Hackers post false updates about Syria on Reuters Twitter account
August 6th, 2012 - 9:32 pm ICT by BNO News
LONDON, ENGLAND (BNO NEWS) -- A Twitter account belonging to the Reuters news agency was hacked Sunday and used to post false updates regarding the civil war in Syria. It comes just ... Read more...
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US reports ‘credible but unconfirmed’ anniversary threat
September 9th, 2011 - 10:10 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 9 (IANS) US counter-terrorism officials are assessing "specific, credible but unconfirmed" information about a threat of an attack in New York City or Washington using a car or ... Read more...
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Fidel Castro slams ‘assassination’ of unarmed bin Laden
May 6th, 2011 - 1:53 am ICT by BNO News
HAVANA, CUBA (BNO NEWS) -- Former Cuban President Fidel Castro on Thursday slammed the 'assassination' of Osama bin Laden who was reportedly unarmed when U.S. Special Forces shot at him.According to the ... Read more...
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Artisans across globe create Obama-Osama souvenirs
May 4th, 2011 - 4:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 4 (ANI): Artists in Italy and China have created figurines showing US President Barack Obama's 'victory' over international terrorist Osama bin Laden.Genny Di Virgilio, an Italian artist, has ... Read more...
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Nearly 70 percent of Americans ‘okay’ with having a mosque in neighbourhood
March 25th, 2011 - 4:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 25 (ANI): Nearly 70 percent of Americans have said that they would be 'okay' having a mosque near where they live or work, a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll has found. ... Read more...
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US Justice Dept. urged to probe terror-linked Muslims’ prayer sessions on Capitol Hill
November 13th, 2010 - 1:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 13 (ANI): A conservative advocacy group has urged the US Justice Department to investigate a weekly prayer session on Capitol Hill, after a media report claimed that Muslims with terrorist ... Read more...
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Ex-German chancellor says Bush ‘not telling truth’ about Iraq invasion in memoirs
November 11th, 2010 - 1:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov.11 (ANI): Former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has accused former US president George W Bush of "not telling the truth" in his memoirs over claims that he broke his word over ... Read more...
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South Korea raises national terror alert to ’severe’
November 8th, 2010 - 2:34 pm ICT by BNO News
SEOUL (BNO NEWS) -- South Korea on Monday raised its national terrorism alert to the highest level ahead of the G-20 summit that begins in Seoul on Thursday, police said.The Seoul Metropolitan ... Read more...
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Afghan villagers attack diggers in Uruzgan province after Koran burning rumor
September 18th, 2010 - 3:00 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Sept.18 (ANI): Relations between Australian troops and villagers in Mirwais in the Chora Valley of Afghanistan Uruzgan Province have soured after a violent protest that was sparked off by a rumour ... Read more...
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Palin calls Koran-burning proposed protest insensitive, unnecessary
September 9th, 2010 - 1:31 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Sept.9 (ANI): Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has called a proposed 9/11 anniversary burning of the Koran by a Florida pastor as insensitive and unnecessary.Criticizing Pastor Terry Jones in ... Read more...
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Dove World Outreach Center’s Plan To Burn Quran Suffers A Setback
August 22nd, 2010 - 7:08 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Gainesville, Florida, Aug 22, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Dove World Outreach Center has gained widespread attention recently when it had made the announcement that it would be burning copies of the ... Read more...
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Sixty-four percent Americans oppose building of mosque near ground zero in Manhattan
August 14th, 2010 - 2:48 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 14 (ANI): A majority of 64 percent Americans believe that it would be wrong to build a mosque and Islamic center near ground zero in Manhattan, though 61 percent feel ... Read more...
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Blair’s Govt. ‘intentionally and substantially’ exaggerated WMD threat
July 13th, 2010 - 3:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 13 (ANI): A former British diplomat Carne Ross, has told an inquiry into the Iraq war that the Tony Blair's government "intentionally and substantially" exaggerated assessments of Saddam Hussein's weapons ... Read more...
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9/11 attack tops Yahoo! Searches
March 6th, 2010 - 12:06 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 6 (ANI): The September 11 terrorist attacks on New York's twin towers has ranked top in the list of online news searches in the last 15 years, according to ... Read more...
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‘Shrek’ to open Tribeca film fest
March 2nd, 2010 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 2 (IANS) "Shrek Forever After", fourth in the series of highly successful animation movie, will open the Tribeca Film Festival, starting April 21.
The annual New York film festival ... Read more...
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How women’s hemlines tell economy’s strength
January 7th, 2010 - 2:36 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 7 (ANI): While most wait for data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, others use less conventional ways to measure the strength of an economy - like a woman's hemline. ... Read more...
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Obama’s green jobs czar resigns over 9/11, Bush statements
September 6th, 2009 - 7:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep.6 (ANI): Van Jones, President Barack Obama's green jobs czar, has resigned amid a furor over his past statements regarding the Bush administration and the September 11 terrorist attacks.In a ... Read more...
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Kelly Cutrone People’s Revolution
April 14th, 2009 - 8:48 pm ICT by GD
Kelly Cutrone, born November 13, 1965, is a fashion entrepreneur and the founder of the public relations, branding and marketing firm People's Revolution. The firm has produced shows for celebrities such as ... Read more...
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Critic condemns whitewashing of Islamic extremism
March 5th, 2009 - 5:53 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Mar.5 (ANI): An education expert has warned that some American textbooks have presented a biased view of Islam and offer a sugar-coated picture of Islamic extremism, a trend that ... Read more...
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Al Qaeda may vacate FATA due to loses suffered in 2008: US report
February 16th, 2009 - 12:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 16 (ANI): Al Qaeda may vacate Pakistans Federally Administered Tribal Areas where it has found safe haven due to sustained loses the terror outfit has suffered since 2008.A US ... Read more...
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Obama Administration likely to reopen Statue of Liberty crown for public
January 24th, 2009 - 4:04 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Jan 24 (ANI): The Obama administration may soon have its first crowning achievement by reopening the crown of the Statue of Liberty, which has been closed to the public ... Read more...
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9/11 attacks plotters want to plead guilty
December 9th, 2008 - 12:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 9 (ANI): The alleged mastermind of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre and four other detainees at Guantanamo Bay have told a US military judge ... Read more...
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Australia in favour of India getting permanent UNSC seat, says FM
September 11th, 2008 - 5:41 pm ICT by ANI
Embargoed till 4.30 p.m. IST
New Delhi, Sept 11 (ANI): Describing India as a committed champion of multilateralism, Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said on Thursday that New Delhi should be given ... Read more...
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September 11 memorials touches the hearts
September 10th, 2008 - 4:45 pm ICT by David M N James
Boston Airport will be honored as mourners of the September 11 massacre by Al Qaeda terrorists. More and more people are being given respects for their roles in the may-day that caused ... Read more...
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9/11 mastermind wants to die a martyr
June 6th, 2008 - 12:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 6 (ANI): Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the accused mastermind behind the September 11 terrorist attacks, stunned a U.S. military court by pleading for the death penalty."I will plead guilty ... Read more...
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