Afghanistan: Pakistanis among 10 militants killed during raid

Mar 10, 2018, at 04:33 pm

Kabul, Mar 10 (IBNS): At least 10 militants, including Pakistani nationals, were killed during an operation carried out by Afghan forces in the country's Helmand province, reports said.

Afghanistan: Suicide attack kills 8 in Kabul

Mar 09, 2018, at 10:15 pm

Kabul, Mar 9 (IBNS): A suicide attack in Afghanistan's Kabul city on Friday left at least eight people killed, media reports said.

Security Council renews UN mission in Afghanistan; debate highlights women’s power

Mar 09, 2018, at 03:00 pm

New York, Mar 9 (JEN): The Security Council on Thursday renewed the mandate of the United Nations political mission in Afghanistan for another year to continue providing assistance to the Government and the people of the conflict-plagued country.

Afghanistan: Kandahar attack kills at least four policemen

Mar 08, 2018, at 04:58 pm

Kabul, Mar 8 (IBNS): At least four policemen were killed after militants attacked a police base in Kandahar province of Afghanistan on Wednesday night, reports said.

Sri Lanka restricts Facebook, Viber, Whatsapp to avoid spreading hate and violence

Mar 08, 2018, at 03:00 am

Colombo, Mar 7 (IBNS) Sri Lanka’s telecom authority has taken immediate steps to lower the internet speed to interrupt social media to prevent transmitting fake news or rumors that arouse hate and violence in the country in the aftermath of the communal tension erupted in the Central parts of the country.

UN urges Sri Lanka to resolve issues pertaining to unrest through dialogue

Mar 07, 2018, at 10:39 pm

Colombo, Mar 7 (IBNS) In the wake of violence erupting in the central districts of Sri Lanka, the UN, on Wednesday, urged the people of the island nation to resolve their issues through dialogue, today.

‘No other conclusion,’ ethnic cleansing of Rohingyas in Myanmar continues – senior UN rights official

Mar 07, 2018, at 02:26 pm

New York, Mar 7 (JEN): The “frenzied” scale of unspeakable violence against the minority Muslim Rohingya community in Myanmar has shifted to a “lower intensity campaign of terror and forced starvation,” seemingly intended to drive the remaining Rohingyas from their homeland, a senior United Nations human rights official has warned.

Sri Lanka declares a 10-day State Emergency to curb spread of communal tension

Mar 06, 2018, at 10:03 pm

Colombo, Mar 6 (IBNS): Faced with clashes between two hostile religious groups, the Sri Lanka government, on Tuesday, announced State Emergency emergency to curb the violence from spreading, media reports said.

Four Pakistani nationals among 31 insurgents killed in Afghanistan

Mar 06, 2018, at 06:00 pm

Kabul, Mar 6 (IBNS): At least 31 insurgents were killed in various parts of Afghanistan in anti-terrorism operations conducted by the Afghan forces on Monday.

Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi visiting Nepal

Mar 06, 2018, at 01:35 am

Kathmandu, Mar 5 (IBNS):  Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi is currently on a two-day visit to Nepal.

Sheikh Hasina visits hospital to meet Prof Muhammed Zafar Iqbal

Mar 05, 2018, at 10:09 pm

Dhaka, Mar 5 (IBNS): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday visited a hospital in Dhaka to meet knife-attack victim writer Prof Muhammed Zafar Iqbal.

Afghanistan: 70 Taliban insurgents ready to join peace process, say Herat officials

Mar 05, 2018, at 04:12 pm

Kabul, Mar 5 (IBNS): At least 70 Taliban militants are ready to lay down their arms and join the peace process, according to officials in Afghanistan's Herat province.

Afghanistan: Two key ISIS members arrested

Mar 05, 2018, at 03:18 pm

Kabul, Mar 4 (IBNS): Two Islamic State militants, who were suspected to be involved in planning attacks on Imam Zaman mosque and some other areas of Afghanistan capital Kabul city, have been arrested, media reports said on Sunday.

Hindu Dalit woman elected to Pakistan Senate

Mar 04, 2018, at 11:46 pm

Islamabad, Mar 4 (IBNS): Creating history, a  Hindu Dalit woman has become a senator in Muslim-majority Pakistan, media reports said.

Pakistan: Car mishap kills four person in Chakwal

Mar 04, 2018, at 10:39 pm

Chakwal, Mar 4 (IBNS): At least four people were killed when a car in which they were traveling  overturned on the motorway in Chakwal area of Pakistan on Sunday, media reports said.

