British soldier killed in Afghanistan in 2009 was victim of friendly fire
September 4th, 2012 - 11:51 pm ICT by BNO News
SUNDERLAND, ENGLAND (BNO NEWS) -- A British soldier who died of wounds following an engagement in southern Afghanistan in December 2009 was attacked by U.S. helicopter crews who thought they were attacking ... Read more...
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Thai military helicopter crashes near Myanmar border, 9 missing
July 19th, 2011 - 8:58 pm ICT by BNO News
BANGKOK, THAILAND (BNO NEWS) -- A Thai military helicopter has been reported missing on Tuesday and is believed to have crashed near the Myanmar border with nine people on board, officials said.Thailand's ... Read more...
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IAF women exorcise 2005 Everest ghost
June 3rd, 2011 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, June 3 (IANS) An Indian Air Force (IAF) team Friday formally concluded its Everest expedition by handing over the Indian tricolour and the IAF flag they had flown on ... Read more...
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More IAF climbers summit Everest (Lead)
May 25th, 2011 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu/New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) The Indian tricolour and Indian Air Force (IAF) flags flew atop Mt Everest once more Wednesday as five more climbers from the IAF expedition summited ... Read more...
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UK army dog with record of finding most bombs dies of broken in Afghanistan
March 3rd, 2011 - 6:53 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar.3 (ANI): A British Army dog that held the record for finding the most bombs and weapons in Afghanistan has died of a broken heart shortly after his handler was killed ... Read more...
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Tracking device can tell you where your kids are
February 27th, 2011 - 2:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 27 (ANI): Would you like to have the security of being able to find your children whenever you want? Then read this.A wristwatch with a built-in tracking device can tell ... Read more...
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UK Muslim counsellors’ refusal to applaud Afghan war hero outrages colleagues
February 4th, 2011 - 4:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 4 (ANI): The act of showing outright "disrespect" for a young Afghanistan war hero by two UK Muslim counsellors during an award ceremony has spurred a outrage among their ... Read more...
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Meghalaya rebel chief surrenders
December 17th, 2010 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Dec 17 (IANS) Dimrim N. Sangma, the chairman of Liberation A'chik Elite Force (LAEF), a separatist group operating in Meghalaya, has surrendered along with arms and ammunition, police said Friday.Four of ... Read more...
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‘SWAGs’ pose for sexy calendar to support their men in Afghanistan
December 9th, 2010 - 5:06 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 09 (ANI): Gone are the days when letters and calls from home used to motivate soldiers to stay strong in the battleground.A glamorous group of soldiers' wives and girlfriends ... Read more...
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New glasses uses tongue to help blind see
December 8th, 2010 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 8 (IANS) A British policeman who was blinded by a gunman earlier this year could soon have his sight restored thanks to a device that uses his tongue to help ... Read more...
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Brit triple-amputee paratrooper to take part in Washington marathon
October 25th, 2010 - 1:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 25(ANI): A British paratrooper who lost both legs and an arm fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan, will defy his injuries to take part in Marine Corp Marathon in Washington ... Read more...
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US troops ‘fighting ghosts’ in guerrilla war with Taleban
October 20th, 2010 - 12:27 pm ICT by ANI
Marjah (Afghanistan), Oct. 20 (ANI): American troops leading a NATO military offensive in Afghanistan are simultaneously fighting a classic guerrilla war with a resurgent Taleban that has successfully managed to go underground, ... Read more...
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‘Exposure to unnecessary risks killing Afghan troops’
September 21st, 2010 - 1:22 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Sep 21 (IANS) An email by an unnamed soldier posted in Afghanistan, leaked to the press Tuesday, said troops in Afghanistan were exposed to unnecessary risks and were dying because of ... Read more...
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US Marines prepared for long haul in Afghanistan
August 28th, 2010 - 4:54 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Aug.28 (ANI): American Marines deployed in war-torn Afghanistan have said that they are prepared for the long haul, and determined to neutralise the Taliban's aggressive designs.Lance Corporal Kevin Oratowski, who ... Read more...
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Malaysian court declines Hindu widow’s appeal
August 20th, 2010 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Aug 20 (IANS) A Malaysian court Friday rejected the appeal of a Hindu widow to determine the religious status of her husband who was buried as a Muslim five years ... Read more...
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Brit soldier hit in face by Taliban bullet spits it out again
July 13th, 2010 - 6:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jul 13 (ANI): British Army sniper Luke Reeson, who was serving on the frontline in war ravaged Afghanistan, was shot in the face by the Taliban, but the hero lance ... Read more...
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Muslim radicals spit at British troops
June 16th, 2010 - 2:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 16 (ANI): In a bizarre incident, Muslim radicals spat at British troops taking part in a parade yesterday.According to Daily Star, over 100 supporters of an association called the "Muslim ... Read more...
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Prince William helps rescue girl from Mount Snowdon
June 14th, 2010 - 6:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 14 (ANI): A British woman has expressed her amazement when she came to know that Prince William had helped in rescuing her after she fell of a ledge while ... Read more...
