17 killed in Burkina Faso attack
Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso), Aug 14 (IANS) Seventeen persons have been killed and eight wounded in a “terrorist attack” in the centre of the capital of Burkina Faso here, the government said. Witnesses were quoted as…
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Saudi summons Twitter users for promoting extremism
Riyadh, Aug 14 (IANS) Saudi Arabia’s public prosecution has issued an order to summon a group of Twitter users who have been charged with criminal offence for promoting extremism, media reports said on Sunday. These…
Centre working towards a permanent solution in Kashmir: Rajnath
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that the Centre was working towards a permanent solution to the Kashmir problem, though he did not elaborate. “Whatever steps we are…
Iraqi forces kill 12 IS militants
Baghdad, Aug 13 (IANS) Iraqi forces on Sunday killed 12 Islamic State militants in Iraq’s province of Salahudin after fierce clashes, security sources said. The clashes erupted before dawn when dozens of IS militants attacked…
Former Al-Shabaab deputy leader surrenders in Somalia
Mogadishu, Aug 13 (IANS) Former Al-Shabaab deputy leader Mukhtar Robow on Sunday defected to the Somalia security forces following a bitter fight with militants in Abal location, an official said. Officials said Robow, who is…
Hizbul commander Yasin Itoo, 2 soldiers among 5 killed in Shopian gunfight
Srinagar, Aug 13 (IANS) Three militants, including top Hizbul Mujahideen commander Yasin Itoo, were killed in an over 24 hour-long gunfight that ended on Sunday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district and also left two…
Terrorists in Kashmir under pressure, stone pelters have dwindled: Jaitley
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) Union Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday said that terrorists in Kashmir “are now under great pressure” and the number of stone pelters has “dwindled from hundreds and thousands to 20…
Tripura militant held in Assam with ammunition
Agartala, Aug 13 (IANS) The Government Railway Police (GRP) has arrested a Tripura militant in Assam who planned to incite violence ahead of Independence Day and recovered a large quantity of ammunition from him, police…
Five killed in J&K gunfight
Srinagar, Aug 13 (IANS) Two soldiers and three militants were killed in a gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district on Sunday, police said. The three militants, who are yet to be identified, were holed…
Civilian injured in Srinagar petrol bomb explosion succumbs
Srinagar, Aug 13 (IANS) A civilian injured in a petrol bomb explosion in Srinagar on late Saturday has succumbed to his injuries, police said on Sunday. Police said Imtiyaz Ahmad Mir, resident of Hawal area…
Two soldiers killed in Shopian gunfight
Srinagar, Aug 13 (IANS) Two soldiers have been killed and three injured in the on-going gunfight in South Kashmir’s Shopian district. However, there is no confirmation about the number of militants killed in the operation….
15 dead, 32 injured as blast hits army truck in Pakistan
Islamabad, Aug 13 (IANS) At least 15 people were killed and 32 others injured when a blast hit an army truck in Pakistan’s southwest Balochistan province on Saturday night. “We can now confirm that 15…
Soldier killed, four injured in Kashmir gunfight
Srinagar, Aug 12 (IANS) An soldier was killed and four others injured on Saturday in an ongoing gunfight between the security forces and militants holed-up in a village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district, officials…
Two policemen, civilian injured in Srinagar attack
Srinagar, Aug 12 (IANS) Two policemen and a civilian were injured when unidentified assailants threw a petrol bomb on a police party here on Saturday evening, police said. The attack occurred in Dalgate area of…
23 militants killed in Syria blast
Beirut, Aug 12 (IANS/MAP) At least 23 militants were killed and dozens wounded in a suicide blast in southern Syria near the border with Jordan, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. A bomber detonated…
Gunfight rages in Kashmir’s Shopian
Srinagar, Aug 12 (IANS) An exchange of fire was continuing on Saturday between security forces and militants holed up in a village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district, police said. Police said following specific information…
Bodies of 4 soldiers killed in Yemen arrive in UAE
Abu Dhabi, Aug 12 (IANS/WAM) The bodies of four Emirati soldiers killed in Yemen belonging to the UAE Air Force were sent here on Saturday, the media reported. The General Command of the Armed Forces…
Blast in India-Myanmar border town shatters peace
Imphal Aug 12 (IANS) A bomb blast early on Saturday at the no man’s land in Moreh shattered the fragile peace of the border town ahead of the Independence Day celebrations. No casualty was reported….
Feelers sent out to insurgents in Manipur: CM
By Iboyaima Laithangbam Imphal, Aug 12 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh has welcomed talks between leaders of former militant groups with New Delhi’s interlocutor. He also said feelers had been sent out to…
Syrian army declares liberation of last IS stronghold in Homs
Damascus, Aug 12 (IANS) The Syrian army said it fully liberated on Saturday the city of Sukhneh, the last Islamic State (IS) stronghold in Homs province. Tens of extremists were killed and many of their…