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52 Taiwan suspects arrested in Turkey for alleged fraud

​Fifty-two Taiwan residents have been arrested in Turkey for alleged fraud, said Taiwan authorities on Tuesday.

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Australian authorities charge five men attempting to reach Syria by boat with terror related offences

​Australian authorities are expected to seek the extradition of five men charged with terrorism offences for allegedly planning to travel to Syria via Indonesia and the Philippines in a fishing boat from northern Australia after being arrested last week.

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French protests against proposed labor reforms turn violent

Violent clashes between riot police and demonstrators erupted during protest marches across France on Thursday with scores of youth arrested and several policemen injured.

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Cambodian opposition lawmaker arrested for alleged use of fake border maps

Cambodian police arrested opposition lawmaker Um Sam An in the early hour on Monday in northwestern Siem Reap province for the allegations of using fake border maps with Vietnam, local media reported.

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Suspect admits to being "man in hat" in Brussels airport attack: Belgian prosecutor

​Paris attacks suspect Mohamed Abrini who was arrested Friday in Brussels has confessed to investigators that he is "the man in the hat" caught in the Brussels airport security cameras on March 22, Belgian federal prosecutor said Saturday.

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One person arrested in Brussels raid: local mayor

One person was arrested and several controlled detonations were carried out during a major police operation in the Brussels district of Schaerbeek on Friday afternoon, local media reported.

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Hunt on for 100 Hong Kong rioters who took ‘active role’ in Mong Kok mayhem

As police examine surveillance camera footage, elite unit investigates whether radical localist groups received donations from secret backers

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Bangladesh rules out IS, al-Qaeda links with Singapore arrestees

Bangladeshi police on Thursday claimed they did not find any link of the 26 Bangladeshi workers deported from Singapore over allegations of links with the Islamic State (IS) and al-Qaeda.

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Indonesia arrests 12 linked to Jakarta attack, identifies suicide bombers

The Indonesian police have arrested 12 people allegedly linked with Thursday's suicide bombing at the capital that killed seven people including five and injured 20 others, and identified five bombers on Saturday, senior police officers said here.

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Malaysia arrests four related to IS

Malaysian police said Saturday that four individuals, including a married couple, were arrested for suspected link to the Islamic State (IS).

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About 100 Pakistanis fled to Syria and Iraq to join Islamic State

About 100 Pakistanis, including women, have travelled to Syria and Iraq to join the Islamic State since the rise of the dreaded terror group in the Middle East.

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Argentina arrests 7 Syrians suspected of human trafficking

Federal Police in Argentina have arrested seven Syrians suspected of smuggling fellow nationals into the South American country, local media reported on Sunday.

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Malaysia arrests suspects with link to IS

Malaysia arrested 5 men with suspected involvement in terrorist activities, including three linking to the Islamic States(IS), police said Saturday.

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Fourth suspect charged in Belgium over Paris attacks: prosecutor

​ A fourth suspect was charged on Monday in Belgium over the Paris terror attacks, the Belgian federal prosecutor announced.

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8 arrested in Paris anti-terror raid, suspected ringleader not among those

​Abdelhamid Abaaoud, Moroccan-origin Belgian jihadist who was believed to be the mastermind behind Friday night's attacks, was not among the 8 people arrested Wednesday morning during a police raid in Saint-Denis, Paris Prosecutor Francois Molins confirmed to the press Wednesday evening during a press conference.

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56 Boko Haram suspects arrested in central Nigeria

​Nigerian police have arrested 56 persons suspected to be members of Boko Haram sect in central part of the country.

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Arrests of smugglers induce change in migrant routes to Europe

​Italian authorities said the increasing number of people arrested for allegedly smuggling migrants and refugees across the Mediterranean in latest months had a role in making traffickers change their routes, local media reported on Tuesday.