US insists fishing vessel was warned before firing
July 18th, 2012 - 12:47 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 18 (IANS) In the midst of a probe demanded by India into the deadly US attack on a motorboat in the Persian Gulf that left an Indian fisherman ... Read more...
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Al Qaeda leaders killed in Yemen air strike
May 7th, 2012 - 9:42 am ICT by IANS
Sana'a, May 7 (IANS) Two wanted terrorists of the Yemen-based Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) have been killed in a US air strike in a mountainous region ... Read more...
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Briton killed in Yemen bomb blast
July 21st, 2011 - 7:34 am ICT by IANS
Sana'a, July 21 (IANS/AKI) A British national was killed in Yemen Wednesday in a bomb blast, officials said.The incident took place in the southern port city of Aden. The unnamed ... Read more...
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Ayman al-Zawahiri, America’s new most wanted
May 5th, 2011 - 1:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 5 (ANI): One-time Egyptian doctor Ayman al-Zawahiri is now America's new most wanted person, given his status as Al Qaeda's number two.Though the FBI said it does not rank its ... Read more...
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Virginia city wants to honour SEALs - but doesn’t know how
May 4th, 2011 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 4 (IANS) Virginia Beach Mayor Wills Sessoms is thrilled that a navy SEALs unit based just outside his city killed Osama bin Laden. He wants to honour the ... Read more...
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PM describes Osama’s killing as a significant step forward
May 2nd, 2011 - 8:09 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 2 (ANI): Terming Osama bin Laden's killing as a significant step forward, the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Monday asked the international community and Pakistan in particular ... Read more...
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Osama’s death in line with U.S. policy: Pak envoy
May 2nd, 2011 - 6:47 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 2 (ANI): Pakistan's High Commissioner to India Shahid Malik on Monday said the operation against Osama bin Laden was in accordance with a U.S. policy that the Al-Qaeda leader ... Read more...
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BJP terms Osama’s killing satisfactory
May 2nd, 2011 - 4:35 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 2 (ANI): Asserting that strong action is needed to eliminate terrorism, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday termed the killing of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden as ... Read more...
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Osama killing: Security strengthened around US Embassy in Delhi
May 2nd, 2011 - 1:56 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 2 (ANI): Security was strengthened around the US Embassy and nearby areas in the diplomatic enclave of Chanakya Puri on Monday following the killing of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin ... Read more...
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Osama’s killing a victorious milestone against terrorism: Krishna
May 2nd, 2011 - 1:20 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 2 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna on Monday said the killing of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is a historic development and victorious milestone in the global war ... Read more...
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Osama’s killing in Pakistan shows it is sanctuary for terrorists: Chidambaram
May 2nd, 2011 - 12:15 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 2 (ANI): Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Monday expressed grave concern that the firefight in which Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed took place in Abbotabad, ... Read more...
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Senior al-Qaeda member put ‘jihad over sex’ by taking “impotence” injections
April 27th, 2011 - 12:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 27 (ANI): One of al-Qaeda's most senior members held at Guantánamo, who used to directly report to Osama bin Laden, took injections "to promote impotence" to avoid being "distracted" by ... Read more...
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Al-Qaeda suspect wanted for USS Cole attack is alive in Yemen
December 16th, 2010 - 11:54 pm ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- An Arab newspaper on Thursday reported that top al-Qaeda suspect Fahd Mohammed Ahmed al-Quso is alive in Yemen, despite earlier media reports which said he had been ... Read more...
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Newspaper: Al-Qaeda suspect wanted for USS Cole attack is alive in Yemen
December 16th, 2010 - 11:12 pm ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- An Arab newspaper on Thursday reported that top al-Qaeda suspect Fahd Mohammed Ahmed al-Quso is alive in Yemen, despite earlier media reports he was killed in a ... Read more...
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Gulf maritime region target for terror attack?
June 10th, 2010 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, June 10 (IANS/WAM) The maritime region in the Gulf is vital to the economic security of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and it still remains a target for a terrorist ... Read more...
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9/11 mastermind to be tried in New York
November 13th, 2009 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 13 (IANS) Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the self-described mastermind of the Sep 11, 2001 terror attacks, and four other men accused in the plot will be prosecuted in a federal court ... Read more...
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US to reveal names of secret camp detainees to Red Cross
August 23rd, 2009 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 23 (DPA) The Pentagon has decided to share the identities of militants and terrorist suspects held in secret US military camps in Iraq and Afghanistan with the International Committee ... Read more...
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CIA interrogators staged mock executions: Report
August 22nd, 2009 - 3:59 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 22 (DPA) Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) interrogators staged mock executions as part of the agency's drive to track down terrorists, the US magazine Newsweek reported on its website Saturday.
Quoting from ... Read more...
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Judge rebuffs Obama; refuses to suspend Gitmo hearing
January 30th, 2009 - 10:35 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 30 (DPA) A military judge in Gutananamo Bay Thursday denied a request by the Obama administration to suspend the proceedings against a Yemeni suspected of plotting the October 2000 attack ... Read more...
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Police open fire at car outside US embassy in Yemen
January 27th, 2009 - 12:28 pm ICT by IANS
Sana'a, Jan 27 (DPA) Policemen at a barricade outside the US embassy in Sana'a opened fire at a car, but there were no casualties reported, an interior ministry official confirmed."Policemen fired warning ... Read more...
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Mumbai attacks showcase al Qaeda desperation, says author
December 1st, 2008 - 6:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec.1 (ANI): Last weeks terror strikes in Mumbai that claimed the lives of 195 people and injured 295, can rightly be seen as a desperation tactic, says Richard Miller, the ... Read more...
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Americans outraged over Osama’’s driver’’s release
August 11th, 2008 - 6:30 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Aug.11 (ANI): Several Americans are outraged that Salim Hamdan - who was Osama bin Laden''s chauffeur before his arrest six years ago - will be out of jail before ... Read more...
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Joint Indo-UK naval exercise in Goa from today
April 21st, 2008 - 1:13 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Apr 21 (ANI): India and Britain will begin their third round of the annual 'Konkan' naval exercise off the Goa coast from today.
The exercise is scheduled to be held ... Read more...
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US hinders solutions to end Lebanon’s crisis: Syria
March 1st, 2008 - 10:00 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Damascus, March 1 (DPA) Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem said Saturday that sending the USS Cole warship towards the waters off the Lebanese coast assures that the US hampers political solutions that ... Read more...
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US sends warship towards Lebanon
February 29th, 2008 - 6:30 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Washington, Feb 29 (DPA) The US has sent a warship towards waters off the Lebanese coast in a show of support for stability in the region, US officials have said. The USS ... Read more...
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Charges filed against bin Laden’s bodyguard
February 27th, 2008 - 10:17 am ICT by admin
DPA
Washington, Feb 27 (DPA) The US military has charged a Guantanamo Bay detainee suspected as serving as Osama bin Laden's bodyguard with conspiring to commit murder and carry out attacks against civilians. ... Read more...
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