Two Killed in Police Siege to Get Paris Attack Mastermind
Paris, Nov 18 (IANS) A woman suicide bomber blew herself up and another terrorist was fatally shot by a sniper as police raided an apartment in a suburb here to catch the mastermind of the…
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Syria’s Assad Says No Intelligence Sharing with France
Damascus, Nov 18 (IANS) Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has ruled out collaborating with France and said his country is ready to share intelligence with it only if Paris changed its policy toward Syria. “We are…
Headley to Be Made Accused in 26/11 Case
Mumbai, Nov 18 (IANS) In a significant development, a Mumbai Sessions Court has allowed the prosecution to include Pakistani-American terror suspect David Coleman Headley as an accused in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack, Special Public…
No Explosives Found After Football Match Cancelled in Hanover
Berlin, Nov 18 (IANS) No explosives were found in Hanover after the football match between Germany and the Netherlands was cancelled due to threat of attacks involving explosives on Tuesday evening, Interior Minister of German…
Explosives Threat Leads to Germany Holland Match Cancellation
Berlin, Nov 18 (IANS) A football match between Germany and the Netherlands to be held in the German city of Hanover on Tuesday evening has been cancelled due to the threat of attacks, German media…
Killing of innocents not jihad: Jamiat leader
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Condemning the Paris attack by terror group Islamic State, Jamiat Ulema-I-Hind leader Maulana Mahmood Madani said on Tuesday that killing of innocents could never be regarded as an act of…
US Calls Islamic State First ‘Social Media’ Terrorists
Washington, Nov 17 (IANS) US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said the capability of action of the IS in the US “is not what it is in Europe” while warning of the challenges of dealing with the…
Terrorists Downed Russian Plane Killing 224: Moscow
Moscow, Nov 17 (IANS) Russia’s security chief confirmed on Tuesday that a “terror act” downed the Russian A321 airliner in Egypt last month, killing all 224 people on board. “Traces of foreign explosives” were found…
“Republic Will Destroy Terrorists”: Hollande
Paris, Nov 17 (IANS) “The terrorists will never destroy the republic because the republic will destroy them,” French President Francois Hollande said in a speech addressed to the two chambers of parliament. “The acts committed on…
19 Nationalities Among Victims of Paris Attack: French President
French President Francois Hollande gestures while speaking during a media conference after a G-20 summit in St. Petersburg, Russia on Friday, Sept. 6, 2013. World leaders discussed Syria’s civil war at the summit but looked…
Anonymous Declares War On ISIS
Online Activist and Hacker group Anonymous Declared War On ISIS. “Make no mistake: Anonymous is at war with Daesh,” the enigmatic hacker group wrote on Twitter over the weekend, using an alternative name for ISIS….
French National Wanted for Paris Attacks Held
Paris, Nov 16 (IANS) Salah Abdeslam, a Belgian-born French national wanted in connection with last week’s terrorist Paris attacks that claimed 129 lives, was on Monday arrested in Brussels, a media report said. The 26-year-old…
Azam Khan Berates West over Paris Attacks; Stirs New Row
Lucknow, Nov 16 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Minister Mohammad Azam Khan seemed to suggest on Monday that Paris terror attacks were a reaction to the West’s aggression against Islamic countries to control their oil resources, but…
Paris Attacks ‘Planned from Syria’: France PM
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls. (File Photo: Xinhua/Chen Xiaowei/IANS) Paris, Nov 16 (IANS) The deadly attacks across Paris last week that claimed 129 lives were planned and organised from Syria, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls…
What after Paris, Wonders NYT
Washington, Nov 16 (IANS) The Islamic State has “demonstrated that there is no limit to its reach, and no nation is really safe until they all come together to defeat this scourge”, the New York…
India Must Wage Own War against Terror, Says Shiv Sena
Mumbai, Nov 16 (IANS) India must fight its own war against terror since the efforts against terrorism by the Western countries are limited to serving their own interests, the Shiv Sena said here on Monday….
Islamic State Blot on Islam, Says Asaduddin Owaisi
Hyderabad, Nov 16 (IANS) MIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday said terror outfit Islamic State (IS) is a blot on Islam and everybody needs to condemn its activities. MIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi addresses a press…
Paris Attacks Planned in Belgium?
PARIS, Nov. 14, 2015 (Xinhua) — Police officers stand guard at a road leading to the Bataclan concert hall in Paris Nov. 14, 2015. Over 100 people were killed in a mass hostage-taking at the…
France Warplanes Pound IS Stronghold in Syria
Paris, Nov 16 (IANS) French military jets on Sunday bombarded a stronghold of the Islamic State terrorist group in Raqqa, Syria, French Defence ministry said. The first objective destroyed included a command post, recruitment centre…
One Paris Attacker Identified; France to Revise Security Strategy
PARIS, Nov. 14, 2015 (Xinhua) — Police officers stand guard at a road leading to the Bataclan concert hall in Paris Nov. 14, 2015. Over 100 people were killed in a mass hostage-taking at the…