Pakistan: Hindu Medical student Nimrita Kumari's body found in hostel room
Sep 17, 2019, at 09:57 am
Islamabad, Sept 17 (IBNS): Body of a medical student, who was studying in Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University (SMBBMU) in Larkana area of Pakistan, was recovered from her hostel room, media reports said on Tuesday.
US service member killed in Afghanistan
Sep 17, 2019, at 09:46 am
Kabul, Sept 17 (IBNS): A U.S. service member was killed in action on Monday, officials said.
Guterres calls for ‘maximum restraint’ following drone assault on key Saudi oil facility
Sep 16, 2019, at 04:17 pm
New York: The UN Secretary-General appealed on Sunday for “maximum restraint" following a wave of drone attacks claimed by Houthi rebels in Yemen, against a huge Saudi Arabian State-owned Armco petroleum processing facility, which threatens to disrupt global oil supplies.
Teen arrested for allegedly raping a girl
Sep 16, 2019, at 04:02 pm
Dhaka, Sept 16 (IBNS): One person has been arrested for allegedly raping a second-grader schoolgirl at Phulbari village in Magura's Mohammadpur upazila of Bangladesh, media reports said.
Afghanistan: IED explosion in Farah kills 5
Sep 16, 2019, at 04:00 pm
Kabul, Sept 16 (IBNS): An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in Afghanistan's Farah province on Monday killed at least five people including a woman, media reports said on Monday.
Pakistan: Mob vandalise school, temple after Hindu school teacher is accused of blasphemy
Sep 16, 2019, at 12:43 pm
Ghotki, Pakistan: In what might emerge as another incident of targeting minorities in Pakistan, a mob vandalised a school, three temples and several houses belonging to the Hindu community in the country's Ghotki district on Sunday after a student's father reportedly accused a school principal of blasphemy.
North Korea’s leader suggests meeting with Trump in Pyongyang - Reports
Sep 16, 2019, at 10:14 am
Tokyo (Sputnik/UNI) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has proposed to meet with US President Donald Trump in Pyongyang, South Korean media report.
Five soldiers killed by Boko Haram in Cameroon's Far North region
Sep 16, 2019, at 10:10 am
Yaounde (Xinhua/UNI) At least five Cameroonian soldiers were killed Saturday night by Boko Haram in a fight in Soueram, a locality in the country's Far North region, the army confirmed on Sunday.
Over 110 militants killed as Afghan forces increase pressure: Officials
Sep 15, 2019, at 08:59 pm
Kabul (Xinhua/UNI) More than 110 militants have been killed in Afghanistan over the past 24 hours as government forces have increased pressure on the Taliban outfit, officials said on Sunday.
Afghanistan: Security forces destroy bomb factories
Sep 15, 2019, at 07:46 pm
Kabul, Sept 15 (IBNS): Afghanistan security forces have destroyed bomb factories of Taliban militant group in Afghanistan, media reports said.
Sep 15, 2019, at 05:37 pm
New York Sept 15 (IBNS): The UN chief saw for himself the deadly power of Hurricane Dorian on the shattered islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama on Saturday, describing it as more like a “Category Hell” disaster, than the official Category 5 designation used by meteorologists.
Bangladesh: Local Awami League leader shot dead
Sep 15, 2019, at 04:46 pm
Dhaka, Sept 15 (IBNS): Unknown people shot dead a local Awami League leader in Bangladesh's Savar area, media reports said on Sunday.
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US allegations of Iran's involvement in attacks on Saudi oil facilities false: Tehran
Sep 15, 2019, at 02:39 pm
Tehran, Sep 15 (Sputnik) The Iranian Foreign Ministry has called false the statement of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who accused Tehran of being involved in attacks on Saudi oil facilities.
Republican Senator calls for US attacks on Iranian oil facilities
Sep 15, 2019, at 10:06 am
Moscow, Sep 15 (Sputnik): Republican Sen Lindsey Graham has called for US attacks on Iranian oil refineries, following the recent drone attacks on two oil facilities belonging to the Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco).
Official, journalist abducted in Cameroon's restive Anglophone region
Sep 15, 2019, at 09:41 am
Yaounde, Sept 15 (Xinhua): An official and a journalist were kidnapped on Saturday in Bamenda, the largest city in Cameroon's crisis-hit Anglophone region of Northwest, according to local authorities.
