Brussels, March 24 (IANS) Salah Abdeslam, the surviving suspect of the Paris terror attacks, has asked “to be transferred to France quickly”, his lawyer said on Thursday. Initially opposing to be sent home, Abdeslam wanted…
Mumbai, March 24 (IANS) In a shocking disclosure, Pakistani-American terrorist-turned-approver David Coleman Headley on Thursday claimed that an attempt was made on the life of late Shiv Sena founder-patriarch Bal Thackeray. “I believe an attempt…
Kathmandu, March 24 (IANS) A decade after the end of civil war in Nepal in which about 13,000 people were killed, Nepal’s transitional justice bodies are all set to register complaints of the war-crime victims…
Washington, March 24 (IANS) US Defense Secretary Ash Carter said that Europe must accelerate efforts against the Islamic State (IS) extremist group in the wake of terror attacks in Brussels. “The thing that I think…
Melbourne, March 24 (IANS) Australia will ramp up its police presence at two major potential terror targets — sporting venues and airports — in the wake of the Brussels terror attacks. Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews…
Beijing, March 24 (IANS) Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang on Thursday expressed his deep condolences to the victims of the bomb attacks in Brussels, stressing that China firmly opposes terrorism in all forms. Li made…
Mumbai, March 24 (IANS) In a shocking disclosure, Pakistani-American terrorist-turned-approver David Coleman Headley on Thursday claimed that an attempt was made on the life of the late Shiv Sena founder-patriarch, Bal Thackeray. “I believe an…
Nairobi, March 24 (IANS) Presidents of Kenya and Somalia have condemned the attacks in Brussels, Belgium on Tuesday that killed 34 people and injured over 200 others. In his statement on Wednesday, Kenyan President Uhuru…
Ramadi, March 24 (IANS) Iraq security forces on Wednesday repelled four out of five suicide car bomb attacks by Islamic State (IS) militants on security forces in Iraq’s western province of Anbar, leaving all suicide…
Paris, March 24 (IANS) Ten French citizens have been confirmed as injured, including four seriously, as a result of Tuesday’s terror attacks in Brussels, Xinhua quoted French foreign ministry spokesman Romain Nadal as saying on…
Brussels, March 24 (IANS) The second suicide bomber in Brussels airport terror attacks has been identified as Najim Laachraoui, a man wanted by police in connection with the Paris attacks, Belgian media reported on Wednesday…
Ankara, March 24 (IANS) Turkey had detained and deported one of the attackers of Tuesday’s Brussels bombings last year, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday. “One of the Brussels attackers is a person…
Ankara, March 24 (IANS) A Japanese man attempting to join the Islamic State (IS) in Syria was detained in Turkey, private Dogan news agency reported Wednesday. Turkish security forces captured the man in the southeastern…
The Hague, March 23 (IANS) Three Dutch people were missing after the attacks in Brussels, the Dutch ministry of foreign affairs said on Wednesday. The ministry confirmed this on Twitter on Wednesday afternoon, Xinhua reported….
Bucharest, March 23 (IANS) Romania on Wednesday declared March 24 a national day of mourning as a sign of solidarity with the victims of the terror attacks in Brussels. The flag is to be flown…
Tokyo, March 23 (IANS) A number of Japanese bellwether companies on Wednesday issued instructions to their employees asking them to avoid making business trips to Brussels and other European cities, in the wake of the…
Brussels, March 23 (IANS) Belgium’s Coordinating Body for Threat Analysis or OCAM announced on Wednesday that it would maintain the terror alert for the country at level 4, the highest possible. OCAM head Paul Van…
Strasbourg, March 23 (IANS) The terror attacks in Brussels have led to an embroiled debate over “Brexit”, Britain’s referendum on the membership of the European Union. Within an hour of the first attack on Tuesday,…
Bengaluru, March 23 (IANS) Raghavendran Ganesh, an Indian employee of global software major Infosys Ltd. is missing in the aftermath of Tuesday’s terror attacks in Brussels. Though the company did not disclose the missing employee’s…
Rome, March 23 (IANS/AKI) Pope Francis on Wednesday said it was with an “aching heart” that he followed the news of the terror attacks in Brussels which killed at least 34 people, Vatican Radio reported…