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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World’s most wanted Nazi held at 97
July 19th, 2012 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 19 (IANS) The world's most wanted Nazi who sent thousands of Jews to torture camps during World War II has been finally arrested in Hungary's capital Budapest about ... Read more...
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US lawmakers seek terrorist tag for Haqqani network
May 12th, 2012 - 11:35 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 12 (IANS) Top Democrats and Republicans on the House and Senate Intelligence panels have demanded that the Obama administration "immediately" label the Pakistani-based Haqqani Network a terrorist ... Read more...
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Actor George Clooney among arrested in Sudan protest
March 18th, 2012 - 2:37 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- U.S. actor George Clooney was among several political and religious figures who were arrested on Friday during a protest in front of the Sudanese Embassy in Washington, ... Read more...
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Cheryl Cole in danger after Afghanistan visit?
September 18th, 2011 - 2:10 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 18 (IANS) Singer Cheryl Cole has become a "prime target" for jihadis after visiting British troops in Afghanistan, some Britain-based radicals have warned."I find it completely outrageous that ... Read more...
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Emergency was necessary, says Trinidad and Tobago PM
September 8th, 2011 - 12:25 pm ICT by IANS
Port of Spain, Sep 8 (IANS/CMC) Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, who is of Indian origin, has said the decision to impose a state of emergency was necessary to ... Read more...
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Pakistan amends 150-year-old political regulation
August 13th, 2011 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 13 (IANS) Pakistan has amended a 150-year-old political regulation that allowed authorities to raze houses of criminals and their relatives in Pushtun-inhabited tribal areas.The amendment gives people of ... Read more...
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From PM to commoner, all welcome bin Laden killing (Roundup)
May 2nd, 2011 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Indians across the spectrum - from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to the 'aam aadmi' on the street - Monday welcomed the killing of Al ... Read more...
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PM describes Osama’s killing as a significant step forward
May 2nd, 2011 - 8:09 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 2 (ANI): Terming Osama bin Laden's killing as a significant step forward, the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Monday asked the international community and Pakistan in particular ... Read more...
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Hope Osama killing deals decisive blow to terror groups: PM
May 2nd, 2011 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday welcomed the killing of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden "as a significant step forward" and hoped it would ... Read more...
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Highlights of Obama’s speech
May 2nd, 2011 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 2 (IANS) Following are highlights of the speech from US President Barack Obama announcing the death of Osama bin Laden:The US has conducted an operation that killed ... Read more...
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President Obama’s statement on Osama bin Laden (Part-I)
May 2nd, 2011 - 1:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 2 (ANI): Following is US President Barack Obama's statement announcing the killing of Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden. The statement was delivered from the East Room of the ... Read more...
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Text of Obama’s speech announcing Osama’s killing
May 2nd, 2011 - 12:20 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 2 (IANS) Here is the text of the speech delivered by US President Barack Obama to announce the killing of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden:"Good evening. ... Read more...
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Libya mission saved lives of countless civilians: Obama
March 26th, 2011 - 10:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 26(ANI): US President Barack Obama has said that the international mission in Libya was clear and focused, and succeeding by saving countless innocents from a "bloodbath" threatened by the ... Read more...
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Indian court upholds death sentence for Pakistani terrorist involved in 2008 Mumbai bombing
February 22nd, 2011 - 1:49 am ICT by BNO News
BOMBAY, INDIA (BNO NEWS) -- An Indian High Court on Monday confirmed the death sentence for a Pakistani terrorist and last survivor of the 2008 Mumbai bombing, the Hindustan Times reported.A Bombay ... Read more...
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Terror attack on Kabul supermarket kills 9
January 29th, 2011 - 12:40 am ICT by BNO News
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- A suicide bombing in the Afghan capital of Kabul killed at least nine people on Friday, officials said. Foreigners were among the casualties.The attack took place at ... Read more...
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Americans warned to be vigilant of Xmas terror attacks
December 24th, 2010 - 1:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec. 24 (ANI): The White House has warned Americans to be on high alert for terror attacks in the U.S. as the Christmas holiday weekend begins and Americans overseas to hand ... Read more...
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People’s resolve and resilience more powerful than terrorists: Clinton
November 25th, 2010 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Nov 25 (IANS) Saying that the "resolve and resilience" of the people is more powerful than terrorist guns and bombs, the United States Thursday assured that it stands ... Read more...