President Donald Trump confirms death of Osama Bin Laden's son Hamza Bin Laden in US operation
Sep 14, 2019, at 11:24 pm
Washington, Sept 14 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump on Saturday confirmed that terror group al-Qaeda founder Osama Bin Laden's son Hamza Bin Laden has been killed during an US-led operation.
Donald Trump confirms killing of al-Qaeda founder Osama Bin Laden 's son Hamza Bin Laden
Sep 14, 2019, at 10:52 pm
Washington, Sept 14 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump has confirmed that late al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden's son Hamza bin Laden has been 'killed'.
At least 41 militants surrender to Afghan forces: gov't
Sep 14, 2019, at 05:58 pm
Kabul, Sep 14 (Xinhua/UNI) Forty-one Taliban militants had surrendered to the Afghan government security forces in northern Takhar province, the country's Interior Ministry said on Saturday.
Houthi Armed Forces confirm drone attack on Saudi Oil refineries - Reports
Sep 14, 2019, at 05:43 pm
Damascus, Sep14 (Sputnik) The Yemeni Houthi movement has confirmed a recent attack on two Saudi oil refineries with 10 drones.
Chinese projects in Bangladesh in limbo over non-fulfilment of financial commitment
Sep 14, 2019, at 04:01 pm
Dhaka, Sept 14 (IBNS): Giving a hint that they are not fulfilling a financial commitment made to Bangladesh in 2016, China has so far only disbursed USD 981. 36 million, which accounts for five percent of USD 20 billion promised for development projects.
Drone attacks target Saudi oil facilities, fire under control now
Sep 14, 2019, at 03:59 pm
Riyadh: Drone attacks triggered fires at two major oil facilities in Saudi Arabia on Friday, media reports said on Saturday.
In visit to hurricane-ravaged Bahamas, UN chief calls for greater action to address climate change
Sep 14, 2019, at 09:56 am
New York: World leaders attending the upcoming UN Climate Action Summit are being urged to show up armed not with speeches but with plans to achieve carbon neutrality, reduce emissions and improve adaptation.
UNESCO food and culture forum dishes up fresh serving of SDGs
Sep 14, 2019, at 09:48 am
New York: Strengthening cultural heritage and culture-related food practices boosts social inclusion, economic development and well-being, the UN’s deputy culture chief told participants at the UNESCO agency’s World Forum on the matter, on Friday.
UN General Assembly celebrates 20 years of promoting a culture of peace
Sep 14, 2019, at 09:41 am
New York: Just as the greatest global challenges cannot be solved by a single country, peace cannot be pursued in isolation, outgoing UN General Assembly President María Fernanda Espinosa said on Friday.
Sep 14, 2019, at 09:34 am
New York: A major UN conference on fighting desertification agreed on Friday to make the Sustainable Development Goal target of achieving “land degradation neutrality” (LDN), a national target for action.
Around 12 million children may never see a classroom, UN data reveals
Sep 14, 2019, at 09:29 am
New York: New data published by the United Nations cultural agency on Friday, reveals that without taking urgent measures, around 12 million young children will never set foot inside a school, with girls facing “the greatest barriers”.
Monsoon destroys Rohingya shelters, sparking record UN emergency food agency response in Bangladesh
Sep 14, 2019, at 09:22 am
New York: Unusually heavy monsoon rains have inundated shelters in refugee camps in southern Bangladesh creating “havoc”, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday, as it launched its biggest emergency response of the year for displaced Rohingya families.
Special Forces storm ISIS hideout in Kabul, 3 hurt
Sep 13, 2019, at 06:15 pm
Kabul, Sept 13 (IBNS): The Special Forces of the National Directorate of Security stormed a hideout of ISIS terrorist group in Afghanistan's Kabul city and left three people wounded, media reports said on Friday.
Google to pay 965 mln euros to settle fiscal disputes with France
Sep 13, 2019, at 05:24 pm
Paris, Sep 13 (Xinhua/UNI) US tech giant Google has agreed to pay 965 million euros (1.068 billion US dollars) to settle disputes with the French tax authorities in a fraud inquiry that began four years ago.
Amid conflict with India over Article 370, Pakistan Minister admits funding Hafiz Saeed
Sep 13, 2019, at 04:16 pm
Islamabad, Sept 13 (IBNS); In what might become an embarrassment for Pakistan PM Imran Khan's government, a minister has claimed that the nation spent millions on global terrorist Hafiz Saeed-run banned organization Jamaat –ud-Dawa (JuD) in an attempt to bring it to the “mainstream”.