A difficult year for Pakistan (2011 in Retrospect)
December 25th, 2011 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 25 (IANS) The year 2011 saw Pakistan making headlines for all the wrong reasons, compounded by yearend uncertainty about the political future of a nation that is ... Read more...
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Croatian soccer officials detained for match-fixing
December 10th, 2011 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
Zagreb, Dec 10 (IANS) Croatian police detained two top soccer officials suspected of taking bribes and match-fixing. UEFA has confirmed that it has been notified of arrests by the Croatian ... Read more...
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Pakistani leader admits his wife, kids are US citizens
September 14th, 2011 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 14 (IANS) Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly, has following a WikiLeaks expose admitted that his wife and children are US citizens.
Khan, ... Read more...
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It will take time to better ties with US: Gilani
September 1st, 2011 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 1 (IANS) It will take some time for Pakistan to improve relations with the US, seriously strained after the Osama bin Laden killing, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza ... Read more...
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Former U.S. employee of Akamai pleads guilty to spying for Israel
August 31st, 2011 - 1:04 pm ICT by BNO News
BOSTON (BNO NEWS) -- A Massachusetts man has pleaded guilty to a charge of foreign economic espionage for exchanging sensitive information with a person who he believed was an Israeli spy, officials ... Read more...
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Pakistan is powerful, can safeguard national interest: Gilani
August 29th, 2011 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has asserted that Pakistan is a powerful country and fully capable of safeguarding its vital national interests.Addressing a press conference ... Read more...
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Inconvenient US-Pakistan marriage being recalibrated: Daily
August 26th, 2011 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 26 (IANS) The "inconvenient marriage" of Pakistan and US struggles on, an English daily said Friday as it noted that the relationship was being recalibrated."Despite the ... Read more...
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Abducted American rescued in Pakistan (Lead)
August 25th, 2011 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 25 (IANS) An American who was kidnapped from his home in Lahore has been rescued, a media report said.Warren Weinstein, 63, was kidnapped at gunpoint Aug 13 from ... Read more...
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US-Pakistan ties should go beyond terrorism: Gilani
August 24th, 2011 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 24 (IANS) Relations between the US and Pakistan should go beyond terrorism and cover areas of bilateral relations on a durable basis, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has ... Read more...
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Ensure safe recovery of abducted American: US to Pakistan
August 19th, 2011 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 19 (IANS) The US has told Pakistan to ensure safe recovery of its national who was abducted from Lahore.Warren Weinstein, 63, was kidnapped Aug 13 from his ... Read more...
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US national’s kidnapper’s sketch released
August 19th, 2011 - 1:38 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 19 (IANS) Police in Pakistan Thursday released a sketch of a man accused of being involved in the kidnapping of US national Warren Weinstein.The sketch shows an ... Read more...
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US begins probe into American’s abduction in Pakistan
August 18th, 2011 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 18 (IANS) US has begin its own investigation into the kidnapping of an American in Lahore.Warren Weinstein, 63, was kidnapped Aug 13 from his home in Lahore city ... Read more...
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American’s abduction: Suspects’ sketches being prepared
August 17th, 2011 - 1:24 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 17 (IANS) The sketches of a couple of suspects were being prepared over the kidnapping of a US national in Lahore, police said.Warren Weinstein, 63, was kidnapped Aug ... Read more...
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FBI may look for American abducted in Pakistan
August 16th, 2011 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 16 (IANS) US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) may be asked to probe the kidnapping of an American national in Lahore, a media report said Tuesday.Warren Weinstein, ... Read more...
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US national kidnapped in Pakistan (Lead)
August 13th, 2011 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 13 (IANS) An American was kidnapped Saturday morning from his home in Lahore city by nearly 10 people, a police official said.Abdul Razaq Cheema, a senior police official, ... Read more...
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This ‘James Bond’ keeps personal life under cover
July 29th, 2011 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) If British actor Daniel Craig plays undercover agent 007 with elan, he is equally efficient at guarding his personal life as was evident when ... Read more...
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Ajit Singh’s son-in-law caught in US Iran sting
March 4th, 2011 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 4 (IANS) Vikramaditya Singh, the son-in-law of India's Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) leader Ajit Singh, has been fined $100,000 and sentenced to three years' probation by a US ... Read more...
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No attempt made to entrap potential Oregon Islamic bomber: FBI
November 30th, 2010 - 2:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov.30 (ANI): U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has dismissed speculation that FBI agents entrapped potential Oregon bomber Mohamed Osman Mohamud.In comments to reporters, the Christian Science Monitor quoted Holder, as saying ... Read more...
