Time to frame rules to protect our fisherfolk (Comment)
July 23rd, 2012 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
The near-simultaneous emergence of maritime terrorism and the revival of piracy have added a new dimension to the existing hazards that have traditionally confronted those who choose a seafaring life, and ... Read more...
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UAE probes Indian fisherman’s killing by US ship (Lead)
July 17th, 2012 - 11:24 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, July 17 (IANS) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is probing a shooting incident by a US ship that left an Indian fisherman dead and three Indians seriously injured, an ... Read more...
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US Navy ship fires at boat off UAE coast
July 17th, 2012 - 2:39 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, July 17 (IANS) At least one person died when a US Navy ship Monday fired at a small boat off the coast of the UAE after it ignored the ... Read more...
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Official cites terror threat to justify targeting Americans
March 6th, 2012 - 11:14 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 6 (IANS/EFE) Attorney General Eric Holder cited the threat from Al Qaeda Monday as he offered the Obama administration's first detailed public defense of its claim that the ... Read more...
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Prosecute security forces for torture: Human Rights Watch
January 31st, 2012 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Jan 31 (IANS) The Indian government should prosecute security personnel for torture to make it clear that torture will not be tolerated, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday.Border Security ... Read more...
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Be honest, uphold civil liberties, Manmohan tells police
September 16th, 2011 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday urged the police forces to "honestly discharge their duties" and function within the democratic framework to "scrupulously respect and ... Read more...
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Italy not to bomb Libya, says Berlusconi
April 16th, 2011 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, April 16 (IANS/AKI) Italy will not drop bombs on Libya, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has said.Libya was an Italian colony from 1911 to 1943, and Italy is the North ... Read more...
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US leans on Libyan leadership to end violence
February 21st, 2011 - 1:18 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb.21 (ANI): The United States State Department has said that it was "gravely concerned" about reports of violence in Libya, and particularly over the number of deaths in many parts ... Read more...
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35 anti-government protesters shot dead, 200 injured in Libya
February 19th, 2011 - 11:49 am ICT by ANI
Benghazi (Libya), Feb 19(ANI): At least 35 people were shot dead and 200 others injured in a crackdown on anti-government protests in Libya.According to the Sun, the troops fired on the ... Read more...
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Israeli report says Gaza flotilla assault was legal
January 24th, 2011 - 1:10 pm ICT by BNO News
JERUSALEM (BNO NEWS) -- The Turkel Commission, which investigated the flotilla incident, has concluded that Israel was entitled under international law to board the Mavi Marmara, according to a document released before ... Read more...
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Bangkok siege ends with Red Shirts leaders surrender to “avoid further losses”
May 19th, 2010 - 4:32 pm ICT by ANI
Bangkok, May 19 (ANI): The political impasse prevailing over the last two months in Thailand has finally ended with the surrender of most of the UDD's top-brass.
The UDD's two most vocal and ... Read more...
US debating legality of targetting former citizen terrorist Anwar al-Awlaki
April 8th, 2010 - 3:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr.8 (ANI): In today's wars against "nonstate actors" such as Al Qaeda, individuals may be targeted for what amounts to assassination, but when those targets are American citizens, the US confronts ... Read more...
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Yemen-based terrorist Anwar al-Awlaki put on US kill-or-capture list
April 8th, 2010 - 2:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr.8 (ANI): Yemeni terrorist Anwar al-Awlaki is thought to be plotting attacks on the US, and keeping this threat in mind, the Obama administration has put him on the kill-or-capture list, ... Read more...
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Capsicum spray can be lethal, law group warns
December 22nd, 2009 - 1:59 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Dec. 22 (ANI): The Federation of Community Legal Centres has said that capsicum spray, which is used to subdue trouble makers can be lethal and can make a volatile situation worse.Hugh ... Read more...
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Blackwater directly participated in secret CIA raids in Iraq, Afghanistan
December 11th, 2009 - 3:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec. 11 (ANI): Agents from America's private security firm, Blackwater Worldwide, directly collaborated with CIA to carry out secret raids on suspected insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan, and in the transporting ... Read more...
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UN rights official calls for restraint in China
July 7th, 2009 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
Geneva, July 7 (DPA) The United Nations top human rights official said Tuesday she was alarmed by the ongoing ethnic violence in China's north-west and called on community leaders to act with ... Read more...
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Cash strapped Aussie company to unveil 800 grams shotguns
May 20th, 2009 - 5:19 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, May 20 (ANI): An Australian weapon developer company, which could be sold off to foreign interest due to a cash crunch, is all set to launch an 800 grams shotgun this ... Read more...
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Dont give weapons to robots, says scientist
March 4th, 2009 - 2:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 4 (ANI): A scientist has said that the idea that robots might one day be able to tell friend from foe is deeply flawed, and thats why they cant ... Read more...
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Stun guns account for 6-fold increase in sudden deaths
January 26th, 2009 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 26 (IANS) Sudden deaths caused by the use of stun guns increased six-fold in the very first year that they were deployed in California. Stun guns like the Taser deliver ... Read more...
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Fiery Tait on Test radar
October 23rd, 2008 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Oct 23 (IANS) As Australian fast bowlers are running out of steam on Indian soil, back home Shaun Tait has emerged as a lethal force with a stunning display of express, ... Read more...
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Tibetans resume peaceful march to Tibet
March 15th, 2008 - 3:12 pm ICT by admin
Dehra (Dharamsala), Mar 15 (ANI): A day after the Chinese Governments violent siege in Lhasa, a second wave of Tibetan exiles defied the orders of the Government of India by resuming ... Read more...
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Stop using excessive force, Amnesty tells Nepali police
February 21st, 2008 - 6:48 pm ICT by admin
London, Feb 21 (IANS) Nepal's police are using "excessive and lethal force" to disrupt protests by members of the Madhesi community, the human rights group Amnesty International believes. Police were reported to ... Read more...
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