Bangladesh SC upholds Jamaat-e-Islami leader death sentence
Aug 30, 2016, at 10:11 pm
Dhaka, Aug 30 (IBNS): Bangladesh Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the review petition against death sentence to Jamaat-e-Islami top leader Mir Quasem, according to media reports.
UNESCO’s head condemns killing of Indian paper’s bureau chief
Aug 30, 2016, at 01:36 pm
New York, Aug 30 (Just Earth News): The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom on Monday condemned the murder of a bureau chief of a domestic daily newspaper in India.
Afghanistan: Abducted Australian female aid worker released
Aug 30, 2016, at 12:36 am
Kabul/Sydney, Aug 29 (IBNS): Australian foreign minister Julie Bishop on Monday confirmed that an aid worker, who was kidnapped in Afghanistan, has been released.
US Secretary of State John Kerry visits Bangladesh, meets Sheikh Hasina
Aug 29, 2016, at 10:34 pm
Dhaka, Aug 29 (IBNS): Visiting Bangladesh for the first time, US Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday met country's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
4 militants killed in Pakistan
Aug 29, 2016, at 02:20 am
Lahore, Aug 28 (IBNS): At least four militants were killed during a raid conducted by Pakistan's Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) in Lahore city on Sunday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Jalalabad blast injures three sportsmen
Aug 29, 2016, at 01:19 am
Kabul, Aug At least three sportsmen were injured in a landmine blast in Afghanistan's Jalalabad City on Sunday, media reports said.
Bangladesh cops storm militant hideout, kill Dhaka cafe attack mastermind
Aug 27, 2016, at 06:06 pm
Dhaka, Aug 27 (IBNS) : Three militants including the mastermind of Gulshan café attack, were killed during a joint forces raid on a house in Bangladesh's Narayanganj, on the outskirts of Dhaka, on Satuday morning.
Pakistan political leader's vehicle attacked in Karachi
Aug 27, 2016, at 01:44 am
Karachi, Aug 26 (IBNS): Unknown gunmen attacked a Pakistan political leader's vehicle on Friday in Karachi's Delhi Colony area, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Four security personnel killed in militant attack
Aug 27, 2016, at 01:34 am
Kabul,Aug 26 (IBNS): At least four security men were killed in a Taliban attack in Afghanistan's Nimroz province on Thursday, media reports said on Friday.
Aug 26, 2016, at 03:28 pm
Kathmandu, Aug 26 (IBNS): At least 20 people were killed as a bus, in which they were travelling, plunged 100 metres down into Trishuli River along the Narayangadh-Muglin road section in Chitwan district of Nepal on Friday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: UN mission condemns attack on in American University in Kabul
Aug 26, 2016, at 04:31 am
New York, Aug 25 (Just Earth News): The United Nations’ mission in Afghanistan has condemned last night’s attack on a university in the capital, Kabul, that killed 12 civilians and injured more than 50 others, mostly students.
Afghanistan: Dozen killed in American Univ attack in Kabul
Aug 25, 2016, at 04:27 pm
Kabul, Aug 25 (IBNS): At least 12 people were killed and another 30 injured in a coordinated militant attack on the American University in Kabul on Wednesday evening, reports said.
American University attack: Narendra Modi condemns
Aug 25, 2016, at 02:13 pm
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday condemned the attack at the American University of Afghanistan in Dar-ul-Aman locality of capital Kabul on Wednesday.
Kabul: 1 killed, 25 hurt in American University attack
Aug 25, 2016, at 01:44 pm
Kabul, Aug 25 (IBNS): At least one person has been killed and 25 others were injured as gunmen attacked with guns and bombs at the American University of Afghanistan in Dar-ul-Aman locality of capital Kabul on Wednesday, media reports said.
Kabul: American University attacked, 1 killed
Aug 25, 2016, at 05:32 am
Kabul, Aug 24 (IBNS): A group of militants attacked American University in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Wednesday which left at least one person dead and 14 others injured, media reports said.
