Sri Lanka on Monday declared a nationwide curfew as anti-Muslim riots spread to parts of the island nation, just three weeks after multiple suicide bombings claimed by the Islamic State killed over 250 people and injured hundreds.


Sri Lanka imposes nationwide curfew as riots spread (2nd Lead)


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The Indian Army said on Monday that the security forces have foiled attempts to revive terrorism in the south of Pir Panjal range in Jammu and Kashmir.


Forces foil attempt to revive terrorism in Pir Panjal range


The Malaysian police have detained four alleged extremists suspected of forming a cell linked to the Islamic State (IS) terror outfit and planning attacks on high-profile people and non-Muslim religious buildings, authorities said on Monday.


4 'extremists' held for planning attacks in Malaysia


China on Monday strongly condemned the terror attack at a five-star hotel in Pakistan's port city Gwadar, which is being developed by the Chinese.


China slams terror attack in Pakistan


The Sri Lankan Army and the police have discovered a cache of weapons and ammunition buried in Wellawaya town.


Weapons cache found buried in Sri Lanka


Sri Lanka on Monday temporarily blocked social media websites and messaging apps, including Facebook, Viber and WhatsApp and reimposed curfew in certain areas after a post sparked anti-Muslim riots in several towns of the country.


SL blocks social media, reimposes curfew after violence


The death toll from the suicide blast outside Pakistan's oldest Sufi shrine in Lahore has risen to 13 after another civilian succumbed to his injuries, the media reported on Monday.


Lahore suicide bombing toll reaches 13


A Royal Commission of Inquiry on Monday began its investigation into the March 15 Christchurch terror attacks that left 51 people dead in two mosques, a New Zealand government spokesperson has confirmed.


Royal Commission begins Christchurch attacks probe


At least five people lost their lives in a terror attack targeting a five-star hotel in Pakistan's port city of Gwadar in Balochistan province, the Army's media wing said on Sunday as it announced the conclusion of its clearance operation of the establishment.


5 dead in Pakistan's 5-star hotel attack


Catholics in the Sri Lankan cities of Colombo and Negombo, where churches were targeted by suicide bombers on Easter Sunday, held their first Sunday masses since the attacks which brought the country to a standstill and claimed more than 250 lives.


Catholics hold first Sunday mass in Colombo post-blasts


Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday termed the attack on a five-star hotel in the port city of Gwadar in Balochistan province as a bid to "sabotage prosperity" in the area.


Gwadar hotel attack bid to damage economy: Imran


A 47-year-old preacher has been arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in the Sri Lankan capital on charges of using social media platform to air extremist views, the police said.


Islamic preacher held in Sri Lanka for inciting extremism


Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the Army cannot wait for clearance from the Election Commission to take action against terrorists.


Army won't wait for EC clearance: Modi


Eight members of a "terrorist" cell have been killed in a security operation in Saudi Arabia's Qatif region, the state media reported.


8 'terrorists' killed in Saudi operation


Clashes broke out between stone pelting youths and the security forces on Sunday near the site of a gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district where two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants were killed earlier in the day, police said.


Clashes near gunfight site in Shopian


After the Army said it had "eliminated" Ishfaq Sofi of ISJK (Islamic State Jammu and Kashmir), the terror outfit has reportedly claimed to have established a "province" in India, which was rubbished by the Indian security apparatus.


IS claims forming 'province' in India, security agencies junk it


Yemen's Houthi rebels on Saturday began a unilateral withdrawal from two strategic ports on the Red Sea coast in the country under a UN-sponsored agreement with the government.


Houthi rebels begin withdrawing from Yemen ports


A NATO-led coalition forces' pilot-less aircraft  struck a Taliban hideout in Afghanistan and killed 10 militants, police said on Saturday.


NATO air strike kills 10 militants in Afghanistan


Considering the threat percept to India's crown jewel - Jammu & Kashmir - India's deep state knows its intensity and while it has developed responses, how does one deal with a fidayeen who is ready to die? State-sponsored terror now dovetailed with rising levels of local militancy are taking their toll on Indian security forces, asymmetrical warfare bleeding us through the famed military doctrine of death by a thousand cuts stratagem.


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A militant, linked to an Islamic State-inspired terror outfit, was killed on Friday in a gunfight with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district, police said.


Militant from 'IS-inspired group' killed in J&K


Clashes broke out between stone-pelting protesters and security forces on Friday in the old city areas of Srinagar and in Sopore town in Jammu and Kashmir.

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