Friday, July 5, 2024

Terrorism

France holds memorial to remember the victims of Paris Attacks

PARIS (France) - France held a sombre national memorial service for those who died in terrorist attacks in Paris two weeks ago. The names of the 130 people killed were read at a national memorial service at a historic...

Pakistan among 5 countries most hit by terrorism in 2014: Terrorism Index report

Pakistan ranked 4th on 2015 Global Terrorism Index By Sana Jamal ISLAMABAD - Pakistan ranked 4th out of 162 countries that were severely affected by terrorism in 2014, with a score of 9.065 out of 10, according to the Global Terrorism...

Pakistan condemns Paris attacks, expresses solidarity with French people

Pakistan President and PM strongly condemn terrorist attack in Paris ISLAMABAD - The people and government of Pakistan strongly condemn the deadly terrorist attacks in Paris that has killed over 150 people. Gunmen and bombers attacked busy restaurants, bars and a...

Obama says gun violence in the United States is worse than terrorism

WHITE HOUSE – An outraged President Obama did not try to comfort the nation after its latest mass murder – this time at Umpqua Community College in Oregon on Sept 1, 2015 – but instead admonished it for not fighting...

EU justifies its criticism to death penalties in Pakistan; offers counter-terrorism cooperation

By Sana Jamal ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has sent at least 160 convicted criminals to the gallows since Pakistan lifted the moratorium on executions in the aftermath of cold-blooded murder of 140 school children in Peshawar on 16 Dec. 2014 by...

Pakistani court sentences Malala Yousafzai’s attackers for life

Attackers sentenced to 25 years in prison for their parts in nearly fatal shooting of Pakistan's female education advocate ISLAMABAD (Pakistan) -- A Pakistani court has jailed 10 men for their involvement in the 2012 shooting of teenage activist Malala...

Air assault: Al Qaeda man among six killed in drone hit

BANNU/BARA - Six militants – including a leading commander of al Qaeda and militants from Hafiz Gul Bahadur’s group – were killed when an unmanned US drone attacked a compound in the border region of North Waziristan Agency (NWA)...

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Storms cause flooding in Switzerland, Italy and France as wildfires rage in Turkey and Greece

Extreme weather across Europe has caused four deaths in storms in Switzerland and northern Italy, while wildfires have forced evacuations in Greece and Turkey.