Armed men attack Philippine school
Manila, June 21 (IANS) Armed men stormed a school in the Philippines early on Wednesday, police said. The school is located in Pigcawayan town in the country’s south, Xinhua news agency reported. (This story has…
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Two militants killed in Kashmir
Srinagar, June 21 (IANS) Two militants were killed on Wednesday in a gunfight with security forces in the Kashmir Valley. Police said the Rashtriya Rifles, the Special Operations Group of the police and the Central…
Paris Champs-Elysees attacker pledged allegiance to IS
Paris, June 21 (IANS) A man who rammed a car into a police van in Paris had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State (IS) and stored weapons at his home. Identified as Adam Djaziri, the…
Pakistan to fence whole border with Afghanistan
Islamabad, June 21 (IANS) The Pakistan Army has said the whole border with Afghanistan will be fenced to curb cross-border movement of militants. The military said on Tuesday that the phased fencing of the border…
Brussels central station evacuated after small explosion, suspect dies
Brussels, June 21 (IANS) The Brussels Central Station was evacuated after a small explosion occurred within the station and the suspect shot by soldiers is dead, local authorities said. A “small explosion” took place shortly…
Egypt airstrikes kill 12 IS militants
Cairo, June 21 (IANS) Egyptian military airstrikes killed 12 militants loyal to the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group in Egypt’s North Sinai province, the military spokesman said in a statement. “Based on confirmed intelligence information…
Taliban kill 8 Afghan guards at US base
Kabul, June 20 (IANS) At least eight Afghan security guards at Bagram Air Base, the United States’ largest military base in Afghanistan, were killed in an ambush by the Taliban while on their way to…
Won’t brand Masood Azhar a terrorist: China
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, June 20 (IANS) A day after saying it shared India’s concern about terrorism, China on Tuesday said it still had issues in declaring Pakistani militant Masood Azhar as an international terrorist….
Eight Afghan US base guards killed
Kabul, June 20 (IANS) At least eight security guards of Bagram Air Base, the largest US military base in Afghanistan, were killed by Taliban militants while on their way to work, an official said on…
45 IS militants killed in Syria
Damascus, June 20 (IANS) At least 45 Islamic State militants were killed in the Syrian city of al-Raqqa, a UK-based war monitor reported on Tuesday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said that most…
China says no change in position on Masood Azhar
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, June 20 (IANS) A day after saying it shared India’s concern about terrorism, China on Tuesday said it still had issues in declaring Pakistani militant Masood Azhar as an international terrorist….
SHO Feroz Dar, five Kashmiri policemen were killed in planned LeT ambush
By Aadil Mir New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) When the Jammu and Kashmir Police killed a top Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander, Junaid Mattoo, and his associate in Arwani village of south Kashmir on June 16, no…
London mosque attack suspect identified
London, June 20 (IANS) The suspect in the north London mosque attack that killed one person has been identified as a resident of Cardiff, Wales, who had previously voiced his hatred for Muslims, the media…
Two navy personnel killed in Pakistan
Islamabad, June 20 (IANS) Two naval personnel were killed and three others injured when militants attacked their vehicle in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, the media reported. The incident took place on Monday evening when four militants…
Lebanon nabs IS suicide bomber ahead of terror attack
Beirut, June 20 (IANS) Lebanon’s General Security Directorate said that it arrested a Lebanese member of the terrorist Islamic State group (IS) who was plotting to carry out a “suicide bombing” in the country. “During…
Senior al-Shabaab intelligence commander captured in Somalia
Mogadishu, June 20 (IANS) Security agencies in Mogadishu arrested a senior intelligence commander of the militant group Al-Shabaab in a sting operation by Somali security forces, media reports said. Internal Security Minister Mohamed Abukar Islow…
3 killed, 16 detained during Afghan special operations
Kabul, June 20 (IANS) Three Taliban militants were killed and 16 others captured after the Afghan Special Operation Forces carried out raids in two provinces, the military said. “Three militants were killed and 11 detained…
Video footage helps identify London mosque attacker
London, June 20 (IANS) A 47-year-old suspect who was arrested at the scene of an alleged terror attack that killed one person outside a London mosque has been identified thanks to video images captured during…
Car crashes into police van in Champs-Élysées, driver dies
Paris, June 20 (IANS) A car crashed into a French police van in the central Champs Elys?es avenue in Paris on Monday and the driver was killed in the ensuing explosion, a media report said….
Al Azhar condemns van attack on London Muslims
Cairo, June 19 (IANS/AKI) Egypt’s prestigious Al-Azhar, the highest authority in Sunni Islam, on Monday condemned the attack in north London by a van driver who ploughed into a group of Muslims, injuring ten. The…