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North Carolina-based Marine from Florida killed in southern Afghanistan
May 25th, 2010 - 12:27 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- A North Carolina-based Marine from Florida was killed in an attack in southern Afghanistan last week, the U.S. Department of Defense announced on Monday.Lance Corporal Philip P. ... Read more...
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Babes in bikinis banned from Miss England
April 21st, 2010 - 4:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 21 (ANI): Miss England organisers have banned bikinis in the contest.Babes will instead participate in a fun run, since organisers believe the swimwear round gives the beauty pageant a "cattle ... Read more...
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When a ‘real metal right hook’ dissolved Mike Tyson into fits of giggles
April 18th, 2010 - 3:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 18 (ANI): Mike Tyson received a 'real right hook' quite warmly when he visited war hero Mark Ormrod.Royal Marine Mark lost his legs and his right arm in a landmine ... Read more...
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When Hitler tried to give English cricket a Nazi twist!
March 18th, 2010 - 1:54 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Mar.18 (ANI): A new book about 20th-century reporting has revealed that future Nazi regime dictator Adolf Hitler raised his own cricket team to play some British prisoners of war during the ... Read more...
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Blind Brit soldier learns to ’see’ with his tongue
March 16th, 2010 - 3:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 16 (ANI): Lance Corporal Craig Lundberg was blinded by a grenade in Iraq but new technology has helped him to "see" with his tongue.Lundberg, 24, who lost his sight ... Read more...
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‘Combat Barbie’ gives Miss England swimsuit round marching orders
March 13th, 2010 - 5:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 13 (ANI): Soldier Katrina Hodge, who represented England at the Miss World event in South Africa in 2009, has given marching orders to the swimsuit round of the beauty contest.For ... Read more...
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‘Combat Barbie’ Katrina Hodge’s sizzling new ad
February 12th, 2010 - 5:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 12 (ANI): Lance Corporal Katrina Hodge, who was crowned Miss England last year, is fronting a La Senza campaign that offers a discount for service personnel.Hodge, who earned herself the ... Read more...
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U.S. service member who died in Afghanistan identified as Md. Marine
January 27th, 2010 - 4:45 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- A U.S. service member who died in southern Afghanistan last week was identified as a Marine from Maryland on Tuesday.The Marine Forces Reserve said 22-year-old Lance Corporal ... Read more...
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‘Combat Barbie’ crowned Miss England
January 26th, 2010 - 5:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 26 (ANI): A Lance Corporal in the British army, nicknamed 'Combat Barbie', has been officially crowned Miss England after the original winner stepped down last year.Lance Corporal Katrina Hodge was ... Read more...
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UK bishop says Taliban can be admired for their faith and loyalty
December 14th, 2009 - 1:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec.14 (ANI): The new Church of England bishop for the British armed forces has said the Taliban can be admired for their faith and sense of loyalty to one another. ... Read more...
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Miss Gibraltar is Miss World 2009
December 13th, 2009 - 2:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, December 13 (ANI): Miss Gibraltar Kaiane Aldorino has been crowned the Miss World 2009 in Johannesburg.The 22-year-old pipped first runner-up Miss Mexico, Perla Beltran Acosta, to the title while Miss ... Read more...
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Adolf Hitler’s war record published online
December 8th, 2009 - 5:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, December 08 (ANI): Adolf Hitler's war record describing him as an artist has been published on an online archive.Ancestry.co.uk has documented the details of the full military careers of 1.5 million ... Read more...
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Hitler’s war record published online
December 8th, 2009 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 8 (IANS) Adolf Hitler's war record is among hundreds of thousands of First World War documents to be published on an online archive, The Daily Telegraph reported Tuesday.
Among the soldiers ... Read more...
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Vehicle battery blast kills four Army personnel in Jalandhar
December 2nd, 2009 - 1:08 pm ICT by ANI
Jalandhar, Dec 2 (ANI): Four Indian Army soldiers were killed last night when battery of an army vehicle, which they were recharging, exploded in the Motor Transport (MT) Section unit in the ... Read more...
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Singing Brit soldier making women go weak in the knees
November 29th, 2009 - 3:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, November 29 (ANI): 'The Soldiers' member Lance Corporal Ryan Idzi has been flocked by female fans after his return from Afghanistan.The British armyman has once again teamed up with bandmates ... Read more...
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Miss England Katrina Hodge wants to serve in Afghanistan
November 9th, 2009 - 1:19 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 9 (ANI): Katrina Hodge, a soldier in the British army and the recently crowned Miss England, hopes to serve in Afghanistan someday, alongside her colleagues.Lance Corporal Katrina Hodge, 22, called ... Read more...
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Miss England Combat Barbie sizzles in saucy undies
November 8th, 2009 - 2:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, November 8 (ANI): Lance Corporal Katrina Hodge has slipped out of her uniform to pose for the camera in saucy underwear after being crowned as the new Miss England.The 22-year-old replaced ... Read more...
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