UN migration agency delivers hygiene kits to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
Oct 25, 2017, at 09:46 am
New York, Oct 25(Just Earth News): Soap, toothbrushes, water containers and liquid antiseptic are among the items the United Nations migration agency is distributing to the hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees that have settled in sprawling camps that cover the Cox's Bazar district of southern Bangladesh.
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson meets Pakistan PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi
Oct 25, 2017, at 01:22 am
Islamabad, Oct 24 (IBNS): US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi here on Tuesday.
Rohingya crisis: Donors pledge $344 million at UN-backed conference to support aid efforts
Oct 24, 2017, at 09:46 am
New York, Oct 24(Just Earth News): A United Nations-supported humanitarian conference on Monday raised more than $344 million to fund critical relief programmes for Rohingya refugees and host communities in Bangladesh.
Pakistan: Building roof collapse kills 7
Oct 24, 2017, at 12:18 am
Peshawar, Oct 23 (IBNS): The collapse of a roof of a house in Pakistan's Bajaur Agency on Monday left at least seven people dead, media reports said.
Rohingya crisis: Bangladesh Home Minister leaves for Myanmar
Oct 23, 2017, at 10:54 pm
Dhaka, Oct 23 (IBNS): At a time when the country is facing the current Rohingya crisis, Bangladesh Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Monday left Dhaka city for Myanmar.
8 terrorists killed in Pakistan
Oct 22, 2017, at 10:31 pm
Karachi, Oct 22 (IBNS): Security forces in Pakistan have killed at least eight terrorists in Pakistan, media reports said.
Missing Pak journalist pursuing case of Indian engineer recovered after two years
Oct 21, 2017, at 05:01 pm
Islamabad, Oct 21 (IBNS) : Zeenat Shahzadi, the Pakistani journalist who went missing in Lahore in 2015, has been recovered by security forces, Dawn reports.
Rohingya crisis: UNICEF issues 'Child Alert,' outlines urgent action to save lives
Oct 21, 2017, at 09:41 am
New York, Oct 21(Just Earth News): Issuing a dire warning on the desperate situation of Rohingya refugee children, who now number more than 320,000 in Bangladesh, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has called for an end to the atrocities targeting civilians in Myanmar's Rakhine state, and immediate and unfettered access to all children affected by the violence there.
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Afghanistan: Gun and bomb attack in Kabul mosque kills 30
Oct 21, 2017, at 02:45 am
Kabul, Oct 20 (IBNS): Unknown gunman opened fire on people visiting a Shia mosque to worship before detonating explosives on Friday which left at least 30 people killed, media reports said.
12 terrorists killed in drone attack close to Pakistan-Afghanistan border
Oct 21, 2017, at 12:53 am
Peshawar, Oct 20 (IBNS): At least 12 suspected terrorists were killed in a drone attack close to the Pakistan-Afghanistan border on Friday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Collapse of part of coal mine leaves 1 dead
Oct 20, 2017, at 10:47 pm
Balochistan, Oct 20 (IBNS): Collapse of a part of a coal mine left at least one person dead in Balochistan's Harnai District of Pakistan, media reports said.
Over 700 000 people vaccinated against cholera in Cox’s Bazar
Oct 20, 2017, at 09:35 pm
Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh Oct 20 (IBNS): More than 700 000 people over the age of one year have been administered oral cholera vaccine in the first phase of a campaign here to protect the newly arrived Rohingya population and their host communities against the deadly diarrheal disease.
UN migration chief urges more support for Rohingyas fleeing Myanmar or 'thousands will suffer'
Oct 20, 2017, at 04:36 am
New York, Oct 19(Just Earth News): The United Nations migration agency and its partners are supporting Bangladesh in coordinating assistance for the influx of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees, including with clean water and sanitation, shelter, food and psychosocial care for the most vulnerable.
Afghanistan: ISIS, Taliban militants engage in war, at least five dead
Oct 20, 2017, at 12:28 am
Nangarhar, Oct 19 (IBNS): At least five militants have died in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province after the ISIS and Taliban faithfuls engaged in a gun battle, local Khaama Press reported.
