UN supports rescue effort after landslides hit Afghanistan
May 03, 2014, at 05:05 pm
New York, May 3 (IBNS): Landslides triggered by heavy rains crashed into an area of north-eastern Afghanistan on Friday, killing at least 350 people and causing widespread damage to homes and agriculture, according to a senior United Nations relief official in the country, who said the world body is "fully engaged" in the effort to mobilize support for the initial search and rescue effort.
Afghanistan: UN mission condemns suicide attack
May 03, 2014, at 05:04 am
New York, May 2 (IBNS): The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has strongly condemned the suicide car bombing which took place on Thursday in the central eastern province of Panjshir, killing at least 15 people – including seven civilians.
Afghanistan: 10 killed in suicide bombing
May 02, 2014, at 03:39 am
Kabul, May 1 (IBNS) At least 10 people were killed in a suicide car bombing in Afghanistan's central Panjsher province on Thursday, media reports said.
UN urges Maldives to repeal regulation on death penalty
Apr 30, 2014, at 06:08 pm
New York, Apr 30 (IBNS): The United Nations human rights office on Tuesday voiced deep concern about a new regulation in the Maldives that effectively overturns a 60-year moratorium on the use of capital punishment in the country and allows for children as young as seven to be sentenced to death for certain crimes.
British chopper crashes in Afghanistan
Apr 27, 2014, at 04:30 am
Kabul/London, Apr 26 (IBNS): The British Ministry of Defence (MOD) on Saturday said a British helicopter crashed in southern Afghanistan on Saturday.
Afghanistan: UN condemns deadly attack on Kabul hospital
Apr 26, 2014, at 05:10 pm
New York, Apr 26 (IBNS): The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has condemned the killing of three civilians by a gunman on Thursday at a private hospital in Kabul.
Apr 26, 2014, at 03:36 am
Karachi, Apr 25 (IBNS) At least four people were killed in a blast in the Delhi Colony area of Pakistan's Karachi city on Friday, media reports said.
Golf: Chikkarangappa on the verge of victory
Apr 26, 2014, at 03:31 am
Kathmandu, Apr 25 (IBNS): “Chikka†means small in Kannada, the mother tongue of the 20-year-old Chikkarangappa S and the word gels with his build.
Pakistani military jets attack militant hideouts, 23 killed
Apr 25, 2014, at 03:46 am
Peshawar, Apr 24 (IBNS): At least 23 extremists were killed as Pakistani fighter jets pounded suspected militant hideouts in Khyber Agency on Thursday, media reports said.
Bangladesh: UN welcomes payments to survivors of factory collapse
Apr 24, 2014, at 05:31 pm
New York, Apr 24 (IBNS): One year after the global garment industry's worst industrial accident, the fund chaired by the United Nations to compensate victims of Bangladesh's Rana Plaza factory collapse has begun issuing its initial round of payments, as efforts to address the root causes of the disaster continue.
Myanmar: UNICEF concerned over Kachin children
Apr 23, 2014, at 05:03 pm
New York, Apr 23 (IBNS): Recent fighting between Government forces and Kachin rebels in Myanmar, and the resulting displacement of thousands of people, has significantly increased the risks to young people, including possible recruitment, limited access to basic services and the threat of landmines, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned on Tuesday.
Apr 23, 2014, at 06:23 am
Rawalpindi, Apr 22 (IBNS): Pakistan on Tuesday conducted a successful training launch of Short Range Surface to Surface Ballistic Missile Hatf III (Ghaznavi), which can carry nuclear and conventional warheads to a range of 290 kilometers.
Pakistan Army chief visits ISI headquarters
Apr 23, 2014, at 06:21 am
Rawalpindi, Apr 22 (IBNS) Pakistani Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif visited Directorate General Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) on Tuesday.
UN urges Afghan women to engage in political process
Apr 22, 2014, at 04:51 pm
New York, Apr 22 (IBNS): With the results still being counted from Afghanistan's recent presidential election, the top United Nations official in the country on Monday urged women to remain meaningfully engaged in the political process and improve political life there.
UN welcomes safe return of abducted staffers in Pakistan
Apr 22, 2014, at 04:47 pm
New York, Apr 22 (IBNS): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) confirmed on Monday that two of its national staff who were abducted last Thursday in the Pakistani port city of Karachi are now safe and well.
