Al Qaeda fighters in Syria kill rival rebel leader

Last Updated: Sunday, February 2, 2014, 14:32

Syrian activists say al-Qaida fighters have killed the military leader of a rival Islamic brigade in a twin car bombing near the northern city of Aleppo, an attack likely to further exacerbate rebel infighting.

`Growing coordination among militant groups threat to India`

Last Updated: Sunday, February 2, 2014, 11:38

Increased use of the Internet, change of tactics like attacking crowded places, recruitment of educated youths, and coordinated activities by several terror groups in the Indian sub-continent pose serious challenge to the country`s security.

Egypt air strike kills 7 Sinai militants: Army

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 16:23

The Egyptian army said it killed seven militants in an air strike in the Sinai Peninsula less than a week after jihadists downed a military helicopter in the restive region.

US to seek death penalty for accused Boston bomber

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 21:54

The United States is to seek the death penalty for accused Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev if he is convicted of involvement in the deadly attack, Attorney General Eric Holder said on Friday.

Iraq militants storm govt building in Baghdad, 24 killed

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 15:44

Militants stormed an office of Iraq`s human rights ministry in northeast Baghdad on Thursday and took a number of civil servants hostage, security officials said.

Baghdad bombs, shooting kill 19; death toll in Jan hits 1000

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 11:09

No group claimed responsibility for the blasts, but members of the country`s Shi`ite majority are often targeted by Sunni Islamist insurgents, some linked with al Qaeda, who have regained ground in Iraq over the past year.

Egypt military offensive kills 8 Sinai militants

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 02:32

Egyptian military officials say that troops backed by helicopters and armoured vehicles have killed eight militants in the northern Sinai Peninsula.

Kayani had been unwilling to tackle Taliban: PML-N leader

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 23:31

A leader of the ruling PML-N party has said Pakistan is being put on a "war footing" to counter a surge in terrorism even as he claimed former army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani had been "unwilling" to tackle the Taliban.

NY judge rules NSA telephone data collection programme lawful

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 00:27

A US court here on Monday ruled that the National Security Agency`s controversial telephone surveillance programme was "lawful" and the snooping was a valuable component to eliminate al Qaeda`s terror network.

US strike killed al Shebaab commander: Somali officials

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 21:10

A US missile strike in southern Somalia on Sunday killed a senior al Shebaab commander who had masterminded suicide attacks by the al Qaeda-linked militant group, two Somali security officials said.

2 killed as choppers target militant bases in NW Pakistan

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 19:08

Pakistani Army gunship helicopters pounded suspected militant hideouts in the restive North Waziristan tribal region on Monday, killing at least two persons and injuring others, according to a media report.

Iraqi planes, artillery strike rebel-held Falluja

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 04:18

Iraqi government forces battling al Qaeda-linked militants intensified air strikes and artillery fire on the rebel-held city of Falluja on Sunday, and at least seven people were killed, according to hospital officials and tribal leaders.