San Francisco, Jan 5 (IANS) A former US Marine suspected of plotting a Christmas holiday terror attack on a popular San Francisco tourist destination was indicted by a grand jury, the media reported. Everitt Aaron…
Islamabad/New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Pakistan on Thursday released a video in which alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav claimed he was not tortured in custody and accused an Indian diplomat of “yelling” at his mother…
Kabul, Jan 4 (IANS) Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the leader of Hezb-e-Islami group, said on Thursday that he is in touch with the top Taliban leadership to convince the group to join peace talks. Hekmatyar told media…
Jammu, Jan 4 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) on Thursday foiled an attempt by militants to sneak into Jammu and Kashmir from Pakistan by killing an infiltrator. A BSF official said here: “Alert troops…
New York, Jan 4 (IANS) Jihadis are spreading chilling selfies of a man brandishing the Islamic State (IS) logo while posing on New York City streets, according to new reports. The photos were spotted in…
Gaza, Jan 4 (IANS) Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement said on Wednesday that there are Israeli intentions to escalate aggression against the Gaza Strip. “The threats against the Islamic Jihad, which are being fueled by the…
London, Jan 4 (IANS) Five men and a woman were arrested in Britain on Wednesday on suspicion of belonging to banned far-right terrorist group National Action. Britain’s West Midlands Police said the suspects, aged between…
Srinagar, Jan 3 (IANS) A youth was shot dead by unknown gunmen in Jammu and Kashmir’s Sopore town on Wednesday, police said. The youth was identified as Arif Ahmad Sofi, 25. “The youth was shifted…
Copenhagen, Jan 3 (IANS) The Norwegian government on Wednesday announced that it would no longer be selling arms to the UAE as they were possibly being used in the war in Yemen. The UAE has…
Kabul, Jan 3 (IANS) Afghanistan has successfully dismantled a large Islamic State terror organization cell operating here, the country’s intelligence agency said on Wednesday. According to the National Directorate of Security (NDS), the network was…
Abuja, Jan 3 (IANS) A teenage male suicide bomber exploded himself in a mosque in Nigeria’s Gamboru town on Wednesday, killing 10 people including his biological father, officials said. The suicide bomber detonated an improvised…
Islamabad, Jan 3 (IANS) Pakistan Defence Minister Khurram Dastagir on Wednesday rejected the notion that the country has acted against Hafiz Saeed due to pressure from the US, saying that all action against the Mumbai…
Washington, Jan 3 (IANS) A day after the Trump administration confirmed suspending $255 million of military aid to Pakistan for “harbouring terrorists”, US Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said Islamabad should do more to fight terrorism….
By Arul Louis New York, Jan 3 (IANS) Angered by the killing of an American soldier by terrorists in Afghanistan, US President Donald Trump let off the first Twitter salvo of 2018 bringing into sharp…
By Sheikh Qayoom Two martyrs, two ideologies, two funerals and two mourning families. Kashmir’s saga of tragedy and destruction could not have a more poignant symbolism as these funerals took place when the world was…
Kabul, Jan 3 (IANS) More than 445,000 Afghans were displaced in 2017 by conflicts and the dragging insurgency, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Wednesday. “From January 1 to…
Jammu, Jan 3 (IANS) Opposition members disrupted proceedings in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Wednesday after the Speaker disallowed discussions on civilian killings and a spike in militancy-related incidents in the valley. The opposition…
Canberra, Jan 3 (IANS) A man, who was arrested in June 2017 for threatening to kill policemen in Sydney with a knife, is now facing terrorism charges, Australian police said on Wednesday. Blake Pender, 26,…
Tripoli, Jan 2 (IANS/AKI) Libya’s United Nations backed Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj has condemned the raid on the Sufi tomb of Mahdi bin Mohammed Senussi, father of Libyas former king Idris Senussi in the southeast…
Islamabad, Jan 2 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi chaired a meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC) on Tuesday to discuss US President Donald Trump’s move to cut all further aid to Islamabad…