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Growing India-US ties threat to Pak solidarity: Jamaat-e-Islami
November 11th, 2010 - 1:07 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Nov 11(ANI): Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief Syed Munawar Hasan has termed the growing India-US ties as a serious threat to Pakistan's solidarity.Addressing the concluding session of a two-day JI workshop, Hasan ... Read more...
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Safe havens for terrorists within Pakistan borders unacceptable: President Obama
November 8th, 2010 - 9:08 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 8 (ANI): The United States President Barack Obama on Monday said the terrorists' safe havens within Pakistan borders were unacceptable, asserting that the United States will insist that ... Read more...
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Three Brit Muslims awarded 20 years imprisonment in airline bombing plot
July 13th, 2010 - 4:24 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 11 (ANI): The three Al-Qaeda terror suspects accused of plotting to bomb seven transatlantic flights have been handed a life term by a local court here.The Woolwich Crown Court in ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan to discuss terror, Kashmir Thursday (Lead)
June 23rd, 2010 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) India and Pakistan will kick off a string of back-to-back meetings Thursday, starting with talks between foreign secretaries, aimed at bridging post-26/11 trust deficit and exploring ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan to hold trust-building talks Thursday
June 23rd, 2010 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) India and Pakistan are set to kick off a string of back-to-back meetings, starting with talks between their foreign secretaries Thursday that are aimed at bridging ... Read more...
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Kasab appeals against death sentence
June 4th, 2010 - 2:14 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 4 (IANS) Pakistani Ajmal Amir Kasab, convicted for the 26/11 Mumbai terror strike, has challenged the death sentence awarded to him by a Mumbai special court, an official said Friday.
He ... Read more...
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Obama concerned over terror hot beds present in Pak, Afghanistan, Yemen and Somalia
December 30th, 2009 - 1:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec.30 (ANI) : Raising concerns over the expanding proportion of banned terror outfits across the world, US President Barack Obama has branded Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia as the four ... Read more...
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Obama vows to go aggressively after US plane attackers
December 29th, 2009 - 12:36 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Dec 29 (IANS) President Barack Obama vowed to respond aggressively to terrorism as an Al Qaeda faction claimed responsibility for last week's foiled attempt by a Nigerian to ... Read more...
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India has emerged stronger after 2611: Sonia
November 25th, 2009 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi Wednesday said that India had "emerged stronger" after the 26/11 attacks and the terrorists had also "miserably failed" to break the spirit ... Read more...
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Obama proclaims 9/11 as “Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance”
September 11th, 2009 - 2:29 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- The White House on Thursday released the following proclamation from President Obama regarding Pariot Day and National Day of Remembrance and Service."Through the twisted steel of ... Read more...
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Punjab offers house, pension to Jallianwala Bagh hero’s son
July 29th, 2009 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 29 (IANS) Embarrassed by recent events which forced Taufique Kitchlew, son of freedom fighter Saifudin Kitchlew, to leave Amritsar city for want of adequate accommodation, the Punjab government Wednesday offered ... Read more...
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Obama condemns Indonesia bomb attacks
July 18th, 2009 - 3:35 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 18 (DPA) US President Barack Obama condemned Friday the bombing of two prominent hotels in Indonesia's capital Jakarta that killed at least nine people and injured dozens more.
"The American ... Read more...
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Statement by President Obama on terrorist attacks in Jakarta
July 17th, 2009 - 9:26 pm ICT by admin
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- President Obama released the following statement on Friday after bomb attacks at hotels in Jakarta killed at least 9 people."I strongly condemn the attacks that occurred ... Read more...
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US troops will leave Iraq, Afghanistan: Obama (Lead)
June 4th, 2009 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo, June 4 (DPA) In a speech to the world's Muslims from Cairo Thursday, President Barack Obama said that the US does not seek to stay in Iraq or Afghanistan.
"We will... ... Read more...
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PM shares grief with France, Brazil over jetliner tragedy
June 2nd, 2009 - 8:01 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 2 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has condoled the loss of lives in the Air France jetliner tragedy.
In separate letters to President Nicholas Sarkozy of France ... Read more...
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PM shares grief with France and Brazil
June 2nd, 2009 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday condoled the loss of lives in the Air France jetliner tragedy and in separate letters to President Nikolas Sarkozy of France ... Read more...
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Clooney pays tribute to Mia Farrow for her activism
April 29th, 2009 - 12:42 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 29 (IANS) Hollywood star George Clooney has paid tribute to fellow activist Mia Farrow for fasting to bring attention to the ongoing problems in Sudan.
The two stars have become leading ... Read more...
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