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  Two ex-Argentine dictators convicted for baby thefts

  World | July 06, 2012 19:21 IST

  Buenos Aires, Jul 6:  Former Argentine dictator Jorge Rafael Videla was convicted and sentenced to 50 years Thursday for a systematic program to steal babies from prisoners who were kidnapped, tortured and killed during the

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  Turkey sends missile batteries to Syria border

  World | June 28, 2012 19:03 IST

  Istanbul, Jun 28: Turkey has sent missile batteries, tanks and troops to the border with Syria as a “security corridor”, almost a week after the Syrian downing of a Turkish military jet, media reports said

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  Brotherhood claims Egypt presidency win amidst army power grab

  World | June 18, 2012 18:21 IST

  Cairo, Jun 18: Egypt today appeared to be headed towards its first radical Islamic president with Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed Mursi declaring victory in the poll runoff, but the ruling military issued an interim constitution

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  NATO limits airstrikes on Afghan homes

  World | June 11, 2012 19:01 IST

  Kabul, Jun 11: The U.S.-led military coalition in Afghanistan says it is limiting airstrikes against homes to a weapon of last resort for self-defense following a strike last week that killed women and children alongside

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  Pak border military policemen rape 5 girls

  World | June 10, 2012 15:54 IST

  Dera Ghazi Khan, Jun 10: Five girls were allegedly gang raped by border military police personnel near Fort Monroe in Dera Ghazi Khan,  Express News reported.The girls, who were visiting Fort Monroe, recorded their statements

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  NKorea threatens specific attacks on SKorean media

  World | June 04, 2012 18:05 IST

  North Korea, June 4: North Korea's military warned Monday that troops have aimed artillery at the specific coordinates of South Korean media groups as Pyongyang threatened a “merciless sacred war” over perceived insults.The North Korean

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  China denies preparing for war over South China sea

  World | May 12, 2012 12:21 IST

  Beijing, May 12: China has refuted reports that its military was increasing combat readiness in response to a standoff with the Philippines over the disputed islands in South China Sea. "The reports alleging that the

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  13 killed in Colombia air force helicopter crash

  World | May 01, 2012 8:45 IST

  Bogota (Colombia), May 1: Officials in Colombia say a Colombian air force helicopter has crashed near the Caribbean coast and all 13 people aboard have been killed.Atlantico state civil defense director Jorge Fernandez says the

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  North Korea warns of 'special actions' soon

  World | April 23, 2012 14:40 IST

  Pyongyang, Apr 23: North Korea's military vowed Monday to launch unspecified "special actions" soon meant to reduce South Korea's conservative government and media companies "to ashes" in less that four minutes, in an escalation of

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  China Orders Blocking Of All Internet News Amid Rumours Of Attempted Military Coup

  World | March 23, 2012 8:09 IST

  Beijing, Mar 23: Nervous leaders in China have blocked all internet reports of an alleged attempted coup.Online reports of tanks on the streets of the capital Beijing and shots fired within the secure leaders' compound

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  Zardari Gets In Talking Mode With Military To Defuse Tensions

  World | January 17, 2012 16:43 IST

  Islamabad, Jan 17: Even as temperatures have soared in Islamabad over the Gilani-Kayani face-off, the presidency and the Pakistani military are engaged in parleys aimed at defusing the tensions between the two sides over memo

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  Nobody Sought My Resignation, Says Zardari

  World | January 08, 2012 18:22 IST

  Islamabad, Jan 8: Amidst continuing tensions between Pakistan's government and the powerful army over the memo scandal, President Asif Ali Zardari has said that no one had sought his resignation to defuse the political crisis,

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  State Institutions Should Remain Within Their Domains : Gilani

  World | January 03, 2012 21:33 IST

  Islamabad, Jan 3: Pakistan's state institutions should perform their functions while remaining within their respective domains, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said today against the backdrop of continuing tensions between his government and the military

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  Judiciary And Army Should Work Within Limits : Gilani

  World | December 25, 2011 18:45 IST

  Islamabad, Dec 25: Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani today said all state institutions, including the judiciary and army, should work within their constitutional limits as tensions continued between the civilian government and the powerful

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  Seven Killed In Latest Egypt Clashes

  World | December 17, 2011 12:38 IST

  Cairo, Dec 17 : At least seven people, including a top Muslim cleric, were killed and nearly 260 injured in clashes between Egyptian protesters and security forces, the bloodiest violence in weeks that threatened to

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  Pak Leaders, Military, Envoys Discuss Foreign Policy Revamp

  World | December 12, 2011 16:26 IST

  Islamabad, Dec 12: Pakistani envoys posted in key world capitals, including New Delhi and Beijing, gathered here today with top political and military leaders for a meeting that will provide inputs for a proposed foreign

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  As Crowds Swell In Cairo, Military In Crisis Talks

  World | November 22, 2011 19:36 IST

  Cairo, Nov 22: A swelling crowd of tens of thousands filled Cairo's Tahrir Square Tuesday, answering the call for a million people to turn out and intensify pressure on Egypt's military leaders to hand over

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  Egypt's Military Sparks Furore With New Proposals

  World | November 04, 2011 11:50 IST

  Cairo, Nov 4: Fear that Egypt's ruling generals are working to perpetuate their hold on power is causing a political furor, threatening a “second revolution” and sending relations between the generals and activists to new

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  ISI Ordered Killing Of Pak Journalist Shahzad, Say US Officials

  World | July 05, 2011 14:38 IST

  New York, Jul 5  :  US officials say they have intelligence that Pakistan's powerful spy agency ISI ordered the killing of a Pakistani journalist who had written scathing reports about Islamist militants having infiltrated into

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  Yingluck To Lead Thai Coalition; Military Accepts Poll Verdict

  World | July 04, 2011 21:20 IST

  Bangkok, Jul 4: Thailand's powerful army, which had deposed former premier Thaksin Shinawatra in 2006 today accepted the spectacular victory of his sister's Pheu Thai Party at the hustings, even as Yingluck Shinawatra announced the