Nepal’s Maoists welcome US’ removal of terror tag
September 8th, 2012 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Sep 8 (IANS) The Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist) has welcomed the US State Department removing it from its list of terrorist organisations - six years after the end ... Read more...
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Nepal Maoists taken off US terror list
September 7th, 2012 - 7:53 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 7 (IANS) The US State Department has removed the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) from its list of terrorist organisations, RIA Novosti reported."The (State) Department has determined that ... Read more...
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Hezbollah denies having chemical weapons
September 5th, 2012 - 8:57 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Lebanon's Shia group Hezbollah has no chemical weapons, but enough missiles to inflict a considerable damage on Israel in case of an assault, the group's ... Read more...
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Al Qaeda planned to attack Gibraltar during Olympics
August 6th, 2012 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 6 (IANS) Three suspected Al Qaeda terrorists arrested in Spain were reportedly planning to launch a devastating attack from the air on a busy shopping centre in British ... Read more...
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Government should explain Sarabjit confusion: BJP
June 27th, 2012 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday asked the government should explain how Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna announced that Pakistan would release death row prisoner ... Read more...
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India must covertly target terrorists like Hafiz Saeed: Book
May 18th, 2012 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) If India wants to destroy terrorism, then it must target terrorist leaders in India and abroad, including the Pakistan-based Hafiz Saeed, a new book says."In ... Read more...
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US extends sanctions on Syria
May 10th, 2012 - 2:31 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 10 (IANS) US President Barack Obama has decided to extend the existing sanctions on Syria for one year, citing the "unusual and extraordinary threat" posed by the ... Read more...
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Karnataka opposes creation of anti-terror centre
April 16th, 2012 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda Monday opposed the creation of a National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), claiming that it encroaches upon the federal ... Read more...
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Gujarat seeks policy on staged shootout probes (Lead)
April 13th, 2012 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday issued notice to the central government and the apex human rights panel on the Gujarat government's plea seeking directions to formulate ... Read more...
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Gujarat seeks policy on staged shootout probes
April 13th, 2012 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday issued notice to the central government and the apex human rights panel on the Gujarat government's plea seeking directions to formulate ... Read more...
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26/11 justice: India hails US $10 mn bounty for Hafiz Saeed (Lead)
April 3rd, 2012 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) India's quest for justice for the Mumbai terror strike has been boosted with the US announcing a bounty of $10 million for 26/11 mastermind and ... Read more...
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ISI, Pakistan Army knew about Osama hideout: WikiLeaks
February 28th, 2012 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 28 (IANS) Officials of the Pakistan Army and spy agency ISI knew about Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden's hideout in Abbottabad, according to a report by whistleblowing ... Read more...
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US names Al Qaeda-linked outfit as terrorist entity
January 6th, 2012 - 9:36 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 6 (IANS) The US government has designated the Al Qaeda Kurdish Battalions (AQKB), which operates between Iraq and Iran, as a "specially designated global terrorist entity" that will ... Read more...
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CHOGM asks members not to back terror
October 30th, 2011 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
Perth, Oct 30 (IANS) The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) here Sunday called for "accelerated efforts" to conclude negotiations on a Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT).In ... Read more...
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China legally defines terrorist acts, organisations
October 30th, 2011 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 29 (IANS) China's top legislature Saturday adopted an anti-terror bill which makes clear definitions of terrorist acts and organisations, paving the way for the country to crack down ... Read more...
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China to freeze terror funds
October 24th, 2011 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 24 (IANS) China plans to freeze the funds of terrorist organisations following two attacks that have been blamed on the East Turkestan Islamic Movement whose cadres are said ... Read more...
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US see no mediatory role for India in Afghanistan
October 5th, 2011 - 12:20 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 5 (IANS) The United States has welcomed the strategic partnership agreement between India and Afghanistan, but said it was not looking for any mediatory role for New ... Read more...
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LTTE front groups run weekend schools in Holland: Report
October 4th, 2011 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels, Oct 4 (IANS) Front organisations of the vanquished Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) run some 20 schools on Saturdays in the Netherlands, Dutch media reported Tuesday.The revelations were ... Read more...
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Haqqani network was once CIA’s blue-eyed boy: Khar
September 26th, 2011 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 26 (IANS) The Haqqani network, which the US now holds responsible for recent attacks on the US embassy in Kabul, was the "blue-eyed boy" of the CIA for ... Read more...
