20 killed, 64 wounded in attacks in Baghdad
February 23rd, 2012 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Feb 23 (IANS) Twenty people were killed and 64 wounded Thursday in a series of bomb and gun attacks across the Iraqi capital, authorities said.A booby-trapped car exploded near ... Read more...
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Pakistani security personnel attacked near ‘Osama town’
February 23rd, 2012 - 6:37 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 23 (IANS) Two security personnel were shot dead by gunmen Wednesday night while on patrol in Pakistan's Abbottabad district, famous for being the hideout of slain Al Qaeda ... Read more...
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Five taxi drivers killed in Mexican city
February 22nd, 2012 - 12:57 pm ICT by IANS
Monterrey (Mexico), Feb 22 (IANS/EFE) Gunmen shot dead five taxi drivers Tuesday in the streets of the northern Mexican industrial city of Monterrey, authorities said."The attack happened at around 10 ... Read more...
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Three killed in Philippines jail gunfight
February 20th, 2012 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 20 (IANS) At least three people were killed and 15 others injured after dozens of gunmen attacked a jail in southern Philippines to free a prisoner, police said ... Read more...
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Gunmen attack Pakistani bus, five dead
February 14th, 2012 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 14 (IANS) At least five people were killed Tuesday when unidentified assailants opened fire on a bus in Pakistan's Balochistan province, a media report said.Sources told Online news ... Read more...
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All 29 kidnapped Chinese in Sudan freed
February 8th, 2012 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 8 (IANS) All 29 Chinese nationals abducted by rebels in Sudan last month have been released after 11 days in captivity, Xinhua reported.The Chinese were held Jan 28 ... Read more...
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Man gets 24 years for Colombian journalist’s killing
February 7th, 2012 - 12:10 pm ICT by IANS
Bogota, Feb 7 (IANS/EFE) A former militiaman was sentenced to 24 years in prison for his role in the murder of journalist Alvaro Alonso Escobar, who was gunned down a ... Read more...
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Nine gunned down at Mexican nightclub
February 5th, 2012 - 12:16 pm ICT by IANS
Ciudad Juarez (Mexico), Feb 5 (IANS/EFE) Gunmen killed nine people, including five musicians, and wounded 11 at a nightclub in the northern Mexican city of Chihuahua, authorities said.The incident occurred ... Read more...
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Mayor shot at in the Philippines
February 5th, 2012 - 7:04 am ICT by IANS
Manila, Feb 5 (IANS) A mayor of a Philippines town was Saturday shot at by motorcycle-borne gunmen, police said.Restituto Abad, mayor of Carranglan town, and his driver were wounded in ... Read more...
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IM operative linked to Jama Masjid blast nabbed: Police
February 3rd, 2012 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) A suspected Indian Mujahideen terrorist believed to be involved in the Jama Masjid blast was arrested in Bihar, police said Friday."The suspected terrorist is identified ... Read more...
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Two anti-Al Qaeda women gunned down in Iraq
January 28th, 2012 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Jan 28 (IANS) The wife and daughter of an anti-Al Qaeda leader in Iraq were Saturday gunned down inside their house, Xinhua reported.Gunmen stormed the house of Sheikh Dhiyab ... Read more...
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Five Pakistani paramilitary men killed
January 26th, 2012 - 1:20 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 26 (IANS) Suspected gunmen from the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi outfit attacked a checkpost in Pakistan's Balochistan province and gunned down five paramilitary troopers, officials said Thursday.The pre-dawn attack was launched ... Read more...
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14 dead in Iraq violence
January 25th, 2012 - 4:42 am ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Jan 25 (IANS) Fourteen people, among them three policemen, were killed in a series of bombings and shooting in Iraq Tuesday.Four car bombs were exploded in Baghdad targeting Shias. ... Read more...
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Nigeria witnesses 11 more killings (Lead)
January 24th, 2012 - 1:27 am ICT by IANS
Abuja, Jan 23 (IANS) Eleven more people have been killed in terror attacks in Nigeria, pushing the toll in this west African nation in the last four days to over ... Read more...
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11 more killed in Nigeria violence
January 23rd, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
Abuja, Jan 23 (IANS) Eleven more people died in terror attacks in Nigeria, bringing the toll in the violence in this west African nation during the past four days to ... Read more...
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Six killed in Iraq attacks
January 23rd, 2012 - 5:03 am ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Jan 23 (IANS) At least six people were killed in gunfire and bomb attacks in Iraq, Xinhua reported.Gunmen attacked a check-post jointly manned by policemen and fighters of a ... Read more...
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German engineer abducted in Somalia
January 22nd, 2012 - 5:36 am ICT by IANS
Mogadishu, Jan 22 (IANS) A foreign national -- reportedly a German engineer working for the government -- has been abducted in Somalia, according to Xinhua.The incident took place in the ... Read more...
