A dinner to remember in Pakistan (Islamabad diary)
September 8th, 2012 - 12:41 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 8 (IANS) The dinner reception hosted by Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan Sharat Sabharwal Friday night could easily be termed as a high point in the thaw between ... Read more...
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Police : Vt. Farmer crushed cops cars with tractors
August 3rd, 2012 - 7:55 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Newport, Aug 3 (THAINDIAN NEWS) An incident occurred recently at Newport on 2nd August that astonished not only the sheriffs but the residents as well. A 34 year old farmer, Roger Pion ... Read more...
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Kidnapped Briton released in Sudan
May 31st, 2012 - 7:30 am ICT by IANS
Khartoum, May 30 (IANS) A British humanitarian worker kidnapped in Sudan about three months ago has been released, the UN African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) said.UNAMID chief Ibrahim Gambari ... Read more...
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Indian embassy in Washington resumes work after bomb threat (Lead)
April 11th, 2012 - 10:55 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 11 (IANS) The Indian embassy in Washington has resumed its normal work after a search of its facilities by local security authorities following an anonymous bomb threat turned ... Read more...
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Maoists kill 12 CRPF troopers in landmine blast (Fourth Lead)
March 27th, 2012 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
Gadchiroli (Maharashtra), March 27 (IANS) After a lull of over three years, Maoists struck again Tuesday killing 12 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers and injuring 28 others in a ... Read more...
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Maoists kill 11 CRPF troopers in landmine blast (Third Lead)
March 27th, 2012 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
Gadchiroli (Maharashtra), March 27 (IANS) After a lull of over three years, Maoists struck again Tuesday killing 11 CRPF troopers and injuring 29 others in a remote-triggered landmine blast in ... Read more...
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Hezbollah link to Israeli car blast?
February 13th, 2012 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Tel Aviv, Feb 13 (IANS) Even as India launched a probe into a blast in a car belonging to the Israeli embassy here, media reports in Israel speculated that ... Read more...
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Explosives from Britain found at Bahrain airport
December 8th, 2011 - 5:13 am ICT by IANS
Manama, Dec 8 (IANS) A package that came from Britain and contained explosives has been detected at the Bahrain International Airport, Xinhua reported.Bahraini security authorities announced Wednesday evening that they ... Read more...
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Indonesian police release 12 alleged separatists
November 26th, 2011 - 8:28 pm ICT by BNO News
JAKARTA (BNO NEWS) -- Indonesian police have been forced to release twelve alleged separatist rebels just a day after announcing they had made a major breakthrough in the war against the Free ... Read more...
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F-16 jets shadow Denver plane which had a ‘Kissing Couple’ onboard
September 13th, 2011 - 8:13 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Sept 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Two F-16 fighter jets shadowed a commercial flight after they received report that two passengers have locked themselves for “an extraordinarily long time” in the lavatory. It ... Read more...
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IIT-Madras student found dead in hostel room
September 1st, 2011 - 12:16 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 31 (IANS) A 36-year-old M.Tech student at the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) was found dead in his hostel room Wednesday. Police suspect the death was sucicide.B. Gowrisankar, ... Read more...
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Abandoned ship M.T. Pavit’s sea journey being ‘re-created’
August 5th, 2011 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 5 (IANS) Taking a serious view of the grounding of the abandoned tanker M.T. Pavit at Versova Beach (north-west Mumbai), the Indian maritime authorities have begun a 're-creation' ... Read more...
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Three Bahraini women detained for ruckus in UN office
June 16th, 2011 - 3:33 am ICT by IANS
Manama, June 16 (IANS) Three Bahraini women, who entered the UN office and refused to leave, were detained by police here Wednesday, Xinhua reported.The women identified as - Zainab Al ... Read more...
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Several suspects arrested over Saleh assassination bid
June 14th, 2011 - 2:54 am ICT by IANS
Sana'a, June 14 (IANS) Security authorities in Yemen have arrested several people as suspects in connection with June 3 assassination bid against President Ali Abdullah Saleh, the ruling party's media ... Read more...
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Senior Al Qaeda member surrenders to Saudi authorities
May 5th, 2011 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A senior Al Qaeda member Khaled al-Atifi al-Qahtani has given himself up to the authorities in his homeland Saudi Arabia, the country's SPA news agency ... Read more...
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Nepal Maoists resume opposition to Indian investment in hydropower
April 14th, 2011 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, April 14 (IANS) Nepal's ruling Maoist party has resumed its opposition to Indian investment in the republic's thorny hydropower sector, saying they went against the country's national interests.The Maoists, ... Read more...
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Yemen seals Al Jazeera TV office in Sana’a
April 10th, 2011 - 5:22 am ICT by IANS
Sana'a, April 10 (IANS) Security authorities of Yemen closed the office of Doha-based Al Jazeera satellite TV Channel in Sana'a and revoked its permit for supporting sabotage in the country, ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh lauds security agencies, cautions against terror threats
March 30th, 2011 - 2:20 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 30 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, today urged police and security authorities to improve their professional standards and build more appropriate and better infrastructure to handle ... Read more...
