Cairo, Dec 15 (IANS) A prominent Islamist militant, who had been convicted of murdering dozens of Egypt’s security personnel, was executed on Thursday, state-run Ahram Online website reported. Adel Habara, a leader of a Sinai-based…
Imphal, Dec 15 (IANS) Three Manipur Police personnel were killed and nine seriously injured in two separate ambushes on Thursday, suspected to have been carried out by militants, authorities said. No militant group claimed responsibility…
Srinagar, Dec 15 (IANS) Gunmen looted Rs 11 lakh from a bank in the Kashmir Valley on Thursday, authorities said. Police said four gunmen entered the Ratnipora branch of the J&K Bank Ltd in Pulwama…
Chandigarh, Dec 15 (IANS) A massive search operation has been launched by security agencies in Punjab’s Pathankot district on Thursday following the recovery of an abandoned car and the reported suspicious movement of 4-5 people…
Chandigarh, Dec 15 (IANS) Security agencies sounded an alert in the border belt of Pathankot in North Punjab on Thursday morning after an abandoned car was found there and villagers told the police that some…
Canberra, Dec 15 (IANS) Australia has increased striking key Islamic State (IS) targets in Syria and Iraq following changes to its war crimes legislation, a senior air force officer said on Thursday. In June, the…
Moscow, Dec 15 (IANS) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday urged the United States to mount pressure on the Syrian opposition to cease fire and withdraw from the embattled city of Aleppo. In a…
Damascus, Dec 14 (IANS) Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said that the jihadists who attacked Palmyra a few days ago came to the city with the support of the United States, or at least with its…
Damascus, Dec 14 (IANS) At least seven people were killed on Wednesday in renewed mortar attacks by rebels against the northern city of Aleppo following a broken truce, according to state TV. Six people were…
Kabul, Dec 14 (IANS) An unknown number of foreign militants apparently affiliated to the Islamic State has penetrated into Afghanistan’s northern Badakhshan province, an official said on Wednesday. “Numerous foreign militants, including Kazakhs, Tajiks, Uzbeks,…
Moscow, Dec 14 (IANS) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday blasted the US for “inefficient” cooperation over Syria, saying talks between the two countries have been “fruitless”. Moscow still maintained contacts with Washington, but…
Aleppo, Dec 14 (IANS) A truce deal to evacuate rebels from the few remaining rebel-held areas in Aleppo city in northern Syria was broken on Wednesday, sources in Aleppo said. Both warring sides exchanged mortar…
Kabul, Dec 14 (IANS) The Afghan National Security Forces have killed 29 militants in 13 of the country’s 34 provinces, the Defence Ministry announced on Wednesday. “In the past 24 hours, the Afghan forces conducted…
Srinagar, Dec 14 (IANS) A top commander of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Pakistani national Abu Bakar was killed by the security forces in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Wednesday. Police said following specific information about the…
Aleppo, Dec 14 (IANS) The Syrian government’s capture of Aleppo reveals a once-happening Syrian city that now lies in ruins after almost five years under the control of anti-Bashar al-Assad rebels. Here’s a look at…
Aleppo, Dec 14 (IANS) The evacuation of rebel fighters from eastern Aleppo — as part of a ceasefire deal between rebels and the Syrian government which marked the end of the nearly five-year battle for…
Srinagar, Dec 14 (IANS) A protest broke out in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district after a separatist guerrilla was killed in a gunfight with the security forces on Wednesday. Basit Rasool, a local militant, was killed…
Damascus, Dec 14 (IANS) The rebels will evacuate the Syrian city of Aleppo by dawn on Wednesday, pan-Arab al-Mayadeen TV reported. The rebels’ evacuation comes as a result of intense negotiations between local and international…
Cairo, Dec 14 (IANS) The Islamic State (IS) group claimed responsibility for a recent deadly church blast in Cairo that killed at least 25, the militant group said in a statement circulated on Tuesday on…
United Nations, Dec 14 (IANS) The Syrian Army is in full control over Aleppo and the operation to re-take the eastern part of the city from rebels is over, Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations…