Kabul: Security force thwart possible suicide attack
May 07, 2018, at 10:21 pm
Kabul, May 7 (IBNS): Afghanistan security forces have thrawted a possible suicide attack in national capital Kabul, media reports said on Monday.
RPG chairman appeals to Minister Sushma Swaraj to rescue kidnapped employees in Afghanistan
May 07, 2018, at 08:49 pm
New Delhi, May 7 (IBNS): Harsh Goenka, chairman of RPG Enterprises, has sought the help of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to rescue the employees who have been abducted by Taliban gunmen in Afghanistan, according to media reports on Monday.
Minor raped in Bangladesh, one arrested
May 07, 2018, at 02:51 pm
Dhaka, May 7 (IBNS): Police have arrested a person for allegedly raping a seven-year-old girl at Sundorpur village in Chunarughat upazila of Bangladesh's Habiganj district, media reports said on Monday.
Afghanistan: Kidnap gang busted in Kabul
May 07, 2018, at 02:25 pm
Kabul, May 7 (IBNS): Intelligence officials of Afghanistan have detained a three-member kidnap gang from capital Kabul city, media reports said on Monday.
Pakistan minister survives assassination attempt, undergoing treatment in hospital
May 07, 2018, at 02:16 pm
Islamabad, May 7 (IBNS): Condition of Pakistan's interior minister Ahsan Iqbal, who survived an apparent assassination attempt, is satisfactory, media reports said.
UN chief condemns deadly attack on voter registration centre in eastern Afghanistan
May 07, 2018, at 01:32 pm
New York, May 7 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned an attack on a mosque being used as a voter registration centre in Afghanistan’s Khost province and underscored his support to the country as it prepares for elections later this year.
Ontario minister mourns deaths caused by storm
May 07, 2018, at 11:48 am
Ottawa, May 6 (IBNS): Marie-France Lalonde, Ontario’s minister of community safety and correctional services, mourned the death of two people who were killed in yesterday’s wind storm.
Afghanistan: 17 killed in Khost blast, 33 injured
May 07, 2018, at 01:22 am
Khost, May 6 (IBNS): At least 17 people were killed in a suspected IED blast inside an election-related facility in Khost province of Afghanistan on Sunday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: 10 killed in Khost blast
May 06, 2018, at 11:19 pm
Kabul, May 6 (IBNS): At least 10 people were killed when a blast rocked a mosque in Khost city in southeast of Afghanistan on Sunday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: 7 people killed in roadside bomb blast in Faryab province
May 06, 2018, at 10:03 pm
Kabul, May 6 (IBNS): At least seven people were killed as the vehicle they were travelling in struck a roadside bomb in northwestern Faryab province of Afghanistan on Sunday, media reports said.
A storm is a-coming: Stormy Daniels says appearing on SNL
May 06, 2018, at 09:33 pm
Los Angeles, May 6 (IBNS): Adult film actress Stormy Daniels has made surprise appearance in American TV show Saturday Night Live (SNL) and mocked US President Donald Trump, media reports said.
Two coal mines collapse in Pakistan, 23 killed
May 06, 2018, at 09:06 pm
Islamabad, May 6 (IBNS): At least 23 people were killed as two coal mines collapsed near Quetta city in Pakistan on Saturday, media reports said on Sunday.
Toyota invests $ 1.4B in Ontario manufacturing plant
May 06, 2018, at 04:11 am
Toronto, May 5 (IBNS): Japanese automotive manufacturer Toyota has announced an investment of $1.4 B in the Ontario manufacturing plant, media reports said.
Canada: Ontario's launches new pilot program, gives free legal advice to human trafficking survivors
May 06, 2018, at 03:33 am
Ottawa, May 6 (IBNS): Ontario has invested of up to $72 million to launch a new pilot program, a first of its kind in Canada, May 4 to assist survivors of human trafficking escape exploitation and violence by providing free legal supports, media reports said.
Canada: Flood water level expected to rise in New Brunswick
May 06, 2018, at 01:59 am
Fredericton, May 5 (IBNS): The emergency officials have warned that the level of flood water is expected to rise in New Brunswick by Monday, media reports said.
