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People stand in front of floral tributes to victims of Wednesdays attack outside the Houses of Parliament in London. (Photo: AP)

London attacker wasn't seen as a threat by MI5

More significant arrests' made: UK police

25 March 2017 1:13 AM IST

UK Prime Minister Theresa May speaks in Parliament.

UK won't be cowed by terror, says PM Theresa May

Lawmakers return to Parliament for work a day after attack that left 3 people dead.

24 March 2017 12:46 AM IST

Flowers and a photo of killed police officer Keith Palmer on Whitehall near Parliament.

Eight held in UK, ISIS claims British parliament attack

MPs return to work, Muslim areas raided in Birmingham.

24 March 2017 12:27 AM IST

Paramedics load a victim into the back of an ambulance as members of the emergency services work on Westminster Bridge, alonside the Houses of Parliament in central London on Wednesday. (Photo: AFP)

ISIS claims UK Parl attack, says operation to target coalition...

At least three people, including a police officer, were killed in the attack. The attacker was also gunned down by...

23 March 2017 6:16 PM IST

Caught in the middle of the ban are thousands of travellers growing increasingly frustrated with what they see as an absurd measure. (Photo: AP)

I need my iPad': Travellers across Middle East express ire over...

US and UK have cited intelligence indicating passenger jets could be targeted via explosives planted in electronic...

23 March 2017 8:17 AM IST

A man is treated by emergency services, as knives lie on the floor, with police looking on at the scene outside the Houses of Parliament London. (Photo: AP)

UK Parliament attack: Woman and police officer dead in major terrorist...

There was no immediate claim of responsibility and it was not clear if there was more than one attacker.

22 March 2017 11:27 PM IST

The social network said that in the last six months of 2016 it suspended 376,890 accounts for promoting terrorism. (Photo: Representational/AP)

3.7-lakh Twitter accounts suspended in 6 months for promoting...

Twitter has long been used by extremists and terrorist organisations to promote nationalism, separatism and racism.

22 March 2017 5:47 PM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)

Pak has made immense sacrifices in its war against terrorism: Nawaz...

Sharif chaired a high-level security meeting at the Prime Minister's House where members reviewed the military operation...

3 March 2017 7:23 PM IST

Pakistan needs to be serious about closing down 600 Deobandi madrassas in the country, an influential US lawmaker has said. (Representational Image)

Pak should shut down Deobandi schools: US Congressman

There is a prevailing sentiment in the Congress and Trump admin that such schools are breeding ground for terrorists, he...

3 March 2017 10:27 AM IST

Indian army and paramilitary soldiers leave the site of a gun battle with suspected rebels in Hajin Village, northeast of Srinagar in Jammu & Kashmir on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

As summer nears, are our forces prepared?

Well-trained terrorists found it a cakewalk to stroll into a major defence area and attempt to create a hostage-like...

3 March 2017 6:34 AM IST

The conference, hosted by the prestigious Sunni Muslim Al-Azhar institute, comes as sectarian conflict continues to ravage the region and after a spate of jihadist attacks on Christians in Egypt. (Photo: AFP)

Muslim, Christian clerics say don't link Islam to terrorism

The statement urged fostering understanding and equality between religions.

2 March 2017 3:24 PM IST

A desert oasis surrounded by palm trees in central Syria, Palmyra is also a strategic crossroads linking the Syrian capital, Damascus, with the countrys east and neighbouring Iraq. (Photo: AP)A look at Palmyra, the archaeological gem that Islamic State fighters retook Sunday from Syrian troops in a major advance. (

ISIS pulls back from Syria's Palmyra: monitor

ISIS had withdrawn to residential neighbourhoods in the east of the city, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

2 March 2017 3:22 PM IST