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British radical Islamic cleric Anjem Choudary is among the seven backers and foreign fighters of jihadist groups added to the State and Treasury Department blacklists of specially designated global terrorists. (Photo: AP)

US names ISIS fighter, British cleric to 'terror' blacklist

The 2 were among 7 backers and foreign fighters of jihadist groups, added to blacklists and placed under global...

31 March 2017 8:50 AM IST

The officials say Thursdays blast on the outskirts of the border town of Arsal burned a small truck that the five people were using. (Photo: AP)

Blast near border town of Arsal kills 2 Syrians, 3 wounded: Lebanese...

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to speak to the media.

30 March 2017 9:27 PM IST

the militants had kept rocks on the street with which the crowd could stone the victim the moment he fell down. (Photo: Representational/AP)

Man pushed from rooftop by ISIS militants, stoned to death for being...

This is not the first time the ISIS has indulged in carrying out such executions in the name of Islam.

30 March 2017 4:40 PM IST

The inquiry, conducted last month, found that ISIS had used the weapon on civilians. (Photo: AP/File)

ISIS may launch devastating chemical attacks in Europe: UN watchdog

The fleeing terrorists could carry out mustard gas attacks after learning how to use the toxic substance in battle...

24 Nov 2016 5:17 PM IST

The building is now used to treat people wounded in the ongoing battle for the western side of the city. (Photo: AP)

Iraq: School in Mosul used by ISIS becomes field hospital

Each day, the hospital looks after around 100 patients, both civilians and security personnel, often the victims of...

27 March 2017 10:37 AM IST

A file photo of Tabrez Tambe.

Ministry contacts ISIS recruit Tabrez in Libya

Tambe, a resident of Mumbra, allegedly joined the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in September 2016.

27 March 2017 1:40 AM IST

Palestinian women practice with tennis balls while training for an all womens baseball game, on a soccer field in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip. (Photo: AP)

Palestinian women try to bring baseball to Gaza amidst difficulties

The women say their families had no objection, and some parents even encouraged them but the society has not been as...

20 March 2017 1:25 PM IST

This is ISISs last stand in Sirte and they are fighting hard (Photo: AFP)

Bangladeshi-origin murder suspect recruited by ISIS, says report

Shahan Choudhury, now 30, is thought to have travelled to Syria towards the end of 2015.

19 March 2017 5:31 PM IST

They showed one of the men, elderly with a white beard and kneeling in an orange jumpsuit with his neck pressed against a steel stand. Masked IS executioners dressed in black raised long swords over his head. (Representational Image)

ISIS in Egypt beheads Sinai clerics mistaken for priests

The victims were later identified by locals as leading religious figures from among Sinai's Bedouins.

20 Nov 2016 10:36 AM IST

As of now, abuse of tramadol is not subject to international control.

Indian drug misused in West Asia: Report

ISIS fighters using painkiller tramadol, says EU report; India denies knowledge.

19 March 2017 12:37 AM IST

The government has proposed a penal tax rate of 50 per cent to incentivise black money hoarders to switch to formal economy.

World needs shift to a fairer deal for the 99 per cent

Today, just eight people in the world own as much wealth as half the human population does.

18 March 2017 2:01 AM IST

Taj Mahal of Agra, one of the 7 wonders of the world. (Photo: File)

After reports of ISIS threat, Taj Mahal gets extra security

A pro-ISIS media group published a graphic depicting Taj Mahal, one of the wonders of the world, as a possible target of...

17 March 2017 6:40 PM IST