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Factbox - The Taliban: Key facts on the Islamic militant group

Factbox - The Taliban: Key facts on the Islamic militant group

Some key facts about the Taliban's history and ideology.
Sun Aug 15 2021
Duterte apologises to displaced families from Marawi for declaring martial law

Duterte apologises to displaced families from Marawi for declaring martial law

Philippine President Rodrigo said he had no choice but to impose martial law as the Islamic militants were already destroying the city.
Wed Jun 21 2017
Police kill six suspected Islamic militants in Indonesia

Police kill six suspected Islamic militants in Indonesia

Police shot dead six suspected members of an Islamic militant group in Indonesia on Saturday, they said, after a failed drive-by shooting targeting police officers in East Java.
Sun Apr 09 2017
Donald Trump pledges strong US ties with India if elected president

Donald Trump pledges strong US ties with India if elected president

Donald Trump pledged that the United States and India would be "best friends" if he is elected and that he would boost intelligence sharing with India in the battle against Islamic militants.
Sun Oct 16 2016
Bangladesh kills 11 members of Islamist group blamed for cafe attack

Bangladesh kills 11 members of Islamist group blamed for cafe attack

Bangladeshi security forces killed 11 members of a Islamist militant group on Saturday blamed for an attack on a cafe in Dhaka in July in which 22 people were killed, mostly foreigners.
Sat Oct 08 2016
3 soldiers dead as 'dismantled' bomb explodes in Yemen market

3 soldiers dead as 'dismantled' bomb explodes in Yemen market

Three Yemeni soldiers were killed Saturday when a mine they had "dismantled" and taken away in their vehicle blew up as they stopped in a marketplace.
Sat Sep 03 2016
Abu Sayyaf militants behind Philippine bombing: mayor

Abu Sayyaf militants behind Philippine bombing: mayor

Abu Sayyaf militant group carried out a bomb attack in Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's home town that killed at least 14 people, the city's mayor said Saturday.
Sat Sep 03 2016
Deadly Philippine bomb attack 'terrorism': Duterte

Deadly Philippine bomb attack 'terrorism': Duterte

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday branded the bombing of a night market in his home town that killed at least 14 people an act of terrorism.
Sat Sep 03 2016
Philippines Duterte offers Muslim militants peace

Philippines Duterte offers Muslim militants peace

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is calling upon the Islamic militant group Abu Sayyaf to end its campaign of violence.
Thu Jul 21 2016
Trudeau says Canadian hostage in Philippines likely killed

Trudeau says Canadian hostage in Philippines likely killed

The Canadian government has "compelling reason to believe" that one of its citizens kidnapped by Islamic militants in the southern Philippines nearly nine months ago has been killed.
Mon Jun 13 2016
Canadian tourist John Ridsel executed by Abu Sayyaf: Justin Trudeau

Canadian tourist John Ridsel executed by Abu Sayyaf: Justin Trudeau

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Islamic militants in the Philippines have executed Canadian hostage, John Ridsel.
Tue Apr 26 2016
G20 leaders say the true Islam has been abused for IS interests

G20 leaders say the true Islam has been abused for IS interests

It was unavoidable if the incident in Paris had been linked to the Islamic militant group because similar incidents had occurred in Paris, and in fact in Ankara, Turkey too.
Mon Nov 16 2015
Thai police unsure if foreign bomb suspect has fled the country

Thai police unsure if foreign bomb suspect has fled the country

Thai police said Thursday they were still unsure if the prime suspect in the Bangkok shrine bombing had fled the country.
Thu Aug 20 2015
Swiss man kidnapped in 2012 rescued in Philippines: military

Swiss man kidnapped in 2012 rescued in Philippines: military

A Swiss man kidnapped by Islamic militants nearly three years ago was rescued during a gunbattle between soldiers and his abductors.
Sat Dec 06 2014
Malaysia militants plotted ISIL-inspired attacks: police

Malaysia militants plotted ISIL-inspired attacks: police

Malaysian police have foiled plans for a wave of bombings drawn up by radical Islamic militants inspired by Iraq's extremist jihad group ISIL, a top counter-terrorism official said Tuesday.
Tue Aug 19 2014
Is climate change making tropical storms more frequent? Scientists say it's unclear

Is climate change making tropical storms more frequent? Scientists say it's unclear

Scientists say it remains unclear how much climate change is reshaping the storm season.
Sat Nov 23 2024
Samples obtained by Chinese spacecraft show moon's ancient volcanism

Samples obtained by Chinese spacecraft show moon's ancient volcanism

The material provides new insight into the moon's geological history including the oldest evidence to date of lunar volcanism.
Sat Nov 23 2024
The scamdemic targeting the young and vulnerable

The scamdemic targeting the young and vulnerable

Teenagers and young adults are becoming prime targets for a new wave of cyber scams, a trend raising alarm bells across Southeast Asia.
Sat Nov 23 2024
Japanese manicurist takes on plastic pollution, one nail at a time

Japanese manicurist takes on plastic pollution, one nail at a time

Before global leaders address plastic pollution, a Japanese manicurist highlights the issue by incorporating it into her nail designs.
Sat Nov 23 2024
What to watch for ahead of US presidential inauguration

What to watch for ahead of US presidential inauguration

Here's a timeline of events between now and inauguration day.
Sat Nov 23 2024
The battle to reduce road deaths

The battle to reduce road deaths

In Malaysia, over half a million road accidents have been recorded so far this year.
Sat Nov 23 2024
Pro-Palestinian NGOs seek court order to stop Dutch arms exports to Israel

Pro-Palestinian NGOs seek court order to stop Dutch arms exports to Israel

The Dutch state, as a signatory to the 1948 Genocide Convention, has a duty to take all reasonable measures at its disposal to prevent genocide.
Sat Nov 23 2024
How quickly can Trump's Musk-led efficiency panel slash US regulations?

How quickly can Trump's Musk-led efficiency panel slash US regulations?

Moves by Trump and his appointees to eliminate existing rules will be met with legal challenges, as many progressive groups and Democratic officials have made clear.
Sat Nov 23 2024
2TM: Consultations on PTPTN loans, admission to IPTA at MOHE booth

2TM: Consultations on PTPTN loans, admission to IPTA at MOHE booth

Consultations on PTPTN loans and admission to IPTA are among services provided at the Higher Education Ministry booth.
Sat Nov 23 2024
Kampung Tanjung Kala residents affected by flooded bridge every time it rains heavily

Kampung Tanjung Kala residents affected by flooded bridge every time it rains heavily

Almost 200 residents from 60 homes in Kampung Tanjung Kala have ended up stuck when their 200-metre (m) long concrete bridge flooded.
Sat Nov 23 2024