Suspected killer of Indian student Koppu shot dead in US
Jul 16, 2018, at 04:25 pm
Kansas City, July 16 (IBNS): Kansas Police have shot dead the suspected killer of Indian student Sharath Koppu in the US, 10 days after the crime, media reports said.
Pakistan amusement park mishap kills 1
Jul 16, 2018, at 04:02 pm
Karachi, July 16 (IBNS): A mishap in an amusement park in Pakistan's Karachi city left a teenager killed, media reports said on Monday.
Afghanistan: Police gun down suicide bomber in Kabul city
Jul 16, 2018, at 03:41 pm
Kabul, July 16 (IBNS): Kabul police have shot dead a suicide bomber who was spotted taking a walk near the city centre on Monday morning, reports said.
Afghanistan: 2 bombers shot dead in Nangarhar
Jul 16, 2018, at 09:49 am
Kabul, July 16 (IBNS): Security officials have shot dead two suicide bombers in Ghanikhel district of eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, media reports said on Monday.
Jul 16, 2018, at 09:37 am
New York, July 16 (IBNS): With a ceasefire largely holding after a day-long flare-up in fighting between Israel and Gaza militants, the United Nation envoy on the Middle East peace process was in the enclave on Sunday urging Israelis and Palestinians to pull back from the brink of a confrontation “that nobody wants…and everybody will lose.”
Civilian deaths in Afghanistan hit record high – UN
Jul 16, 2018, at 09:28 am
New York, July 16 (IBNS): The number of civilians killed in Afghanistan hit a record high in the first half of the year, despite last month’s unprecedented ceasefire between the Afghan Government and the Taliban, the United Nations reported on Sunday.
Donald Trump wishes France over winning World Cup
Jul 16, 2018, at 09:20 am
Washington, July 16 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump on Sunday congratulated France for winning the World Cup by beating Croatia in the final.
Kabul: Blast close to gate of Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development kills 6
Jul 15, 2018, at 07:15 pm
Kabul, July 15 (IBNS): A suicide bombing close to the gate of the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD) in Darulaman in PD 6 of Afghanistan's Kabul city left at least six people killed, media reports said on Sunday.
Jul 15, 2018, at 06:28 pm
New York, July 15 (IBNS): The United Nations Security Council has strongly condemned the terrorist attack in south-west Pakistan that killed more than 120 people and left scores wounded at an election rally Friday.
Donald Trump adviced me to sue EU: Theresa May
Jul 15, 2018, at 04:47 pm
London, July 15 (IBNS): British Prime Minister Theresa May has said US President Donald Trump adviced her to sue the European Union rather than negotiate over Brexit.
Afghanistan: Bomb explosion kills 1 in Kabul
Jul 15, 2018, at 04:23 pm
Kabul, July 15 (IBNS): A bomb explosion in Kabul city of Afghanistan left one person killed on Sunday, media reports said.
China authorities issue restricted entry of visitors to Mount Fanjingshan
Jul 14, 2018, at 04:13 pm
Beijing, July 14(IBNS): Mount Fanjingshan, which is China’s latest entrant in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites, has been asked to restrict the entry of visitors in an effort to protect the place, local media reports said.
Afghanistan: Car bomb blast rocks security check-point
Jul 14, 2018, at 04:03 pm
Kabul, July 14 (IBNS): A car bomb blast rocked a security check-point between Nada Ali district and the capital of southern Helmand province in Afghanistan on Saturday, media reports said.
Dump Trump: Scotland protests US President's visit to the country
Jul 14, 2018, at 03:06 pm
Edinburgh, July 14 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump faced massive protests upon his arrival in Scotland, where he will be spending the weekend, reports said.
Jul 14, 2018, at 02:47 pm
Islamabad, July 14 (IBNS): Disgraced former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was in custody on Saturday, a day after the wild bomb attacks in Pakistan's troubled election campaign that left 133 people killed and more than 300 wounded, media reports said.
Afghanistan: At least 162 militants killed in anti-terrorism operations, says defence ministry
Jul 14, 2018, at 01:15 pm
Kabul, July 14 (IBNS): At least 162 militants were gunned down during a country wide anti-terrorism operations in Afghanistan on Friday, the nations defence ministry confirmed.
