Russian spies most active in Czech Republic
August 23rd, 2012 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
Warsaw, Aug 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian "special services" are the most active foreign espionage groups in the Czech Republic, the Czech Security Information Service said Wednesday.The agency's 2011 intelligence report ... Read more...
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Russian professors jailed for selling missile secrets to China
June 20th, 2012 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Russian court Wednesday sentenced two university professors to long prison terms for selling military secrets, including sensitive data on Russia's Bulava missile system, to ... Read more...
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An ex-spy from Jammu struggles for livelihood (Letter from Jammu)
May 6th, 2012 - 12:58 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, May 6 (IANS) He was driving a taxi in Jammu when a passenger offered him a chance to "spy for the nation" and earn big bucks. As a 24-year-old, ... Read more...
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Osama’s widow wishes asylum in Britain
April 19th, 2012 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 19 (IANS) Slain Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden's youngest widow wishes to spend her life in Britain with her five children and meet the Royal Family, The ... Read more...
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Britain to introduce legislation to monitor internet use
April 2nd, 2012 - 10:05 pm ICT by BNO News
LONDON (BNO NEWS) -- The British government is to introduce new legislation next month which would allow intelligence agency GCHQ to monitor the calls, emails, texts and website visitors of everyone in ... Read more...
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Britain to monitor web, cell phone use
April 1st, 2012 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 1 (IANS) Under new laws, Britain will soon be able to monitor phone calls, emails, text messages and website visits of everyone in the country, BBC reported.Internet firms ... Read more...
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Where was Charlie Chaplin born?
February 18th, 2012 - 12:20 am ICT by IANS
London, Feb 17 (IANS) British intelligence officers found no record of Charlie Chaplin's birth when they probed him over over suspected Soviet ties, secret files have revealed.The mystery of the ... Read more...
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Russia jails military officer for spying for CIA
February 10th, 2012 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Russian military district court Friday sentenced an engineer of the country's Plesetsk Space Centre to 13 years in prison on charges of state treason, ... Read more...
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Pakistan military hid Osama in Abbottabad: Ex-army chief
December 24th, 2011 - 5:26 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 24 (IANS) Pakistani military had harboured Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden with the knowledge of former president General Pervez Musharraf, former army chief General Ziauddin Butt ... Read more...
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Turkey launches military operations in northern Iraq
October 21st, 2011 - 7:59 pm ICT by BNO News
ANKARA, TURKEY (BNO NEWS) -- The government of Turkey on Thursday launched a military operation against Kurdish rebels in southeastern Turkey and northern Iraq, officials said on Friday.The announcement comes after clashes ... Read more...
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Afghanistan a proxy war between India, Pakistan: Musharraf
October 7th, 2011 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 7 (IANS) Calling Afghanistan as a "proxy war" between India and Pakistan, former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf has accused New Delhi of "trying to create an anti-Pakistan ... Read more...
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Algeria doesn’t permit Gaddafi regime officials to enter
September 5th, 2011 - 9:53 am ICT by IANS
Algiers, Sep 5 (IANS) A number of military and intelligence officers of the Muammar Gaddafi regime fled to Libya's border with Algeria, but their request for entry was turned down ... Read more...
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Army cautions against complacency in counter-insurgency
August 5th, 2011 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
Jammu, Aug 4 (IANS) The Indian Army Thursday cautioned the security agencies in Jammu and Kashmir against developing any sense of complacency because of the decline in the militancy in ... Read more...
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CIA held fake vaccination drive to get Osama family DNA
July 12th, 2011 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 12 (IANS) The CIA carried out a fake vaccination programme in Pakistan's Abbottabad city to get DNA from Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden's family, it was reported ... Read more...
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ISI arrested CIA informants in Osama raid: NYT
June 15th, 2011 - 11:10 am ICT by IANS
Washington, June 15 (IANS) Pakistan's spy agency has arrested some Pakistani informants who fed information to the US Central Intelligence Agency before the raid on Osama bin Laden's hideout deep ... Read more...
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Most wanted terror error: CBI deletes fugitive’s profile
May 18th, 2011 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has deleted its website profile of Wazhul Qamar Khan who is out on bail in Thane but had figured ... Read more...
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Chidambaram to review law and order in Tripura, Mizoram
May 16th, 2011 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala/Aizawl, May 16 (IANS) Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram will along with senior officials will review the law and order situation of two northeastern states of Tripura and ... Read more...
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Osama widows ‘hostile’ to Americans in interviews
May 13th, 2011 - 12:00 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 13 (IANS) Three of Osama bin Laden's widows were "hostile" towards the Americans when they were interviewed by US intelligence officers under the supervision of Pakistani's intelligence service, ... Read more...
