Dhaka, July 2 (IANS) Islamic State militants slaughtered at least 20 civilians, most of them foreigners, with sharp weapons before security forces on Saturday morning rescued 13 hostages and gunned down six gunmen, ending a…
Kabul, July 2 (IANS) At least two civilians were killed and 17 persons were injured on Saturday when a suicide bomber hit the vehicle of a local leader in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, an official said….
Washington/ Dhaka, July 2 (IANS) The US State Department has said it “cannot yet confirm” if the Islamic State militant group was involved with the hostage crisis at a restaurant in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka…
Kolkata, July 2 (IANS) In the wake of the deadly terror attack in Dhaka, the Border Security Force (BSF) has intensified vigil across the Indo-Bangladesh border in West Bengal, an officer said on Saturday. “The…
Manila, July 2 (IANS) The headless body of a Canadian who was kidnapped by theAbu Sayyaf militant group in June has been recovered, a military official said on Saturday. The body, believed to be that…
Tokyo/Dhaka, July 2 (IANS) A Japanese was rescued while seven are still unaccounted for in the siege at a Dhaka cafe by Islamic State terrorists. At least eight Japanese citizens were among the hostages taken…
Dhaka, July 2 (IANS) Bangladesh Army on Saturday confirmed that the Islamic State terrorists who laid siege to a Dhaka cafe late on Friday killed at least 20 hostages, including many foreigners. The army said…
Islamabad, July 2 (IANS) Pakistan on Saturday condemned the “senseless terrorist attack” that left many persons killed and injured as about six to eight gunmen attacked a restaurant in the diplomatic quarter of the Bangladeshi…
Washington, July 2 (IANS) The Pentagon has confirmed that it killed two Islamic State (IS) military commanders in an airstrike near Mosul in Iraq. The two commanders were identified as Basim Muhammad Ahmad Sultan al-Bajari,…
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Alarmed by the terror attack in Dhaka in neighbouring Bangladesh, the government on Saturday sounded high alert in states bordering that country, including West Bengal, Tripura and Assam. Official sources…
Dhaka, July 2 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday vowed to root out terrorism from the country after Islamic State terrorists laid siege to a Dhaka cafe that left six of the militants…
Dhaka, July 2 (IANS) Bangladeshi security forces on Saturday morning rescued some 13 hostages and gunned down six gunmen, ending a long drawn-out siege at a cafe in Dhaka that began Friday, officials said. The…
London, July 2 (IANS) A pro-Islamic State (IS) Twitter account has threatened to attack Los Angeles International, John F Kennedy International and Heathrow airport as the US prepares to celebrate July 4 Independence Day weekend,…
By Arul Louis United Nations, July 2 (IANS) As terrorists struck a massive blow in the region Friday, India called for quick action to adopt the long-stalled Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT) and expressed…
Dhaka, July 2 (IANS) At least five persons were killed and 18 persons rescued as Bangladeshi forces on Saturday started an operation to free up to 40 hostages taken by about eight to nine gunmen…
Dhaka, July 2 (IANS) At least one person, possibly a foreigner, has been freed after Bangladeshi security forces started an operation to free up to 40 hostages taken by about eight to nine gunmen who…
Dhaka, July 2 (IANS) Terrorist group Islamic State (IS) has claimed that its gunmen have killed 24 people and wounded 40 of them in the attack at a restaurant in the diplomatic quarter of the…
Dhaka, July 2 (IANS) Terrorist group Islamic State (IS) has claimed the responsibility of the attack at a restaurant in the diplomatic quarter of the Bangladeshi capital late Friday in which a number of gunmen,…
Dhaka, July 2 (IANS) Two persons — an Italian and an Argentinian — were killed after a number of gunmen, said to be eight to nine, attacked a restaurant in the diplomatic quarter of the…
New Delhi/Dhaka, July 1 (IANS) All Indian High Commission officials are reported to be safe and the Indian High Commission is monitoring the situation, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Friday night amid reports…