118 Pakistani Hindus arrive in India
August 16th, 2012 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
Attari (Punjab), Aug 16 (IANS) With uncertainty writ large on their faces, 118 Pakistani Hindus arrived in India on board the Samjhauta Express, the peace train between India and Pakistan, ... Read more...
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Egypt court sentences 14 Islamists to death
August 15th, 2012 - 9:05 am ICT by IANS
Cairo, Aug 15 (IANS) A criminal court in Egypt has sentenced 14 Islamists -- members of the Tawhid and Jihad movement -- to death, after convicting them of attacking a ... Read more...
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More Pakistani Hindus arrive in India, say they won’t return
August 13th, 2012 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
Attari (Punjab), Aug 13 (IANS) A fresh batch of Pakistani Hindus arrived in India Monday on board the Samjhauta Express, the peace train between India and Pakistan, and many ... Read more...
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Tight-lipped Pakistani Hindus enter India, say will return (Fourth Lead, correcting figure)
August 10th, 2012 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
Attari (Punjab), Aug 10 (IANS) Tight-lipped about their future, 119 Pakistani Hindus arrived in India Friday evening after promising authorities in Pakistan that they will return on completing their ... Read more...
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Tight-lipped Pakistani Hindus enter India, say will return (Third Lead, Changing dateline)
August 10th, 2012 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
Attari (Punjab), Aug 10 (IANS) Tight-lipped about their future, about 250 Pakistani Hindus arrived in India Friday evening after promising authorities in Pakistan that they will return on completing their ... Read more...
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Pakistani Hindus enter India, say will return (Second Lead)
August 10th, 2012 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 10 (IANS) About 250 Pakistani Hindus have moved to India after promising authorities here that they will return after completing their pilgrimage, media reports said Friday.The Hindus, ... Read more...
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Two stoned to death for adultery in Mali
August 2nd, 2012 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 2 (IANS) Islamists in control of the northern region of Mali said they forced a man and a woman into two holes and stoned them to death for ... Read more...
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Nasheed scaring India on Islamic fundamentalism: Waheed
May 14th, 2012 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) In a bid to dispel apprehensions about Islamists taking over in the Maldives due to the current political turmoil there, the Indian Ocean nation's President ... Read more...
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Indian constitution among models to be inspired by: Tunisian minister (Lead)
April 24th, 2012 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Tunisia wants to learn from India's experience of pluralistic democracy and looks at the Indian constitution as one of the models to be inspired ... Read more...
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Egyptian parliamentary delegation visits Gaza
March 29th, 2012 - 1:33 am ICT by IANS
Gaza, March 28 (IANS) An Egyptian parliamentary delegation arrived on Wednesday in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip for a visit.The delegation crossed from Egypt to Gaza on Wednesday through Rafah crossing ... Read more...
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Pakistani Hindus in duress, says daily
March 13th, 2012 - 12:42 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 13 (IANS) Hindu families in Sindh province were living in fear and insecurity due to their young women being forcibly converted, said a leading daily that called upon ... Read more...
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Cairo calling: Krishna to head to post-revolution Egypt
February 27th, 2012 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) In the first high-profile visit from India to post-revolution Egypt, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna is expected to travel to Cairo early next month to ... Read more...
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Islamist politics rages in sun-kissed Maldives, India worried (Lead)
February 13th, 2012 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) The dramatic transfer of power in the Maldives has ripped the mask off a placid tourist paradise with sun-drenched beaches and global jetsetters. Behind ... Read more...
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Behind ‘coup’: Islamist politics rages in sun-kissed Maldives
February 13th, 2012 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) While the debate rages on whether the resignation of former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed was voluntary or a coup, there is a larger churning going ... Read more...
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Jehadis want an India-Pakistan nuke war: Hiro
November 16th, 2011 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) Islamists want to see a nuclear conflict between India and Pakistan but jehadi appeal in India is waning because Muslims in the country believe ... Read more...
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Boys born on late Chechen president’s birthday get cash
August 26th, 2011 - 2:35 am ICT by IANS
Grozny, Aug 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The families of boys born on the 60th birthday of Chechnya's late president Akhmat Kadyrov have received 50,000 rubles (around $1,700) each as a gift, ... Read more...
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Islamic Sharia law zones set up across Britain
July 28th, 2011 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 28 (IANS) Islamists across Britain have launched a poster campaign, setting up zones where the Sharia law would be enforced, a media report said Thursday.The bright yellow posters ... Read more...
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20 killed in Pakistan attack
June 9th, 2011 - 11:45 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 9 (IANS) At least 20 Islamists and security personnel were killed when rebels attacked a checkpost Thursday in Pakistan's tribal region bordering Afghanistan, Xinhua reported.About 25 militants ... Read more...
