Terrorists with Iran links ‘behind oil pipeline blast’The explosion which caused a massive blaze at a major oil pipeline in the Bahraini village of Buri on Friday night was an act of terror, reported the BNA, citing the Minister of Interior. Shaikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Kha More… |
Germany warns of threat from 500 'potential terrorists'Germany's interior minister has warned that the country is home to more than 500 Islamic militants who could be capable of carrying out assaults on their own or as members of "hit teams." Speaking in an interview wit More… |
Australia issues security alert for Kuala LumpurThe Australian government has warned that terrorists may be planning attacks in and around the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia has been on high alert since a bomb and gun attack in Indonesia's capital in January, whic More… |
Indian army ends Pathankot operations, 5 terrorists killedMilitants launched a deadly attack on an Indian Air Force base near the Pakistan border on Saturday, exchanging fire with Indian forces who, backed by tanks and helicopters, battled for more than 15 hours before wresting back control of the comp More… |
France, Belgium widen probe into Paris attacksAn investigation into the November 13 attacks in Paris widened on Tuesday when French prosecutors said a man who provided lodging to the suspected ringleader must have known of a militant plot, and Belgium issued a warrant for a new suspect. More… |
US issues global travel alert over terrorist threatsCiting "increased terrorist threats" from militant groups in various regions of the world, the US State Department issued a global travel alert on Monday following deadly militant attacks in France and Mali. As millions More… |
Tension high in Paris one week after attacksTension was still high in Paris at the end of a week in which there were scores of false alarms, episodes of crowd panic and a seven-hour gunfight that left the suspected mastermind of the attacks dead. Parisians braved the cold a More… |
Tapped phone ‘led Paris attack leader to his death’Police watched the suspected mastermind of the Paris attacks being led by a woman into an apartment the evening before both died there in a raid by special forces, a police source said on Friday. After a tip-off from Morocco that More… |
Mali hotel siege ends, hostages freedMalian special forces backed by French soldiers ended the siege of a hotel in central Mali early on Saturday, freeing four hostages being held there by suspected Islamist militants, a defence ministry spokesman said. "It seem More… |
Saudi King vows to crush militancySaudi King Abdullah, in a Ramadan message on Saturday, vowed to crush Islamist militants threatening the kingdom, the state news agency reported, saying the world's top oil exporter would not tolerate "a band of terrorists". More… |