Somalia car bomb kills 10 at a cafe
February 9th, 2012 - 12:46 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Mogadishu, Feb 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Islamic group Al-Shabab has claimed responsibility of the bomb blast in the Somali capital of Mogadishu. The police has confirmed that 10 people were killed ... Read more...
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20 killed in Afghan suicide attack
December 25th, 2011 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Dec 25 (IANS) At least 20 people, including a parliamentarian, were killed and over 50 injured in a suicide blast during a funeral in Afghanistan's northern Takhar province Sunday, ... Read more...
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11 killed in Nigeria church blasts during Christmas prayers (Lead)
December 25th, 2011 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Abuja/London, Dec 25 (IANS) At least 11 people were killed and many more injured after bomb blasts targetted Christmas Day church services in two Nigerian cities, BBC reported.Some 10 people ... Read more...
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ANP leader, son killed in Pakistan
November 7th, 2011 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 7 (IANS) A leader of Pakistan's Awami National Party (ANP) was killed Monday along with his son and security guard while seven others were injured in a suicide ... Read more...
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Pakistani Taliban filmed target before suicide attack
November 3rd, 2011 - 2:16 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 3 (IANS) A chilling video shows three trained Pakistani Taliban terrorists filming a heavily guarded CID office in Karachi before carrying out a deadly suicide attack last ... Read more...
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16 foreign troops killed in single day in Afghanistan
October 29th, 2011 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Oct 29 (IANS) The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) experienced a bloody day in Afghanistan Saturday as the military alliance lost 16 service members.
A suicide bomber detonated ... Read more...
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Two die in Pakistan suicide bombing (Lead)
October 28th, 2011 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 28 (IANS) At least two policemen were killed and several injured Friday in a suicide attack on a police vehicle in the northwestern Pakistani province of Khyber ... Read more...
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Court rejects policemen’s plea in Benazir’s killing case
October 16th, 2011 - 6:22 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 16 (IANS) A Pakistani court has dismissed application of two senior police officials in former prime minister Benazir Bhutto's assassination case, Xinhua reported.Bhutto was killed in a ... Read more...
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`Hostile overseas elements hampering Karachi peace’
October 9th, 2011 - 1:07 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 9 (IANS) Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said that "hostile overseas elements" were bent on crippling life in Karachi that has seen over 200 people killed in violence ... Read more...
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Afghan intelligence says it foiled plot to kill President Karzai
October 6th, 2011 - 2:29 am ICT by BNO News
KABUL (BNO NEWS) -- Six people have been detained on charges of plotting the assassination of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, the country's top intelligence agency said on Wednesday.Those arrested include four university ... Read more...
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UN condemns Somalia suicide attack
October 5th, 2011 - 6:45 am ICT by IANS
Nairobi, Oct 5 (IANS) The UN has strongly condemned Tuesday's suicide attack in Somalia's capital city Mogadishu that killed at least 70 people and injured 150 others.The attack occurred when ... Read more...
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Somali President condemns Mogadishu attack
October 5th, 2011 - 4:59 am ICT by IANS
Mogadishu, Oct 5 (IANS) Somali President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has strongly condemned Tuesday's suicide attack in Mogadishu in which 70 people died and 150 suffered injuries.The attack occurred when ... Read more...
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Haqqanis deny killing Rabbani: BBC
October 3rd, 2011 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 3 (IANS) The Taliban-affiliated Haqqani network in an audio response to the BBC has denied its involvement in the killing of ex-Afghan president Burhanuddin Rabbani.Afghan officials blamed ... Read more...
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Obama meets Karzai
September 21st, 2011 - 4:00 am ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 21 (IANS) US President Barack Obama met his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai, their first meeting since the US laid out plans in June for a transition ... Read more...
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Pakistan blast: 31 killed, Taliban claims responsibility
September 15th, 2011 - 11:39 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 15 (IANS) At least 31 people were killed and 50 injured in a suicide bomb attack Thursday in northwest Pakistan, a media report said.
The bomber blew himself ... Read more...
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Al Qaeda-linked group bans English in Somali schools
September 10th, 2011 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 10 (IANS/AKI) Al Qaeda-linked militant outfit Al Shabab has banned the teaching of English in schools in Somalia, and has ordered teachers to replace it with Arabic, a ... Read more...
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UN chief condemns Pakistan mosque suicide attack
August 20th, 2011 - 7:35 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Aug 20 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned in the strongest terms the suicide attack at a mosque during Friday prayers in Pakistan where at least 50 ... Read more...
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President rejects mercy petition of Gandhi killers
August 11th, 2011 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil has rejected the mercy petition of three men sentenced to death for the assassination of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, an ... Read more...
