Beijing | 19 days ago
China says it has caught terror suspects
Beijing, April 29 - China said Monday it has caught suspected terrorists who are linked to an attack April 23.Police have captured more suspected terrorists linked to the attack April 23 in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Vice Minister of Public Security Meng Hongwei said. Meng did not disclose the number of suspects who were held, but said the police have made major progress i ... read more

Ramallah | 20 days ago
Abbas begins talks to form Palestinian national government
Ramallah, April 27 - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas began discussions Saturday to form a national government, reported Xinhua citing the official Wafa news agency.The government would be formed in accordance with deals brokered between Abbas' Fatah party and Hamas in Doha and Cairo in the past couple of years, Abbas said in a statement.The government is supposed to rule the West Bank and the ... read more

Islamabad | 25 days ago
Boston blasts: FBI looks at Pakistani terror group
Islamabad, April 23 - The US Federal Bureau of Investigation - is looking at a Waziristan-based terror group's link with the two brothers suspected of the deadly Boston bombings, a media report said.The News International reported that Islamic Jehad Union - has come under FBI's focus for its alleged links with Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, two brothers of Chechen descent who allegedly carried ou ... read more

Panaji | 29 days ago
Goa beaches were targets for Lashkar in 2008: Wikileaks
Panaji, April 19 - Goa's beaches were in the cross hairs of suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba terror suspect Nasir Raizuddin, being tried for the 2008 Bangalore serial blasts, Wikileaks has claimed citing a recently declassified US diplomatic cable.The cable, dated February 2008, was drafted by David T. Hopper, then consul general at the US consulate in Chennai. Hopper quotes top police officials about ot ... read more

5 months ago
Israel allows Gaza produce export
Gaza, Dec 17 - Israel Sunday allowed the export of strawberries, herbs and cherry tomatoes from the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian official said.The development comes after Israel and the Islamic movement of Hamas agreed on a ceasefire following their eight-day battle last month.The consignment includes seven trucks of agricultural products destined for Europe.The Egyptian-brokered ceasefire envisaged ... read more

Beijing | 5 months ago
Terrorists are public enemies: Chinese daily
Beijing, Dec 12 - Terrorists in China's Xinjiang region are public enemies who are exacting a high price for development by creating an impression of instability there, a state-run Chinese daily said Wednesday.Three failed suicide bombers were given death penalties and one was sentenced to life imprisonment Tuesday for attempting to hijack and blow up a domestic flight in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomou ... read more

Bangalore | 6 months ago
Karnataka seeks Interpol help to nab three terror suspects
Bangalore, Oct 28 - Karnataka Police are seeking the help of Interpol to extradite from Saudi Arabia three terror suspects wanted for their alleged role in planning to attack noted politicians, religious heads and media persons in the state, a senior police official said Sunday.We are in the process of approaching Interpol to issue Red Corner notices against the three suspects, including one from ... read more

Bangalore | 6 months ago
Karnataka seeks Interpol help to nab three terror suspects
Bangalore, Oct 28 - Karnataka Police are seeking the help of Interpol to extradite from Saudi Arabia three terror suspects wanted for their alleged role in planning to attack noted politicians, religious heads and media persons in the state, a senior police official said Sunday.We are in the process of approaching Interpol to issue Red Corner notices against the three suspects, including one from ... read more

Bangalore | 6 months ago
Karnataka seeks Interpol help to nab three terror suspects
Bangalore, Oct 28 - Karnataka Police are seeking the help of Interpol to extradite from Saudi Arabia three terror suspects wanted for their alleged role in planning to attack noted politicians, religious heads and media persons in the state, a senior police official said Sunday.We are in the process of approaching Interpol to issue Red Corner notices against the three suspects, including one from ... read more

6 months ago
Qatari Emir concludes Gaza visit, calls for Palestinian unity
Gaza, Oct 23 - Qatar's Emir, Shaikh Hamad Ben Khalifa Al Thani concluded Tuesday an official seven-hour long visit to the Gaza Strip, ruled by Islamic Hamas movement, the first of its kind by a head of state since 2007.The Emir and his delegation entered the Gaza Strip Tuesday morning and left in the late afternoon through Rafah border crossing with Egypt. During the visit, Qatar decided to incre ... read more