Serial bombings hit Myanmar border town
June 10th, 2012 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
Yangon, June 10 (IANS) Five bomb blasts took place in quick succession in Muse town on Myanmar's northeastern border Saturday midnight but there were no reports of any casualties, Xinhua ... Read more...
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Loud explosions heard in Tripoli
March 30th, 2011 - 4:40 am ICT by IANS
Tripoli, March 30 (IANS) Loud blasts were heard Tuesday in the Libyan capital of Tripoli, without immediate reports of casualties, Xinhua reported.The blasts were heard near the residence of Libyan ... Read more...
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Operation Odyssey Dawn: U.S. Navy fires missiles at Libyan air defenses
March 20th, 2011 - 2:55 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- The U.S. Navy on Saturday evening fired several Tomahawk cruise missiles at Libyan air defenses, U.S. media reported, and President Barack Obama is expected to make a ... Read more...
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Indonesia’s Mount Merapi erupts again
November 2nd, 2010 - 2:33 am ICT by BNO News
JOGJAKARTA, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) -- Indonesia's Mount Merapi on Monday erupted again, spewing out thick black smoke as residents continue to evacuate the area, local media reported.People began to panic in search ... Read more...
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Thousands flee, some hurt as Mount Merapi erupts on Java
October 26th, 2010 - 7:43 pm ICT by BNO News
MOUNT MERAPI, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) -- Mount Merapi erupted on the Indonesian island of Java on late Tuesday afternoon, causing thousands of residents to flee the area, officials said.The eruption began at ... Read more...
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Military Bomb Sniffing Dog Named ‘Gina’ Diagnosed With PTSD
August 5th, 2010 - 1:57 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Aug 4 (THAINDIAN NEWS) “Gina” the bomb sniffing canine is a very well trained United States military dog which served six months in Iraq was recently diagnosed, by a military veterinarian, as ... Read more...
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25 killed, 50 injured in Baghdad blasts
April 4th, 2010 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, April 4 (DPA) At least 25 people were killed and 50 injured as three loud explosions shook Baghdad Sunday morning, al-Arabiya TV reported.
The Dubai-based al-Arabiya satellite news network added that one ... Read more...
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Sixth Lanka presidential elections concludes
January 26th, 2010 - 6:53 pm ICT by ANI
Colombo, Jan. 26 (ANI): The sixth presidential elections in Sri Lanka and the first in the post-LTTE era ended on Tuesday evening at 4 p.m. local time.The polls evoked an enthusiastic response ... Read more...
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Sixth Lankan presidential elections underway amid tight security
January 26th, 2010 - 10:12 am ICT by ANI
Colombo, Jan.26 (ANI): Voting in Sri Lanka's sixth presidential elections began here on Tuesday morning.Voting began at 7 a.m. local time at some 11,000 polling stations. In all, 14 million people are ... Read more...
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Polling opens in Sri Lanka presidential election
January 26th, 2010 - 9:51 am ICT by IANS
Colombo, Jan 26 (DPA) Polling in Sri Lanka's presidential elections opened Tuesday morning in the first national election to be held in the country since the defeat of the Tamil Tiger rebels ... Read more...
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Holbrooke condemns Kabul attack
January 18th, 2010 - 5:14 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 18 (ANI): United States Special Envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke on Monday condemned the series of attacks and the large explosion in Kabul.In a coordinated ... Read more...
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11 dead as oil depot still burns, probe begins (Lead)
November 2nd, 2009 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Nov 2 (IANS) Loud explosions were heard Monday as a devastating fire raged for the fifth day in Indian Oil's depot near here. As the death toll rose to 11, a ... Read more...
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Indian Oil depot fire continues, toll 11
November 2nd, 2009 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Nov 2 (IANS) Loud explosions were heard Monday from the Indian Oil depot here that caught fire as the blaze continued to rage for the fourth consecutive day with the toll ... Read more...
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Fire rages in Indian Oil depot in Rajasthan, nine dead
October 30th, 2009 - 12:41 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Oct 30 (IANS) The fire at the Indian Oil depot here continued to rage Friday morning, a day after it broke out, with six people still trapped and officials saying nine ... Read more...
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Indian Oil fire: Deora says no option but to let fuel burn
October 30th, 2009 - 11:16 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Oct 30 (IANS) Petroleum Minister Murli Deora said there is no option but to let all the fuel burn at the Indian Oil Corp depot here where containers and tankers went ... Read more...
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3 killed, 70 injured in Indian Oil depot blaze in Jaipur (Lead)
October 30th, 2009 - 1:19 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Oct 29 (IANS) At least three people were killed and 70 injured when a major fire broke out at an Indian Oil depot in Sitapura industrial area near here Thursday evening. ... Read more...
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60 injured in major fire at Indian Oil depot in Jaipur
October 30th, 2009 - 12:13 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Oct 29 (IANS) At least 60 people were injured when a major fire broke out at an Indian Oil depot in Sitapura industrial area near here Thursday evening. Many of the ... Read more...
