22 journalists killed in four years in Balochistan
July 9th, 2012 - 12:31 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 9 (IANS) As many as 22 journalists have been killed in Pakistan's Balochistan province in the last four years, a media report said Monday.Participants at a workshop on ... Read more...
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ATM bombings continue unabated in South Africa
June 6th, 2012 - 9:11 am ICT by IANS
Cape Town, June 6 (IANS) Attacks on Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) have gone up rapidly in South Africa this year, with 18 cash machines being blown up in a single ... Read more...
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US, China urged to help solve Sudan conflict
May 3rd, 2012 - 1:18 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 2 (IANS) A coalition of Arab and African civil society organisations have urged China and the US to help solve the conflict between Sudan and South Sudan. The ... Read more...
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ATM attacks on the rise in South Africa
February 5th, 2012 - 11:00 am ICT by IANS
Cape Town, Feb 5 (IANS) Attacks on Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) have increased rapidly in South Africa over the past one year partly due to poor policing, a report said.A ... Read more...
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Pakistan has made no attempt to shut down LeT: US Congressman
November 4th, 2011 - 11:14 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 4 (IANS) Accusing Pakistan of abetting terrorist groups like the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), responsible for the November 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, a key lawmaker wants the Obama administration to ... Read more...
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India-EU should expand trade, security ties: Experts
September 29th, 2011 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) Recognising each other as important poles in the present multi-polar world, India and European Union (EU) should seek to expand their trade and security relations ... Read more...
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Canadian Tamil Congress sues global terror expert
July 13th, 2011 - 10:19 am ICT by IANS
Toronto, July 13 (IANS) The Canadian Tamil Congress (CTC), which claims to represent over 300,000 Tamils of Sri Lankan origin in Canada, has filed a defamation lawsuit against Sri Lankan-born ... Read more...
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Kenya affected by Somalian piracy, wants Indian cooperation
May 13th, 2011 - 10:47 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Kenya, which is suffering due to piracy emanating in Somalia with which it shares a 680-km long, porous border in east Africa, is keen on ... Read more...
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Over three in ten UK varsities are training Islamic terrorists?
December 19th, 2010 - 12:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec. 19 (ANI): Chiefs of the British intelligence service M15 have already warned 39 universities in the country that they have a serious problem with Islamic 'violent extremism".They have expressed alarm ... Read more...
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Bill Richardson invited to North Korea amid tensions in peninsula
December 11th, 2010 - 4:52 pm ICT by ANI
Pyongyang, Dec 11 (ANI): Bill Richardson, a former US ambassador to the UN, would reportedly visit North Korea next week on the invitation of one of the country's top nuclear negotiators.Mexico ... Read more...
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About a billion dollars worth of US aid diverted to Taliban coffers
October 28th, 2010 - 4:23 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct. 28 (ANI): About one billion dollars worth of U.S. aid has wound up in the hands of the Taliban and other insurgency groups, war analysts and government auditors say. ... Read more...
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India third most powerful nation: US report
September 21st, 2010 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Sep 21 (IANS) India is listed as the third most powerful country in the world after the US and China and the fourth most powerful bloc after the US, ... Read more...
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ICSS, Israel college sign first Indo-Israeli security training pact
August 19th, 2010 - 2:17 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug. 19 (ANI-Business Wire India): In a landmark development to enable the youth of India gain leadership positions in the fast growing private security industry and to bring best practices ... Read more...
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‘First Lady of Qaeda’s’ arrest highlights rising role of women in terror
July 2nd, 2010 - 5:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 2 (ANI): The arrest of the 'First Lady of Al Qaeda,' Heila al-Qusayyer, has rung the alarm bells for the Saudi authorities, who have continued to turn a blind eye ... Read more...
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Fear that World Cup fans may be targets for criminals, terrorists
June 11th, 2010 - 3:19 pm ICT by ANI
Johannesburg, June 11 (ANI): There are concerns that fans and members of the 32 national teams competing in this year's FIFA World Cup may be targets for criminals and terrorists.The North ... Read more...
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Security experts’ six tips to ensure safe visit to South Africa World Cup
June 10th, 2010 - 6:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 10 (ANI): Security expert Johan Burger has offered six safety tips for World Cup tourists to prevent pick pocketing, robberies, and muggings following the armed robbery of a group of ... Read more...
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Imperative to restructure institutions of global governance: Ansari
June 7th, 2010 - 11:33 pm ICT by ANI
Prague (Chezch Republic), June 7 (ANI): Vice-President Hamid Ansari on Monday said it is imperative to restructure institutions of global governance in view of the interlinked, economic and financial, security, and environmental ... Read more...
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Four pacts to be signed during Ansari’s visit to Czech Republic, Croatia
June 5th, 2010 - 10:45 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 5 (ANI): Vice President Hamid Ansari will undertake a State visit to the Czech Republic and the Republic of Croatia between June 6 to 11.Three agreements related to Economic ... Read more...
