Osama’s killing momentous achievement: Bush
May 2nd, 2011 - 11:38 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 2 (IANS) The killing of Osama bin Laden is a "momentous achievement", said former president George W. Bush, who launched a massive manhunt for the elusive ... Read more...
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Osama bin Laden killed in Pakistan: Obama (Third Lead)
May 2nd, 2011 - 11:18 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 2 (IANS) The world's most wanted terrorist and Al Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden has been killed in Pakistan, US President Barack Obama announced, describing it as ... Read more...
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Statement by former U.S. President Bush on Bin Laden’s death
May 2nd, 2011 - 10:50 am ICT by BNO News
DALLAS (BNO NEWS) -- Former U.S. President George W. Bush on early Monday morning released the following statement on the death of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden."Earlier this evening, President Obama called ... Read more...
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Osama bin Laden killed after 10 year manhunt in Pakistan (Second Lead)
May 2nd, 2011 - 10:47 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 2 (IANS) Nearly 10 years after the traumatic Sep 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Centre in New York and the Pentagon, the world's most wanted ... Read more...
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Cyber attacks on critical global systems rising
April 19th, 2011 - 6:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr. 19 (ANI): Internet-based attacks on critical systems such as gas, power and water have increased around the world, a report suggests.Security firm McAfee surveyed 200 IT executives working for utility ... Read more...
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Bush to go on two-day expedition with wounded US servicemen, servicewomen
April 19th, 2011 - 2:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 18 (ANI): Former US President George W. Bush has said that he would join 14 severely wounded U.S. servicemen and servicewomen for a mountain bike ride through deserts."It's a ... Read more...
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Hillary Clinton praises Al-Jazeera as “real news”
April 18th, 2011 - 5:44 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 17 (ANI): US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has recognised the Al-Jazeera news channel as "real news" in her recent Senate testimony, seven years after the then Defence Secretary ... Read more...
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Regan-era lawyer drafts Obama impeachment over Libya intervention
April 8th, 2011 - 3:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr.8 (ANI): A libertarian constitutional lawyer and Reagan-era Justice Department official Bruce Fein has drafted an article of impeachment against US President Barack Obama stating that he had crossed a ... Read more...
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NASA’s Orion ‘moon’ craft that could put man on asteroid unveiled
March 23rd, 2011 - 11:50 am ICT by ANI
London, Mar 23 (ANI): US aerospace firm Lockheed Martin on Tuesday unveiled a test version of a NASA shuttle that will allow astronauts to fly to and from the International Space ... Read more...
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Iraqi shoe-thrower coming to Delhi to watch play on him
March 7th, 2011 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 7 (IANS) Iraqi journalist Muntazer-al-Zaydi, who threw his shoes at former US president George W. Bush at a press conference in Baghdad in 2008, will be in ... Read more...
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Alleged Texas jihad plot underscores lone wolf terrorist threat inside US
February 26th, 2011 - 4:48 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb.26 (ANI): American counter-terrorism officials seem to be now more concerned about the emergence of a lone wolf scenario - terrorists working to hit prescribed targets in an individual capacity, and ... Read more...
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Saudi ‘jihadist’ accused of plotting to kill Bush had passion for violent video games
February 26th, 2011 - 2:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 26 (ANI): A Saudi national, who was arrested in Texas for allegedly plotting to blow up former President George W Bush's house and other targets in America in the name ... Read more...
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Bush cancels scheduled speech in Denver to avoid being seen together with Assange
February 26th, 2011 - 12:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 26 (ANI): Former US President George W. Bush had cancelled his scheduled speech on Friday after he came to know that the group that invited him, the Young Presidents Organization, ... Read more...
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Saudi ‘jihadist’ arrested for trying to blow up George Bush’s house, other US targets
February 25th, 2011 - 1:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 25 (ANI): A Saudi national has been arrested in Texas for allegedly plotting to blow up former President George W Bush's house and other targets in America in the name ... Read more...
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Zuckerberg dresses up formally for Obama
February 20th, 2011 - 3:03 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 20 (ANI): He is known for wearing a hoodie, T-shirt and jeans around the office, even when presidents swing by. But Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg surprised everyone when he ... Read more...
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Karl Rove urges US Republicans to stop falling into Obama ‘birther’ trap
February 18th, 2011 - 2:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 18(ANI): Karl Rove, former Deputy Chief of Staff to former US President George W. Bush, has urged Republican Party politicians to avoid falling into the "birther" movement trap, and ... Read more...
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Fahrenheit 9/11 ‘most successful US documentary ever’
February 9th, 2011 - 1:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 9 (ANI): Michael Moore's 'Fahrenheit 9/11', a polemical film about the administration of President George W Bush, is the most successful documentary ever at the US box office.The documentary grossed ... Read more...
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Saddam placed $60m bounty on Rumsfeld’s daughters’ heads as revenge for sons’ killings
February 9th, 2011 - 12:42 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 9 (ANI): Former US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has revealed that he had faced an awkward" moment in a 2003 National Security meeting when he was informed that Saddam ... Read more...