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Woman tried to sell her grandson for $30,000
November 7th, 2010 - 9:41 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Daytona Beach, Nov 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Children are seen as gifts from God and some women will rather die than see their child harmed. That though was not the case for 45-year-old ... Read more...
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Miley To Play A Tough Investigator In Her Upcoming Flick
November 6th, 2010 - 5:15 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
November 6, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Just like Robert Pattinson or Daniel Radcliffe or Justin Bieber, Hannah Montana star Miley Cyrus is yet another young cub who has roared to the zenith ... Read more...
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‘Community’ for Duff and Chuck for Summer
September 27th, 2010 - 6:14 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 27, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Hilary Duff would be seen in "Community' that screens on TV.This 22-year-old celebrity, who got married recently, would be seen on NBC's hit comedy series, "Community'.Hilary will ... Read more...
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US scientist, wife held for selling N-weapon detail
September 18th, 2010 - 1:19 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 18 (IANS/EFE) A US scientist ans his wife have been arrested for passing on secret information to a man posing as Venezuelan spy to help that country develop a ... Read more...
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Pentagon tries to block book on 9/11 plotter
September 11th, 2010 - 2:59 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 11 (IANS) The US Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) tried to block a book giving details of a project which identified the 9/11 plotter well before the hijack of the plane ... Read more...
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The ‘Luv’ Test of Gayatri
August 25th, 2010 - 8:10 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 25, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Gayatri Srivastav and Luv Kumar has been in a relationship for 3 and a half years and yet their relationship has faced objection from latter's family ... Read more...
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‘Emotional Atyachar’ On City Girl Teena By Choreographer Boyfriend
August 11th, 2010 - 10:20 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 11, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Think twice before you think of cheating your partner because "Emotional Atyachar' is back in action! A small town choreographer Dev, who has been on a ... Read more...
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Stacy Keibler Appearing In “Chuck” Season 4?
August 9th, 2010 - 7:56 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Aug 9, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The media is presently curious to know about the star-cast of NBC's upcoming action comedy series "Chuck". The show officials and the channel announced on May ... Read more...
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Jolie’s ‘Salt’ fight scene upset son
July 4th, 2010 - 3:53 pm ICT by ANI
The 'Tomb Raider' star will be seen as a tough undercover agent in the upcoming action flick, but she received a mixed response from her eldest four children when they watched the ... Read more...
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Two arrested in Abu Dhabi with cocaine
June 9th, 2010 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, June 9 (IANS/WAM) Two people were arrested here on charges of processing and selling cocaine.
They were arrested while trying to sell the cocaine to an undercover agent of the ... Read more...
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Chinese resident convicted for attempting to smuggle U.S. military equipment to China
May 13th, 2010 - 4:01 am ICT by BNO News
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) – A Chinese resident was convicted for attempting to obtain defense articles on the U.S. Munitions List and have them exported Macau and Hong Kong, prosecutors said ... Read more...
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Undercover Agent Busts Christian Militia’s Rebellion Plans
April 1st, 2010 - 7:10 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Detroit, Apr 1, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A militant group was arrested after a series of raids were conducted by the federal Bureau of Investigation. The police suspect that the group had ... Read more...
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Pakistani cab driver with terror links to remain behind bars
March 31st, 2010 - 10:32 am ICT by IANS
Chicago, March 31 (IANS) A Pakistani American taxi driver charged with trying to send money to a Pakistani terrorist leader with links to Al Qaeda will remain behind bars until a formal ... Read more...
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India native sentenced in California for international drug conspiracy
March 31st, 2010 - 2:56 am ICT by BNO News
FRESNO, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) – A Bakersfield, California resident and Canada national was sentenced to 23 and a half years in prison for drug trafficking charges, prosecutors announced on Tuesday.Harjeet Mann, 51, ... Read more...
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Two men arrested for illegal possession of machine guns in Texas
March 15th, 2010 - 11:37 pm ICT by BNO News
MCALLEN, TEXAS (BNO NEWS) – Two men were arrested and charged in McAllen, Texas, of conspiracy to receive or possess a machine gun not registered to them, U.S. Attorney Jose Angel Moreno ... Read more...
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Bristol, CT pawn shop employee sentenced for illegal firearms sales
March 12th, 2010 - 6:21 am ICT by BNO News
NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT (BNO NEWS) – A resident of Waterbury, Connecticut, was sentenced to three months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release for making false statements during the purchase ... Read more...
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Salina, KS man sentenced for guns and drug trafficking
March 12th, 2010 - 1:20 am ICT by BNO News
TOPEKA, KANSAS (BNO NEWS) – A Salina, Kansas man was sentenced to 78 months of imprisonment on firearms and drug trafficking charges, prosecutors announced on Thursday.Carlos Maldonado Aguilar, 42, pleaded guilty to ... Read more...
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