Politicians take backseat as US remembers 9/11 victims (Lead)
September 12th, 2012 - 1:25 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 11 (IANS) Eleven years after terrorist attacks destroyed New York World Trade Centre's twin towers, thousands gathered Tuesday at ground sero and elsewhere to remember nearly 3,000 ... Read more...
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‘Lack of political will making India terror target’
December 13th, 2011 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 13 (IANS) India continues to be a terror target because there is a lack of political will to take and execute firm decisions, an apolitical organisation dealing with ... Read more...
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Insurgents kill NATO soldier in southern Afghanistan
November 10th, 2011 - 12:23 am ICT by BNO News
KABUL (BNO NEWS) -- A coalition service member was killed on Wednesday when he was attacked by insurgents in southern Afghanistan, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said.ISAF said one of ... Read more...
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British, Estonian troops killed in southern Afghanistan
October 16th, 2011 - 7:14 pm ICT by BNO News
KABUL (BNO NEWS) -- Two British and Estonian soldiers serving with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) were killed on Saturday as a result of two separate insurgent attacks in southern ... Read more...
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Fighter jets intercept Detroit-bound plane after passengers ‘make out’ in bathroom
September 12th, 2011 - 2:25 pm ICT by BNO News
DETROIT (BNO NEWS) -- Two fighter jets intercepted a Detroit-bound passenger plane on Sunday after two or three passengers were observed behaving suspiciously, officials said. It is believed some sort of sexual ... Read more...
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Russia, NATO fighters to hold first anti-terror drill
June 1st, 2011 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The first ever joint exercise between Russia and NATO fighter aircraft will take place June 6-10, Russian National Anti-terrorism Committee spokesman Nikolai Sintsov said ... Read more...
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Obama wants two-year extension for FBI chief
May 13th, 2011 - 4:26 am ICT by IANS
New York, May 13 (IANS) US President Barack Obama has asked the Congress to pass legislation that would extend the 10-year term of Robert S. Mueller III, the director ... Read more...
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US had right to kill bin Laden: Russia
May 12th, 2011 - 6:59 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia believes the US had the right under international law to kill Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday.Bin Laden ... Read more...
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Canada cautions against complacency after Osama death
May 3rd, 2011 - 10:14 am ICT by IANS
Toronto, May 3 (IANS) Canadians Monday welcomed the death of Al-Qaeda mastermind Osama bin Laden though there were no public celebrations - unlike in the US - of the ... Read more...
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After Osama, it should be Mullah Omar’s turn: Italy (Lead)
May 2nd, 2011 - 11:55 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, May 2 (IANS) Hailing the killing of Al Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden as "a great victory" for the international community, Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini Monday said ... Read more...
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Saying Obama grew up in Kenya lands GOP leader Huckabee in a fix
March 2nd, 2011 - 6:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington/Seattle, Mar. 2 (ANI): Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee has landed in a fix by saying that President Barack Obama grew up in Kenya and not in Indonesia.But a spokesman for ... Read more...
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NYPD trains personnel to anticipate, counter Mumbai type terror attack
December 21st, 2010 - 4:39 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Dec. 21 (ANI): The New York Police Department recently ran an anti-terrorism exercise that deliberately mirrored the November 2008 terror massacre on the city of Mumbai.According to the Wall ... Read more...
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US intelligence spying costs over 80 billion dollars annually
October 29th, 2010 - 11:06 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct. 29 (ANI): The annual cost of U.S. intelligence has gone public for the first time. According to figures released by the government Thursday, it is just over 80 billion dollars ... Read more...
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Woods’ ‘mistress’ visits Ground Zero as part of recovery on ‘Celebrity Rehab’
September 1st, 2010 - 5:47 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Sep 1 (ANI): Tiger Woods' ex-flame Rachel Uchitel visited Ground Zero - where she lost her fiance in the rubble of the South Tower, as part of her therapy ... Read more...
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US military judge seals sentence of bin Laden’s former cook
August 10th, 2010 - 5:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 10 (ANI): Judge Nancy J. Paul, a US Air Force lieutenant colonel, has ordered the sealing of a plea agreement capping the maximum sentence of Osama bin Laden's former ... 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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Islamic centre to be built near 9/11 Ground Zero
August 4th, 2010 - 12:04 am ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 3 (DPA) A private group Tuesday won the right to build an Islamic centre, which includes a mosque, near the site of the destroyed World Trade Center despite vocal ... Read more...
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Power failure leaves British royal entourage in dark
July 6th, 2010 - 10:56 am ICT by IANS
Toronto/Washington, July 6 (DPA) A two-hour power outage in Toronto Monday left Britain's royal entourage in the dark, as Queen Elizabeth II was wrapping up her visit to Canada.
