Mexican president says he received death threat
August 21st, 2012 - 11:26 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Aug 21 (IANS/EFE) President Felipe Calderon said over the weekend that a threat was made against the presidential aircraft early in his term and he took it so ... Read more...
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Wanted man lynched by mob near Gurgaon
August 20th, 2012 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Aug 20 (IANS) A criminal carrying a Rs.1 lakh reward for his arrest was beaten to death by a mob in Saidpur village near this Haryana industrial town and ... Read more...
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Gujarat riots spurred Jundal’s radicalisation: Investigators
July 11th, 2012 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) The 2002 anti-Muslim riots in Gujarat had spurred Abu Jundal, one of the handlers of the 26/11 attackers, to join the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror ... Read more...
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Mexican marines capture son of Sinaloa drug cartel leader
June 22nd, 2012 - 9:40 pm ICT by BNO News
ZAPOPAN, MEXICO (BNO NEWS) -- Mexican marines on Thursday morning captured a man believed to be the son of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, the leader of the powerful Sinaloa drug cartel and ... Read more...
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Gerard Butler to join ‘Manhunt’?
April 19th, 2012 - 5:05 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, April 19 (IANS) Actor Gerard Butler is in advance talks to feature in action thriller "Manhunt".The film is about a team of FBI agents on a mission to ... Read more...
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Osama’s home shouldn’t have been razed: Daily
February 28th, 2012 - 12:51 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 28 (IANS) Osama bin Laden's house should have been left intact so that "present and future generations can view them as a past that should not be repeated", ... Read more...
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Jessica Buchanan to arrive in a commercial flight from Somalia
January 31st, 2012 - 12:02 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Mogadishu, Jan 30 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Jessica Buchanan, the American aid worker who was dramatically rescued by the US Navy SEALs in the Somalia, is scheduled to arrive in the United States on ... Read more...
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Pakistan to make Osama inquiry report public
December 9th, 2011 - 10:07 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 9 (IANS) The inquiry report into the killing of Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden by US special forces in his Pakistani hideout will be made public, ... Read more...
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Pakistani military intelligence chief appears before Osama panel
October 12th, 2011 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 12 (IANS) A Pakistani commission, investigating the US sneak raid to kill Osama bin Laden in the northwestern city of Abbottabad near Islamabad on May 2, Wednesday questioned ... Read more...
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Australia’s most wanted man arrested
October 11th, 2011 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Oct 11 (IANS) One of Australia's most wanted men has been arrested at Sydney Airport over a fatal gun fight in 2009, police said Tuesday.New South Wales police expect ... Read more...
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Anna Bjornsdottir tipped FBI leading to the arrest to James ‘Whitney’ Bulger
October 10th, 2011 - 10:56 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Boston, Oct 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Former Miss Iceland Anna Bjornsdottir was the person who tipped the FBI for the arrest of James "Whitey" Bulger, Boston Globe has reported. US officials placed $2 ... Read more...
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Pakistani who helped CIA track down Osama faces treason charges
October 7th, 2011 - 12:43 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 6 (IANS) A Pakistani panel, investigating the US raid to kill Osama bin Laden in Abbotabad May 2, Thursday suggested registration of treason charges against a doctor who ... Read more...
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Osama filmmakers say it’s a `nonpartisan’ story
August 12th, 2011 - 12:26 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 12 (IANS) In the midst of a row over alleged "top-level access" given to them by the Obama administration, the makers of a film about the hunt for ... Read more...
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US lawmakers Bin Laden movie to be investigated
August 11th, 2011 - 8:28 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Aug 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) US lawmakers want an upcoming Osama bin Laden movie probed. The movie touches on the hunt and the raid that finally resulted in the death of the ... Read more...
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Mexico arrests drug trafficker wanted for 1,500 murders
August 1st, 2011 - 11:52 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Aug 1 (IANS/EFE) A high-level member of a drug cartel wanted for at least 1,500 murders in Mexico's Chihuahua state has been arrested, authorities said Sunday.Jose Antonio Acosta ... Read more...
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CIA plotted to nab Osama bin Laden with fake vaccination drive
July 12th, 2011 - 10:05 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Abbottabad, Pakistan, July 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Almost three months after the raid at Osama bin Laden’s hideout in Pakistan resulted in the death of the world’s most wanted man, details about the ... Read more...
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Osama widow’s brother wants Pakistan to release her
May 16th, 2011 - 10:10 am ICT by IANS
London, May 16 (IANS) Yemeni student Zakaria al Sada, whose sister was shot and wounded in the US mission that killed Osama bin Laden, has asked Pakistan to release his ... Read more...
