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.
UN urges Afghan women to engage in political process
New York, Apr 22 (IBNS): With the results still being counted from Afghanistan's recent presidential election, the top United Nations official in the country on Monday urged women to remain meaningfully engaged in the political process and improve political life there.
UN welcomes safe return of abducted staffers in Pakistan
New York, Apr 22 (IBNS): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) confirmed on Monday that two of its national staff who were abducted last Thursday in the Pakistani port city of Karachi are now safe and well.
Hamid Mir attack probe: Names of three judges approved
Islamabad, Apr 21 (IBNS): Three Pakistan Supreme Court judges have been named for the judicial commission to investigate the attack on country's celebrity journalist Hamid Mir, media reports said on Monday.
Pakistan: 41 killed in road mishap
Sukkur, Apr 20 (IBNS): At least 41 people were killed as a bus collided with a trailer on National Highway in southern Pakistan on Sunday, media reports said.
Hamid Mir attack: PM orders judicial inquiry
Islamabad, Apr 20 (IBNS) A day after celebrity Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir was shot at by unknown armed men in Karachi city, country's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has ordered a judicial inquiry into the attack, media reports said on Sunday.