Kabul, Aug 23 (IANS) Six people were killed, including the attacker, and 40 were wounded when the Taliban detonated a vehicle loaded with explosives near a police barrack in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday. The blast…
Washington, Aug 23 (IANS) Pakistan is using India’s role in Afghanistan as an excuse to pursue its policies in the war-torn country, a top US official said, dismissing Islamabad’s concerns over New Delhi’s developmental activities…
Sanaa, Aug 23 (IANS) At least 35 persons were killed when Saudi-led coalition warplanes hit a hotel in Yemeni capital Sanaa on Wednesday, an official said. Medics and rescuers said they pulled out 35 bodies…
Kabul, Aug 23 (IANS) Echoing US President Donald Trump’s charges that Pakistan was backing terrorists in Afghanistan, a leading Afghan newspaper on Wednesday said Islamabad cannot be trusted any more. “Terrorists (are) infiltrating to Afghanistan…
Srinagar, Aug 23 (IANS) At least 20 mobile phones were seized during a search of a jail in Baramulla district in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, police said. “Following information that incriminating material was in…
Raigad (Maharashtra), Aug 23 (IANS) After remaining in jail for nine years, Lt. Col. Prasad S. Purohit — one of the prime accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast — walked out of the Taloja prison…
Madrid, Aug 23 (IANS) Spanish judge Fernando Andreu on Tuesday decided to send to prison two of the four surviving terror suspects in connection to last week’s twin attacks. Citing a Sky News report, Xinhua…
Geneva, Aug 23 (IANS) As thousands of people are fleeing Tal Afar, a city west of Mosul, since a military campaign began on Sunday to retake the city from the Islamic State (IS), UN agencies…
Damascus, Aug 22 (IANS) The US-led coalition has killed 78 civilians in Syria’s de facto capital of the Islamic State in Raqqa city over the last two days, state news agency SANA reported on Tuesday….
Madrid, Aug 22 (IANS) The 12-man terrorist cell behind the Barcelona and Cambrils terrorist attacks, which claimed 15 lives and left over 120 people injured, had been preparing a bigger attack in Barcelona, according to…
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra on Tuesday met Home Minister Rajnath Singh here and discussed various issues including repeated ceasefire violations by Pakistani armed forces, an officials said. Also…
Barcelona, Aug 22 (IANS) FC Barcelona defender Lucas Digne has emerged as one of the unlikely heroes of the terrorist attacks which claimed 15 lives in Barcelona and Cambrils on Thursday. Digne, who only recently…
Madrid, Aug 22 (IANS) The four men detained over last week’s terror attacks in Spain appeared at the High Court here on Tuesday. Driss Oukabir, Mohammed Allaa, Sahal El Karib and Mohammed Houli Chemlal were…
Shillong, Aug 22 (IANS) A hideout of the Garo National Liberation Army was busted on Tuesday and a drone besides explosives were recovered, police said. “A special operation team raided the hideout in Riangdim-Nongdawak forest…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Aug 22 (IANS) China on Tuesday defended Pakistan after US President Donald Trump slammed Islamabad for harbouring terrorists. Beijing said Pakistan was doing a good job in fighting against terror and…
Madrid, Aug 22 (IANS) The four surviving members of the 12-men terrorist cell responsible for attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils appeared at the Spanish National High Court here on Tuesday. The four suspects arrived at…
Srinagar, Aug 22 (IANS) A militant was killed in an ongoing operation by security forces in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Tuesday. “One terrorist has been killed in the ongoing operation against terrorists in the…
Washington/New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) President Donald Trump has unveiled his long-awaited Afghanistan policy, warning the US will take action within Pakistan if it did not stop backing terrorists battling American forces. And in a…
Baghdad, Aug 22 (IANS) Iraqi security forces battling the Islamic State (IS) militant group on Tuesday broke into the first neighbourhood west of the IS-held city of Tal Afar, the military said. The commandos of…
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) India on Tuesday welcomed US President Donald Trump’s new Afghanistan policy, saying New Delhi is committed to supporting Kabul in its efforts to secure peace and stability. “We welcome President…