Bangladesh: 10 shanties in Rohingya camp gutted, no casualty
Dhaka: At least 10 shanties were gutted as fire broke out at Balukhali Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh's Cox’s Bazar city on Tuesday, media reports said.
China: Dam near Zhengzhou city destroyed by flood, says Reports
Beijing/UNI/Sputnik: A dam near the city of Zhengzhou in China's central Henan province has been destroyed as a result of massive flooding, the state-run CGTN broadcaster reported.
China: Two trapped workers found dead in flooded tunnel
Guangzhou: Two workers of a construction site, who were trapped in a flooded tunnel, were found dead on Monday in China's Zhuhai City.
Pakistan govt slams Afghanistan's decision to call back ambassador, diplomats
Islamabad: The Pakistan government has criticised Afghanistan's decision to call back its ambassador and diplomats.
Pakistan: Passenger bus-truck collide in Dera Ghazi Khan, 33 die
Dera Ghazi Khan: At least 33 people died and 40 others were hurt when a passenger bus collided with a truck on the Indus Highway in Pakistan's Dera Ghazi Khan region on Monday, media reports said.
Afghan girls bag award at international astronomy competition
Even as the future of their conflict-ridden country hangs in the balance, a group of Afghan girls from the western city of Herat gave their war-weary people something to cheer about when they won an award at the International Astronomy and Astrophysics Competition hosted by Poland which was held online early in July.
Pakistan: Rain-induced flooding leaves 21 people dead in Balochistan
Quetta: The Balochistan government recently said the spell of monsoon rains and floods which wreaked havoc in the province left 21 people dead, media reports said on Tuesday.
Pakistan: Balochistan govt expresses concern over rise of COVID-19 cases
Quetta: The sharp rise in COVID-19 case in Balochistan has triggered criticisms from the region's government as the province is currently witnessing the fourth wave of the deadly pandemic.
Afghanistan: Rockets land close to Presidential palace in Kabul, no casualty
Kabul: Afghanistan capital Kabul city was rocked by three rockets as they landed in PD one and PD two when country's president Ashraf Ghani was busy performing Eid-l-Adha prayer along with officials and politicians in the Presidential palace on Tuesday, media reports said.
Chinese govt denies carrying out cyber-attack against Microsoft
Wellington/UNI: China on Tuesday denied that it carried out a major cyber-attack against tech giant Microsoft.
Pakistan reports 37 fresh COVID-19 deaths
Islamabad: Pakistan reported 37 fresh COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, taking the total death toll due to the highly infectious disease to 22848, media reports said on Tuesday.
Myanmar: ‘Brute force terror campaign’ targeting rights defenders, UN experts say
New York: Human rights defenders in Myanmar are being targeted under a “brute force terror campaign” by the military junta, United Nations independent experts said on Monday, calling again for a stronger international response to the coup.
Three million doses of Moderna Covid-19 vaccine arrives in Dhaka
Dhaka: Bangladesh on Monday received three million doses of Moderna Covid-19 vaccine from the US under the Covax facility.
Pakistan and Afghanistan in tit-for-tat envoy recall as diplomatic tensions rise
In an escalation of their diplomatic standoff, Pakistan called back its ambassador to Afghanistan for "consultations” hours after Kabul recalled its ambassador and senior diplomats from Islamabad over the alleged abduction and release of the Afghan envoy’s daughter in the Pakistani capital.
Fifteen foreign missions call Taliban to lay down arms and to agree on ceasefire
Fifteen diplomatic missions along with the NATO representative in Afghanistan asked the Taliban on Monday to halt its military offensive and lay down arms to end the conflict in Afghanistan.