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Kenya police arrest imam over weapons cache

Kenya police arrest imam over weapons cache


Kenyan police say they have arrested an imam after they found a cache of weapons in his house.
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Libyan PM calls for security meeting over weapons

Libyan PM calls for security meeting over weapons


The Libyan civil war may have given militant groups like Boko Haram, access to large weapons caches,...
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Maoist camp destroyed; weapons, explosives seized


Acting on a tip-off, the elite anti-naxal Special Operations Group (SOG) force of Odisha and police...
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US Army burns off largest chemical weapons pile

US Army burns off largest chemical weapons pile


The United States is part of an international treaty to rid the world of chemical weapons.
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Nuclear weapons not for war: Army Chief


Amid reports of Pakistan and China augmenting their nuclear arsenals, Army Chief Gen VK Singh on Sun...
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Doomsday Clock a minute closer to midnight

Doomsday Clock a minute closer to midnight


The symbolic Doomsday Clock calculated by a group of scientists was moved a minute closer to midnigh...
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Stuxnet virus has 4 variants: Researchers

Stuxnet virus has 4 variants: Researchers


The Stuxnet virus that last year damaged Iran`s nuclear program was likely one of at least five cybe...
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J&K police to get non-lethal weapons


The Jammu and Kashmir police is all set to get non-lethal weapons and ammunitions to deal with the m...
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Libya sets year-end deadline for weapons handover

Libya sets year-end deadline for weapons handover


Armed residents of the Libyan capital have until the end of December to hand over weapons to authori...
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EU tightens Iran sanctions, mulls oil ban

EU tightens Iran sanctions, mulls oil ban


EU nations agreed on Thursday to examine sanctions on Iran`s energy sector over its nuclear program ...
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Barak says no Israeli attack on Iran anytime soon

Barak says no Israeli attack on Iran anytime soon


Defense Minister Ehud Barak said on Thursday an Israeli attack on Iran is not imminent but all optio...
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Govt refuses to comment on other countries` N-arms


In the wake of media and think-tank reports estimating the size of Pakistan`s nuke arsenal, India sa...
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Traces from old N-tests found in Antarctic moss

Traces from old N-tests found in Antarctic moss


Nuclear weapons, tested 50 years ago, have left their imprint on living moss shoots in the Antarctic...
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Al Qaeda’s branch `got Libyan weapons`

Al Qaeda’s branch `got Libyan weapons`


Western leaders have expressed concern that vast supplies of now free-floating weaponry could end up...
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Al Qaeda`s N Africa branch says got Libya weapons

Al Qaeda`s N Africa branch says got Libya weapons


Al Qaeda`s North Africa franchise acknowledged it had acquired part of slain Libyan dictator Muammar...
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US has confidence in security of Pak N-weapons

US has confidence in security of Pak N-weapons


The US expressed confidence in the ability of Islamabad to secure its atomic arsenals effectively. ...
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Niger Army clashes with group from Libya

Niger Army clashes with group from Libya


Niger`s Army intercepted a convoy of cars travelling south from Libya toward Mali, and a cache of ...
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 Iran won`t retreat from nuclear path: Ahmadinejad

Iran won`t retreat from nuclear path: Ahmadinejad


The IAEA said in its report it had "serious concerns" over information that Iran "has carried out a...
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Iran on threshold of nuclear capability: Report

Iran on threshold of nuclear capability: Report


Israeli President Shimon Peres Sunday warned that an attack on Iran was "more and more likely," days...
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Pak nukes can’t be attacked by US: Musharraf

Pak nukes can’t be attacked by US: Musharraf


Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf has said that the country`s nuclear weapons are very hard...
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`Pakistan`s nuclear weapons vulnerable to theft`

`Pakistan`s nuclear weapons vulnerable to theft`


Pakistan has begun moving its nuclear weapons in low-security vans on congested roads to hide them f...
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Libya: Inspectors to check new chemical weapons

Libya: Inspectors to check new chemical weapons


The organization that oversees the global ban on chemical weapons will work with Libya`s new rulers...
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Kenya to down aircraft carrying weapons to Somalia

Kenya to down aircraft carrying weapons to Somalia


A military spokesman says Kenya will destroy aircraft it suspects of transporting weapons to militan...
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Nigeria forces search homes for Boko Haram weapons

Nigeria forces search homes for Boko Haram weapons


Boko Haram has been behind dozens of shootings in Nigeria`s northeast this year.
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UN chief urges Libya to secure Gaddafi`s weapons

