Cambodia and Thailand continue border clashes for the fourth day
April 26th, 2011 - 12:56 am ICT by BNO News
BANGKOK, THAILAND (BNO NEWS) -- Cambodia and Thailand on Monday continued border clashes for the fourth day over territory dispute near the Preah Vihear temple, the Bangkok Post reported.At about 10:00 a.m. ... Read more...
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Gaza violence overshadows Mideast peace talks
September 16th, 2010 - 6:01 am ICT by IANS
Jerusalem/Gaza, Sep 15 (DPA) Israelis and Palestinians have begun tackling the "most difficult" core issues of their mutual conflict, the US said Wednesday, but the second round of direct peace negotiations ... Read more...
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Israel razes security wall facing Palestine region
August 15th, 2010 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Aug 15 (IANS) Israel Sunday began dismantling a concrete security barrier in a southern Jerusalem neighbourhood facing Palestinian National Authority areas.
The move came after the army concluded that the near decade-long ... Read more...
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US-led military’s curbs on civilian attacks led to ‘reduced’ Afghan Taliban retaliation
July 24th, 2010 - 3:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 24 (ANI): Restrictions imposed on US-led forces in Afghanistan to reduce civilian casualties have also led to a decline in insurgent attacks, according to a report by America's National ... Read more...
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Petraeus rules out drastic changes in Afghan war policy
July 2nd, 2010 - 2:19 pm ICT by ANI
Brussels (Belgium), July 2 (ANI): NATO's newly appointed Afghan war commander General David Petraeus has ruled out any drastic changes in the counterinsurgency policies which were implemented by his sacked predecessor ... Read more...
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Petraeus rules out any ’swift turnaround’ in Afghan war
June 30th, 2010 - 12:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 30 (ANI): While admitting that the progress on the nine year old 'war on terror' in Afghanistan has been slower than expected, General David Petraeus, the newly appointed US ... Read more...
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20 dead in Mogadishu fighting
June 19th, 2010 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
Mogadishu/Nairobi, June 19 (DPA) Heavy fighting between government troops and radical Islamist rebels have left at least 20 dead and dozens injured in fighting since Friday night in the Somali capital of ... Read more...
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Israelis favour Gaza blockade: Survey
June 10th, 2010 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv, June 10 (DPA) An overwhelming majority of Israelis believe their country should stop also the next blockade-breaking aid flotilla to Gaza if there is one.
As many as 91 percent ... Read more...
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Somali insurgents back Al Qaeda, clashes claim 16 lives
February 1st, 2010 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
Nairobi/Mogadishu, Feb 1 (DPA) Somali Islamist insurgent group Al Shabaab and a smaller militia vowed Monday to take part in an international Al Qaeda-led Jihad as clashes rocked Somalia's capital Mogadishu.
At a ... Read more...
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Unrelenting Pakistan lobs six rockets into Indian territory
January 9th, 2010 - 4:49 pm ICT by ANI
By Ravinder Singh Robin
Attari Sector (Punjab), Jan.9 (ANI): In a repeat of lobbing rockets incident in Punjab's border villages recently, at least six rockets were lobbed from Pakistani side in the fields ... Read more...
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Israel hits Gaza tunnels, weapons plant
November 19th, 2009 - 5:44 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, Nov.19 (ANI): Israeli aircraft struck a weapons-manufacturing facility and two smuggling tunnels in the southern Gaza Strip on Thursday, in response to recent rocket attacks on Israel, CBS quoted Israeli military ... Read more...
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Over 20,000 Tamil civilians killed in final Lanka offensive against LTTE
May 29th, 2009 - 12:46 pm ICT by ANI
Colombo, May 29 (ANI): Over 20,000 Tamil civilians were killed in the final throes of the Sri Lankan civil war, most of them victims of indiscriminate government troop shelling, an investigation by ... Read more...
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Pakistani troops kill three militants
April 13th, 2009 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 13 (DPA) Pakistani security forces repelled overnight militant attacks on their positions in the troubled north-west, killing at least three insurgents, an official said Monday.
The clashes occurred Sunday when ... Read more...
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Air Force choppers escape LTTE missile attack: Sri Lanka
March 25th, 2009 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, March 25 (IANS) The Tamil Tigers Wednesday fired surface-to-air-missiles (SAM) at two Sri Lankan Air Force helicopters over the northern battle zone but the choppers narrowly escaped the attack, military authorities ... Read more...
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Bangladesh’s troopers end violent revolt, four dead (Roundup)
February 25th, 2009 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka/Kolkata, Feb 25 (IANS) Thousands of Bangladesh border guards ended a revolt over poor working conditions and agreed to return to the barracks Wednesday after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced an amnesty, ... Read more...
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Ban arrives in Gaza to assess destruction
January 20th, 2009 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv/Gaza City, Jan 20 (DPA) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon crossed into Gaza Tuesday, becoming the highest-ranking foreign official to assess first-hand the damage of three weeks of deadly and destructive ... Read more...
