45 IS militants killed in Iraq
Baghdad, June 8 (IANS) At least 45 Islamic State militants were killed when they attacked military posts in Mosul city in Iraq, a military official said on Wednesday. Dozens of IS militants attacked Iraqi army…
Terrorism
Four abducted Malaysian sailors freed in Philippines
Manila, June 8 (IANS) The Philippines-based terror group Abu Sayyaf has released four abducted Malaysian sailors in the island of Borneo, officials said on Wednesday. The four, abducted on April 1, were freed after several…
Militants abduct 47 bus passengers in Afghanistan
Kabul, June 8 (IANS) Armed militants intercepted a bus in Afghanistan’s Kunduz province on Wednesday and kidnapped 47 passengers. Armed men stopped a long-distance bus in Khan Abad district along the Kunduz-Takhar highway and kidnapped…
Saudi-led coalition hands 52 child soldiers to Yemeni government
Riyadh, June 7 (IANS) The Saudi-led Arab coalition on Tuesday handed over to the Yemeni government 52 children recruited as soldiers by Houthi militias, Saudi Press Agency reported. The handover was done in coordination with…
Hindu priest murdered in Bangladesh
Dhaka, June 7 (IANS) A Hindu priest was killed on Tuesday in a suspected militant attack in Bangladesh Jhenidah district, police said. Gopinath Kanjilal, the district’s Assistant Superintendent of Police, told journalists that three assailants…
Militants continue shelling in Syria despite Ramadan
Damascus, June 7 (IANS) Despite the holy month of Ramadan, terrorists in Syria continue indiscriminate intense fire on Syrian troops, Kurdish militia and residential quarters of the city of Aleppo, using everything in their vast…
11 killed in car bomb attack in Turkey
Ankara, June 7 (IANS) Seven police personnel and four civilians were killed with over 30 others injured on Tuesday in an attack targeting a police vehicle in Turkey’s Istanbul city. A bomb-laden car was detonated…
Frenchman suspected of plotting attacks on Euro 2016 arrested in Ukraine
Kiev, June 7 (IANS) Police in Ukraine has arrested a French citizen suspected of planning terror attacks to coincide with the Euro 2016 European football championship. The countrys state security service on Monday said: “The…
Jordan arrests attacker killing five intelligence personnel
Amman, June 7 (IANS) Jordan arrested an attacker who earlier in the day killed five intelligence personnel, the media reported. Jordan’s Minister of State for Media Affairs Mohammad Momani on monday said it seems a…
Global threat from Islamic States remains high: UN chief
United Nations, June 7 (IANS) The global threat emanating from Islamic State (IS) remains high, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said in a report. The continued military pressure exerted in Iraq and Syria by international…
Sanatan Sanstha behind free-thinkers’ murders, should be banned: AAP
Panaji, June 6 (IANS) AAP leader Ashish Khetan on Monday demanded a ban on Hindu right wing group Sanatan Sanstha, alleging that the Goa-headquartered organization’s members were involved in the murders of rationalists Narendra Dabholkar,…
Islamic State burns 19 caged Yazidi girls
Mosul (Iraq), June 6 (IANS/AKI) Militants from the Islamic State group executed 19 Yezidi girls who refused to be sex slaves by burning them alive inside iron cages, news site ARA News reported. The victims…
Ukraine arrests Frenchman plotting attacks during Euro soccer championship
Kiev, June 6 (IANS) The Security Service of Ukraine, SBU, on Monday said it had arrested a Frenchman on the border with Poland late in May, as he was planning to launch attacks during the…
Bail pleas of four accused in Malegaon 2006 blast case rejected
Mumbai, June 6 (IANS) A special court here on on Monday rejected the bail applications of four accused in the Malegaon 2006 serial bomb blasts case. The four – Manor Singh, Rajendra Chaudhary, Dhan Singh…
Air strikes kill 16 in Syria
Damascus, June 6 (IANS) At least 16 people were killed in air strikes targetted at a marketplace in Syria’s Deir al-Zour province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The London-based Observatory did not identify…
7 killed in militant attack in Afghanistan
Kabul, June 6 (IANS) At least seven persons, including a district intelligence chief, were killed in a Taliban attack in Afghanistan’s Sari Pul province on Monday, a local official said. “Sharraf Uddin, intelligence chief of…
Woman journalist shot dead in Somalia
Mogadishu, June 6 (IANS) A female journalist was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu. Sagal Salad Osman, a producer for state-run Radio Mogadishu, was killed on Sunday night when the armed men…
Iraqi forces discover 400 bodies in mass grave near Fallujah
Srinagar: Protesters holding an IS flag during the shutdown called by separatists against the use of tear smoke shells on namazis inside the Jamia Masjid by police in Srinagar on June 27, 2015. (Photo: IANS)…
Will not allow any consular access for Jadhav, says Pakistan
Islamabad, June 6 (IANS) Pakistan on Monday officially turned down India’s request for consular access to alleged RAW agent Kulbushan Jadhav now under its arrest, a media report said. “Jadhav will not be granted consular…
5 Jordanian intelligence agents killed
Amman, June 6 (IANS) Five people working for a Jordanian intelligence agency were killed in an attack in a Palestinian refugee camp near Amman. The intelligence agency office in the Baqa’a camp was the target…