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Afghanistan: Two girls in suicide bombing vests killed

Aug 16, 2016, at 12:10 am

Kabul, Aug 15 (IBNS): During an operation in eastern Nuristan province of Afghanistan, country's security officials have killed two girls who were equipped with suicide bombing vests, media reports said on Monday.

Kabul explosion injures 3

Aug 16, 2016, at 12:07 am

At least three people were hurt as en explosion rocked Afghanistan's Kabul city on Monday, media reports said.

Nepal bus mishap leaves 31 dead

Aug 15, 2016, at 11:04 pm

Kathmandu, Aug 15 (IBNS): At least 31 people were killed as a bus in which they were travelling veered off the road and plunged down in Nepal's Khaharekhola area on Monday, media reports said.

Pakistan celebrates I-Day

Aug 14, 2016, at 10:27 pm

Islamabad, Aug 14 (IBNS): Amid joy and celebrations across the nation, Pakistan on Sunday celebrated its 70th Independence Day.

Kidnapped Pakistani copter crew released by Taliban: Reports

Aug 13, 2016, at 06:03 pm

Kabul/Islamabad, Aug 13 (IBNS): The Taliban militants have released the six kidnapped Pakistani helicopter crew, Khaama Press reported.

US confirms death of ISIS Khurasan chief Hafeez Saeed

Aug 13, 2016, at 04:28 pm

Washington/Kabul, Aug 13 (IBNS): The Pentagon confirmed the death of ISIS chief in Afghanistan's Khurasan province, Hafeez Saeed, on Friday, reports said.

Afghanistan: Explosion kills 4

Aug 13, 2016, at 02:29 am

Kabul, Aug 12 (IBNS): An explosion in Maiwand district of Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province killed at least four people on Friday, media reports said.

Quetta blast: Spain condemns

Aug 13, 2016, at 02:00 am

New Delhi, Aug 12 (IBNS): Spain on Friday strongly condemned the attack at the Civil Hospital, Quetta, Balochistan, which has caused the demise of seventy people and at least hundred wounded.

Afghanistan: Explosion in Laghman kills 3

Aug 11, 2016, at 10:31 pm

Kabul, Aug 11 (IBNS): An explosion in Afghanistan's Laghman province on on Wednesday left at least three people, media reports said.

Pakistan: Quetta explosion injures 13

Aug 11, 2016, at 05:46 pm

Quetta, Aug 11 (IBNS): At least 13 people were injured as an explosion rocked near Saryab Flyover in Pakistan's Quetta area on Thursday, media reports said.

Two death row convicts escape from Pakistan jail

Aug 11, 2016, at 05:36 pm

Azad Kashmir, Aug 11 (IBNS): Two death row convicts escaped from Kotli Jail in Pakistan on Wednesday, media reports said.

Karachi: Rangers kill four militants planning to attack on I-Day

Aug 11, 2016, at 05:15 pm

Karachi,, Aug 11 (IBNS): Pakistan Rangers on Wednesday shot dead 'terrorists' in Karachi.

Pakistan: Explosion in Quetta injures 4

Aug 11, 2016, at 04:42 pm

Quetta, Aug 11 (IBNS): An explosion close to the Saryab Flyover in Pakistan's Quetta city which left at least four people injured, media reports said.

Supported by the UN cultural agency, Nepal’s quake-damaged museums re-open

Aug 11, 2016, at 12:41 pm

New York, Aug 11 (Just Earth News): More than a year since the devastating earthquakes that struck Nepal in April and May 2015, through the combined work of the United Nations cultural agency and its partners, some of the country’s notable museums and institutions, including the National Museum, and the National Art Gallery are once again open and visitors are coming back to enjoy their rich collections.

UNESCO chief 'denounces' terrorist attack that killed dozens in Pakistan

Aug 11, 2016, at 03:49 am

New York, Aug 10 (Just Earth News): The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom denounced the recent terrorist attack that killed at least 70 people, including two journalists, in Quetta, the capital of Pakistan's Baluchistan province.

Court hands over death to former Bangladesh lawmaker Shakhawat Hossain

Aug 11, 2016, at 12:26 am

Dhaka, Aug 10 (IBNS): The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Wednesday handed death to former lawmaker of Bangladesh Shakhawat Hossain over crimes committed against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War.

