Defence general

US hits N Korea with new sanctions after cyber-attack on Sony

03 Jan 2015

The sanctions are part of the US response to the cyber attack on Sony, which was targeted as it prepared to release `The Interview,’ a crude comedy about a CIA plot to kill North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un

Pak court sends 26/11 mastermind Lakhvi to jail for 2 weeks

01 Jan 2015

Pakistan most dangerous country for journalists in 2014: IFJ

01 Jan 2015

Bengaluru’s Mehdi Biswas investigator shifted out in spate of transfers

01 Jan 2015

Two-year-old accidently shoots mother dead in Idaho Walmart

31 Dec 2014

IS again uses social media to advance its gruesome campaign

31 Dec 2014

UK’s royal palace guards moved back over fears of “lone wolf” attacks

29 Dec 2014

Islamic State executed 116 foreign fighters in past six months

29 Dec 2014

NATO ends Afghan war, lowers flag in low-key ceremony

29 Dec 2014

General John Campbell, the American commander who led NATO's International Security Assistance Force, lowered the green and white mission flag, replacing it with one of a training and support mission known as Resolute Support

India sees 40% increase in cyber crime: report

29 Dec 2014

Bengaluru terrorist blast kills woman; kids saved

29 Dec 2014

India’s information technology capital is also now a hotbed of Islamic extremism and the latest terror act is yet to be owned by any group, but the government as usual has stepped up alert across cities

Japan, South Korea and US to sign first joint intelligence sharing pact on 29 December

27 Dec 2014

North Korea blames US for internet outages

27 Dec 2014

North Korea’s National Defence Commission accused US President Barack Obama of going reckless like a monkey in a tropical forest by inciting the release of ‘The Interview’, a comedy featuring a fictional plot to kill its leader

Ukraine, rebels to swap hundreds of prisoners in push for pax

27 Dec 2014

Russia names NATO as key risk in new military doctrine

26 Dec 2014

Document posted on the Kremlin website names NATO’s attempts to overthrow neighboring governments and the buildup close to the country’s borders as a major threat

Pro-democracy protests return to Hong Kong, 37 people arrested

26 Dec 2014

New treaty regulating global arms trade comes into force

24 Dec 2014

Centre orders offensive against NDFB as toll in Assam attack climbs to 65

24 Dec 2014

Sri Lanka president Mahinda Rajapakse to institute judicial inquiry in war crimes

24 Dec 2014

Young girls in Islamic State captivity committing suicide to avoid sex slavery: reports

24 Dec 2014

Russia irate as Ukraine votes to join NATO

24 Dec 2014

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev had warned that Ukraine’s move for NATO membership will turn it into a potential military opponent of Russia and that his country will have to respond to them

Australian premier Tony Abbott warns of heightened level of terror

23 Dec 2014

Spy agencies could’ve prevented 26/11 by coordination

23 Dec 2014

Obama warns proportional response to cyber attacks on Sony

20 Dec 2014

The US President, however, faulted the Hollywood studio for giving in to intimidation by withdrawing `The Interview,’ the satirical movie based on a fictional assassination attempt on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un