'Jihadi Jack' escapes from clutches of Islamic State militants
Jack Letts from Oxford, dubbed "Jihadi Jack", is suspected of going to Syria to fight for so-called Islamic State.
Jun 13, 2017, 21:25 PM ISTIslamic State praises jihadist attacks in Philippines, Iran
A spokesman for the Islamic State group praised jihadist attacks in the Philippines and Iran, in an audio recording broadcast Tuesday.
Jun 13, 2017, 08:38 AM ISTIran makes more arrests in connection with deadly Tehran attacks
Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the suicide bombings and gun attacks on parliament and the mausoleum of the Islamic Republic`s founder.
Jun 11, 2017, 12:21 PM ISTAustralia to build first prison aimed at isolating militants
The unit will be within a maximum-security prison and have capacity for 54 inmates, who will be isolated and intensely monitored, said the state`s Premier Gladys Berejiklian.
Iraq paramilitaries make fresh progress west of Mosul
Tal Afar is a large town that lies about 50 kilometres (30 miles) west of Mosul on the way to Syria and is still at the hands of the jihadists.
Jun 10, 2017, 19:25 PM ISTSyria army says it holds fifth of key desert territory
The desert, known as the "Badiya", extends over some 90,000 square kilometres (35,000 square miles) from central Syria to the borders with Iraq and Jordan to the east and southeast.
US joins battle as Philippines takes losses in besieged city
The Philippines is majority Christian, but Mindanao has a significant population of Muslims and Marawi City is overwhelmingly Muslim.
Islamic State threatens attacks in Saudi Arabia
Suicide bombers and gunmen attacked the Iranian parliament and Ayatollah Khomeini`s mausoleum in Tehran on Wednesday.
Jun 09, 2017, 19:36 PM ISTWoman detonates bomb in crowded market in Iraq, killing at least 30
Islamic State claimed the attack in the town of Musayab, south of Baghdad.
Jun 09, 2017, 15:51 PM ISTLondon attacker was radicalised by Internet and his friends - Youssef Zaghba's mother reveals all
Youssef Zaghba, a Moroccan-Italian dual national, had tried to join the Islamic State group in Syria last year and was notified to Britain as a suspect figure.
Jun 07, 2017, 10:04 AM ISTIndonesia makes arrests as Islamic State claims Jakarta attacks
Indonesian police made three arrests on Friday in Bandung related to the attacks.
May 26, 2017, 14:05 PM ISTIslamic State claims responsibility for Jakarta bus station attacks
Islamic state claimed responsibility for Jakarta bus station attacks that left at least three policemen dead and 12 others wounded on Wednesday.
May 26, 2017, 08:54 AM ISTIndonesia probes suicide attack that killed three policemen
Two suicide attackers detonated bombs in a street outside the Kampung Melayu terminal late Wednesday, sending huge clouds of black smoke into the sky.
May 25, 2017, 09:52 AM ISTDonald Trump meets wary NATO and EU in `hellhole` Brussels
Donald Trump meets NATO and EU leaders on Thursday in the city he once derided as a "hellhole", with nervous allies hoping for a strong show of commitment from the US president.
May 25, 2017, 09:24 AM ISTSyria Army retakes villages after deadly Islamic State attack: Monitor
The Syrian Army has regained full control of two central villages from the Islamic State group after an attack that killed dozens of people, a monitor said on Friday.
May 19, 2017, 12:15 PM ISTAustralia considers banning laptops from airliner cabins
Australia is considering following the United States and Britain in banning laptops from inbound airliner cabins, the prime minister said, but declined to explain whether the move was related to an Islamic State group threat that President Donald Trump discussed with Russian diplomats.
May 17, 2017, 12:44 PM ISTGunmen attack state TV station in Afghanistan
Jalalabad is the capital of Nangarhar, the eastern province on the border with Pakistan where Islamic State fighters have established a stronghold.
May 17, 2017, 12:12 PM ISTIraq says battle for Mosul nearly won as forces close in on Old City
A spokesman for the US-led coalition backing Iraqi forces said the enemy was completely surrounded in the city and its fighters and resources were being destroyed.
May 16, 2017, 14:54 PM ISTSyria Army seizes airbase from Islamic State: military source, monitor
Syria`s Army captured an airbase in eastern Aleppo from the Islamic State group on Saturday, after more than two months of fierce clashes, a military source and monitor said.
May 13, 2017, 15:32 PM ISTItalian Police seizes 37 million units of painkillers made by Indian company bound for Islamic State terrorists
Tramadol is a synthetic opioid-like drug used as a painkiller.
May 11, 2017, 10:32 AM IST