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Unarmed Afghan Men Routinely Shot Dead By UK Elite Forces: Report
Commandos in Britain's elite Special Air Service (SAS) corps killed at least 54 Afghans in suspicious circumstances but the military chain of command concealed concerns, a BBC investigation said Tuesday.
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UK Snipers Trained To Counter Nice-Style Terror Attack: Report
Britain's Special Air Service (SAS) sniper teams have been trained to stop a speeding vehicle by shooting through the engine block with armour-piercing bullets in the event of a Nice-style attack, a report said today.
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Kids Help British Cops Catch Suspects on the Run by Forming Human Arrow
It's like a page out of a Famous Five mystery. A group of children from a small village called Capel in Surrey managed to inform a police helicopter about two fleeing suspects by forming a human arrow pointing towards said suspects.
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Limited Flights From Naval Base Near Chennai Today
With Chennai being virtually "cut off" for three days now in terms of air connectivity, the civil aviation ministry has put in a contingency plan to operate limited commercial flights today and tomorrow.
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UK's Elite Military Unit to Target Top ISIS Terrorists in 'Kill Mission'
The UK's elite military unit Special Air Service will be sent to Syria with a hit list of 20 top high-value ISIS targets, including a British woman dubbed as 'Mrs Terror', according to a media report.
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David Cameron Signals He Will Push for Vote on Syria Military Action: Report
British Prime Minister David Cameron signalled that he would push ahead with plans for a vote in the British parliament to approve military action against Islamic State militants in Syria, The Daily Telegraph newspaper said.
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Crashed Indonesian Plane Was Carrying Nearly $500,000 in Cash
An Indonesian passenger plane that crashed with 54 people on board in Papua province was carrying cash worth around $470,000 for remote villages, a post office spokesman said on Monday as rescue teams headed to the mountainous site where it went down.
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Helicopter Aid-Drops in Earthquake-Hit Nepal at Risk as Cash Runs Out: UN
Emergency helicopter services in quake-hit Nepal may be forced to stop within weeks due to a lack of funding, leaving almost 150,000 people without food and shelter to survive the monsoon season, the United Nations warned on Monday.
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Funds Shortage may end UN Chopper aid to Quake-Hit Nepal
The UN warned today it would stop its emergency helicopter service in quake-devastated Nepal unless it receives more funds, a move which could leave thousands without access to food or shelter.
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Britain's Elite SAS Slammed Over Training Deaths
The British army apologised Tuesday for the deaths of three reservists who collapsed while trying out for the elite SAS unit during a heatwave, after a coroner found the force guilty of neglect.
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Britain's Special Forces Cleared to Raid Islamic State Targets: Report
Britain's special forces have reportedly been given "carte blanche" to launch raids inside IS-held territory and direct airstrikes to kill or capture terrorist leaders who pose a threat to the UK.
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First Seaplane Service from Mumbai Takes off for Lonavala
City-based private operator Maritime Energy Heli Air Services Pvt Ltd (Mehair), in association with MTDC, today launched maiden seaplane service to Lonavala from Mumbai, marking its first operation from the mainland.
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Seaplane Service Begins on August 25 Between Mumbai-Lonavala
The first commercial flight of the much-awaited seaplane services will take off for Pawana dam in Lonavala from here on August 25, Maharashtra Tourism and Public Works Minister Chhagan Bhujbal announced today.
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Chief Minister Omar Abdullah launches Jammu-Kargil air service
In an effort to promote tourism and facilitate the movement of people of Kargil which remains cut-off with other parts of the state during winter, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday launched a commercial air service to the mountainous area.
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IAF to start air services to Kargil during winter from Dec 6
Indian Air Force (IAF) will start air courier service to Kargil district in Ladakh from December 6 to facilitate the movement of people of the remote areas during winter."IAF will start its An-32 air courier service from Jammu and Srinagar airports from December 6 to facilitate movement of people in Kargil during winter as Srinagar-Kargil highway r...
