In Bhutan, UNICEF Regional Goodwill Ambassador Aamir Khan spotlights battle against malnutrition
Oct 20, 2016, at 01:28 pm
New York, Oct 20 (Just Earth News): After a visit to Bhutan yesterday, actor and director Aamir Khan, a UNICEF Regional Goodwill Ambassador, praised the country’s progress to end malnutrition and recognized young mothers’ efforts to safeguard their children’s health despite high levels of stunting.
UN mission in Afghanistan reports 'worrying' rise in child casualties
Oct 20, 2016, at 05:10 am
New York, Oct 19 (Just Earth News): Even though overall conflict-related civilian casualty numbers in Afghanistan fell by one per cent in the first nine months of 2016 compared to the same period in 2015, child casualties saw a marked increase of 15 per cent, the United Nations mission in the country said on Wednesday.
Oct 20, 2016, at 12:35 am
Kathmandu, Oct 19 (IBNS): A jeep met with an accident at Golkot area in Baglung district of Nepal on Wednesday which left one person killed, media reports said.
Afghanistan: UN report finds July attack on peaceful protests in Kabul 'may amount to a war crime'
Oct 19, 2016, at 04:22 am
New York, Oct 18 (Just Earth News): A new special human rights report released by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has concluded that the 23 July attack on a large, peaceful demonstration in the country's capital, Kabul, not only deliberately targeted civilians but also was a serious violation of international humanitarian law, which may amount to a war crime.
PAF Mirage jet crashes, pilot killed
Oct 19, 2016, at 12:34 am
Islamabad, Oct 18 (IBNS): A Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Mirage jet crashed in Pakistan's Karachi city on Tuesday, media reports said.
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari calls PM Modi 'butcher'
Oct 18, 2016, at 02:04 am
Islamabad, Oct 17 (IBNS): Targeting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi , Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has called him the 'butcher' of Gujarat and Kashmir,media reports said.
Oct 18, 2016, at 12:31 am
Islamabad, Oct 17 (IBNS): A collision between two buses in Pakistan's Rahim Yar Khan district on Monday killed at least 29 people, media reports said.
Pakistan: Road mishap kills 25
Oct 17, 2016, at 03:15 pm
Islamabad, Oct 17 (IBNS): At least 25 people were killed when two buses collided with each other in Pakistan's Rahim Yar Khan district on Monday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Six suspected militants killed
Oct 16, 2016, at 02:22 pm
Islamabad, Oct 16 (IBNS): Security officials on Saturday killed six suspected militants at Sheikhupura area of Pakistan, media reports said.
Afghanistan to open Consulate in Hyderabad
Oct 15, 2016, at 06:00 pm
Kabul/New Delhi, Oct 15 (IBNS): Bolstering their bilateral ties with India, Afghanistan will open another Consulate in the city of Hyderabad, reports said.
Afghanistan road mishap kills 2
Oct 15, 2016, at 01:02 am
Kabul, Oct 14 (IBNS): A collision on on Kabul-Jalalabad highway killed at least two people on Thursday, media reports said on Friday.
Bangladesh PM calls her meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping 'fruitful'
Oct 15, 2016, at 12:23 am
Dhaka, Oct 14 (IBNS): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday said her meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping was 'fruitful'.
UN warns of humanitarian crisis as 7,400 cross Afghan border each day
Oct 14, 2016, at 04:18 am
New York, Oct 13 (Just Earth News): Every day, some 7,400 Afghan returnees cross the border from Pakistan to Afghanistan, prompting the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to warn of an escalating humanitarian crisis.
Islamabad: Spanish counselor found dead
Oct 13, 2016, at 03:48 pm
Islamabad, Oct 13 (IBNS): The Spanish counselor was found dead at his house in Pakistan, media reports said on Thursday.
UN Mission in Afghanistan condemns Kabul mosque attack
Oct 12, 2016, at 11:50 pm
Kabul, Oct 12 (IBNS): The UN Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemned Tuesday night’s attack at the Karte Shakhi mosque and shrine in Kabul that killed at least 18 civilians and injured more than 50 others.
