Another blogger killed in Bangladesh
Aug 07, 2015, at 10:03 pm
Dhaka, Aug 7 (IBNS): A blogger has been killed by militants in Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Friday, media reports said.
Civilians continue to bear brunt of Afghan conflict, UN report reveals
Aug 06, 2015, at 02:54 pm
New York, Aug 6 (IBNS): Civilians continued to bear the brunt of the Afghan conflict in the first half of 2015, the United Nations reported on Wednesday, noting that casualties are projected to equal or exceed the record high numbers documented last year.
UN experts urge Pakistan to strengthen protection of children after latest execution
Aug 06, 2015, at 02:50 pm
New York, Aug 6 (IBNS): United Nations human rights experts on Wednesday condemned the execution in Pakistan of Shafqat Hussein, who was reportedly 14 years old when he was convicted of murder, and called on the country to strengthen the protection of children.
New Afghan Taliban leader releases audio message
Aug 02, 2015, at 02:56 am
Kabul, Aug 1 (IBNS) Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour has released a audio message where he has called for unity among Talibans, media reports said.
Gunmen opens fire at political rally in Sri Lank's Colombo, one killed
Jul 31, 2015, at 10:13 pm
Colombo, July 31 (IBNS): Unidentified gunmen on Friday opened fire at a political rally in Sri Lanka's Colombo city, leaving one person dead.
Amnesty International says more Myanmar prisoners of conscience remain behind bars
Jul 31, 2015, at 03:42 am
London, July 30 (IBNS) The release of at least 11 prisoners of conscience in a mass prisoner amnesty in Myanmar Thursday is a step in the right direction, but authorities must immediately clear the country's jails of the scores of peaceful activists who still remain behind bars, Amnesty International said.
Children in Nepal still at risk three months after devastating quake: UNICEF
Jul 28, 2015, at 02:38 pm
New York, Jul 28 (IBNS): Three months after Nepal's devastating 25 April earthquake and its aftershocks, children continue to face multiple risks as their families have been pushed deeper into poverty and they remain in need of aid, warned the United Nations's Children Fund (UNICEF).
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US embassy employee shot dead in Pakistan
Jul 26, 2015, at 11:41 pm
Islamabad, July 26 (IBNS): Unknown gunmen have shot dead a Pakistani man who was working with the United States embassy in Islamabad, media reports said on Sunday.
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Pakistan: 5.5 earthquake hits Islamabad
Jul 25, 2015, at 10:05 pm
Islamabad, July 25 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter Scale hit Pakistan's Islamabad city on Saturday, officials said.
Nepal: UN relief official warns emergency is not over yet
Jul 25, 2015, at 03:18 pm
New York, Jul 25 (IBNS): Three months after the first of the devastating earthquakes that hit Nepal, hundreds of thousands of survivors continue to require and rely on urgent humanitarian assistance, the top United Nations humanitarian official in the recovering country said on Friday.
Afghanistan suicide attack kills 19
Jul 23, 2015, at 01:21 am
Kabul, July 22 (IBNS) : A suicide attack in Afghanistan's northern Faryab province has killed at least 19 people while leaving 32 others wounded, media reports said on Wednesday.
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Pakistan: Train hits car, 6 killed
Jul 20, 2015, at 01:01 am
Islamabad, July 19 (IBNS) A train hit a car at an open railway crossing in Matiari district of Pakistan which killed at least six people on Sunday, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Two buses collide head-on, 16 killed
Jul 19, 2015, at 11:18 pm
Dhaka, July 19 (IBNS) Two passenger buses collided head-on in west of the Bangabandhu Bridge in Bangladesh's Sirajganj area to leave at least 16 people dead on Sunday, media reports said.
In Nepal, UN and partners help quake-stricken district prepare for monsoon season
Jul 14, 2015, at 03:46 pm
New York, July 14 (IBNS) More than 2.8 million people remain in urgent need of life-saving humanitarian assistance in Nepal, especially in the district worst hit by the twin earthquakes east of the capital, Kathmandu, where monsoon-triggered heavy downpours, floods and landslides will soon exacerbate their needs, the United Nations has said.
Afghanistan: UN envoy condemns deadly suicide attack that killed 27 civilians
Jul 14, 2015, at 03:25 pm
New York, July 14 (IBNS) The top UN official in Afghanistan on Monday condemned the deadly attack perpetrated on Sunday in the eastern province of Khost.
