Sharp hike in heroin smuggling across Punjab border
August 21st, 2012 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
Amritsar, Aug 21 (IANS) Smuggling of heroin along the international India-Pakistan fenced border in Punjab has almost tripled over the last year if seizures made by the Border Security ... Read more...
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Southern Philippine rebels clash and kill 12 soldiers
July 28th, 2012 - 7:59 pm ICT by BNO News
ZAMBOANGA CITY, PHILIPPINES (BNO NEWS) -- At least twelve soldiers and five rebels were confirmed dead after clashes broke out in southern Philippines, officials said Thursday.Fighting broke out at around 7:30 a.m. ... Read more...
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Israel’s Mossad agent dies in accident (Lead)
July 18th, 2012 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, July 18 (IANS) An agent with Israel's Mossad who commanded hundreds of covert missions in two decades of service was killed Monday in a biking accident, a media report ... Read more...
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Israel’s Mossad agent killed
July 18th, 2012 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, July 18 (IANS) An agent with Israel's Mossad who commanded hundreds of covert missions in two decades of service was killed Monday in a biking accident, a media report ... Read more...
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Three smugglers held with drugs, fake currency in Amritsar
July 4th, 2012 - 12:08 am ICT by IANS
Amritsar, July 3 (IANS) Nearly 11 kg of heroin, fake currency with a face value of Rs.5 lakh and arms were recovered from three smugglers arrested by police from the ... Read more...
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IAF flies commando plane fleet, displays operational fitness
June 19th, 2012 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) In a display of its operational readiness and air power, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has flown six of its planes meant for inserting commandos ... Read more...
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49 mutilated bodies found on Mexican highway (Lead)
May 14th, 2012 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
Monterrey (Mexico), May 13 (IANS/EFE) At least 49 mutilated bodies were found on the side of a highway in Cadereyta, a city in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon, ... Read more...
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Obama makes unannounced visit to Afghanistan
May 2nd, 2012 - 4:18 am ICT by IANS
Kabul, May 2 (IANS) US President Barack Obama arrived in Kabul late Tuesday on an unannounced visit to meet his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai, reported local media citing Afghan ... Read more...
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Memo documents Obama’s order to get Osama
April 27th, 2012 - 12:03 pm ICT by IANS
New York, April 27 (IANS/EFE) Time magazine Thursday published the memorandum written in April 2011 by then-CIA Director Leon Panetta after receiving the green light from President Barack Obama ... Read more...
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North Korea threatens South Korean president
April 23rd, 2012 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
Pyongyang , April 23 (IANS) North Korea has threatened to launch "special operations" against South Korea's president, the official KCNA news agency said Monday.A special mission team of the Korean ... Read more...
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Afghanistan, US sign deal on night raids
April 9th, 2012 - 12:17 am ICT by IANS
Kabul, April 8 (IANS) The Afghan government and the US forces signed an agreement here Sunday to hand over all special operations, including the controversial night raids, from US and ... Read more...
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Pakistan addicted to playing around militant groups against India: Pentagon
March 29th, 2012 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 29 (IANS) Pakistan has an "addiction" of "playing around" with militant groups against India even as Afghanistan and Pakistan remain Al Qaeda's prime areas for launching strategic attacks, ... Read more...
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Combat planes at Hindon soon for Delhi’s defence
October 8th, 2011 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
Hindon (Ghaziabad), Oct 8 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) is considering deploying combat planes at the air base here to provide air defence cover to the capital.Replying to a ... Read more...
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Regional security extremely fragile, says IAF chief
October 8th, 2011 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
Hindon (Ghaziabad), Oct 8 (IANS) Pointing out that the present security scenario in India's immediate neighbourhood seems extremely fragile, Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Air Chief Marshal Norman Anil Kumar ... Read more...
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Six additional C-130J airliftes to be based in Orissa
October 3rd, 2011 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) will soon place a follow-on order for six more C-130J Super Hercules medium-lift transporters and these will be based in ... Read more...
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India to acquire six more C-130J aircraft
October 2nd, 2011 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) is set to acquire six more C-130J Super Hercules special operations aircraft in addition to the six already ordered.
The ... Read more...
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Most victims of Afghanistan copper crash were US Navy SEALs
August 7th, 2011 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 7 (IANS) A majority of the US soldiers who perished in the shooting down of an American chopper in Afghanistan were part of the elite forces ... Read more...
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13 die in Mexico shootout
May 16th, 2011 - 11:12 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, May 16 (IANS/EFE) At least 13 people, including four police officers, were killed in a shootout on a highway in Guerrero, a state in southern Mexico, officials said ... Read more...
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Osama raid: Dog with metal teeth was in US team
May 11th, 2011 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 11 (IANS) A dog that accompanied US commandos on the mission to kill Osama bin Laden inside Pakistan had surgically-attached metal teeth strong enough to bite into a ... Read more...
