Srinagar: Five mosques in Birmingham, the second largest city in United Kingdom, have been attacked overnight, counter-terrorism police said. The police in the West Midlands said it is investigating the attacks. Police responded to reports of a man smashing windows with a sledgehammer at a mosque in Birchfield Road at 2.32am, but when they arrived at the […]
Kabul: At least thirty people have been killed and 23 others injured in a series of blasts that hit the New Year celebrations near a shrine in the Western side of Kabul on Thursday, local media reported. The type of explosions has not been ascertained so far but eyewitnesses had earlier said at least three mortar […]
Srinagar: United States President on Thursday said that the country’s relationship with Pakistan is very good and that he will be “meeting with Pakistan” “Pakistan — we’ll be meeting with Pakistan. I think our relationship right now is very good with Pakistan,” he said in response to question while speaking to reporters before Marine One Departure. […]
Srinagar: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Wednesday said the nation will observe a two-minute silence in memory of the Christchurch martyrs and the Azaan (the call to prayer) will be broadcast nationally on Friday in solidarity with the Muslim community. Speaking to media on her second visit to Christchurch, Ardern said, “There is a […]
Srinagar:The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Tuesday said it would hold an emergency meeting later this week to discuss the terrorist attacks on two mosques in New Zealand. Coming at the request of Turkey, the meeting slated for March 22 is to be held in Istanbul among at the level of foreign ministers of […]
Srinagar: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Wednesday criticised Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for threatening to send Australians “back in a coffin” following the Christchurch attacks. Scott Morrison told Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) that Erdogan’s comments were “very offensive.” He said that he would summon the Turkish ambassador to Australia to demand an explanation, […]
Srinagar: Dutch police on Monday arrested a Turkish-born suspect over tram attack in the city of Utrecht that left three people dead and five wounded. Police had earlier launched a huge manhunt for Gokmen Tanis, 37, issuing a picture of him on the tram and warning the public not to approach him. Heavily armed officers […]
Srinagar: Multiple people have been injured as a result of a shooting on a tram in a residential area of Utrecht, Dutch police have said. Trauma helicopters have been sent to the scene of the incident, police said on Twitter. They are appealing to the public to stay away to allow emergency services to do […]
CHRISTCHURCH: Mosque gunman Brenton Tarrant faces an ‘unprecedented’ sentence that bars him from ever applying for release, but could yet dodge terror charges, legal experts told AFP Monday. The 28-year-old Australian has been charged with one initial count of murder over the mass shootings that killed 50 people in the southern city of Christchurch and […]
Wellington: The death toll from the terror attacks on two mosques in New Zealand’s Christchurch has risen to 50 as one more victim was found at one of the shooting scenes, the police said on Sunday. Investigators found the victim while removing bodies from the Masjid Al Noor Mosque where more than 40 people were […]