UN chief urges Libya to secure Gaddafi`s weapons


Ban said Mustafa Abdul-Jalil, Libya`s interim leader, assured him that the weapons would be secured.
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Huge cache of chemical weapons in Libya, PM confirms

Huge cache of chemical weapons in Libya, PM confirms


Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril said Libya has no interest in keeping such weapons.
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Gaddafi’s secret weapons of mass destruction found

Gaddafi’s secret weapons of mass destruction found


Muammar Gaddafi had earlier agreed to destroy most of his weapons of mass destruction in 2003.
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`India most threatened by N-weapons`


Voicing concern over growing nuclear stockpile in South Asia, Congress MP Mani Shankar Aiyar today...
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Afghanistan makes pitch for heavier weapons

Afghanistan makes pitch for heavier weapons


Afghan Army chief says heavier arms are needed as a deterrent against potential threats from Afghani...
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New-age commandos with high-end weapons for NSG


The force, known as the `black cats`, will churn out close to 2,000 commandos by 2015-16. They will...
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Huge quantity of weapons seized in Ambala


Three days after seizing RDX, the special task force of Haryana police recovered a huge quantity of ...
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NY trial starts for Soviet officer in weapons case

NY trial starts for Soviet officer in weapons case


Jury selection is set to begin in the New York City arms sale trial of a former Soviet military offi...
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Pak has taken steps to secure N-weapons: Khar

Pak has taken steps to secure N-weapons: Khar


Pakistan said it shares concerns that non-state actors or terrorists may acquire and use nuclear wea...
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China shuts websites illegally selling weapons

China shuts websites illegally selling weapons


China has shut down several websites that were found to be illegally selling guns and explosives.
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Now, a laser to detect roadside bombs

Now, a laser to detect roadside bombs


Michigan State University scientists have developed a laser that could detect roadside bombs – the d...
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US rejects Iran `charm offensive` in nuke dispute

US rejects Iran `charm offensive` in nuke dispute


Iran already is under four sets of Security Council sanctions for refusing to freeze uranium enrich...
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‘China firms offered weapons to Gaddafi`s forces’

‘China firms offered weapons to Gaddafi`s forces’


Chinese arms firms offered to sell weapons worth about USD 200 million to Libyan leader Muammar Gadd...
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Credible evidence Iran working on N-weapons: UN

Credible evidence Iran working on N-weapons: UN


Iran is under four sets of UN Security Council sanctions for refusing to freeze enrichment.
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Nepal Maoists hand over weapons to Special team


The Maoist party in Nepal on Thursday handed over the keys of its armed wing`s arsenal to a Specia...
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Iranian nuclear bid could provoke attack: Sarkozy

Iranian nuclear bid could provoke attack: Sarkozy


The UN Security Council has repeatedly ordered Tehran to halt all uranium enrichment.
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Libya`s WMD stockpiles are secure: Pentagon

Libya`s WMD stockpiles are secure: Pentagon


Colonel Dave Lapan said there were no plans to send US troops in to secure the chemical weapons` sit...
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Libya`s deadliest weapons not yet controlled

Libya`s deadliest weapons not yet controlled


US officials worry that Muammar al-Gaddafi might use the weapons to make a last stand.
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Four arrested for decamping with police weapons


Two policemen, along with two others, were arrested on Monday for allegedly deserting their duties...
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S Korea, US to practise destroying N Korea weapons

S Korea, US to practise destroying N Korea weapons


Tension flared since the South accused the North of torpedoing one of its warships.
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‘Pak fundamentalists supplied weapons to ULFA’


ULFA chief Arabinda Rajkhowa has for the first time spilled the beans on Pakistan’s backing to the N...
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US has `snatch-and-grab` plan for Pak`s N-weapons

US has `snatch-and-grab` plan for Pak`s N-weapons


Plans have been drawn up for dealing with worst-case scenarios in Pakistan, said a report.
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`US, India should co-develop weapons tech`


The United States and India should consider co-developing weapons technology in light of US legislat...
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Two hideouts busted in J&K, weapons recovered


Security forces on Thursday busted two hideouts and recovered arms and ammunition in Poonch and Rea...
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Israeli weapons used in Karachi unrest: Malik

Israeli weapons used in Karachi unrest: Malik


Spiralling violence in Karachi, which began on July 05, has left over 100 people dead.
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‘Mush pressurised Iran to roll back N-program’


The Musharraf-led Pakistan Government had been discouraging Iran from developing nuclear weapons, US...
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