Blast hits mosque in Saudi Arabia; at least three dead, 12 injured: Reports
At least three people were killed and 12 others injured in a blast on Monday that hit a mosque in the Saudi city of Najran, Al Arabiya reported.
Oct 26, 2015, 23:07 PM ISTIslamic State planning to use foreign militants for Europe attacks
The Islamic State (IS) is planning to use foreign militants in their attacks on European countries, a report by French intelligence services said on Monday.
Oct 26, 2015, 18:51 PM ISTIraq says forces recapture refinery town from IS militants
Teamed up with paramilitary forces, Iraqi government troops on Tuesday drove Islamic State militants out of a key oil refinery town north of Baghdad, a government spokesman said.
Oct 21, 2015, 05:23 AM ISTHafiz Saeed asks Sharif govt to curb foreign bid to bolster IS in Pakistan
Efforts are underway to strengthen the Islamic State in Pakistan, JuD chief Hafiz Saeed has said as he asked the Nawaz Sharif government to foil the bid by the "foreign elements".
Oct 17, 2015, 15:44 PM ISTIraqi forces retake key oil refinery from IS militants
Iraqi government troops backed by Shiite militia fighters have driven out Islamic State group militants from a key oil refinery north of Baghdad in a wide-scale military operation, authorities said on Friday.
Oct 17, 2015, 00:07 AM ISTIS pays recruiters USD 10,000 per person: UN
The Islamic State group is paying supporters up to USD 10,000 for each person that they recruit to wage jihad in Syria and Iraq, UN experts said on Friday after a visit to Belgium, one of the main countries of origin for so-called foreign fighters.
Oct 17, 2015, 00:06 AM ISTISIS fatwa may have led to UK terror plot
Three Pakistani-origin Muslims accused of plotting to carry out a beheading in Britain were inspired by a fatwa issued by the Islamic State, a UK court was told on Monday as they went on trial.
Oct 12, 2015, 21:55 PM ISTIslamic State militants claims deadly attacks on Yemen govt, Arab troops in Aden
The Islamic State group claimed responsiblity for deadly attacks on Tuesday on the government headquarters and positions of the Saudi-led coalition in the Yemeni city of Aden.
Oct 06, 2015, 22:12 PM ISTRussian jets in Turkish airspace no accident: NATO chief
NATO's secretary-general on Tuesday rejected Moscow's claim that its military incursion into alliance airspace over Turkey wasn't intentional or important, saying there were two separate incidents and "the violation lasted for a long time."
Oct 06, 2015, 21:52 PM ISTIslamic State militants claims wave of attacks in Iraq that killed 56 people
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility on Tuesday for a series of attacks that rocked different parts of Iraq and killed at least 56 people the night before.
Oct 06, 2015, 21:29 PM ISTRussia says it struck nine Islamic State militant targets in Syria over past 24 hours
Russian military jets carried out strikes on nine Islamic State sites in Syria over the past 24 hours, the defence ministry in Moscow said on Monday.
Oct 05, 2015, 18:23 PM ISTSyrian activists: IS group destroys ancient Palmyra arch
The Arch of Triumph was one of the most recognisable sites in Palmyra, which the IS group seized in May. The monumental arch sat atop the famed colonnaded streets of the ancient city, which linked the Roman Empire to Persia.
Oct 05, 2015, 07:27 AM ISTParrikar hits out at Nawaz Sharif, says India doesn't need advice about troops in Siachen
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Sunday hits back at Pakistan over its suggestion that the Siachen Glacier should be demilitarised.
Oct 04, 2015, 20:13 PM ISTSheikh Hasina accuses 'BNP-Jamaat' of killing foreigners in Bangladesh; ISIS takes responsibility
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today blamed the murder of two foreigners within a week on the opposition 'BNP-Jamaat alliance', even as the ISIS took responsibility for the latest killing of a Japanese national.
Oct 04, 2015, 15:32 PM ISTJapanese shot dead in Bangladesh, IS claims responsibility
Hosi Koniyo, who was headed to an agriculture farm on the outskirts of northern Rangpur city in a rickshaw, was shot thrice in the chest, shoulder and hand by the yet-unidentified assassins.
Oct 04, 2015, 02:29 AM ISTMoscow says 600 militants flee Syria, vows to ramp up bombing
Russian air strikes on Saturday targeting the Islamic State group in Syria have sown "panic", forcing some 600 "militants" to abandon their positions and head to Europe, Moscow claimed.
Oct 03, 2015, 23:40 PM ISTPakistan army chief say would not allow even a shadow of Islamic State
Pakistan Army chief General Raheel Sharif has said that his country wold not allow "even a shadow" of Islamic State and termed the group a greater threat than al Qaeda.
Oct 03, 2015, 22:49 PM ISTJapanese shot dead in Bangladesh; 2nd foreigner killed this week
A 66-year-old Japanese man, known for philanthropic work, was on Saturday shot dead by motorbike-borne masked assailants in Bangladesh, the second foreigner to be gunned down in a week after an Italian aid worker was killed in a near-identical attack claimed by the Islamic State group.
Oct 03, 2015, 22:38 PM ISTISIS has generated lot of interest in Assam, we are alert, worried: Police
Assam police is keeping a close watch on extremist militant group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria which has generated a lot of interest in the state going by the "hits in the Internet photos of ISIS", state DGP Khagen Sarma said on Tuesday.
Sep 29, 2015, 18:20 PM ISTNo room for 'apolcalyptic cult' like ISIS, al Qaeda: Barack Obama at UNGA
Voicing America's resolve to wipe out "apocalyptic cult" like ISIS and al Qaeda, President Barack Obama on Monday said safe havens for terrorists will not be tolerated and called on Muslims worldwide to reject those who "distort Islam, to preach intolerance, and promote violence."
Sep 28, 2015, 22:14 PM IST