Soccer coach Eriksson ‘duped into managing football minnows
April 19th, 2011 - 5:37 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr. 19 (ANI): Money-obsessed football chief Sven-Goran Eriksson lost his Midas touch when he was conned by convicted fraudster Russell King, 52, into believing that King had links to the fabulously ... Read more...
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Gaddafi could use biological, chemical weapons on his own people: Western experts
March 2nd, 2011 - 9:42 am ICT by ANI
London, Mar. 2 (ANI): A growing number of Western military and intelligence experts fear that Libyan dictator Colonel Muammar Gaddafi could use biological and chemical weapons on his own people to end ... Read more...
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Oz Resource Minister urges govt. to sell uranium to India as ’special case’
February 16th, 2011 - 11:59 am ICT by ANI
Canberra, Feb 16 (ANI): Australian Resource Minister Martin Ferguson has said that the Labor party needs to allow 'flexibility and discretion' to its current uranium sales policy, so that the metallic chemical ... Read more...
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Five North Korean defectors ’shot dead’
January 12th, 2011 - 1:11 pm ICT by ANI
Shanghai, Jan.12 (ANI): Five North Koreans trying to escape from the rogue state have reportedly been shot dead while trying to cross into China. The Telegraph quoted a local newspaper report as ... Read more...
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Mohan Bhagwat slams central government
January 3rd, 2011 - 1:58 pm ICT by ANI
Pune, Jan 3 (ANI): Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat has slammed the Congress led central government for allegedly linking it and other Hindu groups with rising extremism in the country.Addressing ... Read more...
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Pakistan - a rogue state with a rogue army (Comment)
December 4th, 2010 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
By Amulya Ganguli
Perhaps the most disturbing piece of information available from the latest Wikileaks disclosures is the United States' realisation about the durability of the links between the Pakistan Army and terrorists. ... Read more...
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Pak’s double game on Afghanistan could backfire on it: Experts
October 22nd, 2010 - 5:19 pm ICT by ANI
Toronto, Oct. 22 (ANI): Even as Washington ratchets up pressure on Pakistan to play a positive role in any future peace negotiations, experts are wary of Pakistan playing a double game, ... Read more...
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Power struggle between reformists, hardliners raging in North Korea over succession?
September 25th, 2010 - 3:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 25 (ANI): A fierce battle is being reportedly waged in North Korea between Chang Song-taek, the rogue state's second-in-command, and a group of senior reform-minded officials, as Kim Jong-il prepares ... Read more...
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Engaging ‘rogue’ state Pak better bet to prevent proliferation, nuke theft by terrorists: US
April 9th, 2010 - 5:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr.9 (ANI): The United States' latest nuclear policy review document, dubbed as the Nuclear Posture Review (NPR), highlights that the Obama Administration wants to keep Pakistan on its side in order ... Read more...
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`I’m not taking North Korea to World Cup, says Sven-Goran Eriksson
October 15th, 2009 - 1:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct.15 (ANI): Former England football manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has denied that he is planning to lead North Korea into the 2010 World Cup finals.Sky Sports quoted the current Notts County football ... Read more...
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North Korea helping Myanmar build nuclear reactor: Report
August 2nd, 2009 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Aug 2 (IANS) Myanmar is building a secret nuclear reactor and plutonium extraction facilities with North Korean help, with the aim of acquiring its first nuclear bomb in five years, a ... Read more...
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North Korea sentences two US journalists to 12 years in prison
June 8th, 2009 - 1:23 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 8 (ANI): North Korea has sentenced two US journalists to 12 years hard labour in prison for "hostile acts" against the rogue state.Euna Lee and Laura Ling were captured ... Read more...
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UK’s RAF hunting down N. Korean nukes
May 30th, 2009 - 1:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 30 (ANI): Britain has reportedly sent out a military plane equipped with a "nuke sniffer" to find out the power of the bomb tested by North Korea.According to The ... Read more...
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CENTCOM Advisor gives Pakistan six months before it collapses
March 23rd, 2009 - 12:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar.23 (ANI): While the political leadership in Pakistan is making an effort to reconcile and stabilise the country, the United States still feels that danger looms large over the country ... Read more...
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Charleworth defends Australia’s decision not to tour Pakistan
March 9th, 2009 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, March 9 (IANS) Hockey legend Ric Charlesworth says the attack in Lahore has vindicated Australian hockey's decision not to tour Pakistan for most of the past decade.
Charlesworth also said that ... Read more...
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Iran ready to talk with America: Ahmadinejad
February 10th, 2009 - 5:36 pm ICT by ANI
Tehran, Feb.10 (ANI): Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said that his government is ready to hold talks with the Barack Obama administration, but added that they must be based on mutual ... Read more...
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Obama says he is ready to sit across the table with the Iranians
February 10th, 2009 - 2:48 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb.10 (ANI): The United States, President barrack Obama has said is ready to explore every opportunity to engage with the Iranian leadership, and not see it as a rogue state ... Read more...
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Bush urges North Korea to keep nuclear pledges
August 6th, 2008 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Seoul, Aug 6 (DPA) US President George W. Bush Wednesday said that despite North Korea having made progress in dismantling its nuclear programme, it still must meet many more obligations in order ... Read more...
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Medvedev criticises US unilateral missile shield plans
May 23rd, 2008 - 1:14 am ICT by admin
DPA
Moscow, May 22 (DPA) Russia's new President Dmitry Medvedev said a proposed US missile defence shield should be a collective initiative, reaffirming Moscow's opposition to Washington's unilateral plans to base the shield ... Read more...
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Brit MPs allow use of human-animal embryos for scientific research
May 20th, 2008 - 2:54 pm ICT by admin
London, May 20 (ANI): British MPs have voted to allow the creation of hybrid embryos, which have a combination of human and animal DNA, as well as "saviour siblings" to save ... Read more...
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