Voting picks up after rocket fire dies down in Afghanistan (Third Lead)
August 20th, 2009 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Aug 20 (DPA) Turnout was low Thursday morning in Afghanistan's presidential and provincial elections as rockets hit southern and northern provinces, but more voters turned out in the afternoon, defying ... Read more...
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Four killed as Taliban seize building in Afghan provincial capital
August 11th, 2009 - 4:40 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul (Afghanistan), Aug. 11 (ANI): Taliban gunmen and suicide bombers seized a five-story building in Pul-e-Alam, the capital of Afghanistan's Logar Province on Monday, after battling Afghan and American forces for ... Read more...
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Sectarian clashes, militant violence kill 43 in Pakistan
July 1st, 2009 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 1 (DPA) Sectarian and militant violence has killed at least 43 people in Pakistan's troubled northwest, officials said Wednesday.
Fighters from warring Shia and Sunni tribes in the country's mountainous ... Read more...
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‘Bugti died of his own rocket fire’
May 3rd, 2009 - 4:44 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, May 3 (ANI): Deceased Baloch nationalist leader Nawab Akbar Bugti's close aide has claimed that Bugti's death was caused by a rocket fired by the nationalist leader himself."When security forces ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka army launches airstrikes: Tamil rebels (Lead)
April 28th, 2009 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, April 28 (DPA) Tamil rebels Tuesday accused Sri Lankan troops of breaking assurances the army would refrain from using heavy weaponry while an estimated 50,000 civilians remain trapped in the last ... Read more...
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Rocket attack on Afghan base visited by German leader
April 6th, 2009 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
Kunduz (Afghanistan), April 6 (DPA) A German military base in Afghanistan came under rocket fire shortly after a visit by German Chancellor Angela Merkel Monday, a government spokesman said in Berlin.
Two ... Read more...
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Israelis think Gaza operation against Hamas ended too early: Survey
March 17th, 2009 - 6:15 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, Mar. 17 (ANI): Two-thirds of Israelis believe that Operation Cast Lead against Hamas terrorists in Gaza finished too early, A latest poll has revealed. According to the Truman-PSR poll, only ... Read more...
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Some Arab countries complicit with Israel: Bin Laden
March 15th, 2009 - 12:32 am ICT by IANS
Cairo, March 14 (Xinhua) Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has accused "some" Arab countries of being "complicit" with Israel on its recent military offensive in the Gaza Strip that killed more ... Read more...
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Israeli Air Force kills senior Islamic jihad commander
March 5th, 2009 - 4:48 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, Mar 5 (ANI): Senior Islamic jihad commander Khaled Shalan was killed on Wednesday night in an Israeli Air Force missile strike on his car in Gaza.Another member of the ... Read more...
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Clinton confirms US commitment to two-state solution
March 3rd, 2009 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, March 3 (DPA) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton confirmed Tuesday her administration's commitment to a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
On her first visit to the region since being appointed ... Read more...
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Hamas calls on Gaza donors to recognise its legitimacy
March 3rd, 2009 - 1:45 am ICT by IANS
Gaza, March 3 (DPA) The Islamic Hamas movement Monday called on the international community to recognise its legitimacy as the ruler of Gaza Strip.
Speaking as international donors began a conference to discuss ... Read more...
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Israel promises strong response to Gaza rocket fire
March 1st, 2009 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem /Gaza, March 1 (DPA) Continued Palestinian rocket fire from the Gaza Strip on southern Israel will be met with "a painful, sharp, strong and uncompromising response", outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Ehud ... Read more...
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”Global jihad could be behind rocket attacks”, claim terror experts
February 23rd, 2009 - 4:20 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, Feb.23 (ANI): Terrorism analysts have claimed that Al-Qaida affiliated global jihadi groups could be playing an important role in the trickle of rocket fire and border attacks directed against Israel ... Read more...
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Israeli air raids hit Gaza tunnels
February 18th, 2009 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv, Feb 18 (DPA) Israeli fighter jets bombed tunnels running to Egypt and a Hamas post early Wednesday in the southern Gaza Strip, apparently in retaliation for a mortar fired overnight ... Read more...
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Israel-Hamas cease-fire pact very soon, says Egypt
February 8th, 2009 - 2:46 pm ICT by ANI
Cairo/Jerusalem, Feb.8 (ANI): The Egyptian Government on Sunday expressed hope that a Gaza truce accord between Israel and the Hamas could be reached "very soon".
Egyptian Foreign Ministry spokesman Hossam Zaki was ... Read more...
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Hamas fires rocket into Israel, damages cars and property
February 8th, 2009 - 2:31 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, Feb.8 (ANI): Palestinian militants have fired a rocket from the Gaza Strip into southern Israel, causing damage but no injuries, a military spokesman says.
The Israeli Defence Force said two cars ... Read more...
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US Mideast envoy to return to region this month
February 4th, 2009 - 2:56 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 4 (DPA) The US' new Middle East envoy George Mitchell met Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Tuesday after returning from his first visit to the region, but won't stay ... Read more...
