Join peace process: Afghanistan President tells rebels
Jun 25, 2017, at 10:34 pm
Kabul, June 25 (IBNS): Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday told insurgent groups to renounce violence.
Pakistan: 123 burnt to death as oil tanker catches fire in Bahawalpur
Jun 25, 2017, at 04:52 pm
Bahawalpur, Pakistan, June 25 (IBNS): At least 123 people were charred to death as an oil tanker caught fire at Bahawalpur's Ahmedpur Sharqia in Pakistan on Sunday morning, media reports said.
Pakistan blasts: Death toll touches 63
Jun 24, 2017, at 11:01 pm
Islamabad, June 24 (IBNS): The death toll in the blasts in Quetta and Parachinar area of Pakistan has touched 63, media reports said.
Landmine explosion injures student in Pakistan
Jun 24, 2017, at 10:03 pm
Islamabad, June 24 (IBNS): A student was injured as a landmine exploded in South Waziristan area of Pakistan on Saturday, media reports said.
More than 50 Taliban and ISIS terrorists killed in Afghanistan operations
Jun 24, 2017, at 08:27 pm
Kabul, June 24 (IBNS) : Over 50 insurgents belonging to the Taliban group and Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group’s offshoot in Afghanistan were killed during operations in northern Jawzjan province, state-run Khaama Press quoting the Ministry of Defense (MoD).
China: 100 feared buried following landslide
Jun 24, 2017, at 04:26 pm
Beijing, Jun 24 (IBNS): Local authorities in China are fearing over a 100 casualties after people went missing following a landslide on Friday, reports said.
INTERVIEW: Afghans need to see their Government taking the reins – UN envoy
Jun 24, 2017, at 01:46 pm
New York, June 24(Just Earth News): Afghans need to see their Government taking the reins for security in the country, delivering much needed services and creating jobs, says the United Nations envoy to the country, Tadamichi Yamamoto.
Pakistan: UN chief condemns separate deadly bomb attacks
Jun 24, 2017, at 01:36 pm
New York, June 24(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned the twin bombing at a marketplace in Parachinar, in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan, and a suicide attack at a checkpoint in Quetta, Balochistan.
Twin blasts rock Pakistan, 25 killed
Jun 24, 2017, at 01:26 am
Islamabad, June 23 (IBNS): Twin blasts rocked Pakistan's densely populated area of Kurram Agency's Parachinar city on Friday, killing at least 25 people, media reports said.
Sri Lanka's food gap widens in wake of regional floods and drought, UN agencies warn
Jun 23, 2017, at 09:17 pm
New York, Jun 23 (JEN): An extreme drought followed by floods has affected large swathes of cropland in Sri Lanka, United Nations agencies reported today, warning that the disaster threatens the food security of some 900,000 people.
At least 5 killed, 12 injured in Pakistan's Quetta bomb blast
Jun 23, 2017, at 05:39 pm
Quetta, Pakistan, June 23 (IBNS) : At least five people were killed and 12 injured in a car bomb explosion near Shohada Square in north-west Pakistan's Quetta city on Friday morning, Radio Pakistan said.
Taliban release video of American university lecturers, demanding prisoners release
Jun 22, 2017, at 08:53 pm
Kabul, June 22 (IBNS) : The Taliban insurgents group in Afghanistan released a new video of the kidnapped American University lecturers late on Wednesday, state-run news agency Khaama Press said.
Dozens killed or injured in Afghanistan car bomb explosion
Jun 22, 2017, at 08:47 pm
Kabul, June 22 (IBNS) : Scores of people died or wounded when a car bomb exploded close to a bank in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan early on Thursday, state-run news agency Khaama Press reported.
Afghan Government must work to build trust in an 'increasingly fragile environment' – UN envoy
Jun 22, 2017, at 02:14 pm
New York, June 22(Just Earth News): Warning that the recent surge of violent attacks in Afghanistan could signal a much worse and more fragile period ahead, the United Nations envoy for the country on Wednesday called for urgent action to strengthen stability, including through improving the Government's credibility, and urged all parties to exercise restraint and avoid violence.
