Moscow, Jan 31 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Moscow was "deeply concerned" over reports of Israeli air strikes on Syrian territory and is seeking confirmation of what could be a serious violation of the UN charter, the Russian foreign ministry said Thursday. Moscow said it is looking into reports that Israeli fighter jets carried out an air strike on a military research centre near Damascus Wednesday.
Tel Aviv, Jan 31 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The demand for gas masks almost tripled in Israel in January amid concerns about the safety of the Syrian chemical weapons stockpile. The Israel Postal Service, charged with free distribution of non-conventional warfare protection equipment, said the number of Israelis who decided to update their gas masks has almost tripled in the past month, according to the Ynet news portal. The postal service said the number of daily orders has spiked from an average of 200 a day to 500 a day
London, Jan 31 (IANS) A piece of legislation that permits US agencies to snoop on foreign nationals by hacking into cloud servers of Google and Apple, has sent alarm bells ringing among privacy campaigners, a British media report says. The renewal of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), would grant the US government the right to spy on anyone using the internet storage facilities provided by Google and Apple.
Defence Minister A K Antony has ruled out use of military force against Naxals.
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K.
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) India won't be hasty about normalising ties with Pakistan following the brutal killing of two Indian soldiers in Jammu and Kashmir, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said Thursday.
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony Thursday said the government was awaiting a report on an Indian Air Force rescue mission, during which an injured policeman was left behind in a helicopter after an emergency landing forced by an attack by Maoists in Chhattisgarh
Defence Minister AK Antony has hit back at Pakistan by saying that the report claiming that Indian Army was involved in beheading Pakistani soldiers in the past is totally baseless
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony Thursday said the government was yet to get details of China's plan to construct upstream dams on the Brahmaputra river and will take a considered view on the move. "We will take a considered view about that," Antony told reporters at a function here when asked about China's move to build three hydropower dams in the middle reaches of the river which originates in Tibet Autonomous Region and flows into India.
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) A report that Indian soldiers had tortured and decapitated Pakistani troops along the Line of Control (LoC) was baseless, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said Thursday. A day after the Indian Army described as "erroneous and speculative" the report, the defence minister too lent it the weight of his voice
