US warns of more violence over anti-Islam video
September 14th, 2012 - 10:03 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 14 (IANS) With anti-US protests over an anti-Islam video spreading to 11 nations, Washington braced for a growing furore threatening US interests abroad and at home ahead of ... Read more...
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Year 2011 seen as make-or-break year for coalition forces in Afghanistan
January 1st, 2011 - 6:17 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Jan 1(ANI): 2011 will become the make-or-break year for the Afghan mission after ambitious campaigns and a US troop build-up in 2010 failed to yield dramatic results against the Taliban.According ... Read more...
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Obama defends plans to close Guantanamo
September 11th, 2010 - 1:09 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 10 (DPA) US President Barack Obama Friday defended plans to close the notorious Guantanamo Bay prison, saying facilities on US soil were capable of holding the detainees from the ... Read more...
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We are not at war with Islam, says Obama
September 11th, 2010 - 12:10 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 10 (DPA) US President Barack Obama Friday called on Americans to accept all religions, saying the US is not at war with Islam but with those who use the ... Read more...
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China orders boycott of relief agency Oxfam
February 23rd, 2010 - 6:54 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Feb 23(ANI): China has reportedly told school administrators to shun international relief agency Oxfam over the group's alleged political motivations.According to reports, an instruction has been issued to boycott all ... Read more...
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Islamic supremacist group holds its first U.S. conference
July 18th, 2009 - 5:35 pm ICT by ANI
Chicago (US), July 18 (ANI): A group committed to establishing an international Islamic empire and reportedly linked to Al Qaeda is stepping up its Western recruitment efforts by holding its first official ... Read more...
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Oz navy’s recruitment woes after sex-for-cash betting scandal
July 7th, 2009 - 3:26 pm ICT by ANI
Canberra, July 7 (ANI): The spokesperson of the Australian Navy has admitted that the HMAS Success scandal could harm future recruitment efforts of the country's navel forces.Rear Admiral Steven Gilmore - head ... Read more...
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CIA urges judge to keep Bush-era Qaeda papers sealed over fears of Jihadi miuse
June 9th, 2009 - 4:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 9 (ANI): The Obama administration has objected to the release of certain Bush-era documents that detail the videotaped interrogations of al Qaeda detainees at secret prisons, arguing before a federal ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh has 15,000 women Maoists: police chief (Interview)
December 31st, 2008 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Dec 31 (IANS) About 15,000 armed women Maoists operate in Chhattisgarh and they form a significant chunk of the insurgents engaged in a bitter battle with the state machinery, says Director ... Read more...
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