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Footage from the scene showed twisted vehicles and nearby buildings with only walls left standing. (Photo: AFP)

23 dead, 30 wounded in Mogadishu hotel attack by Al-Shabab

Among the dead were a mother and three children, including a baby, all shot in the head.

29 Oct 2017 7:09 AM GMT

Boko Haram attacks on military bases were a frequent tactic as the group gained in size and strength, using the weapons and ammunition seized to capture swathes of territory in the northeast in 2013 and 2014. (Photo: AP)

Boko Haram raid for supplies burns crops, kills 6 soldiers in remote...

Sporadic attacks have claimed at least 20,000 lives, made more than 2.6 million homeless since 2009.

26 Oct 2017 9:29 AM GMT

Mourners embrace each other after the explosion in the eastern city of Benghazi on Wednesday. The death toll following a double car bomb attack in the Libyan city of Benghazi night rose to at least 34, a hospital spokeswoman said AFP

Double car bombings near mosque kill 34 in Benghazi

Mosque frequently visited by opponents of Libya jihadists'

24 Jan 2018 7:37 PM GMT

Afghan policemen keeping watch following blasts at a Shia cultural centre in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group in Kabul. (Photo: AFP)

ISIS cells operate in Kabul under noses of Afghan and US forces

The militants meet at night to discuss jihad, or holy war, and plot attacks on targets in the city they know well.

10 Jan 2018 8:19 PM GMT

Heavily armed jihadists stormed the boarding school in the remote town, forcing terrified students to flee into the surrounding bush. (Representational Image)

More than 100 girls are missing, possibly abducted, after Boko Haram...

Parents in Dapchi, in Yobe state, said had they set up a support group after Monday's raid.

24 Feb 2018 11:57 AM GMT

Ratish Chandra Bhowmik disappearance comes a fortnight after seven terrorists from the Jamayetul Mujahideen Bangladesh were sentenced to death for murdering the caretaker of a Sufi shrine in November 2015. (Representational Image)

Liberal Hindu Bangladeshi lawyer disappears after Islamist trials

Ratish Chandra Bhowmik, a respected prosecutor and champion of minority rights, has not been seen since Friday morning.

1 April 2018 12:26 PM GMT

Last night, I was getting calls from my workers from different booths that they have been threatened by TMCs jihadi brigade that if you sit as booth agents for BJP, youll be murdered, Bose said. (Photo: ANI)

There's no difference between a terrorist organisation, TMC: BJP's CK...

Bose also accused TMC workers of attacking him on April 24, when he was on his way to file nomination papers.

19 May 2019 7:48 AM GMT

A monitor said Tuesday three dozen pro-government fighters were killed in a district of Syrias capital as Islamic State jihadists took control of it in a surprise night time attack. (Representational Image)

Islamic State takes Damascus area, kills 36 Syria troops: monitor

IS took full control of Qadam, and 36 government troops and loyalist fighters have been killed.'

20 March 2018 12:45 PM GMT

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The 40-acre islet in the Arabian Sea, the latest site for the memorial of Chhatrapati Shivaji falls under the Coastal...

14 Feb 2013 8:09 AM GMT

The four suspected members of the Spanish terror cells that executed attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils on 18 August (from top left to bottom right): Mohamed Houli Chemlal (TL), Driss Oukabir (TR), Salah El Karib (BL), and Mohamed Aallaa (BR). (Photo: AFP)

Barcelona attack: Terror cell planned big attack on monuments, suspect...

The suspects who appeared in court are thought to be the only surviving members of a 12-man terror cell.

23 Aug 2017 6:09 AM GMT

Emergency workers stand on a blocked street in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo: AP)

ISIS claims its 'soldiers' carried out Barcelona attack

At least 13 people were killed on Thursday when a driver deliberately slammed a van into crowds.

18 Aug 2017 12:29 AM GMT

It was the third such Israeli strike into Syria recently, according to the Syrian government. (Photo: Representational Image)

Syria says shot down Israeli plane after raids near Palmyra

Our air defence engaged them and shot down one warplane over occupied territory, said statement.

17 March 2017 9:23 AM GMT