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Four get death sentence for China terror attacks
September 15th, 2011 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 15 (IANS) Four people involved in deadly terror attacks in China's Xinjiang Uygur region in July have been sentenced to death, a media report said Thursday.About 20 people ... Read more...
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US doubts Pakistan can prosecute Mumbai terror plotters
September 1st, 2011 - 11:29 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 1 (IANS) Noting that three in four terror suspects are acquitted in Pakistan, the United States has doubts its key ally would make any headway in prosecuting key ... Read more...
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Norway killing suspect may get 21 years in jail (Lead)
July 24th, 2011 - 7:16 am ICT by IANS
Oslo, July 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The person suspected of carrying out terrorist attacks in Norway will be charged for terrorist activity, while the maximum prison sentence in Norway is 21 ... Read more...
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Suspect confesses to Norwegian camp mass killing
July 24th, 2011 - 5:11 am ICT by IANS
Oslo, July 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Ethnic Norwegian Anders Behring Breivik, suspected of killing over 80 people on the Utoya Island, Saturday confessed his crime, Norway's Dagbladet tabloid newspaper reported quoting ... Read more...
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87 die in Norway twin attacks (Lead)
July 23rd, 2011 - 11:06 am ICT by IANS
Oslo, July 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) At least 87 people were killed Friday in twin attacks in Norway - a massive bomb blast in the capital here and a shooting at ... Read more...
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Bhakra Dam on terrorists’ hit-list
July 16th, 2011 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh/Nangal, July 16 (IANS) The 225-metre high Bhakra Dam is high on the latest hit-list of Pakistan-based terrorist outfits like the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and the Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), specific intelligence reports ... Read more...
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US says it reserves right to target terrorists inside Pak territory if Islamabad doesn’t
May 5th, 2011 - 12:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 5(ANI): The United States reserves the right to enter Pakistani territory and act against terrorists if Pakistan does not act against them, the White House has said.When asked during ... Read more...
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Obama feels conducting ‘Operation Geronimo’ inside Pak territory “right approach”
May 5th, 2011 - 11:50 am ICT by ANI
Washington, May 5(ANI): US President Barack Obama feels that carrying out unilateral military operation against Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden inside Pakistani territory was the "right approach", and he continues ... Read more...
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Al-Qaeda had been one of most lethal organisations under bin-Laden: Study
May 4th, 2011 - 6:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 4 (ANI): Al-Qaeda, under the leadership of Osama bin-Laden, had been one of the most lethal terrorist organisations in the world, as it was responsible for over 10,000 deaths and ... Read more...
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Gillard backs US suspicions about Osama’s stay in Pak
May 4th, 2011 - 5:34 pm ICT by ANI
Canberra, May 4 (ANI): Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and her Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd have endorsed suspicions raised by the United States about how Osama bin Laden was able to ... Read more...
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No more excuse for Western invasion in Middle East: Iran
May 3rd, 2011 - 1:17 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 2 (IANS/RIA Novosti) After killing Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, Western powers no longer have an excuse for invading Middle Eastern countries, the ISNA news agency ... Read more...
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Osama killing shows Pakistan shelters terrorists: Congress
May 2nd, 2011 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) The Congress Monday said that the killing of Osama bin Laden in a Pakistan city underscores India's long-held position that terrorists have been finding ... Read more...
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Karzai wishes NATO would chase terrorists out of Afghanistan (Lead)
May 2nd, 2011 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, May 2 (IANS) Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai said Monday that following Osama bin Laden's killing in neighbouring Pakistan, the world should now realise that his country was "not the ... Read more...
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No immediate threat to India, but should watch psychological impact: Experts
May 2nd, 2011 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi,May 2 (IANS) Top Indian security experts feel Osama bin Laden's killing in Pakistan Sunday will not have any direct impact on India but the "psychological impact on militancy ... Read more...
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Osama’s killing a setback to world terror groups: Islamabad
May 2nd, 2011 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 2 (IANS) Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden's killing was a major setback to terror organisations around the world, Pakistan's Foreign Office said Monday.Osama bin Laden was ... Read more...
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Afghanistan not the place of terrorism: Karzai
May 2nd, 2011 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 2 (IANS) Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai said Monday that after the announcement of Osama bin Laden being killed in neighbouring Pakistan, the world should believe that his country ... Read more...
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