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Ayman al-Zawahiri, Al-Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden's successor, sheltered by Pakistan's ISI: Report

The ISI has been protecting al-Zawahiri, an Egyptian-born Al-Qaeda leader and trained surgeon, since the US security forces evicted the terrorist group from Afghanistan in 2001, a US media report said.

Apr 22, 2017

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BrahMos supersonic cruise missile successfully test-fired by Indian Navy

Majority of the frontline ships of Indian Navy, like the Kolkata, Ranvir and Teg classes of ships, are capable of firing this missile.

Apr 21, 2017

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Global ambiguity sizzles, base metals' rally fizzles: Angel Broking

Events like the US attack on Syria, rising geo-political tension in Korean peninsula, rise in steel production in China, hit base metals. Nalco share price falls amid stake sale by Indian government.

Apr 19, 2017

North Korea warns nuclear war could ‘break out at any moment’ due to ‘gangster-like’ US logic

North Koreas deputy ambassador to the United Nations Kim In-ryong said on 17 April that the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK) is ready to react to any mode of war desired by the US. Speaking at the UN headquarters in New York, he accused the US of using gangster-like logic and sending a message to Pyongyang with its missile strikes on Syria. The US “has created a dangerous situation in which thermonuclear war may break out at any moment on the peninsula and poses a serious threat to world peace and security”, he added.

Apr 18, 2017

South Korea reacts to North Koreas failed missile test

North Korea fired an unidentified ballistic missile on Sunday (16 April), but the projectile exploded seconds after lift-off. The South Korean foreign ministry condemned North Koreas provocative test.

Apr 16, 2017

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North Korean missile launch fails a day after pompous weaponry parade

The missile was launched a few hours before the US Vice-President Mike Pence was scheduled to arrive in South Korea for talks on the North's increasingly defiant nuclear programme.

Apr 16, 2017

North Korea shows off missiles, other weaponry in huge parade amid tensions with US

Contrary to widespread speculations, North Korea did not carry out another ballistic missile launch or a nuclear test on the occasion of Kim Il Sung's 105th birthday.

Apr 15, 2017

North Korea shows off new ICBM during founders day parade

North Korea is celebrating the 105th birthday of the state’s founder, Kim Il-sung. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attended a military parade in honour of his grandfather. New long-range and submarine-based missiles were part of the weapons displayed.The hermit state is on high alert after the US moved a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to the region following North Korea’s latest long-range missile tests. North Korea warned the US it would retaliate any aggression in a ‘merciless manner’.

Apr 15, 2017

Donald Trump uses CPAC speech to slam fake news media

US-Russia relations may be at their worst, says Donald Trump

Trump, last week, had ordered missile strikes at a Syrian airbase after a chemical attack in the country's Idlib province killed 87 civilians, including many women and children.

Apr 13, 2017

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Russia devises early warning system for mysterious Arctic blasts that could damage oil and gas industry

A pingo is a mound of earth-covered ice found in the Arctic and subarctic region; these are also referred to as hydrolaccoliths and can be as big as 2,000 ft in diameter and 230 ft in depth.

Apr 12, 2017

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer apologises for saying unlike Assad, Hitler didn't gas his own people

White House spokesperson Spicer's remarks drew intense criticism for sidelining the fact that millions of Jews were killed in gas chambers by Hitler's Nazi regime.

Apr 12, 2017

USS Carl Vinson heads to Korean peninsula, but does North Korea have the forces to deter US military action?

The country's media mouthpiece claims the country is ready for a war with the US, and with the SG1's flagship the USS Carl Vinson headed for their shores, they'd better be

Apr 11, 2017

US Navy strike group headed to Korean peninsula to keep a check on North Korea's nuclear threat

The US strike group includes the Nimitz-class aircraft supercarrier USS Carl Vinson, a carrier air wing, two guided-missile destroyers and a guided-missile cruiser.

Apr 9, 2017

Warplane strikes Syrian town that was hit by chemical attack, again

It is not yet clear who launched the fresh strikes on Syria's Khan Sheikhoun on Friday and Saturday.