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Bush cancels Swiss visit amid threats of protest, arrest
February 7th, 2011 - 12:49 am ICT by BNO News
GENEVA (BNO NEWS) -- Former US president George W. Bush has cancelled a trip to Switzerland because of fears of growing protests, according to reports in the Tribune de Genève newspaper.The Jewish ... Read more...
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Bush drops Switzerland trip amid protests
February 6th, 2011 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 6 (IANS) Former US president George W. Bush has cancelled his trip to Switzerland after human rights activists threatened legal action over allegations that he sanctioned the torture of terrorism ... Read more...
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Bush cancels Swiss visit amid concerns of arrest over torture allegations
February 6th, 2011 - 12:52 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 6 (ANI): Former US President George W Bush has cancelled his visit to Switzerland amid concerns that he could be arrested for allegedly ordering the torture of prisoners.Bush was due ... Read more...
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Japan should develop nuke weapons to defend itself from China, N. Korea: Tokyo Governor
February 5th, 2011 - 2:19 pm ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Feb 5 (ANI): A Japanese governor has said that his country should develop nuclear weapons to safeguard itself from countries like China and North Korea.Seventy-eight-year-old Ishihara, a former actor and ... Read more...
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Barbara Bush Speaks About Same Sex Marriage
February 2nd, 2011 - 8:17 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Feb 2, (THAINDIAN NEWS) 43rd U.S. President George W. Bush's daughter Barbara Bush recently made headlines when she made a video for the Human Rights Campaign, in support of same ... Read more...
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Ex-US envoy to Egypt sent to Cairo to assess Mubarak’s intentions
February 1st, 2011 - 2:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb.1 (ANI): The Obama administration has sent former ambassador to Egypt Frank Wisner to Cairo to meet with President Hosni Mubarak and other senior officials to gauge the latter's intentions amid ... Read more...
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George W. Bush wants to ‘regain anonymity’ and do nothing
January 29th, 2011 - 5:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 29 (ANI): It seems former US President George W. Bush is not in a mood to do anything."I don't want to go out and campaign for candidates. I don't want ... Read more...
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Obama ‘backed out of land promise to Palestinians’
January 25th, 2011 - 2:51 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan.25 (ANI): US President Barack Obama reneged on an important Bush administration pledge to give the Palestinians their "land of promise".Documents leaked by Al-Jazeera TV suggest that Obama retreated from ... Read more...
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Blair expresses regret for Iraq war victims
January 22nd, 2011 - 12:09 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 21 (IANS) Britain's former prime minister Tony Blair Friday expressed his regret for the death of soldiers and civilians in Iraq during the US-led invasion of that country.Blair expressed his ... Read more...
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Dick Cheney Says He Offered To Quit Vice Presidency Thrice
January 18th, 2011 - 7:19 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Jan 18, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Dick Cheney the 46th Vice President of the USA who served during the tenure of former President George W Bush said in an interview given to ... Read more...
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US Republicans disappointed at Palin’s ‘blood libel’ rant over attack on Giffords
January 13th, 2011 - 3:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 13(ANI): Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin missed a prime opportunity to demonstrate that she can play on the presidential stage when she delivered a video statement on the attack ... Read more...
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John Wheeler’s Death Mystery Deepens Despite New Clues
January 5th, 2011 - 8:33 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Jan 5, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The mystery surrounding the unexpected death of former Pentagon official and aide of former US president George W Bush, John P Wheeler III is deepening with ... Read more...
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Charlotte Church berates Tony Blair, George Bush
January 5th, 2011 - 6:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 5 (ANI): Welsh singer Charlotte Church has spoken out her thoughts about Tony Blair, George Bush, the Royal Variety Performance, The X Factor and even about herself.Church, 24, who has ... Read more...
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Expert finds Bush’s memoir faulty over ‘UN resolution’ explanation on Iraq war
December 28th, 2010 - 2:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 28 (ANI): Former US President George W Bush's memoir "Decision Points" might have been straightforward, honest, and fair even while pointing out his own mistakes on big matters, but the ... Read more...
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Former Kiwi PM accused US of ‘bullying’ over Fahrenheit 9/11 film screening
December 24th, 2010 - 6:23 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 24 (ANI): Former New Zealand Helen Clark has alleged that the US Embassy in Wellington used "outright bullying" and "unprofessional" conduct in complaining when the ruling Labour Party held a ... Read more...
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Obama in unchartered waters over 1st execution under his administration
December 24th, 2010 - 5:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 24 (ANI): The US Justice Department is reportedly preparing for the first execution under President Barack Obama.On Wednesday, the Bureau of Prisons gave notice to a federal judge that ... Read more...
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CBS News airs fake cover of Bush’s memoir
December 23rd, 2010 - 6:18 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 23 (ANI): CBS News is said to have aired a fake cover of former President George W. Bush's memoir after a staff mistook it for the real deal after it ... Read more...
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