Israeli military can be ’swept aside’ by Iran: US analyst
July 11th, 2012 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, July 11 (IANS) In case of a possible military strike on Iran by Israel, Tehran will be able to rapidly rout the Israeli military as it has already been ... Read more...
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Israel leaders misleading public on Iran: Ex-security chief
April 28th, 2012 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 28 (IANS) The former chief of Israel's domestic intelligence agency has accused the country's leadership of "misleading" the public on the merits of a possible military strike on ... Read more...
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Colombia’s FARC rules out surrender
April 20th, 2012 - 11:10 am ICT by IANS
Bogota, April 20 (IANS/EFE) Colombia's FARC rebels said they won't surrender or lay down their weapons as a precondition for dialogue with the government of President Juan Manuel Santos."For our ... Read more...
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Most Americans oppose Israeli strike on Iran
March 14th, 2012 - 1:03 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 14 (IANS) Seventy-five percent of Americans oppose Israel conducting a military strike against Iran's nuclear programme, says a survey.Nearly seven out of 10 favour negotiating with Iran, a ... Read more...
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Israeli minister demands air, sea blockade on Iran
March 6th, 2012 - 11:51 pm ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv, March 6 (IANS) An Israeli cabinet minister Tuesday called on placing Iran under an air and sea blockade if it does not stop its presumed drive for ... Read more...
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Israel’s ultimatum to Obama on Iran n-plans
March 4th, 2012 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 4 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is to deliver an ultimatum to the US over Iran's nuclear plans, a media report said Sunday.At Monday's meeting between ... Read more...
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Israel ‘plans attack on Tehran within months’
February 4th, 2012 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 4 (IANS) Israel is planning to attack Iran "within months", the Daily Mail reported Saturday.Fears of a global nuclear war breaking out were stoked after Israel said ... Read more...
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Medvedev urges calm over Iran, warns of ‘catastrophe’
November 9th, 2011 - 6:18 am ICT by IANS
Berlin, Nov 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said that increasing anti-Iranian rhetoric could lead to a catastrophe in the Middle East.A new International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) ... Read more...
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Israeli minister denies plans to strike Iran
November 8th, 2011 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Nov 8 (IANS) Israel's Defence Minister Ehud Barak Tuesday dismissed media reports that his government was gearing for a military strike on Iran's nuclear sites, saying a decision had ... Read more...
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Military strike against Iran would be a mistake: Russia
November 7th, 2011 - 11:06 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Nov 7 (IANS) Any military strike against Iran would be a serious mistake, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday.Commenting on an Israeli warning that a military operation against ... Read more...
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World approaching ‘military option’ on Iran: Israel
November 5th, 2011 - 6:27 am ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv, Nov 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Israeli President Shimon Peres has said he believes a military strike against Iran is a more likely option than a diplomatic solution to the ... Read more...
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China expresses regret over military strikes against Libya
March 20th, 2011 - 3:12 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Mar 20 (ANI): China has expressed regret over the attack on Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's forces by the United States and its allies, saying that it did not agree with ... Read more...
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China regrets multinational air strike against Libya
March 20th, 2011 - 1:40 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Mar.20 (ANI): China's Foreign Ministry has expressed regret over the multinational military strike against Libya, saying it did not agree with resorting to force in international relations."China has noticed the latest ... Read more...
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China regrets military strike against Libya
March 20th, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 20 (IANS) China Sunday expressed regret over the military strike against Libya, saying Tripoli's territorial integrity should be respected."China has noticed the latest development in Libya and regrets ... Read more...
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Israel threatens ‘military action’ against Iran if it disobeys sanctions on nuke programme
March 19th, 2011 - 2:22 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, Mar 19 (ANI): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned of 'military action' if Iran continues with its nuclear programme by disobeying international sanctions, following reports that a cargo ship heading ... Read more...
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German thinktank advised US to “sabotage” Iran’s nuke ambitions: Wikileaks
January 19th, 2011 - 6:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 19 (ANI): US secret diplomatic cables released by the whistleblower website 'Wikileaks' have revealed that an influential German thinktank had advised the US to adopt a policy of "covert sabotage" ... Read more...
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Report: South Korea begins live-fire drill near border with North
December 20th, 2010 - 12:43 pm ICT by BNO News
SEOUL/PYONGYANG (BNO NEWS) -- South Korea on Monday began a controversial live-fire artillery drill near the border with North Korea, according to a news report.The South Korean Yonhap news agency said the ... Read more...
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Bush ‘considered military strike on Syria,’ memoir claims
November 6th, 2010 - 3:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 6 (ANI): Former US President George W Bush has admitted in his memoir 'Decision Points' that he had considered ordering a US military strike against a suspected Syrian nuclear ... Read more...
