Israel tests missile alert system
August 12th, 2012 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Aug 12 (IANS) Israel Sunday launched a week-long test of an alert system that sends text messages to cellphones in areas likely to be hit in a missile strike.The ... Read more...
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Headley worked with FBI for capture of Mumbai mastermind
June 1st, 2011 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago, June 1 (IANS) After his 2009 arrest, confessed Pakistani-American terrorist David Coleman Headley worked with FBI agents to try to engineer the capture of Sajid Mir, a suspected mastermind ... Read more...
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Security stepped up for Obama’s UK visit, Queen’s Ireland trip
May 4th, 2011 - 5:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 4 (ANI): The security for President Barack Obama's visit to the UK and the Queen's Ireland trip has been beefed up following Osama bin Laden's death.The Queen's armour-plated car ... Read more...
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Drone strikes kill 21 in Pakistan
April 22nd, 2011 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 22 (IANS) Twentyone people, including five children, were killed when US drones carried out an attack in Pakistan's North Waziristan region, a media report said Friday.Three women are ... Read more...
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Pakistan’s ISI chief in Washington for ‘frank’ talks
April 12th, 2011 - 11:36 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 12 (IANS) Pakistani spy master Lt. Gen. Ahmad Shuja Pasha flew into Washington for what an official called a "frank discussion" with Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director Leon ... Read more...
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UK Tornado jets launch precision bomb raids on Libya
March 26th, 2011 - 11:50 am ICT by ANI
London, Mar. 26 (ANI): Heavily armed British Tornado jets fired guided Brimstone missiles at Libyan forces as they threatened pro-democracy supporters in the city of Ajdabiya.The British flew into action after ... Read more...
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India gravely concerned over air strikes on Libya: Krishna
March 21st, 2011 - 3:04 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar. 21 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S.M.Krishna on Monday said the Indian Government is gravely concerned about the ongoing violence in Libya, and has expressed regret about the air strikes ... Read more...
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Missiles hit Gaddafi compound in Tripoli
March 21st, 2011 - 1:48 pm ICT by ANI
Tripoli, Mar.21 (ANI): A missile fired by the US led coalition destroyed a four-story compound in downtown Tripoli that was one of the homes of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.British submarines fired two ... Read more...
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Japan nuclear meltdown raises concerns in India
March 13th, 2011 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The critical failure in Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant following a devastating earthquake has raised concerns over the safety of Indian atomic power generators - particularly ... Read more...
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Four police officers killed as militants target police vehicle, security checkpoint in Pak
January 13th, 2011 - 5:28 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Jan 13(ANI): Four police officers were killed and nine others wounded, when militants targeted a police vehicle and a security checkpoint with bombs in northwest Pakistan on Thursday.In the first ... Read more...
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15 militants killed in US drone attack in North Waziristan
December 27th, 2010 - 5:38 pm ICT by ANI
Miranshah, Dec 27(ANI): At least 15 militants were killed in a US drone strike in restive North Waziristan's Miranshah town, local officials said.According to reports, an unmanned US Predator drone fired six ... Read more...
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US drone strikes kill around 60 alleged militants in Pakistan within 24 hours
December 18th, 2010 - 1:54 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Dec 18 (ANI): A series of US drone attacks killed around 60 alleged militants in a span of 24 hours in Pakistan's Khyber tribal district, according to officials.At least 50 ... Read more...
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Five militants killed in US drone strike in Pak’s North Waziristan region
December 7th, 2010 - 12:27 pm ICT by ANI
Miranshah, Dec 7 (ANI): Five suspected militants were killed in a US drone attack in Pakistan's northwestern tribal belt near the Afghan border.The missile strike took place in Khysore village, 35 ... Read more...
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Musharraf allowed US drone surveillance, not strikes
December 3rd, 2010 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 3 (IANS) Pakistan's former president Pervez Musharraf has admitted he gave permission to carry out surveillance by the US drones to trace militant hideouts, but said he never allowed ... Read more...
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US drone strike kills four in North Waziristan
November 26th, 2010 - 10:57 pm ICT by ANI
Mir Ali, Nov.26 (ANI): Pakistani intelligence officials said a suspected US missile strike killed four alleged militants in Pir Kali village in North Waziristan.It's the latest in a barrage of attacks ... Read more...
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Nuclear bomb shelter put on sale
October 22nd, 2010 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 22 (IANS) A privately-owned bomb shelter in Britain capable of withstanding a blast 80 times that of the atomic bomb that devastated Hiroshima has been put on sale, a media ... Read more...
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Eight killed by US drones in Pakistan
October 16th, 2010 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 16 (IANS) At least eight militants were killed in two US drone attacks in Pakistan's northwestern tribal area, a media report said Saturday.A Friday attack targeted a militant ... Read more...
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Book reveals that Bill Clinton wept over Monica Lewinsky scandal
October 8th, 2010 - 8:26 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
A new upcoming autobiography of former Joint Chiefs Chairman, Gen. Hugh Shelton has revealed that the former United States President, Bill Clinton wept over the Monica Lewinsky scandal.The new book, ... Read more...
