Russia, NATO to hold missile defence drills
February 2nd, 2012 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 2 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia and NATO will hold joint computer-simulated missile defence exercises in Germany in March, an official said Thursday.The decision to conduct these drills was taken ... Read more...
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Bundesliga side Cologne sign Bochum striker Jong Tae-Se
January 31st, 2012 - 3:05 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, Jan 31 (IANS) North Korea international and Bochum striker Jong Tae-Se has joined first division Bundesliga football club Cologne with immediate effect.Jong's entry will help Cologne as starting striker ... Read more...
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US making powerful bomb to hit Iran: Report
January 28th, 2012 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 28 (IANS) The Pentagon has stepped up efforts to make a bomb capable of destroying Iran's most heavily fortified underground facilities, the Wall Street Journal reported Saturday."The 30,000-pound ... Read more...
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WSJ: U.S. military seeks more powerful bomb against Iran
January 28th, 2012 - 7:01 pm ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- The U.S. military has made a secret request for additional funding to upgrade its largest conventional bomb because it is not yet capable of destroying Iran's most ... Read more...
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Doomsday Clock ticks one minute closer to midnight
January 11th, 2012 - 11:38 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Riyadh, Jan 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Scientists around the world have admitted that the world is more likely to experience cataclysmic disaster now than anytime else in the world. To indicate the threat, ... Read more...
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North Korea to punish ‘non-mourners’
January 11th, 2012 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) North Koreans who did not mourn the death of "Dear Leader" Kim Jong-il can face at least six months in prison, a South Korean media ... Read more...
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Documentary hails North Korea’s new leader
January 9th, 2012 - 6:05 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) North Korea's state television Sunday aired a documentary about the country's new leader Kim Jong-un, in which he is shown inspecting troops and manoeuvring a ... Read more...
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Kim Jong Un appointed North Korea’s top military commander
January 1st, 2012 - 2:14 pm ICT by IANS
Pyongyang, Jan 1 (IANS) Kim Jong-un, the youngest son of late North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, has been appointed the country's top military commander, the ruling Workers' Party of Korea ... Read more...
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Kim Jong-un declared North Korea’s supreme military commander
December 31st, 2011 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 31 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Kim Jong-un, the son of late North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, has been officially declared the supreme commander of the armed forces, South Korea's Yonhap ... Read more...
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North Korean succession is stable: South Korea, US
December 30th, 2011 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, Dec 30 (IANS) The defense chiefs of South Korea and the US said the power succession in North Korea following the death of its leader Kim Jong-il has been ... Read more...
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Don’t expect us to change, North Korea tells world
December 30th, 2011 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) North Korea has said the international community should not "expect any change" in its policies after the death of leader Kim Jong-il."We declare solemnly and ... Read more...
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Japan seeks India’s support over North Korea abductions
December 29th, 2011 - 12:48 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda Wednesday sought India's support and understanding on the emotive issue of North Korea abducting Japanese nationals."I requested the understanding ... Read more...
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China denies sending troops to North Korea
December 28th, 2011 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 28 (IANS) China Wednesday denied reports that its army had entered North Korea following the death of its leader Kim Jong-il.Defence ministry spokesman Yang Yujun said the media ... Read more...
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North Korea bids farewell to Kim Jong-il
December 28th, 2011 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
Pyongyang, Dec 28 (IANS) North Korea Wednesday bid a tearful farewell to the country's late leader Kim Jong-il as his body was taken from the Kumsusan Memorial Palace where it ... Read more...
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South Korea’s former first lady in Pyongyang for condolences
December 26th, 2011 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 26 (IANS) South Korea's former first lady and the Hyundai Group's chairwoman crossed into North Korea Monday to pay condolences over the death of Kim Jong-il.Lee Hee-ho, the ... Read more...
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Was India A.Q. Khan’s mysterious fourth customer?
December 22nd, 2011 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 22 (IANS) A US arms control expert has made the astonishing claim that India may have been the mysterious fourth customer of Pakistan's notorious nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer ... Read more...
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No hostility, South Korea tells North
December 22nd, 2011 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, Dec 22 (IANS) South Korea said Thursday its response to the death of Kim Jong-il, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), was meant to show ... Read more...
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Pakistan can help North Korea chart a new course: Daily
December 21st, 2011 - 1:07 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 21 (IANS) Pakistan can help nuclear-armed North Korea chart a new course following the death of its top leader Kim Jong-il, a leading daily said Wednesday, adding: "Pakistan's ... Read more...
