India evacuates 44 more from Abidjan
April 18th, 2011 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) India has airlifted another group of 44 of its nationals and two Nepalese Sunday from Abidjan, the capital of Cote d'Ivoire, as tensions remained high ... Read more...
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Al Arabiya: Jordanian U.N. peacekeepers abducted in South Darfur released
August 17th, 2010 - 6:10 pm ICT by BNO News
NYALA, SOUTH DARFUR (BNO NEWS) -- Arabic-language television station Al Arabiya on Tuesday reported that two Jordanian United Nations - African Union peacekeepers have been freed after being abducted in South Darfur ... Read more...
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British government ’strongly condemns’ the kidnapping of two peacekeepers in Darfur
August 17th, 2010 - 5:12 pm ICT by BNO News
NYALA, SOUTH DARFUR (BNO NEWS) -- The British government on Tuesday 'strongly condemned' the kidnapping of two Jordanian United Nations-African Union peacekeepers in South Darfur last weekend.The police advisors with the African ... Read more...
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Wave of suicide bombings rock Kabul
February 26th, 2010 - 1:08 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Feb. 26 (ANI): A suicide bomber has blown himself up in a Kabul hotel, while two other suicide attackers were shot dead by police on Friday morning.According to Afghanistan's Interior Ministry, ... Read more...
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3 militants killed as Taliban storm Afghan police unit
December 21st, 2009 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Dec 21 (DPA) Afghan security forces killed three militants Monday after a group of Taliban fighters attacked a police station in eastern Afghanistan, officials said.
The militants equipped with suicide vests ... Read more...
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Fierce gun battle in Kabul (Lead)
October 28th, 2009 - 11:31 am ICT by IANS
Kabul, Oct 28 (IANS) A fierce gun battle broke out between suspected suicide bombers and the police at a UN guest house in the Afghan capital even as a rocket was fired ... Read more...
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Sporadic gunfire as troops consolidate in Kilinochchi
January 4th, 2009 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
Kilinochchi (Sri Lanka), Jan 4 (IANS) Intermittent gunfire and artillery barrages can still be heard far away from this Tamil Tiger stronghold that Sri Lankan troops have captured with a vow to ... Read more...
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Karachi riot toll rises to 40
December 2nd, 2008 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Dec 2 (IANS) At least 40 people have been killed in rioting that started late Saturday in the port city of Pakistan, Online news agency reported Tuesday.Five bodies were recovered by ... Read more...
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Travel bans hit Lebanon’s tourism business hard
March 16th, 2008 - 9:08 am ICT by admin
By Weedah Hamzah
Beirut, March 16 (DPA) Tourism, one of the main pillars of Lebanon's economy, is currently in "the intensive care unit", according to economists, due to the ongoing political crisis in ... Read more...
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