Four militants, soldier killed in Kashmir gunfight
Srinagar, June 16 (IANS) Four militants and a soldier were killed in a gun battle near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, officials said. The troops engaged a group of…
Terrorism
Abu Sayyaf threatens to kill another hostage
Manila, June 16 (IANS) Philippines-based extremist group Abu Sayyaf has threatened to kill another hostage, three days after executing Canadian Robert Hall for non-payment of ransom within the deadline it had set. “We will upload…
Paris attack victim’s father sues Twitter, Google, Facebook
New York, June 16 (IANS) The father of a Paris terror attack victim has filed a lawsuit against Twitter, Google and Facebook for allowing Islamic State (IS) to use their platforms to spread terrorist propaganda,…
Army kills two militants in Kashmir
Srinagar, June 16 (IANS) Two militants were killed and an army soldier was injured when the troops engaged a group of infiltrators who sneaked into Jammu and Kashmir early on Thursday, officials said. The incident…
Orlando gunman pledged allegiance to IS on Facebook post
Washington, June 16 (IANS) Omar Mateen, the gunman who killed nearly 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, pledged allegiance to the Islamic State (IS) on Facebook message which he posted moments before…
Government holds peace talks with two Manipur militant groups
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) The government here on Wednesday held the first round of tripartite talks with representatives of the Manipur government and two major militant groups in Manipur, an official statement said. The…
‘Orlando nightclub gunman visited gay chat rooms’
Orlando, June 15 (IANS) Orlando nightclub gunman Omar Mateen visited online gay chat rooms despite expressing outrage at the sight of two men kissing and making inflammatory comments about gays, law enforcement officers said on…
Three injured in two grenade blasts in Shopian
Srinagar, June 15 (IANS) Three civilians were injured when suspected militants hurled two grenades in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian town on Wednesday, police said. “Three civilians were injured in Shopian town where militants lobed two…
‘Imminent’ terrorist attacks warned in Belgium, France
Brussels, June 15 (IANS) A note received in several Belgian police stations indicates “imminent” terrorist attacks in France and Belgium, according to Belgian media on Wednesday. This detailed note of information indicates that some jihadists…
70 persons killed as battles heat up in Aleppo
Damascus, June 15 (IANS) At least 70 jihadist fighters and military soldiers were killed over the past 24 hours during battles in Syria’s Aleppo province, a monitor group reported on Wednesday. The Syrian army backed…
Work still left on eradicating terrorism: Pakistan military
Islamabad, June 15 (IANS) Pakistan military, on the second anniversary of Zarb-e-Azb operation on Wednesday, emphasised that the job to eradicate the menace of terrorism was not yet finished and there was work still left…
10 IS militants killed by Turkey shelling in Syria
Ankara, June 15 (IANS) At least 10 Islamic State (IS) militants were killed in shelling in northern Syria by the Turkish army and air operations from the US-led coalition, security sources said on Wednesday. Turkish…
Militants beat forest officials, burn trucks in Madhya Pradesh
Balaghat, June 15 (IANS) Forest officials were assaulted and five trucks carrying bamboo were burnt down by militants in Madhya Pradesh’s Balaghat district, police said on Wednesday. At least five trucks from Dhiri Murum area…
49 improvised bombs defused in Afghanistan
Kabul, June 15 (IANS) At least 49 improvised bombs were defused by the Afghan army in two southern provinces of Afghanistan, a military statement said on Wednesday. “The army defused 49 improvised explosive devices in…
Orlando shooting: Mateen’s wife may face charges
Washington, June 15 (IANS) Authorities are considering filing criminal charges against Orlando gunman Omar Mateen’s wife, Noor Salman, for failing to inform the FBI what she knew before the attack, but no decision has been…
Orlando mass shooting divides US over gun control, immigration
(160612) — ORLANDO, June 12, 2016 (Xinhua) — Photo provided by Orlando Police Department shows Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer (C) speaks to the media about the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, the United States,…
Scores attend funeral march in Kashmir
Srinagar, June 15 (IANS) A young man shot dead in the Kashmir Valley on charges of being a militant was buried here on Wednesday, scores of youths attending the funeral shouting anti-India slogans, officials said….
Soldier, militant killed in Kashmir
Srinagar, June 15 (IANS) A soldier and a militant were killed on Wednesday following a gun battle near the Line of Control (LoC) in Machil sector in Jammu and Kashmir. Military sources told IANS that…
Five soldiers injured in Kashmir gunfight
Srinagar, June 15 (IANS) Five soldiers were injured on Wednesday in an ongoing gunfight between militants and security forces near the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir’s Kupwara distric. “Troops of 56 battalion of Rashtriya…
Obama challenges Congress to reinstate assault weapon ban
Washington, June 15 (IANS) US President Barack Obama on Tuesday challenged the Republican-controlled Congress to reinstate the ban on assault weapons in the wake of the shooting in a gay bar in Orlando in which…