Pakistan: Firing at religious gathering kills 5
Oct 30, 2016, at 02:08 am
Islamabad, Oct 29 (IBNS): At least five people were killed as unidentified gunmen opened fire at a Majlis taking place at a house at Karachi city's Nazimabad area in Pakistan on Saturday, media reports said.
Over 50 killed as militants attack Police Academy in Pakistan
Oct 25, 2016, at 01:28 pm
Quetta, Oct 25 (IBNS) : At least 51 people, which included mostly cadets, were killed as militants stormed a police training college in Pakistan's Quetta city on a Monday, media reports said.
Belgium: Two cops stabbed by attacker
Oct 06, 2016, at 02:07 am
Brussels, Oct 5 (IBNS): At least two policemen were stabbed in Belgian city Brussels on Wednesday, media reports said.
Recent attack in Afghanistan planned inside Pakistan, says Afghan Vice President
Sep 22, 2016, at 05:35 pm
Kabul, Sept 22 (IBNS): Taking a stand with India post the Uri attack in which 19 soldiers died, Afghanistan too blamed Pakistan for the recent strike in the country's capital, citing the latter to be the place where the plan for such acts were conceived.
Pakistan: Militants attack Christian Colony, 1 civilian killed
Sep 02, 2016, at 03:11 pm
Peshawar, Sept 2 (IBNS): At least one civilian was killed during exchange of fire between militants and security forces in Peshawar's Christian Colony area in Pakistan on Friday, media reports said.
4 militants killed in Pakistan
Aug 29, 2016, at 02:20 am
Lahore, Aug 28 (IBNS): At least four militants were killed during a raid conducted by Pakistan's Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) in Lahore city on Sunday, media reports said.
Munich shooting: Gunman kills nine in shopping mall
Jul 23, 2016, at 02:24 pm
Munich, July 23 (IBNS): At least nine people were killed as a gunman attacked a shopping mall in Germany's Munich city on Friday, reports said.
Afghanistan: Bomb blast kills 1
Jul 17, 2016, at 12:37 am
Kabul, July 16 (IBNS) A bomb blast left at least one person killed in Afghanistan's Bagrami district on Saturday, media reports said.
ISIS claims responsibility of Nice attack that killed 84
Jul 16, 2016, at 11:18 pm
Nice, July 16 (IBNS): The Islamic State has claimed responsibility of the terror attack that killed 84 people while many were injured during the Bastille day celebrations in the French city of Nice, reports said.
Suicide attacks rock two Saudi Arabian cities
Jul 05, 2016, at 05:04 am
Medina, July 4 (IBNS): Suicide attackers blew themselves up in Saudi Arab's Qatif and Medina cities on Monday, media reports said.
UN Security Council condemns terrorist attack in Bangladesh
Jul 03, 2016, at 04:51 pm
New York, July 3 (IBNS): The United Nations Security Council has joined an international chorus condemning the terrorist attack on a cafe in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka, for which Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da'esh) has claimed responsibility.
Shiekh Hasina urges people to keep faith on her govt
Jul 03, 2016, at 02:26 am
Dhaka, July 2 (IBNS): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged people of the Asian nation to keep faith on her government after the country witnessed a bloody attack carried out by militants at a cafe in capital Dhaka's Gulshan area which left several people, including foreigners, on Saturday.
General Assembly adopts resolution addressing terrorism and violent extremism
Jul 02, 2016, at 03:23 pm
New York, July 2 (Just Earth News): The United Nations General Assembly on Fridayadopted a resolution on the UN Global Counter Terrorism Strategy, with the aim of security peace and prosperity for succeeding generations.
Afghanistan: Suicide bomber gunned down by security forces
Jun 18, 2016, at 02:40 am
Kabul, June 17 (IBNS): Security forces in Afghanistan on Friday shot down a would be suicide bomber on Friday, media reports said.
Alleged ISIS attacker kills police personnel in Paris neighbourhood
Jun 14, 2016, at 05:49 pm
Paris, Jun 14 (IBNS): A French police Commander and his wife were stabbed to death on Monday night allegedly by a person claiming allegiance to the Islamic State (ISIS), which prompted President François Hollande to convene crisis talks, media reported.
