US asks Pakistan to re-arrest JuD chief Hafiz Saeed
Nov 25, 2017, at 12:40 am
Washington, Nov 24 (IBNS): The United States government on Friday said that Pakistan should 're-arrest' Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Saeed.
Suicide attack kills senior police official in Pakistan
Nov 24, 2017, at 10:20 pm
Peshawar Nov 24 (IBNS): A suicide blast in Pakistan's Peshawar city left at least one senior police official killed on Friday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Girl killed Karachi road mishap,1 injured
Nov 24, 2017, at 09:37 pm
Islamabad Nov 24 (IBNS): A speeding bus crashed into a motorcycle on MA Jinnah Road in Pakistan's Karachi city on Friday, killing a girl, media reports said.
Hafeez Saeed walks free, slams India-US alliance
Nov 24, 2017, at 04:53 pm
Islamabad, Nov 24 (IBNS): Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafeez Saeed, the leader of Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), who walked free from house arrest, has promised to unite Pakistan for the independence of Kashmir from India, reports said.
India reacts to Hafiz Saeed's release, says Pakistan attempts to mainstream terrorism
Nov 23, 2017, at 10:37 pm
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IBNS): Strongly reacting to Pakistan's release of Jamaatud Dawa’s (JuD) chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, India on Thursday said the development indicates Pakistan's attempt to mainstream terrorism.
Afghanistan: Several ISIS militants killed in US airstrikes
Nov 23, 2017, at 09:25 pm
Kabul, Nov 23 (IBNS) : Several militants loyal to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group offshoot, ISIS Khorasan, were killed in the latest airstrikes conducted by the US forces based in Afghanistan.
Pakistan court frees JuD chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed
Nov 22, 2017, at 10:46 pm
Islamabad, Nov 22 (IBNS): in a major development, a review board, comprising judges of the Lahore High Court, refused to extend the detention of Jamaatud Dawa’s (JuD) chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, media reports said on Wednesday.
Six Taliban insurgents killed in Afghanistan
Nov 22, 2017, at 09:42 pm
Kabul, Nov 22 (IBNS): During clearance operation, at least six Taliban insurgents were killed in Afghanistan's Maidan Wardak province on Tuesday, media reports said on Wednesday.
Afghanistan: At least 16 Taliban militants, including key commanders, killed in Wardak province
Nov 22, 2017, at 06:43 pm
Kabul, Nov 22 (IBNS): At least 16 Taliban militants, including key commanders, have been killed in an anti-terrorism drive in Afghanistan's Maidan Wardak province, local Tolo News reported.
UNICEF warns of contaminated drinking water in camps for Rohingya refugees
Nov 22, 2017, at 11:06 am
New York, Nov 22(Just Earth News): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is working with authorities in Bangladesh to urgently investigate high levels E.coli contamination in water drawn from wells inside the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox's Bazar.
Afghanistan: Traffic accident kills at least seven people in Herat
Nov 21, 2017, at 06:29 pm
Kabul, Nov 21 (IBNS): At least seven people were killed in a traffic accident in Afghanistan's Herat province, local Tolo News reported.
Nov 21, 2017, at 02:07 pm
New York, Nov 21(Just Earth News): Marking World Children’s Day, actress Kristin Davis on on Monday called for global attention and funding to provide more life-saving aid for Rohingya refugee children in Bangladesh, as part of her advocacy work for the United Nations refugee agency.
20 killed in Pakistan road mishap
Nov 20, 2017, at 09:55 pm
Islamabad, Nov 20 (IBNS): A passenger van rammed into a coal filled truck near Sindh's Khairpur district of Pakistan and left at least 20 people killed on Monday, media reports said.
Desperate Rohingya refugees use home-made rafts to get to Bangladesh – UN
Nov 18, 2017, at 10:32 am
New York, Nov 18(Just Earth News): Over the past 10 days, dozens of makeshift rafts carrying more than a thousand people have floated into Bangladesh, proof that Rohingya refugees are resorting to increasingly desperate means to flee to Myanmar, the United Nations refugee agency said on Friday.
UN envoy urges greater support for Rohingya victims of sexual violence
Nov 17, 2017, at 05:55 pm
New York, Nov 17(Just Earth News): Following a visit to Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar, where hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar have settled in makeshift camps, a United Nations envoy has called for enhanced measures to protect and assist victims of sexual violence among the displaced population.