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Two foreigners kidnapped in Pakistan
January 20th, 2012 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 20 (IANS) A German and an Italian were kidnapped from central Pakistani city of Multan Thursday night, a media report said Friday.Gunmen abducted the foreigners from Qasim Bala ... Read more...
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Pakistani Taliban claims responsibility for scribe’s murder
January 19th, 2012 - 12:48 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 18 (IANS) The Pakistani Taliban Wednesday said they have shot dead a local journalist working for an American radio network in northwest Pakistan.Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) said it ... Read more...
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Mother, sister of top Pakistan official killed
January 15th, 2012 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 15 (IANS) Two women -- the mother and sister of the joint secretary in Pakistan's cabinet division -- died when gunmen targeting a wanted killer pumped bullets ... Read more...
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Journalist gunned down in Mexico
January 9th, 2012 - 9:14 am ICT by IANS
Mexico, Jan 9 (IANS/EFE) A reporter for the La Ultima Palabra newspaper in Mexico has been shot dead by several gunmen, police said.Raul Regulo Garza Quirino was gunned down while ... Read more...
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Mom hands son over to cops fearing murder
January 7th, 2012 - 10:27 am ICT by IANS
San Juan (Puerto Rico), Jan 7 (IANS/EFE) A woman in Puerto Rico has handed over her teenaged son to police out of fear that he would be murdered.The woman named ... Read more...
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Mexican man held for 52 murders
January 7th, 2012 - 9:04 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Jan 7 (IANS/EFE) A Mexican drug cartel leader has been arrested for planning an arson attack on a casino that left at least 52 dead, officials said.Baltazar Saucedo ... Read more...
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Six killed in Nigeria church attack
January 6th, 2012 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) At least six people were killed and 10 injured in an armed attack on a church in northeastern Nigeria, international media reported.A group of gunmen ... Read more...
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Guatemalan judge escapes assassination attempt
December 31st, 2011 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
Guatemala City, Dec 31 (IANS/EFE) A judge in Guatemala who is presiding over many cases related to human rights violations by security forces, was wounded when assailants shot at his ... Read more...
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Cyanide-laced food kills five in Mexico
December 27th, 2011 - 11:20 am ICT by IANS
Guadalajara (Mexico), Dec 27 (IANS/EFE) Five residents of a drug rehab center in this western Mexican city died and 26 fell sick after eating donated food that apparently contained cyanide, ... Read more...
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11 killed in Nigeria church blasts during Christmas prayers (Lead)
December 25th, 2011 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Abuja/London, Dec 25 (IANS) At least 11 people were killed and many more injured after bomb blasts targetted Christmas Day church services in two Nigerian cities, BBC reported.Some 10 people ... Read more...
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Two killed, 15 wounded in Iraq attacks
December 20th, 2011 - 5:17 am ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Dec 20 (IANS) At least two people were killed and 15 wounded in separate bomb attacks in central Iraq Monday, the police said.In Iraq's northern central province of Salahudin, ... Read more...
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Swiss president rings Gilani over abduction (Lead)
December 16th, 2011 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 16 (IANS) Pakistan has assured Swiss President Micheline Calmy-Rey that it is doing all it can to trace a Swiss couple kidnapped in July in the restive ... Read more...
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Couple’s abduction: Swiss president calls up Gilani
December 16th, 2011 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 16 (IANS) President of the Swiss Confederation Micheline Calmy-Rey has spoken to Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani over the July kidnapping of a Swiss couple.Ocholivier David ... Read more...
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Italian gunman kills two immigrants before killing himself
December 14th, 2011 - 4:49 pm ICT by BNO News
FLORENCE, ITALY (BNO NEWS) -- An Italian man killed two Senegalese street vendors on Tuesday and wounded three other Senegalese immigrants before killing himself in the Italian city of Florence, police said.The ... Read more...
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Big B gives voice to documentary on parliament attack
December 13th, 2011 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has lent his baritone to soul-stirring words penned by Prasoon Joshi in "13 December", a documentary made for the 10th ... Read more...
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Ruling BJD wins Odisha bypoll
December 4th, 2011 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Dec 4 (IANS) Odisha's ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) candidate Subash Gond Sunday won the bypoll to the Umerkote assembly constituency in Nabrangpur district, an official said.Gond defeated ... Read more...
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17 killed in two Iraq attacks
December 1st, 2011 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Dec 1 (IANS) At least 17 people were killed and more than 35 others injured Thursday in a deadly car bombing and shooting in Iraq, police said.A car bomb ... Read more...
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72 percent voting in Odisha bypoll
November 30th, 2011 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Nov 30 (IANS) About 72 percent voting was registered in the assembly by-poll in Odisha's Nabarangpur district Wednesday, an official said.
"It was 72 percent voting," district collector ... Read more...
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