Two convicted in Russia for making pen guns
February 8th, 2012 - 2:21 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A court in Russia's Far Eastern Amur region convicted two workers of a military plant who covertly manufactured pen guns, a spokesperson for the region's ... Read more...
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Drugs worth Rs.8 crore seized, two held in Bengal
February 7th, 2012 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
Murshidabad (West Bengal), Feb 7 (IANS) Two people were arrested and drugs worth Rs.8 crore were seized from West Bengal's Murshidabad district Tuesday following questioning of two people earlier taken ... Read more...
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Pakistan gets new fighter planes from US
February 7th, 2012 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 7 (IANS) With an eye to India, Pakistan Monday received the last of 18 F-16 fighter jets from the US.Dawn said the primary consideration for purchasing the ... Read more...
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Russia to sell armoured vehicles to Indonesia
January 31st, 2012 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 31 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia is set to sell up to 60 infantry fighting vehicles (IFV) to Indonesia in a deal worth more than $100 million, Izvestia cited an ... Read more...
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Rs 33.66 crore, 697,000 liquor bottles seized
January 29th, 2012 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 29 (IANS) With Punjab set to vote Monday, the Election Commission said Sunday Rs.33.66 crore of unaccounted cash and 697,000 bottles of country liquor have been seized in ... Read more...
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Rs.20 lakh robbed from Chennai bank
January 24th, 2012 - 12:36 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 23 (IANS) A four-member gang Monday robbed Rs.20 lakh at gun-point from a Bank of Baroda branch located on the outskirts of Chennai, police said.According to police, the ... Read more...
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Bonnie and Clyde guns’ auctioned for $210,000
January 23rd, 2012 - 9:11 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Kansas City, Jan 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Two guns believed to be originally owned by gangsters Bonnie and Clyde have been purchased for more than $200,000. The guns were seized by the police ... Read more...
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Syria releases over 5,000 prisoners
January 23rd, 2012 - 7:32 am ICT by IANS
Damascus, Jan 23 (IANS) A total of 5,255 people have been released from prisons in Syria after an amnesty declared by President Bashar al-Assad, Xinhua reported.Al-Assad declared an amnesty last ... Read more...
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Maoist camp busted, arms seized
January 22nd, 2012 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 22 (IANS) Police busted a Maoist camp in Odisha's tribal Malkangiri district and recovered several arms and weapons from the site, an officer said.A senior district police officer ... Read more...
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Huge sums of money seized in Uttar Pradesh
January 10th, 2012 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 10 (IANS) More than Rs.23 crore of unaccounted money has been seized in Uttar Pradesh since the Election Commission cracked its whip ahead of assembly elections.Chief electoral officer ... Read more...
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Iraq marks first Army Day
January 7th, 2012 - 12:35 am ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Jan 6 (IANS) Iraq Friday marked its first Army Day with a military parade in Baghdad's fortified Green Zone.The occasion was celebrated by displaying the country's military prowess. Troops, ... Read more...
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31 killed in Mexico prison fight
January 6th, 2012 - 3:15 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Jan 6 (IANS/EFE) A fight involving several groups of inmates at a prison in Mexico has left at least 31 dead, officials said.The incident took place in the ... Read more...
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Kashmir police busts Lashkar module
January 5th, 2012 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 5 (IANS) A Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) module working to recruit youths as its militant cadres has been busted, Jammu and Kashmir Police claimed Thursday.According to a statement, Anantnag police ... Read more...
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Iran to hold another military drill
January 4th, 2012 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Jan 4 (IANS) Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) will hold a military drill soon, the defence minister said Wednesday. The announcement comes just two days after the navy ... Read more...
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Rs.60 mn looted from Karachi banks
January 1st, 2012 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 1 (IANS) An estimated Rs.60 million was looted in 19 bank robberies in Pakistan's port city Karachi last year, according to official statistics.Of this, authorities recovered Rs.1.6 million, ... Read more...
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Three Taliban killed in Afghanistan
December 29th, 2011 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Dec 29 (IANS) Three suspected Taliban were killed and four detained as Afghan forces and NATO-led coalition troops launched a series of security operations across the country, said ... Read more...
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Terror bid foiled in Pakistan capital
December 28th, 2011 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 28 (IANS) A terror bid was Wednesday foiled in the Pakistani capital with the arrest of six suspected terrorists including a suicide bomber, police said.Bin Yameen, inspector general ... Read more...
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50 Taliban rebels lay down arms in Afghanistan
December 20th, 2011 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Dec 20 (IANS) Fifty Taliban guerrillas Tuesday laid down arms in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province, an official said."The former Taliban fighters under Hajji Malim had been active in ... Read more...
