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May 23, 2015, at 11:18 pm
Peshawar, May 23 (IBNS): A blast in Pakistan's North Waziristan area killed at least three security personnel on Saturday, media reports said.
Nepal: UN underscores need to act before monsoon rains risk further disaster
May 22, 2015, at 01:41 pm
New York, May 22 (IBNS): As Nepalese communities devastated by two major earthquakes struggle to restore and rebuild, United Nations humanitarian workers and their partners are in a fierce race against time to reach survivors in the remote mountains before the monsoon rains hit and further complicate logistics.
Four killed in Kabul explosion
May 20, 2015, at 04:43 am
Kabul, May 19 (IBNS): An explosion in Afghanistan's Kabul city killed four people and left more than 20 other injured here on Tuesday, media reports said.
May 20, 2015, at 12:42 am
Kabul, May 19 (IBNS): At least four people were killed in an explosion in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Saturday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Explosion rocks Kabul
May 19, 2015, at 11:11 pm
Kabul, May 19 (IBNS) An explosion rocked the parking area of Ministry of Justice in Afghanistan capital Kabul on Tuesday, media reports said.
UNESCO chief condemns killing of Bangladeshi blogger Ananta Bijoy Das
May 19, 2015, at 02:50 pm
New York, May 19 (IBNS): The head of the United Nations agency with a mandate to defend freedom of expression and press freedom worldwide on Monday voiced grave concern about the safety of citizen journalists in Bangladesh following the killing of blogger Ananta Bijoy Das on 12 May.
3 killed in Kabul suicide attack targetting foreign convoy
May 17, 2015, at 06:27 pm
Kabul, May 17 (IBNS): At least three people were killed including a foreign soldier as a suicide bomber targetted foreign forces' convoy near Hamid Karzai International Airport in Afghanistan's Kabul on Sunday morning, media reports said.
Ban urging UN to help Nepal build back better
May 16, 2015, at 03:15 pm
New York, May 16 (IBNS): Over the past three weeks, the lives of eight million Nepalese people has been “changed beyond recognition,†Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the United Nations General Assembly on Friday, as he called on the international community to rally in support of the country and invest for the long haul so that it can sustain itself as it recovers and rebuilds from a devastating earthquake.
Afghan Taliban claims responsibility of Kabul attack
May 15, 2015, at 03:35 am
Kabul, May 14 (IBNS): The Afghan Taliban on Thursday claimed responsibility for Wednesday's terror attack in Kabul which left 14 people dead in the country, media reports said.
Nepal’s emergency preparedness saved lives in earthquake aftermath: WHO
May 14, 2015, at 02:22 pm
New York, May 14 (IBNS): The emergency preparedness efforts implemented by the Government of Nepal over the past 15 years have ensured that key elements of the health sector remained ready and able to function during the recent earthquake that devastated large swathes of the mountainous country, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.
Ban condemns terrorist act in Pakistan on Shia Muslim community
May 14, 2015, at 02:11 pm
New York, May 14 (IBNS): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned in the “strongest possible terms†Wednesday’s terrorist attack in Pakistan which left dozens dead and many others injured, a United Nations spokesperson has confirmed.
As powerful new quake hits Nepal, UN races to deliver aid to those affected
May 13, 2015, at 02:33 pm
New York, May 13 (IBNS): A new earthquake measuring 7.3 in magnitude has struck Nepal on Tuesday killing at least 40 people, according to information received by the United Nations, just two weeks after a powerful tremor killed more than 8,000 thousand people and devastated much of the country’s infrastructure.
Bangladesh: Another blogger killed
May 12, 2015, at 11:20 pm
Dhaka, May 12 (IBNS) Unknown attackers on Tuesday hacked to death a blogger Ananta Bijoy Das in Bangladesh's Sylhet city, media reports said.
Nepal: UN and relief agencies race against time as monsoon season nears
May 12, 2015, at 03:17 pm
New York, May 12 (IBNS): Two weeks after a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal, emergency responders are racing against time to reach affected populations in the mountainous country's most remote regions, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has announced.
Three fresh tremors jolt Nepal, death toll crosses 8000
May 10, 2015, at 08:08 pm
Kathmandu, May 10 (IBNS): Three fresh tremors rocked Nepal on Sunday triggering panic among the locals after the Himalayan nation witnessed a massive earthquake on Apr 25, resulting in the killing of over 8000 people.
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Pakistan: Doctor shot dead in Karachi
May 09, 2015, at 10:54 pm
Karachi, May 9 (IBNS): Unidentified gunmen shot dead a doctor near his clinic in Pakistan's Karachi city on Saturday, media reports said.
