Pathankot: Security beefed up in Pathankot following a terrorists attack on an Indian Air Force (IAF) base on Jan 2, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Chandigarh/Pathankot, Jan 2 (IANS) Nearly 24 hours after terrorists abducted a senior…
Pathankot (Punjab), Jan 2 (IANS) Security forces killed two terrorists following an attack on the Indian Air Force (IAF) Station in Pathankot district in north Punjab early on Saturday. The gunfire started at around 3.30…
Washington, Dec 31 (IANS) A longtime friend of Syed Rizwan Farook, who supplied the Pakistani origin gunman with two assault rifles used in carrying out the massacre in San Bernardino, California, has been indicted by…
Brussels, Dec 30 (AFP) The annual New Year’s Eve festivities and fireworks in the heart of Brussels have been cancelled for security reasons, the mayor announced today, as the Belgian capital remains on high alert…
Baghdad, Dec 29 (AFP) A son of the Syrian-born radical cleric Omar Bakri has been killed in Iraq fighting alongside the Islamic State group, security sources said today. The Popular Mobilisation, a paramilitary group, said…
Damascus, Dec 29 (IANS) As many as 300 family members of the Islamic State (IS) militants fled a northern Syrian city following the recent military progress made by the Syrian army and a newly-formed rebel…
Washington, Dec 27 (AP) The Pentagon says the United States hit Islamic State group targets in Iraq and Syria with 17 airstrikes on Christmas Day. The strikes targeting Islamic State fighters, facilities and vehicles were…
Kano (Nigeria), Dec 27 (AFP) At least 14 people were killed and several others injured by Boko Haram gunmen in a Christmas Day attack on a village in northeastern Nigeria, vigilantes have said. Attacking astride…
Hyderabad, Dec 26 (IANS) Three youths from Hyderabad were arrested at the Nagpur airport on Saturday over suspicions that they were on their way to join terror outfit Islamic State. The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS)…
New York, Dec 23 (IANS) Call it bizarre or insane, but an 82-year-old elderly woman called police after she reportedly heard her female neighbour chanting IS (Islamic State) is good, IS is great while having…
Kabul, Dec 21 (IANS) The Afghan National Directorate of Security said troops arrested a suicide bomber, thwarting his plans to attack the Indian consulate in Jalalabad, the capital of eastern Nangarhar province, local officials said…
Kabul, Dec 20 (IANS) Insurgents linked to the Islamic State militant group have launched an anti-government radio station in Afghanistan to promote the terror outfit’s agenda and attract new recruits, local media reported. The radio…
Washington, Dec 18 (IANS) A neighbour and friend of Pakistani origin Syed Rizwan Farook, who along with his wife killed 14 people in a terror attack in California, has been arrested for allegedly providing material…
Molenbeek (Belgium), Dec 17 (IANS) To a casual visitor, this province of Brussels may look like any other – a bit run down in parts, but largely having the glass-fronted stores, cafes and bars visible…
Canberra, Dec 17 (IANS) The number of Australians who have funded international terrorist organisations, including the Islamic State, has tripled in the past 12 months, a report said on Thursday. The report was by Australia’s…
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…
Bhubaneswar, Dec 16 (IANS) A suspected Al Qaeda terrorist, Maulana Abdul Rehman, has been arrested in Odisha’s Cuttack district, police said on Wednesday. The arrest of Rehman, 37, followed a joint operation by Odisha and…
Abuja, Dec 16 (IANS) At least 31 civilian hostages have been set free from the dens of Boko Haram insurgents during series of raids by Nigerian troops in the northeast Borno State, the Nigerian army…
Washington, Dec 15 (IANS) US President Barack Obama on Monday said the fight against extremist group Islamic State “continues to be difficult”. “As I said before, ISIL (another acronym for IS) is dug in, including…
Hyderabad, Dec 14 (IANS) Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) chief Moulana Syed Jalaluddin Umri on Monday alleged that the US doesn’t want to eliminate terror outfit IS and there is a big conspiracy behind it to tarnish…