Dismissing Pakistan's remark India says joint statement core of the ties
Jul 13, 2015, at 10:17 pm
New Delhi/Islamabad, Jul 13 (IBNS) Hours after Pakistan National Security Advisor Sartaj Aziz said that they need more evidence on the 26/11 Mumbai attack trial, India has retorted his comments,saying the joint statement between the two countries issued three days ago is the core of the bilateral ties.
Pakistan wants more evidence on 26/11 terror attacks
Jul 13, 2015, at 09:45 pm
Islamabad, Jul13 (IBNS) Three days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif led a string of "breakthrough decisions", including speeding up of 26/11 trial, Pakistan on Monday said it wants" more information and evidence" on the 2008 Mumbai terror attack.
3 days after talks, Pakistan wants more evidence on 26/11 terror attacks
Jul 13, 2015, at 09:33 pm
Islamabad, July 13 (IBNS) Pakistan also said that Kashmir "tops the list of outstanding issues with India", an issue that did not find place in the joint statements made by the foreign secretaries of the two countries on Friday last.
Afghanistan: IED blast kills 10
Jul 13, 2015, at 01:35 am
Kabul, July 12 (IBNS): At least 10 people were killed in a Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in Afghanistan's Tagab District on Sunday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Security Council welcomes direct talks between Government and Taliban
Jul 11, 2015, at 01:41 pm
New York, July 11 (IBNS) The United Nations Security Council has welcomed the recently held direct talks between Afghan Government and Taliban representatives as a step towards "peace and reconciliation" in the region.
23 killed in Bangladesh stampede
Jul 10, 2015, at 08:48 pm
Dhaka, July 10 (IBNS): At least 23 people were killed in a stampede during the distribution of zakat (donation for the poor ahead of Eid) in Mymensingh town in Bangladesh on Friday, media reports said.
UN agency rushes food relief to thousands of flood-affected people in Bangladesh
Jul 10, 2015, at 03:46 pm
New York, July 10 (IBNS) The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is ramping up relief efforts aimed at reaching tens of thousands of Bangladeshis stranded by a spate of flash floods which struck the South Asian country last week.
ISIS commander killed in Afghanistan
Jul 10, 2015, at 01:08 am
Kabul, July 9 (IBNS): A senior ISIS commander Shahedullah Shahed was killed in during an air strike in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, officials said on Thursday.
Afghanistan: UN officials welcome direct talks between Government and Taliban
Jul 09, 2015, at 06:31 pm
New York, July 9 (IBNS) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and his Special Representative in Afghanistan Nicholas Haysom have welcomed direct talks held between Afghan Government and Taliban representatives in Islamabad, Pakistan – urging both parties to move towards reconciliation and peace.
ISIS group's No. 2 leader in Afghanistan killed in airstrike
Jul 08, 2015, at 04:16 am
Kabul, July 7 (IBNS) An air strike killed The second-in-command of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) affiliates in Afghanistan in the country's Nangarhar province.
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Pakistan train mishap kills 12
Jul 03, 2015, at 12:46 am
Gujranwala, July 2 (IBNS): At least 12 people were killed as two bogies of a special train which carried army officials dropped into a canal and two others were derailed as a railway bridge collapsed near Pakistan's Gujranwala city on Thursday, media reports said.
Jun 30, 2015, at 11:57 pm
Kabul, June 30 (IBNS) At least five people were killed as a suicide bomber targeted a convoy of foreign forces with his explosives-laden car in Afghanistan's Kabul city on Tuesday, media reports said.
Jun 30, 2015, at 09:54 pm
Kabul, June 30 (IBNS): A suicide blast hit Afghanistan's Kabul city on Tuesday, media reports said.
Senior UN official urges global action to end years-long plight of 2.6 million Afghan refugees
Jun 30, 2015, at 04:59 pm
New York, June 30 (IBNS) Expressing concern over the plight of millions of Afghan refugees, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has called on the international community to boost its engagement, employ innovative solutions and pro-active joint advocacy to end the world’s largest prolonged humanitarian crisis.
Afghanistan: UN official expresses deep concern after report reveals children bear brunt of conflict
Jun 27, 2015, at 05:26 pm
New York, June 27 (IBNS) Last year saw more children killed or maimed in Afghanistan since monitoring of those statistics began in 2007, reflecting that “children are bearing the brunt of the conflict,†according to United Nations UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s latest report on children and armed conflict in that strife-torn country.