Damascus, Aug 19 (IANS) The Syrian army and the Lebanese Hezbollah group on Saturday launched an offensive against the Islamic State (IS) militants in the Qalamoun region, in tandem with an operation by the Lebanese…
Helsinki, Aug 19 (IANS) The stabbings in the Finnish city of Turku that left two people dead and eight injured are being treated as acts of terror, police said on Saturday. “The incidents were initially…
Barcelona, Aug 19 (IANS) FC Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde has offered solidarity to the victims of the terrorist attack that took place in this city’s Las Ramblas district. Thirteen people were killed and more than…
Moscow, Aug 19 (IANS) At least eight people were injured in a knife attack in the Russian city of Surgut on Saturday, officials said. The man, who apparently stabbed passersby on the street at random,…
Madrid, Aug 19 (IANS) A huge manhunt is underway across Europe for at least one suspect still at large after plotting Spain’s terrorist attacks in which 14 people were killed and hundreds were injured. The…
Darjeeling, Aug 19 (IANS) A bomb ripped through the heart of West Bengal’s hill town of Darjeeling damaging a few shops early on Sunday, police said. No injuries were reported in the incident that caused…
Washington, Aug 19 (IANS) US President Donald Trump pledged the full support of the United States in investing the attacks in Spain’s Barcelona and Cambrils and bringing the perpetrators to justice. According to a White…
London, Aug 19 (IANS) British Prime Minister Theresa May said her government was trying its best to look into reports of a missing child with dual British nationality after deadly terrorist attacks in Spain which…
United Nations, Aug 19 (IANS) The UN Security Council observed a minute of silence in honour of the victims of the terror attacks in Spain’s Catalonia region, the media reported. “On behalf of the members…
Moscow, Aug 19 (IANS) Russia will strengthen its military presence in Central Asia due to the continuously unstable situation in the territory, the Russian Defence Ministry said. “The situation in Central Asia remains unstable. The…
London, Aug 19 (IANS) Queen Elizabeth II offered her condolences to the King of Spain in the wake of two deadly terror attacks that unfolded a day before, leaving 14 civilians and five suspects dead,…
Baghdad, Aug 19 (IANS) At least seven civilians and two members of the Islamic State terrorist group were killed in an attack carried out by the militants that targeted the home of an Iraqi officer…
Washington, Aug 19 (IANS) US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson confirmed that at least one American was killed in the terrorist attacks in Spain’s Catalonia region that left at least 14 people dead and more…
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday condemned the terror attack in Spain’s Barcelona which has left at least 14 people dead and over 130 people injured. In his message to…
Madrid, Aug 18 (IANS) Spain was in a state of shock on Friday after 14 Spaniards and foreigners were killed in twin terror attacks in as many days by terrorists, five of whom were gunned…
Helsinki, Aug 18 (IANS) Police in Finland shot a man who reportedly stabbed several people in the south-western city of Turku on Friday. The incident took place in the Puutori-Market Square area and the man…
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) The Indian Army has deployed additional troops in south Kashmir after spurt in terror activities in the area this year, informed sources said. The sources said on Friday that four…
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) India on Friday welcomed the designation by the US of the Hizbul Mujahideen as a foreign terrorist organisation. “We welcome the designation of Hizbul Mujahideen that has been responsible for…
Srinagar, Aug 18 (IANS) Senior separatist leader Mirwaiz Umer Farooq on Friday warned India that repression can never resolve the Kashmir problem and killing one militant will only produce 10 more. Delivering a fiery speech…
Madrid, Aug 18 (IANS) Police on Friday killed five suspected terrorists in Spain’s Cambrils town during a second terror attack also using a van after an earlier one in Barcelona left 14 Spaniards and foreigners…