Canada is considering ending its 11-year embargo on the sale of military technology to a nuclear-armed Pakistan, Defence Minister Peter MacKay says. Full Story …
7/7 bomb attacks: police and MI5 cleared of blame
Families of the victims of the 7 July suicide bombings today stepped up demands for an independent inquiry, as a long-awaited report into whether the atrocities could have been prevented revealed that …
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India test-fires nuclear-capable Agni-II missile
India today successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable 'Agni-II' missile with a strike range of upto 3,000 kms from a launch pad off Orissa's coast. The test of the indigenously built Intermediate …
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India gives Pakistan new information on Mumbai attack
India said on Wednesday it has handed over new information to Pakistan relating to last November's Mumbai attack in which 166 people were killed. Full Story …
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Sri Lanka crisis deepens as Red Cross suspends aid
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been forced to suspend the distribution of emergency supplies to as many as 300,000 people displaced by the Sri Lankan Army’s victory over the …
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Spanish police arrest 13 over terrorism fears
Spanish police arrested 12 Algerians and an Iraqi early Wednesday on suspicion of using money from common criminal activities to fund Islamic terrorism in Algeria, Spain's Interior Ministry said in a …
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Trial of CIA, Italian agents provides rare look at intelligence work
Testimony about the alleged 'rendition' of Egyptian Abu Omar features feuds and rogue conduct in a case that has apparently made and crushed careers. Full Story …
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Al-Qaeda regional leader killed in Algeria
The leader of al-Qaeda's Al Ansar military wing, Mesrour Belkacem, was among four terrorists killed late Sunday in a joint Algerian army and judicial police operation in Draa Ben Kheda, near Tizi …
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Colombia Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos Quits
Colombia's defense minister, Juan Manuel Santos, has quit, Caracol radio said Monday. Marta Munoz, a spokeswoman at the Defense Ministry, said Santos will host a press conference to confirm his …
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Canada Lifts Travel Advisory To Mexico
Canada has officially lifted on Monday its travel advisory to Mexico. The lifting of the recommendation to postpone non-essential travel was because of the dip in incidents of Influenza A (H1N1) virus …
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