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World Cup travelers to crime-hit South Africa spending 4000 rands/day on bodyguards
June 5th, 2010 - 5:29 pm ICT by ANI
Johannesburg, June 5(ANI): Spooked by South Africa's crime rate, tourists and foreign businessmen visiting the country ahead of the football World Cup are spending 2000 to 4000 rands a day on bodyguards.According ... Read more...
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Saeed-Pak establishment nexus clear from new ‘water-war’ anti-India campaign
May 28th, 2010 - 12:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 28 (ANI): Despite its public stance of wanting a truce with long-time 'rival' neighbour, experts have pointed out that the Pakistan government has devised a new strategy to continue its ... Read more...
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`India’s identification with US has clear limits,’ says expert
March 10th, 2010 - 5:15 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar.10 (ANI): India's identification with the United States has clear limits and it will resist any notion that it can be used as an instrument of US policy or ... Read more...
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‘Pak must guarantee elimination of extremists on its soil for possible N-deal with US’
February 11th, 2010 - 2:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb.11 (ANI): Pakistan has been pushing the United States to enter into a civil nuclear deal with it, similar to India, however, an American expert believes that unless Islamabad takes on ... Read more...
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Pakistan entering dangerous phase of militancy: Experts
January 11th, 2010 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 11 (IANS) Pakistan is entering a dangerous phase of militancy as the spate of terrorism and violence in the year gone by suggests, security experts said Monday.
A new ... Read more...
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Israel Defence Force chief to visit Delhi
December 7th, 2009 - 2:00 pm ICT by ANI
Tel Aviv (Israel), Dec.7 (ANI): Israel Defence Force (IDF) Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi embarked on five-day visit to the Far East on Sunday. He will touch down in New Delhi, ... Read more...
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Mirwaiz goes to London to attend Kashmir conference
October 23rd, 2009 - 12:43 am ICT by IANS
Srinagar/New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Thursday left for London enroute New Delhi to take part in two separate conferences on the Kashmir issue, a Hurriyat spokesman ... Read more...
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LeT, JeM ,Taliban troika posing existential threat to Pak
October 16th, 2009 - 3:03 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Oct.16 (ANI): Thursday's blatant spree of terror attacks in Lahore has made it clear that the terror groups such as the Taliban, Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), which ... Read more...
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India,EU must increase interdependence level for the greater good: Preneet Kaur
October 9th, 2009 - 8:35 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct.9 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs Preneet Kaur on Friday urged participants attending the first track II level dialogue between the European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS) ... Read more...
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Pak emerging as wild card in predictions on Afghanistan: NYT
September 8th, 2009 - 2:57 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep.8 (ANI): Pakistan remains the wild card that complicates all predictions on Afghanistan, an analysis in the New York Times has opined.Proponents of the increased American force in Afghanistan say ... Read more...
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US will now be seeking ‘quid pro quo’ from Pak after killing Mehsud
August 8th, 2009 - 12:49 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Aug 8 (ANI): After the killing of dreaded militant commander Baitullah Mehud, the US may now seek to get more cooperation from the Pakistan Government in hunting down Taliban leaders ... Read more...
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End of drone strikes in Pak highly unlikely in near future: Report
May 7th, 2009 - 3:00 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, May 7 (ANI): While Pakistan has been continuously objecting to the US led drone targeting of the extremists in the lawless tribal areas along the Afghan border, it is highly ... Read more...
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Pakistan on verge of falling into hands of Taliban as insurgents arrive on Islamabad’s doorstep
April 20th, 2009 - 1:52 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Apr.20 (ANI): With the Taliban establishing total control over the Swat Valley following inking a deal with the government to implement Islamic law in the whole region, fears have heightened ... Read more...
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Attack exposes a vulnerable Pakistan: Experts
March 8th, 2009 - 2:55 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar.8 (ANI): Last Tuesdays terrorist attack on the visiting cricket team from Sri Lanka is forcing Pakistan to look inward, making it more difficult to blame the U.S., India or ... Read more...
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Mumbai attacks show Pakistan has lost control of jihadists: US expert
March 7th, 2009 - 12:58 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, March 7 (IANS) The November attack on Mumbai by Pakistan-based terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) has underlined that Islamabad has lost control of its jihadists, a leading US security analyst ... Read more...
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Pak Govt., armys concerted efforts needed to regain Swat: Experts
January 31st, 2009 - 2:31 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan 31 (ANI): The civilian and military leadership should make concerted efforts to regain control of the Swat Valley from militants, various defence experts have said.Most participants at a discussion ... Read more...
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US may change China policy again, says former NSA Mishra
November 25th, 2008 - 7:55 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov.25 (ANI): United States foreign policy would continue to be guided by its national interest as it had been since the World War II, feels Brajesh Mishra, National Security ... Read more...
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