Baghdad, Aug 11 (IANS) Iraqi security forces killed 11 Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq’s western province during an operation, the Iraqi military said on Thursday. The Iraqi army and paramilitary tribal Sunni fighters advanced…
Mogadishu, Aug 11 (IANS) Somalia security forces on Thursday evening foiled a car bombing attack near Maka Al-mukarama hotel in Mogadishu, officials said. A car laden with explosives targeting the hotel was successfully defused without…
Chandigarh, Aug 10 (IANS) Three militants owing allegiance to Khalistani elements were arrested from Gwalior city in Madhya Pradesh, Punjab Police said on Thursday. Balkar Singh, Balwinder Singh and Satinder Singh Rawat, were arrested by…
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the Kerala Police to share with the NIA the probe details of a case wherein a Muslim man’s marriage to a Hindu woman was…
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Wanted Al-Qaeda terrorist Syed Mohammad Zishan Ali has been arrested at the IGI airport here, police said on Thursday. Deputy Commissioner of Police Pramod Singh Kushwah said Ali, 29, a…
Kathmandu, Aug 10 (IANS) Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday attended the inaugural session of the two-day 15th BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting here that was inaugurated by Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba. “Building…
Srinagar, Aug 10 (IANS) A Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant was arrested on Thursday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Sopore town, police said. Police said a pistol, two magazines and three cartridges were seized from Ishfaq Ahmad Kanna,…
Hyderabad, Aug 10 (IANS) A court on Thursday acquitted all the 10 accused in a case relating to a suicide bomb blast at a police building here in 2005. The Metropolitan Sessions Court acquitted them…
Srinagar, Aug 10 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday carried out simultaneous searches at the office and residence of a prominent travel operator in this summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir. Informed sources said the…
Washington, Aug 10 (IANS) The majority of suicide bombers used by the Nigeria-based terror group Boko Haram are women and children, a US study has revealed. Researchers at the Combating Terrorism Centre at West Point…
Kabul, Aug 10 (IANS) Taliban militants on Thursday recaptured a key district in Afghanistan’s Paktia province, a security official said. “Taliban rebels after heavy fighting once again captured the Jani Khil district,” the official told…
Lucknow, Aug 10 (IANS) A low-intensity explosive device and a letter vowing revenge for LeT millitant Abu Dujana’s death was found on board the Akal Takht Express in Uttar Pradesh’s Amethi town early on Thursday,…
Tehran, Aug 10 (IANS) The Islamic State issued a video on Wednesday threatening new attacks in the Iranian capital Tehran, local media reported. A man wearing a black ski mask and holding an AK-47, seated…
Vatican City, Aug 9 (IANS/AKI) Pope Francis on Wednesday urged an end to “every form of hatred and violence”, especially attacks on places of worship, calling them “such shameful crimes”. “I hope that all forms…
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) The NIA on Wednesday continued questioning of hardline Hurriyat chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani’s sons, Naeem and Naseem, to unearth how Pakistan sent cash to separatists for stoking unrest in…
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Amid a border stand-off with China, Defence Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said India did learn lessons from the 1962 war and asserted that Indian armed forces can now meet…
Srinagar, Aug 9 (IANS) Security forces on Wednesday shot dead three militants from the newly announced Jammu and Kashmir wing of Al Qaeda led by Zakir Musa. Police said the three were killed in a…
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Shah, arrested on charges of money laundering, sought bail here on Wednesday after he was remanded to 14 days judicial custody. Additional Sessions Judge Sidharth Sharma…
Srinagar, Aug 9 (IANS) Three militants were killed on Wednesday in a gunfight with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Police said the incident took place in Gulab Bagh area in Tral after…
Paris, Aug 9 (IANS) A car crashed into a group of French soldiers patrolling a suburb of Paris on Wednesday, injuring six of them, media reported. The servicemen were struck by the vehicle at 8.30…