Pakistan: Three children die after vaccination in Nawabshah

Mar 04, 2018, at 10:28 pm

Islamabad, Mar 4 (IBNS): At least three Pakistani children died after undergoing routine immunisation vaccines in Nawabshah area of the country, media reports said.

Afghanistan: At least four Taliban militants killed in Helmand

Mar 04, 2018, at 07:21 pm

Kabul, Mar 4 (IBNS): At least four Taliban militants have been killed in an operation launched by Afghan forces in the country's Helmand province, local media reports said.

Bangladeshi writer Prof Zafar Iqbal stabbed in university campus, attacker detained

Mar 04, 2018, at 05:09 am

Dhaka, Mar 3 (IBNS): Shocking the nation, popular Bangladeshi science writer Prof Dr Muhammad Zafar Iqbal was attacked by an unknown youth on Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (Sust) campus in Sylhet on Saturday.

Afghanistan: At least 28 militants killed in anti-terrorism drive

Mar 03, 2018, at 03:56 pm

Kabul, Mar 3 (IBNS): At least 28 insurgents have been killed in anti-terrorism drive in Afghanistan carried out by the national forces, the Ministry of Defence said.

Afghanistan: Three killed, 22 injured in Kabul explosion

Mar 02, 2018, at 11:36 pm

Kabul, Mar 2 (IBNS): At least three people died in a car bomb explosion which rocked Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Friday morning, reports said.

BNP distributes leaflets to press for Khaleda Zia's release from prison

Mar 01, 2018, at 10:06 pm

Dhaka, Mar 1 (IBNS): Khaleda Zia's party BNP on Thursday commenced countrywide leafleting campaign in a bid to press for the release of jailed ex-Prime Minister of Bangladesh.

Nepal PM KP Oli greets people on Holi

Mar 01, 2018, at 09:53 pm

Kathmandu, Mar 1 (IBNS): Nepal Prime Minister KP Oli on Thursday greeted people on the occasion of Holi.

Afghanistan: Five militants killed in Helmand raid, German fighter among three arrested

Mar 01, 2018, at 06:27 pm

Kabul, Mar 1 (IBNS): At least five militants were killed in a raid jointly conducted by Afghan and foreign troops in Helmand province of the country, local Tolo News reported.

Afghanistan: Four thieves arrested in Kabul

Mar 01, 2018, at 04:48 pm

Kabul, Mar 1 (IBNS): The police on Thursday said they have arrested four  armed thieves  from Afghanistan's Kabul city on Wednesday, media reports said.

UN mission welcomes Afghan Government’s proposal for peace talks with Taliban

Mar 01, 2018, at 02:46 pm

New York, Mar 1 (JEN): The United Nations mission in Afghanistan on Wednesday welcomed the Government’s renewed call for unconditional peace talks with the Taliban and expressed strong support for its vision for peace.

Ghani extends amnesty for Taliban, says ready to open a new chapter with Pakistan

Mar 01, 2018, at 12:20 am

Kabul, Feb 28 (IBNS): Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani announced on Wednesday that Taliban will be amnestied if the militants give up weapons and return to civilian life, while officially opening the peace process in Kabul.

UN agencies helping Rohingya refugee camps brace for potentially devastating rains in southern Bangladesh

Feb 28, 2018, at 02:45 pm

New York, Feb 28 (JEN): Against the backdrop of the fast approaching wet season in Bangladesh, United Nations relief agencies are working flat out to strengthen vital infrastructure and boost resilience among hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees living in rudimentary shelters as well as for local communities hosting them.

Pakistan: Lifter collapses at Islamabad airport, 5 injured

Feb 27, 2018, at 10:45 pm

Islamabad, Feb 27 (IBNS):  An ambo-lifter, which is used for carrying patients who can't walk, collapsed at Islamabad's Benazir Bhutto International Airport on Tuesday, leaving at least five people injured, media reports said.

ISIS attack repulsed in North of Afghanistan, 9 militants killed, 13 wounded

Feb 27, 2018, at 06:41 pm

Afghanistan, Feb 27 (IBNS) : A major attack by the militants affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria /ISIS) terrorist group was repulsed in northern Jawzjan province of Afghanistan, leaving 22 militants dead or wounded.

Syria: US-led airstrikes kill 25 civilians

Feb 26, 2018, at 11:27 pm

Damascus, Feb 26 (IBNS): At least 25 civilians were killed as airstrikes by the US-led anti-terror coalition hit  Deir al-Zour  area in Syria, a monitor group reported on Monday.