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

Jihad to proliferate despite blow to ISIS

The battle to recapture Mosul, Iraq's second city and ISIS' capital, began in October last year.

5 July 2017 2:28 AM IST

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned that US investments in China would bear the brunt of any trade war. (Photo: AP)

Matter of time before ISIS leader killed, says Rex Tillerson

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson welcomed his counterparts from the mainly Western and Arab alliance to Washington.

23 March 2017 2:08 AM IST

Iraqi men carry the body of a man killed at the site of twin bomb attacks at a busy market in Baghdads central al-Sinek neighborhood on Saturday. (Photo: AP)

Virtual reality brings home horror of hospital attacks

The Doctors Without Borders group is launching the film to counter surging attacks on medical facilities and workers in...

22 March 2017 6:20 PM IST

Islamic State group

What is ISIS up to? Be watchful...

A regional spread of Daesh satraps in West Asia, all networked into a virtual caliphate, is on the cards.

22 March 2017 1:27 AM IST

Syrian forces take up positions during fighting between Government forces and Islamic State group militants in the ancient city of Palmyra, near Homs, Syria. (Photo: AP)

Syrian army retakes town of Palmyra from ISIS

It was also the second blow for ISIS group in Syria in a week, after Turkish fighters seized the Syrian town of al-Bab...

3 March 2017 7:53 AM IST

Ahmed Joudeh who rose to fame as So you think you can dance? contestant hopes to start ballet school in Syria one day (Photo: Facebook)

Syrian Billy Elliot ballets his way to Paris to portray real picture'...

Ahmad Joudeh is set on erasing the horrifying image of Syrian youth the Islamic state group portrays through his dance.

21 July 2017 11:45 AM IST

Syrian regime forces flash the victory sign in the former rebel-held Sukkari district in the northern city of Aleppo. Photo: AFP)

Syrian government decides Aleppo renovation plan: State media

The cabinet approved an emergency plan by the Education Ministry to repair 50 schools in the eastern sector over six...

8 Jan 2017 9:16 AM IST

The tail of a crashed Turkish Boeing 747 cargo plane lies at a residential area outside Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on Monday. (Photo: AP)

Syrian military aircraft's pilot found after long search, admitted

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said that the cause of the crash was unknown, but pointed to poor weather...

5 March 2017 3:59 PM IST

United Nations Security Council. (Photo: AP/File)

UN Security Council to vote Saturday on Syria cease-fire

Russia and Turkey, who brokered the agreement, circulated the text and the draft resolution to Security Council members...

31 Dec 2016 7:49 AM IST

Supporters of LGBT and human rights wave rainbow flags during a rally supporting a proposal to allow same-sex marriage in Taipei, Taiwan. (Photo: AP/File)

Stories of race and isolation in London

The isolationist report statistically detailed what Britain should be well aware of.

31 Dec 2016 3:14 AM IST

Russian rescuers lift a piece of the crashed Tu-154 plane outside Sochi, Black Sea. (Photo: AFP)

Faulty' flaps brought Russian airliner down

Life says the faulty flaps led the pilots to lose control as the plane was at a critical angle , according to the BBC.

29 Dec 2016 7:06 AM IST

Antonio Guterres

New UN chief's mission: Make peace in 2017

Mr Guterres: How can we help the millions of people caught up in conflict, suffering massively in wars with no end in...

2 Jan 2017 2:24 AM IST