US warns of possible Europe attacks, no specific threat
The United States warned its citizens on Tuesday of possible summer terrorist attacks in Europe, saying targets could include the European soccer championship in France, although a State Department official said there was no specific threat information.
Jun 01, 2016, 01:57 AM IST
Islamic State militants may attack Euro 2016 fans with chemical weapons
The terror attacks rocked the French capital on November 13, 2015, killing 130 people and injuring hundreds of others.
May 30, 2016, 18:11 PM IST
John Kerry heads to Saudi ahead of Syria, Libya talks
Kerry's spokesman John Kirby said the secretary of state and Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni would jointly host the Libya crisis meeting.
May 14, 2016, 00:19 AM IST
Migrant arrivals to Greece plunge, as EU-Turkey deal sputters
Last month 3,360 migrants and refugees landed on the Greek islands, compared with 26,971 in March -- an 88 percent drop, according to figures from the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
May 13, 2016, 20:51 PM IST
Belgium to begin air strikes against IS in Syria: PM spokesman
Belgium will extend its F-16 air strikes against Islamic State jihadists in Iraq into Syria, the government said Friday, as it grapples with the fallout from deadly IS-claimed bomb attacks in Brussels in March.
May 13, 2016, 16:01 PM IST
Extremist trial underway amid high security in Brussels
Under heavy security, a trial has begun in Belgium of a suspected extremist cell linked to the ringleader of last year's lethal attacks in Paris.
May 09, 2016, 15:20 PM IST
Defending migrant deal, EU seeks end of visas for Turks
The European Union asked member states on Wednesday to grant visa-free travel to Turks in return for Ankara stopping migrants reaching Europe but it insisted Turkey must still change some laws and said it would get no "free ride".
May 05, 2016, 00:02 AM IST
Salah Abdeslam slapped with terror charges over Paris attacks
A French court on Wednesday charged Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam over his role in the November 2015 carnage that left 130 dead, just hours after his extradition from Belgium.
Apr 28, 2016, 03:32 AM IST
Muslims cheered Brussels attacks? Belgian PM backs interior minister's remark
Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel backed his outspoken interior minister over comments that a significant number of Muslims had cheered the Brussels bombings, and said supporters of terrorism were a cancer that needed removing.
Apr 18, 2016, 15:30 PM IST
Brussels airport `back to full capacity in June`
Brussels airport will fully re-open in June, its chief executive said, after suffering extensive damage when two suicide bombers blew themselves up in the departures hall last month killing 16.
Apr 16, 2016, 17:37 PM IST
Belgium sets May 9 trial date over foiled Islamic State plot
A further 13 people will be tried for their involvement in what officials said at the time of the raid in January last year was a plan to kidnap and kill Belgian policemen.
Apr 15, 2016, 20:03 PM IST
UK police arrest five in terrorism inquiry involving France, Belgium
British police said they had arrested five men on suspicion of preparing acts of terrorism as part of an investigation which had involved Belgian and French authorities to address any threat to Britain after the Paris and Brussels attacks.
Apr 15, 2016, 15:54 PM IST
Paris attack suspect had papers on German nuclear research centre: Reports
Juelich is near the Belgian border and atomic waste is stored there.
Apr 14, 2016, 15:19 PM IST
Labour row hits flights at bomb-struck Brussels airport
It will take months to repair the departure hall and full operations are not expected to resume for weeks.
Apr 14, 2016, 02:40 AM IST
Islamic State hails Brussels suicide bombers
Islamic State published obituaries on Wednesday of the suicide bombers who killed 32 people in Brussels, confirming investigators` suspicions that one of them had also made explosives for November`s Paris attacks.
Apr 13, 2016, 21:44 PM IST
Belgium releases three people held on Tuesday over Paris attacks
Belgian prosecutors said three people detained on Tuesday in Brussels over November`s deadly attacks in Paris were released by a judge on Wednesday.
Apr 13, 2016, 14:38 PM IST
Strike action continues at bomb-damaged Brussels airport
Belgian air traffic controllers continued strike action on Wednesday, forcing the cancellation of flights at Brussels airport as it struggles to get back up to capacity after the March 22 suicide bombings.
Apr 13, 2016, 14:15 PM IST
Belgium arrests 3 Paris attacks suspects in new raid
Belgian police arrested three people in a Brussels suburb on Tuesday during a new raid linked to the investigation into the November Paris attacks, federal prosecutors said.
Apr 12, 2016, 19:03 PM IST
Jihadists 'switched attack to Brussels from France' as police closed in
Suicide bombers claimed 32 lives when they blew themselves up at Brussels airport and at a metro station on March 22.
Apr 10, 2016, 16:56 PM IST
Last main Brussels and Paris suspects held, threat remains
The main identified suspects in Islamic State attacks on Paris and Brussels are now dead or in custody after Belgian investigators charged two men on Saturday with aiding last month`s Brussels suicide bombers.
Apr 10, 2016, 09:14 AM IST
