Kabul suicide attack: Over 20 dead, 18 injured

Mar 21, 2018, at 07:31 pm

Kabul, Mar 21 (IBNS): Over 20 people have reportedly died in the Kabul suicide attack, while at least 18 people have sustained injuries.  

Kabul suicide attack kills at least three

Mar 21, 2018, at 07:28 pm

Kabul, Mar 21 (IBNS): At least three people have been killed as a suicide bomber detonated his explosive near a crowd celebrating New Year in Afghanistan's capital city Kabul, local Pajhok Afghan News reported.

Afghanistan: Jalalabad blast kills four people

Mar 19, 2018, at 11:05 pm

Kabul, Mar 19 (IBNS): A blast in Afghanistan's Jalalabad area on Monday left at least four supporters of  Hizb-I-Islami Afghanistan (HIA) killed, media reports said.

Zia Orphanage Trust Graft case : Bangladesh SC stays Khaleda Zia's bail till May 8

Mar 19, 2018, at 09:14 pm

Dhaka, Mar 19 (IBNS) :   The Bangladesh Supreme Court on Monday stayed till May 8 the High Court order which granted bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case, media reports said.

Nepal: Kathmandu road mishap injures 1

Mar 19, 2018, at 03:20 pm

Kathmandu, Mar 19 (IBNS): At least one person was injured in a road mishap in Kathmandu city of Nepal on Monday, media reports said.

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani invites Pakistan PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi to visit his nation

Mar 19, 2018, at 02:29 am

Kabul, Mar 18 (IBNS); Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani has invited Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi to visit his nation.

Taliban attack kills five policemen in Afghanistan

Mar 19, 2018, at 02:21 am

Kabul, Mar 18 (IBNS): A Taliban attack on a police check-post in Afghanistan's Ghazni province on Sunday left at least five cops killed, media reports said.

Suicide car bomb attack in Afghanistan kills 3 civilians

Mar 17, 2018, at 10:50 pm

Kabul, Mar 17 (IBNS): At least three people were killed in a suicide car bomb attack in Afghanistan's Kabul city on Saturday, media reports said.

Kabul blast: At least two killed; Taliban claims responsibility

Mar 17, 2018, at 05:36 pm

Kabul, Mar 17 (IBNS): At least two people have been killed in an suicide explosion which rocked Afghanistan's capital city Kabul on Saturday morning, reports aid.

Kabul suicide blast injures four

Mar 17, 2018, at 04:58 pm

Kabul, Mar 17 (IBNS): A suicide blast rocked Afghanistan's capital city Kabul on Saturday morning, reports said.

UN appeals for nearly $1 billion to address ‘critical needs’ of Rohingya refugees, Bangladesh host communities

Mar 17, 2018, at 02:11 pm

New York, Mar 17 (JEN): To meet the urgent needs of nearly 900,000 Rohingya refugees and more than 330,000 vulnerable Bangladeshis in the communities hosting them, United Nations agencies and their humanitarian partners appealed jointly on Friday for $951 million.

Fire destroys 25,000 books in Afghanistan's Faizabad area

Mar 17, 2018, at 12:34 am

Kabul, Mar 16 (IBNS): A fire incident at a library in Afghanistan's Faizabad area left thousand of books burned, media reports said on Friday.

Pakistan forms joint investigation team to probe Raiwind suicide attack

Mar 17, 2018, at 12:08 am

Lahore, Mar 16 (IBNS): Pakistani officials have formed a joint investigation team (JIT) to investigate the suicide blast in Raiwind area of Pakistan on Wednesday, media reports said on Friday.

Airstrikes in Afghanistan kill seven IS militants

Mar 17, 2018, at 12:05 am

Kabul, Mar 16 (IBNS): At least seven Islamic State militants have been killed during airstrikes conducted by Afghan air force in Afghanistan's Achin district, media reports said on Friday.

Pakistan: UN chief condemns attack at police checkpoint near Lahore

Mar 16, 2018, at 03:30 pm

New York, Mar 16 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned Wednesday’s attack at a police checkpoint near a mosque in the outskirts of Lahore.