Bangladesh: RAB arrests 6 JMB men

Aug 10, 2016, at 09:00 pm

Dhaka, Aug 10 (IBNS): Bangladesh's RAB has arrested six suspected members of militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) on Tuesday, media reports said on Wednesday.

Afghanistan: Afghan forces, Taliban insurgents face off in Baghlan province

Aug 10, 2016, at 06:17 pm

Kabul, Aug 10 (IBNS): A clash is underway between the Afghan military forces and the Talibani insurgents in Dahana-e-Ghori district of Afghanistan's Baghlan province, reports said.

Afghanistan: At least 37 Taliban militants killed during operations

Aug 09, 2016, at 05:32 pm

Kabul, Aug 9 (IBNS): At least 37 Taliban militants were killed and several others injured, following operations by the Afghan military forces, reports said.

IS claims responsibility for Pakistan blast

Aug 09, 2016, at 03:10 pm

Quetta, Aug 9 (IBNS): Militant group ISIS has cliamed responsibility for the blast in Pakistan's Quetta area on Monday which claimed at least 70 lives.

US condemns Quetta hospital blast in Pakistan

Aug 09, 2016, at 02:37 pm

Washington/Islamabad, Aug 9 (IBNS): The United States on Tuesday condemned the attack on a hospital in Pakistan which killed at least 70 people on Monday.

Pakistan: Ban condemns ‘appalling’ terrorist attack at hospital in Quetta

Aug 09, 2016, at 04:19 am

New York, Aug 8 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned on Monday’s terrorist bombing at the Civil Hospital in Quetta, Pakistan, underscoring that the targeting of mourners at a civilian hospital made the attack “particularly appalling.”

Pakistan: Quetta blast kills 64

Aug 08, 2016, at 10:49 pm

Quetta, Aug 8 (IBNS): A powerful blast hit Quetta’s Civil Hospital on Monday which left at least 64 people killed and making country's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif condemn the attack.

Two Pakistani journalists killed in Quetta blast

Aug 08, 2016, at 10:37 pm

Quetta, Aug 8 (IBNS): Two Pakistani journalists were killed in blast which hit a hospital in Pakistan's Quetta area on Monday.

Seven passengers, including newborn, feared dead in Nepal helicopter crash

Aug 08, 2016, at 09:15 pm

Kathmandu, Aug 8 (IBNS) : All seven people, including a newborn, on board the Fishtail Air helicopter were presumed dead after it crashed at Nepal's Bhatine Danda in Nuwakot on Monday, The Kathmandu Post said quoting the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (Caan).

Quetta hospital blast: At least 53 casualties reported

Aug 08, 2016, at 08:14 pm

Quetta, Pakistan, Aug 8 (IBNS): The casualties in the Quetta civil hospital explosion have risen to 53, while 57 others are reportedly injured, media reports said.

Afghanistan: 12 ISIS loyalists killed in clean-up operations

Aug 08, 2016, at 08:10 pm

Kabul, Aug 8 (IBNS): At least 12 ISIS militants were killed and 19 others injured in a clean-up operation by the Afghan military forces, reports said.

RAW behind Quetta blast: Balochistan CM

Aug 08, 2016, at 07:36 pm

Quetta, Pakistan, Aug 8 (IBNS): Following the explosion in Pakistan's Quetta city, the capital of Balochistan, Chief Minister Sanaullah Zehri said that Indian intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) is behind the ghastly attack, reports said.

Quetta Civil hospital explosion: At least 35 killed, over 30 others injured

Aug 08, 2016, at 07:02 pm

Quetta, Pakistan, Aug 8 (IBNS): At least 35 people were killed and over 30 others sustained injuries, following a massive explosion in Pakistan's Quetta city, media reports said.

At least 25 killed in blast in Pakistan's Quetta civil hospital

Aug 08, 2016, at 06:13 pm

Quetta, Pakistan, Aug 8 (IBNS) : At least 25 people were killed and 35 others injured in a massive bomb blast in a Quetta hospital in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province on Monday morning, Geo News reports said.