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The IS claim, posted on a website linked to the militant group, says the gathering in Kabul was a meeting of 'tyrant clerics' who were discussing the fight against what they call 'terrorism.' (Photo: Representational | AP)

IS claims responsibility for Kabul attack on Afghan clerics

At least 7 people were dead, 20 were wounded, which came shortly after the body of religious leaders issued decree against suicide attacks.

05 Jun 2018 2:39 PM

The blasts were caused by two rockets which killed at least six people and wounded 50 but there was some uncertainty about the final casualty total.(Photo: AP)

Multiple blasts at Afghanistan stadium kill at least 8: officials

The blasts occurred at a football stadium in the city that was hosting a cricket match at the start of the holy month of Ramadan.

19 May 2018 8:36 AM

Lit candles are placed in the ground during a candlelight vigil in support of the victims and their relatives following a series of bomb attacks in Surabaya, in Jakarta on May 14, 2018. (Photo: AFP)

IS claims responsibility for Indonesia police HQ suicide bombing

A family of five,including a child, had carried out the suicide bombing that wounded 10 people.

15 May 2018 3:11 PM

Police patrol outside Surabaya police headquarters following a suicide attack in Surabaya. (Photo: AFP)

4 suicide bombers blow themselves up at Indonesian police HQ: official

On Sunday, wave of suicide bombings on churches killed at least 14 and injured dozens more.

14 May 2018 11:00 AM

Police officers stand guard near the site where an explosion went off at Santa Maria church in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia. (Photo: AP)

11 dead, 41 injured after suicide bombers strike at 3 churches in Indonesia

The deadly blasts all occurred within 10 minutes of each other, police said, with the first explosion at 7.30 am.

13 May 2018 8:36 AM

An Iraqi woman prepares to cast her vote in the country's parliamentary elections in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, May 12, 2018. (Photo: AP)

Iraq votes in first nationwide election since declaring win over ISIS

Polls opened across Iraq on Saturday in the first national election since the declaration of victory over the Islamic State group.

12 May 2018 11:54 AM

Muntazer al-Zaidi, an Iraqi journalist famous for throwing a shoe at former US president George W. Bush in 2008, attends a rally in Baghdad on May 4, 2018 for the "Marching Towards Reform" alliance between Shiite leader Moqtada al-Sadr and the communist party, ahead of the May 12 parliamentary elections. (Photo: AFP)

Iraqi journalist who threw shoe at George W Bush running for Parliament

Muntazer al-Zaidi shot to prominence in Dec 2008 when he flung his shoe at Bush who was holding press conference in Baghdad.

06 May 2018 12:30 PM

Libyan policemen check the damage at the Libyan electoral commission headquarters in the capital, Tripoli, after it was targeted by suicide bombers on May 2, 2018. (Photo: AFP)

14 killed as Islamic State militants attack Libyan election commission

The 2 bombers infiltrated building in central Tripoli, fired on people inside and detonated their explosives when their ammunition ran out.

03 May 2018 11:06 AM

In an article written for the www.military.com website, Joseph V Micallef, warns that if Islamabad continues in this vein, there is every possibility of nuclear device or devices falling into the hands of militant jihadist organisations, both in Pakistan and in other parts of the world. (Photo: PTI | Representational)

Pak may soon have world's 3rd largest nuclear stockpile: report

Between 1971 and 2016, Islamabad has been developing its own nuclear arsenal, 'both plutonium and enriched uranium-based weapons.'

25 Apr 2018 1:41 PM

Neither 28-year-old Abdeslam -- who is being held in jail in France pending a separate trial over the 2015 Paris attacks in which 130 people died -- nor Ayari, 24, were in court for the verdict. (Photo: AFP)

Paris attacks suspect Abdeslam sentenced to 20 yrs over Brussels shootout

In its judgment, the court said 'there can be no doubt' about jihadist Salah Abdeslam and Sofiane Ayari’s involvement in extremism.

23 Apr 2018 3:34 PM

Wounded Afghan child Zahra, 8, is treated following a suicide bombing attack at the Isteqlal Hospital in Kabul. (Photo: AFP)

ISIS suicide attack on Kabul voters kills 57

Terrorists target people at voter registration centre.

23 Apr 2018 1:32 AM

Afghan police stand outside a voter registration centre which was attacked by a suicide bomber in Kabul, Afghanistan.(Photo:AP )

Suicide attack on Kabul voter registration centre kills 31

Islamic State claimed responsibility for the blast, the group’s Amaq news agency said.

22 Apr 2018 1:56 PM

A fighter of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) stands guard on a rooftop in Raqqa, after retaking the city from Islamic State (IS) group. (Photo: AFP)

50 bodies of jihadists, civilians recovered from Raqqa mass grave in Syria

The mass grave was located under a football pitch, close to a hospital where IS jihadists had dug in before being chased out of Raqqa.

22 Apr 2018 12:01 PM

French jihadist Djamila Boutoutaou attends her trial at the central penal court in Baghdad on Tuesday. Boutoutaou, 29, was sentenced to life in prison for belonging to the ISIS group. — AFP , the latest in a series of court judgments against jihadists. (Photo: AFP)

More than 300 get death in Iraq for links to ISIS

Women from Turkey, Central Asia among sentenced.

19 Apr 2018 2:37 AM

Family members in Amritsar mourn as they receive the body of their loved one abducted and killed by the ISIS in 2014. (Photo: PTI)

Teary kin receive bodies of 38 Indians from Iraq

An air of gloom descended as distraught families looked at the caskets brought back from Baghdad by minister of state for external V.K. Singh.

03 Apr 2018 4:51 AM

Four teenage girl suicide bombers have killed two people in multiple attacks in northeast Nigeria, residents said Saturday, in the latest assault since the government announced it was in ceasefire talks with Boko Haram. (Representational Image)

Four teenage girls launch deadly suicide attack in Nigeria, 2 killed

The suspected Boko Haram attack took place late Friday in the northeast Borno state capital of Maiduguri.

01 Apr 2018 1:13 PM

Despite strong Russian denials, Prime Minister Theresa May expelled 23 Russian diplomats. (Photo: AP)

A new Cold War looms

A former Russian spy who turned a double agent and was in jail was brought over to Britain in a spy swap back in 2005.

31 Mar 2018 12:20 AM

The MEA, reflecting the sincerity and genuine concern of its senior minister, perhaps failed to sense the political outcome of such negative news, if and when that emerged. (Photo: PTI)

Indians in conflict zones: ‘Military diplomacy’ vital

Indians by and large are considered peaceful members of any society in which they reside.

24 Mar 2018 12:06 AM

Punjab chief minister Capt. Amarinder Singh (Photo: PTI)

Shattered at death of 39 Indians, says Punjab CM

Cong expresses grief, AAP MLA says Sushma Swaraj should quit.

21 Mar 2018 12:23 AM

A monitor said Tuesday three dozen pro-government fighters were killed in a district of Syria’s capital as Islamic State jihadists took control of it in a surprise night time attack. (Representational Image)

Islamic State takes Damascus area, kills 36 Syria troops: monitor

‘IS took full control of Qadam, and 36 government troops and loyalist fighters have been killed.’

20 Mar 2018 6:15 PM

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