The electricity went out ... Read more...
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Osama hiding in Pakistan; Iran working on n-bomb: CIA chief
June 28th, 2010 - 9:57 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, June 28 (IANS) The top US spy chief believes Osama bin Laden is hiding in Pakistan and Iran and is working on a nuclear capability but is still ... Read more...
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Al-Qaeda is likely to replace No. 3 leader with ease
June 2nd, 2010 - 3:43 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 2 (ANI): American officials have said that the terror network Al Qaeda will have no problem in replacing their number three Mustafa Abu al-Yazid.On at least ten occasions in ... Read more...
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George W. Bush Memoir ‘Decision Points’ Due For Release Nov 9
April 27th, 2010 - 2:31 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
April 26 (THAINDIAN NEWS) It has been reported that a much anticipated memoir from George W. Bush will be released on November 9. Entitled "Decision Points", the book is said to focus ... Read more...
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India can quiz 26/11 convict Headley in US
March 19th, 2010 - 12:36 pm ICT by ANI
Chicago, Mar 19 (ANI): Despite Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative David Coleman Headley being assured about no extradition to India, the Indian authorities can have access to him in the United States and question ... Read more...
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NORAD plans air patrols for Super Bowl XLIV
February 6th, 2010 - 12:33 am ICT by BNO News
By Rodrigo Aguiar
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, FLORIDA (BNO NEWS) -- Jets from the North American Aerospace Defense Command's Continental United States Region (CONR) will be patrolling during Super Bowl XLIV, protecting the ... Read more...
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China objects to Switzerland shelter to Uygur rebels
February 4th, 2010 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 4 (IANS) China Thursday lodged protest over Switzerland offering shelter to its two dissidents from Uygur, currently lodged in Guantanamo Bay detention centre, saying the move will hurt ties between ... Read more...
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I am not trying to stir up anti-Christian sentiments: Ex-Malaysian PM
January 24th, 2010 - 2:53 pm ICT by ANI
George Town, Jan 24 (ANI): Former Malaysian premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad has denied claims that he is trying to stir up anti-Christian sentiments by saying that the Sept 11, 2001, attack on ... Read more...
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Rescue workers can stay connected in remote places
November 26th, 2009 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 26 (IANS) The absence of phone or the Internet often multiplies the problems of rescuers working in remote places. Now, a team of specialists and researchers has got together to ... Read more...
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US envoy Roemer key to managing U.S.-India relationship
November 24th, 2009 - 2:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov.24 (ANI): In having six-time Congressman Timothy Roemer posted as Washington's envoy in New Delhi, there is a view that the exquisitely sensitive U.S.-Indian relationship is being managed by someone with ... Read more...
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‘Pakistan controlled’ British terrorists get 108 years (Lead)
September 14th, 2009 - 11:47 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 14 (IANS) Naming Pakistan as the country from where they were "controlled", a judge Monday sent three British Muslims to jail for a total of at least 108 years for ... 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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CIA launches ambitious program to improve agency’s foreign language proficiency
May 30th, 2009 - 7:02 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 30(ANI): The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has launched an ambitious program to double the number of analysts proficient in languages, which it deems critical in the fight against America's enemies. ... Read more...
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Furious Obama orders probe into New York flyover photo flop
April 29th, 2009 - 12:47 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr.29 (ANI): A furious President Barack Obama has ordered an internal investigation into a photo-op featuring the presidential jet that sent thousands of New Yorkers running for their lives.White House ... Read more...
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Holbrooke criticizes shallow US intelligence on Taliban in Afghanistan
April 8th, 2009 - 5:28 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Apr. 8 (ANI): President Barack Obama's special envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke, has expressed dissatisfaction over the shallow US intelligence about the creation and recruiting powers of the ... Read more...
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9/11 masterminds hiding in Pakistan, Afghanistan: Obama
March 28th, 2009 - 12:34 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Mar 28 (ANI): President Barack Obama Pak-Afghan policy, which could be his signature foreign policy effort, said that al Qaeda terrorists are hiding in Pakistan and Afghanistan and he ... Read more...
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Pentagon replaces use of term ”Global War On Terror”, prefers ”Overseas Contingency Operation.”
March 25th, 2009 - 2:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar.25 (ANI): The Obama administration appears to be backing away from the phrase "global war on terror," a signature rhetorical legacy of the Bush administration, and now prefers to use ... Read more...
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Ottawa terrorist to be first to be tried by Canada’’s post-9/11 terrorism laws
March 12th, 2009 - 5:38 pm ICT by ANI
Ottawa, Mar 12 (ANI): An Ottawa man, convicted of building bomb components will become today the first person to be sentenced under Canada''s post-9/11 terrorism laws.
The landmark case of Mohammed Momin ... Read more...
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