News tagged with 'army'. Found 356 tagged news.

US forces to stay in Iraq till 2011: Iraq Army Chief!

Baghdad :: Iraq | about 7 hours ago

Iraq Army Chief Baghdad, Dec 01: The US forces will stay in Iraq through 2011 which will be enough to rebuild the Iraqi army, Chief of Staff of the Iraqi Army General Babakr Zebari has said. "The Iraqi army and police forces will do their utmost to crush...

Tags: iraq, security pact, army, insurgents, government, Iraq Army, Iraqi

Rice urges Pakistan to fully co-operate with India

Peshawar :: Pakistan | 1 day ago

While on a trip to London Rice told reporters, I don't want to jump to any conclusions myself on this, but I do think that this is a time for complete, absolute, total transparency and cooperation and that is what we expect (from Pakistan)."

Tags: pakistan, tribesmen, border, taliban, army, Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid, India, western borders

Jeremy Lin scores 24 to lead Harvard over Army, 66-54

Boston :: MA :: USA | 2 days ago

Jeremy Lin scored 24 points and added five steals to lead Harvard past Army, 66-54, on Saturday. Harvard trailed 32-30 early in the second half, but took the lead for good on a 13-4 run in which Lin scored seven points and also had a block and a steal.

Tags: Harvard Crimson, Army, Harvard men, Jeremy Lin, lin scores

Marches urge Farc hostage release

Bogotá :: Colombia | 3 days ago

Farc is holding hundreds of hostages in jungle camps, either for ransom or to exchange for government-held rebels...The protests were smaller than ones held earlier this year, when millions marched in support of the hostages. "We are thinking during these...

Tags: colombia, hostages, army

MAURITANIA: Military launches anti-terrorist units amid donor cutbacks

Āţār :: Mauritania | 3 days ago

Mauritanian army leaders are cautioning donors that have cut military aid after a 6 August coup that the country’s military cannot fight suspected terrorists alone, and that northern communities may pay the price for lack of preparedness. The Algeria-based...

Tags: army

Jawan injured in Pakistan firing

Jammu :: India | 4 days ago

Pakistani troops from opposite post fired with small arms weapons on Khour Border Out Post (BOP) along the Line of Control (LoC) of Jammu district late Wednesday night, he said . In the brief firing, one havaldar Pratap Singh of 9 Raj Rifles, who was...

Tags: troops, indian, army

Briton killed in Mumbai attacks named

Mumbai :: India | 4 days ago

The British yacht tycoon had earlier given a phone interview describing the chaos at the Taj Mahal hotel. "At this moment it's very quiet. The last bomb exploded about 45 minutes ago and it shook the hotel up. Andreas Liveras He said: "The hotel is shaking...

Tags: mumbai, attack, terrorist, indian, troops, hostages, Mumbai Scotland, blast, curry king, army

Finally, Hostages Freed, Indian Troops Raid Hotels

Mumbai :: India | 4 days ago

Posted by pranay

  MUMBAI, India – Black-clad Indian commandoes raided two luxury hotels to try to free hostages Thursday, and explosions and gunshots shook India's financial capital a day after attacks by suspected Muslim militants killed at least 119 people....

Tags: Indian, Terrorist, Terrorism, attack, Mumbai, Bombay, Blast, Army, Troops, Hostages

Lesbian soldier wins harassment claim

Leeds :: United Kingdom | 5 days ago

A lesbian soldier whose career in the Army collapsed after she was sexually harassed by a male sergeant who claimed he could "turn her straight" won nearly £190,000 compensation yesterday. The Ministry of Defence was ordered to make the payout to Lance...

Tags: Lance Bombardier Kerry Fletcher, employment tribunal, lesbian soldier, Army, sexually harassment

Rape of IAF officer's wife: 2 army men arrested

Chandīgarh :: India | 6 days ago

Police on Tuesday arrested two army personnel for allegedly raping the wife of an IAF officer at the Western Command hospital in Haryana's Panchkula district. "The two main accused -- Hottam Singh and Iftikhar Khan, working as nursing attendants at the...

Tags: rape, Army, command hospital, Panchkula