Pakistan: Quetta explosion injures 13

Aug 11, 2016, at 05:46 pm

Quetta, Aug 11 (IBNS): At least 13 people were injured as an explosion rocked near Saryab Flyover in Pakistan's Quetta area on Thursday, media reports said.

Two death row convicts escape from Pakistan jail

Aug 11, 2016, at 05:36 pm

Azad Kashmir, Aug 11 (IBNS): Two death row convicts escaped from Kotli Jail in Pakistan on Wednesday, media reports said.

Karachi: Rangers kill four militants planning to attack on I-Day

Aug 11, 2016, at 05:15 pm

Karachi,, Aug 11 (IBNS): Pakistan Rangers on Wednesday shot dead 'terrorists' in Karachi.

Pakistan: Explosion in Quetta injures 4

Aug 11, 2016, at 04:42 pm

Quetta, Aug 11 (IBNS): An explosion close to the Saryab Flyover in Pakistan's Quetta city which left at least four people injured, media reports said.

Supported by the UN cultural agency, Nepal’s quake-damaged museums re-open

Aug 11, 2016, at 12:41 pm

New York, Aug 11 (Just Earth News): More than a year since the devastating earthquakes that struck Nepal in April and May 2015, through the combined work of the United Nations cultural agency and its partners, some of the country’s notable museums and institutions, including the National Museum, and the National Art Gallery are once again open and visitors are coming back to enjoy their rich collections.

UNESCO chief 'denounces' terrorist attack that killed dozens in Pakistan

Aug 11, 2016, at 03:49 am

New York, Aug 10 (Just Earth News): The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom denounced the recent terrorist attack that killed at least 70 people, including two journalists, in Quetta, the capital of Pakistan's Baluchistan province.

Court hands over death to former Bangladesh lawmaker Shakhawat Hossain

Aug 11, 2016, at 12:26 am

Dhaka, Aug 10 (IBNS): The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Wednesday handed death to former lawmaker of Bangladesh Shakhawat Hossain over crimes committed against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War.

Bangladesh: RAB arrests 6 JMB men

Aug 10, 2016, at 09:00 pm

Dhaka, Aug 10 (IBNS): Bangladesh's RAB has arrested six suspected members of militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) on Tuesday, media reports said on Wednesday.

Afghanistan: Afghan forces, Taliban insurgents face off in Baghlan province

Aug 10, 2016, at 06:17 pm

Kabul, Aug 10 (IBNS): A clash is underway between the Afghan military forces and the Talibani insurgents in Dahana-e-Ghori district of Afghanistan's Baghlan province, reports said.

Afghanistan: At least 37 Taliban militants killed during operations

Aug 09, 2016, at 05:32 pm

Kabul, Aug 9 (IBNS): At least 37 Taliban militants were killed and several others injured, following operations by the Afghan military forces, reports said.

IS claims responsibility for Pakistan blast

Aug 09, 2016, at 03:10 pm

Quetta, Aug 9 (IBNS): Militant group ISIS has cliamed responsibility for the blast in Pakistan's Quetta area on Monday which claimed at least 70 lives.

US condemns Quetta hospital blast in Pakistan

Aug 09, 2016, at 02:37 pm

Washington/Islamabad, Aug 9 (IBNS): The United States on Tuesday condemned the attack on a hospital in Pakistan which killed at least 70 people on Monday.

Pakistan: Ban condemns ‘appalling’ terrorist attack at hospital in Quetta

Aug 09, 2016, at 04:19 am

New York, Aug 8 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned on Monday’s terrorist bombing at the Civil Hospital in Quetta, Pakistan, underscoring that the targeting of mourners at a civilian hospital made the attack “particularly appalling.”

Pakistan: Quetta blast kills 64

Aug 08, 2016, at 10:49 pm

Quetta, Aug 8 (IBNS): A powerful blast hit Quetta’s Civil Hospital on Monday which left at least 64 people killed and making country's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif condemn the attack.

Two Pakistani journalists killed in Quetta blast

Aug 08, 2016, at 10:37 pm

Quetta, Aug 8 (IBNS): Two Pakistani journalists were killed in blast which hit a hospital in Pakistan's Quetta area on Monday.