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Don’t malign us: ISI on journalist’s killing
June 2nd, 2011 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 2 (IANS) The abduction and murder of journalist Saleem Shahzad should not be used to malign Pakistan's security agencies, said an unnamed Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) official.Clearly embarrassed by ... Read more...
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Pakistani leadership under attack over Shahzad killing
June 1st, 2011 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 1 (IANS) A former Pakistani diplomat has moaned the lack of leadership in Pakistan while paying tributes to slain journalist Saleem Shahzad."The ruling elite has become almost ... Read more...
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No 1971 trial details to media, rules Dhaka panel
May 25th, 2011 - 12:32 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, May 25 (IANS) The Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal trying Islamists accused of collaborating with authorities in erstwhile Pakistan during the 1971 freedom movement has restrained police and counsel from ... Read more...
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Karachi operation over, all terrorists killed
May 23rd, 2011 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, May 23 (IANS) All the terrorists who stormed a naval base here have been killed after 15 hours of gun battles, Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik said Monday, ... Read more...
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Indian PM in Kabul to discuss terror, aid with Karzai (Third Lead)
May 12th, 2011 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, May 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived here Thursday on his second trip to Kabul in six years, saying India and Afghanistan will discuss a range of ... Read more...
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Pakistan in for a tough time following US killing Osama on its soil: Report
May 3rd, 2011 - 4:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 3(ANI): Pakistanis, along with Afghans, are most likely to pay a blood price in terms of revenge attacks for the slaying of Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden by ... Read more...
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Osama’s death a major development, says Bangladesh
May 3rd, 2011 - 2:01 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, May 3 (IANS) Bangladesh has called Al Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden's death "a major development" and pledged its continued support to the war against terror."Bangladesh values its partnership ... Read more...
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Al Qaeda may capitalize on ‘Arab Spring’ to build power, shore up weaknesses
April 9th, 2011 - 6:44 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr.9 (ANI): Stunned by the secular Arab rebellions that have toppled some of the Middle East's most enduring dictators, Al Qaeda and other violent Muslim extremists are struggling to capitalize on ... Read more...
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Bangladesh opposition unites against Hasina’s women’s policy
April 3rd, 2011 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 3 (IANS) The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has supported Monday's general strike called by a conglomerate of Islamist groups to protest the government's Women Development Policy ... Read more...
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‘Al-Qaeda snatched missiles in Libya’
March 27th, 2011 - 2:48 pm ICT by ANI
Tripoli, Mar 27(ANI): Al-Qaeda's offshoot in North Africa has snatched surface-to-air missiles from an arsenal in Libya during the civil strife there, Chad's President Idriss Deby Itno has said.Itno did not say ... Read more...
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Jordanian PM says clashes unacceptable
March 26th, 2011 - 9:32 am ICT by IANS
Amman, March 26 (IANS) Jordanian Prime Minister Marouf Bakhit has said the clashes in the capital are a start of sedition and it is unacceptable."I hold you accountable that if ... Read more...
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Islamic fundamentalists burn brothels in Tunisia
February 20th, 2011 - 2:55 pm ICT by ANI
Tunis Feb.20 (ANI): In an attempt to show force, Islamic fundamentalists burnt down a street of brothels in Tunis.At least three people were injured, when security forces fired in the air ... Read more...
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Israelis react cautiously to ally Mubarak’s exit
February 12th, 2011 - 8:19 am ICT by ANI
Tel Aviv (Israel), Feb.12 (ANI): Israel has reacted with quiet and deep concern over the exit of long-term ally Hosni Mubarak as the president of Egypt.The government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ... Read more...
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US criticises Egyptian regime over slow pace of reform
February 9th, 2011 - 11:25 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Feb 9 (IANS) As Egypt continued to be roiled in turmoil, the United States criticised the embattled Cairo regime, calling comments by Vice President Omar Suleiman that Egypt is ... Read more...
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US launched anti-extremist campaign in UK to reverse radicalisation: WikiLeaks
February 4th, 2011 - 5:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 4(ANI): The United States had launched a secret campaign to reverse the radicalisation of young Islamists in Britain, according to classified US diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks.The campaign followed secret ... Read more...
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‘US should do more to support anti-Islamist forces along Pak’s Arabian Sea coast’
February 2nd, 2011 - 5:56 pm ICT by ANI
New Jersey, Feb 2(ANI): As the Islamist nightmare envelops Pakistan, the United States should do more to support anti-Islamist forces along Pakistan's southern Arabian Sea coast, director of the Asia Program at ... Read more...
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Jordanians stage protest to support Egyptians
January 30th, 2011 - 12:50 pm ICT by IANS
Amman, Jan 30 (IANS) A number of Jordanian activists staged protests in front of the Egyptian embassy in Amman to express their support for the Egyptians who have taken to the streets ... Read more...
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