France rules out military intervention in Mali
April 3rd, 2012 - 8:04 am ICT by IANS
Paris, April 3 (IANS) French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe has ruled out the possibility of military intervention in Mali following a coup there, and called on French nationals to leave ... Read more...
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Man in Afghan army uniform kills NATO soldier
February 1st, 2012 - 2:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Feb 1 (IANS) A man in Afghan army uniform shot dead a NATO soldier in restive southern Afghanistan, authorities said Wednesday."An individual wearing an Afghan National Army uniform ... Read more...
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NATO soldier killed in Afghan attack
January 22nd, 2012 - 7:44 am ICT by IANS
Kabul, Jan 22 (IANS) A NATO soldier was killed Saturday in an insurgent attack in Afghanistan, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said.However, the statement did not reveal the ... Read more...
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France suspends operations in Afghanistan after Afghan soldier kills 4 troops
January 21st, 2012 - 1:09 pm ICT by BNO News
PARIS/KABUL (BNO NEWS) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Friday partly suspended French operations in Afghanistan after four of its service members were shot dead by a rogue Afghan soldier. Sarkozy is ... Read more...
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Man in Afghan army uniform kills four soldiers
January 20th, 2012 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Jan 20 (IANS) A man in Afghan army uniform opened fire and killed four foreign soldiers in Kapisa province Friday, a media report said."An Afghan soldier shot dead four ... Read more...
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Australia holds 9/11 ceremony
September 11th, 2011 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Sep 11 (IANS) Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard Sunday joined the US ambassador to the country at a ceremony held in the capital Canberra on the 10th anniversary ... Read more...
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73 French soldiers killed in Afghanistan since 2001
August 12th, 2011 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, Aug 12 (IANS) The number of French soldiers killed in Afghanistan since 2001 has risen to 73, the government said Friday.The 73rd soldier was killed Thursday when his vehicle ... Read more...
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French soldier accidentally shot dead in Afghanistan
July 11th, 2011 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, July 11 (IANS) A French soldier was accidentally shot dead Monday by another French military personnel in Afghanistan, the defence ministry said.The death raised the total number of French ... Read more...
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Bin Laden says America ‘will not dream of security’ until Palestine has security
May 9th, 2011 - 3:20 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- In a soon to be published audio recording from Osama bin Laden, the former leader of al-Qaeda will say the United States will have no security until ... Read more...
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al-Qaeda leadership confirms Bin Laden is dead, says it will release audio recording
May 6th, 2011 - 8:28 pm ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- The 'general command' of al-Qaeda on Friday confirmed that its leader Osama bin Laden was killed during a U.S. operation in Pakistan.Friday's statement is the first official ... Read more...
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Terror on celluloid: Documentaries, movies tracking Osama
May 2nd, 2011 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Al Quaida leader Osama bin Laden, world's biggest terrorist who was killed Monday by the US Army, spawned quite a few documentaries and some movies ... Read more...
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Bastille Day Celebrations Provoke Controversy
July 14th, 2010 - 8:27 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
July 14, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The French president Nicholoas Sarkozy’s decision to invite the former African colonies to take part in the Bastille Day celebrations have enraged many. The ... Read more...
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Absinthe could be finally legalised in France following 100-year ban
June 12th, 2010 - 5:46 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 12 (ANI): Absinthe - the alcoholic spirit said to be highly psychoactive in nature - may be finally legalised in France after 100 years.Notorious for its effects in late 19th-Century ... Read more...
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‘Robin Hood’ leaves you wanting for more (IANS Movie Review)
June 11th, 2010 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS
By Satyen K. Bordoloi
Film: "Robin Hood"; Cast: Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, William Hurt, Matthew Macfadyen; Director: Ridley Scott; Rating: *** 1/2Once there was a man who challenged law in the name ... Read more...
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Dutch, French soldiers killed in blast in southern Afghanistan, local interpreter also killed
May 23rd, 2010 - 1:12 am ICT by BNO News
KABUL (BNO NEWS) -- Two coalition soldiers from the Netherlands and France, and an Afghan interpreter, were killed in an attack in southern Afghanistan on Saturday afternoon, according to officials."This afternoon around ... Read more...
