Japan announces $1.2 billion aid to Bangladesh
Tokyo, May 30 (UNI): Japan announced 132.6 billion yen ($1.2 billion) in aid to Bangladesh on that will go toward economic development, a high-speed railway and other projects.
Bangladesh: Four suspected bandits killed during shootout with RAB in Sundarbans
Dhaka, May 29 (IBNS): The Rapid Action Battalion have killed four suspected forest bandits during an alleged shootout in Bangladesh's Sundarbans area, media reports said.
Afghanistan: NDS Special Forces seize 2500 kilograms of explosives from Kabul city
Kabul, May 29 (IBNS): The Special Forces of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) have recovered 2500 kilograms of explosives from kabul city in Afghanistan, media reports said.
In Afghanistan, attacks against schools have tripled in one year
New York, May 29 (IBNS): The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday that much greater protection for educational facilities was needed across Afghanistan where attacks against schools have increased three-fold in just one year. The call coincides with the third International Conference on Safe Schools, taking place this week in Mallorca, Spain.
Quake-damaged port on China-Nepal border to resume cargo service
Lhasa, May 28 (Xinhua/UNI) The port of Zham on the China-Nepal border will resume its cargo service Wednesday, four years after it was closed due to a massive earthquake, according to a press conference held by the information office of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region Tuesday.
Bangladesh: More than 10 kg of gold seized from passenger at Dhaka airport
Dhaka, May 28 (IBNS): Bangladeshi customs officials have seized gold weighing over 10 kilograms from a passenger who arrived at Shahjalal International Airport in national capital Dhaka, media reports said on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: Four Pakistani ISIS members killed during US conducted airstrikes in Nangarhar
Kabul, May 28 (IBNS): During US conducted airstrikes in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan on Sunday, four Pakistani members of Islamic State terror group were killed, media reports said on Tuesday.
Afghanistan female journalist's killing: Two suspects arrested
Kabul, May 28 (IBNS): At least two suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder case of former journalist Mina Mangal in Afghanistan's Kabul city, media reports said.
Locals partially demolish centuries old Guru Nanak palace in Pakistan
Lahore, May 28 (IBNS): In a major development, a group of locals partially destroyed the four-storey centuries-old Guru Nanak palace, once visited by Sikhs from across the world, in Pakistan’s Narowal area, local media reports said on Tuesday.
Four police officers killed in Taliban attack in East Afghanistan
Gardez, May 27 (Xinhua/UNI) Up to four Afghan police officers were killed and four others wounded after Taliban militants stormed a security checkpoint in eastern province of Paktia overnight, local police said Monday.
Nepal: Three bombs recovered from Pokhara
Pokhra, May 27 (IBNS): A day after multiple bomb blasts rocked Kathmandu city, officials found three bombs from different parts of the Himalayan city of Pokhra in Nepal on Monday, media reports said.
Kabul: Blast targets government employees bus, 10 wounded
Kabul, May 27 (IBNS): At least 10 people were wounded as a magnetic IED blast targeted a bus carrying employees of the Ministry of Hajj and Religious Affairs in Afghanistan's Kabul city on Monday, media reports said.
New York, May 27 (IBNS): The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) expressed “grave concern” on Sunday over “credible accounts” it has been given that Taliban militants have been mistreating prisoners, which in some cases “may amount to torture”.
Nepal: Blasts in Kathmandu kills 4
Kathmandu, may 27 (IBNS/UNI): Multiple blasts rocked Nepal's capital Kathmandu city on Sunday and left at least four people killed, media reports said on Monday.
Twin explosions leave three dead, five injured in Kathmandu
Kathmandu, May 26 (UNI): At least three persons were killed and five sustained to severe burn injuries in twin explosions in Nepal's capital Kathmandu on Sunday evening, a spokesperson of the Nepal Police confirmed.