Israeli airstrike kills 2 Hamas officers in southern Gaza Strip
September 20th, 2012 - 9:26 pm ICT by BNO News
GAZA CITY, GAZA (BNO NEWS) -- Israeli forces carried out an airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip on late Wednesday evening, killing two Hamas security officers and injuring a third, Hamas officials ... Read more...
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Blasts rock Pakistan, 11 killed
September 18th, 2012 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 18 (IANS) At least six people, including a girl, were killed in twin bomb blasts that rocked a market in Pakistan's port city of Karachi, while five people ... Read more...
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Governor among 22 killed in Afghan suicide attack
July 15th, 2012 - 12:37 am ICT by IANS
Kabul, July 14 (IANS) At least 22 people, including a provincial governor, were killed and 60 injured Saturday in Afghanistan following a suicide bombing attack during a wedding ceremony, RIA ... Read more...
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Key Afghan terrorists held for killing 80
June 19th, 2012 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, June 19 (IANS) Two leaders of a terror outfit that organised a deadly suicide attack in Kabul in December last year, in which 80 people were killed, have been ... Read more...
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22 killed in Afghan suicide bombing
June 6th, 2012 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, June 6 (IANS) At least 21 people were killed and more than 20 others injured when a motorcycle-borne Taliban suicide bomber blew himself up Wednesday in Afghanistan's Kandahar ... Read more...
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Musharraf warrant valid till compliance: Pakistan to Interpol
May 21st, 2012 - 11:55 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 21 (IANS) Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has informed the Interpol that the arrest warrant for former president Pervez Musharraf issued by an anti-terrorism court will remain ... Read more...
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20 dead in Pakistan suicide attack (Third Lead)
May 5th, 2012 - 1:03 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 4 (IANS) At least 20 people died in northwest Pakistan Friday when a suicide bomber blew himself up in a market.The attack took place around 8.00 a.m. ... Read more...
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15 die in Pakistan suicide bombing (Second Lead)
May 4th, 2012 - 12:24 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 4 (IANS) Fifteen people were killed and 40 wounded when a suicide bomber walked into a market and triggered a massive explosion in Pakistan's northwest, a media report ... Read more...
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Video shows Taliban welcome for man who escaped jail
April 20th, 2012 - 12:44 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 20 (IANS) A high-profile prisoner, who escaped the Bannu jail following an audacious Taliban attack, has been welcomed back into the Taliban fold, shows a dramatic video ... Read more...
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Taliban attack Pakistani jail, nearly 400 escape
April 15th, 2012 - 2:51 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 15 (IANS) Nearly 400 inmates escaped from a Pakistani jail early Sunday after Taliban militants attacked the facility with guns and grenades.Over 100 militants launched the attack ... Read more...
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Imran fears suicide attacks if NATO supply resumes
April 14th, 2012 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 14 (IANS) Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan Saturday said he feared suicide attacks across the country following the reopening of the NATO supply routes to Afghanistan through Pakistani territory.The ... Read more...
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4 killed, 14 hurt in Karachi suicide attack (Lead)
April 5th, 2012 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 5 (IANS) A suicide bomber targetted a senior police official in Pakistan's Karachi city Thursday but killed at least four people, including two policemen, while injuring 14 ... Read more...
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Four killed in Karachi suicide attack
April 5th, 2012 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 5 (IANS) At least four people, including two policemen, were killed and 14 injured when a suicide bomber targeted a police official in Pakistan's port city of ... Read more...
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Pakistani politician survives suicide attack (Second Lead)
March 3rd, 2012 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 3 (IANS) A Pakistani politician had a miraculous escape but a policeman was killed and eight people were injured Saturday when a Taliban suicide bomber blew himself ... Read more...
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Three cops, 3 rebels killed in Peshawar suicide attack (Second Lead)
February 24th, 2012 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 24 (IANS) Three policemen were killed and six others injured Friday when three heavily armed suicide attackers went on a shooting spree and hurled grenades at a police ... Read more...
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One injured in Peshawar blast
February 24th, 2012 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 24 (IANS) A suspected terrorist was injured Friday when the bomb he was planting blew up in Peshawar, a media report said.The bomb blast took place barely hours ... Read more...
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Three killed in suicide attack at Pakistan police station (Lead)
February 24th, 2012 - 1:04 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 24 (IANS) Three policemen were killed and six injured Friday when three heavily armed suicide attackers went on a shooting spree and lobbed grenades at a police station ... Read more...
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Moroccan planned to kill 30 in US suicide attack
February 20th, 2012 - 4:30 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 20 (IANS/EFE) A 29-year-old Moroccan national detained for trying to attack the US Capitol planned to kill around 30 people in a suicide bombing, sources said.Amine Khalifi considered ... Read more...
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Terror suspect held near US Capitol: FBI
February 18th, 2012 - 7:08 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 18 (IANS) A terror suspect has been arrested near the US Capitol as part of an anti-terrorism investigation, the FBI said in a statement.The suspect ... Read more...
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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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