France wants UN to authorise all necessary measures against IS
France asked the UN Security Council to authorise countries to "take all necessary measures" to fight the Islamic State group after the jihadists claimed responsibility for the Paris attacks.
Nov 20, 2015, 05:02 AM IST
Shops or Tube? London bomb accused 'asked Twitter for advice'
A man who allegedly asked Twitter users for their thoughts on whether he should bomb a shopping centre or the London Underground went on trial in Britain on Tuesday.
Nov 18, 2015, 01:16 AM IST
Is lack of unity among nations strengthening terrorism?
It really is time that the world decides on a generic definition of 'terrorism' and unite together to fight against this menace. Watch the discussion here
Nov 15, 2015, 20:41 PM IST
Over 90,000 hit by Somalia floods: UN
Over 90,000 people in war-torn southern Somalia have been hit by weeks of severe flooding, almost half of them forced from their homes, the United Nations has warned.
Nov 07, 2015, 14:46 PM IST
One of two Indian brothers arrested in US on terrorism charges
The two Indians among the indicted are Yahya Farooq Mohammad, 37, and his brother Ibrahim Zubair Mohammad.
Nov 07, 2015, 10:05 AM IST
'US does not want Afghanistan to be safe haven for Al-Qaeda'
Senior administration officials insisted that the continuing to have 9,800 US troop till the end of 2016 and 5,500 after that does not mean any change in the American mission in Afghanistan.
Oct 16, 2015, 01:50 AM IST
Islamic State urges jihad on Russia, US as Syria strikes intensify
The Islamic State group called on Muslims Tuesday to wage jihad on Russia and the United States, as Moscow announced it had intensified its air campaign against Islamic militants in Syria.
Oct 14, 2015, 10:26 AM IST
More than 90% of Russian strikes in Syria not targeting IS or Al-Qaeda: US
A large majority of Russia's military strikes in Syria have not been aimed at the Islamic State group or jihadists tied to Al-Qaeda, and have instead targeted the moderate Syrian opposition, the State Department said today.
Oct 08, 2015, 02:20 AM IST
Afghan forces mass at airport, battle for key northern city rages
Heavy fighting raged inside the key northern Afghan city of Kunduz for a third day on Wednesday as government forces, backed by U.S. air strikes, battled Taliban insurgents who had scored one of their boldest successes in 14 years of war.
Sep 30, 2015, 09:09 AM IST
Canada revokes citizenship of convicted terror plotter: Report
The Canadian government has revoked the citizenship of the convicted mastermind of a 2006 Al-Qaeda inspired plot to detonate bombs in Toronto, a newspaper reported Saturday.
Sep 27, 2015, 03:42 AM IST
Russia builds up Syria airbase as US policy suffers setback
Moscow pressed its military buildup at a new airbase in Syria on Saturday, as Washington admitted that rebels it trained handed ammunition and equipment to al Qaeda in a fresh setback for US policy.
Sep 26, 2015, 17:50 PM IST
Possible `hostage` boat found on militant island: Philippine military
Philippine authorities have found a boat they suspect was used by kidnappers to take a group of mainly Western hostages to an island stronghold of Islamic militants, the military said on Saturday.
Sep 26, 2015, 10:51 AM IST
30 killed in Yemen mosque bombings, IS claims responsibility
A bomb attack targeting Shi`ite worshippers at a mosque in Yemen`s capital on Thursday killed at least 25 people and wounded dozens more during prayers for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, medics said.
Sep 24, 2015, 11:14 AM IST
Five killed by car bomb near Somalia presidential palace
Five people were killed and 13 wounded on Monday when a car bomb exploded near a heavily-guarded complex housing the offices of Somalia`s president and its prime minister in Mogadishu, a security official said.
Sep 22, 2015, 00:56 AM IST
12 Somali soldiers killed in Shebab attack: Officials
Twelve Somali government soldiers have been killed in an attack by al-Qaeda-affiliated Shebab militants, officials and witnesses said on Saturday.
Sep 19, 2015, 15:34 PM IST
Insurgents killed 56 govt troops at captured air base: Syria monitor
A group tracking the Syrian war said on Saturday that Islamist insurgents shot dead 56 members of Syrian government forces in a mass execution at an air base captured from the army earlier this month in northwestern Syria.
Sep 19, 2015, 13:31 PM IST
The connection between Osama bin Laden and Mecca crane collapse
Days after the collapse of a construction crane at Mecca`s Grand Mosque, which killed more than 100 people days before the haj pilgrimage, Saudi Arabia`s King Salman sanctioned the powerful Saudi Binladin Group on Tuesday.
Sep 16, 2015, 10:41 AM IST
Killed in Syria, the French football fan turned bombmaker
From football matches to international jihad, the 25-year-old Frenchman David Drugeon converted as a teen to Islam and drifted toward ever more radical groups, up until his death in July in a coalition air strike in Syria.
Sep 12, 2015, 14:11 PM IST
China urges US to stop cyber attack accusations
China has urged the US to stop its "groundless accusations" of cyber attacks, adding that cyber security should be an area of cooperation rather than a source of frictions, the media reported on Saturday.
Sep 12, 2015, 13:12 PM IST
Cyber-attacks emanating from China 'not acceptable': Barack Obama
Ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's US visit, President Barack Obama has said cyber- attacks emanating from China are "not acceptable" and will be treated as a "core national security threat".
Sep 12, 2015, 12:12 PM IST