UN agency report documents alarming surge in Bay of Bengal crossings
May 09, 2015, at 02:15 pm
New York, May 9 (IBNS): The number of irregular migrants crossing the Bay of Bengal has almost doubled over the past year amid a dangerous uptick in human smuggling and trafficking across the region, according to a new report from the United Nations refugee agency.
Nepal: UN agency stresses funding needs to get food to quake victims
May 09, 2015, at 02:10 pm
New York, May 9 (IBNS): Two weeks after a devastating earthquake hit Nepal¸ the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that “severe logistical challenges†are getting in the way of aid reaching hundreds of thousands of survivors in some of the country’s hardest-hit areas.
Pakistan chopper crash kills 7, Taliban claims responsibility of attack
May 09, 2015, at 03:14 am
Islamabad, May 8 (IBNS): Local Taliban has claimed responsibility of the helicopter crash in Pakistan's Naltar Valley in Gilgit-Baltistan on Friday, which left at least seven people, including Ambassador of Philippines Domingo D Lucenario Jr and Ambassador of Norway Leif Larsen, killed.
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Pakistan chopper crash kills 7
May 08, 2015, at 10:19 pm
Islamabad, may 8 (IBNS): At least seven people, including Ambassador of Philippines Domingo D Lucenario Jr and Ambassador of Norway Leif Larsen, were killed in a helicopter crash in Pakistan's Naltar Valley in Gilgit-Baltistan on Friday, reports said.
Ambassadors of Norway, Philippines killed in Pakistan chopper crash
May 08, 2015, at 08:24 pm
Islamabad, May 8 (IBNS) Ambassador of Philippines Domingo D Lucenario Jr and Ambassador of Norway Leif Larsen along with several others were killed in a helicopter crash in Pakistan's Naltar Valley in Gilgit-Baltistan on Friday, said reports.
Nepal: WHO calls for efforts to boost health services in quake-hit country
May 08, 2015, at 03:05 pm
New York, may 8 (IBNS): Amid continuing relief efforts throughout Nepal, the threat of disease increasingly hangs over the earthquake-stricken nation as the country's water, sanitation and hygiene infrastructure struggles to recover from the 7.8 magnitude tremor, an official with the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) has warned.
Afghanistan: Khost blast injures 9
May 07, 2015, at 08:19 pm
Khost, May 7 (IBNS): At least nine people, including six policemen, were injured in a blast in Afghanistan's Khost province on Thursday, media reports said.
Nepal: UN labour agency set to ramp up operations in quake-hit country
May 07, 2015, at 02:17 pm
New York, May 7 (IBNS): The devastating earthquake that hit Nepal two weeks ago is expected to impact one third of the country’s labour force, the Kathmandu office of the United Nations agency mandated to promote jobs and workplace rights worldwide warned on Wednesday.
UNICEF, EU begin airlift of 80 metric tonnes of humanitarian supplies to Nepal
May 06, 2015, at 02:49 pm
New York, May 6 (IBNS): Humanitarian supplies to meet the emergency needs of some of the 1.7 million children affected by the April 25 earthquake in Nepal are being airlifted in to the capital, Kathmandu, as the United Nations children’s agency works with the European Union (EU) to provide much needed relief from the effects of the disaster.
Nepal: UN official warns ‘clock is ticking’ for earthquake relief efforts
May 05, 2015, at 03:11 pm
New York, May 5 (IBNS): The global humanitarian community is fighting against the clock as it delivers critical relief to Nepal’s most devastated communities, a top United Nations official said on Monday as she urged international donors to step up their support.
Peshawar: Passenger van crashes into shop, 5 killed
May 05, 2015, at 02:07 am
Peshawar, May 4 (IBNS): A passenger van crashed into a shop located on Charsadda Road in Pakistan's Peshawar city on Monday which left at least five people killed, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Suicide attack on AGO's staff vehicle, 1 killed
May 04, 2015, at 09:57 pm
Kabul, May 4 (IBNS) A suicide attack targeting Attorney General's staff vehicle on Monday killed a person while injured 15 others here, media reports said.
Nepal: WHO expands support to areas cut off by quake
May 04, 2015, at 01:12 pm
New York, May 4 (IBNS): In a major step to boost the health-care assistance to earthquake survivors in Nepal who have been unreachable since last week's devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday announced it is setting up a new field office in the remote, mountainous Gorkha district, considered to be near the epicentre of the quake.
May 04, 2015, at 12:58 am
Kathmandu, May 3 (IBNS) Four people, including a 105-year-old have been rescued from underneath the rubble in earthquake-hit Nepal on Sunday , media reports said.