Suspected suicide blast in Pakistan kills 9

Mar 15, 2018, at 02:54 pm

Lahore, Mar 15 (IBNS): A suspected suicide blast in Raiwind area of Pakistan left at least nine people killed, media reports said on Thursday.

Afghanistan: Road mishap kills 7, hurts 22

Mar 15, 2018, at 01:39 am

Kabul, Mar 14 (IBNS): At least seven people were killed in a road mishap in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province, media reports said.

Jeep mishap kills two women in Nepal

Mar 14, 2018, at 11:47 pm

Kathmandu, Mar 14 (IBNS):A jeep accident left at least two women killed in Nepal's Bajhang area on Wednesday, media reports said.

4 gunmen held with explosive-laden vehicle in Afghanistan's Khost province

Mar 14, 2018, at 11:36 pm

Kabul, Mar 14 (IBNS): At least four gunmen with two explosives-laden vehicles were arrested by the Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers from southeastern Khost province of Afghanistan, media reports said on Wednesday.

Afghanistan: Car bombing incident kills 2 border policemen in Nada Ali district

Mar 14, 2018, at 10:44 pm

Kabul, Mar 14 (IBNS): A car bombing incident in Afghanistan's Nada Ali district killed at least two border policemen on Wednesday, media reports said.

Bidya Devi Bhandari takes oath as Nepal President for second term

Mar 14, 2018, at 10:41 pm

Beijing, Mar 14 (IBNS):  Bidya Devi Bhandari on Wednesday took oath as the President of Nepal for second term.

Bangladesh to observe day-long mourning tomorrow over loss of lives in Nepal plane crash

Mar 14, 2018, at 09:21 pm

Dhaka, Mar 14 (IBNS): The Bangladesh government on Wednesday announced that the country will observe a day-long mourning on Thursday over the loss of lives in the recent plane mishap in Nepal.

Afghanistan: Police arrest six robbers

Mar 14, 2018, at 02:51 am

Kabul, Mar 13 (IBNS): Police have arrested six alleged robbers from western Ghor and Herat provinces of Afghanistan, media reports said on Tuesday.

Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari re-elected to 2nd term of office

Mar 14, 2018, at 01:04 am

Kathmandu, Mar 13 (IBNS): Bidya Devi Bhandari has been re-elected as the President of Nepal for a second term.

Pakistan mourns loss of lives in Nepal plane crash

Mar 13, 2018, at 10:47 pm

Islamabad, Mar 13 (IBNS): Pakistan has condoled the loss of lives in the Nepal plane crash incident which left 49 people dead.

Families of Bangladesh plane crash victims reach Nepal

Mar 13, 2018, at 10:37 pm

Kathmandu, Mar 13 (IBNS): Traveling in a US-Bangla flight, families and relatives of  Bangladeshi flight crash victims reached Nepal on Tuesday.

Nepal: Bangladeshi plane crash kills 50

Mar 12, 2018, at 11:24 pm

Kathmandu, Mar 12 (IBNS): A Bangladeshi plane carrying 67 passengers and four crew has crashed in Nepal, killing at least 50 people, media reports said.

Several killed, many injured as Bangladesh plane catches fire at Kathmandu airport

Mar 12, 2018, at 09:51 pm

Kathmandu, Mar 12 (IBNS) : Several passengers were killed as an US-Bangla Biman aircraft carrying 67 passengers and four crew burst into flames immediately after landing   at Tribhuvan International airport in Nepal’s Kathmandu on Monday, media reports said. 

Bangladesh: Khaleda Zia get four months bail

Mar 12, 2018, at 09:29 pm

Dhaka, Mar 12 (IBNS): BNP supremo Khaleda Zia was given a four-month bail by the Bangladesh High Court on Monday, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Taliban claims killing dozens of policemen, seeks control of Anar Dara district in Farah

Mar 12, 2018, at 04:14 pm

Kabul, Mar 12 (IBNS): Sounding alert, officials in Afghanistan's Farah province said on Monday that Anar Dara district is virtually under Taliban control.