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‘Panic button’ to erase mobile details in offing
March 28th, 2011 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 28 (IANS) A "panic button" that erases mobile phone address books and sends emergency alerts is being developed in the US, which would be of help to ... Read more...
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Iran cracks down on web dissident technology
March 20th, 2011 - 1:43 pm ICT by ANI
Tehran, Mar 20 (ANI): Iranian security authorities have blocked US government-backed technology to impose a new crackdown on dissidents online and stop them speaking out safely.The Telegraph quoted Internet freedom ... Read more...
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Yemen beefs up security to enforce emergency rule (Lead)
March 20th, 2011 - 8:15 am ICT by IANS
Sana'a, March 20 (IANS) Additional troops were deployed in in the Yemeni capital and other major cities Saturday to enforce a state of emergency following worsening clashes with the protesters. ... Read more...
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Yemeni minister resigns over killing of protesters
March 20th, 2011 - 7:34 am ICT by IANS
Sana'a, March 20 (IANS) Yemen's Human Rights Minister Huda Al-ban resigned Saturday in protest against the shooting deaths of protesters in the Yemini capital, Xinhua reported.She presented her resignation to ... Read more...
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Yemen reinforces security as toll rises to 51
March 20th, 2011 - 4:56 am ICT by IANS
Sana'a, March 20 (IANS) Additional troops were deployed in the Yemeni capital and other major cities Saturday to effectively enforce a state of emergency after more than 50 people have ... Read more...
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Iranian lawyer says he’s been tortured in prison
March 2nd, 2011 - 12:34 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, March 2 (IANS/AKI) The jailed lawyer for an Iranian mother of two who was condemned to death by stoning claims he has been tortured in prison.
Javid Houtan ... Read more...
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Arrest warrant issued against Musharraf (Second Lead)
February 12th, 2011 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 12 (IANS) A Pakistani court has ordered arrest of former president Pervez Musharraf and directed him to appear before it Feb 19 on the charge that, though he knew ... Read more...
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Football matches postponed in Egypt for security reasons
January 29th, 2011 - 11:58 am ICT by IANS
Cairo, Jan 29 (IANS/AKI) Egypt's Football Association has postponed all football matches scheduled for Saturday citing security reasons related to the ongoing wave of anti-government protests that have shaken the country since ... Read more...
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Plot to kill PPP, MQM, ANP leaders in Karachi foiled, masterminds arrested: Malik
January 26th, 2011 - 1:17 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan 26(ANI): A conspiracy to eliminate the MQM, PPP and ANP leaderships as well as journalists in Karachi has been foiled and the masterminds behind it have been captured, Interior Minister ... Read more...
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Thousands offer Friday prayers at site of demolished mosque (Lead)
January 14th, 2011 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) Thousands of Muslims offered Friday prayers at the site of a mosque in south Delhi that was demolished by the authorities for being built on public land, ... Read more...
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NATO tanker destroyed in bomb explosion in Khyber, supply suspended
January 3rd, 2011 - 5:35 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Jan 3(ANI): A NATO oil tanker was destroyed completely in a bomb explosion in Pakistan's Khyber Agency, however, no casualties have been reported.According to security authorities, the oil tanker was heading ... Read more...
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Diplomat pat down: Punjab minister urges PM to act
December 25th, 2010 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 25 (IANS) Almost two weeks after senior Sikh diplomat Hardeep Puri was asked to remove his turban at a US airport for a security check, a Punjab minister Saturday ... Read more...
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Cleveland’s Hopkins International Airport Officials Find Ammunition In Don King’s Luggage
December 14th, 2010 - 9:46 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Dec 14, (THAINDIAN NEWS) American boxing promoter Donald "Don" King preferably known as Don King was caught with ammunition after the airport security officials checked his carry-on luggage on Monday. ... Read more...
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Al Jazeera reporter denied access to G-20 Seoul summit venue
November 12th, 2010 - 7:28 pm ICT by BNO News
SEOUL (BNO NEWS) -- A Syrian-born reporter from Al Jazeera Arabic-language news network on Friday said he was denied entry to the venue of the G-20 summit in Seoul and claimed the ... Read more...
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Peaceniks welcome end to Attari border ‘confrontation’
November 5th, 2010 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 5 (IANS) On the eve of US President Barack Obama's visit to Asia starting Saturday, Indian and Pakistani peace activists Friday welcomed the end of the face-to-face show of ... Read more...
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British Government to track every mail and website visit
October 21st, 2010 - 9:40 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Oct 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Citizens in Britain are bracing themselves up for a possible “Big Brother” peep on their calls, email and even the website they visit.The new coalition government in ... Read more...
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Yemen puts $100,000 reward for eight Al Qaida men
October 17th, 2010 - 8:32 am ICT by IANS
Sanaa, Oct 17 (IANS) Yemen's interior ministry has offered a reward of $100,000 for providing information about eight militants linked to Al Qaida, state media reported.According to official Saba news agency, the ... Read more...
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