China knows how to tackle stealth aircraft
September 20th, 2012 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 20 (IANS) The Chinese military knows how to deal with enemy stealth aircraft, an official said.During the first "Military Camp Opening Day" activity held in the Wuhan Air ... Read more...
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Sachin Pilot first serving minister to join Territorial Army
September 6th, 2012 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sept 6 (IANS) Congress MP Sachin Pilot Thursday became the first serving union minister to be commissioned as a regular officer in the Territorial Army, and stressed ... Read more...
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Pakistani soldier’s body recovered in Siachen
May 27th, 2012 - 6:21 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 27 (IANS) The body of one of the Pakistani soldiers buried in the Siachen glacier following a massive avalanche last month has been recovered, Geo News reported early ... Read more...
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Hope fades for 138 missing in Pakistan avalanche
April 11th, 2012 - 1:45 am ICT by BNO News
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- Hundreds of rescue workers continued to search Tuesday for more than 130 people who were buried by a large avalanche in a mountainous area of northern Pakistan ... Read more...
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100 Pakistani troops buried in Siachen avalanche (Lead)
April 7th, 2012 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 7 (IANS) At least 100 Pakistani soldiers were buried Saturday in an avalanche in Kashmir's Siachen region, the Pakistani army said.The avalanche hit a military camp near ... Read more...
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12 killed in Mali mutiny
March 24th, 2012 - 1:31 am ICT by IANS
Bamako (Mali), March 23 (IANS) At least 12 people died in the confrontation between Mali's mutinous soldiers and the presidential guards, police said Friday.A curfew has been imposed in several ... Read more...
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Clinton regrets Afghan shooting incident
March 22nd, 2012 - 5:39 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 22 (IANS) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has expressed "deep regret" over the shooting incident in Afghanistan in which a US soldier killed 16 Afghan civilians, ... Read more...
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Three hurt in shooting at Afghan memorial service
March 13th, 2012 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, March 13 (IANS) At least three people were injured in a shooting Tuesday at a service held for 16 Afghan civilians killed by a US soldier in Kandahar province, ... Read more...
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Taliban killed in failed bombing, five injured
December 2nd, 2011 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Dec 2 (IANS) A Taliban suicide bomber Friday tried to drive an explosives-laden lorry into a camp of international troops in Afghanistan, but failed and blew up the ... Read more...
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Gaddafi pledges not to surrender in new speech
August 22nd, 2011 - 2:33 am ICT by IANS
Tripoli, Aug 22 (IANS) Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has pledged not to surrender in an audio speech broadcast Sunday, even as fighting between his forces and the rebels continued in ... Read more...
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57 mutineers in Burkina Faso to face prosecution
June 6th, 2011 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
Ouagadougou, June 6 (IANS) Burkina Faso will prosecute 57 mutineers arrested last week in the west African country's economic capital Bobo Dioulasso, Xinhua Monday quoted Justice Minister Jerome Traore as ... Read more...
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Chinese military develops video game
May 16th, 2011 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 16 (IANS) Chinese soldiers will soon be able to play a video game and learn combat, a media report said.People's Liberation Army (PLA) officers and soldiers will get ... Read more...
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Taliban commander ends truce with Pakistan Army after Osama killing
May 5th, 2011 - 11:29 am ICT by IANS
Wana (Pakistan), May 5 (IANS/AKI) A group loyal to a Taliban commander in Pakistan's South Waziristan has launched an attack on an army camp in the northwestern Pakistani tribal ... Read more...
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Chopper crashes in Islamabad, crew members survive (Lead)
March 10th, 2011 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 10 (IANS) A military helicopter crashed near a bridge here Thursday, a media report said. All three crew members survived.The incident took place at about 11 a.m. when ... Read more...
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Bomb kills 8 people in southern Thailand
January 25th, 2011 - 10:26 pm ICT by BNO News
YALA, THAILAND (BNO NEWS) -- A bomb explosion killed eight people and wounded two others in the southern province of Yala in Thailand on Tuesday, MCOT online news reported.
The bomb targeted a ... Read more...
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Three killed in Kabul suicide bombing
November 12th, 2010 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Nov 12 (IANS) Three people, including the attacker, were killed and four others were injured Friday in a suicide bomb attack near a military camp in Kabul, Xinhua reported.A vehicle-borne attacker ... Read more...
