Homeland Security’s all-in-one app for bomb threat
July 2nd, 2012 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 2 (IANS) In the first chaotic moments after suspicion of a bomb threat, first responders have a myriad of questions, assessments, and decisions to make, all at once, ... Read more...
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Peace plan not implemented in Syria: Annan
June 8th, 2012 - 9:00 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, June 8 (IANS) Kofi Annan, the UN-Arab League joint special envoy for Syria, has said that his six-point peace plan to end the Middle East country's 16-month ... Read more...
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Strengthen ceasefire in Syria: Annan
April 23rd, 2012 - 12:19 am ICT by IANS
Geneva, April 22 (IANS) UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan Sunday urged all parities in Syria, especially the government, to work with UN monitors to consolidate the fragile ceasefire in the ... Read more...
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Ban Ki-moon welcomes resolution to send observers to Syria (Lead)
April 15th, 2012 - 6:05 am ICT by IANS
Geneva, April 15 (IANS) The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the adoption of Security Council Resolution 2042 to authorise the dispatch of the advance team of UN observers to ... Read more...
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Israel rebuffs Obama’s 1967 borders call
May 20th, 2011 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected US President Barack Obama's call for Israel's 1967 borders to be taken as the starting point for ... Read more...
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Gaddafi’s “eyes and ears” air force no longer exists as a fighting force: RAF commander
March 24th, 2011 - 1:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 24(ANI): The United States-led military campaign has wiped out Libyan dictator Muammar al-Gaddafi's air force, RAF Air Vice-Marshal Greg Bagwell, who commands the United Kingdom's air operations, has said.Speaking at ... Read more...
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Pakistan’s AirBlue starts Peshawar-Abu Dhabi flight
December 28th, 2010 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Dec 27 (IANS/WAM) AirBlue, Pakistan's largest privately-operated airline, has launched its new service from Abu Dhabi to Peshawar, an official said. The launch of the link will bring the carrier's ... Read more...
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US diplomat urges NATO to partition Afghanistan or loose control
September 13th, 2010 - 6:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 13 (ANI): A senior former American national security adviser, Robert Blackwill, has warned that the Taliban are "winning" and the foreign forces are "losing" in Afghanistan and added that ... Read more...
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Taliban denies reports on talks with Afghan Government
May 22nd, 2010 - 6:06 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, May 22 (ANI): The Taliban has rejected media reports that said the militant outfit held talks with the Afghanistan Government in the Maldives.In a statement sent by e-mail on Friday, ... Read more...
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Taliban in secret unofficial talks over Afghanistan in Maldives?
May 21st, 2010 - 5:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 21(ANI): The Taliban is reportedly holding secret unofficial talks over Afghanistan at an undisclosed location in the Maldives.It is not clear whom the Taliban are talking to, but ... Read more...
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British troops to be shifted from Helmand under McChrystal’s new plan
March 28th, 2010 - 12:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar. 28 (ANI): Under a new plan being drawn up by NATO commander in Afghanistan General Stanley McChrystal, British troops would be withdrawn from Helmand province and be replaced by ... Read more...
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Caribbean at risk of more large quakes like Haiti mega tremblor
January 18th, 2010 - 2:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, January 18 (ANI): Earthquake experts have warned that the devastating quake that struck Haiti on January 12 could be the first of several in the region, which means the region is ... Read more...
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Majority of Israelis favour freeing militants in return for Shalit
December 26th, 2009 - 1:21 am ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv, Dec 25 (DPA) An overwhelming majority of Israelis support releasing and deporting hundreds of jailed "heavyweight" Palestinian militants in exchange for an Israeli soldier held in the Gaza Strip for ... Read more...
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‘Concerned’ India wants US to stay in Afghanistan till peace, stability returns
December 6th, 2009 - 6:22 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec.6 (ANI): Expressing concern over President Obama's plan to start pulling American troops out of Afghanistan by mid-2011, top government sources here have said that America must not vacate ... Read more...
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Obama sending 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan (Second Lead)
December 2nd, 2009 - 11:32 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 2 (DPA) US President Barack Obama has made the long-awaited announcement that he is deploying 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan while pledging to begin withdrawals in 18 months, hoping ... Read more...
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80 percent of Aussies threatened by rising sea levels
October 28th, 2009 - 2:52 pm ICT by ANI
London, October 28 (ANI): A new report has said that Australians may have to leave coastal areas as rising sea levels threaten homes, with the situation seeming more worrisome as 80 percent ... Read more...
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Three towns in Pakistan’s northwest cleared of Taliban: Minister
June 5th, 2009 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 5 (IANS) Three towns in Pakistan's restive northwest have been cleared of the Taliban, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said Friday as the military operations against the militants entered their ... Read more...
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‘Pak Army decisively turned the tide against Taliban in Swat’
June 5th, 2009 - 1:36 pm ICT by ANI
Rawalpindi, June 5 (ANI): Pakistan's Army Chief General Ashfaq Kayani has said that the military had "decisively turned the tide" against the Taliban in Swat and adjoining districts."The tide in ... Read more...
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Pak Army to stay in Swat to hunt down high value targets
June 5th, 2009 - 12:59 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, June 5 (ANI): The Pakistan Army will stay on in Swat to hunt down high value targets and clear the remaining hideouts and sanctuaries of terrorists in the valley.Army Chief General ... Read more...
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Last Israeli troops leave Gaza Strip
January 21st, 2009 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv, Jan 21 (DPA) Israel pulled the last of its soldiers out the Gaza Strip Wednesday morning, over two and a half weeks after they were sent in as part of ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka ‘concerned’ over UN statement on attacks
June 12th, 2008 - 12:21 am ICT by IANS
Colombo, June 11 (IANS) Sri Lanka Wednesday "called in" the acting UN resident coordinator here to the Foreign Office and "expressed serious concerns" over a recent statement of UN Under-Secretary General for ... Read more...
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Benazir carried nuclear secrets in overcoat to North Korea: book
May 13th, 2008 - 6:01 pm ICT by admin
By Manish Chand
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Benazir Bhutto, then prime minister of Pakistan, carried critical nuclear data on CDs in her overcoat to Pyongyang in 1993 and brought back North Korea's ... Read more...
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Israel stages largest civil defence drill
April 8th, 2008 - 3:10 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Tel Aviv, April 8 (DPA) Sirens wailed throughout Israel Tuesday morning, as the country carried out its largest civil defence drill meant to simulate responses to war and other emergency situations like ... Read more...
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Israel begins largest home-front emergency drill
April 6th, 2008 - 5:29 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Tel Aviv, April 6 (DPA) Israel began its largest home-front emergency drill Sunday, meant to simulate responses to war and other emergency situations, such as a large-scale terrorist attack. The five-day drill, ... Read more...
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