Taliban threats are to sabotage elections: Pak Minister

Last Updated: Monday, April 29, 2013, 18:53

The threats from the Taliban and other militant groups to political parties are part of a "very organised campaign" to sabotage Pakistan`s landmark general election, Information Minister Arif Nizami said on Monday.

Mukesh Ambani gets 'Z' category security

Last Updated: Sunday, April 21, 2013, 19:05

Under the 'Z' category security, Ambani will have pilot and follow-on vehicles with commandos armed with sophisticated weapons and they will give him proximate security every time he moves in Mumbai or any other part of country.

UN has no plan to pull out staff from North Korea

Last Updated: Saturday, April 6, 2013, 12:48

The UN has no plan to pull its staff out of North Korea, and it is studying warnings from Pyongyang amid rising nuclear tensions on the Korean peninsula, UN spokesman Martin Nesirky said.

Irish teen charged with threatening Guyana leader

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 3, 2013, 22:19

An Irish teenager has been charged with threatening to shoot and kill the president of Guyana during an alcohol-fuelled conversation with bodyguards of the South American country`s leader.

Rihanna hires Obama’s ex-Secret Service agents after receiving death threats

Last Updated: Sunday, February 24, 2013, 12:10

Rihanna has hired President Obama’s former Secret Service staff to protect her after being hit with death threats.

US issues worldwide caution to its citizens of terror threats

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 20, 2013, 11:29

The United States has issued a worldwide travel alert to its citizens including South Asia where it said the terrorist outfits like al Qaeda, the Taliban and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) might harm them.

Death threats to Nepali scribes condemned

Last Updated: Saturday, January 26, 2013, 18:33

Twenty-two local journalists were forced to leave a western Nepal town following death threats issued by cadres of the ruling Unified Communist Party of Nepal.

US warns citizens in Kenya over terror threats

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 16, 2013, 23:45

Washington had warned its citizens of an impending terror attack in Kenya`s coastal city of Mombasa and ordered Americans to vacate the city.

RTI activist receives death threats from mining mafia in Odisha

Last Updated: Sunday, December 9, 2012, 19:38

A RTI activist who has been working to expose irregularities in the mining sector claimed to be living in constant fear after receiving death threats by mining mafia who were allegedly supporters of the ruling party.

New cyber threats likely to emerge by 2013

Last Updated: Thursday, November 15, 2012, 19:51

In a recently released report, Georgia Tech researchers have predicted cyber threats for 2013.

Christina Applegate`s fiance got death threats

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 24, 2012, 18:21

Christina Applegate`s musician fiance Martyn LeNoble reportedly got death threats on Twitter.

Japan, US, S Korea united against N Korea’s N-threat

Last Updated: Thursday, October 18, 2012, 22:20

Japan, the United States and South Korea have reaffirmed in a senior level meeting in Tokyo that they will closely coordinate their stance against North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats.