Bengaluru, Sep 16 (IANS) A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court here on Friday sentenced 13 terror convicts to five years jail for plotting to kill prominent politicians, right-wing leaders, police officers and journalists four…
London, Sep 16 (IANS) A Syrian rebel accidentally blew himself and his comrades up while taking a selfie with a phone possibly connected to a bomb, the media reported on Friday. The 30-second clip shows…
Tripoli, Sep 16 (IANS) Western Libyan militias freed 15 people kidnapped almost a year ago by the Libyan branch of the Islamic State (IS). Mohamad al-Gasri, official spokesman for the militia alliance seeking to recover…
Islamabad, Sep 16 (IANS) At least 23 persons were killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up in a mosque in Pakistan’s Mohmand Agency during Friday prayers. As many as 29 others were injured in…
Islamabad, Sep 16 (IANS) At least 16 persons were killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up in a mosque in Pakistan’s Mohmand Agency during Friday prayers. As many as 23 others were injured in…
Islamabad, Sep 16 (IANS) At least four Islamic State militants were arrested by Punjab province Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) in Pakistan. As per details provided by the CTD, the militants were planning to target government…
Washington, Sep 16 (IANS) The US has reiterated that Pakistan’s struggle with terrorism will not come to an end until it makes a decisive shift in its policy of tolerance towards externally-focused groups and their…
Kabul, Sep 16 (IANS) At least 18 Taliban fighters were killed by Afghan security forces in the country’s Kunduz province, an army spokesman said on Friday. “The security forces, after days of heavy fighting, were…
Washington, Sep 16 (IANS) Ahead of the US-India-Afghanistan trilateral talks in New York later this month and in the wake of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s recently concluded visit to New Delhi, Washington has praised India’s…
Srinagar, Sep 16 (IANS) Curfew like restrictions were imposed by authorities in Srinagar and other parts of Kashmir Valley on Friday to prevent separatists called protests. The authorities did not mention if there would be…
Washington, Sep 16 (IANS) US special envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan, Richard Olson said on Thursday that Pakistani worked with US to eliminate terrorist organization Al Qaeda. In his testimony to the US Senate’s Foreign…
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) The Yudh Abhyas 2016 joint military drill between India and the US, focused on anti-insurgency and anti-terrorist operations, got underway at Chaubattia in Uttarakhand on Thursday. Indian and US soldiers…
Hama (Syria), Sep 15 (IANS/AKI) The Islamic State arrested a Moroccan militant and a member of its religious police force in Syria after a fight broke out between the two men, a watchdog reported. The…
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) BRICS High Representatives responsible for national security met here on Thursday and discussed issues of counter-terrorism, cyber security and energy security among others ahead of the BRICS Summit next month…
Hyderabad, Sep 15 (IANS) Two Telugu teachers abducted in Libya a year ago have been released, with their families heaving a huge sigh of relief. Anxiously waiting and praying for their safe return for more…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Sep 15 (IANS) Afghanistan has urged for global action against “state elements” that orchestrate and support terrorism and also lashed out against militants based in Pakistan and their supporters it…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Sep 15 (IANS) Demanding that the Security Council find ways to reverse the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan, India has accused the UN committee on Taliban of allowing the terror group’s…
Canberra, Sep 15 (IANS) Children as young as 14 years of age will be charged as adults under new counter-terror laws introduced in Australia’s parliament on Thursday. Attorney-General, George Brandis said he expected the amendments…
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Afghanistan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday said that the conflict in north-western parts of Pakistan and Balochistan is equivalent to a “war” and unlike the violence in his country,…
Geneva/New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) India and Pakistan faced off strongly on Kashmir at the UN Human Rights Council, with Islamabad alleging “atrocities” on civilians even as New Delhi hit back, accusing the neighbour of…