Venezuela releases US ship, skipper (Lead)
September 12th, 2012 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
Caracas, Sep 12 (IANS/EFE) Venezuela has released a US-flagged cargo ship and its captain after investigating an undeclared weapon found on it, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro said Tuesday.The vessel ... Read more...
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Venezuela releases US ship, skipper
September 12th, 2012 - 12:33 pm ICT by IANS
Caracas, Sep 12 (IANS/EFE) Authorities in the western port city of Maracaibo released a US-flagged cargo ship and its captain after investigating an undeclared weapon found on the vessel, Venezuelan ... Read more...
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Terrorist leader killed in Syria
August 13th, 2012 - 10:14 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Syrian authorities have killed one of the ringleaders of the Al-Nusra Front terrorist group that has been active since the beginning of the uprising in ... Read more...
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North Korea threatens to re-examine n-issue
July 21st, 2012 - 12:44 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Pyongyang will "re-examine its nuclear issue" following the uncovering of US-South Korean alleged plots to destroy a statue of North Korea's founding leader Kim Il-sung, ... Read more...
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LeT now more dangerous than Al Qaeda: US expert
July 10th, 2012 - 11:12 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 10 (IANS) With Al Qaeda on the ropes, Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), with the help of its Pakistani backers, is now probably the most dangerous terror group in the world, ... Read more...
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Study reveals that 10% of the Brits believe that David Cameron is an alien
June 5th, 2012 - 9:04 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, June 5 (THAINDIAN NEWS) David Cameron, the British Prime Minister, might be an alien, according to one in ten Britons, as a survey carried out by the Daily Star has shown.
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Israeli military admits to cyber-warfare
June 4th, 2012 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, June 4 (IANS) The Israeli military is using cyber-warfare to curb attacks on the country's cyber space and to counter enemies on the net, the authorities say.In a ... Read more...
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Three held in Denmark on terror charges
April 27th, 2012 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
Copenhagen, April 27 (IANS) Three people - including a Jordanian and a Turk - were arrested in the Danish capital Friday on suspicion of preparing for a terrorist act, officials ... Read more...
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‘Jealous wife betrayed Osama’
March 11th, 2012 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 11 (IANS) Late Al Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden was betrayed by one of his wives, who revealed the location of his hideaway in Pakistan because she ... Read more...
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Iran increasing lethal aid to Syria: US daily
March 5th, 2012 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 5 (IANS) Iran is increasing its aid, especially lethal assistance, to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for his crackdown on opposition forces, a US daily has said.Three unnamed US ... Read more...
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‘Spy rock’ in Moscow was genuine, says UK ex-official
January 19th, 2012 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 19 (IANS) The "spy rock" row that damaged relations between Britain and Russia in early 2006 was not a work of fiction after all. British agents had placed ... Read more...
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British spies foil hundreds of terror attacks a year: Hague
November 16th, 2011 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 16 (IANS) Spies from British intelligence agency MI6 thwart terrorist attacks and foreign agents hundreds of times a year, according to Foreign Secretary William Hague.Many spies have lost ... Read more...
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Gaddafi’s spy chief takes refuge in Niger
October 23rd, 2011 - 9:19 am ICT by IANS
Niamey (Niger), Oct 23 (IANS) The intelligence chief of killed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has taken refuge in Niger on the southern border with Libya, Xinhua reported.Bazoum Mohamed, Niger's minister ... Read more...
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Obama warns Pakistan on ties with militant groups (Lead)
October 7th, 2011 - 1:29 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 6 (IANS) US President Barack Obama Thursday warned Pakistan on its alleged ties with some militant groups, saying Washington will not accept a long-term relationship in which ... Read more...
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‘Some connections’ between Pakistan, Haqqani network: Obama
October 6th, 2011 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 6 (IANS) US President Barack Obama said on Thursday that there is "no doubt" that the Pakistani intelligence service has "some connections" with the Haqqani network blamed ... Read more...
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Senior Haqqani leader captured in Afghanistan: NATO
October 1st, 2011 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Oct 1 (IANS) A senior leader of the Haqqani network has been arrested in Afghanistan by the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), the military alliance said in ... Read more...
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Pakistan tipped off militants, let them flee: US
June 19th, 2011 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 19 (IANS) US officials have claimed that Pakistan tipped off militants at four bomb-building sites in its tribal areas, allowing the terrorists to flee, after Americans shared intelligence ... Read more...
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Headley may testify against Mumbai masterminds: US prosecutor
June 14th, 2011 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 14 (IANS) Justifying the plea deal with confessed Pakistani American terrorist David Coleman Headley, the chief prosecutor in the just-ended Mumbai terrorism trial has said he would be ... Read more...
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Headley dealt with Pakistan officials, ‘pleased’ with 26/11 (Lead)
May 25th, 2011 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago, May 25 (IANS) Putting Islamabad squarely in the dock, Pakistani American terror suspect David Coleman Headley has testified that he dealt with senior government officials and terrorists in Pakistan ... Read more...
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US imposes sanctions on Syrian president
May 19th, 2011 - 2:56 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON (BNO NEWS) -- The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and other senior officials for the continuing crackdown on anti-government protesters.According to the order issued by ... Read more...
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Rana trial may unmask Pakistan’s links to terrorists: US media
May 15th, 2011 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 15 (IANS) The trial of Pakistan-born Canadian businessman Tahawwur Hussain Rana for his role in the Mumbai terror attack starting in Chicago Monday could unmask Pakistan's links to ... 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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Pakistan mistook US incursions as an attack from India: Envoy (Lead)
May 5th, 2011 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 5 (IANS) Pakistani fighter jets scrambled into the skies early Monday after incursions of its airspace were detected, thinking there was an attack from India, with its ... Read more...
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Pakistan’s India focus behind failure to find Osama: envoy
May 5th, 2011 - 12:57 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 5 (IANS) Pakistani Ambassador to the US Husain Haqqani has suggested that it was neither complicity nor incompetence but Islamabad's focus on India that they failed to ... Read more...
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Osama’s stay in Abbottabad without support system in Pak “inconceivable”: Brennan
May 3rd, 2011 - 6:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 3(ANI): It is "inconceivable" that Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden did not have a support system in Pakistan that allowed him to remain there for an extended period ... Read more...
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Financial aid to Pak must be stalled until its stance on ‘war on terror’ clear: US Senator
May 3rd, 2011 - 1:30 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 3(ANI): US Congress needs more information about Pakistan's "commitment to fight against terrorism" before lawmakers again send billions of dollars in aid to the country where elusive Al Qaeda ... Read more...
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Experts don’t buy ‘ISI didn’t know of Osama’s presence in Abbottabad’ story
May 3rd, 2011 - 1:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 3(ANI): British politicians and experts have said that it beggared belief that no one in Pakistan's notorious intelligence service had any idea that elusive Al Qaeda chief Osama bin ... Read more...
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US imposes sanctions against Syria’s intelligence service, officials
April 30th, 2011 - 12:46 pm ICT by ANI
Damascus, Apr 30 (ANI): The United States has imposed sanctions on the assets of Syria's intelligence service and its director, Ali Mamluk, amid a massive uprising against the regime.The Washington Post ... Read more...
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FBI believed Hitler ‘faked his own death with a bogus suicide’ in 1945
April 10th, 2011 - 1:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 10 (ANI): America's FBI is set to reveal its secret files on Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, which details the agency's attempts to find him despite reports of his suicide in ... Read more...
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Holocaust organizer Eichmann regretted not killing more Jews
April 6th, 2011 - 1:25 pm ICT by ANI
Berlin, Apr.6 (ANI): Newly declassified recordings have revealed that Adolf Eichmann, one of the chief organizers of the Holocaust in Germany, regretted not killing more Jews during the second world war.Eichmann ... Read more...
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New EU anti-terrorist body will be ‘like KGB’
April 2nd, 2011 - 2:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr.2 (ANI): Senior European administrative officials are planning to set up a new European Union counter-terrorism agency, which critics warn, could turn into a Europe-wide secret police force that would be ... Read more...
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Ground operation in Libya could start in April
March 26th, 2011 - 7:43 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The international coalition force is planning a ground operation in Libya that could start in late April, a high-ranking Russian intelligence service official has said."Information ... Read more...
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Gilani approves one-year extension to Pasha as ISI chief
March 15th, 2011 - 3:04 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar 15(ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has approved an extension to Lieutenant General Ahmad Shuja Pasha as director general of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence for a period of ... Read more...
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Indonesia says no corruption claims against President Yudhoyono
March 11th, 2011 - 2:46 pm ICT by ANI
Jakarta, Mar.11 (ANI): Indonasia has rejected leaked US diplomatic cables accusing President Susilo Bambong Yudhoyono of bribery, intimidation and using his position for self-enrichment.US diplomatic cables, which were obtained by WikiLeaks ... Read more...
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US, NATO forces able to halt Taliban gains around Kabul: Petraeus
March 9th, 2011 - 1:06 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Mar.9 (ANI): The US commander in Afghanistan, General David H. Petraeus, has said that, US and NATO forces have been able to halt Taliban gains around Kabul, and in the ... Read more...
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