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Sydney Hostage-Taker Says He is ISIL Member

Tue Dec 16, 2014 09:38:22

Haron Monis, a 49-year-old man who was gunned down after taking dozens of people hostage in a cafe in Sydney for 16 hours, had expressed his allegiance to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) Leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi in a public statement on November 18.

Sydney Hostage Taker Claims 4 Bombs Are In Place + Video

Mon Dec 15, 2014 13:51:43

As many as 13 hostages were being held inside a cafe in central Sydney on Monday, freed hostages says the gunman planted 2 bomb inside and 2 other in undisclosed location.

‘Crackdown on Journalists Revenge for Dec 17&25 operations’

Mon Dec 15, 2014 10:30:48

The detention of journalists who are critical of the government and had covered the Dec. 17 and 25 graft operations, which implicated several ministers and pro-government businessman, is a “revenge operation,” main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) Konya deputy Atilla Kart has said.

Five Hostages Run out of Sydney Siege Café +Video

Mon Dec 15, 2014 09:58:46

Five people ran out of a Sydney cafe where a gunman has taken hostages and displayed an “Islamic” flag against the window, witnesses and police said Monday, adding that no one has yet been harmed.

SHAMI WITNESS, ISIS Voice on Twitter Arrested in India

Sun Dec 14, 2014 10:06:25

Mehdi Masroor Biswas, the 24-year-old engineer by training and an executive in an Indian multinational company, was arrested on Saturday, accused of being the key voice of the global terrorist group ISIS on Twitter,Times of India reports.

Taliban Shoot Dead Supreme Court Official in Kabul

Sat Dec 13, 2014 15:08:14

Taliban gunmen shot dead a senior Supreme Court official in Kabul on Saturday, police said, the latest insurgent attack in the Afghan capital as the US-led NATO force prepares to end its 13-year war.

Pakistan Air Strikes Kill 11 Militants

Wed Dec 10, 2014 09:35:58

Pakistan's military said on Wednesday it had killed 11 militants in air strikes in a troubled tribal district near the Afghan border.

India Bans Uber Taxi in Capital After Alleged Rape

Tue Dec 9, 2014 14:51:39

Indian authorities have banned the American taxi booking service Uber from operating in New Delhi after one of its drivers allegedly raped a female passenger.

Pakistan Army Killed $5 Million Saudi Al-Qaeda Commander

Sat Dec 6, 2014 13:59:08

Pakistani soldiers stormed a militant hideout on Saturday and shot dead a top al-Qaeda operative who was wanted in the United States for planning to bomb the New York subway system, the military said.

Death Toll from Chechnya Clashes Rises to 24 + Video

Fri Dec 5, 2014 18:32:49

A total of 14 security officers were killed in clashes earlier this week with militants in Chechnya's Grozny, the Russian interior ministry said Friday, bringing the toll from the violence to 24.

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