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Car bomb on Turkey-backed Syrian rebels kills 41, mostly civilians

The attack was carried out in Sousian, northwest of al-Bab and wounded many others.

24 Feb 2017 3:27 PM IST

More than three quarters of Gazas population are registered as refugees with the United Nations, and UNRWA, the UN agency in charge of Palestinian refugees, is a vital source of aid. (P

In Gaza, Syrians try to rebuild lives in ruins

In the small enclave where the unemployment rate is 45 percent and high inflation, the Syrians have no way to pay their...

24 Feb 2017 9:44 AM IST

Islamic state fighters. (Photo: Representational Image/AFP)

IS jihadists forcing children, disabled into suicide cars: US general

IS had adopted coercive new techniques in its use of suicide car bombs because the jihadists appear to be running out of...

24 Feb 2017 9:04 AM IST

Iraqi Federal police forces advance towards the western side of Mosul. (Photo: AP)

Iraqi forces drive Islamic State out of Mosul airport

Iraqi forces hope to repair the airport and use it as a base from which to drive the militants from Mosul's western...

24 Feb 2017 8:38 AM IST

The Taliban and ISIS fighters have regularly clashed since the latter gained a foothold in eastern Afghanistan in 2015, as the two vie for supremacy in the war-torn country. (Photo: AP)

Australia pulls fighter jets out of Iraq, Syria, ends air strike...

The decision follows the Islamic State jihadist group losing its two main hubs -- Mosul in Iraq and Raqa in Syria.

22 Dec 2017 10:16 AM IST

Pakistani soldiers stand guard at the site where a Chinese couple was kidnapped in the neighbourhood of Jinnah town in Quetta. (Photo: File/AFP)

Pakistan scrambles to protect China's Silk Road pioneers

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province is conducting a census of Chinese nationals and raising a force of about 4,200 officers to...

12 Jun 2017 1:48 PM IST

ISIS has been turning its sights on targets outside its base in the Sinai, putting more pressure on the government and presenting extra challenges for security services. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

Your turn will come: Islamic State threatens attack on Saudi Arabia

In a video that seems to have been recorded before the attack on Tehran, five masked fighters were also shown...

10 Jun 2017 1:52 PM IST

A photo of the van used in the London Bridge attacks of June 3. (Photo: AP)

Bigger truck, Molotov cocktail: London terrorists planned larger...

Eight people were killed before the assailants Khuram Shazad Butt, Rachid Redouane and Youssef Zaghba were shot dead...

10 Jun 2017 1:38 PM IST

Overall, US President Donald Trump proposed a massive reduction in American aid to South Asian countries. (Photo: AP)

Stop funding terror, teaching hate: Trump to Qatar

Trump's comments came after Rex Tillerson appealed to Saudi Arabia and its regional allies to ease their blockade of...

10 Jun 2017 1:19 PM IST

Iranians attend the funeral of victims of an Islamic State militant attack on Wednesday, in Tehran, Iran. (Photo: AP)

Iran turns wrath on US, Saudi as attacks dead mourned

Burials were held in the provinces for the two others killed when gunmen and suicide bombers stormed Tehran's parliament...

9 Jun 2017 6:48 PM IST

Syrian President Bashar Assad. (Photo: AP)

Syrian President is a political reality: US

Syria would be one of the major topics of discussion when Trump meets leaders of Egypt on April 3 and Jordan on April 5.

1 April 2017 11:13 AM IST

Mourners gather as they shout slogans during a protest following a powerful car bomb explosion that killed at least 25 at a busy market in Parachinar. (Photo: AFP)

Taliban blast kills 25 in Pakistan

Jamaat-ul-Ahrar (JuA), a faction of the umbrella Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan claimed the attack.

1 April 2017 7:12 AM IST