Israel closely monitoring Syrian violence
July 19th, 2012 - 1:24 am ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, July 18 (IANS) Israeli leadership is "vigilantly" monitoring the chaotic violence in Syria which surged Wednesday with the killing of its defense minister in Damascus, Xinhua reported.According to an ... Read more...
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Rail budget directionless, anti-people: BJP
March 14th, 2012 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The railway budget was directionless, anti-people and lacked effective measures to step up security, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said Wednesday."It is a directionless ... Read more...
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Israel embassy security beefed up
February 15th, 2012 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) Security of the Israel embassy and its employees was beefed up Wednesday, two days after a bomb blast gutted an embassy car, police said Wednesday.Dharmendra ... Read more...
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US Army declares Wikileaks suspect Manning mentally fit to stand trial
April 30th, 2011 - 2:02 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 30 (ANI): The US Army has declared that Bradley Manning, the prime suspect in the leaking of classified US documents to the WikiLeaks whistleblowing website, is mentally competent to stand ... Read more...
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Court issues notice to Pak Govt on application against ’special facilities in jail’ for Davis
March 1st, 2011 - 11:55 am ICT by ANI
Lahore, Mar 1(ANI): The Lahore High Court has issued a notice to the Pakistan Government on an application challenging the facilities being given to double murder-accused CIA contractor Raymond Davis in prison. ... Read more...
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US Embassy denies reports about Davis’ rude behaviour, special treatment in jail
February 16th, 2011 - 2:29 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Feb 16(ANI): The US Consul General in Lahorehas dismissed media reports that double-murder accused US diplomat Raymond Davis and the US officials who visited him in Lahore's Kot Lakhpat Jail had ... Read more...
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Statue of Liberty to be closed for security upgrade
August 10th, 2010 - 2:17 am ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 10 (IANS) The Statue of Liberty in New York harbour will be closed next year to upgrade its security facility, reports said Monday.
The statue is scheduled to close in ... Read more...
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Russia unaware of Israeli PM’s ’secret’ visit
September 10th, 2009 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 10 (RIA Novosti) Russia's foreign ministry Thursday said it has no official information on an alleged unannounced visit to Moscow by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier this week.
Israeli ... Read more...
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Nineteen killed in Mexico prison riot
August 16th, 2009 - 4:45 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Aug 16 (DPA) At least 19 prisoners were killed and another 20 wounded during a four-hour prison riot in the northern Mexican state of Durango, officials said Saturday.
The fighting started ... Read more...
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