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…
Terrorism
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…
Arson attacks hit German railway network
Berlin, June 19 (IANS) Unknown persons have committed several acts of arson on German railway installations Sunday night and Monday morning, bringing parts of the railway network to a halt, police said. According to the…
BRICS backs India’s stand, asks nations to stop financing terror
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, June 19 (IANS) Without naming Pakistan or any other nation, Foreign Ministers of BRICS countries on Monday asked the countries accused of supporting terrorism to stop financing terrorists and their activities…
Car crashes into police van in Paris’ Champs Elys?es
Paris, June 19 (IANS) A car crashed into a French police van in the central Champs Elys?es avenue in Paris on Monday and the driver was arrested, a media report said. No injuries have been…
21 killed in Nigeria suicide attacks
Abuja, June 19 (IANS) At least 21 people were killed in multiple suicide attacks in Nigeria’s north-eastern state of Borno, local officials said on Monday. A local police spokesman said 17 people, including five female…
Terror attack near London mosque, one dead
London, June 19 (IANS) A speeding van whose white driver shouted “I’m going to kill all Muslims” ploughed into a group of worshippers near a London mosque, leaving a man dead at the spot and…
Detained Iraqi IS suspect in Italy wanted to ‘cut infidels’ throats’
Croton (Italy), June 19 (IANS/AKI) An Iraqi asylum-seeker held in southern Italy on Monday wanted to stay in the country to “cut infidels’ throats” rather than return to his homeland and wage Jihad there, according…