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A blast occurred at the Sennaya Ploshchad station, in the centre of St Petersburg, just as the train was reportedly pulling out of the station. Andrei Kibitov, spokesman for the St Petersburg governor said that 10 people had been killed and 50 injured in the blast. (Photo: AP)

Deceased St Petersburg metro attacker was deported from Turkey in 2016

Dzhalilov had entered Turkey in November 2015 on a tourist visa and was deported to Russia in December 2016 for...

13 April 2017 1:32 PM IST

2,021 Taliban militants were arrested in the past 10 months and 365 Taliban commanders were killed. (Photo: Representational Image/AFP)

412 suspected Kurdish militants arrested in Turkish security sweep

In addition, the statement said 131 Islamic State group suspects were detained in operations in 13 provinces in the past...

13 April 2017 1:10 PM IST

(Photo: Representational Image)

Somalia military rescues 8 Indian crew held hostage by pirates

Pirates made the captive crew members walk long distances in the bush for days to avoid troops that were chasing them.

12 April 2017 5:43 PM IST

California and Michigan are neck-and-neck among states for receiving the most Syrian refugees, followed by Arizona, Texas and Illinois. (Photo: Representational Image/AP)

Syria population transfer begins with exchange of prisoners

Military-run media said rebels released 8 women, 4 children and 8 bodies while pro-govt militias freed 19 gunmen and...

12 April 2017 1:55 PM IST

An armoured police vehicle was being repaired at the facility before the blast occurred on Tuesday, killing three people. (Photo: AP)

Turkey vehicle facility explosion kills 3, investigation terms it...

Turkey's Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu did not say who was suspected of being behind the attack.

12 April 2017 1:34 PM IST

Rana Ayyub, an investigative journalist based in New Delhi (Photo: Facebook)

Indian expat, who sent sexually abusive messages to female scribe,...

The man sent abusive messages to journalist Rana Ayyub, who exposed the vulgar messages on Twitter.

12 April 2017 10:50 AM IST

Turkish Health Minister Recep Akdag. (Photo: Facebook)

Tests confirm use of sarin gas in Syria chemical attack: Turkey

Turkish Health Minister Recep Akdag made the statement after after analysis of blood and urine samples of the casualties...

11 April 2017 7:44 PM IST

Iraqi forces have regained most of the territory they lost to IS. (Photo: AP)

ISIS controls 6.8 percent of Iraq now, down from 40 in 2014: army

Various members of the forces, Iraqi and foreign, battling the jihadists have disagreed in the past on control of...

11 April 2017 5:39 PM IST

They taught us how to behead victims: 7-yr-old Yazidi boy rescued from ISIS

They taught us how to behead victims: 7-yr-old Yazidi boy rescued from...

The youngster was probably kidnapped during the horrific assault on Sinjar, Iraq, in 2014.

11 April 2017 3:50 PM IST

The cause of the explosion is under investigation, but Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu suggested that it could be due to the repair work. (Photo: AFP)

Turkey: Workshop explosion in Diyarbakir kills 1, several injured

One repair worker, who was trapped beneath the debris, later died in a hospital, the Diyarbakir governor's office said.

11 April 2017 3:29 PM IST

Bombs tore through two Egyptian churches in different cities as worshippers were marking Palm Sunday, killing at least 44 people and wounding around 126 in an assault claimed by the ISIS. (Photo: AP)

Egypt set for emergency rule after church attacks

In a defiant speech, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi warned the war against jihadists -"will be long and painful-".

10 April 2017 4:24 PM IST

Thirty-five people were wounded in the Alexandria blast at Saint Marks church where Coptic Pope Tawadros II had been attending a Palm Sunday Mass. (Representational Photo: AP)

Israel shuts Egypt border crossing following terror warning

The crossing is open for those wanting to return from Egypt.

10 April 2017 2:48 PM IST