Six Taliban militants killed in airstrike in Afghanistan's Balkh province: reports

Jan 26, 2020, at 08:13 pm

Kabul/Sputnik/UNI: Six Taliban fighters have been killed on the spot during an airstrike in the village of Buka in Afghanistan's northern province of Balkh, the MenaFN news outlet reported, citing a spokesman for the provincial military.

Pakistan: 2 die as car, US Embassy vehicle collide in Islamabad

Jan 26, 2020, at 06:50 pm

Islamabad/IBNS: At least two people were killed as two cars, one of which belonged to the  United States Embassy in Islamabad, collided in the Pakistani city on Sunday, media reports said.

Afghanistan: IED blast in Kabul leaves one killed

Jan 26, 2020, at 05:03 pm

Kabul/IBNS: At least one person was killed as an IED blast rocked Afghanistan's capital city Kabul on Saturday, media reports said.

Afghanistan: 20 hurt as unknown people throw grenade on wedding ceremony

Jan 26, 2020, at 04:50 pm

Kabul/IBNS: Unknown people threw a grenade at a wedding ceremony in Afghanistan's Khost province which left at least 20 people wounded, media reports said on Sunday.

Afghan forces kill 7 Taliban militants in Ghazni province

Jan 25, 2020, at 06:22 pm

Ghazni, Afghanistan/Xinhua/UNI: Afghan forces have killed at least seven Taliban militants in a fierce conflict in the country's eastern Ghazni province, an army statement said Saturday.

Four people injured in southern Afghanistan in rocket attack on helicopter: Military

Jan 25, 2020, at 06:04 pm

Kabul/Sputnik/UNI: Four servicemen have been injured as a rocket hit a military helicopter in Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand, the Afghan Defense Ministry said on Saturday.

Bangladesh: Two suspected New JMB members arrested

Jan 25, 2020, at 04:11 pm

Khulna/IBNS: Bangladesh police have arrested two suspected Jam'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (New JMB) members from the country's Khulna town, media reports said on Saturday.

Teen gangraped in Afghanistan's Bamyan province

Jan 25, 2020, at 03:51 pm

Bamyan/IBNS: A group of unidentified men gangraped a 15-year-old girl in Afghanistan's central Bamyan province, media reports said on Saturday.

Jamaat–e–Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir members arrested

Jan 24, 2020, at 06:05 pm

Dhaka/IBNS: Police have arrested 16 members of Jamaat–e–Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir from Charmohanpur area of Chapainawabganj Sadar upazila, media reports said.

Bulgarian prosecutor general's office says suspects 2 Russian diplomats of spying

Jan 24, 2020, at 05:03 pm

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Bulgarian Prosecutor General held a pre-trial investigation on suspicion that two Russian diplomats were spies, but the case was suspended due to the diplomatic immunity, the prosecutor's office said.

Pakistan: Sikh human rights activist Radesh Singh Tony cries for help after threat calls

Jan 24, 2020, at 04:46 pm

Peshwar/IBNS: At a time Imran Khan is sympathising with the minorities in India over its internal decisions, a Sikh human rights activist in Pakistan, Radesh Singh Tony, is crying for help and rescue after he received threat calls from the hardliners of the South Asian nation.

Imran Khan pitches for tourism in Pakistan at Davos

Jan 22, 2020, at 05:43 pm

Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, speaking at the World Economic Forum at Davos on Wednesday, made a strong pitch for promoting tourism in his country which hosts the remains of one of the oldest civilizations of the world.

Taliban militants surrender in Afghan province

Jan 22, 2020, at 05:38 pm

Kabul/Xinhua/UNI: Forty Taliban militants have surrendered to Afghan National Army in the country's western province of Ghor amid military pressure in the mountainous region, Afghan Ministry of Defense confirmed on Wednesday.

Ahead of talks with Pakistan PM Imran Khan, Donald Trump offers to 'help' on Kashmir issue again

Jan 22, 2020, at 09:03 am

Davos/IBNS: Despite repeated mentions by India that Kashmir is a bilateral issue, US President Donald Trump on Tuesday once again said he was ready to 'help' solve the dispute related to the region between neighbouring India and Pakistan.