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UPS Cargo Plane Crashes In Dubai After Takeoff
September 4th, 2010 - 11:01 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Dubai, Sep 4, (THAINDIAN NEWS) An United Parcel Service owned cargo plane suffered a tragic accident on Friday when the aircraft crashed at the outskirts of Dubai. The civil aviation ... Read more...
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The biggest fireball I ever saw: Dubai crash witness
September 4th, 2010 - 12:21 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Sep 4 (IANS) "The biggest fireball ever seen" and a "massive 20-storey tower of smoke and flames" was how witnesses described the crash of a Boeing 747-400 cargo plane in Dubai, ... Read more...
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Two pilots killed in cargo plane crash in Dubai
September 4th, 2010 - 3:49 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, Sep 4 (IANS) Two pilots were killed Friday when a Boeing 747 cargo plane crashed on a road just two minutes after it took off from Dubai airport, police said.
The plane ... Read more...
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Pakistani forces kill 23 militants
July 6th, 2010 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 6 (DPA) Pakistani security forces Tuesday killed at least 23 militants in the troubled northwestern province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, security officials said.
The violence occurred in the Maidan area of the ... Read more...
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48 killed in Bangladesh landslides (Lead)
June 15th, 2010 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, June 15 (IANS) At least 48 people were killed Tuesday and several others were missing in rain-triggered landslides in Bangladesh, officials said.
Heavy rains swept through Bangladesh's two southeastern districts -- Cox's ... Read more...
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Afghans stone German base over proselytising allegations
June 10th, 2010 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
Kunduz (Afghanistan), June 10 (DPA) At least four people were injured in northern Afghanistan Thursday when protesters threw stones at a German military camp over claims that two aid organisations had ... Read more...
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Rescued Students Taken To Rio De Janeiro Military Camp
February 21st, 2010 - 10:07 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Rio De Janeiro, Feb 21, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Students who had been on board the SV Concordia have been rescued 38 hour after their ship sank. Coming Monday will see a ... Read more...
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Barack Obama, Michelle to spend V-Day at Camp David
February 13th, 2010 - 1:37 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 13 (ANI): US President Barack Obama and wife Michelle will be spending Valentine's Day at Camp David, a mountain-based military camp in Frederick County, Maryland.Naval Support Facility Thurmont, popularly ... Read more...
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Malik Nadal Hasan: Suspect In Fort Hood Military Camp Shootout
November 6th, 2009 - 8:00 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Nov. 6, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The shoot out at the Central Texas Base camp on Thursday has taken the life of twelve people. Malik Nadal Hasan, accused of participating in the ... Read more...
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Spain says ‘open’ to accepting Guantanamo detainees
February 6th, 2009 - 8:30 am ICT by IANS
Rome, Feb 6 (IANS) Spain has expressed its willingness to consider accepting detainees of the controversial US military camp in Guantanamo, Cuba, on a case-by-case basis within the context of a European ... Read more...
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Militants free seven abducted workers in Philippines
December 9th, 2008 - 12:26 pm ICT by IANS
Manila, Dec 9 (DPA) Suspected Muslim militants freed seven construction workers they seized a week ago on a southern Philippine island, a regional military spokesperson said Tuesday.First Lieutenant Esteffani Cacho said the ... Read more...
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People stranded in Himachal’s cold desert safe: Chief minister
September 22nd, 2008 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 22 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal Monday said all the people trapped in the cold desert of the state "are safe and will be rescued in a ... Read more...
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CRPF orders probe as three troopers die in grenade blast
March 13th, 2008 - 5:49 pm ICT by admin
(Lead)Panchkula (Haryana), March 13 (IANS) The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Thursday ordered a court of inquiry (COI) after three of its troopers were killed and 11 injured in a grenade explosion ... Read more...
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Manipuris condemn Pourabi bomb blast
December 21st, 2007 - 2:12 pm ICT by admin
Imphal, Dec 21 (ANI): Manipuris have reacted strongly to the bomb blast at Pourabi in Imphal East District last week.
At least seven were killed and 30 were injured in the incident. ... Read more...
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Pak Government lifts curfew in tribal-dominated Mir Ali
November 14th, 2007 - 2:21 am ICT by admin
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