Headley charged with involvement in Mumbai terror attacks (Second Lead)
December 8th, 2009 - 1:52 am ICT by IANS
Chicago, Dec 7 (IANS) US prosecutors have filed fresh charges against suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba operative David Coleman Headley in connection with last year's deadly attacks in Mumbai that took the lives of 166 ... Read more...
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Headley cased Mumbai for two years before 26/11 attacks (Third Lead)
December 8th, 2009 - 1:52 am ICT by IANS
Chicago, Dec 8 (IANS) New federal charges filed against suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba operative David Coleman Headley accuse him of conducting extensive surveillance of targets in Mumbai for more than two years before last ... Read more...
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US officials charge Headley with involvement in 26/11 (Lead)
December 8th, 2009 - 12:52 am ICT by IANS
Chicago, Dec 7 (IANS) US law enforcement authorities Monday filed charges against suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative and Chicago resident David Coleman Headley specifically accusing him of involvement in the 26/11 Mumbai terror ... Read more...
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Chicagoan Charged with Conspiracy in 2008 Mumbai Attacks in Addition to Foreign Terror Plot in Denmark
December 7th, 2009 - 11:47 pm ICT by admin
Dec 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) New federal charges filed today allege that a Chicago man, who was arrested in October for planning terrorist attacks against a Danish newspaper and two of its employees, ... Read more...
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Lashkar remains a threat not only in India, but also beyond: Experts
November 26th, 2009 - 2:49 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Nov.26 (ANI): Experts say that the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), the Pakistan-based group that staged the Mumbai terrorist strikes of last year that claimed 166 lives, remains a threat not only in India, ... Read more...
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US drone kills Uzbek militant leader in Pakistan
September 18th, 2009 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 18 (DPA) An important leader of an Uzbek militant group that is closely associated with Al Qaeda was killed in a recent US drone attack in Pakistan's restive tribal ... Read more...
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US appoints prosecutor to investigate detainee abuses
August 25th, 2009 - 6:33 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 25 (DPA) US Attorney General Eric Holder Monday appointed a special prosecutor to re-examine nearly a dozen cases of CIA interrogators who allegedly abused terrorism detainees in the aftermath ... Read more...
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India hopes Pak will do everything in its power to stop export terrorism from its soil: Tharoor
August 18th, 2009 - 10:36 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug.18 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday said that the Indian Government expected Pakistan to act firmly and stop the export of terror from ... Read more...
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Chian cracks down on organized terror outfits in Xijiang
August 4th, 2009 - 1:02 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Aug.4 (ANI): Police forces and state security agencies had prevented five organized terrorist attacks on civilians in China's far west Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China's anti-terrorism sources said Monday.Police forces and ... Read more...
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Important to stabilize Pakistan for a peaceful Afghanistan : Miliband
July 29th, 2009 - 5:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 29 (ANI): British Foreign Secretary David Miliband has commended efforts of the Obama administration to re-balance the relationship between the United States and Pakistan saying it is very important to ... Read more...
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Somali Britons trained by al Qaeda pose serious threat to UK
May 23rd, 2009 - 1:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 23 (ANI): Al Qaeda's franchise in East Africa, and notably Somalia, has become a greater focus of attention for the international counter-terrorist agencies, as a growing number of young Somali ... Read more...
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Pak must shut down terror training camps to make progress
March 25th, 2009 - 2:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar.25 (ANI): Most analysts are of the view that if Pakistan is to make any progress in the comity of nations, it has shut down its terrorist training camps, and ... Read more...
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Experts says Brit Pakistanis might carry out future attacks on the US
March 24th, 2009 - 6:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar.24 (ANI): The US fears that future attacks on America are likely to be carried out by Muslims from the UK, and therefore, there is a need to boost surveillance ... Read more...
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Army is fighting Brit jihadists in Afghanistan
February 25th, 2009 - 6:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb.25 (ANI): Interceptions of Taliban communications have shown that British jihadists some "speaking with West Midlands and Yorkshire accents" are active in Helmand and other parts of southern Afghanistan.
According to ... Read more...
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It is time for action, not words says Brown
December 14th, 2008 - 6:31 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Dec.14 (ANI): British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Sunday assured Pakistan of all the help to counter terrorism in the country.
Addressing a joint press conference with Pakistan President Asif Ali ... Read more...
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Mumbai attackers have received training from outside India: Experts
November 28th, 2008 - 6:39 pm ICT by ANI
Berlin, Nov.28 (ANI): Counter-terrorism officials and experts said the scale, sophistication and targets involved in the Mumbai attacks were markedly different from previous terrorist plots in India and suggested the gunmen ... Read more...
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Britains anti-terrorism plans may result in invasion of peoples privacy
October 6th, 2008 - 5:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 6 (ANI): The Government of UK is considering a 12 billion pounds plan to monitor the e-mail, telephone and Internet browsing records of every person in the country, in ... Read more...
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George Clooney to star in Al Qaeda film
August 13th, 2008 - 4:59 am ICT by IANS
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Los Angeles, Aug 13 (DPA) Actor George Clooney has bought the movie rights to the story of Al Qaeda terrorist network leader Osama bin Laden's driver Salim Hamdan, who was convicted of ... Read more...
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Bin Laden’s driver found guilty in Guantanamo trial
August 6th, 2008 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
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Washington, Aug 6 (DPA) The former driver for Osama bin Laden, Salim Hamdan, was found guilty Wednesday of providing material support for terrorism in the first trial of a detainee at Guantanamo ... Read more...
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Brit Muslims helping Taliban in fighting UK troops in Afghanistan
August 2nd, 2008 - 11:29 am ICT by ANI
London , Aug 2 (ANI): A former commander of Britain s forces in Afghanistan has reportedly said that British Muslims were helping the Taliban in their war against UK soldiers in ... Read more...
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‘Terror groups in Pakistan focus on Britain’
April 28th, 2008 - 1:36 pm ICT by admin
By Muhammad Najeeb
Islamabad, April 28 (IANS) The Al Qaeda and pro-Taliban elements in Pakistan and Afghanistan are one of the main drivers of Islamic extremism and terrorism in the European Union, according ... Read more...
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UK Police ‘have foiled 15 terror plots since 7/7
April 23rd, 2008 - 2:30 pm ICT by admin
London, Apr.23 (ANI): At least 15 terrorist plots have been foiled in the three years since the London bombings of July 7, 2005 in which 52 people lost their lives.
Senior British ... Read more...
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Pakistan crucial for Afghan stability: Karl Inderfurth
April 3rd, 2008 - 1:38 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Apr 3 (ANI): A South Asia expert, formerly working with the US State Department, has said that Pakistan was crucial for the stability of Afghanistan and the reinforcement of the ... Read more...
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China promises safe Olympics despite suspect terrorist plots
March 10th, 2008 - 7:56 pm ICT by admin
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Beijing, March 10 (DPA) China is confident that its security system will ensure the safety of the August Olympic Games despite the discovery of two suspected terrorist plots, a spokesman for the ... Read more...
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Baitullah Mehsud is Wests new public enemy No1
February 6th, 2008 - 1:22 pm ICT by admin
London, Feb.6 (ANI): Thirty-four-year-old Pakistan Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud has replaced Osama bin Laden as the Wests Public Enemy No 1.
According to a report in The Times, Mehsud is now being seen ... Read more...
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