Brussels, June 11 (IANS) A new suspect linked to bombings in Brussels on March 22 was arrested following a search in Brussels, said the Belgian federal prosecutor’s office in a statement on Friday. A search,…
London, June 10 (IANS) Islamic State executioner Mohammed Emwazi, widely known as “Jihadi John”, was presumed dead — killed in a US drone strike. The jihadist’s former university and the Information Commissioner, however, have cast…
Mosul (Iraq), June 10 (IANS/AKI) Militants from the Islamic State group stoned a woman to death for alleged adultery in the northern city of Iraq, aided by onlookers, local news site Aranews reported on Friday….
Kabul/Kolkata/New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) An Indian woman, working with an international aid agency in Afghanistan, has been abducted from the volatile Kabul, her family and officials said on Friday. Armed suspected Islamists seized Judith…
Kolkata, June 10 (IANS) Efforts by some people violently forcing Indian aid workers to leave Afghanistan won’t succeed because people in the war-torn country have always wanted amicable ties with India, said a member of…
Islamabad, June 10 (IANS) Pakistan Army chief General Raheel Sharif on Friday urged the visiting American military officials and diplomats to target Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan leaders who now operate from the Afghan side of the border,…
Kolkata, June 10 (IANS) The family of an Indian development worker abducted in Afghanistan on Friday urged New Delhi and Kabul to act fast so as to rescue Judith D’Souza. Armed suspected Islamists seized D’Souza,…
Kabul, June 10 (IANS) At least three persons were killed and 55 injured after a bomb went off during Friday prayers in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, officials said. “An improvised explosive device planted inside a mosque…
Baghdad, June 10 (IANS) Islamic State chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is said to have been injured in US-led coalition air raids near the Syrian-Iraqi borders, local media reports said. Al Baghdadi along with other IS…
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) A court here on Friday acquitted Maoist ideologue Kobad Ghandy of terror charges, but convicted him for cheating and forgery.
Dhaka, June 10 (IANS) A volunteer at a Hindu ashram in Bangladesh was murdered on Friday, apparently by suspected Islamists, the media reported. Nityaranjan Pandey, 60, was attacked on the neck and head from behind…
Kabul/New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Suspected militants have abducted an Indian female aid worker from Afghanistan’s capital Kabul, Indian and Afghan officials said on Friday. The kidnapped woman is Judith D’Souza, 40, working as a…
Kolkata, June 10 (IANS) The Kolkata-based family of Judith D’Souza, a woman development worker abducted in Kabul, on Friday expressed the hope that India and Afghanistan will act soon to have her released. “It happened…
Kabul/New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Suspected militants have abducted an Indian female aid worker from the volatile Afghanistan capital of Kabul, Indian and Afghan officials said on Friday. The woman was identified as Judith D’Souza,…
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Delhi Police on Friday filed a chargesheet against suspected Al Qaeda members, including Maulana Anzar Shah, on charges of motivating people to join the terror outfit in India. The chargesheet…
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Delhi Police on Friday filed a chargesheet against suspected Al Qaeda members, including Maulana Anzar Shah, for allegedly motivating people to join the terror outfit in India.
Kabul/New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Suspected militants have abducted an Indian female aid worker from the volatile Afghanistan capital of Kabul, Indian and Afghan officials said on Friday. The woman was identified as Judith D’Souza,…
Kabul, June 10 (IANS) A female Indian aid worker has been abducted by unknown gunmen in this Afghan capital, a security officer said. The 40-year-old woman, working with a non-governmental organisation, was kidnapped late on…
Dhaka, June 10 (IANS) An inmate of a Hindu ashram was hacked to death in Bangladesh’s Pabna town on Friday morning, police said. Nityaranjan Pandey, 60, a volunteer at a Hindu ashram, was murdered during…
Havana, June 10 (IANS) Cuba and the US held dialogue here to discuss collaboration in fighting terrorism, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. A statement on Thursday said the talks took place in an atmosphere…