23 bodies found near Damascus
September 7th, 2012 - 6:12 am ICT by IANS
Damascus, Sep 7 (IANS/AKI) At least 23 bodies of victims of a suspected mass execution have been found near the Syrian capital, Al Jazeera reported.The bodies were found in the ... Read more...
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Obama urges Syrian president to stop killings
February 5th, 2012 - 9:05 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 5 (IANS) US President Barack Obama has called for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to stop the killings in the country and step aside for a democratic transition ... Read more...
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UNSC condemns Delhi attack; vows to combat terror
September 8th, 2011 - 11:16 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Sep 8 (IANS) The UN Security Council has condemned in the strongest terms Wednesday's terrorist attack in Delhi and reiterated its determination to combat all forms of terrorism ... Read more...
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UN chief condemns Delhi bomb blast
September 8th, 2011 - 4:01 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Sep 8 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Wednesday strongly condemned the bomb blast, which occurred in the Indian national capital in the morning and left 11 people as ... Read more...
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Obama discusses debt-crisis, Syria with Spain, Italy
August 9th, 2011 - 6:59 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 9 (IANS) US President Barack Obama called up leaders of Spain and Italy over the euro zone debt crisis and the situation in Syria, the White ... Read more...
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NATO secretary general condemns Mumbai attacks
July 15th, 2011 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels, July 15 (IANS) NATO Friday condemned "in the strongest possible terms the indiscriminate violence and the senseless loss of innocent lives" in Wednesday's Mumbai terror attacks, EuAsiaNews reported."These attacks ... Read more...
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UN chief condemns Mumbai blasts
July 14th, 2011 - 5:20 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, July 14 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Wednesday strongly condemned the bomb attacks in Mumbai, saying no cause or grievance can justify the indiscriminate violence against civilians, Xinhua ... Read more...
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UN voices outrage at deadly attack on civilians in Cote d’Ivoire’s market
March 22nd, 2011 - 3:49 am ICT by BNO News
UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) -- The United Nations Security Council on Monday voiced its outrage at last week's deadly attack on a market in Côte d'Ivoire that left 30 civilians dead.The Security ... Read more...
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15 injured after two blasts in eastern Afghanistan
September 24th, 2010 - 1:12 am ICT by BNO News
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) – At least 15 people were injured after two explosive devices detonated in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday night, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force informed on Thursday.Insurgents planted ... Read more...
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Taliban kills 220 civilians in July despite new “code of conduct”
August 4th, 2010 - 10:52 pm ICT by BNO News
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- Mullah Omar, the Taliban's spiritual leader, recently released a revised code of conduct as an attempt to shape perceptions, but insurgent violence continues to harm ... Read more...
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Pak Taliban fighting back by killing innocent civilians: Petraeus
April 25th, 2010 - 2:37 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr.25 (ANI): Though the Pakistan Army's offensive against the Taliban and other extremist groups has shown 'considerable progress', troops are facing a tough time tackling the insurgents as they are ... Read more...
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Six soldiers, three of those from the United States, die in Afghanistan
January 11th, 2010 - 8:48 pm ICT by BNO News
KABUL (BNO NEWS) -- Six soldiers were killed in three separate incidents in eastern and southern Afghanistan on Monday, officials said.Three of the casualties were from the United States, according to the ... Read more...
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Brit ‘Curry King’ Noon asks government to toughen stand on extremist imams
November 29th, 2009 - 2:05 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov.29 (ANI): Sir Gulam Noon, one of Britain's most prominent Muslim businessman, has called on the Brown government to take strict action against extremist preachers in the country.Noon, who was one ... Read more...
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Ban Deplores Deadly Car Bomb Attack In Afghan Capital
August 16th, 2009 - 12:33 am ICT by admin
Via BNO NewsSecretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned Saturday morning's suicide car bombing in central Kabul that has reportedly killed at least seven people and injured dozens of others, days ahead of ... Read more...
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Libyan extremist group severs ties with Al-Qaeda over ‘indiscriminate violence’
July 10th, 2009 - 2:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 10 (ANI): What may be seen as a severe blow to Al-Qaeda, one of its ally, the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG) has decided to severe its ties with Osama ... Read more...
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Vice-President arrives in South Africa for Prez Zuma’s inauguration ceremony
May 9th, 2009 - 1:33 pm ICT by ANI
ON BOARD/ Johannesburg (South Africa), May 9 (ANI): Vice-President Hamid Ansari who arrived on a three-day visit to South Africa, will attend the inauguration ceremony of new South African President Jacob Zuma ... Read more...
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Pak fighting its own war on terror to combat threat from tribal areas
November 6th, 2008 - 12:43 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad , Nov 6 (ANI): US Central Command chief General David Petraeus, whose Pakistan visit ended yesterday, said that Pakistan was fighting its own war on terror because it faced an ... Read more...
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UN secretary general condemns serial bombings in Assam
October 31st, 2008 - 4:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon Friday condemned the previous day's terrorist attacks in Assam and expressed sorrow at the loss of life and destruction caused by the ... Read more...
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No justification for bombings: Britain
May 14th, 2008 - 1:43 pm ICT by admin
London, May 14 (IANS) Britain joined other countries in condemning the serial bombings in Jaipur that killed at least 63 people and expressed solidarity with India in the common fight against terrorism. ... Read more...
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