Indonesia Terror Attack

An Indonesian maid was jailed for two years in Singapore Thursday for giving money to an ISIS-linked terror outfit blamed for a string of attacks in her home country.

The government briefed the representatives of 12 nations about the pre-dawn air strikes on Jaish-e Mohammad camps located across the Line of Control which were conducted by the Indian Air Force this morning. Diplomats from the US, UK, Russia, Australia, Indonesia, Turkey and six ASEAN nations are in a meeting with Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhle.

An Indonesian court on Tuesday banned a local extremist network responsible for a series of deadly terror attacks on home soil, significantly expanding police powers to charge members and freeze funding.

Asian Games venues will be ready before Indonesia hosts the showpiece event in a month, organisers say, but the threat of terror attacks and endless traffic jams still looms over the regional olympics.

Indonesian police were investigating a suspected terror attack by a knife-wielding assailant on a priest during the Sunday service at a church, and a bomb squad had been deployed to determine whether the attacker's backpack contained explosives.

Indonesia's most wanted ISIS terrorist was killed in a gunbattle with security forces, a top minister today, in a victory for the government's counter terrorism campaign that further tightens the vise on a dwindling band of extremists in the jungles of Sulawesi island.

Indonesian police today named the five men they suspect launched this week's gun and bomb attack in Jakarta, which was claimed by ISIS, and said they had arrested 12 people linked to the plot who planned to strike other cities.

Indonesian police killed one suspected militant and arrested two more in raids across the country today, a day after an attack by ISIS suicide bombers and gunmen in the heart of the Southeast Asian nation's capital.

Social networks are one of the first places people turn to for updates in the wake of tragedies. But Safety Check, a much touted Facebook tool designed to make it easier to tell friends and family members you're OK during a crisis, was not deployed after an apparent terror attack struck the capitol of one of Facebook's largest markets Thursday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today condemned the "reprehensible" terror attack in Jakarta and said his thoughts are with those who lost their loved ones.

Terror group ISIS has officially claimed responsibility for a gun and bomb assault in Indonesia's capital Jakarta earlier in the day that killed seven people, five of whom were attackers.

In Bangkok, police-flanked partygoers will ring in the new year at the site of a deadly bombing that took place just months ago. In Paris, residents recovering from their city's own deadly attacks will enjoy scaled-back celebrations. And in Belgium's capital, authorities anxious after thwarting what they say was a holiday terror plot have canceled ...

Indonesian police said today they have arrested two men, including a member of China's Uighur minority, allegedly involved in a planned New Year suicide attack in Jakarta.

The US Embassy warned on Thursday of a possible New Year's Eve terrorist attack on Indonesia's Bali island based on information from its governor.

An Indonesian maid was jailed for two years in Singapore Thursday for giving money to an ISIS-linked terror outfit blamed for a string of attacks in her home country.

The government briefed the representatives of 12 nations about the pre-dawn air strikes on Jaish-e Mohammad camps located across the Line of Control which were conducted by the Indian Air Force this morning. Diplomats from the US, UK, Russia, Australia, Indonesia, Turkey and six ASEAN nations are in a meeting with Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhle.

An Indonesian court on Tuesday banned a local extremist network responsible for a series of deadly terror attacks on home soil, significantly expanding police powers to charge members and freeze funding.

Asian Games venues will be ready before Indonesia hosts the showpiece event in a month, organisers say, but the threat of terror attacks and endless traffic jams still looms over the regional olympics.

Indonesian police were investigating a suspected terror attack by a knife-wielding assailant on a priest during the Sunday service at a church, and a bomb squad had been deployed to determine whether the attacker's backpack contained explosives.

Indonesia's most wanted ISIS terrorist was killed in a gunbattle with security forces, a top minister today, in a victory for the government's counter terrorism campaign that further tightens the vise on a dwindling band of extremists in the jungles of Sulawesi island.

Indonesian police today named the five men they suspect launched this week's gun and bomb attack in Jakarta, which was claimed by ISIS, and said they had arrested 12 people linked to the plot who planned to strike other cities.

Indonesian police killed one suspected militant and arrested two more in raids across the country today, a day after an attack by ISIS suicide bombers and gunmen in the heart of the Southeast Asian nation's capital.

Social networks are one of the first places people turn to for updates in the wake of tragedies. But Safety Check, a much touted Facebook tool designed to make it easier to tell friends and family members you're OK during a crisis, was not deployed after an apparent terror attack struck the capitol of one of Facebook's largest markets Thursday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today condemned the "reprehensible" terror attack in Jakarta and said his thoughts are with those who lost their loved ones.

Terror group ISIS has officially claimed responsibility for a gun and bomb assault in Indonesia's capital Jakarta earlier in the day that killed seven people, five of whom were attackers.

In Bangkok, police-flanked partygoers will ring in the new year at the site of a deadly bombing that took place just months ago. In Paris, residents recovering from their city's own deadly attacks will enjoy scaled-back celebrations. And in Belgium's capital, authorities anxious after thwarting what they say was a holiday terror plot have canceled ...

Indonesian police said today they have arrested two men, including a member of China's Uighur minority, allegedly involved in a planned New Year suicide attack in Jakarta.

The US Embassy warned on Thursday of a possible New Year's Eve terrorist attack on Indonesia's Bali island based on information from its governor.