Afghanistan: Officials report at least 60 casualties in Kabul blast
Kabul, May 31 (IBNS): At least 60 people have been killed or injured in the vehicle blast which rocked Kabul on Wednesday morning, reports said.
Afghanistan: Explosion rocks Kabul, casualties feared
Kabul, May 31 (IBNS): A heavy explosion has rocked Kabul on Wednesday morning, local Khaama Press reported.
Sri Lanka: UN agency deploys rapid assessment teams to assist in wake of monsoon floods, landslides
New York, May 31(Just Earth News): According to Sri Lanka’s Disaster Management Centre (DMC), the South Asian country is combating floods and mudslides in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Mora, while the United Nations Migration Agency (IOM) on Tuesday deployed three rapid assessment teams to the most affected districts, where some 177 people have died and 109 remain missing.
Cyclone Mora hits Bangladesh, thousands evacuated
Dhaka, May 30 (IBNS): Cyclone Mora has hit the coast of Bangladesh on Tuesday morning, lashing the country's south-eastern parts, reports said.
Cyclone Mora moving towards Bangladesh
Dhaka, May 29 (IBNS): Cyclone Mora has developed into a severe cyclonic storm, making Bangladesh authorities to upgrade danger signal to 10 for two maritime ports in the country.
IT failure: PIA operations disrupted
Islamabad, May 29 (IBNS): The IT system of Pakistan International Airlines' (PIA) malfunctioned as the service of the airlines on Monday was badly affected.
Sri Lanka floods : 169 dead, 112 missing
Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 29 (IBNS) : Severe flooding triggered by by monsoon rains across southwestern portions of Sri Lanka has left 169 people dead, CNN reported quoting the country's Ministry of Disaster Management.
ISIS leader with two others killed in US drone strike in Afghanistan
Afghanistan, May 29 (IBNS) : A local leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group was killed with his two fighters in an airstrike conducted by the US forces in eastern Nangarhar province.
Afghanistan: 10-day operation kills at least 59 ISIS militants in Nangarhar
Kabul, May 27 (IBNS): A 10-day operation by the Afghan anti-terrorism squad has killed at least 59 ISIS militants in Nangarhar province of the country, the local Khaama Press reported.
Afghanistan: Suicide attack rocks Khost, at least 14 killed
Kabul, May 27 (IBNS): At least 14 people have died after a suicide bomb attack rocked Afghanistan's Khost province on Saturday morning, local Khaama Press reported.
NATO to sustain training mission in Afghanistan
Kabul, May 26 (IBNS) : The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will sustain its mission to train, assist and advise Afghan security in Afghanistan as several allies of the alliance pledged more troops contribution, the state-run Khaama Press reported.
Nepal PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal resigns
Kathmandu, May 24 (IBNS): In a major development, Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal announced his resignation from the post on Wednesday.
Bodies of four climbers found at highest camp in Mount Everest
Kathamandu, May 24 (IBNS) : Bodies of four climbers, including that of a woman, have been found in a camp on Mount Everest, media reports said.
Ex-Afghan MP wounded in an attack in Kabul city
Kabul, May 24 (IBNS) : A former lawmaker of the Lower House of the Parliament, Wolesi Jirga, Najibullah Kabuli was wounded in an attack in Kabul city late on Tuesday night, Afghanistan's state-run Khaama Press said.
Ten ISIS militants, including four leader, killed in Afghanistan
Kabul, May 24 (IBNS) : At least ten militants affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group’s offshoot in Afghanistan, ISIS Khurasan, were killed during the ongoing counter-terrorism operations in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan.