Army coup story came from a very fertile brain: VK Singh

Last Updated: Sunday, November 17, 2013, 11:45

Former Army chief General VK Singh has dismissed the story of an alleged coup attempt by Indian Army in January 2012 as the product of a "very fertile brain" and said it was at "somebody`s behest".

Morsi urges Egyptians to break `military coup`

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 13, 2013, 19:00

Ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi, in a message Wednesday, called upon the people in his country to break what he called "a military coup".

Nehru had paranoia of military coup: Gen VK Singh

Last Updated: Friday, November 8, 2013, 22:47

India`s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru was paranoid about a military coup, and the country`s leadership failed to keep the army prepared in the eventuality of the Chinese attack in 1962, former army chief VK Singh has said.

Jaguar F-TYPE Coupé to make debut in Los Angeles

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 6, 2013, 09:55

The Jaguar F-TYPE Coupé will make its global debut on 19 November, the eve of the Los Angeles auto show.

Nawaz shakes hands with Army general linked to the 1999 coup

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 5, 2013, 14:32

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif shook hands with General (retd) Muhammad Aziz Khan, who played a key role in the 1999 coup that ousted his elected government and sent him to jail.

Plotters of Nelson Mandela`s murder get 5 to 35 years

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 30, 2013, 01:08

A South Africa court on Tuesday sentenced members of a white extremist group to jail terms ranging from five to 35 years for high treason, plotting to kill Nelson Mandela and other charges in one of the country`s biggest post-apartheid treason trials.

40 years after Pinochet coup, thousands march for rights in Chile

Last Updated: Monday, September 9, 2013, 13:00

Thousands of Chileans marched for human rights on the 40th anniversary of the coup that brought dictator Augusto Pinochet to power.

Chilean judges apologise for Pinochet-era inaction

Last Updated: Thursday, September 5, 2013, 10:57

Chile`s judges issued a long-awaited apology Wednesday to relatives of those who sought missing loved ones under the regime of dictator Augusto Pinochet only to have courts shrug them off.

Brotherhood demands fact-finding panel for detainees

Last Updated: Monday, September 2, 2013, 19:09

Muslim Brotherhood has demanded the formation of an independent fact-finding committee to carry out surprise inspections of detention centres and investigate all violations committed against prisoners.

Iran to debate suing US over 1953 coup support

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 27, 2013, 19:47

Iran`s parliament has approved fast tracking debate on a bill that seeks to sue the US for its involvement in the 1953 coup attack

Chile ex-Army chief admits handing child to nuns

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 21, 2013, 10:22

Chile`s former Army chief acknowledged that he handed over to nuns the child of two left-wing activists killed after the 1973 military coup.

CIA admits 1953 Iran coup: Document

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 20, 2013, 09:29

The CIA has admitted orchestrating the August 1953 coup that toppled Iran`s prime minister after he tried to nationalize his country`s oil wealth from Britain, accordingly to declassified documents.