Afghanistan: 14 soldiers killed in checkpoint attack
Shiberghan/Xinhua/UNI: A total of 14 Afghan security force members were killed after Taliban militants stormed a security checkpoint in Afghanistan's northern province of Jawzjan on Monday, a provincial government spokesman said.
10 Afghanistan journalists killed in 2019: Report
Kabul/IBNS: Based on the Reporters without Borders “RSF” report and the statistics recorded at Nai Media Watch department, journalists and media staff assassination has significantly been reduced in Afghanistan.
Rohingya man detained with fake passport in Bangladesh airport
Dhaka/IBNS: A Rohingya man was detained on Monday with fake passport and other documents after he reached Bangladesh's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in country's capital Dhaka from Malaysia.
Chinese envoy in Nepal asks people to follow and promote her on Twitter in lieu of movie tickets
Beijing/IBNS: In an unheard of social media diplomacy, the Chinese envoy in Nepal has offered people of the Himalayan nation to follow her on Twitter and retweet her posts in exchange for movie tickets.
Dhaka/IBNS: Continuing her government's development policy, Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina on Saturday inaugurated two new airplanes added to the fleet of Bangladesh Biman and even the construction of the terminal 3 at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in country capital Dhaka.
Afghanistan:Taliban attack leaves 10 soldiers killed
Kabul/IBNS: At least 10 soldiers were killed on Friday as Taliban terrorists attacked their outpost in Sangin district of Afghanistan, media reports said on Saturday.
Migrants' boat sinks in Turkey's Lake Van, 2 Pakistanis die
Islamabad/IBNS: At least two Pakistani people died as a boat capsized in Lake Van of Turkey's Bitlis province, officials said on Saturday.
Pakistan blasphemy death sentence ‘travesty of justice’, say UN experts
New York/IBNS: Independent UN human rights experts condemned on Friday the death sentence of a university lecturer charged with blasphemy in Pakistan, calling the ruling "a travesty of justice".
Pakistan Army is ready for India: Imran Khan
Islamabad/ IBNS: With the India-Pakistan tension simmering since the beginning of the year over post-Pulwama Balakot strike and the post-Article 370 Kashmir reality, Imran Khan once again upped the ante on Thursday when he warned that his country's Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Bajwa has assured him that the forces are ready to face India.
Islamabad/IBNS: Former Pakistan president Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf on Friday filed a petition in the Lahore High Court where he challenged special court’s verdict which awarded him death in a high treason case.
Pakistan: Five terrorists running Al-Qaeda’s media cell arrested
Islamabad/IBNS: A joint operation conducted by the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) and an intelligence agency in Pakistan led to the arrest of five terrorists who were suspected to be running Al-Qaeda's media cell in Gujranwal area in the nation, media reports said on Friday.
Fire breaks out at Bangladesh plastic factory
Dhaka/IBNS: A fire broke out at a plastic factory in Bangladesh's Hazaribagh area on Friday, media reports said.
American University of Afghanistan may close next year
Kabul/IBNS: The American University of Afghanistan is planning to shut down next year, media reports said.
Taliban release activists abducted in Western Afghanistan 2 days ago - Peace Movement
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The Taliban have released 27 peace activists after holding them captive for nearly two days, a spokesman for the People’s Peace Movement said in a video statement on Thursday, posted by Afghanistan’s ToloNews broadcaster.
Measles death toll in Samoa rises to 81
Suva/Xinhua: The Samoan government confirmed one more death in the island nation's measles epidemic on Thursday, bringing the death toll to 81 since the measles outbreak started in mid-October.