ISIS claims deadly Kabul attack as death tolls touches 19
Nov 17, 2017, at 05:49 pm
Kabul, Nov 17 (IBNS): ISIS has claimed the latest attack in Kabul which accounted for at least 19 lives, including policemen, local Tolo News reported.
Afghanistan: At least 18 killed in Kabul blast
Nov 16, 2017, at 10:01 pm
Kabul, Nov 16 (IBNS): At least 18 people have been killed and 10 others injured after a blast rocked Kabul, Afghanistan's capital city, local Tolo News reported.
Afghanistan: At least five policemen killed in Kabul blast
Nov 16, 2017, at 09:34 pm
Kabul, Nov 16 (IBNS): At least five policemen have been killed and dozens others injured after a blast rocked Kabul, Afghanistan's capital city, local Tolo News reported.
Afghanistan: At least two killed, eight injured as blast rocks Kabul
Nov 16, 2017, at 08:58 pm
Kabul, Nov 16 (IBNS): At least two people have been killed and eight others injured after a blast rocked Kabul, Afghanistan's capital city, reports said.
Explosion rocks Kabul, casualty feared
Nov 16, 2017, at 08:57 pm
Kabul, Nov 16 (IBNS): An explosion outside a restaurant in Kabul city has rocked Afghanistan's capital on Thursday afternoon, reports said.
Afghanistan: 9 militants killed
Nov 16, 2017, at 08:45 pm
Kabul, Nov 16 (IBNS): At least nine Taliban militants have been killed in Afghanistan's southern Helmand provinces, media reports said on Thursday.
Afghanistan opium production jumps 87 per cent to record level – UN survey
Nov 16, 2017, at 09:50 am
New York, Nov 16(Just Earth News): A profoundly alarming trend in the cultivation and production of opium in Afghanistan reveals an 87 per cent production increase compared to 2016, the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC) said Wednesday in its Afghanistan Opium Survey 2017.
Afghanistan: Magnetic bomb explosion kills Parwan Education Director
Nov 15, 2017, at 07:33 pm
Kabul, Nov 15 (IBNS): A magnetic improvised explosive devise (IED) blast has killed the Education Director of Parwan province in Afghanistan, reports said.
UN warns of trafficking, sexual abuse in shadow of Rohingya refugee crisis
Nov 15, 2017, at 04:25 am
New York, Nov 14(Just Earth News): Human trafficking and exploitation are rife among Rohingya refugees who have fled Myanmar to seek safety in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, the United Nations migration agency has found.
Car bombing kills four US soldiers in Afghanistan
Nov 14, 2017, at 10:23 pm
Kabul, Nov 14 (IBNS): A car bomb attack in Dand district of southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan hit a troops convoy on Monday which left at least four US soldiers injured, media reports said .
5 killed in Afghanistan bus mishap
Nov 14, 2017, at 02:03 am
Kabul, Nov 13 (IBNS): At least five passenger were killed as the vehicle in which they were travelling flipped over in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province on Monday, media reports said.
Bangladesh steps up vaccination for new Rohingya arrivals as measles cases rise
Nov 14, 2017, at 01:59 am
Cox’s Bazar, Nov 13 (IBNS): An increase in the number of suspected measles cases among the newly arrived Rohingya and their host communities in southern Bangladesh has prompted the Government and UN partners to step up immunization efforts in overcrowded camps and makeshift shelters close to the border with Myanmar.
Gang of kidnappers detained in Kabul
Nov 13, 2017, at 12:53 am
Kabul, Nov 12 (IBNS): Afghanistan security forces have detained a group of 14 kidnappers from Afghanistan capital Kabul city, media reports said on Sunday.
SK Sinha resigns as Chief Justice of Bangladesh
Nov 11, 2017, at 10:49 pm
Dhaka, Nov 11 (IBNS): Chief Justice of Bangladesh Surendra Kumar Sinha has stepped down from his position, media reports said on Saturday.
Afghanistan: ANA soldier killed in bomb attack
Nov 11, 2017, at 09:51 pm
Kabul, Nov 11 (IBNS): A Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier was killed in a bomb attack in Nawa district of southern Helmand province of Afghanistan on Saturday, media reports said.