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Pakistan denies border firing (Lead)
September 12th, 2009 - 12:38 pm ICT by IANS
Lahore/Amritsar, Sep 12 (IANS) Tension prevailed at the Pakistan-India border after loud explosions were heard on the Indian side near the Attari-Wagah check post. However, Pakistan denied Saturday that its forces were ... Read more...
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Tamil Tigers’ attack foiled, president claims victory (Lead)
May 17th, 2009 - 1:30 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, May 17 (DPA) The Sri Lankan army foiled a last-ditch, pre-dawn attempt by the Tamil Tigers to breach military defences Sunday, killing at least 70 fighters and destroying six vessels, a ... Read more...
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Rebel attack foiled, president returns claiming victory
May 17th, 2009 - 12:00 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, May 17 (DPA) The army foiled a last-ditch, predawn attempt by Tamil rebels using boats to breach military defences Sunday, killing at least 70 fighters and destroying a six boats, a ... Read more...
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Reported explosion in London was an industrial fire
February 22nd, 2009 - 3:21 am ICT by admin
Sky news reported of loud explosions rocking East London today. Eyewitness report seeing smoke rising from it.Authorities inform Associated Press that the explosions were a result of industrial fire.The fire was reported ... Read more...
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Loud explosions rock East London
February 22nd, 2009 - 1:53 am ICT by admin
Loud explosions have rocked east London and smoke is rising above the skyline, according to Sky TV.Initial reports say that the explosion may be at a recycling center, however this is not ... Read more...
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Terrifying images of Mumbai terror attack could impact children: experts
November 29th, 2008 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) The death dance in India's commercial hub is finally over. But the terrifying images - flames leaping out of the windows of a hotel, sounds of loud ... Read more...
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Eid celebrated with feasts, prayers in Kashmir, Kerala (Roundup)
October 1st, 2008 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar/Jammu/Kozhikode, Oct 1 (IANS) Muslims in Jammu and Kashmir celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr Wednesday amid festivity and prayers for peace in the backdrop of recent communal tension in the state. Muslims in Kerala, too, ... Read more...
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Tens of thousands offer Eid prayers in Kashmir
October 1st, 2008 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Oct 1 (IANS) Eid-ul-Fitr was celebrated with religious fervour and gaiety throughout the Kashmir valley Wednesday.Tens of thousands of Muslims offered prayers in Eidgahs, special prayer grounds for the occasion, across ... Read more...
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Military helicopter crashes in Israel
September 11th, 2008 - 12:50 am ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Sep 10 (Xinhua) An Israeli military helicopter crashed during an excecise in northern Israel Wednesday, a military official said.Two crew members, including the pilot, were on board the Cobra helicopter, ... Read more...
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Russia delays troop pullout from Georgia to weekend (Lead)
August 20th, 2008 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
Tbilisi (Georgia), Aug 20 (DPA) Russia's army Wednesday continued its occupation of two enclaves in Georgia as Kremlin officials claimed they would accelerate what they said was an already in-progress withdrawal.President Dmitry ... Read more...
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Russia remains in Georgia with diplomacy stalled
August 15th, 2008 - 11:09 am ICT by IANS
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Tbilisi, Aug 15 (DPA) Georgian officials have alleged that Russian military and irregular forces were grinding on into the Caucasus republic, while international efforts to halt the conflict continued fruitlessly. Russian troops ... Read more...
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Russian troops destroying military facilities: Georgia
August 14th, 2008 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
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Moscow/Tbilisi, Aug 14 (DPA) Georgian authorities Thursday said Russian forces were continuing to destroy Georgia's military facilities. The online agency, Civil Georgia, cited Georgian border guards as saying that Russian soldiers had ... Read more...
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Terrorist violence kill at least 17 in Iraq
May 1st, 2008 - 6:39 pm ICT by admin
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Baghdad, May 1 (DPA) At least 17 people were killed and 46 wounded in separate incidents in Iraq, security sources, witnesses and the US military said Thursday. In one incident, some 10 ... Read more...
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Joint US-Iraqi forces attack Shia district in Basra
April 19th, 2008 - 5:40 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Baghdad, April 19 (DPA) Joint US-Iraqi forces backed by helicopters attacked Saturday the Hayaniya district of Basra, where most of radical Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's close aides are concentrated, witnesses said. Loud ... Read more...
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At least 11 killed, 21 wounded in Iraq violence
April 10th, 2008 - 8:22 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Baghdad, April 10 (DPA) At least 11 people were killed and 21 wounded Thursday in separate incidents in Iraq, police said Thursday. In the capital, six people were killed and 19 wounded ... Read more...
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Six killed in Navy War College blasts in Lahore
March 4th, 2008 - 5:06 pm ICT by admin
Lahore, Mar.4 (ANI): At least six persons were killed and several injured on Tuesday after four loud explosions occured at the Pakistan Navy War College near Mall Road Underpass in Lahore.
According ... Read more...
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Three killed in Navy War College blasts in Lahore
March 4th, 2008 - 4:03 pm ICT by admin
Lahore, Mar.4 (ANI): At least three persons were killed and several injured on Tuesday after four loud explosions occured at the Pakistan Navy War College near Mall Road Underpass in Lahore.
According ... Read more...
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