Nawaz Sharif, daughter and son-in-law indicted by Pak anti-corruption court in NAB reference
Oct 19, 2017, at 08:07 pm
Islamabad, Oct 19 (IBNS) : A Pakistan court on Thursday indicted former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam and son-in-law MNA Capt (retd) Safdar in the Avenfield properties case, Geo News reported.
Afghan army and Taliban suffer heavy casualties in Kandahar base attack
Oct 19, 2017, at 07:34 pm
Kabul, Oct 19 (IBNS) : The Afghan army and Taliban insurgents have suffered heavy casualties in a coordinated attack by the Taliban insurgents on an army base in southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan
Afghanistan : ISIS suffer heavy casualties in latest US airstrikes
Oct 19, 2017, at 07:28 pm
Kabul, Oct 19 (IBNS) : Militants affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group suffered heavy casualties in the latest airstrikes conducted by the US forces in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, local Khaama Press reported. .
UN strongly condemns terrorist attacks across Afghanistan
Oct 19, 2017, at 09:54 am
New York, Oct 19(Just Earth News): The United Nations Security Council has strongly condemned a wave of terrorist attacks in Afghanistan that killed at least 70 people and injured more than 200.
Afghanistan: Suicide bomber arrested in Kabul
Oct 18, 2017, at 10:36 pm
Kabul, Oct 18 (IBNS): Afghanistan security forces have arrested a suicide bomber on a bicycle in capital Kabul city, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said on Wednesday.
Imran Khan condemns loss of lives in Pakistan blast
Oct 18, 2017, at 10:01 pm
Islamabad, Oct 18 (IBNS): Former Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan on Wednesday condemned the Quetta bombing which left seven people killed.
Afghanistan: Grenade attack kills one in Kabul
Oct 18, 2017, at 08:13 pm
Kabul, Oct 18 (IBNS): At least one person was killed and three others were hurt in a grenade attack in Kabul city of Afghanistan, reports said.
Seven policemen killed in Pakistan blast
Oct 18, 2017, at 06:37 pm
Islamabad, Oct 18 (IBNS) : At least seven policemen were killed and 22 people injured in an explosion in Quetta, provincial capital of Pakistan's Balochistan on Wednesday, Dawn reported.
Afghanistan: US drone strike kills 2 Taliban leaders
Oct 18, 2017, at 04:35 pm
Bati Kot, Nangarhar, Oct 18 (IBNS): Drone strike carried out by the US troops accounted for two Taliban leaders in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, local Khaama Press said.
China: Communist Party meeting begins in Beijing, Xi expected to retain post
Oct 18, 2017, at 03:06 pm
Beijing, Oct 18 (IBNS): The political fest has begun in the Chinese capital, Beijing, on Wednesday morning.
Thousands of Rohingya refugees stranded near Bangladesh-Myanmar border – UN
Oct 18, 2017, at 04:35 am
New York, Oct 17(Just Earth News): The United Nations refugee agency is concerned about the humanitarian condition of up to 15,000 Rohingya refugees who are stranded in paddy fields near the Bangladesh-Myanmar border.
Afghanistan: Attack in Ghazni’s Andar district ends, 25 killed
Oct 18, 2017, at 01:15 am
Gardez, Oct 17 (IBNS):The fierce clash, which erupted after a car bombing in the Andar district of southern Ghazni province of Afghanistan on Tuesday, left at least 25 people dead on Tuesday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Suicide bombing kills 20 people, 160 injured
Oct 18, 2017, at 12:05 am
Gardez, Oct 17 (IBNS): At least 20 people including Patkia police chief were killed, leaving 160 others injured as a massive explosion hit Gardez area of Afghanistan on Tuesday morning, media reports said.
Explosion in Kabul city, driver killed
Oct 17, 2017, at 08:21 pm
Kabul, Oct 17 (IBNS) : An explosion took place in Kabul city earlier Tuesday leaving the driver of a vehicle dead, local Khaama Press reported.
UN calls for global solidarity ahead of pledging conference on Rohingya refugee crisis
Oct 17, 2017, at 09:49 am
New York, Oct 17(Just Earth News): Senior United Nations officials are urging the international community to come together in support of a 23 October pledging conference to “send a strong message to Rohingya refugees and their generous hosts in Bangladesh that the world is there for them in their greatest time of need.â€