Thousands of Rohingyas cross into Bangladesh overnight; child malnutrition soars in camps – UN
New York, Nov 3(Just Earth News):As more than 3,000 desperate, tired and hungry Rohingya refugees have crossed into Bangladesh from Myanmar over the past two days, United Nations agencies and their partners are working around the clock to provide urgent life-saving aid and shelter to this latest influx.
Afghanistan: 7 Talibans killed in clash
Kabul, Nov 3 (IBNS): At least seven Taliban were killed during clash in Afghanistan's Arghandab district on Thursday, media reports said on Friday.
Baloch separatist leaders slam Pakistan, promises to make it pay for inhuman treatment
Quetta, Nov 3 (IBNS): Going on the offensive, Baloch separatist leaders, who regularly slam Pakistan, have upped the tempo and have promised to make the country's government to pay for the inhuman treatment being meted out to the ethnic community.
Afghanistan: Air, artillery strikes kill at least 11 Taliban militants
Lashkargah, Nov 3 (IBNS): At least 11 Taliban militants were killed by air and artillery strikes conducted by the Afghan forces in Helmand province, local Khaama Press reported.
Diarrhoea-related diseases claim lives of 26 children each day in Afghanistan – UNICEF
New York, Nov 3(Just Earth News): Although the number of children under five years dying from diarrhoea each year in Afghanistan has dropped below 10,000 for the first time, the disease still claims the lives of 9,500 children, or 26 each day, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday.
Rohingya crisis: Suu Kyi visits Rakhine in one-day unannounced trip
Naypyidaw, Nov 2 (IBNS): Myanmar's de-facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday visited the violence hit Rakhine state in a one-day unannounced trip, reports said.
FEATURE: As Afghan war grinds on, a marginalized young generation raises its voice
New York, Nov 1(Just Earth News): It is “show time” on Asia Television in Western Afghanistan, as talk show guest Somaia Ramish replies to a pointed question about war and peace.
Rohingya refugees drown as boat capsizes in rough waters off coast of Bangladesh – UN
New York, Oct 31(Just Earth News): At least four Rohingyas fleeing unrest in Myanmar drowned when a small fishing boat capsized in rough seas off the Bangladesh coast, the United Nations reported Tuesday, also warning that with thousands of refugees still heading to Cox's Bazar every day, sprawling makeshift camps there are now dangerously congested and overcrowded.
Afghanistan: Blast rocks Kabul, several feared killed
Kabul, Oct 31 (IBNS): A blast rocked Afghanistan's Kabul city on Tuesday, media reports said.
Pakistan returns helicopters to US
Islamabad, Oct 31 (IBNS): Pakistan have returned five of the helicopters to the US which were given to monitor border areas of the nation with Afghanistan, media reports said.
Pakistan: Woman kills 15 in-laws with 'poisoned lassi'
Multan, Oct 31 (IBNS): At least 15 people were killed after consuming poisonous lassi in Tehsil Alipur's neighbourhood Lashari area of Pakistan, media reports said on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: 12 injured in magnetic bomb blast
Kabul, Oct 30 (IBNS): At least 12 people were injured in a magnetic bomb blast on a vehicle in northern Baghlan province of Afghanistan on Monday, media reports said.
Khaleda Zia to meet Rohingya refugees, distribute aides in Cox's Bazar
Cox's Bazar, Oct 30 (IBNS): The opposition leader and the Chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Khaleda Zia, will be meeting the Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar, where she will distribute support materials.
Six cops, 8 militants killed in Afghanistan clash
Kabul, Oct 29 (IBNS): At least six policemen and eight terrorists were killed during a clash at Afghanistan's Arghandab district, media reports said on Sunday.
Bangladesh: Vehicles in BNP motorcade attacked, Zia unhurt
Dhaka, Oct 28 (IBNS): BNP leader Khaleda Zia's motorcade was attacked by unknown men in Bangladesh's Feni area on Saturday, media reports said.