Christmas Terror Attack

The United States on Thursday updated its advice to travellers heading for Europe, warning of an increased terrorist threat over the Christmas and New Year holiday season.

A man believed to be the suspect in the Berlin Christmas market truck attack was killed in a shoot-out in a suburb of the northern Italian city of Milan on Friday, a security source told Reuters.

26-year-old Totngam, who works in Delhi, was travelling to Ukhrul in Manipur for Christmas but had to take shelter at a friend's place after the bus they were travelling in was set on fire on Sunday evening. On Monday, their friend drove them to safety to the border of Imphal valley. Imphal continues to be tense two days after the violence broke ou...

A massive black truck plowed into a Christmas market teeming with revelers in west Berlin on Monday, killing 12 people, wounding dozens more and leaving Germans mourning a national tragedy during the holiday season.

A terror ring was planning to attack Paris on December 1 and had researched sites including a Christmas market and Disneyland outside the capital as potential targets, a police source said on Thursday.

Vienna police said on Saturday a "friendly" intelligence service had warned European capitals of the possibility of a shooting or bomb attack before New Year, prompting police across the continent to increase security measures.

A counter-terrorism expert has warned that British cities could be a target of an Islamic State (ISIS) terror attack on Boxing Day, marked the day after Christmas, according to a leading specialist.

The American Embassy in Islamabad says it has received information on possible terrorist attacks in the Pakistani capital in late December, especially during the Christmas and New Year holiday period.

Pope Francis is urging Middle East Christians to remain in the land of Jesus Christ's birth, despite the "previously unimaginable" attacks against them by extremists.

Pakistani Christians today decided not to celebrate Christmas this year to express solidarity with the families of the victims of the deadly Peshawar school terror attack that killed 151 people, mostly children.

A government database of known or suspected terrorists doubled in size in recent years, The Associated Press has learned. The growth is the result of intelligence agencies submitting names more often after a near-miss attack in 2009.

Terror attacks across Nigeria by a radical Muslim sect killed at least 39 people Sunday, with the majority dying on the steps of a Catholic church after celebrating Christmas Mass as blood pooled in dust from a massive explosion.

Britain raised its terror threat level from "substantial" to "severe," meaning such an attack is considered highly likely.

US President Barack Obama acknowledged on Friday that there are shortcomings in intelligence agencies due to which his administration failed to unearth the Al Qaida plot to blow up a US plane on December 25.

The terror suspect, who tried to blow up a US plane in a Christmas day attack, had explosive chemicals sewn into his underwear.

The United States on Thursday updated its advice to travellers heading for Europe, warning of an increased terrorist threat over the Christmas and New Year holiday season.

A man believed to be the suspect in the Berlin Christmas market truck attack was killed in a shoot-out in a suburb of the northern Italian city of Milan on Friday, a security source told Reuters.

26-year-old Totngam, who works in Delhi, was travelling to Ukhrul in Manipur for Christmas but had to take shelter at a friend's place after the bus they were travelling in was set on fire on Sunday evening. On Monday, their friend drove them to safety to the border of Imphal valley. Imphal continues to be tense two days after the violence broke ou...

A massive black truck plowed into a Christmas market teeming with revelers in west Berlin on Monday, killing 12 people, wounding dozens more and leaving Germans mourning a national tragedy during the holiday season.

A terror ring was planning to attack Paris on December 1 and had researched sites including a Christmas market and Disneyland outside the capital as potential targets, a police source said on Thursday.

Vienna police said on Saturday a "friendly" intelligence service had warned European capitals of the possibility of a shooting or bomb attack before New Year, prompting police across the continent to increase security measures.

A counter-terrorism expert has warned that British cities could be a target of an Islamic State (ISIS) terror attack on Boxing Day, marked the day after Christmas, according to a leading specialist.

The American Embassy in Islamabad says it has received information on possible terrorist attacks in the Pakistani capital in late December, especially during the Christmas and New Year holiday period.

Pope Francis is urging Middle East Christians to remain in the land of Jesus Christ's birth, despite the "previously unimaginable" attacks against them by extremists.

Pakistani Christians today decided not to celebrate Christmas this year to express solidarity with the families of the victims of the deadly Peshawar school terror attack that killed 151 people, mostly children.

A government database of known or suspected terrorists doubled in size in recent years, The Associated Press has learned. The growth is the result of intelligence agencies submitting names more often after a near-miss attack in 2009.

Terror attacks across Nigeria by a radical Muslim sect killed at least 39 people Sunday, with the majority dying on the steps of a Catholic church after celebrating Christmas Mass as blood pooled in dust from a massive explosion.

Britain raised its terror threat level from "substantial" to "severe," meaning such an attack is considered highly likely.

US President Barack Obama acknowledged on Friday that there are shortcomings in intelligence agencies due to which his administration failed to unearth the Al Qaida plot to blow up a US plane on December 25.

The terror suspect, who tried to blow up a US plane in a Christmas day attack, had explosive chemicals sewn into his underwear.