Three months of Russia raids on Syria kill more than 2,300
Three months of Russian air strikes in Syria have killed more than 2,300 people, a third of them civilians, a monitoring group said today.
Dec 30, 2015, 17:31 PM IST
One killed, 11 injured in shooting in Russia
One person was killed and 11 were injured in a shooting at a UNESCO heritage site in Russia's volatile North Caucasus region of Dagestan, local health authorities said on Wednesday.
Dec 30, 2015, 14:57 PM IST
Russian strikes in Syria kill more than 2,100: Monitor
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Tuesday that Russian air strikes have killed 2,132 people in Syria, a third of them civilians, since they began on September 30.
Dec 23, 2015, 10:25 AM IST
My son is innocent, claims father of arrested al Qaeda operative
Father of a suspected al Qaeda operative, who was arrested recently in Delhi, has claimed that his is "innocent" and that the he would try to save his son.
Dec 18, 2015, 13:03 PM IST
UNSC adopts resolution to cut off funding to ISIS, al Qaeda
The UN Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution to cut off all sources of funding to ISIS and al Qaeda with finance ministers from the member nations vowing to increase sanctions against the terror groups.
Dec 18, 2015, 12:50 PM IST
Another al Qaeda operative held in Uttar Pradesh
Another person was arrested on Thursday in connection with the al Qaeda module in the Indian sub-continent from Sambhal district of Uttar Pradesh, making it the third arrest in the case.
Dec 17, 2015, 16:37 PM IST
Alert in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal after arrest of al Qaeda operative
An alert has been sounded in the district after it emerged that a suspected al Qaeda operative had links with youths here, police said.
Dec 17, 2015, 14:44 PM IST
Suspected al Qaeda terrorist held in Odisha
A suspected al Qaeda terrorist, Abdul Rehman, has been arrested from a village in Odisha`s Cuttack district, police said on Wednesday.
Dec 16, 2015, 13:48 PM IST
Malaysia arrests five with suspected IS, al Qaeda links
Malaysia`s police said on Saturday that it had arrested five people, including a European employed as a teacher, on suspicion of links with militant groups like the Islamic State and al Qaeda.
Dec 05, 2015, 12:01 PM IST
San Bernardino shooting: `Syed Farook had contact with al Qaeda-affiliated group`
San Bernardino shooter Syed Farook had contact with people from at least two militant organisations overseas, including the al Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front in Syria, the Los Angeles Times reported on Friday, citing a federal law enforcement official.
Dec 05, 2015, 11:01 AM IST
California shooting puts focus on radicalisations in Pakistan
Pakistani national Tashfeen Malik and her Pakistani-American husband Rizwan Farook had links with Maulana Abdul Aziz, the cleric of Pakistan's Red Mosque.
Dec 05, 2015, 10:26 AM IST
From ''happy'' bride to shooter: Mosque members confounded by California massacre
Two years ago, Tashfeen Malik was a new bride radiating beauty and happiness at a reception for hundreds at a California mosque to celebrate her marriage to Syed Rizwan Farook.
Dec 05, 2015, 09:23 AM IST
Baby toys, a Quran: California shooters` home thrown open to media
US citizen Syed Farook and his Pakistani wife Tashfeen Malik burst into an office party in San Bernardino and shot dead 14 people earlier this week.
Dec 05, 2015, 09:16 AM IST
`California shooting linked to Islamic State and al Qaeda`
The attack in Californian City San Bernardino was the first al Qaeda- or ISIS-related in the US by a skilled shooter team using both guns and explosives.
Dec 05, 2015, 08:54 AM IST
Four dead as migrant truck attacked in Mali: sources
Armed men attacked a lorry carrying migrants in northern Mali, killing four people and wounding six, UN and medical sources have said.
Dec 01, 2015, 05:35 AM IST
Kenya police arrest two over 'plot' linked to Iran
The Kenyan police have arrested two men who were allegedly recruited by an Iranian group accused of plotting attacks in the east African nation, the police chief said on Saturday.
Nov 28, 2015, 16:30 PM IST
Pope honours Ugandan martyrs on Africa tour
Vast crowds of Ugandans greeted Pope Francis on Saturday as he honoured Christians martyred for the faith on the second leg of a landmark trip to Africa, which he dubbed "the continent of hope".
Nov 28, 2015, 13:48 PM IST
US issues global travel alert due to 'terrorist threats'
Citing recent attacks in Denmark, France, Mali, Nigeria and Turkey, it also noted the threat of "lone wolf" attacks by unaffiliated persons inspired by terror groups.
Nov 24, 2015, 05:24 AM IST
Taliban hold minority Hazaras hostage for 'stealing sheep'
In February, 31 people, mostly Hazara, were abducted in the region by fighters linked to the Islamic State group, which has been trying to gain a foothold in Afghanistan.
Nov 22, 2015, 04:41 AM IST
Al-Murabitoun: one-eyed jihadist chief Belmokhtar's group
Al-Murabitoun was born of the fusion of Belmokhtar's al-Qaeda breakaway group "Signatories in Blood" and MUJAO.
Nov 21, 2015, 05:42 AM IST
