Three Muslims burned to death in India
INDIA: At least three Muslims died in the early hours of Monday morning when Hindu assailants set fire to dozens of homes of a Muslim community, in what came to be…
‘Red alert’ as 3,000 in Turkey linked to Islamic State
ISTANBUL: Around 3,000 people in Turkey are believed to be linked to the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group, a Turkish intelligence report said on Saturday, warning of possible attacks by…
Gunmen seize Yemen president’s chief of staff: official
SANAA: Gunmen on Saturday seized Yemeni President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi’s chief of staff, whose nomination as prime minister last year was rejected by Shiite militiamen controlling the capital, an official…
US urges Islamabad, Kabul to help each other seize terrorists
WASHINGTON: The US has urged Pakistan and Afghanistan to work with each other to bring terrorists to justice. The statement came on Saturday after news reports said the Afghan authorities…
European terror crackdown widens to Greece
With Europe on edge, soldiers fanned out to guard possible terror targets in Belgium Saturday while police in Greece detained at least two suspects as part of a widening counter…
Nearly half French oppose publishing Mohammad (PBUH) cartoons: poll
PARIS: Almost half of French oppose publication of cartoons depicting Islam's Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), according to a poll Sunday, as global debate deepened on the limits of free speech in…
PIA New Delhi office receives closure notice from Indian authorities
NEW DELHI: India's Directorate of Enforcement has issued a notice to Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) asking it to “dispose of” its properties in New Delhi calling their purchase as “unauthorised”,…
Policeman killed, civilian injured in Kulgam attack
Srinagar: At least one policeman was killed and a civilian injured on Saturday in a militant attack in Kulgam district. Police said militants attacked a motorbike on which a policeman was…
Pak-Afghan border regions: In sync operations on the cards
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani and Afghan security forces are expected to launch a coordinated operation against terrorists in their respective border regions. “The Afghan government has given its consent for launching a…
Afghan Taliban to open ‘political office’ in UAE
ISLAMABAD: Officials of the Afghan Taliban have said that the ultraconservative militia plans to open a second ‘political office’ in the United Arab Emirates to “expand their contacts with the world…