Hamid Mir attack probe: Names of three judges approved
Apr 22, 2014, at 03:16 am
Islamabad, Apr 21 (IBNS): Three Pakistan Supreme Court judges have been named for the judicial commission to investigate the attack on country's celebrity journalist Hamid Mir, media reports said on Monday.
Pakistan: 41 killed in road mishap
Apr 21, 2014, at 03:42 am
Sukkur, Apr 20 (IBNS): At least 41 people were killed as a bus collided with a trailer on National Highway in southern Pakistan on Sunday, media reports said.
Hamid Mir attack: PM orders judicial inquiry
Apr 21, 2014, at 03:02 am
Islamabad, Apr 20 (IBNS) A day after celebrity Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir was shot at by unknown armed men in Karachi city, country's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has ordered a judicial inquiry into the attack, media reports said on Sunday.
Apr 20, 2014, at 06:29 am
Karachi, Apr 19 (IBNS) Celebrity Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir, who was injured after being shot at by four unknown armed men in Karachi city, underwent an operation on Saturday.
Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir shot, injured
Apr 20, 2014, at 01:06 am
Karachi, Apr 19 (IBNS): Celebrity Pakistani journalist and TV presenter Hamid Mir was injured after he was shot at by four unknown armed men in Pakistan's Karachi city on Saturday, media reports said.
Nepal : 14 killed in Mount Everest accident
Apr 19, 2014, at 02:37 am
Kathmandu, Apr 18 (IBNS): At least 14 people were killed and several others were injured in a avalanche on Mount Everest, media reports said.
TTP: Pakistan to continue peace talks process
Apr 18, 2014, at 04:26 am
Islamabad, Apr 17 (IBNS): A day after the Paksitan Taliban refused to extend their 40-day long ceasefire, the Pakistan government on Thursday said the peace talks process with them would continue on a slow place based on a wait and see policy, media reports said.
South Korea ferry mishap: Toll touches 14
Apr 18, 2014, at 03:28 am
Seoul, Apr 17 (IBNS): The death toll in the ferry sinking tragedy in South Korea on Wednesday touched 14 on Thursday, media reports said.
TTP refuse to extend ceasefire
Apr 17, 2014, at 06:16 am
Peshawar, Apr 16 (IBNS):The Paksitan Taliban on Wednesday refused to extend their 40-day long ceasefire , media reports said.
Nepal: UN concerned at amnesties for human rights abuses
Apr 15, 2014, at 07:03 pm
New York, Apr 15 (IBNS): The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on Monday voiced grave concern at a bill presented to the Nepalese Parliament which could lead to amnesties for serious human rights violations, saying it would weaken the foundation for a genuine peace in the country.
UN welcomes release of partial results in Afghanistan poll
Apr 14, 2014, at 04:55 pm
New York, Apr 14 (IBNS): Welcoming Sunday's announcement of the first batch of results in Afghanistan's Presidential elections as a further step towards completing the electoral process, the United Nations Assistance Mission in the country (UNAMA) has noted that these results represent only a small proportion of the millions of ballots cast in the poll.
Bomb-proof security wall constructed at Musharraf's farmhouse
Apr 13, 2014, at 05:32 am
Islamabad, Apr 12 (IBNS): Days after former Pakistan President General (retd) Pervez Musharraf survived an assassination attempt, a bomb-proof security wall is being constructed around his Chak Shehzad farmhouse, media reports said on Saturday.
Attempted murder case dropped against Pakistani boy
Apr 13, 2014, at 04:56 am
Lahore, Apr 12 (IBNS): A Pakistani court on Saturday withdrew the attempted murder charges against a nine-month-old boy, media reports said.
Taliban militants killed in infighting
Apr 12, 2014, at 06:29 am
Islamabad, Apr 11 (IBNS) The latest infighting between Taliban factions has left several militants killed in Pakistan's Waziristan area on Friday, media reports said.
Myanmar: UN welcomes probe into attacks on aid workers
Apr 11, 2014, at 06:36 pm
New York, Apr 11 (IBNS): The top United Nations official in Myanmar welcomed the Government's condemnation of the recent attacks against UN and non-governmental organization (NGO) premises in Sittwe, and its commitment to see perpetrators brought to justice through a newly established investigation commission.