Seven passengers, including newborn, feared dead in Nepal helicopter crash

Aug 08, 2016, at 09:15 pm

Kathmandu, Aug 8 (IBNS) : All seven people, including a newborn, on board the Fishtail Air helicopter were presumed dead after it crashed at Nepal's Bhatine Danda in Nuwakot on Monday, The Kathmandu Post said quoting the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (Caan).

Quetta hospital blast: At least 53 casualties reported

Aug 08, 2016, at 08:14 pm

Quetta, Pakistan, Aug 8 (IBNS): The casualties in the Quetta civil hospital explosion have risen to 53, while 57 others are reportedly injured, media reports said.

Afghanistan: 12 ISIS loyalists killed in clean-up operations

Aug 08, 2016, at 08:10 pm

Kabul, Aug 8 (IBNS): At least 12 ISIS militants were killed and 19 others injured in a clean-up operation by the Afghan military forces, reports said.

RAW behind Quetta blast: Balochistan CM

Aug 08, 2016, at 07:36 pm

Quetta, Pakistan, Aug 8 (IBNS): Following the explosion in Pakistan's Quetta city, the capital of Balochistan, Chief Minister Sanaullah Zehri said that Indian intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) is behind the ghastly attack, reports said.

Quetta Civil hospital explosion: At least 35 killed, over 30 others injured

Aug 08, 2016, at 07:02 pm

Quetta, Pakistan, Aug 8 (IBNS): At least 35 people were killed and over 30 others sustained injuries, following a massive explosion in Pakistan's Quetta city, media reports said.

At least 25 killed in blast in Pakistan's Quetta civil hospital

Aug 08, 2016, at 06:13 pm

Quetta, Pakistan, Aug 8 (IBNS) : At least 25 people were killed and 35 others injured in a massive bomb blast in a Quetta hospital in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province on Monday morning, Geo News reports said.

Afghanistan: Kabul explosion leaves one dead, three injured

Aug 08, 2016, at 06:04 pm

Kabul, Aug 8 (IBNS): At least one person died and three others were injured in an explosion which rocked Kabul city on Monday, reports said.

At least 15 killed in blast in Pakistan's Quetta civil hospital

Aug 08, 2016, at 04:49 pm

Quetta,Pakistan, Aug 8 (IBNS) : At least 15 people were killed and 35 others severely injured when a a powerful blast struck Quetta’s civil hospital on Monday morning.

Afghanistan: American and Australian academics kidnapped in Kabul

Aug 08, 2016, at 04:38 pm

Kabul, Aug 8 (IBNS): An American professor and his Australian colleague were kidnapped at gunpoint by unknown men in Kabul, media reports said.

Afghanistan: 6 Taliban eliminated

Aug 06, 2016, at 10:34 pm

Kabul, Aug 6 (IBNS): At least six Taliban militants were killed during incidents of violence in Afghanistan's Laghman province on Friday, media reports said.

Afghanistan: At least 10 civilians killed in separate bomb explosions in Paktia province

Aug 06, 2016, at 07:20 pm

Kabul, Aug 6 (IBNS): At least 10 civilians were killed following two separate bomb explosions in Afghanistan's Paktia province, reports said.

Afghanistan: ISIS sympathisers behead two men in Kot district

Aug 06, 2016, at 06:52 pm

Kabul, Aug 6 (IBNS): Angry with the frequent operations carried out against them, ISIS sympathisers beheaded two men they identified as government supporters in the restive Kot district of Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, reports said.

Pakistan: Hindu doctor shot dead

Aug 06, 2016, at 03:34 pm

Karachi, Aug 6 (IBNS): A Hindu doctor was shot dead in Pakistan's Karachi city, media reports said on Saturday.

Afghanistan: Six Pakistani men captured after helicopter crash lands in restive area

Aug 04, 2016, at 11:50 pm

Kabul, Aug 4 (IBNS): Six Pakistani men were captured by Afghan military officials on Thursday, after a helicopter crash landed in the restive Logar province of the country, reports said.

Kabul fire devours major market, no casualty reported

Aug 04, 2016, at 11:45 pm

Kabul, Aug 4 (IBNS): A huge fire, which started earlier on Thursday, devoured the top two floors of a major commercial market in Kabul, reports said.