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Unarmed Afghan Men Routinely Shot Dead By UK Elite Forces: Report
Commandos in Britain's elite Special Air Service (SAS) corps killed at least 54 Afghans in suspicious circumstances but the military chain of command concealed concerns, a BBC investigation said Tuesday.
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UK Snipers Trained To Counter Nice-Style Terror Attack: Report
Britain's Special Air Service (SAS) sniper teams have been trained to stop a speeding vehicle by shooting through the engine block with armour-piercing bullets in the event of a Nice-style attack, a report said today.
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Kids Help British Cops Catch Suspects on the Run by Forming Human Arrow
It's like a page out of a Famous Five mystery. A group of children from a small village called Capel in Surrey managed to inform a police helicopter about two fleeing suspects by forming a human arrow pointing towards said suspects.
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Limited Flights From Naval Base Near Chennai Today
With Chennai being virtually "cut off" for three days now in terms of air connectivity, the civil aviation ministry has put in a contingency plan to operate limited commercial flights today and tomorrow.
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UK's Elite Military Unit to Target Top ISIS Terrorists in 'Kill Mission'
The UK's elite military unit Special Air Service will be sent to Syria with a hit list of 20 top high-value ISIS targets, including a British woman dubbed as 'Mrs Terror', according to a media report.
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David Cameron Signals He Will Push for Vote on Syria Military Action: Report
British Prime Minister David Cameron signalled that he would push ahead with plans for a vote in the British parliament to approve military action against Islamic State militants in Syria, The Daily Telegraph newspaper said.
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Crashed Indonesian Plane Was Carrying Nearly $500,000 in Cash
An Indonesian passenger plane that crashed with 54 people on board in Papua province was carrying cash worth around $470,000 for remote villages, a post office spokesman said on Monday as rescue teams headed to the mountainous site where it went down.
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Helicopter Aid-Drops in Earthquake-Hit Nepal at Risk as Cash Runs Out: UN
Emergency helicopter services in quake-hit Nepal may be forced to stop within weeks due to a lack of funding, leaving almost 150,000 people without food and shelter to survive the monsoon season, the United Nations warned on Monday.
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Funds Shortage may end UN Chopper aid to Quake-Hit Nepal
The UN warned today it would stop its emergency helicopter service in quake-devastated Nepal unless it receives more funds, a move which could leave thousands without access to food or shelter.
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Britain's Elite SAS Slammed Over Training Deaths
The British army apologised Tuesday for the deaths of three reservists who collapsed while trying out for the elite SAS unit during a heatwave, after a coroner found the force guilty of neglect.
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Britain's Special Forces Cleared to Raid Islamic State Targets: Report
Britain's special forces have reportedly been given "carte blanche" to launch raids inside IS-held territory and direct airstrikes to kill or capture terrorist leaders who pose a threat to the UK.
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First Seaplane Service from Mumbai Takes off for Lonavala
City-based private operator Maritime Energy Heli Air Services Pvt Ltd (Mehair), in association with MTDC, today launched maiden seaplane service to Lonavala from Mumbai, marking its first operation from the mainland.
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Seaplane Service Begins on August 25 Between Mumbai-Lonavala
The first commercial flight of the much-awaited seaplane services will take off for Pawana dam in Lonavala from here on August 25, Maharashtra Tourism and Public Works Minister Chhagan Bhujbal announced today.
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Chief Minister Omar Abdullah launches Jammu-Kargil air service
In an effort to promote tourism and facilitate the movement of people of Kargil which remains cut-off with other parts of the state during winter, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday launched a commercial air service to the mountainous area.
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IAF to start air services to Kargil during winter from Dec 6
Indian Air Force (IAF) will start air courier service to Kargil district in Ladakh from December 6 to facilitate the movement of people of the remote areas during winter."IAF will start its An-32 air courier service from Jammu and Srinagar airports from December 6 to facilitate movement of people in Kargil during winter as Srinagar-Kargil highway r...
