In the lead-up to Durga Puja, radical Islamist groups in Bangladesh have issued threats to puja committees and temples, demanding 5 lakh Bangladeshi taka in exchange for allowing the festival to proceed. The Hindu festival, set to be celebrated from October 9 to 13, is facing intimidation and extortion attempts, raising concerns about religious tensions in the country.

Bangladesh: Hindu Temples Face Extortion Threats Ahead Of Durga Puja

Putin repeats Islamist, Ukraine link with Moscow concert attack

Clashes broke out on the 7th of September in a restive Palestinian refugee camp in south Lebanon. The refugee camp, Ain al-Hilweh, was rocked by deadly fighting just weeks ago, in which at least 13 people had died. In the fresh fighting between Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas's secular Fatah movement and Islamist militants, at least 20 people were wounded. The fighting also prompted hundreds of residents, from the camp and its surrounding areas, to flee. An uneasy truce had been in place since 3rd of August but with the recent outbreak of fighting, the camp is once again on the edge.

Fighting between secular Fatah & Islamist groups in Lebanon | World At War

An Islamist mob stormed a yoga event organised by the Indian mission in the capital of the Maldives. Reports have linked the mob to the main opposition party behind the 'India Out' campaign. Palki Sharma tells you more.

Gravitas: Islamist mob storms Yoga event in Malé

Imran Khan's government is offering talks to a banned Islamist group that is holding the country hostage. At least 19 people, including 8 cops, have been killed in the violence. Has the Pakistan government surrendered to Islamists? Palki Sharma tells you.

Gravitas: Islamists hold Pakistan hostage

With military victory elusive, West African nations quietly back talks with Islamists

3 killed in Pakistan in clashes between police, Islamists

Suspected Islamists kill 23 civilians in eastern Congo 

Suspected Islamists kill a dozen people in eastern Congo attacks

The battle for the soul of Islam

Suspected Islamists free 1,300 prisoners from east Congo jail

Tunisian parties seek to oust parliament speaker, Islamists want new government

Aurat March: Islamists hurl stones and shoes at Women's Day marchers in Islamabad

Sri Lanka imposes state of emergency after attacks blamed on Islamists

Nairobi hotel attack over after 20-hour siege, 14 dead: President Kenyatta

Blasphemy is a profoundly sensitive issue in the Islamic republic and can rouse even moderates whose religion emphasises devotion to the Prophet

Pakistan's blasphemy law hands fringe Islamists dangerous weapon

Smoke and tear gas filled the air as the roughly 8,500 elite police and paramilitary troops in riot gear were also seen throwing rocks and using slingshots in the ongoing bid to clear 2,000 or so hardline demonstrators which began soon after dawn

One dead, over 100 injured as Islamist sit-in paralyses Islamabad

A suicide bomber?rammed an explosive-laden car into the hotel's entrance before Al Shabaab gunmen stormed the restaurant to take hostages

Somalia: 19 dead after suicide bomber targets Mogadishu restaurant

The Maute militia now poses the biggest security challenge of Rodrigo Duterte's 11-month presidency, still controlling parts of this city of 200,000

Philippines military says close to defeating Islamist rebels

The discovery confirms days of speculation that Maute rebels had killed civilians during a bloody takeover of Marawi City

Bodies of civilians dumped near Philippines city besieged by Islamists

Officials said the couple was killed by 'Islamists'

Mali: Unmarried couple living together stoned to death

Germany is on high alert after a spate of attacks since July 18 left 15 people dead - including four attackers - and dozens injured

German police clamps down on Salafists, raids mosque and apartments

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