China's White Paper says full responsibility for Trade Talks' failure rests solely with US
Jun 02, 2019, at 02:23 pm
Beijing, Jun 2 (Sputnik): Washington bears full responsibility for the failure of trade talks with Beijing, as it is the United States that steps back from hard-worn agreements, a white paper on the relevant trade consultations published by China's State Council said on Sunday.
Bangladesh: Road accident in Faridpur kills 2
Jun 01, 2019, at 10:19 pm
Dhaka, June 1 (IBNS): A bus and a truck collided in Bangladesh's Faridpur city and left at least two people killed, media reports said.
Militancy can raise heads anytime, says Bangladeshi ruling party leader Mohammed Nasim
Jun 01, 2019, at 10:08 pm
Dhaka, June 1 (IBNS): Awami League Presidium Member Mohammed Nasim on Saturday expressed his fear that there can be fresh emergence of militancy in the country.
Over 20 Taliban fighters killed by Afghan Security Forces in Country's Southeast
Jun 01, 2019, at 05:08 pm
Moscow, June 1 (Sputnik/UNI) At least 21 members of the Taliban radical movement have been killed in an airstrike conducted by Afghan security forces in the country's southeastern province of Ghazni, local media reported on Saturday, citing military sources.
Alipay to formally start its service in Himalayan country Nepal soon
Jun 01, 2019, at 05:04 pm
Kathmandu, Jun 1 (UNI) If things go as planned, Chinese mobile payment giant, Alipay, will formally start its digital payment service in Nepal within a few weeks.
OIC meet: PM Imran Khan raises 'Islamophobia' issue
Jun 01, 2019, at 04:36 pm
Makkah, June 1 (IBNS): Pakistan PM Imran Khan participated in the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) meet and raised the issue of Islamophobia at the forum.
Taliban claim responsibility for deadly car bomb blast in Kabul - Reports
May 31, 2019, at 05:17 pm
Moscow, May 31 (Sputnik/UNI) The Taliban radical movement claimed responsibility for the explosion of the bomb-laden car in Kabul that killed at least four civilians earlier on Friday, the TOLOnews broadcaster reported.
Pakistan: WHO supports response to HIV outbreak in Sindh
May 31, 2019, at 04:57 pm
An international team of experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) has arrived in Pakistan to support the response to an outbreak of HIV in Larkana in Sindh province, Pakistan, at the request of the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination.
Retired Pakistan Army officers, civilian awarded death sentence for spying
May 31, 2019, at 04:56 pm
Islamabad, May 31 (UNI) Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa endorsed punishment to two senior retired Army officers and one civil officer "on the charges of espionage/ leakage of sensitive information to foreign agencies prejudice to the national security", a statement by the Inter-Services Public Relations has said.
Afghanistan: Explosion rocks Kabul city, four killed
May 31, 2019, at 03:32 pm
Kabul, May 31 (IBNS): At least four civilians were killed as a heavy explosion rocked Afghanistan capital Kabul city on Friday, media reports said.
Japan announces $1.2 billion aid to Bangladesh
May 30, 2019, at 12:21 pm
Tokyo, May 30 (UNI): Japan announced 132.6 billion yen ($1.2 billion) in aid to Bangladesh on that will go toward economic development, a high-speed railway and other projects.
Bangladesh: Four suspected bandits killed during shootout with RAB in Sundarbans
May 29, 2019, at 04:34 pm
Dhaka, May 29 (IBNS): The Rapid Action Battalion have killed four suspected forest bandits during an alleged shootout in Bangladesh's Sundarbans area, media reports said.
Afghanistan: NDS Special Forces seize 2500 kilograms of explosives from Kabul city
May 29, 2019, at 03:42 pm
Kabul, May 29 (IBNS): The Special Forces of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) have recovered 2500 kilograms of explosives from kabul city in Afghanistan, media reports said.
In Afghanistan, attacks against schools have tripled in one year
May 29, 2019, at 09:08 am
New York, May 29 (IBNS): The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday that much greater protection for educational facilities was needed across Afghanistan where attacks against schools have increased three-fold in just one year. The call coincides with the third International Conference on Safe Schools, taking place this week in Mallorca, Spain.
Quake-damaged port on China-Nepal border to resume cargo service
May 28, 2019, at 04:43 pm
Lhasa, May 28 (Xinhua/UNI) The port of Zham on the China-Nepal border will resume its cargo service Wednesday, four years after it was closed due to a massive earthquake, according to a press conference held by the information office of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region Tuesday.
