Pakistan has resumed dialogue with militants: Minister

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 23:44

Pakistan has resumed dialogue with militants to find a "durable solution" to the problem of terrorism after the process was disrupted by a US drone strike, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said on Thursday.

British man allowed to testify at NYC terror trial

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 08:05

A man convicted in the United Kingdom in the 2001 shoe bomb plot can testify through a video link at the terrorism trial of Osama bin Laden`s son-in-law and former spokesman, a judge has ruled.

Religious conflict up in most of the world: Study

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 02:56

Except for the Americas, religious conflict within countries rose around the world in 2012 to the highest level in six years, according to a study out on Tuesday.

Russia nabs five terror suspects in North Caucasus

Last Updated: Saturday, January 11, 2014, 23:15

Five terror suspects were detained today in one of Russia`s North Caucasus provinces as the country`s security agencies were scrambling to uproot any potential threat to the Sochi Games.

Muslim organisation demands tribunal to probe terror cases

Last Updated: Saturday, January 11, 2014, 19:02

Jamait Ulema Maharashtra, a Muslim religious organisation, today lamented that many Muslim youths were languishing in jails on false charges of terrorism, and demanded special tribunals headed by retired judges to probe such cases.

Can`t push beyond a point: Shinde on state law and order scene

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 21:34

Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde today made it clear that the Centre cannot "push beyond a point" the law and order issue of a state as it was the prerogative of the state government.

China to focus on economic growth in Xinjiang to tackle terror

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 19:47

China is set to abandon its policy of military crackdown to tackle the growing problem of Islamic militancy in Xinjiang and instead focus on ensuring economic growth to maintain stability in the resource-rich region.

11 killed in Karachi violence

Last Updated: Saturday, January 4, 2014, 18:57

At least 11 people were killed in different incidents of violence in Pakistan`s port city of Karachi Saturday, a media report said.

Court sends two suspected LeT operatives to police custody

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 16:45

Two suspected operatives of terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), arrested for allegedly conspiring to carry out terror strikes in Delhi, were today remanded in police custody by a court here.

Indonesian terror suspects planned US embassy attack: Police

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 13:51

Six suspected terrorists killed in a New Year`s Eve police raid near Jakarta had planned to carry out a string of attacks targeting the US embassy, a church and Buddhist temples, police said.

In Egypt, even puppets now terror suspects

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 12:38

Egyptian prosecutors are investigating allegations that a puppet that speaks nonsensically in an ad for a multinational phone company was sending coded instructions to Islamic terrorists.

Pakhtuns say they shouldn`t be tagged as `terror suspects`

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 15:31

Over 500 Afghans and Pakistani Pakhtuns have requested Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif to stop raids on their houses and businesses on the pretext of "looking for terror suspects".