France Terror Strikes

Two squadrons of the Indian Air Force (IAF) including the one to which Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman belonged were awarded citations by Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria today for the successful air strike on a camp of the terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed in Balakot, deep inside Pakistan, in February. A Signal Unit was also given the citation for ...

Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter jets struck the biggest training camp of Jaish-e-Mohammad in Balakote, the Centre said today. The strikes by the IAF were carried out around 3:30 am by a dozen Mirage 2000 fighter jets.

Striking images of World Cup celebrations at a Paris bar targeted in the deadly November 2015 attacks ricocheted around social media Monday, potent symbols of France's resolve to not live in fear despite a persistent terror threat.

Saudi Arabia's King Salman has threatened to take military action if Qatar installs a Russian air defence system, France's Le Monde newspaper reported. Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates severed diplomatic and economic ties with Qatar last year, accusing Doha of supporting terrorism, which it denies.

A man rammed a vehicle into three Chinese students near the French city of Toulouse on Friday, leaving one of them in a serious condition, police sources told AFP.

ISIS terrorists had "studied" the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack and similar "active shooter scenarios" to maximise confusion and casualties before hitting multiple locations in Paris in November, UN member-states have said.

In striking the jewel of the French Riviera on a national holiday the truck attack on Nice delivered a new blow to France's tourism sector already reeling from repeated terror attacks.

France, hosts of Euro 2016, are tackling strike chaos and terror gloom. They will take on Romania in the opener

Despite putting unprecedented security measures in place for Euro 2016, France remains deeply concerned over the terrorists' ability to strike a soft target.

The swollen Seine receded Sunday, but between flood damages, strikes and terror fears, France was firmly stuck in the doldrums just five days before the Euro football tournament.

France's list of almost biblical woes has coincided with what is supposed to be Europe's biggest football celebration -- with 1.5 million visitors expected for the one month championship which starts on June 10

The terror cell behind bombings in Brussels had been plotting to hit France again after carrying out the Paris attacks in November, but was forced to strike closer to home as police closed in, Belgian prosecutors said on Sunday.

French officials said today they had foiled a terror attack by a suspect who had been convicted in Belgium alongside Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the suspected ringleader of the November 13 terror attacks in Paris.

Against the backdrop of major terror strikes in France and India recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Francois Hollande today shared concern over the menace, with the prime minister pitching for a collective fight to defeat the global challenge. Addressing India-France Business Summit in Chandigarh after Mr Hollande spoke, PM Modi s...

President Francois Hollande arrived today on France's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier to meet air crews launching strikes on ISIS terrorists in Syria and Iraq, an AFP journalist said.

Two squadrons of the Indian Air Force (IAF) including the one to which Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman belonged were awarded citations by Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria today for the successful air strike on a camp of the terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed in Balakot, deep inside Pakistan, in February. A Signal Unit was also given the citation for ...

Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter jets struck the biggest training camp of Jaish-e-Mohammad in Balakote, the Centre said today. The strikes by the IAF were carried out around 3:30 am by a dozen Mirage 2000 fighter jets.

Striking images of World Cup celebrations at a Paris bar targeted in the deadly November 2015 attacks ricocheted around social media Monday, potent symbols of France's resolve to not live in fear despite a persistent terror threat.

Saudi Arabia's King Salman has threatened to take military action if Qatar installs a Russian air defence system, France's Le Monde newspaper reported. Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates severed diplomatic and economic ties with Qatar last year, accusing Doha of supporting terrorism, which it denies.

A man rammed a vehicle into three Chinese students near the French city of Toulouse on Friday, leaving one of them in a serious condition, police sources told AFP.

ISIS terrorists had "studied" the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack and similar "active shooter scenarios" to maximise confusion and casualties before hitting multiple locations in Paris in November, UN member-states have said.

In striking the jewel of the French Riviera on a national holiday the truck attack on Nice delivered a new blow to France's tourism sector already reeling from repeated terror attacks.

France, hosts of Euro 2016, are tackling strike chaos and terror gloom. They will take on Romania in the opener

Despite putting unprecedented security measures in place for Euro 2016, France remains deeply concerned over the terrorists' ability to strike a soft target.

The swollen Seine receded Sunday, but between flood damages, strikes and terror fears, France was firmly stuck in the doldrums just five days before the Euro football tournament.

France's list of almost biblical woes has coincided with what is supposed to be Europe's biggest football celebration -- with 1.5 million visitors expected for the one month championship which starts on June 10

The terror cell behind bombings in Brussels had been plotting to hit France again after carrying out the Paris attacks in November, but was forced to strike closer to home as police closed in, Belgian prosecutors said on Sunday.

French officials said today they had foiled a terror attack by a suspect who had been convicted in Belgium alongside Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the suspected ringleader of the November 13 terror attacks in Paris.

Against the backdrop of major terror strikes in France and India recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Francois Hollande today shared concern over the menace, with the prime minister pitching for a collective fight to defeat the global challenge. Addressing India-France Business Summit in Chandigarh after Mr Hollande spoke, PM Modi s...

President Francois Hollande arrived today on France's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier to meet air crews launching strikes on ISIS terrorists in Syria and Iraq, an AFP journalist said.