Hillary Clinton embraces Obama policies, avoids mentioning Donald Trump
Democratic presidential front runner Hillary Clinton embraced the policies of the Obama administration from healthcare to economy and foreign policy in particular Iran during her party's first presidential debate this year.
Jan 18, 2016, 12:14 PM IST
There can't be 'good' and 'bad' militants: Pakistani daily
The Dawn said that Muslim states must realize that the militant tide has to be confronted without differentiation between "good" and "bad" militants.
Jan 15, 2016, 16:59 PM IST
Attacks not only reason for severing ties with Iran: Saudi Arabia
The recent attacks on Saudi Arabia's mission in Tenran is not the only reason for severing ties with Iran, Foreign Minister Adel Bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir has said.
Jan 11, 2016, 14:48 PM IST
PM Modi's tolerance to terror attacks should end: Shiv Sena
Advocating a strong response to the Pathankot terror strike, Shiv Sena today said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's tolerance to such attacks should end.
Jan 11, 2016, 13:31 PM IST
Pakistan carries out deadly air strikes against militants
The strikes targeted Maizer and Sher Ali villages in the Shawal valley of troubled North Waziristan tribal district, where the military has been carrying out a major offensive against extremist groups since mid-2014.
Jan 08, 2016, 21:49 PM IST
Boko Haram kill seven in suicide attack, raid
Boko Haram gunmen have mounted their first attacks since Nigeria`s government declared them "technically" defeated, killing seven people in a raid and suicide bombing, residents told AFP Wednesday.
Jan 06, 2016, 22:04 PM IST
Gunfight outside Indian Consulate in Mazar-e-Sharif ends; PM Modi thanks Afghan prez for safety of diplomatic mission
Sunday's attack comes as Indian security forces were trying to suppress an assault on an Air Force base in Pathankot in Punjab.
Jan 04, 2016, 20:41 PM IST
Saudi Arabia cutting ties will not distract from big mistake of cleric execution: Iran
Saudi Arabia's decision to cut ties with Iran after attacks on the kingdom's diplomatic missions in the Islamic Republic will not distract from Riyadh's "big mistake" of executing a top Shiite cleric, a senior Iranian official said Monday.
Jan 04, 2016, 13:02 PM IST
VIDEO: ISIS threatens to invade Britain in new execution video
The Islamic State (IS) group threatened to invade Britain in a new video on Sunday, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Jan 04, 2016, 08:58 AM IST
26 militants killed in Egypt army raids
Twenty-six militants were killed on Monday as Egyptian army raided their hidehouts in some cities in the restive North Sinai as part of the military's campaign against terrorists.
Jan 04, 2016, 02:19 AM IST
Indian consulate in Afghanistan's Mazar-i-Sharif attacked, two gunmen killed
Explosions and gunfire rang out late on Sunday as militants tried to storm the Indian diplomatic mission in the Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif, officials said.
Jan 03, 2016, 22:52 PM IST
12 security forces killed in Iraq suicide attack
The Islamic State group killed at least 12 members of the Iraqi security forces Sunday when several suicide attackers infiltrated a base near Tikrit, security officials said.
Jan 03, 2016, 15:58 PM IST
Nimr execution will fuel Sunni-Shiite strife: Iraq MP
Saudi Arabia`s execution of prominent Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr was intended to fuel Sunni-Shi`ite strife and set the region on fire, a lawmaker from Iraq`s ruling Shiite coalition told al-Sumaria TV on Saturday.
Jan 02, 2016, 14:52 PM IST
Israel strikes Gaza sites after rocket fire
The Israeli air force carried out attacks on Hamas sites in the Gaza Strip early Saturday, Palestinian security sources said, just hours after rockets from the enclave hit southern Israel.
Jan 02, 2016, 09:59 AM IST
Jihadists holding over 3,000 Yazidis hostage: Activist
Jihadists in Iraq and Syria are holding over 3,000 Yazidi hostages, a Yazidi activist once imprisoned by the Islamic State said Wednesday.
Dec 30, 2015, 17:37 PM IST
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
Six outstanding troops killed in Afghanistan attack: Obama
President Barack Obama called the six U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan on Monday outstanding and brave as he thanked American service members on Friday during a Christmas Day visit to Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kanoehe Bay.
Dec 26, 2015, 08:58 AM IST
Ramadi secured, Iraqi forces to retake Mosul from ISIS: PM
Iraq's armed forces will move to retake the major northern city of Mosul from ISIS once they capture the western city of Ramadi, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Friday.
Dec 25, 2015, 16:55 PM IST
Saudi Arabia has central role in fight against ISIS
Saudi Arabia has a central role in fighting ISIS as it can help eliminate the ultra-hardline militant group's ideological breeding ground, says German Foreign Minister.
Dec 25, 2015, 16:27 PM IST
Turkish military, Kurdish militants clash, 7 dead
Turkish troops killed six Kurdish militants in a clash in the restive southeast and one of three soldiers wounded in the firefight died in hospital, the armed forces said in a statement on Friday.
Dec 25, 2015, 14:09 PM IST
