Afghanistan: Magnetic bomb blast leaves 11 hurt
Kabul, Nov 13 (IBNS): A magnetic bomb blast in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province on Tuesday left at least 11 people injured, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Kabul suicide attack kills 8
Kabul, Nov 12 (IBNS): At least eight people were killed as a suicide attack hit Afghanistan capital Kabul city on Monday, media reports said.
Afghanistan : 56 militants killed, wounded in Kunduz clash
Kabul, Nov 12 (IBNS) :The Afghan Military in the North claims at least 56 militants have been killed or wounded during a clash with the security forces in northern Kunduz province of Afghanistan.
Afghanistan: Talibans kill 10 commandos
Kabul, Nov 11 (IBNS): A coordinated Taliban attack in Jaghori district of southern Ghazni province of Afghanistan left at least ten commandos and 15 civilians killed, media reports said on Sunday.
Sri Lanka: Mahinda Rajapaksa joins SLPP, ends association with Sirisena’s party
Colombo, Nov 11 (IBNS): Amid political crisis in Sri Lanka, country's Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Sunday left the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and joined the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), media reports said.
Parliament dissolved in Sri Lanka: US, UK express concern
Washington, Nov 10 (IBNS): The US government has expressed its concern over the Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena's decision of dissolving the Parliament on Friday.
Moscow, Nov 10 (IBNS): For the first time since the Indian Airlines flight IC-814 hijacking in 1999, India on Friday shared a table with the Taliban to have talks on peace in Afghanistan hosted by Russia where for the first time the Taliban militants are participants.
Afghanistan: Woman kills her husband with axe
Kabul, Nov 10 (IBNS): A woman killed her husband by attacking him with an axe in Afghanistan's central Parwan province on Thursday, media reports said on Saturday.
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena dissolves parliament
Colombo, Nov 10 (IBNS): In a major political development, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena dissolved the Parliament on Friday, media reports said.
Sri Lanka President dissolves Parliament from midnight amid political crisis
Colombo: Amid a political crisis, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena is dissolving the Parliament with effect from midnight tonight, said media reports on Friday. Newly appointed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, considered a powerful politician in the island nation, failed to garner the 'magic number' of 113 to prove his majority in Parliament, necessisating the move by the President.
Pakistan: Gunmen barge into Karachi Press Club
Karachi, Nov 9 (IBNS): Several gunmen entered Karachi Press Club (KPC) in the Pakistani city of Karachi on Thursday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Asia Bibi freed from jail
Islamabad, Nov 8 (IBNS): In a significant development, a Pakistani Christian woman acquitted of blasphemy after spending eight years on death row has been freed from prison.
Bus mishap in Nepal leaves 26 hurt
Kathmandu, Nov 7 (IBNS): A bus, which was carrying school children and teachers, overturned in Bharatpur Metropolitan City-6 in Chitwan district of Nepal and left at least 26 people injured, media reports said on Wednesday.
Afghanistan: Taliban attack kills 7 cops in Farah province
Kabul, Nov 7 (IBNS): A Taliban attack in western Farah province of Afghanistan left at least seven police personnel, who were manning a check-post, killed, media reports said on Wednesday.
PM Imran Khan wishes Hindu citizens of Pakistan on Diwali
Islamabad, Nov 7 (IBNS): Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday wished Hindu people in his country on the occasion of Diwali.