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N Korea warns of ‘pre-emptive’ nuclear strike on US
31 Mar 2016
North Korea has claimed it is preparing to launch a pre-emptive nuclear strike on the US, after claiming its warheads are capable of reaching Manhattan
Iran’s supreme leader Khamenei backs missile tests
31 Mar 2016
The 76-year-old ayatollah, who is also Iran’s commander-in-chief, said in a speech that Tehran would lose its leverage in negotiations with the world’s major powers if it were to abandon its missile programme
Defence minister, Manohar Parrikar flags off India’s first indigenous composites sonar dome
30 Mar 2016
Pak probe team hits Pathankot; Congress protests
29 Mar 2016
Kejriwal questions ISI probe into Pathankot attack
28 Mar 2016
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has questioned the central government’s motive in allowing Pakistani investigators, including its spy agency ISI, to probe the 2 January terror attack on the Pathankot IAF base
India disowns alleged RAW spy held by Pakistan
26 Mar 2016
Brussels Attacks Tear at the Fabric of the European Union
23 Mar 2016
The atmosphere of fear and suspicion that is sure to follow the 22 March terrorist attacks in Brussels following those in Paris, have the potential to reignite anti-Muslim sentiments in Europe
2 Brussels bombers identified, linked to Paris attacks
23 Mar 2016
Belgian police have identified two brothers as the suicide bombers in Tuesday’s attack at Brussels airport, and they have been linked with top Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam
Five bomb scares on Jet Air flights create panic
23 Mar 2016
Over 26 killed as blasts rip through Brussels airport, metro
22 Mar 2016
Brussels, the headquarters of the European Union, was in lockdown mode after multiple blasts rocked the airport and the subway station, leaving more than two dozen dead and over 130 others wounded
N Korea tests missile capable of hitting Japan
18 Mar 2016
The missile was launched from north of the capital, Pyongyang, flying across the peninsula and into the sea off the east coast early Friday morning
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