Three powerful bomb explosions in different parts of the city rocked the provincial capital late on Sunday night. The blasts occurred with brief intervals. Two bombs were planted near the police …
Hindus Blamed For Bombs
Christian leaders are blaming the ruling Hindu nationalists and the extremist organisations that back them for the bombing of four churches in southern India last week, just as they blame them for two …
Terrorism Report Calls CIA “Risk Averse”
Senior agency officials had been feeling pretty good since the millennium celebrations came and went without a single terrorist bomb going off. They claim the CTC played "an important role" in taking …
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Terror strike will raise Athens Olympic fears
The Olympic Games have long been a favorite target of terrorists, from Munich in 1972 to Atlanta in 1996. And Thursday's assassination of a British diplomat in Athens is a reminder that the …
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Report: CIA, FBI say Iran defector is impostor
An Iranian defector who said he could prove Iran was responsible for the 1988 Lockerbie airliner bombing has been exposed by the CIA and FBI as an impostor, The Washington Post reported Sunday. Full …
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Afghan militia warns US, Russia
The Taliban militia on Saturday rejected mounting US and Russian pressure over terrorism, saying their bilateral working group announced this week would only aggravate an already tense situation. Full …
Greece keen for international help against terrorism: minister
Greece is keen for full international cooperation in fighting terroism, its defence minister said Sunday, just days after the assassination in Athens of the British military attache. Full Story …
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Norwegian diplomat killed in Yemen kidnap shootout
A Norwegian diplomat died but his son survived a shootout between their kidnappers and police north of the Yemeni capital, in a second such deadly incident since December 1998, tribal sources said …
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Stowaways Hijack Italian Ship, Demand Asylum
A group of Iranian and Iraqi stowaways have hijacked an Italian merchant vessel bound for India and are demanding political asylum, Indian officials and the ship's agents said on Sunday. Full …
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Militiaman Shot Dead As Solomons Unrest Spreads
A young member of one of the warring militias in the Solomon Islands was shot and killed Sunday as ethnic unrest appeared to spread to remote western islands in the strife-torn South Pacific nation. …
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