Damascus, May 19 (IANS) The Syrian army on Thursday captured a key town in the eastern countryside of Damascus following battles against rebel groups, a monitor group reported. For the first time in four years,…
Islamabad, May 19 (IANS) The Hafiz Sayeed-led Jamaat-ud-Dawa on Thursday hit out at a Pakistani provincial minister over his startling revelations made on Wednesday. Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah in an interview to the BBC…
Islamabad, May 19 (IANS) India’s High Commissioner to Pakistan Gautam Bambawale has said that Pakistan-India talks must be held on all issues, including Kashmir, and added that India was ready and willing to go ahead…
Kabul, May 19 (IANS) The government-backed Afghan High Peace Council on Wednesday finalised a draft peace agreement with Hizb-e-Islami, a militant group led by warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, paving the way for reaching a peace deal…
Islamabad, May 18 (IANS) In a startling revelation, a Pakistan provincial minister has said legal action against militant groups like Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) was not possible as the state itself is involved, media…
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Ahead of his visit to Beijing later this month, President Pranab Mukherjee has said that India should expand cooperation with China in fighting the menace of terrorism. “India and China…
Kabul, May 18 (IANS) At least 130 Taliban militants were killed by Afghan security forces within the past 24 hours, the Defence Ministry said on Wednesday. At least 76 militants were also injured in the…
Ankara, May 18 (IANS) Ten Islamic State (IS) terror group suspects were detained on Wednesday in Turkey’s Istanbul city. Istanbul counter-terrorism police units conducted simultaneous operations across the city earlier in the day, Hurriyet Daily…
Ahmedabad, May 18 (IANS) The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on Wednesday arrested one of the key conspirators of the 2002 Godhra train burning incident that left 59 people dead. Farouk alias Bhana, who allegedly carried…
Kabul, May 18 (IANS) Four militants were killed in an airstrike in Afghanistan’s Kunduz province, an official said on Wednesday. “Late Tuesday night, a drone of the coalition forces conducted an airstrike on a moving…
Baghdad, May 18 (IANS) Nearly 36 people were killed and 100 others injured on Tuesday in a series of bomb attacks targeting Shia neighbourhoods in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, security sources said. One of…
Vienna, May 18 (IANS) Fighting against terrorism in Syria is top priority in the Syrian issue, but not to overturn Syria’s Bashar al-Assad government, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told reporters here on Tuesday. At…
Washington, May 17 (IANS) The US Senate on Tuesday adopted unanimously a proposed bill that would allow Americans to sue nation-states for terrorist attacks on US soil, despite opposition from the White House and allies…
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) The government is awaiting Pakistan’s response on the visit of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) team to that country in connection with the cross-border terror attack on the Pathankot airbase….
Ranchi, May 17 (IANS) An improvised explosive device (IED) planted by Maoist guerrillas in Jharkhand’s Khunti district was recovered on Tuesday, police said. The 20 kg IED was found planted near Usram jungle under Rania…
Baghdad, May 17 (IANS) At least 44 people were killed and more than 90 injured in two bomb attacks in Baghdad on Tuesday, media reports said. A suicide blast at an outdoor market in the…
Baghdad, May 17 (IANS) At least 13 people were killed and 40 others injured in two bomb attacks here on Tuesday, media reported. A blast at an outdoor market in the northern district of al-Shaab…
Moscow, May 17 (IANS) A Syrian opposition group fired at multiple targets in various places in the country, including capital city Damascus in the past 24 hours, breaking the ceasefire brokered by the US and…
Tehran, May 17 (IANS) Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said a military solution to the conflict in Syria is nothing but an “illusion”, the media reported on Tuesday. “We are going to continue to insist…
Dhaka, May 17 (IANS) A militant was arrested in Bangladesh’s Rajshahi region over killing of a university professor, a police official said on Tuesday. The detainee is a member of the banned Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB)…