Unrest in Guantanamo prison quelled
byWashington, April 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Guards at the Guantanamo prison fired less-than-lethal rounds in a clash with detainees wielding “improvised weapons”, the US Southern…
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Inadequate staff, old weapons at China-border police stations
byShimla, April 14 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur district, which shares a porous border with China, depends upon outdated arms like .303 rifles to tackle…
Iran test-fires three missiles
byMoscow, April 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Iranian military has successfully test-fired three new domestically produced missiles, the Fars News Agency has reported. “Three types…
NATO strike killed 17 civilians in Afghanistan: Probe
byKabul, April 14 (IANS) A total of 17 civilians, including 12 children, died in a NATO-led air strike in the country’s Kunar province earlier…
Iranian navy to launch new destroyer
byTehran, April 14 (IANS) Iran is set to launch a new indigenous destroyer, Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said. The destroyer, called…
Two troopers injured in Chhattisgarh Maoist attack
byRaipur, April 13 (IANS) Two troopers of the paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were injured in a gunfight with Maoist militants in Chhattisgarh’s…
North Korea has no n-missile capability: White House
byWashington, April 13 (IANS) The White House has said that Washington did not believe North Korea had the capability to deploy a nuclear-armed missile….
No one from Indian mission hurt in Bangladesh blasts
byNew Delhi, April 13 (IANS) The external affairs ministry Saturday clarified that no one from the Indian High Commission was injured in the crude…
Ex-servicemen’s medical bills to be processed online
byKochi, April 13 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony Saturday inaugurated the online processing of medical bills under the Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) here….
50 Syrian soldiers join rebels
byRome, April 13 (IANS/AKI) At least 50 Syrian soldiers have deserted the army and joined rebel forces, Syrian activists said. A colonel was among…