Ankara, March 22 (IANS) A total of eight foreign suspects of Islamic State (IS) were captured recently as they were attempting to infiltrate Turkey through southern border provinces with Syria, according to officials and local…
Baghdad, March 22 (IANS) Iraqi security forces repelled four attacks by Islamic State (IS) terrorists on Monday, killing 17 suicide bombers, according to both security sources and a government statement. Four suicide bombers drove their…
Ankara, March 22 (IANS) Four soldiers of the Turkish security forces and one Turkish policeman were killed on Monday in attacks by the outlawed Kurdish Workers’ Party (PKK) militants in southeastern Turkey, local NTV news…
Mumbai, March 21 (IANS) The cross-examination of Pakistani-American terrorist turned approver David Headley in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack case, which was scheduled to start on Tuesday, has been postponed by a day, an official…
Lagos, March 21 (IANS) At least 27 Boko Haram terrorists were confirmed dead in separate raids over the weekend by the military in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state, a military spokesperson said on Monday. Nigerian Army…
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh. (File Photo: IANS) Shillong, March 21 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday admitted that there was a need to strengthen security along the international border in the northeastern…
Mogadishu, March 21 (IANS) At least 70 Al-Shabaab militants have been killed and 30 captured in heavy fighting by Somalia’s Puntland forces, officials said on Monday. Puntland Minister of Information Mohamud Hassan said the battles…
Mumbai, March 21 (IANS) Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist turned approver David Coleman Headley’s cross-examination will be conducted in a Mumbai special court from Tuesday, an official said on Monday. The Pakistani-American’s cross-examination will be done for four…
Panaji, March 21 (IANS) In a significant disclosure, Goa Police have said that 45-year-old chartered accountant Samir Sardana, a former army officer’s son who was arrested by the state anti-terrorism squad (ATS), is allegedly linked…
Imphal, March 21 (IANS) Villagers in Manipur appear to be fed up with the unending extortion by militants who have ostensibly signed defacto peace pact. Some militants calling themselves members of two Kuki outfits, which…
Islamabad, March 21 (IANS) Pakistani security forces on Monday claimed to have killed at least 12 suspected militants in Balochistan. The militants in Kohli district’s Nasau area were killed in an exchange of fire during…
By Anjali Ojha New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) In what can prove to be a great aid for the Indian forces in dealing with hostage situations, India’s premier government R&D body DRDO has developed a…
Nairobi, March 21 (IANS) Kenya army said its troops serving under the African Union Peacekeeping Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) killed 13 more Al-Shabaab militants in heavy fighting in southern Somalia on Sunday morning. Kenya Defence…
Brussels, March 21 (IANS) Salah Abdeslam, the Paris attacks suspect who was arrested on Friday in Belgium, said he had been planning to “restart something in Brussels”, Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders said on Sunday….
Cairo, March 21 (IANS) The death toll of Saturday’s mortar attack on a police checkpoint in Egypt’s restive North Sinai province rose to 15 policemen, the interior ministry said on Sunday. The attack took place…
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) It was time both India and Pakistan realised that they have a common enemy — terrorism –and they need to fight it together, Pakistani-Canadian cleric Tahirul Qadri said here on…
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) An Indian sailor who was kidnapped in Africa last month has been released and will reach India on Sunday night, the external affairs ministry said. “Rohan Ruparelia, who was abducted…
Istanbul, March 20 (IANS) Turkish authorities on Sunday identified the central Istanbul suicide bomber as a member of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group. Interior Minister Efkan Ala said the attacker, Mehmet Ozturk, was an…
Tokyo, March 20 (IANS) Japan on Sunday marked the 21st anniversary of the deadly sarin gas attack that left 13 people killed and thousands injured in a Japanese subway station. A memorial service was held…
Paris, March 20 (IANS) Salah Abdeslam stated before investigators after his arrest in Brussels that on November 13 he should have done a suicide bombing with his belt full of explosives like the other three…