Srinagar, June 22 (IANS) A civilian protester was killed on Thursday in clashes between security forces and stone pelters in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Police said Touseef Ahmad was killed when a mob attacked…
By Arul Louis United Nations, June 22 (IANS) India has accused the Security Council and the international community of tending to ignore the terrorists ravaging Afghanistan and their backers while these forces “have stood up…
Washington, June 22 (IANS) The Federal Bureau of Investigation has said it is probing a stabbing of a police officer at a US airport as an “act of terror”. The suspect is in custody. The…
Srinagar, June 22 (IANS) Three militants were killed and an Army Major was injured on Thursday in a gunfight between the holed up militants and the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district. The…
Srinagar, June 22 (IANS) Three militants were killed on Thursday in a gunfight with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said. The militants were killed in Kakapora area of Pulwama district…
United Nations, June 22 (IANS) The UN has appointed veteran Russian diplomat Vladimir Voronkov to head the newly established counter-terrorism division, despite growing tensions between the US and Russia. UN Deputy Spokesman Farhan Haq announced…
Mosul, June 22 (IANS) Islamic State (IS) militants have destroyed the 12th-century Al-Nuri Mosque in the Iraqi city of Mosul, the media reported. The IS blew up the mosque as they prepared to flee the…
Rome, June 22 (IANS/AKI) Italian authorities deported a Tunisian supporter of the Islamic State jihadist group and a Gambian Muslim extremist “for reasons of state security”, the Interior Ministry said on Wednesday. The 34-year-old Tunisian…
Jammu, June 21 (IANS) The army on Wednesday foiled an infiltration bid on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu district of Jammu and Kashmir, a defence statement said. “An infiltration bid was foiled in…
Narayanpur, June 21 (IANS) Two women Maoists were shot dead in a gunfight between the rebels and security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district on Wednesday, a senior police official said. Police recovered weapons and other…
Rome, June 21 (IANS/AKI) Portuguese police on Wednesday arrested 65-year-old neo-fascist Maurizio Tramonte a day after Italy’s top court sentenced him to life in prison for the deadly 1974 bombing of a trade union rally…
Brussels, June 21 (IANS) A man who is suspected to have set off a bomb at Brussels Central Station a day ago has been identified as a 36-year-old Moroccan, officials said on Wednesday. The suspect…
Kohima, June 21 (IANS) A gunfight broke between the Indian Army para commandos and militants in Nagaland’s Mon district bordering Myanmar in the early hours of Wednesday, a police official here said. The exchange of…
Manila, June 21 (IANS) Islamic State-inspired gunmen briefly seized a village in southern Philippines early on Wednesday and took hostages as human shields while fleeing, police said. Government troops have been sent to repel dozens…
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…
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, 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…
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, 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…
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…