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42 Taliban killed, 37 held in Afghanistan
December 4th, 2011 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Dec 4 (IANS) At least 42 Taliban militants have been killed and 37 arrested in a nationwide anti-terrorism crackdown in Afghanistan, the interior ministry said Sunday.The militants were ... Read more...
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Three Taliban killed, 29 held in Afghanistan
December 1st, 2011 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Dec 1 (IANS) At least three Taliban militants were killed and 29 captured in a country-wide "clean-up" operation in Afghanistan, the interior ministry said Thursday.The Afghan National Police ... Read more...
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Haqqani network leader held in Afghanistan
November 30th, 2011 - 4:13 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Nov 30 (IANS) A leader of the Haqqani network was detained in Afghanistan Wednesday, Afghan forces and the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said.The leader, whose name ... Read more...
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Russia to spend big on weapons: Medvedev
November 21st, 2011 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Nov 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) President Dmitry Medvedev Monday said Russia would spend unprecedented sums on new weaponry."Make no doubt about it, we will continue equipping the army," he said. ... Read more...
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18 insurgents killed in Afghanistan
November 21st, 2011 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Nov 21 (IANS) Eighteen insurgents have been killed in Afghanistan's Nuristan province in a cleanup operation, an official said Monday."A joint cleanup operation was launched by Afghan Border Police, ... Read more...
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10 militants killed in Afghanistan
November 20th, 2011 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Nov 20 (IANS) Ten militants were killed and at least 30 others were captured during operations by the security forces in nearly a dozen Afghan provinces, Xinhua reported.The operations ... Read more...
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Indian Ocean being used for terrorism: US official
November 14th, 2011 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Nov 14 (IANS) The Indian Ocean is being used to transport weapons for terrorist groups, a top US official said Monday.Robert M. Scher, deputy assistant secretary of defence for ... Read more...
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40 illegal firearms seized, three held
November 10th, 2011 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 9 (IANS) over 40 firearms were recovered from an illegal manufacturing unit unearthed in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh district Wednesday following the arrest of three youths who used to ... Read more...
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Five Pakistani militants killed in Afghanistan
November 8th, 2011 - 6:35 am ICT by IANS
Kabul, Nov 8 (IANS) Five Pakistani militants have been killed in Afghanistan's Kandahar province by the Afghan National Police (ANP), the provincial government said.Another Afghan militant was also killed ... Read more...
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Pakistan’s interior minister talks peace to Taliban
November 7th, 2011 - 12:26 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 6 (IANS) Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik has called on the Taliban and all other terrorists to shed their weapons and become part of the national mainstream, ... Read more...
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Ten Tripura militants surrender with weapons
November 3rd, 2011 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Nov 3 (IANS) Ten armed tribal guerrillas of a separatist outfit fled their camps in Bangladesh and surrendered before Indian security forces in Tripura Thursday, police said.The National Liberation ... Read more...
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UN chief vows to support Libya’s reconstruction
November 3rd, 2011 - 5:38 am ICT by IANS
Tripoli, Nov 3 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has vowed to offer help for Libya's reconstruction, as he held talks with the head of the ruling National Transitional Council Mustafa ... Read more...
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Two Pakistanis dead in Taliban attack
November 2nd, 2011 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 2 (IANS) Suspected Taliban militants attacked a check-post in Pakistan's northwest tribal region Wednesday and killed at least two security men, a media report said.Two other security ... Read more...
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Iran to build new fighter jets
October 31st, 2011 - 9:19 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, Oct 31 (IANS) Iranian Defence Minister Ahmad Vahidi has said that the country plans to build new fighter jets.He added that the Iranian defence industry is making good progress ... Read more...
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Israel frees Egyptian prisoners under swap deal
October 28th, 2011 - 9:49 am ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv, Oct 28 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Israeli authorities released 25 Egyptian prisoners to swap them for a US-Israeli national held in Egypt four weeks ago on suspicion of spying, an ... Read more...
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22 Taliban insurgents killed
October 17th, 2011 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Oct 17 (IANS) Afghan army and police, backed by NATO-led coalition forces, have killed 22 insurgents and captured 33 suspected rebels across the country, the Afghan interior ministry ... Read more...
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Policeman, home guard fired upon, weapons looted
October 15th, 2011 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 15 (IANS) In the second such incident in the last three days in western Uttar Pradesh, unidentified assailants fired at a policeman and a home guard, and ... Read more...
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