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Da Vinci’s huge ‘horse-that-never-was’ proven feasible
March 5th, 2010 - 3:01 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 5 (ANI): Leonardo Da Vinci's plan to build the largest horse statue was perfectly feasible, according to experts.Virtual simulations has proven that Da Vinci's calculations were totally on mark in ... Read more...
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Egypt to formally request Britain to return the ancient Rosetta Stone
December 6th, 2009 - 6:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec. 6 (ANI): Egypt is planning to formally request Britain to return the ancient Rosetta Stone, which helped to unlock the secrets of the pharaohs.Zahi Hawass, the head of Egypt's ... Read more...
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Families of French soldiers killed in Afghanistan to sue officers
October 29th, 2009 - 4:53 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, Oct 29 (DPA) The families of two of nine French soldiers killed last year in an ambush in Afghanistan are suing their commanding officers for reckless endangerment, the daily Le ... Read more...
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Fourth French soldier dies in Afghanistan
September 28th, 2009 - 1:43 am ICT by BNO News
PARIS/KABUL (BNO NEWS) – A fourth French soldier died in Afghanistan on Sunday, the office of President Sarkozy said. Earlier, on Saturday, three other French soldiers were killed in an accident.Sunday's accident ... Read more...
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Six soldiers die in Afghanistan; three of them in combat
September 27th, 2009 - 6:17 pm ICT by BNO News
KABUL (BNO NEWS) – Six NATO troops died during several incidents in Afghanistan on Saturday and Sunday, the ISAF alliance said on Sunday.One U.S. soldier died of wounds sustained when an ... Read more...
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Obama stumbles over Spanish holiday greeting
May 5th, 2009 - 2:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 5 (ANI): US President Barack Obama, it seems, still needs to work on improving his Spanish, as he used the wrong word at the opening of the Cinco de ... Read more...
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Four NATO troops killed in Afghanistan
March 15th, 2009 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, March 15 (DPA) Four NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) soldiers were killed in a roadside bomb blast in eastern Afghanistan, the military alliance said Sunday.
Two of the soldiers were killed ... Read more...
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J. K. Rowling reveals her great-grandfather was a French WW-I hero
February 8th, 2009 - 12:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, February 8 (ANI): British author J. K. Rowling has already enthralled people worldwide with her famous Harry Potter fictional series of books about a boy wizard, but this may be ... Read more...
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Fifteen militants killed in Afghanistan
January 24th, 2009 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Jan 24 (Xinhua) US-led coalition forces have killed 15 militants during an operation in Laghman province, some 60 km northeast of Afghan capital Kabul, a statement issued by the coalition here ... Read more...
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Six militants killed near Afghan capital
December 23rd, 2008 - 5:17 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Dec 23 (Xinhua) Six Taliban militants have been killed and three others detained in an operation carried out by the coalition forces near the Afghan capital, officials said Tuesday.The operation was ... Read more...
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Afghan, coalition forces kill over 20 Taliban(Lead)
August 20th, 2008 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Aug 20 (DPA) Afghan and US-led coalition forces killed more than 20 militants, including foreign fighters, in two incidents in southeast Afghanistan, officials said Wednesday.Taliban militants attacked construction company workers Wednesday ... Read more...
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10 French soldiers killed near Afghan capital
August 19th, 2008 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Aug 19 (DPA) Ten NATO-led French soldiers were killed Tuesday morning in a clash with Taliban militants east of Kabul, officials said.Taliban militants attacked the French soldiers' convoy in Saroubi district, ... Read more...
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The Olympics journey - from 776 B.C. to Beijing-2008
August 6th, 2008 - 9:07 am ICT by IANS
By Ilya Kramnik
Moscow, Aug 6 (Ria Novosti) In ancient times, sports originated as peacetime rivalries between warriors. Running, boxing, wrestling, chariots racing were all elements of their military training and the best ... Read more...
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Sarkozy calls for European intervention force
June 17th, 2008 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
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Paris, June 17 (DPA) French President Nicolas Sarkozy Tuesday called for the establishment of a European intervention force of 60,000 soldiers. In a major defence address in Paris before some 3,000 French ... Read more...
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