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Osama Bin Laden killed by US government

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A small team of U.S. operatives launched a targeted assault’ on a compound in the Pakistani city of Abbottabad where months of intelligence work had established that Mr. Bin Laden was living. Mr. Bin Laden was killed after a firefight, and the troops took custody of his body. The president of America had authorized the [...]

May 8th, 2011
Topic: Security Tags: None

John Paul II beatification: Politics of saint-making

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John Paul’s beatification comes just six years and one month after his death in 2005. The perception of haste has puzzled some faithful observers, especially those inclined to question the late pope’s record on combating the scourge of clerical sexual abuse. But, for Christian Church, with a fixation on proselytization, it is a …    [...]

May 1st, 2011
Topic: Social Tags: None

India rejects US tenders on military aircraft

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Indian Air Force (IAF) has rejected Lockheed Martin’s F-16 and Boeing’s F/A-18 Super Hornet to acquire 126 Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft at a cost of between $11 billion and $12 billion. The US embassy in New Delhi was formally notified about this rejection on Wednesday, 28th April 2011. US ambassador Timothy Roemer resigned on … [...]

May 1st, 2011
Topic: Uncategorized Tags: None