Suicide bombing hits Afghanistan
Aug 25, 2016, at 03:45 am
Kabul, Aug 24 (IBNS): Suicide bombing hit Darul Aman area of Afghanistan's Kabul city on Wednesday.
UN rights experts call on Bangladesh to annul death sentence against opposition member
Aug 25, 2016, at 03:44 am
New York, Aug 24 (Just Earth News): Amid reports that the trial of Mir Quasem Ali, a senior opposition member, and its appeal processes were marred with irregularities and failed to meet international fair trial and due process standards, a group of United Nations human rights experts have urged the Government of Bangladesh to annul the death sentence imposed upon him, and to re-try him in compliance with international standards.
Helmand: US service member killed
Aug 24, 2016, at 07:01 am
Kabul, Aug 23 (IBNS): One U.S. service member died as a result of wounds sustained during operations near Lashkar Gar in Helmand province on Tuesday, officials said.
Afghanistan: Suicide bomber attack kills 3 cops
Aug 23, 2016, at 11:59 pm
Kabul, Aug 23 (IBNS): At least three Afghan people were killed when a suicide attacker rammed his explosives-laden car into a NATO forces convoy in Bagram district of Afghanistan on Monday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Three women taking selfie die as glacier falls on them
Aug 22, 2016, at 03:53 am
Mansehra, Aug 21 (IBNS): At least three women were killed on a glacier fell on them in Naran town of Pakistan, media reports said on Sunday.
Afghanistan: Taliban splinter group appoints new leader
Aug 22, 2016, at 03:15 am
Kabul, Aug 21 (IBNS): A Taliban splinter group, led by Mullah Rasoul, has appointed Mullah Abdul Rauf Arafi as the new leader, media reports said.
Turkey attack: Pakistan condemns
Aug 21, 2016, at 10:43 pm
Islamabad, Aug 21 (IBNS): The Pakistan government on Sunday said it is anguished and saddened by the news of the latest terrorist attack in Turkey, targeting a wedding ceremony in the southeastern Province of Gaziantep.
Bangladesh: Faridpur jute mill collapse, 4 killed
Aug 21, 2016, at 10:01 pm
Dhaka, Aug 21 (IBNS): A jute mill collapsed in Faridpur Sadar upazila of Bangladesh on Sunday which left at least four workers killed and several others injured, media reports said.
Aug 21, 2016, at 09:43 pm
Thatta, Aug 21 (IBNS): At least nine people were killed as a passenger van collided with a truck in Pakistan's Thatta district on Sunday, media reports said.
Lahore: Roof collapses , 5 killed
Aug 21, 2016, at 09:19 pm
Lahore, Aug 21 (IBNS): At least five people were killed as a roof of a house collapsed in Pakistan's Lahore city, media reports said on Sunday.
Dhaka: Fire breaks out at Bashundhara City shopping complex
Aug 21, 2016, at 09:04 pm
Dhaka, Aug 21 (IBNS): A fire broke out at Bashundhara City shopping complex in Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Sunday,m media reports said.
Afghanistan: Explosion rocks northern Takhar province, 5 killed
Aug 20, 2016, at 11:10 pm
Kabul, Aug 20 (IBNS): A bomb explosion hit northern Takhar province of Afghanistan on Saturday which killed at least five men and injured three others, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Khanabad district reportedly under Taliban control
Aug 20, 2016, at 06:05 pm
Kabul, Aug 20 (IBNS): In a major setback to the Afghanistan government that is trying to prevent Taliban operations in the country, the Islamist terror outfit has reportedly taken over Khanabad district in Kunduz, reports said.
Afghanistan: At least one killed in Kabul explosion
Aug 20, 2016, at 04:52 pm
Kabul, Aug 20 (IBNS): An explosion took place in Kabul on Saturday morning, killing a person and injuring another, following the detonation of an improvised explosive device (IED), reports said.
Afghanistan: Taliban rocket kills 2
Aug 20, 2016, at 12:02 am
Kabul, Aug 19 (IBNS): A rocket attack carried out by Taliban in eastern Kunar province of Afghanistan has killed at least two people, media reports said.