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.
Despite progress, life for children in Myanmar's remote areas remains a struggle, UNICEF warns
New York, May 23(Just Earth News): The benefits of Myanmar's economic growth, reform and reconciliation efforts have not yet reached children in the country's remote, conflict-affected areas, leaving an estimated 2.2 million children in need of better humanitarian assistance, a United Nations report has revealed.
US govt issues travel advisory to Pakistan
Washington, May 23 (IBNS): The US has advised its citizens to postpone all non-essential travel to Pakistan.
Pakistan: PTI MNA says attack on Malala Yousafzai was staged
Islamabad, May 22 (IBNS): In a stunning revelation, one that can cause serious discomfort to her party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), lawmaker Musarrat Ahmad Zeb has claimed that the attack on Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai was staged, reports said.
Afghanistan: At least 14 Taliban and ISIS militants killed in counter-terrorism drive
Kabul, May 22 (IBNS): In an effort to curb terrorism, at least 14 militants belonging to the Taliban and ISIS have been killed in separate counter-terrorism drives by the Afghan forces in the country's Nangarhar province, local Khaama Press reported.