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Obama, Italian PM discuss fighting against Islamic State

Washington, Feb 26 (IANS) US President Barack Obama and Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi discussed their joint efforts in combating the Islamic State (IS), the White House said. “The two leaders over phone on Thursday…




40 IEDs seized in Meghalaya

Shillong, Feb 25 (IANS) A huge haul of explosives, including 40 improvised explosive devices (IEDs), were on Thursday seized, averting a major tragedy in Meghalaya’s East Garo Hills district. The IEDs were planted by rebels…



Pakistani suicide bomber arrested in Kashmir

Srinagar, Feb 25 (IANS) A Pakistani terrorist who attacked an Indian army camp in Jammu and Kashmir three months ago has been arrested, the military announced on Thursday. Mohammad Sadiq Gujjar, 17, of Daska in…


53 killed in Afghan military operations

Kabul, Feb 25 (IANS) At least 50 militants and three soldiers were killed after fresh military operations were launched across the country, the Defence Ministry said on Thursday. “Some 50 militants, including 46 Islamic State…


High-tech dream team to fight IS online

Washington, Feb 25 (IANS) Seeking to bolster its effort to counter Islamic State (IS) messaging on social media, President Brack Obama’s administration is assembling something of a high-tech dream team to battle the terrorist group…


JeM suicide bomber arrested in Kashmir

Srinagar, Feb 25 (IANS) Security forces on Thursday said they had arrested a Pakistani suicide bomber of the Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) outfit in Baramulla district in Jammu and Kashmir. Military spokesman S.D. Goswami told IANS from…


Pro-IS hacking group threatens Facebook, Twitter

Washington, Feb 25 (IANS) Baffled by a severe crackdown on its social media accounts in recent past, a self-styled hacking division of terrorist group Islamic State (IS) has issued a video that threatens Facebook and…


19 militants killed in Afghanistan

Kabul, Feb 24 (IANS) Crackdown against Taliban in northern Baghlan province of Afghanistan has left 19 militants killed, provincial Governor Abdul Sattar Bariz told Xinhua on Wednesday. “The security forces have killed 19 militants and…



Suicide bomber behind Ankara attack identified

Ankara, Feb 24 (IANS) The suicide bomber behind last week’s Ankara blast was identified as Abdulbaki Somer, the prosecution sources told Turkish Anadolu Agency. The identity of the bomber was revealed by a DNA test,…


IS frees 43 Syrian Christian hostages

Al-Hasakah (Syria), Feb 23 (IANS/AKI) The Islamic State has released 43 Christians in northeast Syria after holding them for a year in captivity, reports said on Tuesday. The Christians, freed late on Monday, were abducted…




Teenage bride of Australian terror suspect arrested

Sydney, Feb 23 (IANS) The teenage bride of an Australian terror suspect was arrested by counter-terrorism police on Tuesday for possessing documents connected to an attack. New South Wales (NSW) counter-terrorism authorities arrested the teenaged…




12 militants killed in Pakistan clash

Islamabad, Feb 23 (IANS) At least 12 militants were killed in a fighting between insurgents and police in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi, an official said. At least two policemen were also injured during…