Pakistan: Blast hits market in Quetta, kills eight
Apr 12, 2019, at 01:20 pm
Islamabad, Apr 12 (UNI): At least eight people were killed while 12 others sustained injuries when a blast hit a market area in Pakistan's Quetta on Friday morning, officials and local reports said.
One dead, one injured in Bangkok shopping mall fire
Apr 10, 2019, at 08:00 pm
Bangkok, Apr 10 (Xinhua): At least one person died and another was severely injured after the duo jumped off from a shopping mall on fire in downtown Bangkok on Wednesday, local media Thairath reported.
Bangladesh madrasa girl case: Prime suspect arrested
Apr 10, 2019, at 03:59 pm
Dhaka, Apr 10 (IBNS): One of the key suspects in the attempted murder of of the critically burnt madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi in Bangladesh has been arrested, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Security forces thwart explosion in Kabul
Apr 10, 2019, at 03:35 pm
Kabul, Apr 10 (IBNS): The government in Afghanistan on Wednesday said security forces have thwarted an explosion in Kabul city.
Bangladesh: Police detain 80 people in Dhaka anti-drug drive
Apr 09, 2019, at 06:21 pm
Dhaka, Apr 9 (IBNS): At least 80 people have been arrested by the police in Dhaka over an allegation of selling and consuming drugs, media reports said on Tuesday.
Civilian dead, two policemen injured in E Afghan explosion
Apr 09, 2019, at 05:22 pm
Asadabad, Afghanistan, Apr 9 (Xinhua/UNI) One civilian was killed and two police officers wounded in a bomb attack in Afghanistan's eastern province of Kunar on Tuesday, the provincial government spokesman said.
Afghanistan: 3 U.S. service members killed
Apr 09, 2019, at 03:00 pm
Kabul, Apr 9 (IBNS): Three U.S. service members and one contractor were killed, and three U.S. service members were wounded by an improvised explosive device April 8 near Bagram Air Base, officials said.
Afghanistan: Explosion in Jalalabad city kills 2
Apr 09, 2019, at 02:44 pm
Kabul, Apr 9 (IBNS): An explosion rocked Jalalabad city of Afghanistan on Tuesday and left at least two people killed, media reports said.
Pompeo discusses increasing cooperation with Bangladesh FM: State Dept
Apr 09, 2019, at 09:32 am
Washington, Apr 9 (Sputnik/UNI) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Bangladesh Foreign Minister A.K. Adbud Momen discussed the the increasing cooperation between both nations across a number of areas, State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said in a readout of a meeting between the two diplomats in Washington on Monday.
Malaysian police detain 41 men believed to be Rohingya on Perils beach
Apr 08, 2019, at 10:39 pm
Petaling Jaya, Apr 8 (UNI): The Perlis Border Security Agency (Aksem), along with the police and Kangar People's Volunteer Corps (Rela), detained around 41 men at the Kampung Sungai Padang beach on Monday.
Pakistan's GDP growth to shrink to 2.7 pc in FY 2019-20, says World Bank
Apr 08, 2019, at 06:39 pm
Islamabad, Apr 8 (UNI) The World Bank in its latest report has projected that the Pakistan's economic growth to go down by 3.4 per cent in the fiscal year 2018-19 and will further decelerate to 2.7 per cent in 2019-2020 as fiscal and monetary policies are tightened to address macroeconomic imbalances.
Afghan security forces kill almost 100 Taliban fighters over past 48 Hours
Apr 08, 2019, at 05:15 pm
Moscow, Apr 8 (Sputnik) Afghan joint security forces killed almost 100 Taliban militants and left dozens of others injured over the past 48 hours during their offensive operation in the country's northwestern Badghis province, which followed the militants' attack on Bala Morgab district last week, the Afghan Defense Ministry said on Monday.
Bangladesh FR Tower fire: Firefighter Sohel Rana dies, death toll touches 27
Apr 08, 2019, at 03:55 pm
Dhaka, Apr 8 (IBNS): A firefighter, who was hurt while he was trying to rescue people trapped in a high-rise in Bangladesh capital Dhaka last month, died on Monday, media reports said.
Unknown gunmen kill Afghan Taekwondo Federation representative
Apr 08, 2019, at 03:45 pm
Kabul, Apr 8 (IBNS): Unknown gunmen killed the representative of Afghanistan Taekwondo Federation in northern Kunduz province of the war-town south Asian country, media reports said on Monday.