Drop travel ban on Dawn journalist: Amnesty to Pakistan
Oct 12, 2016, at 05:50 am
New Delhi, Oct 12 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Pakistan’s authorities must immediately revoke a travel ban on a leading journalist and allow the media to operate freely and without fear, Amnesty International said on Tuesday.
Over 30 feared dead in Kabul shrine gun attack
Oct 12, 2016, at 05:06 am
Kabul, Oct 11 (IBNS): Over 30 people are feared dead as gunmen opened fire on Ashura observers in the west of Afghanistan's Kabul city on Tuesday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: 24 Taliban killed
Oct 12, 2016, at 02:58 am
Kabul, Oct 11 (IBNS): Security forces conducted airstrikes in Southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan which killed at least 24 Taliban, media reports said on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: Explosion rocks Jalalabad, no casualty reported
Oct 11, 2016, at 04:31 pm
Kabul, Oct 11 (IBNS): An explosion was reported near a Jalalabad madrasa on Tuesday morning.
Oct 10, 2016, at 01:31 am
Rawalpindi , Oct 9 (IBNS): Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif visited frontlines troops deployed along the line of control (LOC) in Haji Pir Sector on Sunday.
One civilian killed in Afghanistan suicide attack
Oct 09, 2016, at 04:40 am
Kabul, Oct 8 (IBNS): Suicide bombing in Afghanistan's southern Zabul province killed at least one civilian on Saturday media reports said.
Pakistan: Two blasts target train, six killed
Oct 08, 2016, at 01:38 am
Quetta, Oct 7 (IBNS): At least six people were killed as two blasts targeting railway tracks hit near the Rawalpindi-bound Jaffar Express in Pakistan on Friday, media reports said.
‘Keep Afghanistan on the path towards stability,’ Ban tells Brussels Conference
Oct 06, 2016, at 04:59 am
New York, Oct 5 (Just Earth News): Addressing a conference aimed at charting a way forward for conflict-ravaged Afghanistan, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday urged the international community to sustain its commitment to support the country and its people, while stressing the importance of holding both donors and the Afghan Government accountable for aid effectiveness.
Afghanistan: 4 injured in Kabul explosion
Oct 06, 2016, at 12:24 am
Kabul, Oct 5 (IBNS): At least four people were injured as an explosion rocked Afghanistan capital Kabul on Wednesday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: US soldier dies in a fight against ISIS
Oct 05, 2016, at 04:16 pm
Kabul, Oct 5 (IBNS): A US soldier posted in Afghanistan succumbed to his wounds on Wednesday, adding to the number of deaths in the hands of ISIS.
Oct 05, 2016, at 02:09 pm
New York, Oct 5(Just Earth News): The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, is seriously concerned about the human rights situation in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, as well as the rising tensions between India and Pakistan, a spokesperson from the High Commissioner’s Office (OHCHR) said on Tuesday.
Afghan police claims Taliban pushed back from Kunduz city
Oct 04, 2016, at 04:53 pm
Kabul, Oct 4 (IBNS): A day after the Taliban captured the strategic city of Kunduz in Afghanistan, the city police claimed that they have taken back control by pushing out the militants, media reports said.
Oct 04, 2016, at 05:15 am
New York, Oct 3(Just Earth News): From a decades-long conflict which has seen an ever-growing number of civilians killed to rooting out corruption among government bodies, Afghanistan has been facing a range of challenges with the international community’s assistance – and many of these topics will be discussed at a gathering in the Belgian capital of Brussels on Wednesday, 4 October.
Afghanistan: Taliban militants attack Kunduz city
Oct 03, 2016, at 05:33 pm
Kabul, Oct 3 (IBNS): Taliban militants on Sunday night launched a coordinated attack on Afghanistan's Kunduz city, media reports said.
Explosion rocks Kabul, 1 killed
Oct 03, 2016, at 03:28 pm
Kabul, Oct 3 (IBNS) An explosion rocked Afghanistan capital Kabul on Monday which left at least 1 person killed, media reports said.