US Navy ship fires at boat off UAE coast
July 17th, 2012 - 2:39 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, July 17 (IANS) At least one person died when a US Navy ship Monday fired at a small boat off the coast of the UAE after it ignored the ... Read more...
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20 Vietnamese held by Philippines for poaching
April 13th, 2012 - 6:16 am ICT by IANS
Manila, April 13 (IANS) At least 20 Vietnamese fishermen have been nabbed by the Philippine Navy for poaching sea turtles.A navy patrol ship Thursday apprehended the Vietnamese fishermen off Balabac ... Read more...
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US marks 50 years since putting first American in orbit
February 21st, 2012 - 12:32 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 21 (IANS/EFE) Fifty years ago, Marine Corps officer John Glenn, wearing a flight suit and helmet similar to those he had worn as a fighter pilot, climbed inside ... Read more...
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Chinese-built Pakistan Navy ship to visit Malaysia
December 5th, 2011 - 12:13 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 5 (IANS) A Pakistan Navy ship, built in China, will visit Malaysia to participate in a five-day long maritime and aerospace exercise.PNS SAIF is representing Pakistan Navy in ... Read more...
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India to base anti-piracy patrol plane in Maldives
October 18th, 2011 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) India will base a Dornier maritime patrol aircraft in the Maldives from Wednesday to carry out surveillance of the Indian Ocean island nation's exclusive economic ... Read more...
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India test fires n-capable Prithvi-II missile
September 26th, 2011 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Sep 26 (IANS) India Monday successfully test fired Prithvi-II -- its indigenously developed, nuclear-capable ballistic missile -- from a test range in Orissa, an official said.
It has a maximum ... Read more...
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Off Mumbai, coast not clear of maritime disasters
August 9th, 2011 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 9 (IANS) The sinking of a ship loaded with 60,000 tonnes of coal and 340 tonnes of fuel and diesel that is now leaking oil is the latest ... Read more...
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60 Bengal fishermen still missing
June 18th, 2011 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 18 (IANS) At least 60 fishermen, who went out to sea days before the storm and deep depression hit the costal areas of West Bengal, are still missing, ... Read more...
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Ship unresponsive, Indian Navy calls off escort (Second Lead)
June 16th, 2011 - 11:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) The Indian Navy Thursday called off its effort to escort an Egyptian cargo ship freed Tuesday by Somali pirates to Oman after the vessel's Pakistani ... Read more...
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Indian Navy abandons escort of freed vessel (Lead)
June 16th, 2011 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) The Indian Navy Thursday abandoned its effort to escort Egyptian cargo ship freed Tuesday by Somali pirates to Oman after the vessel's Pakistani captain ... Read more...
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India successfully tests Prithvi-II missile (Second Lead)
June 9th, 2011 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 9 (IANS) India Thursday successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable Prithvi II missile from a military base in Orissa, defence sources said.The surface-to-surface missile with a range of 350 km ... Read more...
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Obama was ready for military confrontation with Pakistan: NYT
May 10th, 2011 - 11:17 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 10 (IANS) US President Obama was willing to risk a military confrontation with Pakistan in order to capture or kill Osama bin Laden, the New York Times reported ... Read more...
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After Osama’s elimination, FBI updates its most wanted list
May 2nd, 2011 - 8:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 2 (ANI): The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has updated its most wanted list. The list now shows Osama bin Laden, the leader of Al Qaeda, the number one wanted ... Read more...
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MLD test gets US Navy one step closer to lasers for ship self-defense
April 9th, 2011 - 5:01 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 9 (ANI): The US Navy has reached another milestone after the Office of Naval Research and its industry partner successfully tested a solid-state, high-energy laser (HEL) from a surface ship.The ... Read more...
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USS Decatur in Chennai on three-day visit
March 16th, 2011 - 2:28 pm ICT by ANI
Chennai, Mar. 16 (ANI): The U.S. Navy's Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Decatur (DDG 73) will make a three-day port visit to Chennai between March 16 and March 19.The Decatur is led ... Read more...
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China formally invites N. Korea heir for a visit
March 5th, 2011 - 5:14 pm ICT by ANI
Seoul, Mar.5 (ANI): China is reported to have formally invited North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's heir apparent Kim Jong-un for a visit, but no dates have been revealed.South Korea's spy agency believes ... Read more...
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Captured pirates to be tried under Indian laws
January 31st, 2011 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 31 (IANS) For the first time, an Ethiopian and 14 Somalian pirates would face Indian laws for attempting to hijack a foreign ship and fighting with the Indian Navy near ... Read more...
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Five arrested Somali pirates face life terms for attacking US Navy ship
November 26th, 2010 - 1:29 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 26 (ANI): Five Somali pirates are believed to be the first people to have been convicted in a US court in more than a century for attacking an American navy ... Read more...