Pakistan: Fire erupts in PM Office
Apr 08, 2019, at 03:38 pm
Islamabad, Apr 8 (IBNS): Fire erupted in the bathroom on the third floor of the Pakistan Prime Minister Secretariat on Monday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Roadside bomb hit police vehicle in Nangarhar, 2 killed
Apr 08, 2019, at 03:08 pm
Kabul, Apr 8 (IBNS): A roadside bomb hit a police vehicle in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan on Monday which left at least two people, including a police officer, killed, media reports said.
India will launch new attack this month, claims Pakistan Foreign Minister
Apr 07, 2019, at 08:14 pm
Islamabad, Apr 7 (IBNS): Amid growing tension, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Sunday claimed that India is planning more military action against the neighbouring nation in the third week of April and called on the international community to reprimand India for its irresponsible conduct.
Three suspected Rohingya 'robbers' killed in Bangladesh
Apr 06, 2019, at 05:44 pm
Dhaka, Apr 6 (IBNS): At least three suspected Rohingya 'robbers' were killed during a 'gunfight' with the police in Habiber Ghona hilly area in Bangladesh's Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar on Saturday, media reports said.
Twin blasts rock Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, 3 killed
Apr 06, 2019, at 05:03 pm
Jalalabad, Apr 6 (IBNS): At least three people were killed in twin blasts which rocked Afghanistan's Nangarhar province on Saturday, media reports said.
‘Pakistan won’t accept repeal of Article 370’
Apr 06, 2019, at 03:49 pm
Islamabad, Apr 6 (UNI) Pakistan has said Islamabad will never accept India repealing Article 370 of its Constitution that gives autonomous status to Jammu and Kashmir, said a Radio Pakistan report.
Afghanistan: 6 ISIS media activists arrested in Kabul city
Apr 05, 2019, at 03:26 pm
Kabul, Apr 5 (IBNS): Security officials in Afghanistan have arrested a group of six media activists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) from Kabul city, media reports said on Friday.
Millions of Bangladeshi children at risk from climate crisis, warns UNICEF
Apr 05, 2019, at 09:21 am
New York, Apr 5 (IBNS): More than 19 million children in Bangladesh are at risk from devastating floods, cyclones and other environmental disasters linked to climate change, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Friday in a new report.
Sri Lanka to hold largest ever military exercise
Apr 03, 2019, at 05:38 pm
Colombo, Apr 3 (Xinhua/UNI) The Sri Lanka Army on Wednesday said it would hold the largest ever military exercise in July to coincide with 10 years since the end of the island's 30-year civil conflict between government troops and Tamil Tiger rebels. In a statement, the army said the month-long military exercise will begin on July 1, with the participation of over 5,000 soldiers.
Thirty five unconscious following ice factory gas leakage in Pakistan's Punjab
Apr 03, 2019, at 04:39 pm
Islamabad, Apr 3 (Xinhua/UNI) At least 35 people, including children, were left unconscious on Wednesday after ammonia gas leaked from an ice factory in Sargodha district of Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, local media reported.
Dhaka: Bodies of two students found in hotel room
Apr 03, 2019, at 04:02 pm
Dhaka, Apr 3 (IBNS): Bodies of two students have been recovered from Hotel Samrat on Dhaka’s Green Road in Bangladesh, media reports said on Wednesday.
Apr 03, 2019, at 08:06 am
Islamabad: Amnesty International has urged the government of Pakistan to take all measures to ensure an end to the practice of enforced disappearances that have long been a stain on the south Asian country's 'human rights record'.
Afghanistan: Airstrike kills Taliban leader in charge of media activities
Apr 02, 2019, at 03:22 pm
Kabul, Apr 2 (IBNS): In an airstrike conducted in Afghanistan's southern Helmand provinc, at least five Taliban militants including a local leader of the group who was in charge of media activities ave been killed, media reports said.
Bangladesh: 70 people arrested as police conduct raid in Parjatan Corporation bar in Narayanganj
Apr 02, 2019, at 02:59 pm
Dhaka, Apr 2 (IBNS): The police have arrested 70 people while conducting a raid in Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation’s Mary Anderson Floating Restaurant and Bar in Narayanganj, media reports said.
Over 31 killed by rainstorm in Southern Nepal
Apr 01, 2019, at 05:10 pm
Kathmandu, Apr 1 (UNI) A a severe rainstorm that swept through parts of southern Nepal on Sunday has killed more than 31 people. The officials said on Monday that the storm has injured more than 400 persons.
At least 5 die in floods in Iran
Apr 01, 2019, at 09:52 am
Tehran, Apr 1 (Xinhua/UNI) At least five people were killed in the fresh floods that swept Iran's western Lorestan province on Sunday, Tasnim news agency reported.