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  5 held over Paris attacks freed from custody

  World | January 11, 2015 14:48 IST

  Paris: Five people detained in connection with the three days of bloodshed in France have been released from custody, the Paris prosecutor's spokeswoman said Sunday.The gunmen who carried out the attacks on the satirical newspaper

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  Official: Female France attacks suspect went through Turkey

  World | January 11, 2015 7:06 IST

  Istanbul: A Turkish intelligence official says authorities believe the common law wife of one of the gunmen behind the attacks in France came through Turkey days before and may have crossed into Syria.The official told

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  7,655 killed in Pakistan in 2014

  World | January 10, 2015 12:26 IST

  Islamabad: As many as 7,655 people were killed in Pakistan in terror attacks, sectarian violence, targeted killings, security operations and drone strikes in 2014 compared to 5,687 in 2013, an official report here has revealed.The

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  France terror: Hollande urges people to be united, vigilant

  World | January 10, 2015 6:56 IST

  Paris: French President Francois Hollande on Friday urged the people of the country to be united in the face of a spate of terror attacks and also to stay vigilant.“I call upon all of you

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  Pakistan lifts ban on capital punishment in terror cases

  World | December 17, 2014 14:31 IST

  Islamabad: Pakistan on Wednesday lifted a ban on capital punishment in terrorism cases, a day after 132 children were slaughtered by Taliban guerrillas in an army-run school here.Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif revoked the ban on

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  Army Chief to visit Jammu and Kashmir today

  India | December 06, 2014 8:06 IST

  New Delhi: A day after the Kashmir region was rocked by a series of terror attacks, Army Chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag will today visit Jammu and Kashmir to take first hand stock of the

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  'Lone wolf' terror attacks on foreign missions a possibility, warn intelligence agencies

  India | November 07, 2014 16:18 IST

  New Delhi: The central agencies have expressed apprehension of educated radicalized youths from different parts of the country carrying out solo attacks on foreign missions in India.The central intelligence agencies have asked police forces to

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  Nine killed in attacks in Iraq

  World | March 08, 2014 7:38 IST

  Baghdad : At least nine people were killed and 29 others wounded in separate violent attacks across Iraq Friday, police said.Four people were killed and 18 others wounded when a roadside bomb exploded at a

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  Five years after Mumbai carnage: Are we ready to face terror attacks?

  India | November 26, 2013 8:02 IST

  New Delhi: In the five years after the Mumbai carnage in which 10 Pakistani terrorists laid siege to key institutions in India's commercial capital and killed 166 people, many steps have been taken to improve

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  IAF chief Browne says, all air bases are protected from terror attacks

  India | October 08, 2013 14:26 IST

  Hindon (Ghaziabad):  Conscious of threats posed by Pakistan-based terrorists to its bases, IAF chief NAK Browne today said the Air Force has taken all “necessary” steps to protect its assets and stations.  “It is a

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  Series of attacks kill 78 in Iraq

  World | October 06, 2013 13:28 IST

  Baghdad: At least 78 people were killed and 166 others wounded in a wave of violent attacks across Iraq Saturday, including a deadly suicide bombing targeting Shiite pilgrims here, police and media said.At least 51

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  State-sponsored terrorism cannot be accepted: Mukherjee

  World | October 04, 2013 13:03 IST

  Brussels : India wants peace with Pakistan but there can be no compromise with its own territorial integrity, President Pranab Mukherjee has said while asserting that state-sponsored terrorism from across the border cannot be accepted.He

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  Jammu Terror attacks: BJP calls Jammu bandh tomorrow

  India | September 26, 2013 21:45 IST

  Jammu: BJP has called for a Jammu bandh tomorrow in protest against the twin militant attacks in Kathua and Samba districts of Jammu and Kashmir today."We have called for a Jammu bandh tomorrow and several

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  Jammu terror attacks: PM says talks to go on

  India | September 26, 2013 21:28 IST

  Srinagar/New Delhi: With today's audacious terror attack in Jammu region resulting in nine hours of mayhem,  the BJP asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to call off his talks with his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif in

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  Pakistan condemns terror attacks in Jammu region

  World | September 26, 2013 15:29 IST

  New Delhi: Pakistan today condemned the terror attacks in Jammu region and said it was imperative that senseless act of violence do not deter the two countries from pursuing a path to a better future

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  India not to be deterred by terror attacks in Afghanistan

  World | September 20, 2013 13:03 IST

  United Nations:  India has said it will not be deterred by terror attacks against its people and interests in Afghanistan, as it assured the war-torn nation of its continued support during the period of transition. 

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  Terror attacks and a fall: turbulent run-up to Pakistan polls

  World | May 10, 2013 11:35 IST

  Islamabad, May 10: Pakistan goes to the polls Saturday after an unsettling run-up that saw a series of terror attacks, including former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's son being abducted. To add to the anxiety,

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  30 dead in attack on north Iraq police HQ: general

  World | February 03, 2013 15:42 IST

  Kirkuk (Iraq), Feb 3: A car bomb detonated by a suicide attacker followed by gunmen storming a police headquarters in the north Iraqi city of Kirkuk killed 30 people and wounded 70 others today, a

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  Zadari rules out operation against Qadri, terror attacks feared

  World | January 17, 2013 9:22 IST

  Islamabad, Jan 17: Embattled Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has ruled out any operation against people taking part in Dr Tahirul Qadri's sit-in on Constitution Avenue in Islamabad, amidst fears that terrorists may sneak in

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  Top 10 terror attacks that shocked the world

  World | May 05, 2014 8:29 IST

  Acts of terror are no longer a phenomenon that can be conveniently ignored by the masses.   In fact, with extremists continually seeking weapons of mass destruction, the threat of terrorism looms everywhere.   We have tried