US boosts reward on Islamic State leader to $25 mn
The United States on Friday more than doubled the bounty on the head of the shadowy leader of the Islamic State group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, to $25 million.
Dec 16, 2016, 23:01 PM IST
Terror attacks that shook the world in 2016
Terror attacks that shook the world in 2016
Dec 16, 2016, 17:09 PM IST
India distances itself from Russia's Taliban comment
India on Thursday distanced itself from a reported comment of Russia`s Ambassador to Afghanistan that his country and Taliban shared interests in fighting the Islamic State terror outfit.
Dec 15, 2016, 20:47 PM IST
Boys as young as 11 caught watching porn, ISIS beheadings in Hyderabad
In a noble gesture, Hyderabad Police on Wednesday held counselling sessions for teens, caught watching pornography material.
Dec 15, 2016, 09:22 AM IST
Qatar denies involvement in Cairo church attack
Qatar has denied any link with a Cairo church bombing that killed 25 people and accused critics of trying to sully the country`s name.
Dec 14, 2016, 18:58 PM IST
Syria strike kills three Islamic State operatives involved in Paris attacks
A coalition air strike in Syria killed three Islamic State leaders involved in plotting foreign attacks, including two men involved in facilitating last year's attacks in Paris, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.
Dec 13, 2016, 20:45 PM IST
Thane man working with Islamic State nabbed in Libya: ATS
Tabrez Mohammad Tambe, a resident of Mumbra in neighbouring Thane district, had joined the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, a senior ATS officer said.
Dec 10, 2016, 14:03 PM IST
Islamic State threatens Egypt Sufis after claiming cleric murders
The Islamic State group has threatened Egyptian followers of the mystical Sufi strand of Islam after claiming it beheaded two of their clerics in its Sinai Peninsula stronghold.
Dec 09, 2016, 16:07 PM IST
Islamic State adopting new tactics to attack West, may include car bombs: Europol
Terrorist groups like Islamic State are adopting new tactics to attack the West.
Dec 02, 2016, 23:54 PM IST
Philippines detains two for bomb attempt near US embassy
Philippine police have detained two men for an attempted bombing this week near the US embassy that has been blamed on Islamic State sympathisers, an official said on Wednesday.
Nov 30, 2016, 17:13 PM IST
Paris attacks suspect Abdeslam refuses to talk again
Salah Abdeslam initially said he wanted to explain his path to radicalisation and his role in the November 2015 Islamic State attacks, but has since chosen to remain silent.
Nov 29, 2016, 16:54 PM IST
Indonesia police say militant was making powerful bombs
National Police spokesman Rikwanto said that the 23-year-old Rio Priatna Wibawa is believed to be linked to Bahrun Naim, an Indonesian militant fighting with the Islamic State group in Syria.
Nov 26, 2016, 08:52 AM IST
US service member killed in blast in Syria: Official
As many as 300 US special forces personnel may be in Syria.
Nov 25, 2016, 08:26 AM IST
Blast in southern Turkey kills two, injures 16: Official
Turkey has been on high alert since 2015 after a series of attacks blamed on Kurdish militants and Islamic State jihadists.
Nov 24, 2016, 12:39 PM IST
'Islamic State has 60-80 operatives in Europe'
Intelligence experts estimate that the Islamic State extremist group has between 60 and 80 operatives planted in Europe to carry out attacks, the Dutch counterterrorism coordinator has said.
Nov 19, 2016, 14:10 PM IST
Illinois man gets 3 years for seeking to join Islamic State
A case involving a 21-year-old from suburban Chicago who wanted to go to Syria to join the Islamic State highlights the quandary of dealing with impressionable young Muslims in the US who fall under the sway of the militant group's online recruiters.
Nov 19, 2016, 10:11 AM IST
Islamic State jihadists likely made mustard gas used in Syria, Iraq
Jihadists belonging to the so-called Islamic State group may have manufactured sulphur mustard gas used in attacks in Syria and Iraq themselves, the head of a global watchdog told AFP Friday.
Nov 18, 2016, 21:06 PM IST
Islamic State killed 300 former policemen south of Mosul: HRW
The residents said they believed up to 200 people were killed in the weeks before Islamic State withdrew from the town.
Nov 17, 2016, 13:06 PM IST
`Intense` fighting in Mosul as civilians flee
More than 49,000 people have been displaced since the Mosul operation began, the International Organisation for Migration said on Saturday.
Nov 12, 2016, 15:34 PM IST
Donald Trump open to keeping 'amended' version of Obamacare: Report
Donald Trump has indicated that he will consider retaining an "amended" version of the Affordable Care Act, a marked shift in stance on his major campaign promise of repealing President Barack Obama's flagship healthcare law.
Nov 12, 2016, 09:22 AM IST
