Pak launches military offensive against militants

Last Updated: Monday, July 4, 2011, 11:57

Pakistan has launched a military offensive against militants in a valley located in its northwest.

Sri Lankan govt plans for anti- UN report

Last Updated: Sunday, April 17, 2011, 19:35

Sri Lankan government has said it will launch a diplomatic offensive against a UN report.

Ivory Coast town under control of Ouattara army

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 30, 2011, 23:07

Gbagbo, who is refusing to step down, has called for an immediate ceasefire.

Libya: Gaddafi defiant, launches counter-offensive on rebels

Last Updated: Monday, March 7, 2011, 00:26

Gaddafi`s counter-attack foments fears that Libya is heading for a civil war rather than revolution.

Libyan rebels repulse deadly Gaddafi offensive

Last Updated: Thursday, March 3, 2011, 11:30

Libyan rebels fought intense battles to repel Moamer Gaddafi`s forces from the key eastern oil port of Brega on Thursday as the regime`s biggest counter-offensive yet left at least 10 people dead.

Best-looking flight crew survey dubbed ‘very offensive’

Last Updated: Thursday, February 24, 2011, 15:34

A survey that asked respondents to choose the airline with the best-looking flight crew has been dubbed as being “very offensive”.

Afghan, NATO forces brace for spring offensive

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 8, 2011, 13:38

Ten loud explosions that rocked Kandahar one day last week actually signaled good news on the front line of the war against the Taliban.

Pakistan defers North Waziristan offensive

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 11, 2011, 14:40

Pakistan has postponed the military offensive because of the freezing winter.

Congress goes on the offensive against BJP

Last Updated: Monday, January 10, 2011, 21:19

Congress on Monday went on the offensive against BJP over its frontal attack against Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, accusing the main opposition of personalising politics and degrading the quality of public life.

Glenn Close calls US Navy officer’s use of her image deeply offensive

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 5, 2011, 17:57

Actress Glenn Close has spoken about the use of her image by a senior US Navy officer on a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, calling it deeply offensive and insulting.

Israel on offensive over Palestinian diplomacy: Report

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 21, 2010, 16:27

Israel has ordered its envoys abroad to launch a "comprehensive defence" against Palestinian efforts for international recognition of an independent state, Haaretz newspaper reported on its website Tuesday.

BJP to go on offensive against family of Devegowda

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 1, 2010, 19:32

Two key loyalists of CM BS Yeddyurappa on Wednesday launched a broadside against JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy, amid indications that BJP is set to unleash an offensive against former Prime Minister HD Devegowda`s family.