Pakistan: Bus collides with truck, 5 killed
Jun 22, 2017, at 12:08 am
Islamabad, June 21 (IBNS): A bus collided with a truck in Pakistan's Mardan city on Wednesday, killing at least five people and injuring 11 others, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Blast kills judge in Nangarhar province
Jun 20, 2017, at 09:59 pm
Kabul, June 20 (IBNS): A judge of an appellant court was killed in a blast in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province on Tuesday, media reports said.
Two Pakistani consulate officials missing in Afghanistan, says Foreign Office
Jun 19, 2017, at 04:06 am
Islamabad, June 18 (IBNS): Pakistan on Sunday said two of its consulate officials have gone missing in Afghanistan.
Bangladesh: Fresh landslides claims four lives
Jun 18, 2017, at 11:20 pm
Dhaka, June 18 (IBNS): Landslides hit Khagrachhari and Moulvibazar districts of Bangladesh on Sunday and left at least four people killed, media reports said.
20 insurgents killed in Afghan and US airstrikes in Helmand province
Jun 17, 2017, at 09:05 pm
Kabul, June 17 (IBNS) : At least 20 insurgents were killed during the airstrikes conducted by the Afghan and US forces in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan, state-run Khaama Press said quoting officials..
ISIS claims responsibility for suicide attack on Kabul mosque
Jun 16, 2017, at 09:14 pm
Kabul, June 16 (IBNS) : The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group’s offshoot in Afghanistan, ISIS Khurasan, has claimed responsibility behind the suicide attack on a Shi’ite mosque in Kabul city.
ISIS leader Al-Baghdadi likely killed in Russian airstrike
Jun 16, 2017, at 09:03 pm
Kabul, June 16 (IBNS) : The leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi has likely been killed in an airstrike conducted by the Russian Air Force,Afghanistan's state-run news agency Khamaa Press reported.
Pakistani militias fighting along with ISIS loyalists in Afghanistan
Jun 16, 2017, at 05:50 pm
Kabul, June 16 (IBNS) : The provincial director of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) in Nangarhar General Abdul Saboor Sabit said the Pakistani militias are actively participating in the fight alongside the ISIS loyalists in this province,Afghanistan's state-run news agency Khaama Press reported.
Suicide attack in Kabul mosque kills 7
Jun 16, 2017, at 03:07 pm
Kabul, June 16 (IBNS): At least seven people, including attackers, were killed in a suicide attack at a mosque in the Shia-dominated Dasht-i-Archi area of Afghanistan's Kabul city on Thursday, media reports said on Friday.
Myanmar: UN expert urges Government to do more to protect rights of all children
Jun 16, 2017, at 01:31 pm
New York, June 16(Just Earth News): A United Nations human rights expert on Thursday urged the Government of Myanmar to do more to protect children in the country, citing cases of detention and alleged incidents of child labour and marriage.
China kindergarten blast: Seven dead, several injured
Jun 16, 2017, at 02:20 am
Jiangsu, June 15 (IBNS): A blast at a kindergarten of China on Thursday claimed seven lives and left several injured, media reports.
Pakistan: PM Nawaz Sharif appears before Panama JIT
Jun 15, 2017, at 06:44 pm
Islamabad, June 15 (IBNS) : Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday appeared before the joint investigation team probing Panama Papers case at Federal Judicial Academy in Islamabad, Radio Pakistan said.
In Kabul, UN chief calls for peace and compassion
Jun 15, 2017, at 01:45 pm
New York, June 15(Just Earth News): Expressing solidarity with Afghan people, in the wake of recent violence in the country, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday underscored the Organization's full commitment to work with the Government and people of the country to build a sustainable and prosperous future for them.
UN and partners in Sri Lanka appeal for resources as receding floods reveal extent of damage
Jun 15, 2017, at 05:14 am
New York, June 14(Just Earth News): Following last month's severe flooding and landslides in Sri Lanka that impacted some 630,000 people, the United Nations and humanitarian partners launched an urgent appeal for more resources to reach those in the worst-hit parts of the country with urgent assistance.
Blast at Afghan Local Police residence, 4 killed
Jun 15, 2017, at 12:30 am
Kabul, June 14 (IBNS): A blast inside the residence of an Afghan Local Police (ALP) commander in southeastern Paktika province has left at least four children killed, media reports said.
Bangladesh land slides: Death toll touches 130
Jun 14, 2017, at 03:07 pm
Dhaka, June 14 (IBNS): The death toll in the landslides which hit south-east Bangladesh has touched 130, media reports said.