Madrid, Aug 21 (IANS) A man wearing an explosives belt has been shot dead in Spain as police hunted for a suspected terror attacker who last week drove a van through Barcelona’s Rambla boulevard, killing…
Madrid, Aug 21 (IANS) The death toll in the Spain double attacks climbed to 15 on Monday as authorities confirmed the identity of the suspected driver of a van that ploughed into pedestrians in Barcelona….
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to suspended Lt. Col. Prasad Shrikant Purohit, the main accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast, after he had spent nine years in prison….
Abuja, Aug 21 (IANS) Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said his government will work to reinforce and reinvigorate the fight against terror group Boko Haram, which is attempting attacks on soft targets. Buhari, in…
Damascus, Aug 21 (IANS) At least 40 civilians were killed and dozens injured in airstrikes by the US-led coalition on neighbourhoods in Raqqa city of Syria, the media reported on Monday. The airstrikes targeted residential…
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) Lt. Col. Shrikant Prasad Purohit, an accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast who was granted bail by the Supreme Court, will be attached to an Army unit but will remain…
Madrid, Aug 21 (IANS) The hunt for the driver who killed 13 people in the Barcelona attack has been extended across Europe, a Spanish government official said on Monday. Officials confirmed that Younes Abouyaaqoub, a…
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday accused the Modi government of “going soft” on terror cases after the Supreme Court granted bail to former Lt. Col. Prasad Shrikant Purohit, the…
Kabul, Aug 21 (IANS) Taliban militants on Monday overrun Kham Ab district in Afghanistan’s Jawzjan province along the border with Turkmenistan, an official said. “Taliban militants overrun Kham Ab and the district headquarters is in…
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) Authorities on Monday searched all incoming and departing trains at the busy New Delhi railway station after an anonymous caller warned a bomb would go off. The search spread across…
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to former Lt. Col. Prasad Shrikant Purohit, the main accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast which killed seven people after he had spent…
New York, Aug 21 (IANS) A group of 116 founders of robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) companies have called on the UN to ban autonomous weapons, the media reported. “Lethal autonomous weapons threaten to become…
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to Lt. Col. Prasad Shrikant Purohit (retired), the main accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast which killed seven people. A bench of Justice…
Beirut, Aug 21 (IANS) The Lebanese Army’s “Dawn of the Outskirts” offensive entered its second day on Sunday as it advanced on positions held by Islamic State (IS) terrorists in two towns. According to military…
Erbil (Iraq), Aug 20 (IANS) The Iraqi federal police has recaptured three villages in the west of Tel Afar from the Islamic State terror organisation as an offensive that was launched on Sunday began to…
Srinagar, Aug 20 (IANS) A cable operator was shot by unidentified gunmen in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian town on Sunday evening and succumbed to his injuries on way to hospital, police said. “Gunmen fired several…
Barcelona, Aug 20 (IANS) The body of a seven-year-old boy with dual British-Australian nationality, who had been missing since the terror attacks, has been identified by his father, Spanish authorities said on Sunday. Julian Cadman…
Damascus, Aug 20 (IANS) Four persons were killed and four others wounded on Sunday when a mortar shell slammed the fairgrounds in the capital Damascus where a premier trade fair is being held. The mortar…
Doha, Aug 20 (IANS) Qatar has filed a complaint with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) against Saudi Arabia’s threat of shooting down Qatari passenger flights, the media reported on Sunday. The complaint criticised a…
Barcelona, Aug 20 (IANS) Spain held a solemn religious ceremony attended by heads of state and government in Barcelona’s monumental Sagrada Familia basilica on Sunday to mourn the 14 persons killed in two terror attacks…