The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor yesterday said it had information from top Islamic State group leaders

Islamic State (IS) claims the responsibility for the killing of a volunteer of a Hindu monastery in Pabna Sadar upazila, according to a report of US-based SITE Intelligence Group.

Terror alert led restaurants and bars to shut early amid fears of a Paris-style attack in Central Brussels. The manhunt continues for the fugitive Salah Abdeslam, who is thought to be armed with a suicide belt.

The Islamic State jihadist group claims gun and bomb attacks in Paris that left more than 128 people dead in a statement posted online.

Australia's cricket tour of Bangladesh could be scrapped within days amid heightened warnings from Britain and the United States about the likelihood of militant attacks.