Afghan AF kills 15 Taliban militants in airstrikes

Jan 21, 2020, at 07:06 pm

Kabul/UNI: At least 15 Taliban militants were killed after the Afghan Air Force targeted their positions in eastern Ghazni province, the Afghan Defence Ministry said on Tuesday.

Nepal: Eight Indians found dead

Jan 21, 2020, at 05:34 pm

Kathmandu/UNI: Eight Indians, including four children, died in Nepal on Tuesday.

Virus scare in China: Screening of passengers taking place in Dhaka airport

Jan 21, 2020, at 04:53 pm

Dhaka/IBNS:  Amid fear of the breakout of a new SARS-like virus in China, the screening process of passengers has started in Bangladesh's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.

World Economic Forum: Imran Khan to meet Donald Trump

Jan 21, 2020, at 10:07 am

Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan PM Imran Khan, who will attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, will meet US President Donald Trump at the sidelines of the event, officials said.

Pipeline explosion kills at least 2 in Nigeria's economic hub

Jan 20, 2020, at 05:53 pm

Lagos/Xinhua/UNI:  At least two bodies had been recovered from the explosion site of a Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation pipeline in Lagos, Nigeria's economic hub, an official with the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said on Monday.

Dhaka Police Attack: Two neo-JMB terrorists arrested

Jan 20, 2020, at 05:27 pm

Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh police have arrested two neo-JMB terrorists in connection with the attacks on police in Dhaka in 2019, media reports said on Monday.

Kabul: Afghan government official’s family members killed

Jan 20, 2020, at 10:15 am

Kabul/IBNS: Unknown men killed four members of a family of an Afghanistan government official in Kabul city, media reports said on Monday.

North Korea appoints Korean Unification Talks Chief as new Foreign Minister: Reports

Jan 19, 2020, at 03:22 pm

Seoul/Sputnik: North Korea has appointed Ri Son Gwon, the former head of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Country (CPRC), as the country’s new foreign minister, South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency reported on Sunday, citing sources in Pyongyang.

7 remain missing as over 150 rescued following avalanche in Nepal

Jan 19, 2020, at 09:16 am

Kathmandu/Xinhua: Four South Koreans and three Nepalis remained missing since Friday following an avalanche in western Kaski district, as over 150 foreign tourists and Nepalis were rescued on Saturday from around the area, local officials and trekking agencies said.

Five indicted for operating network to export US-origin goods to Pakistan’s nuclear programme

Jan 18, 2020, at 02:57 pm

Washington/IBNS: Five people have been indicted in United States for allegedly running an international network which purchases US products for nuclear weapons programme in Pakistan.

India summons Pakistan official demanding 'safe return' of abducted Hindu minor girls

Jan 18, 2020, at 02:54 pm

New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: Lodging a strong protest, India on Friday summoned a senior official of the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi and expressed its serious concerns about the recent cases of abduction of minor girls belonging to the minority Hindu community of Pakistan.

Airstrike kills 4 Taliban fighters in Afghanistan's south: Military

Jan 17, 2020, at 08:32 pm

Kabul/Sputnik: The Afghan air force launched a strike overnight on a Taliban hideout in the southern province of Kandahar that killed four fighters, the military said.

Bishwa Ijtema's second phase starts in Bangladesh

Jan 17, 2020, at 05:13 pm

Dhaka/UNI: The second phase of three-day Bishwa Ijtema, the second largest congregation of Muslims after Hajj, began on the banks of the Turag river at Tongi, Gazipur on Friday.

Sri Lanka lifts 25-year ban on private helicopter flights from Colombo

Jan 17, 2020, at 04:43 pm

Colombo/Xinhua/UNI: In a bid to boost tourism, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Friday lifted a 25-year ban on the operation of helicopter flights by private operators from the heart of capital city of Colombo.

Roadside bombing Afghanistan's Zabul province leaves five people dead

Jan 17, 2020, at 10:12 am

Kabul/IBNS: A roadside bombing in Afghanistan's southern Zabul province on Thursday left five people dead, media reports said on Friday.

Crackdown on expression grows in Pakistan: HRW

Jan 15, 2020, at 04:54 pm

New York/IBNS: Pakistan’s government intensified its clampdown on the media, political opposition, and nongovernmental organizations in 2019, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2020.