Tag: Boko Haram
Pro-Gaza independent PIO MP used to lead ‘Islamist group’
LONDON: Shockat Adam, the Indian Gujarati-origin Independent MP who caused one of the biggest upsets of the general election by unseating former shadow paymaster general…
4 children, including one in stroller, stabbed in France; suspect a Syrian; no terror motive yet
ANNECY: Four toddlers and two pensioners were stabbed in a knife attack in the tranquil French mountain town of Annecy on Thursday and the government…
Indian tells UK court he’s Hindu, would never back Islamic terror
LONDON: Sundar Nagarajan, the Indian citizen accused of running the funds for one of the top financiers of Hizbollah, has denied all the allegations against…
Pakistan army spokesman criticises India
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan army condemned India during a media briefing on ongoing anti-terror operations in the country on Tuesday, accusing it of violations of the…
Russia: Russia ups penalty for treason, terror
The lower house of Russia‘s parliament on Tuesday approved legislation increasing the punishment for treason to life imprisonment and boosting the penalty for terrorism. The…
UK shifts focus back to Euro-Atlantic ties to counter threats from Russia, China
LONDON: Britain has shifted its focus back to Euro-Atlantic ties in a major refresh of its Integrated Review in the face of increased threats from…
Pakistan Taliban warn of more attacks against police after compound raid
KARACHI: Pakistan’s Taliban warned Saturday of more attacks against law enforcement officers, a day after four people were killed when a suicide squad stormed a…
Sub-Saharan Africa is ‘new epicentre’ of extremism, says UN
NAIROBI (KENYA): The new global epicentre of violent Islamic extremism is sub-Saharan Africa where people are increasingly joining it because of economic factors and less…
Peshawar mosque blast: 17 suspects arrested
PESHAWAR/ISLAMAD: Pakistan’s security agencies arrested 17 suspects in connection with the suicide blast in a high-security zone mosque in Peshawar that killed 101 people, including…