ISIS

Kurdish Peshmerga dodge bullets and fire back during Mosul offensive

Kurdish Pershmerga fighters sprinted through heavy gunfire during the offensive to reclaim Mosul, Islamic States last major stronghold in Iraq. Armed Forces said on 18 October that they had liberated some 20 villages on the outskirts of Mosul in just 24 hours.

Oct 18, 2016

Morning brief: Parrikar gives RSS credit for surgical strikes, Iraqi Army pushes back Isis in Mosul, AirAsia bans Samsung Galaxy Note 7 and more

Also read about the very popular tea seller from Pakistan and tennis star Nick Kyrgios's hefty fine and suspension over Shanghai Masters controversy.

Oct 18, 2016

Iraqi Army pushes back Isis in Mosul with help from Turkey, Peshmerga and locals

Residents of two villages to the south of Mosul killed 16 Isis members in an armed uprising that coincided with the offensive.

Oct 17, 2016

Iraq: As Army plans to storm Mosul and gives warning with leaflets, Isis executes 58 people for revolting

Meanwhile, the terrorist group has lost control of the symbolically important city of Dabiq in Syria.

Oct 16, 2016

Islamic State using explosives-laden UAV to attack soldiers

One of the attacks led to the death of two Kurdish (Peshmerga) fighters in northern Iraq on October 2.

Oct 13, 2016

Isis member kills father for insulting terror group chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

The man reportedly called al-Baghdadi a "dog" - considered supreme insult for Muslims.

Oct 13, 2016

Isis U-turn: Terror group reduces prayer frequency in Nineveh, issues fatwa

Devout Muslims pray five times a day, but an Isis fatwa says people in Nineveh should pray only thrice or face punishment.

Oct 11, 2016

Morning Brief: Second US presidential debate, British model arrested for ties to Isis, $37 phone from Intex and more

Read about what Robert DeNiro thinks of Donald Trump, and the police case on the parents of a Jain teenager who died after fasting for 68 days.

Oct 10, 2016

US presidential debate: Trump, Clinton butt heads on Syria, alternative energy and minorities

Trump and Clinton square off in the second debate in the run-up to the elections in Washington University in St Louis, Missouri.

Oct 10, 2016

British glamour model Kimberley Miners arrested over links with Isis

The 27-year-old model was suspected to be involved with Isis and had been warned against contacting members of the terrorist group.

Oct 9, 2016

Jayalalithaa health update: As Swamy demands President's Rule in Tamil Nadu, Rahul Gandhi visits Apollo Hospital

Swamy said several terror modules in the state had become active in the absence of its leader.

Oct 7, 2016

16 dead in explosion at Atmeh village in Syria

The explosion was caused either by a suicide bomber or a bomb set off using a remote control.

Oct 6, 2016

Isis issues fatwa against breeding of indoor cats, their new enemy

The Islamic State group has issued a new fatwa as per which keeping and breeding of indoor cats has been forbidden.

Oct 6, 2016

Iraq: Woman decapitates Isis members, cooks their head as revenge for killing her kin

Wahida Mohamed Al Jumaily has received personal death threats from Isis chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

Oct 4, 2016

NIA arrests 7 persons allegedly with Isis links planning terror attacks across South India

The NIA held six persons from Kerala and one from Tamil Nadu for having links with Isis in the raids carried out on Sunday.

Oct 3, 2016

US presidential debate updates: Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump sparred on key issues with no clear winner

The televised debate generated quite a buzz, not the least of which is because of how controversial the two candidates are.

Sep 27, 2016

11 dead, 34 injured in triple suicide bombing in Baghdad

No terrorist organisation has claimed responsibility for the attack yet.

Sep 24, 2016

ISIS executes 50 Shia Muslims with gunshots to the head in new propaganda video

The militants could be heard calling the captives 'kuffar' in the video, which means traitors.

Sep 23, 2016

Evening wrap: US may declare Pakistan a 'terror state', Rana Daggubati exclusive interview and more

Here's our pick of top stories that have broken throughout the day so far.

Sep 21, 2016

Graphic content: Isis video shows children being trained to execute prisoners

It shows three children shooting prisoners in the back of their heads.