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A crude bomb explosion in the Dogpukur area of Ward 23 in English Bazar Municipality area left a six-year-old boy injured on Tuesday afternoon. The child, identified as Banti Kumar Mahato, mistook the explosive for a ball while playing alone Read More …
A long-buried World War Two bomb exploded in early October at Japan’s Miyazaki Airport. Nearly 80 years after the war ended, bombs that didn’t detonate still turn up nationwide. Two more were found this month near Miyako Airport in Okinawa Prefecture. Read More …
In a major operation, the Counter-Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) unit raided six districts to dismantle a terrorist recruitment module tied to a group linked with Lashkar-e-Taiba. The move follows attacks which have heightened security concerns in the region, prompting calls for Read More …
At least six migrant workers and a doctor were shot dead in Indian-administered Kashmir when militants launched an attack near a construction site. It comes days after a new government was formed in the region. The militants opened fire at Read More …
China expressed deep shock at an attack at its Consulate-General in Mandalay, Myanmar, and strongly condemned the act, according to Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian at a regular press briefing. At about 5 pm on Friday local time, an Read More …
Turkish intelligence has confirmed the death of FETO terror group’s ringleader Fetullah Gulen, Türkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Monday. Gulen had been living in the US state of Pennsylvania. Turkish leaders had long sought his extradition, but US Read More …
Four militants, including a local commander, were killed in a fierce exchange of fire between two factions of the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in South Waziristan district on Saturday, sources said. The deceased militants included commander Niaz Wazir, alias Umar, Read More …
The Delhi police said on Sunday that they found a foul smell at the blast site outside CRPF School in the national capital. The blast destroyed the school’s wall and shattered window panes on its premises. The Delhi police said Read More …
Israel and Iran have been clashing directly and through the Islamic republic’s proxies over the past year. These confrontations occur in the air, on land, at sea, and even in the cyber front, often unnoticed by those not directly involved. Read More …
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said that Cambodia still has 1,700 square kilometres of land contaminated with landmines and unexploded ordnance, affecting around 1 million citizens living in suspected areas. The premier spoke on Saturday during his meeting with 4,742 Read More …
Philippine National Police and coast guardsmen walk through a cloud of chlorobenzylidene malononitrile, or CS gas, during chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense training with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit as part of exercise KAMANDAG 8 at Marine Base Gregorio Read More …
The Punjab Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) on Saturday said it had “foiled a major terror plan by arresting seven terrorists belonging to a banned organisation” during 129 intelligence-based operations (IBOs) across the province. According to a statement issued today, the Read More …
North Korea said on Saturday it had discovered the remains of a crashed South Korean military drone, suggesting it was on a propaganda mission in the latest confrontation between the two involving cross-border flying objects. “In light of the drone’s Read More …
The recent spate of bomb threat hoaxes targeting Indian carriers has caused significant disruption and financial woes to the aviation industry in India. While the exact motivation behind these hoaxes remains unclear, the pattern and frequency suggest a coordinated effort Read More …
An Improvised Explosive Device (IED), allegedly delivered via a drone, has been recovered from the India-Pakistan border in Punjab’s Fazilka district, officials said. The AIG of Counter Intelligence, Ferozepur, stated on Thursday “An IED sent through a drone has been Read More …
Attending the recent Innovation Session: Artificial Intelligence for Mine Action in Geneva the previous week, hosted by the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD), was both humbling and inspiring. As experts from across the globe gathered to share insights, Read More …
Two unexploded bombs believed to have been dropped during World War II were found in a vegetable field next to Miyako Airport in Okinawa this month, sources said Thursday. According to the Okinawa Prefectural Government and the city of Miyakojima, Read More …
Civil Defence Bomb Disposal Squad on Tuesday defused six live rockets found in two houses. The Bomb Disposal Squad received information that there are four rockets in the house of Iftikhar Ahmad, a resident of Mirjal village, Zafarwal tehsil. After Read More …
Four policemen, including the in-charge of the police post, were injured on Wednesday when an improvised explosive device (IED) went off near a police van in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Buner district, a police official said. The incident is the latest in Read More …
North Korea blew up sections of inter-Korean roads and rail lines on its side of the heavily fortified border between the two Koreas on Tuesday, prompting South Korea’s military to fire warning shots. Tensions have been rising on the Korean Read More …