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.
Nepal bus crash kills 31, several injured
Kathmandu, Oct 28 (IBNS): At least 31 people, including an Indian woman, died in a bus crash in Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal, local media reports said.
20 Taliban killed in Afghanistan
Kabul, Oct 28 (IBNS): In two separate airstrikes and a clash at least 20 Talibans were killed in Afghanistan's Zabul province, media reports said.
Rohingya crisis: UN agencies focus on improving access as overcrowded camps hampers response
New York, Oct 28(Just Earth News): As the number of Rohingya refugees sheltering in southern Bangladesh crosses 800,000, United Nations agencies responding to the crisis are working hard to ensure access in the difficult to reach area so that much needed assistance can be delivered in a timely manner.
Pakistan: Awami National Party leader, brother killed in explosion
Islamabad, Oct 27 (IBNS): Pakistan's Awami National Party (ANP) leader Abdul Razzak was killed in a blast that rocked country's Shahrag Tehsil of Balochistan's Harnai District on Friday, media reports said.
New York, Oct 27(Just Earth News): Voicing concern that hate speech and incitement to violence against Myanmar's Rohingya community has been “cultivated for decades†in the minds of the country's people, a United Nations human rights expert urged the Security Council to act strongly to resolve the crisis.
Afghanistan :US airstrike targets ISIS hideout in Nangarhar, 22 killed, wounded
Afghanistan, Oct 26 (IBNS) : At least 22 militants were killed or wounded as the United States forces based in Afghanistan conducted a new airstrike on the hideout of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group in eastern Nangarhar province.
Pakistan court issues arrest warrant against Nawaz Sharif
Islamabad, Oct 26 (IBNS): The Pakistan court has issued an arrest warrant against ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in connection with the corruption cases that sprung from the Panama Papers leak, media reports said.
Afghan airstrike targets gathering of Taliban militants in Herat
Herat, Oct 25 (IBNS): A large gathering of at least 300 Taliban militants were targeted by Afghan military as scores of terrorists were killed during an airstrike on Tuesday, local Khaama Press reported.
UN migration agency delivers hygiene kits to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
New York, Oct 25(Just Earth News): Soap, toothbrushes, water containers and liquid antiseptic are among the items the United Nations migration agency is distributing to the hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees that have settled in sprawling camps that cover the Cox's Bazar district of southern Bangladesh.