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US has Iran strike plan, says top military official
August 2nd, 2010 - 4:08 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 2 (IANS) The US military has a plan to attack Iran if needed to prevent it from developing a nuclear weapon, a media report said.
A military strike would have severe ... Read more...
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New video footage shows Swat Taliban chief Mullah Fazlullah alive and in action
July 23rd, 2010 - 12:32 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, July 23 (ANI): The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan's (TTP) Swat chapter chief Mullah Fazlullah is alive, a new video footage has revealed.According to reports, a private television channel aired the footage showing ... Read more...
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‘Alliance between Israel and US is not faltering’
July 12th, 2010 - 3:02 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 12 (ANI): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his meeting in Washington with President Obama should lay 'to rest' the idea that the decades-old alliance between their two countries has ... Read more...
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U.S. can’t even think of a nuclear armed Iran: Gates
June 21st, 2010 - 4:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 21(ANI): U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has said that the Obama administration's efforts are aimed at preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons."I don't think we're prepared to even talk about ... Read more...
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DPRK warns blowing up South’s propaganda tools, turning Seoul into ’sea of flames’
June 12th, 2010 - 5:17 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jun 12 (ANI): North Korea's military has warned on Saturday that it will "blow up" South Korea's loudspeakers and other propaganda tools.The DPRK military "would blow up with sighting shots ... Read more...
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North Korea threatens to destroy South’s ‘propaganda’ loudspeakers
June 12th, 2010 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, June 12 (DPA) North Korea Saturday said it would destroy loudspeakers spreading South Korean propaganda and threatened to turn the capital Seoul into a "sea of flame", a media report said.
Earlier ... Read more...
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Iran attack: Israeli security establishment divided over Washington’s support
April 21st, 2010 - 5:06 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, Apr 21 (ANI): The Israeli security establishment is at odds on whether it would need Washington's support if Israel decides to attack Iran.Fox News quoted senior Israeli officials, as saying ... Read more...
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Sarah Palin Hits Back At President Barack Obama
April 10th, 2010 - 8:03 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
New Orleans, Apr 10, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The former Governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin during a speech on Friday at the Southern Republican Leadership conference in New Orleans gave vent to ... Read more...
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Pakistani Sikh politician facing Islamists threat may get asylum in UK
April 10th, 2010 - 5:49 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 10 (ANI): A prominent Pakistan politician of Sikh origin has been given a second chance to claim asylum in the United Kingdom, as he fears for his life back home ... Read more...
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US attempt to test mimick Iran strike fails
February 2nd, 2010 - 1:03 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb.2 (ANI): A U.S. attempt to shoot down a ballistic missile mimicking an attack from Iran failed after a malfunction in a radar built by Raytheon, Fox News has quoted the ... Read more...
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‘New reports on Iran’s nuke program add urgency to tough sanctions’
December 15th, 2009 - 4:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec. 14 (ANI): The Obama administration has underscored the urgency of tough new sanctions against Iran in the wake of new revelations that Tehran has been working secretly on a trigger ... Read more...
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Most American Jews back military strike on Iran
October 1st, 2009 - 2:00 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, Oct.1 (ANI): Fifty-six percent of American Jews support military action against Iran to prevent the Teheran regime from obtaining nuclear weapons, a new study has claimed. Thirty-six percent opposed such a ... Read more...
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Ex-Mossad head says ‘Netanyahu agreed to Golan pullout’
September 10th, 2009 - 5:33 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, Sep.10 (ANI): Former Mossad head Danny Yatom has claimed that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu agreed to withdraw Israeli troops from the entire Golan Heights during his first term in exchange for ... Read more...
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Iran has enough fuel to make a nuclear bomb: NYT
September 10th, 2009 - 3:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 10 (ANI): Iran has created enough nuclear fuel to make a rapid, but a risky sprint for a nuclear weapon, according to American intelligence agencies.The new intelligence reports delivered ... Read more...
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Swat Taliban’s deputy commander seriously injured
June 24th, 2009 - 1:16 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, June 24 (ANI): Deputy commander of the Swat Taliban, Maulana Shah Dauran, has reportedly been injured as the Pakistan Army continued to pound militant hideouts in Swat and Malakand Divisions.Sources ... Read more...
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North Korea threatens to launch strikes against South Korea
May 27th, 2009 - 5:29 pm ICT by ANI
Seoul (South Korea), May 27 (ANI): North Korea on Wednesday threatened to launch military strikes against South Korea if any of its ships were stopped or searched as part of an American-led ... Read more...
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North Korea threatens military strike against South Korea
May 27th, 2009 - 12:32 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, May 27 (DPA) North Korea Wednesday warned it will respond militarily to South Korea joining a US-led initiative to intercept ships carrying illicit weapons, the South Korean Yonhap news agency said. Read more...
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