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Pakistan suspends Afghan supplies through Khyber Pass
January 19th, 2009 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 19 (DPA) Pakistan Monday closed a crucial overland route for supplies to US and NATO troops in Afghanistan, following a pre-dawn attack on a paramilitary camp in the troubled north-western ... Read more...
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Israeli troops enter Gaza City
January 13th, 2009 - 2:38 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, Jan.13 (ANI): Israeli troops have entered Gaza City after artillery, attack helicopters and navy gunboats, which had shelled the coast from the west, backed up the ground forces.
According to Sky ... Read more...
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LTTE garrison town captured by army: Sri Lanka (Lead)
January 1st, 2009 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Jan 1 (IANS) Sri Lankan troops early Thursday captured the strategically important Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) garrison town of Paranthan, which is close to the rebel group's political hub ... Read more...
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Israel pulls tanks, infantry close to Gaza: Report
December 28th, 2008 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv, Dec 28 (RIA Novosti) Israel is pulling tanks and infantry reinforcements close to Gaza in preparation for a possible ground attack on Hamas militants, the Ynet web portal and The ... Read more...
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Israel gives Hamas 48 hours, opens Gaza borders (Lead)
December 26th, 2008 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
Gaza/Tel Aviv, Dec 26 (DPA) Israel Friday gave Hamas and other Palestinian militant factions in the Gaza Strip 48 hours to reduce ongoing rocket and mortar attacks from the salient or risk ... Read more...
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Israel opens Gaza border after 10-day total closure
December 26th, 2008 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv, Dec 26 (DPA) Israel opened three of its border crossings with the Gaza Strip Friday morning to allow in essential humanitarian supplies for the first time in 10 days.Some 40 ... Read more...
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Gaza-Israel flar-up dampends truce prospects
December 25th, 2008 - 3:10 am ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv, Dec 25 (DPA) A Hamas militant was killed by an Israeli airstrike after Palestinian militants showered southern Israel with rockets Wednesday, dampening prospects of a renewed ceasefire between the two ... Read more...
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Heavy casualties in Lankan offensive against LTTE
October 19th, 2008 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Oct 19 (IANS) Fierce fighting has broken out between Sri Lankan troops and the Tamil rebels in the country's north resulting in heavy casualties on both sides, defence authorities said here ... Read more...
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Afghan cop killed after shooting dead US soldier
October 16th, 2008 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Oct 16 (DPA) An Afghan policeman was killed after he shot dead a US soldier in eastern Afghanistan, while elsewhere in the country "friendly fire" killed a coalition soldier and an ... Read more...
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Six militants disguised as troops killed in Pakistan
October 6th, 2008 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 6 (DPA) Security forces killed six militants in an overnight operation in northwestern Pakistan while rockets fired by other rebels fell near the house of the province's chief minister, officials ... Read more...
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Pak Army Chief Kayani satisfied with tribal support in chasing out militants
September 29th, 2008 - 11:29 am ICT by ANI
Rawalpindi , Sept 29 (ANI): Pakistan Army Chief Gen Ashfaq Kayani has reportedly expressed satisfaction over the role of the local tribesmen in the Bajaur Agency in supporting his countrys Army ... Read more...
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14 militants killed in Pakistan, airports on alert (Lead)
September 25th, 2008 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 25 (DPA) Helicopter gunships Thursday pounded militant positions in northwest Pakistan along the Afghan border, leaving 14 Taliban rebels dead, as the country's all major airports were put on alert ... Read more...
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Secret deal kept British Army out of battle for Basra: US, Iraqi officers
August 5th, 2008 - 2:52 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug.5 (ANI): The British defence forces were prevented from participating in a battle for the Iraqi city of Basra thanks to a secret deal between their government and the notorious ... Read more...
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12 militants killed in Afghan air strike
July 5th, 2008 - 12:53 am ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Kabul, July 4 (Xinhua) At least 12 militants were killed Friday in an airstrike carried out by the NATO-led International Security Forces (ISAF) in Afghanistan's eastern province of Nuristan, officials said. The ... Read more...
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Sri Lankan troops launch counter-attack in the north
May 20th, 2008 - 1:06 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Colombo, May 20 (DPA) Government troops launched a counter-attack on Tamil rebels in northern Sri Lanka, killing at least 12 rebels and losing three soldiers, military officials said Tuesday. The fighting was ... Read more...
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15 killed, 66 wounded in fresh Sri Lanka clashes(Lead)
May 5th, 2008 - 11:14 pm ICT by admin
By P. Karunakharan
Colombo, May 5 (IANS) At least 10 Tamil Tiger rebels and five soldiers were killed and over 60 wounded in fierce clashes between the two sides in Sri Lanka's northern ... Read more...
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10 killed as insurgents shell Somalia’s presidential palace
March 30th, 2008 - 12:54 am ICT by admin
DPA
Mogadishu, March 29 (DPA) At least 10 civilians were killed and several wounded in heavy shelling between Islamist insurgents and guards at the presidential palace in Mogadishu Saturday, witnesses said. The insurgents ... Read more...
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