Turkish bombardment kills 35 civilians in Syria: Monitor
Turkish shelling and air strikes killed at least 35 civilians in Syria on Sunday, the fifth day of an incursion against Islamic State group jihadists and Kurdish militia, a monitor said.
Aug 28, 2016, 15:29 PM IST
Suspected terror attack at Indonesian church; no serious casualties
Indonesian police were investigating a suspected terror attack by a knife-wielding assailant on a priest during the Sunday service at a church, and a bomb squad had been deployed to determine whether the attacker`s backpack contained explosives.
Aug 28, 2016, 12:55 PM IST
Suspected Kurdish militants fire rockets at Turkey's Diyarbakir airport: Media
Suspected Kurdish militants fired rockets at the airport in Turkey`s main southeastern city of Diyarbakir on Saturday, sending passengers and staff scrambling for shelter, Dogan news agency said, but there were no immediate reports of casualties.
Aug 28, 2016, 11:01 AM IST
Iraq forces launch push to retake town south of Mosul
Iraqi forces on Wednesday closed in on the centre of Qayyarah, officials said, on the second day of an operation to recapture the town from jihadists.
Aug 24, 2016, 18:33 PM IST
50 Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan's Ghor
Fifty Taliban militants were killed in the central Afghanistan Ghor province in air strikes by government forces, the Interior Ministry said on Tuesday.
Aug 23, 2016, 20:15 PM IST
Donald Trump to unveil strategy for combating ISIS
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is slated to lay out his strategy on Monday for defeating the Islamic State (IS) and other terrorist organisations.
Aug 15, 2016, 08:56 AM IST
Two million at risk of siege in Syria's Aleppo: UN
More than two million people in Syria`s Aleppo are in danger of coming under total siege, the United Nations has warned, calling for immediate access to the heavily bombed city.
Aug 09, 2016, 12:32 PM IST
Belgium police attack: Man yelling 'Allahu Akbar!' wounds two police officers with machete
A machete-wielding man yelling "Allahu Akbar!" (God is greatest) injured two female police officers before being fatally shot in the Belgian city of Charleroi on Saturday, in what the prime minister said appeared to be a terrorist act.
Aug 07, 2016, 09:17 AM IST
Syrian children burn tyres to obstruct warplanes bombarding besieged Aleppo
Syrian children in the besieged area of Aleppo have been burning old tyres in an attempt to form no-fly zones over their homes, media reports have claimed.
Aug 03, 2016, 23:59 PM IST
US capital transit policeman arrested on terror charge
A police officer for the US capital city`s metro system was arrested Wednesday on charges that he tried to provide material support to the Islamic State jihadist group, prosecutors said.
Aug 03, 2016, 22:53 PM IST
US reaffirms cooperation with India in fight against terrorism
The cooperation between the US and India in the fight against the scourge of terrorism is "extremely strong and robust", the US State Department has reaffirmed.
Jul 27, 2016, 10:07 AM IST
NIA files charge sheet against three men deported from UAE for ISIS links
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday filed a charge sheet in a court here against three accused, who were deported from the UAE for their alleged ISIS links, claiming that they were conspiring to carry out terror strikes in India and other countries.
Jul 25, 2016, 20:16 PM IST
Ansbach attack suggests Islamist motive: Bavarian official
Bavaria's top security official said on Monday that he believes a failed asylum seeker who blew himself up and injured 12 people in the southern German town of Ansbach was driven by religious extremism.
Jul 25, 2016, 13:13 PM IST
No signs truck attacker linked to extremist network: France
France's interior minister says investigators have no evidence so far that the truck driver who killed 84 people in Nice had links to "terrorist networks."
Jul 18, 2016, 20:01 PM IST
South African twin brothers plotted to blow up US embassy: Police
Two South African brothers arrested on terrorism charges were plotting to blow up the US embassy in Pretoria and Jewish institutions, and planned to join the so-called Islamic State, police said Monday.
Jul 11, 2016, 21:01 PM IST
Legal aid to Hyderabad ISIS suspects: Petition filed against AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi for promoting terrorism
A petition seeking lodging of a case against AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi was filed in a court on Sunday by a member of UP Bar Council who alleged his remarks on the youths held by NIA amounted to treason and promoted terrorism.
Jul 03, 2016, 16:54 PM IST
Turkish army kills 14 Islamic State militants near Aleppo
The Turkish military shelled Islamic State targets north of the city of Aleppo in Syria, killing 14 militants, television chanenls reported, citing a statement from the General Staff.
Jun 01, 2016, 14:25 PM IST
Pakistan can help US destabilise Taliban: Senator Bob Corker
United States Senator Bob Corker, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has said that Pakistan`s support can help destabilise the Taliban far more rapidly than U.S. military operations alone could.
May 28, 2016, 13:31 PM IST
British mother jailed for planning to take her three children to ISIS
Muslim convert Lorna Moore, 34, was planning to take her three young children to the war zone.
May 24, 2016, 18:11 PM IST
Have no problem asking Congress to declare war on terror: Donald Trump
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has said he would have no problem asking the Congress for a declaration of war against terrorism.
May 24, 2016, 14:15 PM IST
