Shelly Kittleson, US journalist kidnapped in Iraq: Here’s what we know so farAmerican journalist Shelly Kittleson was abducted in Baghdad by armed men. Iraqi forces are in pursuit, having detained one suspect and rec...
01 Apr, 2026, 11.00 AM IST
A US journalist was kidnapped in Baghdad and a search is underwayAmerican freelance journalist Shelly Kittleson was kidnapped in Baghdad, with Iraqi security forces pursuing her captors. A U.S. official b...
01 Apr, 2026, 08.02 AM IST
UAE bars Iranians from entering or transiting the countryThe United Arab Emirates has barred Iranians from entering or transiting the country, with exceptions for Golden Visa holders, as the war w...
01 Apr, 2026, 07.06 AM IST
Who is Shelly Kittleson, and who has abducted US female journalist? Baghdad kidnapping triggers global concernWho is Shelly Kittleson, and who has abducted US female journalist became a global concern after the kidnapping of Shelly Kittleson in Bagh...
01 Apr, 2026, 12.44 AM IST
Iran closed nuclear facilities in wake of Israel attack: IAEA chiefIran temporarily shuttered its nuclear facilities citing "security considerations" following a significant missile and drone assault on Isr...
16 Apr, 2024, 11.27 AM IST
UK court says Assange can't be extradited on espionage charges until US rules out death penaltyJulian Assange can't be extradited to the US without death penalty assurances, granting him a partial legal victory. The saga continues wit...
26 Mar, 2024, 08.09 PM IST
Number of journalists killed on job in 2023 declines despite Gaza: RSFReporters Without Borders revealed a decline in journalist deaths, totaling 45 in 2023 compared to 61 the previous year, notably low since ...
14 Dec, 2023, 11.03 AM IST
UK opens door to Assange extradition to US on spying chargesThe High Court in London ruled that U.S. assurances about Assange's detention, received after the lower court decision, were enough to guar...
11 Dec, 2021, 12.20 PM IST
Two IS 'Beatles' charged in United States for roles in murders of American hostages"Our message to other terrorists around the world is this -- if you harm Americans, you will face American arms on the battlefield or Ameri...
08 Oct, 2020, 05.16 PM IST
- Islamic State releases third video of British hostage
New propaganda video featuring John Cantlie, a British photojournalist captured almost two years ago has been released by the dreaded terro...
30 Sep, 2014, 05.49 PM IST
India may not join US-led global coalition against Islamic StateSo far, more than 40 countries have joined the US-led international coalition against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant or the Islam...
27 Sep, 2014, 06.51 PM IST
Barack Obama’s anti-IS partners have dubious track records in combating jihadistsDeep-seated sectarian and regional power rivalries in the Middle East present myriad stumbling blocks in the monumental new endeavour.
12 Sep, 2014, 12.57 PM IST
Here's how ISIS, world's wealthiest terrorist group makes millions every dayISIS allegedly sells much of its oil production to intermediaries in Syria, who then transport it to Turkey, Iran, and Kurdistan.
28 Aug, 2014, 01.08 PM IST
US launched secret operation in Syria to rescue AmericansWhite House and the Pentagon yesterday acknowledged such a secret operation in Syria to rescue American citizens taken hostage by the Islam...
21 Aug, 2014, 11.56 AM IST
US launched operation in Syria to free American hostagesThe US had staged an unsuccessful operation this summer to rescue American hostages held in Syria by the militant group ISIL, the Pentagon ...
21 Aug, 2014, 06.14 AM IST
- Suicide bomber kills 25 west of Baghdad
A suicide bomber blew himself up Sunday in the midst of a celebration to welcome home an Iraqi detainee released from US custody, killing a...
25 Aug, 2008, 03.23 AM IST
- British journalist rescued in Basra after two months in captivity
Iraqi troops freed a kidnapped British journalist Monday after finding him hooded and bound in a house during a raid in a Shiite militia st...
15 Apr, 2008, 12.35 AM IST