, but Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi has vowed to rule with "even more grit"."The trials against me are false, laughable, ... Read more...
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China protests over Dalai Lama’s Prague visit
September 11th, 2009 - 12:26 am ICT by IANS
Prague, Sep 10 (DPA) China protested Thursday against a Prague visit by Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, and Uighur human rights activist Rebiya Kadeer.
They arrived in the Czech capital to ... Read more...
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U.K. offers condolences to Aquino’s family
August 1st, 2009 - 4:58 am ICT by admin
LONDON (BNO NEWS) -- Britain has offered its condolences to the family of former Philippines President Corazon Aquino, who died on early Saturday. She was 76."We offer our condolences to the ... Read more...
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Chinese athletes stage boycott as World Games close
July 26th, 2009 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
Taipei, July 26 (DPA) The World Games closed in Kaohsiung Sunday with China boycotting the ceremony as expected.
Just as they boycotted the opening ceremony to avoid seeing President Ma Ying-jeou open the ... Read more...
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EU joins movement to hail Suu Kyi’s 64th birthday
June 19th, 2009 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels, June 19 (DPA) The European Union (EU) leaders joined a worldwide push to hail detained Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's 64th birthday Friday by issuing a statement in ... Read more...
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California Governor Schwarzenegger calls for the release of U.S. journalists
June 9th, 2009 - 3:00 pm ICT by admin
LOS ANGELES, California (BNO NEWS) -- California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today issued the following statement regarding the sentencing of two California journalists to 12 years of labor prison by North Korea’s Central ... Read more...
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Obama speech gets mixed early reaction at home
June 4th, 2009 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, June 4 (IANS) President Barack Obama's speech Thursday to the Muslim world has been receiving mixed reactions so far at home with supporters calling it "absolutely critical" in ... Read more...
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Pennsylvania House condemns senseless Mumbai attacks
June 4th, 2009 - 10:45 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, June 4 (IANS) Condemning the "senseless" Mumbai attacks in the world's largest democracy, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives has urged the American people to stand by the people of ... Read more...
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President Patil visits Parliament Museum
May 1st, 2009 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil Friday visited the Parliament Museum at the invitation of Speaker Somnath Chatterjee.
The president was accompanied by her husband Devisingh ... Read more...
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Too much freedom in China can lead to ‘chaos’, says Jackie Chan
April 20th, 2009 - 12:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 20 (ANI): Action star Jackie Chan has sparked an outrage after claiming that too much political freedom in China isn't good, and that people need to be controlled.While speaking at ... Read more...
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Terrorists attacked Mumbai as they despise democracy: EU official
November 29th, 2008 - 2:47 am ICT by IANS
Brussels, Nov 29, (IANS) Terrorists seem to have attacked the world's largest democracy precisely because they despise the values that the Indian people love, Neena Gill, an EU official, said while ... Read more...
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Medvedev proposes extending presidential, parliament terms
November 5th, 2008 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Nov 5 (RIA Novosti) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev proposed Wednesday the extension of presidential and parliament terms from the current four years to six and five years, respectively. Medvedev said that ... Read more...
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51 combatants killed, 50 injured in Sri Lanka clashes
August 28th, 2008 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Aug 28 (IANS) At least 46 Tamil Tigers and five soldiers were killed and 50 wounded on both sides as government troops were locked in heavy fighting in Sri Lanka's north, ... Read more...
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