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‘Kim Jong-il’s death was extensive intelligence failure’
December 20th, 2011 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 20 (IANS) South Korean and US intelligence services failed to pick up any clues even after 48 hours of Kim Jong-il's death last Saturday, demonstrating an extensive intelligence ... Read more...
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‘Team America’ film trend on Twitter after Kim Jong II’s death
December 20th, 2011 - 1:16 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Dec 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) In the wake of the death of North Korea’s Kim Jong II, the comedy “Team America” has been trending on miniblog site Twitter. The North Korean ... Read more...
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Kim Jong-il loved Rambo, Godzilla movies
December 19th, 2011 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 19 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-il who passed away Saturday was a huge film buff and his most favourite Hollywood movies were "Rambo" and "Godzilla".A list of ... Read more...
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Kim’s death: Will India-North Korea ties improve?
December 19th, 2011 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) India is closely watching developments in North Korea following the death of its longtime leader Kim Jong-il, which could improve New Delhi's ties with the ... Read more...
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Kim’s death rocks South Korea’s financial market
December 19th, 2011 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, Dec 19 (IANS) South Korea's financial market was rocked Monday after North Korea's supreme leader Kim Jong-il died.Market watchers said the focus would move to whether power shift to ... Read more...
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North Korea’s top leader Kim Jong-il is dead (Second Lead)
December 19th, 2011 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
Pyongyang, Dec 19 (IANS) Kim Jong-il, North Korea's top leader who ambitiously pursued a nuclear weapons programme, died Saturday during a train journey "from a great mental and physical ... Read more...
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US in touch with South Korea, Japan over Kim’s death (Lead)
December 19th, 2011 - 1:08 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 19 (IANS) The US is in close touch with South Korea and Japan over the death of North Korea's top leader Kim Jong-il, and remains committed to ... Read more...
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No change in Seoul’s fundamentals over Kim’s death: Moody’s
December 19th, 2011 - 1:01 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, Dec 19 (IANS) South Korea's economic fundamentals would not change with the death of North Korea's top leader Kim Jong-il, a senior official at Moody's said Monday."We will continue ... Read more...
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Kim’s death: US in touch with South Korea
December 19th, 2011 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 19 (IANS) The US was in "close touch" with South Korea and Japan following the death of North Korea's top leader Kim Jong-il, the White House said.
"We ... Read more...
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-il dies on train (Lead, changing dateline)
December 19th, 2011 - 11:16 am ICT by IANS
Pyongyang, Dec 19 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-il died Saturday during a train journey "from a great mental and physical strain". He was 69, the country's official KCNA news ... Read more...
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-il dies
December 19th, 2011 - 10:55 am ICT by IANS
London, Dec 19 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has died, state-run TV announced Monday. He was 69.Kim Jong-il's death was announced in an emotional statement read out on national ... Read more...
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SAFF final: Afghanistan will not be easy meat for India
December 10th, 2011 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) Five times champions India will have to be at their attacking best against a fast-improving Afghanistan in the SAFF Cup football final if they have ... Read more...
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Hillary Clinton arrives in Myanmar for a state visit
December 1st, 2011 - 12:27 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Naypyidaw, Nov 30 (THAINDIAN NEWS) US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton has made a historic visit to the Southeast Asian nation of Myanmar. Clinton said she was in the country to make ... Read more...
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North Korea says its building n-reactor
November 30th, 2011 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
Pyongyang, Nov 30 (IANS) North Korea Wednesday said it was building a nuclear reactor and its production of low enriched uranium was underway.North Korea said that its nuclear activities related ... Read more...
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US defence chief slips, calls India a ‘threat’
November 18th, 2011 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 18 (IANS) In an apparent slip, US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta seemed to bracket China and India as "threats" but the Pentagon quickly moved to correct the ... Read more...
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North Korea to get $100 mn for Russian gas transit
November 17th, 2011 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
Khabarovsk (Russia), Nov 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) North Korea will get $100 million annually if it becomes a transit country for Russian gas supplies to South Korea, an official said Thursday.In ... Read more...
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‘Agni-IV better than Pakistan’s missile, among world’s best’
November 16th, 2011 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) The Agni-IV, India's latest strategic nuclear-capable missile, is among the world's best and better than that of Pakistan's missiles, V.K. Saraswat head of its developer, ... Read more...
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