Us Military
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J.K. Rowling roasts US Prez Donald Trump over his ban on transgenders from joining US Military
Life | Jul 27, 2017, 06:33 PM ISTJ.K. Rowling was having a field day on Twitter!
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16 killed in US military plane crash in Mississippi
World | Jul 11, 2017, 10:43 AM ISTAll 16 victims were on the Marine Corps aircraft and there were no survivors, Frank Randle told CNN.
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Indian-origin Muslim convert arrested for making false statements to join US military
World | Jul 08, 2017, 01:03 PM ISTShivam Patel had voiced support for the Islamic State (ISIS) and had searched online for ways to join the terror group.
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Chinese Su-30 fighter jets intercept US Air Force jet over East China sea
World | May 19, 2017, 11:01 AM ISTThe US Air Force has claimed that two Chinese Air Force Su-30 fighter jets intercepted an American Air Force radiation detection plane on Wednesday over the East China Sea in an “unprofessional” manner.
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This is how Afghans react on use of ‘Mother of all bombs’ on ISIL
World | Apr 14, 2017, 08:36 PM ISTThe US military on Thursday dropped the "mother of all bombs" in eastern Afghanistan in close coordination with Afghan forces.
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'Mother of All Bombs': Five facts to know about largest non-nuclear bomb in US arsenal
World | Apr 14, 2017, 12:09 AM ISTThe United States on Thursday targeted Islamic State in Afghanistan and dropped the mother of all bombs on a tunnel complex in eastern part of the country.
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US service member injured in train attack in France
World | Aug 22, 2015, 06:48 AM ISTWashington (AP): The Pentagon says one U.S. military service member was injured Friday, apparently while trying to subdue a gunman who opened fire on a high-speed train traveling from Amsterdam to Paris.The Pentagon says
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18-day negotiation yields landmark Iran nuclear accord
World | Jul 14, 2015, 07:27 PM ISTVienna (AP): After 18 days of intense and often fractious negotiation, world powers and Iran struck a landmark deal Tuesday to curb Iran's nuclear program in exchange for billions of dollars in relief from
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US launches airstrike in Libya: Pentagon
World | Jun 15, 2015, 10:39 AM ISTWashington: The US military has launched an airstrike in Libya, killing a leader of Ansar al-Shariah, an offshoot of the Al Qaeda."We are assessing the results of the operation and will provide additional information as
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Pentagon: Military mistakenly shipped live anthrax samples to 9 labs
World | May 28, 2015, 10:10 AM ISTWashington: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday it is investigating what the Pentagon called an inadvertent shipment of live anthrax spores to government and commercial laboratories in as many as nine states,
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US military launches secret space plane X-37B
World | May 21, 2015, 08:00 AM ISTWashington: The US Air Force's mysterious X-37B space plane was launched on Wednesday for its fourth secret space mission.The reusable, unmanned X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle lifted off atop an Atlas V rocket at 11:05 a.m.
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Chuck Hagel understood India's value, opened US military for Sikhs
World | Nov 25, 2014, 05:20 PM ISTWashington: Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, who quit amid differences with President Barack Obama, understood the strategic importance of India and opened up the US military a little bit more for the Sikhs. Hagel, 68, who
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US military may extend anti-Ebola mission in West Africa
World | Nov 21, 2014, 06:58 AM ISTWashington: The US military may extend its mission to combat the spread of Ebola in West Africa beyond six months, if there was a surge of new cases."We have to be prepared for this to
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Barack Obama authorises US military for more troops to Iraq
World | Nov 08, 2014, 08:44 AM ISTWashington: President Barack Obama has authorised the military to send up to 1,500 additional personnel to Iraq for training and assistance of Iraqi forces with the aim to enforce fight against the Islamic State (IS),
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US launches 22 air strikes against IS positions in Iraq
World | Oct 26, 2014, 06:51 AM ISTWashington: The US military has carried out 22 air strikes against Islamic State (IS) positions in Iraq and one in Syria over the past two days, the US Central Command said on Saturday.The aerial bombardment
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India-US military exercise starts Sep 17
India | Sep 12, 2014, 11:28 PM ISTNew Delhi: The combined India-US military training exercise "Yudh Abhyas 2014" will be conducted from Sep 17 to Sep 30, a defence ministry statement said Friday.This is part of the ongoing defence cooperation between the
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Obama says, we will hit ISIS wherever they exist
World | Sep 11, 2014, 12:50 PM ISTWashington: Nearly six years after he entered the White House with a promise to end America's decade of wars, President Barack Obama has reversed course with a vow to strike the Islamic State terrorists "wherever
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Fighter pilot lands jet with no front landing gear onto stool aboard a Navy ship
World | Jun 30, 2014, 12:35 PM ISTWashington: The US military has released video of a fighter pilot landing his jet on a ship faultlessly and without full landing gear on 7 June.It was a normal flight day for U.S. Marine Corps
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Iraq leaders under mounting pressure to pick PM
World | Jun 28, 2014, 02:59 PM ISTBaghdad: Iraq's feuding political leaders are under mounting pressure to set aside their differences after a call by the country's most revered Shiite cleric for an agreement on the next prime minister before parliament meets
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Obama rules out US military action in Ukraine
World | Mar 20, 2014, 09:25 AM ISTWashington : President Barack Obama said Wednesday that the US would not take military action in Ukraine against Russia."We are not going to be getting into a military excursion in Ukraine," Xinhua quoted Obama as