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Pakistan warns US, India on raids, denies ISI-Qaeda links (Roundup)
May 5th, 2011 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 5 (IANS) Faced with American fury and domestic anger, Pakistan Thursday blew hot and cold on Osama bin Laden -- denying links with Al Qaeda and warning ... Read more...
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US Navy SEALs’ training makes soldiers ‘most mentally equipped on planet’
May 4th, 2011 - 1:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 4(ANI): The US Navy SEALs who carried out this week's capture and kill raid on Al-Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden's compound in Pakistan are some of the most physically fit ... Read more...
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Four Chicago Police officers charged with civil rights violations
April 8th, 2011 - 4:46 am ICT by BNO News
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (BNO NEWS) -- One current, three former Chicago Police officers on Thursday were charged with federal civil rights violations for allegedly presenting false information and testimony to conceal unlawful searches ... Read more...
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Australian Defence forces capture two Taliban leaders in Afghanistan
April 1st, 2011 - 3:17 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Apr.1 (ANI): The Coalition Forces Headquarter in Afghanistan has stated that The Australian Special Operations Task Group (SOTG) and the Afghan police have captured two Taliban leaders in Oruzgan province. ... Read more...
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India’s future lies in its naval power: Geostrategist
March 20th, 2011 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 20 IANS) With the scene of global strategic rivalry slowly shifting to the Indian Ocean, India's geopolitical future lies in its naval power, contrary to the country's traditional ... Read more...
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Suspected US operatives lying low or leaving Pakistan following Davis’ arrest
March 1st, 2011 - 4:11 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar 1(ANI): At least thirty suspected covert US operatives have suspended their activities in Pakistan and twelve have already left the country following the arrest of CIA contractor Raymond Davis, ... Read more...
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India inducts first C-130J, but without critical equipment (Second Lead)
February 5th, 2011 - 11:06 pm ICT by IANS
Hindon (Ghaziabad), Feb 5 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) Saturday inducted an American-made C-130J-30 Super Hercules airlifter to boost its special operations capability, but the aircraft is without critical equipment as ... Read more...
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Left-wing violence in Orissa declining: Patnaik
February 4th, 2011 - 1:27 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 3 (IANS) The left-wing extremist violence in Orissa declined in 2010 compared to the previous year, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said Thursday.
Addressing the 55th senior police officers' conference at ... Read more...
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Fake currency of Rs.4.5 lakh face value seized in Punjab
January 20th, 2011 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
Amritsar (Punjab), Jan 20 (IANS) The state's Special Operations Cell (SOC) seized fake currency of face value nearly Rs.4.5 lakh here on the basis of a smuggler's interrogation, police said Thursday.According to ... Read more...
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Anglo-Indian heroine of Churchill’s spy squad to be honoured
January 4th, 2011 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan.4 (ANI): Noor Inayat Khan, who joined former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill's sabotage force, the Special Operations Executive (SOE), at the height of the second World War, and was the ... Read more...
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Pak Army should declare “jihad” against US forces’ ground raids in tribal areas: JUI-F
December 24th, 2010 - 2:40 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Dec 24 (ANI): Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Fazalur Rehman has strongly criticised US media reports on the military operation in Pakistan's tribal region, saying the Pakistan Army should declare 'jihad' in ... Read more...
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‘Pak military’s “dual policy” on terrorist safe havens an open invite to US incursions’
December 23rd, 2010 - 6:32 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Dec 23 (ANI): The Pakistan Army must understand the limits to which the country can push its "dual policy" on terror sanctuaries existing on its soil, because continuing with this policy ... Read more...
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US has had “special operator” forces in Pakistan for some time now: Pentagon
December 22nd, 2010 - 6:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 22 (ANI): The United States has "special operators" in Pakistan, who guide Pakistani military trainers to better equip their forces in handling "counter terrorism situations", the Pentagon has said."We do ... Read more...
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“No foreign forces allowed or required to operate inside Pakistan”: Haqqani
December 21st, 2010 - 6:48 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 21 (ANI): Pakistan will not allow any foreign troops to operate on its soil, Pakistan's Ambassador to the US, Husain Haqqani, has said in response to a media report that ... Read more...
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‘Frustrated’ US military seeking to expand ground raids in Pak tribal areas
December 21st, 2010 - 12:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 21 (ANI): Senior US military commanders in Afghanistan are pushing for an expanded campaign of Special Operations ground raids across the border into Pakistan's tribal areas.The proposal, reflecting the growing ... Read more...
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Several injured after freight train, empty passenger train collide in Washington, D.C.
November 5th, 2010 - 9:40 pm ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- Several people were injured on early Friday morning when a freight train and an empty passenger train collided in Washington, D.C., officials said.The collision, which reportedly happened ... Read more...
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