Srinagar, May 11 (IANS) A policeman was injured on Wednesday in Kashmir’s Anantnag district in a grenade attack by separatists. A police officer told IANS in summer capital Srinagar that a police driver was injured…
Baghdad, May 11 (IANS) At least 13 people were killed and 35 others injured when a car bomb exploded at a busy marketplace in Iraq’s capital Baghdad on Wednesday. The massive blast occurred when a…
Kabul, May 11 (IANS) Twelve militants were killed in military operations launched by the Afghan army, the defence ministry said on Wednesday. “The Afghan National Army, in collaboration with police and intelligence agency personnel, carried…
Kabul, May 11 (IANS) A local leader was killed in a drive-by shooting in Afghanistan’s Uruzgan province, an official said on Wednesday. “Two armed men riding a motorcycle opened fire on Sayyed Nazar in Saffaid…
Brisbane, May 11 (IANS) Five men were arrested in Australia’s Queensland state over an alleged plan to take a boat to Indonesia and join the Islamic State (IS) terror group, police said on Wednesday. The…
Bari (Italy), May 10 (IANS/AKI) Police in Italy on Tuesday arrested two Afghan and a Pakistani asylum-seeker with alleged links to the IS terror group and plotting to attack Rome and other targets in Europe….
Rome, May 10 (IANS) Italian police on Tuesday arrested two Afghans, and were looking for one more, for allegedly planning attacks in Italy and other European countries such as England, France and Belgium. These people…
Islamabad, May 10 (IANS) An explosion killed two policemen and injured several people on Tuesday in Pakistan’s Quetta city. The nature of the blast is not known, reported Dawn.com. Emergency services were rushed to the…
Berlin, May 10 (IANS) One man was killed and three others were injured in a knife attack at a train station in Grafing, near Munich in Germany, on Tuesday. The man attacked four commuters shortly…
New York, May 10 (IANS) Afghanistan should immediately halt further executions and impose a moratorium on death penalty, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday. The executions by hanging of six Taliban prisoners on May 8…
New York, May 10 (IANS) Pakistan should conduct a prompt and impartial probe into the killing of human rights activist Khurram Zaki and prosecute the murderers, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday. Zaki, 40, had…
Cairo, May 10 (IANS/AKI) The number of tourists visiting Egypt fell by 47.2 percent between March 2015 and the same month this year, according to official statistics cited by state-run daily Al-Ahram. A total of…
Kabul, May 10 (IANS) Seven Taliban militants were killed after an unmanned plane of the NATO-led coalition forces struck a vehicle in Afghanistan’s Kunduz province, an official said on Tuesday. “Based on a tip-off, a…
United Nations, May 10 (IANS) To achieve the universal goal of “zero tolerance for terrorism,” India has called for strengthening the legal systems of nations in order to effectively prosecute terrorists. India’s Permanent Representative Syed…
Pentagon, May 10 (IANS) US-led coalition airstrike killed a senior military leader of the Islamic State in Iraq, a Pentagon spokesperson said on Monday. “On May 6th, a coalition airstrike targeted Abu Waheeb, IS’s…
Rome, May 9 (IANS/AKI) Late Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden’s youngest son has urged Muslims to liberate the holy city of Jerusalem in an audio message, US terrorist-tracking organisation SITE tweeted on Monday. “Jerusalem…
Florence (Italy), May 9 (IANS/AKI) A total of 55 more soldiers have arrived in the central city of Florence to protect its ‘sensitive sites’ as Italy remains on high alert against possible terrorist attacks. The…
Shillong, May 9 (IANS) Another 14 rebels of the outlawed Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) on Monday surrendered to Meghalaya Home Minister Roshan Warjri along with a huge cache of arms and ammunition. A police…
Tehran, May 9 (IANS) Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Monday said the recent killing of Iranian military advisers in Syria shows that militants fighting the Syrian government are not committed to the ceasefire. “In recent developments,…
Indian Parliament. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) The parliament on Monday gave nod to the Anti-Hijacking Bill that provides for death penalty to the offenders in case of death of hostages or…