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Afghan mayor killed in suicide blast
July 27th, 2011 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, July 27 (IANS) The mayor of Afghanistan's Kandahar city was killed Wednesday in a suicide attack when he was attending a meeting, Xinhua reported.The blast ripped through the ... Read more...
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Briton killed in Yemen bomb blast
July 21st, 2011 - 7:34 am ICT by IANS
Sana'a, July 21 (IANS/AKI) A British national was killed in Yemen Wednesday in a bomb blast, officials said.The incident took place in the southern port city of Aden. The unnamed ... Read more...
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15 killed in Afghan car bombing
June 25th, 2011 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, June 25 (IANS) At least 15 people were killed and 45 injured in a suicide car bombing in Afghanistan Saturday, officials said.The blast took place in Azra district ... Read more...
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Osama was involved in Benazir’s assassination: Malik
June 22nd, 2011 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 22 (IANS) Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was involved in the assassination of Pakistan's former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said.Daily Times ... Read more...
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Did Headley’s information help locate Ilyas Kashmiri?
June 5th, 2011 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago, June 5 (IANS) One compelling possibility that arises in the aftermath of the drone killing of Ilyas Kashmiri is whether key Mumbai terror plotter David Coleman Headley offered actionable ... Read more...
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Four dead in Peshawar suicide bombing (Lead, changing dateline)
May 25th, 2011 - 11:22 am ICT by IANS
Peshawar, May 25 (IANS) Four policemen were killed and 28 people injured when a suicide bomber rammed his vehicle packed with explosives into a police station in this Pakistani ... Read more...
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10 killed after suicide bombers storm police station in southeastern Afghanistan
May 22nd, 2011 - 8:25 pm ICT by BNO News
KABUL (BNO NEWS) -- Seven security officials and three suicide bombers were killed on Sunday during clashes at the traffic police station in southeastern Afghanistan, officials said.Pajhwok news agency reported that four ... Read more...
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Cameron telephones Gilani
May 15th, 2011 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 15 (IANS) British Prime Minister David Cameron Sunday telephoned his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani and appreciated the role played by Pakistan in the war against terror, ... Read more...
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Taliban vows revenge over Osama killing
May 3rd, 2011 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 3 (IANS) The Taliban in Pakistan have threatened that they will take revenge for the killing of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in the country's Abbottabad ... Read more...
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Senior al-Qaeda member put ‘jihad over sex’ by taking “impotence” injections
April 27th, 2011 - 12:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 27 (ANI): One of al-Qaeda's most senior members held at Guantánamo, who used to directly report to Osama bin Laden, took injections "to promote impotence" to avoid being "distracted" by ... Read more...
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Four killed in blasts targeting Pakistan Navy buses (Lead)
April 26th, 2011 - 12:41 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, April 26 (IANS) Four people, including a woman doctor, were killed and 32 injured in twin bombings targeting two Pakistan Navy buses in different parts of this Pakistani port ... Read more...
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Qaeda to target UK-bound flights with undetectable chemical explosives from Pakistan
April 23rd, 2011 - 11:03 am ICT by ANI
Karachi, April 23(ANI): Al Qaeda is planning to target UK-bound flights taking off from Pakistani airports, using undetectable chemical explosives available in liquid form, according to a report.An intelligence agency has reported ... Read more...
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Lashkar plan to strike World Cup was thwarted: Pillai
April 11th, 2011 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) planned to attack the cricket World Cup final in Mumbai, but the plot was thwarted by the Indian intelligence ... Read more...
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Mastermind of Sakhi Sarwar terror blasts arrested in Pak’s Bajaur Agency
April 10th, 2011 - 4:53 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, April 10(ANI): Behram Khan, the alleged mastermind of the April 3 twin suicide attack on Syed Sakhi Sarwar shrine near Dera Ghazi Khan in Pakistan, has been arrested from Bajaur ... Read more...
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Jayanthi, Chandresh Katoch among NCW chief probables
April 7th, 2011 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Congress spokesperson Jayanthi Natarajan and Lok Sabha member Chandresh Kumari Katoch are among the candidates being considered for the post of chairperson of the ... Read more...
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One killed, seven wounded in Quetta suicide attack targeting DIG Investigation
April 7th, 2011 - 1:58 pm ICT by ANI
Quetta, April 7(ANI): At least one person was killed and seven others injured in a suicide attackon the residence of Wazir Khan Nasir, Deputy Inspector General (Investigation) of police, in Quetta on ... Read more...
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Five killed in Pak bomb blast
April 4th, 2011 - 4:02 pm ICT by ANI
Khar, Apr 4(ANI): A bomb exploded at a bus terminal in northwest Pakistan on Monday, killing at least five people.According to the Dawn, the bomb exploded in the district of Lower Dir, ... Read more...
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