Paris attacks

Boxing great Muhammad Ali hits out at Donald Trump over Muslim ban

Ali, a Muslim, did not mention the Republican frontrunner by name, but a statement by the former heavyweight champ appeared directed squarely at Trump.

Dec 10, 2015, 19:09 PM IST

ISIS will receive lasting defeat post Paris, San Bernardino: US

Carter said militarily, the US is taking new steps each week to gather momentum on the battlefield in Syria and Iraq.

Dec 09, 2015, 22:31 PM IST

Father of Paris attacker would `have killed` son if he knew of plot

Said Mohamed-Aggad said he only found out on Wednesday, with the rest of the nation, that his 23-year-old son Foued was among the three gunmen.

Dec 09, 2015, 20:31 PM IST

Key Twitter events: Paris attacks, #BlackLivesMatter

The hashtags #PrayforParis and #JeSuisCharlie were among the top 10 news trends cited by Twitter for 2015, referring to the deadly November 13 rampage in the French capital and the killings at the Charlie Hebdo magazine on January 7.

Dec 08, 2015, 00:29 AM IST

Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba planned to kill PM Narendra Modi in Delhi?

Terror outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) had planned a Paris-like attack at a gathering in Delhi attended by PM Narendra Modi.

Dec 06, 2015, 09:41 AM IST

Texas backs down from effort to block Syrian refugees

Since the Paris attacks, at least 29 US governors have vowed to keep new Syrian refugees outside their state borders.

Dec 05, 2015, 12:34 PM IST

EU to share airline passenger names

The European Union (EU) has agreed on a system to share airline passenger details in a bid to improve counter-terrorism efforts, the media reported on Saturday.

Dec 05, 2015, 09:09 AM IST

Revealed! ISIS plotting Paris-style attack in Britain within weeks

The development comes after the British Parliament has given the green light to its military to bomb the ISIS strongholds in Syria.

Dec 04, 2015, 16:45 PM IST

Days after Paris attacks, France mulling shutting 100-160 mosques

Police have shut down three `radical` mosques since France declared a state of emergency after last month`s Paris attacks.

Dec 04, 2015, 11:25 AM IST

Bar targeted in deadly Paris attacks set for emotional re-open

CCTV footage from the restaurant showed the horror of the assault, with one woman's life apparently saved when the attacker's gun either jammed, or he had second thoughts.

Dec 03, 2015, 19:08 PM IST

Paris attackers needed just 30,000 euros for assault: France

French Finance Minister has said that the attackers financed the assault by amassing several "tiny sums" which are hard to track, notably by using prepaid credit cards. 

Dec 03, 2015, 18:53 PM IST

Paris attack mastermind Abdelhamid Abaaoud carried out plot without even using phone, e-mail?

The Islamic State in its manifesto has stated that Paris attack mastermind Abdelhamid Abaaoud did not use phones or e-mail to carry out the plot.

Dec 03, 2015, 17:46 PM IST

No Russian advisory against India: Consul

Goa is a "relatively safe" destination and Russian authorities have not issued any advisory calling the beach state an unsafe place, honorary Russian Consul Victor Albuquerque said on Tuesday.

Dec 01, 2015, 14:36 PM IST

US tightens visa waiver programme in wake of Paris attacks

The White House announced changes to the U.S. visa waiver programme on Monday so that security officials can more closely screen travellers from 38 countries allowed to enter the United States without obtaining visas before they travel.

Dec 01, 2015, 01:33 AM IST

Climate pact an 'act of defiance' after Paris attacks: Obama

Obama used his speech to over 150 world leaders to salute Paris and its people for "insisting this crucial conference go on" just two weeks after the attacks. 

Nov 30, 2015, 23:09 PM IST

ISIS fugitive Salah Abdeslam brags about Paris attack in Brussels cafe

Salah reportedly told his friend that his brother blew himself up in Paris massacre.  

Nov 29, 2015, 21:03 PM IST

NSA ends mass phone surveillance programme

The US National Security Agency (NSA) on Sunday ended its mass phone surveillance programme and replaced it with a focused and targeted domestic surveillance programme.

Nov 29, 2015, 14:13 PM IST

Paris attacker's last SMS to sister: See you soon...Give my love to the cat

Samy Amimour blew himself up with a suicide vest at the Bataclan Theatre in Paris.

Nov 28, 2015, 17:59 PM IST

Nearly 1,000 `security risks` denied entry to France since Paris attacks

 Nearly 1,000 people thought to pose security risks have been prevented from entering France since stepped-up border controls were imposed ahead of the COP21 climate talks in Paris and took effect just hours before the November 13 attacks, the interior minister said on Saturday.

Nov 28, 2015, 17:07 PM IST

Cats used as bait to lure tourists back to Brussels

After a five-day lockdown prompted by the maximum security alert, Brussels officials are attempting to entice back tourists who may have been scared away by images of soldiers armed with machine guns in the capital's deserted streets. Their secret weapon? Cats.

Nov 28, 2015, 16:12 PM IST