Terror attacks

Belgian police arrest 12 suspected of planning new attacks

Investigators have confirmed links between the perpetrators, some of whom were based in Belgium.

Jun 18, 2016, 13:10 PM IST

ISIS a formidable adversary, to intensify global attacks: CIA

Describing the Islamic State as a formidable adversary, CIA chief on Thursday made a candid admission that the US efforts to contain the dreaded terror group have not reduced its terrorism capability and global reach.

Jun 16, 2016, 23:21 PM IST

Iran appeals UN's top court against US block on frozen funds

Iran has appealed to the UN's top court against a US Supreme Court ruling that USD 2 billion in frozen Iranian assets must be paid to American victims of terror attacks.

Jun 16, 2016, 02:31 AM IST

New tactic: Islamic State to plan, LeT to execute terror attacks in India

Islamic State (IS), the world's deadliest terror group, is reported to have tried hard but failed to make its presence felt in India.

Jun 08, 2016, 10:19 AM IST

Dawood Ibrahim targeting Delhi? D-Company planning terror attacks in national capital

India's most wanted man and underworld don Dawood Ibrahim is planning to carry out terror attacks in Delhi, a report said on Tuesday.

Jun 07, 2016, 11:36 AM IST

US issues terror warning for citizens in South Africa

The US Diplomatic Mission to South Africa on Saturday issued a terror warning to US citizens in South Africa.

Jun 05, 2016, 09:33 AM IST

'Five nations including India accounted for 55% terror attacks in 2015'

Five countries including India, Pakistan and Afghanistan accounted for more than half of the terror attacks.

Jun 03, 2016, 09:52 AM IST

We bought 'a tool' to hack terrorist's iPhone: FBI chief

The US government purchased "a tool" from a private party to unlock the iPhone used by a Pakistani-American shooter involved in the San Bernardino terror attack, according to FBI Director James Comey.

Apr 07, 2016, 19:33 PM IST

UN defends response to terrorism in wake of criticism by PM Narendra Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said in Brussels that the United Nations does not know what terrorism is and how to deal with it.

Apr 06, 2016, 10:00 AM IST

Belgium attacks suspect sent to Netherlands by Turkey in 2015

Dutch officials Thursday confirmed that one of the Brussels airport suicide bombers was expelled by Turkey and sent to the Netherlands last year, but stressed he had been unknown to Dutch law enforcement.

Mar 25, 2016, 02:29 AM IST

Bollywood celebrities express grief over Brussels terror attacks

More than 34 people were killed and hundreds got wounded as three blasts rocked the airport and a metro stop in central Brussel.

Mar 23, 2016, 11:38 AM IST

DNA: ISIS terror bombings strike Brussels, Belgium; 34 casualties reported

More than 30 people are dead and more than 200 wounded, after explosions struck Brussels during the Tuesday morning rush hour, Belgian media report.

Mar 22, 2016, 23:33 PM IST

Army blows up suspect package at Brussels airport: Report

An Army team has blown up a suspect package at Brussels airport, a media journalist said, amid reports police had found an unexploded suicide vest after two deadly bomb attacks early Tuesday.

Mar 22, 2016, 20:26 PM IST

Brussels attacks 'violate' Islamic teachings: Top Muslim body

Sunni Islam's leading seat of learning, Al-Azhar, said today's attacks in Brussels "violate the tolerant teachings of Islam," and urged the international community to confront the "epidemic" of terrorism.

Mar 22, 2016, 19:20 PM IST

Eiffel Tower to be lit with Belgium's colours after attacks

The Eiffel Tower will be lit up Tuesday evening with Belgium's national colours in solidarity with the victims of the Brussels attacks, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo announced.

Mar 22, 2016, 19:10 PM IST

We will never let these terrorists win: David Cameron

British Prime Minister David Cameron condemned the "appalling" attacks in Brussels and said Europe should stand together against the terror threat, following an emergency cabinet meeting in London on Tuesday.

Mar 22, 2016, 18:17 PM IST

We fear suspects are still at large: Belgian Foreign Minister

Belgium`s Foreign Minister Didier Reynders on Tuesday said authorities feared that suspects involved in the deadly attacks at Brussels airport and a metro station could still be at large.

Mar 22, 2016, 18:13 PM IST

Brussels blasts `very sad day for Europe`: EU`s Mogherini

EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said Tuesday`s blasts in Brussels marked a "very sad day" for Europe, saying on a visit to Jordan it was now suffering like the Middle East.

Mar 22, 2016, 17:09 PM IST

Ex-army officer's son linked to 2008 terror incidents: Goa CM Laxmikant Parsekar

 In a significant disclosure, Goa Police have said that 45-year-old chartered accountant Samir Sardana, a former army officer's son who was arrested by the state anti-terrorism squad (ATS), is allegedly linked to the 2008 terror incidents in India.

Mar 21, 2016, 17:31 PM IST

Lashkar-e-Toiba planning terror attacks on Indian Army, Paramilitary forces: Intelligence report

Intelligence agencies have issued an alert regarding terror attacks, planned by LeT militants, on Indian Army and Paramilitary forces, as per media reports on Sunday.

Mar 20, 2016, 14:01 PM IST