Car bomb kills 12 soldiers in Libya
Tripoli, July 7 (IANS) At least 12 soldiers were killed on Thursday in a car bomb attack in Libya’s Benghazi city, officials said. Heavy clashes erupted between the Libyan army troops and the militants, who…
Terrorism
Four killed in Bangladesh Eid congregation attack
Dhaka, July 7 (IANS) Four people were killed on Thursday in an attack aimed at a police contingent guarding the Sholakia Ground in Kishoreganj district, just before prayers began at Bangladesh’s largest Eid congregation. Police…
Two killed in blast at Bangladesh Eid congregation
Dhaka, July 7 (IANS) A policeman and an assailant were killed on Thursday in an explosion aimed at a police contingent guarding the Sholakia Ground in Kishoreganj district, just before prayers began at Bangladeshs largest…
Policeman killed in Bangladesh Eid congregation blasts
Dhaka, July 7 (IANS) A policeman was killed and 12 others injured on Thursday during blasts near Sholakia ground at Kishoreganj district, before Eid prayers began at Bangladeshs largest congregation. Police constable Jahurul Haque, 30,…
5 injured in Bangladesh Eid congregation bomb explosion
Dhaka, July 7 (IANS) Five people including policemen were injured in a bomb explosion on Thursday morning at the entrance of the largest Eid congregation in Bangladesh on the occasion of Eid ul-Fitr, Xinhua news…
Russia says no reliable information on Russians involved in Istanbul airport attack
Moscow, July 6 (IANS) The Kremlin said on Wednesday there was no reliable information on Russian nationals’ involvement in the recent deadly attacks on Istanbul Ataturk Airport. Turkish media reported Monday that Turkish police detained…
Dead chef among six accused in Dhaka cafe attack case
Dhaka, July 6 (IANS) Bnagladesh Police have accused six persons, including slain Holey Artisan Bakery chef Saiful Islam Chowkider, in a terrorist attack on a cafe in Dhaka. The five others accused in the case…
Obama to maintain 8,400 US troops in Afghanistan into 2017
WASHINGTON D.C., U.S. President Barack Obama. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu/IANS) Washington, July 6 (IANS) US President Barack Obama announced on Wednesday that he will maintain about 8,400 American troops in Afghanistan into 2017 through the end of…
Pakistani army chief asks commanders to stop militants from crossing into Afghanistan
Islamabad, July 6 (IANS) Pakistan Army Chief General Raheel Sharif on Wednesday ordered military officials not to allow anyone to cross the border into neighbouring Afghanistan for violence. Afghanistan and US officials had long been…
Japanese killed in Dhaka cafe put up little resistance, autopsies indicate
Tokyo, July 6 (IANS) The bodies of seven Japanese killed in the terrorist attack in Bangladesh on last Friday bore deep wounds on the neck, but had few scars, suggesting that the victims had little…
Sena MP seeks ban on Islamic preacher Zakir Naik
Mumbai, July 6 (IANS) Shiv Sena MP Arvind Sawant on Wednesday demanded an immediate ban on Islamic preacher and scholar Zakir Naik, who is under scanner after the Dhaka terror strike. In a letter to…
Islamic State slaughters dozens of Syrian civilians
Damascus, July 6 (IANS/AKI) Islamic State jihadists have captured and brutally killed dozens of civilians in Syria’s northern Aleppo province, news site ARA News reported, citing activists and witnesses. The extremist group slit the throats…
Dhaka cafe assault ‘a glimpse’ of future: IS
Raqqa (Syria), July 6 (IANS/AKI) A barrage of fresh terror attacks will target Bangladesh and elsewhere until an Islamic caliphate prevails worldwide, the Islamic State group has warned in a new video. The slaughter of…
Undeterred by cafe attack, JICA to continue work in Bangladesh
Dhaka, July 6 (IANS) A Japanese governmental aid agency has promised to continue supporting development projects in Bangladesh, after seven Japanese workers were killed in a deadly terror attack in the capital city of Bangladesh….
New video threatens more attacks in Bangladesh, cafe gunmen praised
Dhaka, July 6 (IANS) Days after the deadly Dhaka cafe attack, a new video has surfaced on the internet of three Bangla-speaking men praising the gunmen who massacred 20 hostages in the Gulshan cafe and…
Government to take appropriate action against Zakir Naik: Rijiju
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) The government on Wednesday indicated it was contemplating action against controversial Indian Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, who was followed by militants who killed 20 persons in Dhaka’s Holey Artisan Bakery…
Militants kill four Iranian security personnel
Tehran, July 6 (IANS) Militants on Wednesday killed at least four Iranian security forces personnel in Iran’s Sistan and Baluchestan province, a media report said. “Three soldiers and a sergeant were killed,” Ali Asghar Mir…
Suspected IS man sent to custody, two more held
Kolkata, July 6 (IANS) A West Bengal court on Wednesday remanded a 25-year-old man, arrested on suspicion of having links with the Islamic State (IS), in 14-day police custody. Two of his accomplices have also…
4 killed in Afghanistan suicide attack
Kabul, July 6 (IANS) At least four persons were killed on Wednesday in a suicide attack in north Afghanistan’s Sar-e-Pul province, an official said. The incident took place around 10.00 a.m. (local time) in Sancharak…
Court asks for Dhaka attack probe report by Aug 24
Dhaka, July 6 (IANS) A Dhaka court on Wednesday directed the police to submit by August 24 its investigation report into the Gulshan cafe terror attack, in which 22 people, including two police officers, were…