
Four police officers were wounded when the militant attacked them with machetes, a pistol and grenades

The attack marked a major escalation in the scale and brutality of militant violence aimed at forcing strict Islamic rule...

IS may be trying to build affiliates in countries such as Bangladesh for jihadists to launch attacks locally and cheaply.



All 20 victims were foreigners, most of whom were killed by "sharp weapons".

Islamic State, which has claimed the attacks, posted photos of what it said were dead foreigners killed in the assault

The hostage crisis marks an escalation from a recent spate of murders claimed by Islamic State and al Qaeda on liberals,...

A blogger was hacked to death by machete-wielding assailants in the Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Monday


Protesters in Dhaka form a 15-kilometer human chain to highlight worsening political violence, after a petrol bomb attack by opposition...