France and Russia agree to 'coordinate' strikes against Islamic State
French President Francois Hollande has said that Russia and France had agreed to coordinate strikes against Islamic State (IS) jihadists after talks with Vladimir Putin, who said
Nov 27, 2015, 06:39 AM IST
France urges UK to join fight against IS in Syria
France's defence minister urged British MPs today to vote in favour of the country joining air strikes on Islamic State targets in Syria in the wake of the Paris attacks.
Nov 27, 2015, 01:37 AM IST
Paris attacks mastermind linked to UK hate preachers
Paris attacks ringleader Abdelhamid Abaaoud is said to be associated with a banned outfit called 'Sharia4Belgium'.
Nov 22, 2015, 18:21 PM IST
IS claims Baghdad mosque attack that killed 10
The IS statement circulated by supporters online today only mentions a suicide attack.
Nov 21, 2015, 22:56 PM IST
China 'shocked' over slaying of national by IS
Chinese President Xi Jinping said that China strongly condemns the brutality of the killing of Chinese national by the Islamic State extremists.
Nov 19, 2015, 17:12 PM IST
Islamic State receiving funds from 40 countries, including G20 nations: Putin in aftermath of Paris attacks
Putin made the revelation when he shared the Russian intelligence data on the Islamic State financing during the just-concluded G20 meet in Turkey's Antalya.
Nov 17, 2015, 11:54 AM IST
WH defends Obama's decision to send special forces to Syria
The White House today defended US President Barack Obama's decision to send special operations forces to Syria to counter the Islamic State, saying they would be involved in train-and-advise operations only.
Oct 31, 2015, 01:26 AM IST
Sarkozy says 'don't isolate Russia' as powers meet on Syria
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy today urged the West not to "isolate" Russia, as international powers including Moscow gathered for crunch talks in Vienna on the future of Syria.
Oct 30, 2015, 01:19 AM IST
At least 120,000 displaced in Syria in past month: UN
At least 120,000 people have been displaced in Syria this month because of fighting, according to UN humanitarian officials.
Oct 27, 2015, 04:13 AM IST
IS blows up columns in Syria's Palmyra to execute 3: Monitor
The Islamic State jihadist group executed three people in Syria's ancient city of Palmyra by binding them to three historic columns and blowing them up, a monitoring group has said.
Oct 27, 2015, 03:00 AM IST
IS calls for jihad against US, Russia
The Islamic State (IS) militant group on Tuesday called for a jihad against Russia and the US for their "crusader's war" in the Middle East.
Oct 14, 2015, 07:47 AM IST
IS vows to defeat Russia in Syria as strikes intensify
Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin criticised Washington for refusing to cooperate with Moscow in its Syrian campaign, which is having an increasingly dramatic effect.
Oct 14, 2015, 02:01 AM IST
IS confirms killing of number two in US air strike
The Islamic State group's spokesman confirmed on Tuesday the killing of the jihadist organisation's second in command in a US air strike earlier this year.
Oct 14, 2015, 00:30 AM IST
IS was behind deadly Karachi bus attack: Pakistan official
Gunmen stormed a bus in Karachi in May, slaughtering members of the Ismail minority community in one of the deadliest incidents in Pakistan this year.
Oct 13, 2015, 01:20 AM IST
Fierce battles in central Syria amid Russian airstrikes
The fighting is concentrated in Hama and the northern Idlib provinces, where a consortium of mainstream rebels as well as al-Qaida's branch in Syria, the Nusra Front, are operating.
Oct 11, 2015, 00:26 AM IST
Expats spooked after 2 foreigners gunned down in Bangladesh
The killings are affecting our business. We had to cancel some bookings," said a five-star hotel manager in Dhaka.
Oct 10, 2015, 00:30 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
IS executed 70 Sunni tribesmen in Iraq's Anbar: UN
The Islamic State group executed 70 members of a Sunni tribe allied to the government in western Iraq earlier this week, a tribal leader and the United Nations said today.
Oct 08, 2015, 00:48 AM IST
Tunisia joining US-led coalition against IS: PM
IS claimed an attack that killed 38 foreign tourists at a seaside resort near Sousse in June, and authorities also blame the jihadist group for another that killed 21 foreigners in Tunis in March.
Oct 04, 2015, 02:28 AM IST
'France to conduct more strikes against IS in Syria'
France will launch more air strikes targeting the Islamic State (IS) in Syria and training camps of potential terrorists to ensure its security, the country`s Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said.
Sep 29, 2015, 05:34 AM IST
