Afghanistan: Taliban insurgents kill district police chief in Badghis
Dec 18, 2017, at 05:53 pm
Kabul, Dec 18 (IBNS): The police chief of Aab Kamari district in Badghis province of Afghanistan was killed by Taliban insurgents on Sunday night, reports said.
Afghanistan: Taliban insurgents kill district police chief in Badghis
Dec 18, 2017, at 05:49 pm
Kabul, Dec 18 (IBNS): The police chief of Aab Kamari district in Badghis province of Afghanistan was killed by Taliban insurgents on Sunday night, reports said.
Suicide attack in Pakistan church kills 9, injures over 50
Dec 18, 2017, at 12:38 am
Quetta, Dec 17 (IBNS): At least nine people were killed in a deadly suicide bomb and gun attack on a church in Pakistan on Sunday, media reports said.
Sixteen militants killed, wounded in Afghanistan operations
Dec 16, 2017, at 09:58 pm
Kabul, Dec 16 (IBNS) : At least 16 militants were killed or wounded during the operations in southern Kandahar and southeastern Paktika provinces involving air and ground operations, Afghaistan's Khaama Press reported quoting the Ministry of Defense (MoD).
Rohingya refugees face ‘multitude of protection risks,’ warns UN agency
Dec 16, 2017, at 09:48 am
New York, Dec 16(Just Earth News): The United Nations refugee agency said on Friday that it is concerned about the deteriorating environment in which Rohingya refugees are living, especially children, who make up 55 per cent of the Rohingya refugee population in Bangladesh.
Ten ISIS militants killed, wounded in Afghan forces operations
Dec 14, 2017, at 08:04 pm
Kabul, Dec 14 (IBNS) : At least ten militants affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group were killed or wounded during the operations of the Afghan security forces in eastern Nangarhar province.
ISIS attempts to occupy lands in Afghanistan and Pakistan: Iranian minister
Dec 13, 2017, at 06:28 pm
Tehran, Dec 13 (IBNS) : An Iranian minister has claimed that the Islamic State terror group is attempting to occupy lands in Afghanistan and Pakistan as the group has been suppressed in Syria and Iraq.
Afghanistan : Explosion in Taliban leader’s house leaves 4 dead, wounded in Laghman
Dec 13, 2017, at 06:26 pm
Kabul, Dec 13 (IBNS) : An explosion ripped through the residence of a local Taliban leader in eastern Laghman province of Afghanistan leaving at least four people dead or wounded.
Myanmar can draw on UN expertise in tackling Rohingya returns, Security Council told
Dec 13, 2017, at 02:16 pm
New York, Dec 13(Just Earth News): The United Nations can help Myanmar to defuse inter-communal tensions and create an environment for safe and dignified repatriation of Rohingya refugees, the Organization’s top political official said Tuesday, stressing that the country could also tap the UN’s capacities and experience in tackling other challenges, including democratic consolidation.
UN stepping up support to diphtheria vaccination campaign for Rohingya children in Bangladesh
Dec 13, 2017, at 02:09 pm
New York, Dec 13(Just Earth News): A United Nations-backed campaign to immunize Rohingya children against diphtheria began on Tuesday in Bangladesh, following an outbreak that has resulted in nine deaths in the camps and makeshift settlements hosting these refugees from Myanmar.
New York blast suspect's wife, 3 relatives picked up for quizzing in Bangladesh
Dec 13, 2017, at 01:43 am
Dhaka, Dec 12 (IBNS): Dhaka security officials have picked up the wife of Akayed Ullah, the Bangladeshi national who has been arrested in connection with the New York subway blast, and his three relatives from Dhaka and Chittagong.
Afghanistan: At least 76 militants killed in a 5-day commando operation in Kunduz
Dec 11, 2017, at 06:43 pm
Kabul, Dec 11 (IBNS): At least 76 militants were killed in a five-day commando operation in Afghanistan's Kunduz province, local Tolo News reported.
Afghanistan: Roadside mine blast kills 1 policeman
Dec 10, 2017, at 11:50 pm
Kabul, Dec 10 (IBNS): A roadside mine blast in Nangarhar province of Afghanistan on Sunday killed at least one person, media reports said.
Peaceful conduct of elections 'historic moment' for Nepal, says UN chief
Dec 10, 2017, at 12:55 pm
New York, Dec 10(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the holding of the two-phased State and Federal elections and congratulates the people of Nepal for the peaceful conduct of the polls.
