Man detained for convincing youths to join terrorist organisations
A man was arrested in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly district for allegedly trying to convince youths to join terrorist organisations, officials said here on Thursday. Acting...
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US investigates Islamic State plot to kill American peace envoy to Afghanistan
U.S. officials say they are seriously investigating Taliban claims that Islamic State in Afghanistan was plotting to assassinate Zalmay Khalilzad, the American peace envoy for...
Al-Qaeda terror suspect arrested in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly
A suspected Al-Qaeda operative has been arrested from the Quila area of Bareilly district. The arrest was made on Thursday ater the ATS team got...
Three men from Sydney arrested after military-style weapons seized in counter-terrorism raids
An investigation is underway into how three men managed to get their hands on military-style weapons seized during counter-terrorism raids across Sydney's south-west. A 29-year-old...
Basketball-father of the Turkish NBA player Enes Kanter acquitted of terrorism links
The father of NBA center Enes Kanter, an outspoken critic of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's human rights record, has been acquitted of charges that he...
Taliban attacks killed at least 17 military personnel in the northern provinces of Afghanistan
Afghan officials say Taliban fighters have attacked a checkpoint in the northern province of Jawzjan, killing 12 security force members. Abdul Marouf Azar, a spokesman...
Bahrain top court upholds up to fifteen years jail for six terror suspects
Bahrain’s Court of Cassation upheld the lower court’s ruling that handed down prison sentences ranging between three to 15 years to six convicts, found guilty...
Man from Hull charged with encouraging terrorism appears at the Leeds Magistrates Court
Munia Elkali, 31, of Cheadle Close in Hull, appeared at Leeds Magistrates’ Court on Thursday morning charged with two counts of encouraging terrorism. He is...
Four members of Islamic State including top commander arrested by the Afghan security forces in Kunar
Four members of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) including their top commander were arrested by Afghan security forces in eastern Kunar province...
Four rockets hit the Baghdad’s Green Zone
Four Katyusha rockets on Thursday hit the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad without causing casualties, the Iraqi military said. The attack took place after...
Jordan’s refusal to extradite the most-wanted terrorist could cost it US aid
For seven years Jordan has refused to extradite to the U.S. a wanted Hamas terrorist with American blood on her hands, but now the kingdom...
Russian prosecutors seek at least six years in prison for two people accused in the ‘Network’ terrorism case
Prosecutors in St. Petersburg are looking for two defendants in the ‘Network’ case to be given up to nine years behind bars. Yuly Boyarshinov, 28,...