Bangladesh defers launch of first commercial satellite Bangabandhu-1
May 05, 2018, at 11:45 pm
Dhaka, May 5 (IBNS): Telecommunication and ICT Minister Mustafa Jabbar has said lunch of Bangladesh's first commercial satellite, Bangabandhu-1, has been deferred.
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina urges OIC member nations to stand beside Rohingyas
May 05, 2018, at 11:27 pm
Dhaka, May 5 (IBNS): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday urged Organisation of Islamic Cooperation members to stand beside Rohingya people who have been forced to leave Myanmar last year.
May 05, 2018, at 10:45 pm
Islamabad, May 5 (IBNS): Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has said that politicians deserve to get same respect as judges, generals, and government officials.
Pakistan: Chief of Army Staff confirms death sentences awarded to 11 terrorists
May 05, 2018, at 09:39 pm
Islamabad, May 5 (IBNS): Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa has confirmed death sentence for 11 terrorists in the country, officials said.
US Gun control: Oklahoma senate passes bill which allows residents to carry firearms without licence
May 05, 2018, at 09:34 pm
Oklahoma City, May 5 (IBNS): In a move that could potentially jeopardize gun control measures in the United States of America, the state of Oklahoma has passed a bill which allows a resident to carry firearms without any license, reports said.
Trump to revoke Honduran TPS; over 50,000 to be forced out of the US by 2020
May 05, 2018, at 07:58 pm
Washington, May 5 (IBNS): Revoking the two-decade old temporary protection status (TPS) for Honduran immigrants in the US, President Donald Trump can force them out of the country by the next one-and-a-half years, reports said on Saturday.
Afghanistan: Explosion in Laghman kills one, injures eight
May 05, 2018, at 07:35 pm
Kabul, May 5 (IBNS): At least one person was killed and eight injured in an explosion which shook Afghanistan's Laghman province, reports said.
Afghanistan: At least 10 abducted civilians rescued from ISIS militants
May 05, 2018, at 06:58 pm
Kabul, May 5 (IBNS): At least 10 civilians, who were kidnapped by ISIS militants from Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, have been rescued, local Khaama Press reported.
Afghanistan: Over 1,000 families displaced in Kunduz due to Taliban-Military conflicts
May 05, 2018, at 06:52 pm
Kabul, May 5 (IBNS): At least 1,000 families have been living in make-shift shelters in Afghanistan's Kunduz province, after conflicts between the Taliban and the national forces displaced them a fortnight ago, local media reports said.
Kansas bar shooter sentenced to life imprisonment for Srinivas Kuchibhotla's murder
May 05, 2018, at 06:51 pm
Olathe, Kansas, May 5 (IBNS) : The man who confessed to shooting and killing Srinivas Kuchibhotla, and Indian techie working in the US in an alleged hate crime at a Kansas bar last year, has been sentenced to life imprisonment, media reports said.
Turkey's President says over 4,300 terrorists neutralised since Operation Olive Branch
May 05, 2018, at 05:50 pm
Ankara, May 5 (IBNS): At least 4,376 militants have been neutralised since the launch of Operation Olive Branch by Turkish military, said country's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday.
UN leaders vow to stamp out workplace sexual harassment
May 05, 2018, at 01:39 pm
New York, May 5 (IBNS): Leaders from across the UN system on Friday pledged to increase efforts to stamp out sexual harassment within their ranks; ensuring a zero-tolerance approach where abusers are held accountable, and staff feel safe to report incidents.
Ukraine: 200,000 children forced to learn in bullet-riddled classrooms
May 05, 2018, at 01:34 pm
New York, May 5 (IBNS): Some 200,000 girls and boys in eastern Ukraine are commuting to schools whose classroom walls are often riddled with bullets, and playgrounds scattered with metal remnants of war.
‘Bad’ fats targeted in new global health guidelines
May 05, 2018, at 01:31 pm
New York, May 5 (IBNS): People everywhere need to cut down on their consumption of artery-clogging fatty foods, the World Health Organization (WHO) is urging, in a new report released on Friday.
Children bear the brunt as violence escalates in Gaza - UNICEF
May 05, 2018, at 01:29 pm
New York, May 5 (IBNS): Highlighting the devastating impact of the humanitarian crisis and increasing violence on Gaza's children, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called on all parties with influence on the ground to prioritize their protection.