Afghanistan: Airstrikes kill eight Taliban militants, injure three
Dec 09, 2017, at 09:32 pm
Kabul, Dec 9 (IBNS): At least eight Taliban militants were killed and three injured in airstrikes carried out by foreign forces in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan: Seven killed in Kabul blast
Dec 09, 2017, at 12:03 am
Kabul ,Dec 8 (IBNS): At least seven people were killed as a blast rocked Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Friday, media reports said.
Millions of babies, mostly in South Asia, risk brain damage from breathing toxic air, UNICEF warns
Dec 07, 2017, at 09:53 am
New York, Dec 7(Just Earth News): Almost 17 million babies live in areas where air pollution is at least six times higher than international limits, causing them to breathe toxic air and potentially risking their brain development, according to a new paper released on Tuesday by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Myanmar: opium cultivation down 25 per cent, but conflict areas remain 'safe haven' for drug traders
Dec 07, 2017, at 09:51 am
New York, Dec 7(Just Earth News): The total area of opium poppy cultivation in Myanmar has decreased significantly in 2017 to 41,000 hectares, down 25 per cent from the 55,500 recorded in 2015, a United Nations survey released on Wednesday has found.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan arrives in Pakistan
Dec 06, 2017, at 09:49 pm
Lahore, Dec 6 (IBNS); London Mayor Sadiq Khan on Wednesday reached Pakistan.
Pakistan: Teenager killed during robbery in Karachi
Dec 06, 2017, at 03:32 pm
Karachi, Dec 6 (IBNS): Unidentified attackers murdered a girl with a sharp-edged object during an incident of robbery in Karachi’s Saudabad area on Tuesday, media reports said on Wednesday.
Dec 06, 2017, at 04:50 am
New York, Dec 5(Just Earth News): The United Nations human rights chief on Tuesday called for an international criminal probe into the perpetrators of the widespread and brutal attacks that have driven more than 600,000 Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar since August, noting that “elements of genocide” against the minority could not be ruled out.
Pakistan: Six killed in suicide blast
Dec 06, 2017, at 12:51 am
Lahore, Dec 5 (IBNS): At least six people were killed in a bomb blast that rocked Mir Ali area of Pakistan on Tuesday, media reports said.
Al-Qaeda’s top leader among at least 80 killed in Afghan-US operations
Dec 05, 2017, at 07:00 pm
Kabul, Dec 5 (IBNS) : A top leader of the Al-Qaeda terrorist network has been killed along with at least 80 other militants during the operations of the Afghan and US forces.
Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani visits Uzbekistan to deepen ties between two nations
Dec 05, 2017, at 06:54 pm
Tashkent, Dec 5 (IBNS): Bilateral ties between Uzbekistan and Afghanistan are deepening with Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani arriving in capital Tashkent on an official visit between Dec 4 and Dec 6.
CIA warns Pakistan that US will act if safe havens of terrorists not destroyed: Dawn
Dec 04, 2017, at 11:19 pm
Islamabad, Dec 4 (IBNS): At a time when US Defence Secretary James Mattis is visiting Pakistan, country's CIA Director Mike Pompeo has warned the south Asian nation to eliminate alleged safe havens present within its territory, according to a Pakistan media report.
Pakistan: Boy set on fire over mobile theft allegation in Lahore
Dec 03, 2017, at 01:06 am
Lahore, Dec 2 (IBNS): A teenager was set on fire in Pakistan's Lahore city on Friday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Kabul explosion leaves four injured
Dec 02, 2017, at 11:54 pm
Kabul, Dec 2 (IBNS): At least four people were injured as an explosion hit Afghanistan's Kabul city on Saturday, media reports said.
Pakistan terror attack: 9 suspects arrested
Dec 02, 2017, at 09:52 pm
Peshawar, Dec 2 (IBNS): At least nine suspects have been arrested in connection with the terror attack on the Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) in Pakistan's Peshawar city on Friday.
Afghanistan: At least 4, including 3 policemen, die in Taliban attack in Farah province
Dec 02, 2017, at 05:37 pm
Kabul, Dec 2 (IBNS): Taliban militants dressed as army-men killed at least four people, including three policemen, in Afghanistan's Farah province, local Tolo News reported.
Afghanistan: Airstrikes kill at least 12 ISIS militants in Nangarhar
Dec 02, 2017, at 05:02 pm
Kabul, Dec 2 (IBNS): At least 12 ISIS militants have been killed in separate aistrikes in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, local Tolo News reported.