Ex- US President Bill Clinton Wept Over Monica Lewinsky
October 8th, 2010 - 7:50 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
October 8, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The retired Gen Hugh Shelton recently gave an interview about the final days of Clinton’s Presidency in 2001. The former Joint chief’s chairman ... Read more...
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Eight German al-Qaeda terrorists killed in US drone attack in Pakistan
October 5th, 2010 - 1:21 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct 5 (ANI): Eight German militants, who were taking training from the Taliban, have reportedly been killed in a U.S. missile strike close to the Afghan border in Pakistan.According ... Read more...
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US drone attack kills six in Pakistan
September 20th, 2010 - 10:59 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 20 (DPA) At least six alleged militants were killed Monday in a missile strike in Pakistan's tribal region near the Afghan border, Pakistani security officials said.
Three more people ... Read more...
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Four militants killed in drone attack in Pakistan
September 12th, 2010 - 11:35 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 12 (IANS) A US missile strike Sunday killed four militants in northwest Pakistan's Waziristan tribal region, officials said.
The attack early Sunday hit a village in the Datta Khel area near ... Read more...
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Three militants killed in US drone strike in North Waziristan
September 12th, 2010 - 11:28 am ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Sept 12 (ANI): Three militants were killed in a US missile strike in the northwestern tribal belt of North Waziristan in Pakistan, near the Afghan border.The missiles struck Newey Adda village ... Read more...
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At least six militants killed, several injured in US missile strike in North Waziristan
September 8th, 2010 - 3:47 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Sept 8 (ANI): At least six suspected militants were killed and several others injured in a US missile strike in Dande Darbakhel area near Miran Shah, the main town in North ... Read more...
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Seven killed, four injured in US drone strike in North Waziristan
September 5th, 2010 - 1:24 pm ICT by ANI
Miramshah/Peshawar, Sept 5 (ANI): A US drone strike has killed seven more people, including some suspect terrorists, and has left four others wounded, at Maizer village in North Waziristan.This was the third ... Read more...
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Al-Zawahiri threatens to launch more Qaeda attacks on US, West
July 28th, 2010 - 1:23 pm ICT by ANI
New York, July 28 (ANI): Al Qaeda's second in command Ayman Al-Zawahiri has threatened to launch more attacks against the United States and the West.In a new audio message, Al-Zawahiri said ... Read more...
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Three killed in US drone attack in Pakistan
June 19th, 2010 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 19 (DPA) At least three people were killed Saturday in a missile strike carried out by an unmanned US aircraft in Pakistan's tribal region near the Afghan border, security ... Read more...
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US drone attack kills 3 in northwestern Pakistan
June 11th, 2010 - 12:31 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 10 (DPA) A suspected US drone aircraft Thursday fired two missiles into Pakistan's tribal region along the Afghan border, killing three people, security officials said.
The attack took place near ... Read more...
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Al-Qaeda is likely to replace No. 3 leader with ease
June 2nd, 2010 - 3:43 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 2 (ANI): American officials have said that the terror network Al Qaeda will have no problem in replacing their number three Mustafa Abu al-Yazid.On at least ten occasions in ... Read more...
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Pak terror factories to keep Qaeda potent despite death of no.3 Yazid: Experts
June 2nd, 2010 - 1:52 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jun.2 (ANI): The reported death of Al-Qaeda's number three in command Mustafa Abu Yazid is certainly a setback for the terrorist organisation, but it would hardly have any effect on the ... Read more...
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US claims it has killed Al Qaeda’s No. 3 leader
June 1st, 2010 - 11:13 am ICT by ANI
Washington, June 1 (ANI): American intelligence agencies believe that they have killed Sheikh Sa'id al-Masri, alias Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, al Qaeda's No. 3 leader, in a recent missile strike in a tribal ... Read more...
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US does not rule out Headley-Shahzad connection
May 8th, 2010 - 9:57 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, May 8 (IANS) The United States has not ruled out a connection between two Pakistani Americans, key Mumbai terror plotter David Coleman Headley and failed Times square bombing ... Read more...
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U.S. homeland vulnerable to Iran threat in 2015 - Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance
April 24th, 2010 - 1:37 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON D.C. (BNO NEWS) – The Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance (MDAA) says the United States is vulnerable to an Iranian missile attack in 2015.Riki Ellison, who is the founder and chairman of ... Read more...
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22 militants killed in Pakistan
March 29th, 2010 - 5:41 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 29 (IANS) At least 22 militants killed Sunday when Pakistan military retaliated an attack on its base in the northwest tribal region.
The security forces backed by gunship helicopters killed ... Read more...
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61 killed in Pakistan airstrikes
March 26th, 2010 - 6:46 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 26 (IANS) At least 61 militants were killed in the airstrikes by Pakistan military in the country's restive northwestern tribal area near Afghanistan border, officials said.
Thursday's airstrikes killed 64 ... Read more...
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