Three Russian journalists detained in Kazakhstan
December 19th, 2011 - 5:58 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 19 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Three Russian journalists covering riots in western Kazakhstan were detained without any reason Sunday, Russia's Kommersant business daily said on its website."The journalists were detained ... Read more...
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Ex-Syrian soldiers name 74 who killed protesters
December 15th, 2011 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 15 (IANS) Former Syrian soldiers have identified by name 74 commanders and officials responsible for attacks on unarmed protesters, Human Rights Watch said in a report released Thursday.The ... Read more...
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Suspend cops behind firing on Maharashtra farmers: BJP
August 12th, 2011 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) The killing of three farmers in police firing in Maharashtra figured in the Rajya Sabha Friday, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) demanding the ... Read more...
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Syrian President faces indictment by International Criminal Court
April 25th, 2011 - 1:06 pm ICT by ANI
Damascus, Apr 25 (ANI): The International Criminal Court could indict Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for causing the deaths of 120 anti-government protesters.According to The Telegraph, an influential body of international judges and ... Read more...
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11 protesters killed by security forces in Yemen
April 5th, 2011 - 1:21 am ICT by BNO News
TAIZ, YEMEN (BNO NEWS) -- At least eleven protesters were killed during clashes with security forces in southwestern Yemen, the Yemen Post reported on Monday.According to medical staff, nine demonstrators were killed ... Read more...
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Deploy UN forces in Arab countries, say Mumbai Muslims
March 25th, 2011 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 25 (IANS) Muslims from Mumbai and its surrounding areas Friday demanded deployment of United Nations peacekeeping forces in Arab and West Asian countries where pro-democracy and pro-reform protests ... Read more...
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Gaddafi brutalizes rebel forces near Tripoli, claims control of town
March 5th, 2011 - 3:05 pm ICT by ANI
Tripoli (Libya), Mar. 5 (ANI): Forces loyal to Libyan dictator Colonel Muammar Gaddafi have reportedly broken through rebel defenses at an opposition-held city closest to Libyan capital, Tripoli.Reports quoted witnesses as saying ... Read more...
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Libyan rebels stocking up on Soviet-era arms to deal with Gaddafi’s militia
March 2nd, 2011 - 4:39 pm ICT by ANI
Benghazi (Libya), Mar. 2 (ANI): Rebel forces controlling eastern Libya are reportedly getting more organized and better armed with each passing day.They are receiving a crash course on armed rebellion, and know ... Read more...
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British varsity regrets ties with Gaddafi family
February 28th, 2011 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 28 (IANS) The head of the prestigious London School of Economics Monday said he felt "embarrassed" about the university's ties with the family of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.The LSE director ... Read more...
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Obama quietly calls on Libya’s Gaddafi to step down
February 27th, 2011 - 6:49 pm ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday quietly called on Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi to resign amid massive anti-government protests, the White House said.Obama made the comments ... Read more...
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35 anti-government protesters shot dead, 200 injured in Libya
February 19th, 2011 - 11:49 am ICT by ANI
Benghazi (Libya), Feb 19(ANI): At least 35 people were shot dead and 200 others injured in a crackdown on anti-government protests in Libya.According to the Sun, the troops fired on the ... Read more...
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Public wrath makes Nepal revoke state honours
June 2nd, 2010 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, June 2 (IANS) Bowing to mounting public outrage, Nepal's beleaguered government Wednesday decided to withdraw the state honours conferred on two controversial security personnel, though a tainted former army ... Read more...
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Thai protesters clash with residents, two killed
April 13th, 2009 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
Bangkok, April 13 (DPA) Two men were killed in the Thai capital after anti-government protesters clashed with residents near their main rally site Monday night, according to reports and officials.
As ... Read more...
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Hundreds of exiled Tibetans stage protest in London against draconian Chinese crack down
March 8th, 2009 - 3:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar.8 (ANI): Hundreds of exiled Tibetans and their British supporters took to streets here on Saturday to protest against Beijings violent clampdown on anti- government activists.
The agitating Tibetans through the ... Read more...
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International language day celebrated in northeast
February 21st, 2009 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Feb 21 (IANS) Song and dance performances, seminars and discussions marked the International Mother Tongue Day celebrated in northeast Indian states along the India-Bangladesh border Saturday.
A large number of functions were ... Read more...
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China changes Nepal ambassador after Tibet fiasco
November 23rd, 2008 - 1:09 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Nov 23 (IANS) China has replaced its envoy to Nepal, Zheng Xianglin, apparently over his failure to effectively block anti-China protests here that lasted almost five months ahead of the Olympics.Zheng, ... Read more...
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Nepal police arrest 10 secret Tibetan marchers
July 10th, 2008 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, July 10 (IANS) Police have arrested 10 Tibetans who were on a secret march to Lhasa from a village in north Nepal regarded as the gateway to Mt Everest. ... Read more...
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Tibetans hail Nepal’s release of three jailed leaders
July 8th, 2008 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, July 8 (IANS) Tibetans in Kathmandu Tuesday hailed the release of three jailed community leaders, including two women, after Nepal's Supreme Court ordered the government of Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala ... Read more...
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Tibetans vow to keep up China march despite arrests
July 1st, 2008 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, July 1 (IANS) Though Nepal police Tuesday arrested a group of Tibetan monks and nuns who were leading a peace march to the Tibet border, a second group of ... Read more...
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US raps Nepal for attacks on Tibetan protesters
May 1st, 2008 - 3:12 pm ICT by admin
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, May 1 (IANS) The US, one of Nepal's major donors, Thursday rapped the Girija Prasad Koirala government for using excessive force on Tibetan protesters, saying the Himalayan nation should ... Read more...
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UN begins probe as nine die in Nepal pre-poll violence
April 9th, 2008 - 2:53 pm ICT by admin
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, April 9 (IANS) The UN Wednesday began separate investigations into two incidents of violence in Nepal on the eve of a critical election that continued even after the ... Read more...
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