Bangladesh: More than 10 kg of gold seized from passenger at Dhaka airport
May 28, 2019, at 03:33 pm
Dhaka, May 28 (IBNS): Bangladeshi customs officials have seized gold weighing over 10 kilograms from a passenger who arrived at Shahjalal International Airport in national capital Dhaka, media reports said on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: Four Pakistani ISIS members killed during US conducted airstrikes in Nangarhar
May 28, 2019, at 03:23 pm
Kabul, May 28 (IBNS): During US conducted airstrikes in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan on Sunday, four Pakistani members of Islamic State terror group were killed, media reports said on Tuesday.
Afghanistan female journalist's killing: Two suspects arrested
May 28, 2019, at 09:52 am
Kabul, May 28 (IBNS): At least two suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder case of former journalist Mina Mangal in Afghanistan's Kabul city, media reports said.
Locals partially demolish centuries old Guru Nanak palace in Pakistan
May 28, 2019, at 09:32 am
Lahore, May 28 (IBNS): In a major development, a group of locals partially destroyed the four-storey centuries-old Guru Nanak palace, once visited by Sikhs from across the world, in Pakistan’s Narowal area, local media reports said on Tuesday.
Four police officers killed in Taliban attack in East Afghanistan
May 27, 2019, at 05:08 pm
Gardez, May 27 (Xinhua/UNI) Up to four Afghan police officers were killed and four others wounded after Taliban militants stormed a security checkpoint in eastern province of Paktia overnight, local police said Monday.
Nepal: Three bombs recovered from Pokhara
May 27, 2019, at 04:31 pm
Pokhra, May 27 (IBNS): A day after multiple bomb blasts rocked Kathmandu city, officials found three bombs from different parts of the Himalayan city of Pokhra in Nepal on Monday, media reports said.
Kabul: Blast targets government employees bus, 10 wounded
May 27, 2019, at 04:13 pm
Kabul, May 27 (IBNS): At least 10 people were wounded as a magnetic IED blast targeted a bus carrying employees of the Ministry of Hajj and Religious Affairs in Afghanistan's Kabul city on Monday, media reports said.
May 27, 2019, at 04:02 pm
New York, May 27 (IBNS): The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) expressed “grave concern” on Sunday over “credible accounts” it has been given that Taliban militants have been mistreating prisoners, which in some cases “may amount to torture”.
Nepal: Blasts in Kathmandu kills 4
May 27, 2019, at 10:07 am
Kathmandu, may 27 (IBNS/UNI): Multiple blasts rocked Nepal's capital Kathmandu city on Sunday and left at least four people killed, media reports said on Monday.
Twin explosions leave three dead, five injured in Kathmandu
May 26, 2019, at 08:02 pm
Kathmandu, May 26 (UNI): At least three persons were killed and five sustained to severe burn injuries in twin explosions in Nepal's capital Kathmandu on Sunday evening, a spokesperson of the Nepal Police confirmed.
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Two Taliban commanders among 15 killed in S Afghanistan
May 26, 2019, at 02:52 pm
Kandahar, Afghanistan, May 26 (Xinhua): A total of 15 militants including two local commanders of the Taliban group have been confirmed dead as the government forces have targeted Taliban hideouts in Khakriz district of Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province since Saturday, said a statement of the army released here Sunday.
Three police, seven militants killed in clashes in N Afghanistan
May 26, 2019, at 10:25 am
Kunduz, Afghanistan, May 26 (Xinhua): Three Afghan police officers and seven Taliban militants were killed, and seven police and six militants wounded following clashes in Afghanistan's northern province of Kunduz, a local official said Sunday.
Flash floods, heavy rain kill 13 people in W Afghanistan
May 25, 2019, at 04:52 pm
Firoz Koah, Afghanistan, May 25 (Xinhua/UNI) A total of 13 people have lost their lives and more than 100 houses have been destroyed due to downpour and flash floods in western Afghanistan's Ghor province over the past two days, provincial governor Ghulam Nasir Khazih said Saturday.
Around 600,000 Afghan children face death through malnutrition without emergency funds: UNICEF
May 25, 2019, at 07:45 am
New York, May 25 (IBNS): In Afghanistan, children suffering from the most serious form of malnutrition may die, unless $7 million in funding is found within weeks, UNICEF said on Friday.
Nepal: Three more Indian climbers die on mountains
May 24, 2019, at 04:49 pm
Kathmandu, May 24 (UNI) Three Indian climbers have died on Nepal's Mount Everest this week, bringing the death toll this season on the world's highest peak to six.