Pakistan: 128 killed in Mastung suicide bombing
Jul 14, 2018, at 11:52 am
Islamabad, July 14 (IBNS): The death toll in a sucide bombing by Islamic militants in an election rally in sothwestern Pakistan has risen to 128 as the victims included Nawabzada Siraj Raisani, a candidate for Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) a provincial assembly seat.
UN Forum examines three pillars of 2030 Global Goals
Jul 14, 2018, at 08:02 am
New YorK, July 14 (IBNS): The first week of the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) concluded on Friday at United Nations Headquarters in New York, with a review of the progress made so far by countries on nature preservation, partnerships for development, and the need to ensure no one is excluded, during the drive towards the 2030 deadline.
Iceland to take vacated US seat on Human Rights Council
Jul 14, 2018, at 07:59 am
New York, July 14 (IBNS): Iceland has for the first time been elected to the Human Rights Council, filling the seat vacated by the United States, which withdrew from the body last month, citing bias.
Fresh airstrikes kill dozens in conflict-ravaged Syria
Jul 14, 2018, at 07:55 am
New York, July 14 (IBNS): Despite the return of tens of thousands of internally displaced people (IDPs) to Syria following local agreements and changes in territorial control, the United Nations said on Friday that fresh airstrikes have reportedly killed dozens of civilians “in several areas” of the country.
Security Council downsizes AU-UN mission in Darfur, eying eventual exit
Jul 14, 2018, at 07:52 am
New York, July 14 (IBNS): The Security Council on Friday extended the mandate of the joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping operation in Sudan’s Darfur until the end of June next year, but reduced the number of troops deployed in the field with an eye towards the mission’s eventual exit.
‘Historic moment’ for people on the move, as UN agrees first-ever Global Compact on migration
Jul 14, 2018, at 07:49 am
New York, July 14 (IBNS): For the first time ever, United Nations Member States have agreed an all-encompassing Global Compact to better manage international migration, address its challenges, strengthen migrant rights and contribute to sustainable development.
Security Council imposes arms embargo on South Sudan
Jul 14, 2018, at 07:45 am
New York, July 14 (IBNS): The Security Council on Friday narrowly passed a measure aimed at stopping the flow of weapons to armed groups in South Sudan, with those Members in favour saying it would protect civilians, while abstainers voiced concerns that it would undermine the ongoing peace process in the world’s youngest country.
Villages ‘reduced to ash’ amid ‘barbaric violence’ in DR Congo, reports UN refugee agency
Jul 14, 2018, at 07:42 am
New York, July 14 (IBNS): Humanitarian needs are enormous in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, has reported accounts of “barbaric violence”.
Nawaz Sharif and Maryam return to Pakistan, arrested from Lahore airport
Jul 13, 2018, at 11:54 pm
Lahore, July 13 (IBNS): Minutes after landing at the Lahore airport, former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam was on Friday arrested in connection with corruption charges.
Nawaz Sharif, daughter Maryam arrested after landing at Lahore airport
Jul 13, 2018, at 10:00 pm
Lahore, July 13 (IBNS): Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif along with his daughter Maryam has been arrested by a team of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) from the Lahore airport soon after the duo landed in Pakistan.
Pakistan: BAP candidate Siraj Raisani, 19 others killed in Mastung blast
Jul 13, 2018, at 06:55 pm
Bannu, Pakistan, July 13 (IBNS): At least 19 people, including Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) candidate Nawabzada Siraj Raisani, were killed as a blast hit an election gathering in Pakistan's Darengarh area of Mastung on Friday.
London: Nawaz Sharif's grandsons released after brief detention
Jul 13, 2018, at 04:22 pm
London, July 13 (IBNS): Grandsons of former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Junaid Safdar and Zakariya Hussain have been released by the authority in London after a brief detention, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan: Five tourists die after drowning in drain
Jul 13, 2018, at 03:26 pm
Islamabad, July 13 (IBNS): At least five tourists died after they drowned in a drain in Pakistan's Murree mountain resort town late on Thursday evening, media reports said on Friday.
At least 19 killed, 31 injured in China chemical plant explosion
Jul 13, 2018, at 03:18 pm
Beijing, July 13 (IBNS) : At least 19 people were killed and a dozen injured after a chemical plant exploded in southwest China' Sichuan province on Thursday, media reports said.