Turkey bans celebrating Halloween, other Western holidays in pvt schools: Media
Feb 19, 2024, at 11:29 pm
The Turkish government has banned the celebration of holidays in private schools that are contrary to the national, moral, humanitarian, spiritual, and cultural values of Turkey, Turkish newspaper Sabah reported on Sunday.
UK govt bans mobile phones in schools
Feb 19, 2024, at 11:25 pm
The UK authorities are banning the use of mobile phones throughout the school day in a bid to improve students' behaviour and attention, prevent disruption to lessons, and protect children from cyberbullying and anxiety, the UK Education Ministry said on Monday.
Twenty-five die in Afghanistan landslides
Feb 19, 2024, at 11:04 pm
At least 25 people were killed and 10 others injured as a landslide struck a village in the Norgaram district of east Afghanistan's Nuristan province on Sunday, district Governor Qari Habibullah Sabir said on Monday.
US develops programme capable of detecting hypersonic missiles with satellites
Feb 19, 2024, at 10:55 pm
The US Space Development Agency (SDA) and California-based EpiSci company are developing a software tool to detect hypersonic missiles in low Earth orbit using satellite data, media reported.
Pakistani cops punished for illegal custody, torture of citizen
Feb 19, 2024, at 07:20 pm
The stationhouse master (SHO) of the Haroonabad City Police Station in Pakistan has been suspended from service while four other police officials were booked on charges of keeping a person in illegal custody and torturing him.
Pakistani activists protest against murder of Hidayat Lohar
Feb 19, 2024, at 06:53 pm
Rights activists on Sunday demonstrated against the murder of activist Hidayat Lohar outside the local press club in Pakistan's Hyderabad city, media reports said.
Pakistani gangster Ameer Balaj Tipu shot dead at wedding ceremony in Lahore
Feb 19, 2024, at 06:24 pm
Ameer Balaj Tipu, a prominent figure in Lahore's underworld and owner of a goods transport network, was shot dead in a wedding ceremony in Pakistan's Lahore city on Sunday.
Tribal fighting in Papua New Guinea's highlands leaves 64 killed
Feb 19, 2024, at 03:45 pm
An ambush in Papua New Guinea's remote Highlands region, which is witnessing a major escalation of tribal fighting, has left at least 64 people dead, media reports said on Monday.
Taiwan says China sent 7 fighter jets, 5 navy ships, 1 balloon
Feb 19, 2024, at 05:35 am
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense has said it detected seven Chinese military aircraft, five naval vessels, and one balloon around the country between Friday and Saturday, media reports said.
Alexei Navalny's wife Yulia shares first emotional Instagram post since Putin's critic died
Feb 19, 2024, at 04:24 am
Alexei Navalny's wife Yulia on Sunday wrote her first social media post ever since Russian President Vladimir Putin's critic and the country's key opposition leader died in prison, an incident which triggered widespread criticism of the government.
Karachi resident, who recently came from abroad, falls victim to robbery
Feb 19, 2024, at 03:18 am
A Pakistani citizen, who recently came from abroad, fell victim to a robbery outside his house in Karachi city recently.
Four Parties Alliance block Balochistan roads over alleged rigging in Pakistan polls
Feb 19, 2024, at 02:59 am
A four-party alliance on Sunday protested against alleged rigging in the recently held national polls by blocking roads in Balochistan, media reports said.
Unknown attackers gun down man in Karachi
Feb 19, 2024, at 02:45 am
Unknown men shot dead a man in Pakistan's Karachi city on Saturday.
Sepoy die, nine militants killed during operations in Pakistan
Feb 19, 2024, at 02:39 am
A security personnel and nine other terrorists were killed in two different intelligence-based operations in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region on Saturday.
Border Guard Bangladesh personnel sends back five Myanmar nationals
Feb 18, 2024, at 10:41 pm
The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has sent back five people who arrived in Shapuree Dwip from Myanmar on Saturday.
Feb 18, 2024, at 10:23 pm
Rights group OVD-Info on Saturday claimed more than 400 people were detained by Russian authorities for paying tributes to President Vladimir Putin's key opponent Alexei Navalny across various cities in the country.
Case filed against Madrasa chairman over child rape charges in Bangladesh
Feb 18, 2024, at 09:52 pm
A case has been filed against Madrasa managing committee chairman in Mongla region of Bangladesh for allegedly raping two children.
Thailand's jailed ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra released on parole
Feb 18, 2024, at 09:28 pm
Thailand's former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra returned home after he was released from prison on parole on Saturday, ending his six-month detention.
Unknown attackers stab to death Rohingya man in Bangladesh camp
Feb 18, 2024, at 08:54 pm
Unknown attackers stabbed to death a Rohingya man at Ukhia’s Jamtoli camp in Bangladesh's Cox’s Bazar region on Saturday, media reports said.
Two siblings die due to unknown virus in Bangladesh, doctors trying to find cause
Feb 18, 2024, at 07:54 pm
At least two minor siblings died due to an unknown virus at Chuniapara village in Bangladesh's Rajshahi area after eating Boroi (jujube), media reports said.
Ex-YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki's son Marco Troper,19, found dead
Feb 18, 2024, at 06:46 pm
Marco Troper, 19, son of former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, was found dead inside the dormitory of the University of California, Berkeley, media reports said.
Houthis launch 3 missiles towards Danish merchant ship in Red Sea, says US command
Feb 18, 2024, at 05:08 pm
Washington/IBNS/UNI: Four anti-ship missiles were fired from areas controlled by the Ansar Allah movement, also known as the Houthis, in Yemen, with at least three of them targeting Danish merchant ship MT Pollux in the Red Sea, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Saturday.
Death toll from Philippines landslide reaches 98
Feb 18, 2024, at 02:44 pm
Manila/IBNS/UNI: The death toll from a landslide in the southern Philippine province of Davao de Oro has reached 98, media reports said on Saturday, citing local authorities.
Senior Pakistani official quits position, claims February 8 national polls were 'manipulated'
Feb 18, 2024, at 02:08 am
A senior Pakistani bureaucrat has alleged that the results of the February 8 general elections were “manipulated” under his watch.
Mosque belonging to Ahmadiyya Muslim community destroyed in PoK
Feb 18, 2024, at 12:41 am
A mosque belonging to the Ahmadiyya Muslim community in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK)'s Kotli region has been vandalised by a group of 50 persons recently.
Human rights activist Hidayat Lohar shot dead in Pakistan
Feb 18, 2024, at 12:30 am
Unidentified gunmen shot dead human rights activist Hidayat Lohar in Sindh region of Pakistan, media reports said.
Feb 18, 2024, at 12:26 am
Workers and supporters of various political parties are continuing their protest in Balochistan over alleged rigging charges in the February 8 general polls.
Pakistan's February 8 general polls challenged in apex court
Feb 18, 2024, at 12:22 am
The Pakistani Supreme Court has scheduled for hearing a petition which seeks a declaration of the February 8 general polls in the country as null and void.
Drastic erosion of women’s rights in Afghanistan continues, says UN
Feb 18, 2024, at 12:10 am
Afghan women fear arrest, harassment and further punishment whenever a new Taliban decree is announced, according to a new multi-agency UN report issued on Friday based on an extensive survey of women across the country.
We have never recognized Durand and will never recognize it, says Afghanistan's top Taliban leader
Feb 17, 2024, at 11:14 pm
A Taliban top leader has said his administration will never recognize the Durand Line as its official border with Pakistan.