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India tests new, long-range Agni-V nuclear-capable missile

India tests new, long-range Agni-V nuclear-capable missile

Sep 15, – India has hailed its second test launch of a long-range missile as a success, saying it “met all the mission objectives with absolute accuracy.” Once ready, the Agni-V would stretch India’s theoretical nuclear reach. “The missile hit its target in the Indian Ocean in 20 minutes – all desired mission objectives of […]

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Delhi court sentences gang rapists to death

Delhi court sentences gang rapists to death

Sep 13, – A Delhi court has sentenced the four men to death in the rape and murder of a 23-year-old woman. The case shocked India and prompted public outcry over the high rate of violence against women. Judge Yogesh Khanna on Friday sentenced the four men to be hanged for their brutal rape of […]

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UN probe: 8 massacres by Syria regime, 1 by rebels

UN probe: 8 massacres by Syria regime, 1 by rebels

Sep 11, GENEVA — Evidence confirms at least eight massacres have been perpetrated in Syria by President Bashar Assad’s regime and supporters and one by rebels over the past year and a half, a U.N. commission said Wednesday. Calling Syria a battlefield where armed forces are getting away with large-scale murder, the U.N. commission investigating […]

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Syrian rebels shoot down military helicopter killing 8 government troops

Syrian rebels shoot down military helicopter killing 8 government troops

May 7, AP – The downing of the helicopter was a welcome victory for rebels fighting to oust Assad as the two sides remain locked in stalemate in the more than 2-year-old conflict. In Geneva, a U.N. commission probing alleged war crimes and other abuses in Syria on Monday distanced itself from claims by one […]

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