2100 killed in Afghanistan landslide
Kabul, May 3 (IBNS): At least 2100 people have been killed in a massive landslide which hit Afghanistan's northeastern province of Badakhshan on Friday, media reports said on Saturday.
Afghanistan: UN condemns suicide attack in Panjshir province
New York, May 3 (IBNS): The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has strongly condemned the suicide car bombing which took place on Thursday in the central eastern province of Panjshir, killing at least 15 people - including seven civilians.
UN supports rescue effort after landslides hit Afghanistan
New York, May 3 (IBNS): Landslides triggered by heavy rains crashed into an area of north-eastern Afghanistan on Friday, killing at least 350 people and causing widespread damage to homes and agriculture, according to a senior United Nations relief official in the country, who said the world body is "fully engaged" in the effort to mobilize support for the initial search and rescue effort.
Afghanistan: UN mission condemns suicide attack
New York, May 2 (IBNS): The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has strongly condemned the suicide car bombing which took place on Thursday in the central eastern province of Panjshir, killing at least 15 people – including seven civilians.
Afghanistan: 10 killed in suicide bombing
Kabul, May 1 (IBNS) At least 10 people were killed in a suicide car bombing in Afghanistan's central Panjsher province on Thursday, media reports said.
UN urges Maldives to repeal regulation on death penalty
New York, Apr 30 (IBNS): The United Nations human rights office on Tuesday voiced deep concern about a new regulation in the Maldives that effectively overturns a 60-year moratorium on the use of capital punishment in the country and allows for children as young as seven to be sentenced to death for certain crimes.
British chopper crashes in Afghanistan
Kabul/London, Apr 26 (IBNS): The British Ministry of Defence (MOD) on Saturday said a British helicopter crashed in southern Afghanistan on Saturday.
Afghanistan: UN condemns deadly attack on Kabul hospital
New York, Apr 26 (IBNS): The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has condemned the killing of three civilians by a gunman on Thursday at a private hospital in Kabul.
Karachi, Apr 25 (IBNS) At least four people were killed in a blast in the Delhi Colony area of Pakistan's Karachi city on Friday, media reports said.
Golf: Chikkarangappa on the verge of victory
Kathmandu, Apr 25 (IBNS): “Chikka†means small in Kannada, the mother tongue of the 20-year-old Chikkarangappa S and the word gels with his build.
Pakistani military jets attack militant hideouts, 23 killed
Peshawar, Apr 24 (IBNS): At least 23 extremists were killed as Pakistani fighter jets pounded suspected militant hideouts in Khyber Agency on Thursday, media reports said.
Bangladesh: UN welcomes payments to survivors of factory collapse
New York, Apr 24 (IBNS): One year after the global garment industry's worst industrial accident, the fund chaired by the United Nations to compensate victims of Bangladesh's Rana Plaza factory collapse has begun issuing its initial round of payments, as efforts to address the root causes of the disaster continue.
Myanmar: UNICEF concerned over Kachin children
New York, Apr 23 (IBNS): Recent fighting between Government forces and Kachin rebels in Myanmar, and the resulting displacement of thousands of people, has significantly increased the risks to young people, including possible recruitment, limited access to basic services and the threat of landmines, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned on Tuesday.
Rawalpindi, Apr 22 (IBNS): Pakistan on Tuesday conducted a successful training launch of Short Range Surface to Surface Ballistic Missile Hatf III (Ghaznavi), which can carry nuclear and conventional warheads to a range of 290 kilometers.
Pakistan Army chief visits ISI headquarters
Rawalpindi, Apr 22 (IBNS) Pakistani Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif visited Directorate General Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) on Tuesday.