Spain’s interior minister calls for reforms to combat jihadists
August 10th, 2012 - 12:21 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Aug 10 (IANS/EFE) Spanish Interior Minister Jorge Fernandez Diaz feels that changes are needed in the country's laws to be able to deal with Islamist terrorism, given the difficulties ... Read more...
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An eye opener on Pakistan’s terrorist arm (IANS Book Review)
May 3rd, 2012 - 10:36 am ICT by IANS
Book: "The Caliphate's Soldiers: The Laskhar-e-Taiba's Long War"; Author: Wilson John; Publishers: Amaryllis (In association with Observer Research Foundation); Pages: 295; Price: Rs.595There is no book quite like it, says ... Read more...
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No structured Manmohan-Gilani meeting: Pakistan envoy
March 25th, 2012 - 9:24 am ICT by IANS
Seoul, March 25 (IANS) No structured meeting is planned between the prime ministers of India and Pakistan on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit March 26-27, Pakistan's envoy ... Read more...
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Indian PM arrives in Seoul
March 24th, 2012 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, March 24 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived here Saturday for the March 26-27 Nuclear Security Summit, prior to which he will be on a two-day official ... Read more...
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PM heads for Seoul n-security summit (Second Lead)
March 24th, 2012 - 11:24 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh left here Saturday for the March 26-27 Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul, prior to which he will be on a ... Read more...
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PM departs for Seoul n-security summit (Lead)
March 24th, 2012 - 11:04 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh left here Saturday for the March 26-27 Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul, prior to which he will be on a ... Read more...
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Rising food prices pose global threat: World Bank president
April 17th, 2011 - 12:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr. 17 (ANI): World Bank president Robert Zoellick has warned that rising food prices have pushed the world's poor countries to "one shock away from a full-blown crisis."He said skyrocketing food ... Read more...
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BRICS seeks end to stalemate on UN’s anti-terror law
April 14th, 2011 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
Sanya (China), April 14 (IANS) BRICS countries Thursday called for an early conclusion of the deadlocked talks on UN's comprehensive anti-terror law that seeks to deny terrorists, their financiers ... Read more...
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3,000 cops to be deployed for India-England match
February 25th, 2011 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 25 (IANS) About 3,000 policemen would be on duty at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here Sunday for the high-profile India-England knock-out match of the ICC World Cup 2011, a police ... Read more...
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U.S. arrests ‘most wanted’ fugitive at New York airport after extradition from Ukraine
January 28th, 2011 - 7:59 pm ICT by BNO News
NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) -- Agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) on Thursday arrested one of ICE's top ten fugitives at John F. Kennedy International Airport.Veniamin ... Read more...
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US concerned about emerging al-Qaida threat in Arabian Peninsula: Crowley
January 22nd, 2011 - 5:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 22(ANI): The United States has expressed its concern about the threat posed by terrorist organisation al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula."We are very concerned about emerging threats, particularly the threat posed ... Read more...
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A Fifth of Species Slides Toward Extinction; Sixth Mass Extinction Underway?
October 28th, 2010 - 3:07 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Oct 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) One in every five of the world’s pant and animals species are at risk of extinction at this time, according to a shocking new study. The new count ... Read more...
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Scientists fear another round of mass extinction (Lead)
October 27th, 2010 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 27 (IANS) One in five of the world's mammals, birds and fish are now endangered, indicating a possible sixth round of mass extinction in the Earth's history, scientists say.The researchers ... Read more...
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Scientists fear mass extinction has begun
October 27th, 2010 - 2:28 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 27 (IANS) One in five of the world's mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians are under threat of extinction, a study says.The research found that the a growing number of ... Read more...
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EMC Corp unveils second global command centre in India
September 16th, 2010 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 16 (IANS) Leading infrastructure solutions provider EMC Corporation unveiled its second global command centre along with critical incident response centre at its India centre of excellence in Bangalore, the company ... Read more...
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Terrorism still remains a global threat: Canadian PM
September 12th, 2010 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI
Ottawa, Sept 12 (ANI): Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has warned that terrorism is still prevalent nine years after the September 11 attacks in America, and added that no country is immune ... Read more...
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Computer virus promising free sex films causing havoc
September 12th, 2010 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 12 (IANS) A new e-mail virus that promises access to free sex films is wreaking some of the biggest businesses across the world.
The 'trojan' virus with the subject 'Here ... Read more...
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McAfee Voices That The Threat From Malware Is Extremely High
August 11th, 2010 - 7:40 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
August 11, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): McAfee happens to be one of the foremost creators of software to defend against the lethal viruses. McAfee has now asserted that in excess of ... Read more...
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Mumbai attacks bared LeT’s global ambitions: US report
August 6th, 2010 - 10:50 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Aug 6 (IANS) With the November 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai revealing Lashkar-e-Taeba's (LeT) global ambitions, the Pakistan-based terror outfit remains a serious threat to Western interests too, ... Read more...
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LeT, Al Qaeda connection posing global threat: US
August 6th, 2010 - 1:12 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Aug 5 (IANS) Calling Al Qaeda's core in Pakistan as the most formidable terrorist organization targeting it, the US says the outfit's connection with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) was turning the ... Read more...
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‘Dangerous organization’ LeT becoming global threat, warns Admiral Mullen
July 25th, 2010 - 12:51 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, July 25(ANI): US Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, Admiral Mike Mullen, has described the Lashkar-e-Tayyaba (LeT) as a very dangerous organization, which has become a significant regional as well as a ... Read more...
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Lashkar-e-Taiba has become global threat: Mullen
July 25th, 2010 - 8:03 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 25 (IANS) The Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) has become "a very dangerous organisation and a significant regional and global threat", Admiral Mike Mullen, the chairman of US Joint Chiefs of Staff, ... Read more...
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India, US ink counter-terror pact
July 23rd, 2010 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) A day after top American military commander Admiral Mike Mullen warned of another 26/11-type attack in India, New Delhi Friday inked a counter-terror initiative with the ... Read more...
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US commander to talk anti-terror cooperation with India
July 23rd, 2010 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The highest ranking officer of the US armed forces, Admiral Michael Mullen, will Friday meet Defence Minister A.K. Antony and other officials here to discuss terror ... Read more...
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Lashkar emerging as global threat: US military chief (Lead)
July 22nd, 2010 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Washington, July 22 (IANS) The US' top military commander, Admiral Michael Mullen, Thursday said he was concerned that Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror outfit, blamed for the 2008 Mumbai attack, was ... Read more...
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US military chief fears another 26/11 on India
July 22nd, 2010 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, July 22 (IANS) The US' top military official fears a possible repeat of a Mumbai type terror attack on India by Pakistan based terror outfits to provoke another conflict ... Read more...
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Huge circumcision programme gets under way in Southern Africa
July 22nd, 2010 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
Harare, July 22 (DPA) An unprecedented circumcision campaign covering 13 countries in East and Southern Africa is being unfolded in a bid to break the epidemic of AIDS that is wreaking havoc ... Read more...
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India presses for international terrorism convention
May 12th, 2010 - 12:31 pm ICT by IANS
United Nations, May 12 (IANS) Calling terrorism a global threat to democracy and development, India has called for the early adoption of the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT).
"Terrorism poses an extremely ... Read more...
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UN: Bird flu still poses global threat
April 16th, 2010 - 11:54 pm ICT by BNO News
UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) – According to a United Nations (UN) health expert, the bird flu virus still persists in five countries, and poses a continuing threat to global animal and human ... Read more...
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Obama praises South Africa for dismantling N-weapons
April 12th, 2010 - 8:03 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 12 (DPA) US President Barack Obama Sunday praised South Africa for voluntarily dismantling its nuclear weapons programme as he met with South African President Jacob Zuma on the eve ... Read more...
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Charges framed against Headley in Chicago federal court
December 8th, 2009 - 2:43 pm ICT by ANI
Chicago, Dec.8 (ANI): Additional charges against Pakistan-origin terror suspect, David Coleman Headley were tabled in federal court in Chicago for planning terrorist attacks against a Danish newspaper and conducting massive recce if ... Read more...
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Citing steps by India and China, Obama hopes for climate change accord
December 5th, 2009 - 10:06 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Dec 5 (IANS) Citing steps by India and China and an emerging plan to help developing countries mitigate impacts with $10 billion a year, President Barack Obama has ... Read more...
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White House statement on U.N. Climate Change Conference
December 5th, 2009 - 4:56 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs on Friday released the following statement on the United Nations Climate Change Conference."The President strongly believes that all nations have a ... Read more...
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Eid-ul-Zuha celebrated with fervour in Uttar Pradesh
November 28th, 2009 - 2:05 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 28 (IANS) Muslims across Uttar Pradesh celebrated Eid-ul-Zuha Saturday with traditional fervour as thousands attended the special morning prayers in mosques amid heavy deployment of police and security personnel.
In Lucknow, ... Read more...
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India asks world community to act in concert to end terrorism
November 14th, 2009 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
United Nations, Nov 14 (IANS) India has asked the international community to show the necessary political will and resolve to end the scourge of terrorism by acting in concert and in a ... Read more...
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