Reporters held at Wall St. protests: Rights group
October 14th, 2011 - 11:29 am ICT by IANS
Paris, Oct 14 (IANS/EFE) Police in New York have arrested and attacked journalists covering the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) protests, Reporters Without Borders said Thursday.Authorities' "often violent response" to the ... Read more...
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India vows violent response in case of n-attack (Lead)
July 26th, 2011 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Even as India and Pakistan began talks on a warm note here, the Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Tuesday warned of an "absolutely violent, hard ... Read more...
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Violent response in case of n-attack: IAF chief
July 26th, 2011 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) With Pakistan having just tested its Nasr nuclear-capable tactical missile, India Tuesday said its retaliatory strike in case of a nuclear attack on its soil ... Read more...
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Rage as Cameron welcomes Bahrain crown prince
May 20th, 2011 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 20 (IANS) The British prime minister has invited ire by welcoming the crown prince of Bahrain in a high-profile photo call on the steps of 10 Downing ... Read more...
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Dictators in royal wedding guest list invites rights activists’ ire
April 25th, 2011 - 4:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 25 (ANI): Prince Charles and the UK Foreign Office have been criticized by the human rights activists for including the names of dictators in the royal wedding guest list.Bahrain's Crown ... Read more...
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Aussie travel warning for Indonesia following arrest of Bali bombing suspect in Pak
April 1st, 2011 - 5:02 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Apr 1(ANI): Australia's Foreign Affairs Department has said that the arrest of 2002 Bali bombing suspect, Umar Patek, may spark a violent response against Westerners by extremists in Indonesia.The department released ... Read more...
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Mexico condemns repression in Libya
March 1st, 2011 - 11:44 am ICT by IANS
Geneva, March 1 (IANS/EFE) The wave of repression unleashed by Col. Muammar Gaddafi's regime in Libya "constitutes crimes against humanity", Mexican foreign relations secretary Patricia Espinosa said here."We are offended and it ... Read more...
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US steps up pressure on Gaddafi to step down
February 27th, 2011 - 5:03 pm ICT by ANI
The United States may have done a favour to Colonel Maummar Gaddafi by imposing sanctions in the 1980s, allowing the latter to consolidate his hold over the country, claims an Indian American ... Read more...
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Firing cabinet not enough, Mubarak must go: El Baradie
January 30th, 2011 - 5:47 am ICT by IANS
Cairo, Jan 30 (IANS) Protests in Egypt continued unabated as the pro-democracy leader Mohamed El Baradie stuck on the demand of President Hosni Mubarak's resignation and said the appointment of a ... Read more...
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Egypt unrest: Mubarak fires cabinet, appoints Omar Suleiman as vice president
January 29th, 2011 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo/London, Jan 29 (IANS) Hosni Mubarak directed his cabinet to resign Saturday and appointed intelligence chief Omar Suleiman as deputy president, as US President Barack Obama told his Egyptian counterpart to ... Read more...
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Egypt unrest: Mubarak fires cabinet as Obama intervenes (Roundup)
January 29th, 2011 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo/Washington, Jan 29 (IANS) A combative Egyptian President Hosny Mubarak dramatically directed his cabinet to resign as US President Barack Obama told him to avoid a violent response to the growing ... Read more...
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Obama talks tough with embattled Mubarak (Lead)
January 29th, 2011 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Jan 29 (IANS) As revolt swept key ally Egypt, US President Barack Obama asked Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to make good on his promises and avoid a violent ... Read more...
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Al Qaeda wants to train protesters’ children in Tunisia
January 16th, 2011 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Jan 16 (IANS/AKI) The North African wing of Al Qaeda has released an audio tape, expressing support for the anti-government protesters in Tunisia and urging them to send their children to ... Read more...
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EU High Representative Ashton meets with Belarusian delegation
January 13th, 2011 - 12:15 am ICT by BNO News
BRUSSELS (BNO NEWS) -- European Union High Representative Catherine Ashton on Wednesday met with a Belarusian delegation conformed by leading representatives of the Belarusian opposition and civil society.Ashton, also Vice-President of the ... Read more...
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‘Canada fears Tamil backlash after LTTE defeat’
February 25th, 2010 - 11:52 am ICT by IANS
Toronto, Feb 25 (IANS) With its huge population of Sri Lankan Tamils, Canada fears that resentment over the defeat of the Tamil Tigers last year may lead to violent response by sections ... Read more...
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India remembers Indira on 25th death anniversary
October 31st, 2009 - 12:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Indians Saturday flocked to Shakti Sthal to pay homage to former prime minister Indira Gandhi on her 25th death anniversary Saturday. Known as 'Iron Lady', she ... Read more...
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Yale nixes publication of Muhammad cartoons in new book fearing violence
August 14th, 2009 - 2:38 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Aug.14 (ANI): The Yale University Press is refusing to print cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad in a new book out of fear that it might incite violence, and this has ... Read more...
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Pakistani forces kill 28 Taliban in Swat (Lead)
May 29th, 2009 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 29 (DPA) Pakistani security forces Friday killed 28 more militants and arrested another seven in an ongoing massive operation against the Taliban in the northwestern district of Swat.
The Pakistani ... Read more...
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Thai premier lifts state of emergency in Bangkok
April 24th, 2009 - 10:20 am ICT by IANS
Bangkok, April 24 (DPA) Thai Prime Minster Abhisit Vejjajiva Friday lifted the state of emergency he had imposed 12 days ago on Bangkok and surrounding provinces to quell anti-government protests.
Abhisit announced ... Read more...
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