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Until DNA tests, prosecutor refuses to confirm if Paris attacks ‘mastermind’...

French experts are working to establish whether the suspected ring leader of the 13 November Paris attacks was among those killed in a police raid on a flat in the suburb of Saint Denis, media reports...

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India among ten nations most affected by terrorism in 2014, says report

India is among the 10 countries most impacted by terrorism in 2014, according to a new report. The post India among ten nations most affected by terrorism in 2014, says report appeared first on...

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Paris attacks: Belgium police conducts six raids, targets places linked to...

Belgian police staged six raids Thursday in the Brussels area linked to a suicide bomber who blew himself up outside the French national stadium last week during the Paris attacks, prosecutors said....

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Flashpoint France: Country at risk of attack from ‘chemical or biological...

France PM Manuel Valls warned of the danger of an attack in France using "chemical or biological weapons". The post Flashpoint France: Country at risk of attack from ‘chemical or biological weapons’,...

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‘We are the same people as you’: Watch Pakistani comedians respond to...

Comedians from Pakistan are fighting back against the Islamophobia that has spread in the Western world after the tragic Paris attacks of 13 November. And they are using humour to spread their message:...

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No credible threat of Paris-type terror attack in the US: FBI

There is no credible threat of a Paris-type attack in the US, the FBI has said after the emergence of a disturbing video by the dreaded Islamic State. The post No credible threat of Paris-type terror...

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Army ready to face IS if it joins hands with LeT to attack India, says top...

Jammu: A top Army commander on Thursday said there was a "possibility" that global terror outfit Islamic State (IS) may join hands with Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba to launch attacks in India. "Yes,...

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Islamic State threatens to blow up White House in new video

The Islamic State terrorist group in a new video released on Thursday threatened to bomb the White House and launch more attacks in Paris. The post Islamic State threatens to blow up White House in new...

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Post Paris attacks, France urges UN to give ‘strong, united and unambiguous...

France asked the UN Security Council Thursday to authorise countries to "take all necessary measures" to fight the Islamic State group after the jihadists claimed responsibility for the Paris attacks....

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Russia: Fourteen ‘bandits’ linked to Islamic State killed in North Caucasus,...

Russia said Sunday its security forces had killed 14 fighters linked to the Islamic State jihadist group in two special anti-terror operations in the volatile North Caucasus region. The post Russia:...

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Pakistan turns down US, will not deploy army troops in Syria to fight ISIS

Pakistan army has said it will not send troops for any mission outside the region, amidst reports of pressure by the US to become part of a grand military alliance to crush Islamic State in the Middle...

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No global support for US-led ‘boots on the ground’ campaign in Syria, says...

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull today said there was no global support for a US-led ground force to destroy the Islamic State group, while warning resolve to defeat jihadists has never been...

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Bangladesh arrests suspected Islamic State terrorist who named himself after...

A suspected fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami activist has been arrested for issuing death threats on internet to several civil society figures identifying himself as an Islamic State operator, police...

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Death toll in Islamic State’s attack on Sinai hotel rises to seven, includes...

The death toll from a gun and bomb attack claimed by the Islamic State group in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula has risen to seven, the health ministry said on Wednesday. The post Death toll in Islamic State’s...

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Russia-Turkey fallout has turned the war against Islamic State into an...

While Islamic State (IS) terrorists are stomping around in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, armed with weapons and seething with murderous rage, dogfights within the countries fighting the menace...

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Tarek Fatah, Islamic State and censorship in the times of Facebook

As Islamic State tries to spread its propaganda on social media, Facebook is inadvertently censoring the innocents. The post Tarek Fatah, Islamic State and censorship in the times of Facebook appeared...

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My firm conviction is that Britain should join Syria airstrikes, Cameron...

Britain should join air strikes against the Islamic State group in Syria and should not "sub-contract" its security to allies, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Thursday in a written statement to...

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Muezzin killed in Islamic State attack on Shiite mosque in Bangladesh

The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for an attack on worshippers at a Shiite mosque in northern Bangladesh that killed one and wounded three others, the US-based monitoring organisation...

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In response to Islamic State threat, BSF arms itself with cutting-edge...

The Border Security Force (BSF) is not treating the recent rise in threat from global terror outfit Islamic State (IS) casually, especially after the Paris attacks and the article ‘Revival of Jihad in...

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ISIS influenced very few Indian youths; govt monitoring cyber space, minister...

The terrorist organisation Islamic State (ISIS) has been able to influence very few Indian youths and security agencies are closely monitoring the situation, including keeping potential recruits under...

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