UN experts urge France to protect fundamental freedoms while combatting terrorism
Jan 20, 2016, at 02:50 pm
New York, Jan 20 (Just Earth News/IBNS): A group of United Nations human rights experts warned on Tuesday that the current state of emergency in France and the country’s law on surveillance of electronic communications impose excessive and disproportionate restrictions on fundamental freedoms.
Terrorism remains major threat in West Africa despite electoral progress: UN official
Jan 15, 2016, at 03:04 pm
New York, Jan 15 ( Just Earth News/IBNS) While peaceful and credible elections were held in several countries in West Africa in the past six months, violent extremism continues to pose a serious threat throughout the area, the top United Nations official for the region warned on Thursday.
Security Council urges Libyan parties to come together to combat terrorists
Jan 09, 2016, at 02:25 pm
New York, Jan 9 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Strongly condemning Thursday's terrorist attack on a security training centre in Zliten, Libya, and in the wake of that deadly incident and the recent attacks on the country’s oil infrastructure, the United Nations Security Council has urged all Libyan parties to joint together to combat terrorist threats by implementing the recent agreement on a unity government.
ISIL attacks highlight need for implementation of peace accord in Libya: UN envoy
Jan 07, 2016, at 02:23 pm
New York, Jan 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations envoy in Libya, who last month has helped usher in a UN-brokered political agreement for a national government in the strife-torn country, has said an attack by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) on oil installations highlights the need for immediate implementation of the accord.
Mali: UN Police help Mali Government probe of deadly terrorist attack
Nov 24, 2015, at 02:29 pm
New York, Nov 24 (Just Earth News/IBNS): United Nations police are providing Mali with support and technical expertise in the investigation of Friday’s deadly terrorist attack on the Radisson hotel in Bamako, the West African country’s capital.
Security Council strongly condemns terrorist attacks in Beirut suburb
Nov 14, 2015, at 04:23 pm
New York, Nov14(Just Earth NEWS/IBNS) :The United Nations Security Council has strongly condemned the terrorist attack on Thursday in the Beirut suburb of Burj al-Barajneh that killed at least 43 and injured more than 200 people.
UN condemns ‘despicable’ terrorist attacks in Paris
Nov 14, 2015, at 04:16 pm
New York, Nov 14 (Just Earth News/IBNS) : Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the United Nations Security Council have condemned the “despicable" terrorist attacks carried out on Friday in various locations in and around Paris, and Ban has demanded the immediate release of the numerous individuals reportedly being held hostage in the Bataclan theatre.
Global response to terrorism vital for solving refugee crisis: European leaders
Oct 01, 2015, at 02:37 pm
New York, Oct 1 (IBNS): European leaders took to the podium of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday to call for a global response to terrorism, both by combatting it and taking early action to pre-empt the scourge, which has seen hundreds of thousands of refugees flooding to the continent's doorstep.
After terrorist attack on West Bank, UN envoy urges end to extremist violence
Sep 08, 2015, at 02:30 pm
New York, Sep 8 (IBNS): The United Nations special envoy on the Middle East on Monday expressed deep sadness that Reham Dawabsha has succumb to the wounds she received in a terrorist attack in a West Bank village in late July that also killed her husband and infant son, calling the tragedy "a shocking example of the destructive nature of extremism."
Violent attacks reported against civilians fleeing ISIL-controlled areas of Iraq: UN
Jul 29, 2015, at 02:14 pm
New York, Jul 29 (IBNS): An increasing number of people in Iraq, including families with children and the elderly, have encountered deadly ambushes as they try to escape areas controlled the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levan (ISIL) by risking their lives on a treacherous mountain journey to safety, the United Nations human rights office reported on Tuesday.
Adopting resolution, Security Council urges fight against nexus of transnational crime, terrorism
Dec 20, 2014, at 07:21 pm
New York, Dec 20 (IBNS): Amid a proliferation of well-funded and well-organized transnational criminal activities in Africa, the Middle East and beyond, the United Nations Security Council today adopted a resolution spotlighting its concern over the ties between cross-border crime and terrorism and called on UN Member States to ramp up efforts in combatting the two activities.
Terrorism, Ebola are impeding development, DR Congo chief tells UN
Sep 26, 2014, at 09:14 pm
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS) President Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) warned the United Nations on Thursday that global development was threatened by terrorism and the resurgence of the Ebola epidemic, pledging his country’s contribution to international efforts to combat the scourges.