China official seeks tougher rules on religion after Xinjiang blasts

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 12:02

A senior Chinese official called for stricter management of religious activities, state media said on Monday, following explosions in China`s western region of Xinjiang.

Syrian rebels mistakenly behead fellow extremist

Last Updated: Friday, November 15, 2013, 22:50

An al Qaeda-linked rebel group in Syria reportedly beheaded a fellow extremist by mistaking him to be an Iraqi Shia fighting on the Bashar al-Assad’s regime side.

Plotters of Nelson Mandela`s murder get 5 to 35 years

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 30, 2013, 01:08

A South Africa court on Tuesday sentenced members of a white extremist group to jail terms ranging from five to 35 years for high treason, plotting to kill Nelson Mandela and other charges in one of the country`s biggest post-apartheid treason trials.

Nigeria at 53: Extremist killings, tight security

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 2, 2013, 09:16

Islamic militants continue to terrorize Nigeria`s northeast despite a massive 4 ½-month-old military campaign including aerial bombardments.

Boko Haram leader presumed dead resurfaces in video

Last Updated: Thursday, September 26, 2013, 19:11

A video showing the leader of Nigeria`s Islamic extremist Boko Haram group, earlier presumed dead, has been released here in which he is seen praising militants for recent attacks in the north.

UK to ban two Islamist extremist groups

Last Updated: Monday, July 8, 2013, 18:34

Two Islamist extremist groups -- UK-based Minbar Ansar Deen and Nigeria-based radical sect Boko Haram -- are to be proscribed in Britain under terrorism laws, making membership and support for them a criminal offence.

Germany sees jump in Islamic extremists

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 11, 2013, 18:35

Germany`s Interior Ministry says the number of Salafis rose to 4,500 last year from 3,800 in 2011.

Google to `index information` to aid police to track extremist websites

Last Updated: Sunday, May 26, 2013, 21:04

Google CEO Eric Schmidt has said that even despicable but legal information on Google’s search engine will be indexed to help track terrorism- promoting websites.

7 French kidnapped in Cameroon, including 4 kids

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 19, 2013, 22:45

A group of seven French citizens, including four children, have been kidnapped in Cameroon, an official close to the French president said on Tuesday.

France: 4 detained suspected of extremist links

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 5, 2013, 18:34

France`s interior minister says police have detained four people in a counter-terrorist operation.

Abu Qatada extradition block to be challenged by UK

Last Updated: Monday, December 3, 2012, 21:45

Britain Monday appealed against the court’s decision to block the extradition of Abu Qatada.

Govt to deal firmly with efforts to revive militancy in Punjab

Last Updated: Monday, October 8, 2012, 17:01

In the wake of reports of some pro-Khalistan extremist groups trying to revive militancy in Punjab, the Centre on monday said it would deal firmly with any such attempt to fuel terrorism in the state.