Tag: Terrorism
Abducted UK journalist freed in Pakistan
A British-Pakistani journalist abducted by suspected Islamist militants in Pakistan's ethnic Pashtun tribal areas in March has been freed, the British High Commission said.[MORE]
15 killed, dozens hurt in Russian market bombing
At least 15 people were killed and 77 wounded in an apparent suicide bombing outside a crowded market in the Russian Caucasus city of Vladikavkaz.[MORE]
Bomb kills 10 in Pakistan
A roadside bomb has killed 10 people and wounded four in Pakistan's Kurram tribal region on the Afghan border, a government official said.[MORE]
Drone strikes kill 14 militants in Pakistan
Two US missile strikes in Pakistan's tribal district on the Afghan border killed at least 14 rebels on Wednesday, local security officials said. [MORE]
Two men arrested over India bomb attack
Indian authorities have arrested two men in connection with a blast that killed more than a dozen people in the western city of Pune earlier this year. [MORE]
Three killed in Baghdad attacks
A car bomb and several roadside blasts killed three people and wounded dozens in Baghdad on Wednesday morning (local time), health and security officials said.[MORE]
Thai Airways plane searched after bomb threat
US police have searched a Thai Airways plane at LA International Airport following a warning of a bomb on board.[MORE]
Religious leaders condemn US 'anti-Muslim frenzy'
US religious leaders condemned an "anti-Muslim frenzy", including plans by a Florida church to burn a Koran on September 11.[MORE]
Thai schools shut after teachers killed
Schools in southern Thailand have been closed for at least three days after two teachers were shot dead by militants.[MORE]
Bomb kills 16 in north-west Pakistan
Militants have carried out a second huge bomb attack in as many days against police in north-western Pakistan. [MORE]
Respected Afghan journalist stabbed to death
A prominent Afghan journalist has been murdered in the capital Kabul.[MORE]
Pakistan suicide attack kills 19
At least 19 people were killed and 45 wounded when a suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden car into a police station in north-west Pakistan, destroying the building.[MORE]
Taliban threatens election violence
The Taliban is threatening to attack voters who take part in Afghanistan's parliamentary election.[MORE]
Basque terrorists lay down weapons
Spanish authorities react cautiously to news that Basque separatists ETA are ending military operations.[MORE]
US troops help fight off attack on Iraq army base
American troops were called in to help fight off a coordinated suicide attack on an Iraqi army complex, days after US forces officially ended combat operations in the country.[MORE]
Karzai sets up Taliban peace talks council
Afghan president Hamid Karzai announced that he had set up a council to pursue peace talks with the Taliban, who have been waging an insurgency in Afghanistan for almost nine years.[MORE]
Taiwan-Sydney flight grounded over 'bomb threat'
A China Airlines flight bound for Sydney has been grounded for safety checks following an alleged bomb threat, airport police say.[MORE]
Scores dead after blast hits Pakistan rally
A blast has ripped through a rally in the Pakistani city of Quetta, killing at least 53 people and injuring at almost 200.[MORE]
Indonesian cops 'sold guns to Bashir terror cell'
Corrupt Indonesian police provided weapons used by a terrorist cell funded by radical Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir, prosecutors claim. [MORE]
Afghan airstrike 'killed election campaigners'
An Afghan official says 10 election campaigners were killed in an airstrike by international forces in the relatively peaceful north of the country on Thursday.[MORE]
Peace talks overshadowed by West Bank killings
The deaths of four Israelis in the West Bank have overshadowed the start of the latest round of Middle East peace talks in Washington DC. [MORE]
Taliban leader charged over CIA killings
United States prosecutors have charged the leader of the Pakistani Taliban over the attack that killed seven CIA employees at an American base in Afghanistan last December.[MORE]
Lahore blasts kill dozens
Three suicide bombers have targeted a Shiite mourning procession in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore, killing at least 25 people and wounding 180, police and rescue officials said.[MORE]
Dutch authorities release Yemeni suspects
Two Yemenis arrested in Amsterdam on suspicion of terrorism have been released due to lack of evidence, according to the Dutch prosecuting authority.[MORE]
US places Pakistani Taliban on terrorism blacklist
The United States has added the Pakistani Taliban to a blacklist of foreign terrorist organisations, triggering sanctions and an asset freeze.[MORE]
