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  Turkey: Two attackers killed during assault attempt on Istanbul courthouse, six wounded

  World | February 06, 2024 17:09 IST

  Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya identified the attackers as members of the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front, or DHKP/C, a far-left group considered a terrorist organisation in the country. The group was responsible for kidnapping a prosecutor at the same courthouse in 2015.

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  US Navy apprehends armed attackers who seized Israel-linked ship, Houthis retaliate with missiles

  World | November 27, 2023 13:37 IST

  The internationally recognised government in Yemen has claimed that the attackers belonged to the Houthis with the support of Iran. When the US warship approached the attackers, they tried to flee via a small boat but were ultimately caught, according to the Central Command.

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  Judge denies bail for Salman Rushdie’s attacker, bars interviews

  World | August 19, 2022 8:43 IST

  Salman Rushdie news: Dressed in a black and white jail uniform, Matar stayed quiet during the hearing while his lawyer unsuccessfully tried to persuade the judge that he should be released while he awaited trial.

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  Suspect in China kindergarten attack dies after accident

  World | August 06, 2022 11:15 IST

  China kindergarten attack: The suspect carried out the suspected knife attack at a kindergarten in Jiangxi province, killing two people on the spot.

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  Lucknow: Brave wife scares away husband's attackers with gun, watch video

  India | February 05, 2018 12:15 IST

  Abid was standing at the gate of his house when at least six miscreants attacked him. In a spontaneous reaction, his wife quickly pulled out a pistol and fired a few rounds to threaten the attackers.

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  Las Vegas shooting: 64-year-old attacker was retired, had no criminal record

  World | October 02, 2017 22:44 IST

  The man who killed 58 people and injured at least 515 others at a Las Vegas concert was a retiree with no criminal history in the Nevada county where he lived

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  Paris Notre Dame attacker shouted ‘this is for Syria’ before being shot

  World | June 06, 2017 22:56 IST

  An attacker at Paris Notre Dame cathedral carrying an Algerian student card shouted “this is for Syria” when he attacked a police officer with a hammer, French interior minister Gerard Collomb said on Tuesday

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  London attacker had no links with ISIS or Al Qaeda: Police

  World | March 28, 2017 7:39 IST

  Police investigating the Westminster attack said on Monday that they have found no evidence that killer Khalid Masood had any links with radical Islamist groups such as ISIS or Al Qaeda.

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  Soldier shoots machete-wielding man at Louvre museum in Paris

  World | February 03, 2017 18:03 IST

  Paris police say a soldier has opened fire outside the Louvre Museum on a man armed with knife and the area is being evacuated. The suspected attacker carried a suitcase and was trying to enter

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  26/11 probe: Attackers get free run but Pakistan reiterates sham asking India to send witnesses

  World | August 08, 2016 18:17 IST

  Pakistan has asked one of its top officials to follow up with India the matter of sending 24 witnesses of the 26/11 Mumbai attack to Pakistan to record their statements so that the trial in

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  18-year-old Munich attacker was ‘obsessed’ with mass killers

  World | July 24, 2016 12:19 IST

  The teenager, who carried out the shooting spree in Munich killing nine people, was obsessed with mass killers like Norwegian far-right terrorist Anders Behring Breivik, who committed the 2011 Norway attacks, and had no links to the Islamic State

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  Kamra base attackers were trained in Waziristan, says Malik

  World | August 18, 2012 17:34 IST

  Islamabad, Aug 18: The terrorists who attacked a key Pakistan Air Force base had been trained in the Waziristan tribal region where plans for the raid could be traced, Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said. 

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  Pak Army Foils Suicide Attack; Kills 3 Attackers

  World | July 20, 2010 13:39 IST

  Islamabad: Three suicide attackers tried to storm an army base in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday but security guards foiled their attempt and shot them dead, police said. The attackers, wearing suicide jackets and carrying arms,