‘US diplomats harassed in Pakistan for backing India’s n-programme’
December 1st, 2010 - 12:23 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Dec 1 (IANS) Pakistan's security services harassed US diplomats in Islamabad, delayed visas, clogged customs clearance and sabotaged security contracts as punishment for American support for Pakistan's civilian government ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
UK rights body says airport body scanners ‘may be unlawful’
February 16th, 2010 - 12:23 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb.16 (ANI): The Equality and Human Rights Commission has warned that the use of airport body scanners 'may be unlawful'.It said that the use of body scanners at Heathrow and Manchester ... Read more...
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Obama, Cheney cross swords over Guantanamo
May 22nd, 2009 - 12:50 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, May 22 (IANS) US President Barack Obama and former vice president Dick Cheney Thursday duelled over Obama's move to close down the controversial Guantanamo Bay military prison in ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Obama, Cheney duel over Guantanamo
May 22nd, 2009 - 12:49 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, May 21 (IANS) US President Barack Obama and former vice president Dick Cheney Thursday duelled over Obama's move to close down the Guantanamo Bay military prison with one ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
New York trial for Guantanamo terrorist suspect Ahmed Ghailani
May 21st, 2009 - 4:22 pm ICT by John Le Fevre
The first of a potential 240 prisoners being held as suspected terrorists at the notorious Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba is expected to be soon transferred to New York to stand ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Now, Cheney backs Jeb Bush for president
May 13th, 2009 - 12:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 13 (ANI): Former US Vice President Dick Cheney said on Tuesday he would back former Florida Governor Jeb Bush if he decided to run for president."I like Jeb. ... Read more...
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Republicans should give Obama a chance: Bobby Jindal
April 17th, 2009 - 10:18 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, April 17 (IANS) Bobby Jindal, Louisiana's Indian American governor, wants the Republicans to "give the new administration a chance", asking the former Vice President Dick Cheney to tone ... Read more...
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Pak Parliamentary Committee recommends independent foreign policy
April 14th, 2009 - 1:44 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Apr.14 (ANI): A Parliamentary Committee on National Security has asked the Gilani government to formulate an independent foreign policy with a core focus on national interest.The 17 member committee headed by ... Read more...
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Obama vows to fight terror with ’sturdy alliances and enduring convictions’
January 21st, 2009 - 2:45 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 21 (IANS) Signalling a clean break from some of his predecessors' national security policies, the newly minted US President Barack Obama has vowed to fight the threat of terrorism with ... Read more...
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Only 30 days left to arrest bin Laden: Cheney
December 22nd, 2008 - 3:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 22 (ANI): US Vice President Dick Cheney has said that the Bush Administration would love to arrest fugitive al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden for which only 30 days ... Read more...
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Is Brajesh Mishra fuelling confusion within BJP ranks on nuclear deal?
April 28th, 2008 - 4:28 pm ICT by admin
(News Analysis)New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Brajesh Mishra, a close aide of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, has added to the confusion about the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s stance on the ... Read more...
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