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Rubio slams Germany for extremist label on right-wing AfD: 'Tyranny in disguise'

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio criticised Germany's spy agency for calling the AfD party an extremist body.
Published on May 03, 2025 12:06 AM IST

Russian journalists jailed for 5-1/2 years for alleged extremist ties to Navalny

Russian journalists jailed for 5-1/2 years for alleged extremist ties to Navalny
Published on Apr 15, 2025 10:52 PM IST

Radicalised at 12: Alarming rise of child terror suspects in Europe

Across Europe and further afield, the picture is similar: Counterterrorism agencies are grappling with a new generation of attackers, plotters and acolytes of extremism who are younger than ever. (Representative Image)
Published on Apr 13, 2025 01:41 PM IST

Russian prosecutors seek nearly six years in jail for four journalists accused of extremism

Russian prosecutors seek nearly six years in jail for four journalists accused of extremism
Updated on Apr 10, 2025 10:23 PM IST

New Orleans attack puts spotlight on Islamic State com

New Orleans attack puts spotlight on Islamic State com
Published on Jan 04, 2025 05:16 AM IST

Russia detains 3 lawyers of imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny

Opposition leader Alexei Navalny's lawyer Igor Sergunin sits in a cage in a courtroom in Moscow, Russia.
Published on Oct 13, 2023 10:41 PM IST

India, UK to have task force on extremism

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson waves as his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi watches after a ceremonial reception at India's presidential palace Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on Friday, April 22, 2022. (Reuters)
Updated on Apr 22, 2022 11:45 PM IST

YouTube to ban ‘hateful,’ ‘supremacist’ videos

YouTube announced Wednesday it would ban videos promoting or glorifying racism and discrimination as well as those denying well-documented violent events, like the Holocaust or the Sandy Hook elementary school shooting.
Published on Jun 06, 2019 02:25 PM IST

Sri Lankan parliament official among six arrested over NTJ links

Nine suicide bombers carried out a series of devastating blasts that tore through three churches and three luxury hotels on the Easter Sunday, killing more than 250 people.
Published on May 20, 2019 06:58 PM IST

British-Pakistani preacher behind radicalisation of Lankan Easter Sunday bomber

A suspected suicide bomber carries a backpack on a street in Negombo, Sri Lanka April 21, 2019 in this still image taken from a CCTV handout footage of Easter Sunday attacks
Published on May 14, 2019 04:50 PM IST

‘Sri Lanka attack to avenge Syria ouster’: IS chief Baghdadi in first video in 5 years

A bearded man with Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's appearance speaks in this screen grab taken from video released on April 29, 2019.
Updated on Apr 30, 2019 10:13 AM IST

‘Wanted radical cleric Zahran Hashim killed in Shangri-La hotel attack’: Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena

Security forces had been on a desperate hunt for Hashim, believed to be around 40, after the government named the group he led -- the National Thowheeth Jama’ath -- as its prime suspect.
Updated on Apr 27, 2019 08:35 AM IST

Sri Lanka releases pictures of 6 suspects, including 3 women, as police intensifies search ops

Police Thursday night released the names and pictures of three men and three women and sought information regarding them from the public.
Updated on Apr 26, 2019 08:36 AM IST

Sri Lanka never expected bombings of such magnitude: Defence Secretary

The Sri Lankan government never expected the Easter Sunday bombings of such magnitude, Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando said
Published on Apr 23, 2019 12:43 PM IST

3 Lankan policemen killed in Easter blasts posthumously promoted

The Sub-Police Inspector was posthumously promoted as an Inspector while the two constables have been promoted to the ranks of Sergeants, he said.
Updated on Apr 22, 2019 07:40 PM IST

‘Can’t allow terror groups any longer’: Australia’s sharp message to Pak

Pakistan must do everything possible to implement its own proscription of Jaish-e-Mohammed, Australia said in a statement
Updated on Feb 26, 2019 05:42 PM IST

16 killed in suicide car bombing near Somalia’s presidential palace

Police in Somalia say a suicide car bombing near the presidential palace has killed at least six people and wounded several others.
Updated on Dec 22, 2018 05:40 PM IST

‘Khalistani extremism a concern’, Canada lists threat for first time

For the first time in the tenure of the Justin Trudeau government, Canada has listed Khalistani extremism among the terror threats facing the country.
Updated on Dec 13, 2018 01:06 AM IST

Woman stoned to death by extremist group in Somalia for ‘marrying’ 11 men

File photo of newly-trained al-Shabab fighters performing military exercises in Lafofe area,18 km south of Mogadishu, Somalia.
Updated on May 09, 2018 06:42 PM IST

McDonald’s torched, hundreds arrested in May Day protests in Paris

CRS riot police officials stand next to a damaged McDonalds resteraunt during a demonstration on the sidelines of a march for the annual May Day workers' rally in Paris on May 1, 2018.
Updated on May 02, 2018 09:10 AM IST