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Indian Navy foils another piracy attempt in Gulf of Aden
September 6th, 2010 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 6 (IANS) An Indian Navy ship prevented Somalian and Yemeni pirates from hijacking 12 merchant vessels in the Gulf of Aden Sunday, an official defence spokesperson said Monday.
This is the ... Read more...
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India test fires BRAHMOS cruise missile
September 5th, 2010 - 3:23 pm ICT by ANI
Balasore (Orissa), Sep 5 (ANI): India on Sunday test-fired the 290-km range BRAHMOS cruise missile from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur-on- sea off the Orissa coast."It was a user's trial ... Read more...
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No response from N. Korea on S. Korea’s request to release fishing boat
August 9th, 2010 - 1:47 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Aug 9 (ANI): North Korea has not responded to South Korea's request to release its fishing boat-Daeseung 55, including its four fishermen and three Chinese crew members, which was seized ... Read more...
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US, South Korea begin joint naval exercises
July 25th, 2010 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, July 25 (DPA) A US aircraft carrier led joint military exercises with South Korea Sunday as a show of force against North Korea, which they accuse of sinking a navy ship ... Read more...
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South Korea develops new long-range missile: Report
July 18th, 2010 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
Seoul, July 17 (DPA) South Korea has developed a new medium-range cruise missile capable of hitting sites in North Korea and also parts of China, Japan and Russia, unconfirmed reports said Saturday.
The ... Read more...
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UNSC condemns S. Korean Navy Ship sinking, avoids blaming N. Korea directly
July 10th, 2010 - 7:08 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, July 10 (ANI): The United Nations Security Council has passed a "presidential statement" condemning the sinking of the South Korean naval ship 'The Cheonan', killing 46 seamen, but avoided blaming North ... Read more...
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U.S. Naval Ship conducts training in Barbados with regional divers
May 27th, 2010 - 12:23 am ICT by BNO News
BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS (BNO NEWS) – The U.S. Navy is deploying a Military Sealift Command rescue and salvage ship and a Mobile Diving Salvage Unit (MDSU) to the Caribbean to conduct training exercises ... Read more...
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France supports measures against North Korea
May 25th, 2010 - 11:35 am ICT by IANS
Paris, May 25 (DPA) France Monday joined the rising chorus of demand for North Korea to be punished for its sinking of a South Korea navy ship.
The French foreign ministry said it ... Read more...
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UN chief supports measures against North Korea
May 25th, 2010 - 12:14 am ICT by IANS
New York, May 24 (DPA) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Monday called Pyongyang's sinking of a South Korean navy ship the "most serious provocation" in the troubled Korean peninsula, urging UN measures ... Read more...
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White House: South Korean measures against North are ‘entirely appropriate’
May 24th, 2010 - 2:27 pm ICT by BNO News
SEOUL (BNO NEWS) -- The White House on early Monday said it fully supports new South Korean measures against the North in response to a deadly naval attack in March which killed ... Read more...
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India criticises sinking of South Korean ship
May 21st, 2010 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) India Friday criticised the sinking of a South Korean Navy ship and appreciated the "restraint" shown by South Korea in its handling of the emotive issue.
The South ... Read more...
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North Korea seeks China’s help for battered economy, international isolation
May 5th, 2010 - 4:52 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, May 5 (ANI): China and North Korea are reportedly looking to give a boost to their bilateral economic ties and end the international blackballing of North Korea during the clandestine visit ... Read more...
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Navy ship sinking might affect six-party talks: South Korea
April 30th, 2010 - 5:46 pm ICT by ANI
Seoul, Apr. 30 (ANI): The South Korean Government said that a mysterious sinking of its naval warship last month might affect chances of reopening the stalled six-party talks."I can't say the incident ... Read more...
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Human torpedoes blamed for sinking of South Korean ship
April 23rd, 2010 - 12:31 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 23 (IANS) North Korean "human torpedoes" have been blamed for last month's sinking of a South Korean ship, a media report said Friday.
The elite North Korean "human torpedo" squads were ... Read more...
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USS Ashland Captures Possible Pirates
April 11th, 2010 - 7:52 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Djibouti, Apr 11, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A warship of the United States navy, USS Ashland, has captured a group of six men whom they suspect to be pirates responsible for the ... Read more...
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Third Indian vessel freed from Somalian pirates
April 6th, 2010 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, April 6 (IANS) The third of the eight Indian cargo vessels hijacked by Somalian pirates has been freed in a joint American-Omani Navy operation, according to delayed reports reaching here Tuesday. ... Read more...
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South Korean ship carrying nine goes missing near sea border with North Korea
April 3rd, 2010 - 12:28 am ICT by BNO News
SEOUL (BNO NEWS) -- A South Korean fishing boat has gone missing near the tense western sea border with North Korea, the Yonhap news agency reported on early Saturday.The 99-ton boat, carrying ... Read more...
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