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Israeli Air Force strikes at Hamas targets in Gaza again
February 2nd, 2009 - 1:40 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, Feb.2 (ANI): The Israeli Air Force struck rocket-launching areas in northern Gaza and a Hamas security building in central Gaza on Sunday night. The targets attacked included six smuggling tunnels ... Read more...
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Israel promises ‘fierce’ response to Gaza rocket fire
February 1st, 2009 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv, Feb 1 (DPA) Caretaker Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert threatened Sunday a "fierce and disproportionate" response to continued rocket fire from the Gaza Strip, saying the "old rules of engagement" ... Read more...
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Israel begins Gaza withdrawal
January 19th, 2009 - 12:59 am ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Jan 18 (Xinhua) The Israeli army Sunday evening began withdrawing its troops from the Gaza Strip, hours after Hamas announced its one-week ceasefire plan. Footage of the Israeli TV Channel 10 ... Read more...
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Egypt summit pledges aid, support to Gaza (Lead)
January 19th, 2009 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS
Sharm al-Sheikh (Egypt), Jan 18 (DPA) World leaders assembled in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm al-Sheikh Sunday called for a durable peace between Israelis and Palestinians and pledged aid and technical ... Read more...
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Israel’s unilateral ceasefire in Gaza goes into effect (Second Lead)
January 18th, 2009 - 8:23 am ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv, Jan 18 (DPA) Israel's unilaterally-declared cessation of hostilities in the Gaza Strip entered into effect at 2 a.m. (0000 GMT) Sunday, in accordance with the announcement by Prime Minister Ehud ... Read more...
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Israel declares ceasefire in Gaza (Lead, Changing dateline)
January 18th, 2009 - 5:25 am ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv, Jan 18 (DPA) Israel will halt its military offensive in the Gaza Strip at 00:00 GMT Sunday (2 a.m. local time), Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced Saturday night.He said however ... Read more...
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Militants attack NATO terminal in Peshawar
January 13th, 2009 - 12:12 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Jan 13 (ANI): A terminal storing NATO supplies in Peshawar came under rocket fire as security forces expanded a military operation to Landikotal tehsil of Khyber Agency.Unidentified assailants fired ... Read more...
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Israel to continue Gaza operation, rejects UNSC ceasefire resolution
January 9th, 2009 - 7:25 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, Jan 9 (ANI): Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Friday that the IDF operation in Gaza would continue despite the UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire. ... Read more...
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UN’s Ban Ki-moon calls for global action on Gaza
January 5th, 2009 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Jan 5 (DPA) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Monday renewed appeals for the international community to act to halt the fighting in the Gaza Strip.His statement comes less than two ... Read more...
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At least 50 killed in Gaza ground operation
January 4th, 2009 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
Gaza, Jan 4 (Xinhua) At least 50 people have been killed since Israel launched its ground operation Saturday evening on the Gaza Strip, officials here said Sunday.Mo'aweya Hassanein, chief of emergency and ... Read more...
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Israeli troops kill 30 Hamas militants, enter Gaza strip
January 4th, 2009 - 12:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 4 (ANI): Israeli ground forces moved across the border into the northern Gaza Strip killing 30 Hamas militants during the operation, after week-long airstrikes claimed more than 450 Palestinian ... Read more...
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Israel ready for ground invasion of Gaza Strip
January 3rd, 2009 - 2:39 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 3 (ANI): The senior leadership in Israel has given the thumbs up for a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip, though the latest developments still dont mean such action ... Read more...
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Hamas targets Israel nuke plant after top commander’’s killing
January 2nd, 2009 - 1:55 pm ICT by ANI
Tel Aviv, Jan. 2 (ANI): Israel has killed a top Hamas commander and members of his family, prompting the Palestine-based militant outfit to redirect its rocket missiles on Israel''s main nuclear ... Read more...
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200 killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza (Second Lead)
December 28th, 2008 - 12:32 am ICT by IANS
Gaza City/Tel Aviv, Dec 27 (DPA) Israel unleashed waves of airstrikes against the Gaza Strip Saturday, targeting Hamas installations and personnel and killing 200 people, in a long-expected retaliation for ongoing rocket ... Read more...
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UN appeals for $462 mn for West Bank, Gaza
November 27th, 2008 - 2:52 am ICT by IANS
Gaza/Jerusalem, Nov 27 (DPA) UN aid agencies asked international donors Wednesday for $462 million to help fund their activities in Gaza and the West Bank in 2009, saying most of the money ... Read more...
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Middle East quartet optimistic about peace talks
September 27th, 2008 - 10:53 am ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 27 (DPA) The Middle East quartet charged with overseeing the Israeli-Palestinian peace process has voiced confidence in the ongoing talks between the two sides towards a final resolution to ... Read more...
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47 killed in Pakistan violence
August 15th, 2008 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
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Islamabad, Aug 15 (DPA) At least 47 people were killed Friday in sectarian violence and clashes between security forces and pro-Taliban militants in Pakistan's restive tribal region bordering Afghanistan, officials said. The ... Read more...
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Russian troops to stay in South Ossetia (Lead)
August 10th, 2008 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
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New York, Aug 10 (DPA) Russia has said its military forces will remain in the Georgian breakaway enclave of South Ossetia to protect ethnic Russians, while the United Nations said fighting has ... Read more...
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