Crime

Syria: 1,700 civilians, 1,000 ISIS militants killed in airstrikes since Russian operations, monitoring group says

More than 4,000 people have been killed in Syria since Sept. 30 last year, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

Mar 3, 2016

'Allah ordered' beheading of 4-year-old girl, says Moscow 'bloody nanny'

The 38-year-old woman was arrested Monday after she was seen with the severed head of a child at a metro station in Moscow.

Mar 2, 2016

Afghanistan: Suicide bomb attack, gunfire near Indian consulate in Jalalabad

The Indian consulate staff was safe, India's external affairs ministry said.

Mar 2, 2016

Hoax? ISIS execution of Dutch fighters are rumours, says monitoring group

Syrian activist group Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS) had said the Islamic State executed eight Dutch fighters for desertion.

Mar 1, 2016

Pakistan supports non-state actors behind Pathankot terror attack: Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar

Parliament was also informed that Pakistan had registered a case to probe the role of its citizens in the Pathankot terror attack.

Mar 1, 2016

Burqa-clad woman carrying child's severed head arrested in Moscow

The child's body was found in a building that had been on fire earlier.

Feb 29, 2016

North Korea shows arrested American student confess to stealing banner

Otto Warmbier was detained last month on charges of attempting to steal a North Korean banner from a hotel in Pyongyang.

Feb 29, 2016

No gang rape in Murthal during Jat quota stir, says police after woman files FIR against 7

The Haryana Police filed its status report on rape allegations, during the Jat quota stir, at the high court Monday.

Feb 29, 2016

Afghanistan: Taliban suicide attack outside Ministry of Defence kills 9 people, injures 13

Earlier in the day, another suicide attack in Kanur province killed 11 people.

Feb 27, 2016

Guatemala: 2 former soldiers sentenced to 120 and 240 years for forcing indigenous women into sexual slavery

The case had been going on for three decades.

Feb 27, 2016

West Bengal: NIA detains 19-year-old and his father for suspected ISIS links

The arrest took place in connection with an investigation started earlier in the year.

Feb 27, 2016

Al Shabaab terror attack on Somali hotel kills 9

Walls at the Somali Youth League Hotel, known as SYL Hotel, were damaged in the attack.

Feb 27, 2016

Dramatic GoPro video shows Colombian police shootout

Dramatic GoPro video shows Colombian police shootout

Feb 26, 2016

US: Gunman kills 3 in Kansas shooting

The shooter had opened fire from his car at three locations before he entered a manufacturing plant and killed at least three people.

Feb 26, 2016

12-year-old girl raped, burnt alive in Ludhiana

The accused, a 19-year-old boy, has been absconding, but his father and brothers have been arrested.

Feb 25, 2016