Life in jail for 4 bombers: Nigeria court

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 9, 2013, 20:46

A Nigerian court on Tuesday sentenced four alleged Islamic extremists to life in prison for two bombings that killed 19 people last year, the official news agency of Nigeria reported.

Militants in north Nigeria force thousands to flee

Last Updated: Saturday, June 22, 2013, 22:32

Refugees say Islamic extremists threatening a bloodbath are forcing thousands of people from villages in north Nigeria where the fighters have regrouped.

UK PM set to drive out al Qaeda extremists from Syria

Last Updated: Sunday, June 16, 2013, 16:03

British Prime Minister David Cameron said that he intends to see `dangerous` al Qaeda extremists driven out of Syria and warned that if Britain fails to aid the opposition rebels, Syria will not be able to free itself.

Islamic Extremists kill 13 in northeast Nigeria

Last Updated: Sunday, June 9, 2013, 09:47

Islamic extremists who hid their weapons inside a coffin shot and killed 13 people in a northeast Nigeria city.

Islamist extremists attack ‘kissing protesters` in Turkey

Last Updated: Monday, May 27, 2013, 12:56

Islamist extremists attacked a group of kissing protestors at a metro station who were protesting against a morality campaign by Ankara.

Nigeria extremists say they kidnap women, children

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 14, 2013, 08:44

An Islamic extremist group in Nigeria has said it is kidnapping women and children as part of its bloody guerrilla campaign against the country`s government.

Russia detains 140 suspected Islamic extremists

Last Updated: Saturday, April 27, 2013, 10:50

Russian police and security agents detained 140 people at a mosque in Moscow on Saturday on suspicion of involvement with Islamic extremism.

New Pak leadership will pose greater threat to drone program: US

Last Updated: Friday, April 5, 2013, 21:27

The major candidates to become Pakistan`s next prime minister oppose American drone strikes on extremists in their country.

Sharp rise in US `patriot` extremist groups found

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 6, 2013, 10:25

A US civil rights group warns that President Barack Obama`s tenure and the gun control debate after last year`s Connecticut school shooting have led to a surge in anti-government "patriot" groups.

Nine extremists surrender in Jharkhand

Last Updated: Monday, February 18, 2013, 15:07

Nine extremists surrendered with arms in Khunti district.

Fresh clashes between Malian troops and Islamist extremists

Last Updated: Monday, February 11, 2013, 09:28

Severe ongoing clashes were reported between Malian troops and suspected Islamists extremists.

French troops to quit Timbuktu on Feb 07

Last Updated: Monday, February 4, 2013, 22:42

French airstrikes targeted the fuel depots and desert hideouts of Islamic extremists in northern Mali overnight as a military spokeswoman said that French forces plan to hand control of Timbuktu to the Malian army this week.