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Pakistan military didn’t interact with US for two days
May 11th, 2011 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 11 (IANS) The Pakistani military "didn't have very good contact" with US forces in Afghanistan for two days following the daring US commando raid in Abbottabad that ... Read more...
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Pakistan a picture of institutionalised incompetence: daily
May 10th, 2011 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 10 (IANS) The variety of statements following Osama bin Laden's killing in Abbottabad makes it "a picture of institutionalised incompetence that runs right to the top", said ... Read more...
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Geronimo descendant asks for apology
May 9th, 2011 - 11:42 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington DC, May 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) During the recent raid which killed Osama bin Laden, the US special forces reported back to the White House with the words “Geronimo Ekia” meaning the ... Read more...
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Hillary Clinton reacts to her ‘Situation Room’ photo
May 9th, 2011 - 8:52 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington DC, May 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Hilary Clinton says no meaning should be read into her posture as she sat in the Situation Room while the raid was taking place at ... Read more...
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Osama near Abbottabad, Kabul told Islamabad four years back
May 6th, 2011 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 6 (IANS) Afghan intelligence had told Islamabad nearly four years back that the most hunted Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was hiding in an area near ... Read more...
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Can India go after Mumbai masterminds in Pakistan? US not sure
May 6th, 2011 - 12:18 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 6 (IANS) Describing the commando operation that killed Osama bin Laden deep inside Pakistan as "clearly unique", the US has declined to say if India had the same ... Read more...
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White House silence fuels speculation on Osama’s end
May 5th, 2011 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 5 (IANS) As the White House fell silent after a series of mis-steps, conflicting reports emerged about the killing of Osama bin Laden with Pakistan admitting that ... Read more...
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US says it reserves right to target terrorists inside Pak territory if Islamabad doesn’t
May 5th, 2011 - 12:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 5(ANI): The United States reserves the right to enter Pakistani territory and act against terrorists if Pakistan does not act against them, the White House has said.When asked during ... Read more...
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Obama feels conducting ‘Operation Geronimo’ inside Pak territory “right approach”
May 5th, 2011 - 11:50 am ICT by ANI
Washington, May 5(ANI): US President Barack Obama feels that carrying out unilateral military operation against Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden inside Pakistani territory was the "right approach", and he continues ... Read more...
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President Obama to grant an interview to “60 Minutes”
May 4th, 2011 - 8:53 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, May 4 (THAINDIAN NEWS) President Barack Obama will grant his first television interview after the killing of Osama bin Laden. The President will appear on CBS’ “60 Minutes” in an ... Read more...
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How DNA analysis confirmed Osama bin Laden’s death
May 4th, 2011 - 12:27 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 04 (ANI): Though the world's most wanted man Osama bin Laden was killed during a raid on a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, on 2 May, his body was identified after ... Read more...
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Deep shame over Osama’s killing in Pakistan, says daily
May 4th, 2011 - 12:24 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 4 (IANS) The fact that Osama bin Laden was living right under the "military's nose" added to the way in which he was killed were matters of deep ... Read more...
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Was it Osama’s wife or daughter who played human shield?
May 4th, 2011 - 12:06 am ICT by IANS
London, May 3 (IANS) Contrary to the belief that slain Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden hid behind his wife when confronted by US commandos, the world's most wanted man ... Read more...
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Osama’s son had warned that America could face a more violent enemy after father’s death
May 3rd, 2011 - 2:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 3 (ANI): Omar bin Laden, the fourth son of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, had warned that America could face a broader and more violent enemy after his father's death ... Read more...
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America may face more violent enemy, if Osama killed, says his son
May 3rd, 2011 - 1:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 3 (ANI): Omar bin Laden, the fourth son of Al-qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, said if his father is killed then America may face a broader and more violent enemy.Earlier, ... Read more...
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79 commandos in four choppers killed Osama bin Laden
May 3rd, 2011 - 1:11 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 3 (IANS) As many as 79 crack US commandos in four helicopters flew into Pakistan's Abbottabad city on a moonless night to take out Al Qaeda leader Osama ... Read more...
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US commando clicked dead Osama’s picture
May 3rd, 2011 - 1:11 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 3 (IANS) Soon after shooting dead Osama bin Laden, one of the US commandos took out a camera and clicked the Al Qaeda leader's picture. This was promptly ... Read more...
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Osama killing embarrassing, says Pakistan daily
May 3rd, 2011 - 1:11 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 3 (IANS) Pakistan faces an "embarrassing situation" after the world's most wanted man Osama bin Laden was killed in the military town of Abbottabad by US forces, a ... Read more...
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