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Needle of suspicion pointing towards Pak Army, ISI over Osama’s support network
May 5th, 2011 - 1:40 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 5(ANI): American and European intelligence officials increasingly believe that active or retired Pakistani military or intelligence officials provided some measure of aid to Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, allowing ... Read more...
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Was Osama protected by ISI?
May 5th, 2011 - 12:20 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 5 (IANS) US and European intelligence officials increasingly believe active or retired Pakistani military or intelligence officials provided some measure of aid to Osama bin Laden to stay ... Read more...
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35 Guantanamo detainees trained as terrorists in London
April 26th, 2011 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 26 (IANS) At least 35 Muslim men were trained at mosques in London for committing acts of terror, according to documents written by US military officials at the ... Read more...
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US to continue with drone attacks in Pakistan despite ISI objections: Report
April 14th, 2011 - 1:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 14(ANI): The United States has reportedly decided to continue with its unmanned drone attacks in Pakistan's tribal areas despite objections raised by the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) against the Central Intelligence ... Read more...
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Govt.’s foreign policy has surrendered against Pakistan, says BJP
April 14th, 2011 - 12:28 am ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 13 (ANI): Terming the Indian foreign policy as one of meek 'surrender', the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday asked the ruling Congress Party to discontinue bilateral talks ... Read more...
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US-Pak ties facing biggest crisis since 9/11: Report
April 13th, 2011 - 1:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 13(ANI): US-Pakistan ties are heading towards their biggest crisis since the 9/11 attacks, owing to bitter disputes over covert CIA activities and drone attacks inside Pakistan, lack of progress ... Read more...
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US ‘on guard’ for terror attacks from Libya: FBI chief
April 7th, 2011 - 6:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 7(ANI): The United States is "on guard" for terrorist attacks "emanating" out of war-torn Libya, FBI Director Robert Mueller has said.The assessment came a day after the FBI confirmed ... Read more...
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Gaddafi regime facing collapse as 12 ministers set to defect to UK
April 1st, 2011 - 12:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr.1 (ANI): Libyan security sources have said that around a dozen senior officials are expected to abandon Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's inner circle, leaving his regime on the verge of collapse. ... Read more...
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CIA meets rebels, inserts operatives to facilitate air strikes in Libya
March 31st, 2011 - 2:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar. 31 (ANI): The Central Intelligence Agency has inserted clandestine operatives into Libya to gather intelligence for military air strikes and to contact and vet the beleaguered rebels battling Colonel Muammar ... Read more...
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Davis case fallout: ISI asks CIA to unmask its contractors operating in Pakistan
February 26th, 2011 - 12:34 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Feb 26(ANI): Pakistan's premier spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence has demanded an accounting by the US' Central Intelligence Agency of all its contractors working in the country as a fallout from the ... Read more...
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Wikileaks founder Assange accuses US lawmakers of calling for his “assassination”
January 31st, 2011 - 6:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 31 (ANI): Amid new revelations that Julian Assange had disguised himself as an old woman to escape American intelligence officers, the controversial Wikileaks founder has accused US lawmakers of ... Read more...
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High level security review in Valley ahead of Republic Day
January 21st, 2011 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 21 (IANS) The security situation in Kashmir Valley was reviewed at a high-level meeting here Friday ahead of Republic Day and a proposed march by the BJP to hoist the ... Read more...
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NATO captures ‘Iranian arms smuggler’ in Afghanistan
December 24th, 2010 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 24 (IANS) A member of the elite al-Quds force of Iran's Revolutionary Guard, wanted for his involvement in smuggling of arms, was captured by NATO troops in Afghanistan.The man ... Read more...
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Detained cops name ISI, MI officers in Benazir Bhutto assassination case
December 24th, 2010 - 3:57 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Dec 24 (ANI): The investigation into former Pakistan prime minister Benazir Bhutto's assassination is likely to be widened to unveil some faces who have so far been out of the ... Read more...
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How a dead tramp fooled Hitler as part of ‘Operation Mincemeat’
December 5th, 2010 - 3:19 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 5 (ANI): With the aim of fooling Adolf Hitler and the Nazis, British intelligence officers came up with 'Operation Mincemeat', a successful deception plan during World War II that involved ... Read more...
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Assange bitterly disappointed with Oz Govt over barring his entry to country
December 5th, 2010 - 1:06 pm ICT by ANI
Canberra, Dec 5 (ANI): Julian Assange, founder of the whistleblower website 'WikiLeaks', still considers Australia his home, but said that the Government of that country is not keen on calling him back ... Read more...
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MI5 launches recruitment drive for women
November 8th, 2010 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 8 (IANS) British intelligence agency MI5 Monday began a recruitment campaign targeting women after violence in a TV show appeared to be scaring away would-be female recruits, a media report ... Read more...
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