A special NIA court here has pronounced Mohamed Saleem guilty in an espionage case for possessing counterfeit currency and conspiring to carry out  terrorist attacks, the central agency's official said on Tuesday.


NIA court convicts one more in espionage case


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At least eight people were killed and 40 others injured as a roadside bomb blast struck a passenger bus in Afghanistan's Farah province on Tuesday, government officials said.


8 killed, 40 injured in Afghan bomb blast


A powerful car bomb exploded in the Philippines island of Basilan early on Tuesday. The death toll has reached 10, according to military sources.


Philippines car bomb attack toll rises to 10


Six people, including a soldier and four militia men, were killed on Tuesday when a powerful bomb apparently rigged to a vehicle exploded in the southern Philippines island of Basilan.


6 killed in car bomb attack in Philippines


Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday spoke to former Pakistani cricketer Imran Khan, whose Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party has emerged as the largest party in the country's general elections last week, and called for peace and development in the South Asian neighbourhood.


Modi calls for South Asia peace in chat with Imran Khan


Three CRPF troopers were injured in a grenade attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag town on Monday, police said.


Three CRPF troopers injured in J&K grenade attack


The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday searched the house of Asiya Andrabi, chief of the women's separatist group 'Dukhtaran-e-Milat' (Daughters of Faith), here.


NIA searches Asiya Andrabi's Srinagar house


Around 1.2 million Syrian refugees have returned to their homes since September 2015, since Russia launched its anti-terror operations there, the Defence Ministry here has said.


1.2 mn Syrians 'went back home' since 2015: Russia


Voting in Mali's presidential election began on Sunday morning as polling stations opened nationwide, despite threats of violence from groups linked to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State militant organization in the West African country.


Mali begins voting in presidential election amid threats of violence


A CRPF trooper on leave was killed when militants attacked him at his home in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district on Sunday, police said.


CRPF trooper on leave attacked in J&K, dies


Senior US diplomats were on Sunday reported to have held face to face talks with Taliban commanders in Qatar without involving Afghan officials -- a departure from a Trump administration policy.


US diplomats met Taliban commanders in Qatar


Militants in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday evening released the special police officer (SPO) they had abducted on Friday evening, police said.


Abducted SPO released in J&K


Four CRPF troopers were injured in a grenade attack by militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district on Saturday, police said.


Four CRPF troopers injured in J&K grenade attack


Alleging that more youths from Jammu and Kashmir have been joining militancy in recent years, former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday regretted that "not enough attention" was paid to the state during the recent no-confidence motion in Parliament.


More Kashmiri youths joining militancy now than before: Omar Abdullah


A UN report has said that over 7,000 children have been killed or injured in Syria's seven-year war and cited unverified reports putting the number "way beyond 20,000".


7,000 children killed or injured in Syria: UN


At least three people were injured as militants attacked an Afghan midwife training centre in Jalalabad city on Saturday, officials said.


Attack on midwife training centre in Afghanistan's Jalalabad injures 3


Security forces on Saturday launched a search operation in the densely populated Balgarden area of the city here.


Search operations on in Srinagar


Militants abducted a special police officer (SPO) at gunpoint from Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district, police said on Saturday.


Militants abduct J&K SPO at gunpoint


The United States has expressed concern over the participation of terrorist-affiliated people in Pakistan's elections but commended the voters for rejecting them.


US expresses concern over participation of terrorist-affiliates in Pakistan elections


The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday attached foreign currency worth USD 8,000 and Nepalese Rupees 4,067, recovered from a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant. The money was meant to use for terrorist activities in India.


ED attaches foreign currency recovered from LeT militant


A bank guard and a civilian were injured on Friday when gunmen tried to loot a bank in Kulgam district, police said.

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