Terrorism

Suicide bombers, gunmen attack Kabul (18:50)
Kabul, May 24 (IANS) Suicide bombers and gunmen launched attacks on several targets, including a police station, in Afghanistan capital Kabul Friday evening, leaving casualties, a police source said. The serial bombings were not near the Indian embassy.

Five Thai soldiers killed in attack (16:44)
Bangkok, May 24 (IANS) Five Thai soldiers were killed and one was injured in a roadside bomb explosion in a Thai province of Pattani Friday. The rangers were returning to their base in their pick-up truck after duty at a Buddhist temple.

Two killed in Pakistan blast (16:00)
Islamabad, May 24 (IANS) At least two people were killed when a blast destroyed a vehicle at a seminary in Pakistan's Peshawar city Friday, Geo News reported.

Injured soldier dies in Kashmir, toll is five (Second Lead) (15:10)
Srinagar, May 24 (IANS) The death toll in an ongoing gun battle in Jammu and Kashmir between security forces and the guerrillas rose to five Friday after an injured soldier succumbed to his injuries.

Four killed, one injured in Kashmir gunfight (Lead) (13:10)
Srinagar, May 24 (IANS) Three soldiers of the Rashtriya Rifles and a militant were killed Friday morning in a gun-battle in south Kashmir, an army officer said. The gunfight was still continuing.

Three troopers killed in Kashmir militant attack (12:28)
Srinagar, May 24 (IANS) Three soldiers of the Rashtriya Rifles were killed in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district Friday while they were laying a cordon around a village where militants were reportedly hiding, an army official said.

Britain arrests two more for soldier's murder (10:58)
London, May 24 (IANS/EFE) Two additional suspects have been arrested in connection with the brutal killing of a British soldier on a street in this capital, Scotland Yard said.

Taliban influence in Afghanistan to grow: Russian agency (09:00)
Moscow, May 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Taliban influence in Afghanistan may grow after international coalition forces pull out, while rising radicalism in Syria could lead to the country's disintegration, Russian military intelligence agency GRU has said.

Obama to curtail drones in focused war on terror (01:00)
By Arun Kumar
Washington, May 24 (IANS) Making a shift from a boundless "global war on terror", US President Barack Obama Thursday announced a new counter-terrorism policy narrowing the use of drones that has put it at odds with key allies like Pakistan.

25 killed, 30 injured in suicide attacks in Niger (20:40)
Niamey, May 23 (IANS) At least 25 people were killed and 30 got injured after two suicide bomb attacks Thursday at a military base and a plant run by French nuclear giant Areva in northern Niger, reported Xinhua.

London attack: Hunt on for terror clues (Lead) (17:54)
London, May 23 (IANS) A Londoner of Nigerian descent was identified Thursday as one of the two suspects who decapitated a British soldier. The terror strike prompted Prime Minister David Cameron to go into a huddle with top officials and the military put in place additional security measures.

London attack victim was a serving soldier (17:12)
London, May 23 (IANS) British police confirmed Thursday the man killed in Southeast London was a "serving soldier".

Londoner of Nigerian descent suspect in terror attack (17:06)
London, May 23 (IANS) Michael Adebolajo, a 28-year-old Londoner of Nigerian descent, is one of the two suspects who hacked to death a British soldier in London, a media report said Thursday.

London attack: British PM holds crisis meeting (16:38)
London, May 23 (IANS) British Prime Minister David Cameron Thursday chaired crisis talks following a terror attack here that left a soldier dead.

12 killed in Pakistan bombing (Lead) (12:34)
Islamabad, May 23 (IANS) Twelve people were killed in Pakistan's Quetta city Thursday when a car packed with 100 kg explosives blew up just as a vehicle carrying security personnel was passing by.

Suspected Maoists kill two in Jharkhand (11:56)
Ranchi, May 23 (IANS) Suspected Maoist guerrillas killed two people in Jharkhand's Gumla district early Thursday, police said.

Rapper tweets London attack live (11:48)
London, May 23 (IANS) "Ohhhhh myyyy God!!!! I just see a man with his head chopped off right in front of my eyes!," rapper Boya Dee live tweeted in horror as he saw the London terror attack unfold.

You're going to lose, woman tells London attacker (11:08)
Islamabad, May 23 (IANS) "You're going to lose," a brave woman told one of the two machete-wielding London attackers who killed a soldier.

12 die in Pakistan bombing (10:54)
Islamabad, May 23 (IANS) Twelve people, including eight police personnel, were killed and over 20 injured Thursday in a powerful bombing in Pakistan's Quetta city.

Dead Boston bomber involved in 2011 slayings: Report (10:22)
Washington, May 23 (IANS) Deceased Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev participated in a 2011 gruesome triple murder outside Boston along with a Chechen killed during a confrontation with law enforcement officers,

LeT militant killed in Srinagar, three policemen injured (06:38)
Srinagar, May 23 (IANS) Security forces killed a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant in a gunfight in the heart of Jammu and Kashmir capital Srinagar Thursday morning, police said.

Boston bombing probe: Man shot dead by FBI (02:14)
Washington, May 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) An FBI agent shot and killed a 27-year-old alleged friend of slain Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev in Florida, a day after questioning him as part of the investigation into the April 15 attack, media reports said.

One killed, two injured in London 'terror' attack (01:12)
London, May 23 (IANS) Two men carrying weapons brutally assaulted and killed a man, said to be a soldier, in Woolwich in southeast London Wednesday afternoon. The two attackers were later shot and injured by police. Prime Minister David Cameron said there were strong indications that it was a "terrorist incident".

5 killed in Afghan suicide bombing (20:22)
Ghazni (Afghanistan), May 22 (IANS) Five people were killed and 20 others wounded Wednesday evening by a suicide bomber in Muqur district in eastern Afghanistan's province of Ghazni, Xinhua said, quoting a provincial police source.

Malegaon blast; NIA names four in charge sheet (19:20)
Mumbai, May 22 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Wednesday filed its charge sheet against four men, accused in the 2006 Malegaon bomb blast case, before a Special MCOCA court, officials said.