Taliban commander, seven militants killed in US drone strike in eastern Afghanistan
Apr 22, 2019, at 04:47 pm
Moscow, Apr 22 (Sputnik/UNI) A Taliban commander, known as Dada, and seven of his fighters were killed in a US-led drone strike in the country's eastern Nangarhar province on Saturday, local media revealed on Monday.
Sri Lanka blasts: Security heightened across Bangladesh
Apr 22, 2019, at 04:28 pm
Dhaka, Apr 22 (IBNS): Security has been heightened across Bangladesh following the eight coordinated blasts in Sri Lanka which left 290 killed.
Apr 22, 2019, at 03:53 pm
Colombo, Apr 22 (IBNS): Sri Lankan government has revealed the name of a group whom they are suspecting to be behind the eight serial blasts which rocked the nation on Sunday.
Afghanistan nationals safe in Colombo: Officials
Apr 22, 2019, at 03:42 pm
Kabul, Apr 22 (IBNS): The Afghanistan government on Monday said all its citizens in Colombo and other parts of the country are safe as eight blasts rocked Sri Lanka on Sunday.
Sri Lanka blasts: Government declares national mourning on Tuesday
Apr 22, 2019, at 03:31 pm
Colombo, Apr 22 (IBNS): With the country still in shock following the eight blasts that rocked the nation on Easter Sunday, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Monday announced that Apr 23 will be observed in the country as 'Day of National Mourning'.
Afghanistan: Eight die of suffocation at coal mine
Apr 22, 2019, at 11:17 am
Aybak, Afghanistan, Apr 22 (Xinhua): About eight laborers died of suffocation at a coal mine pit in Afghanistan's northern province of Samangan on Sunday, a local official said Monday.
Sri Lanka blasts: As toll reaches 290, ISIS hand is suspected
Apr 22, 2019, at 11:07 am
Colombo, Apr 22 (IBNS): It has been 24 hours since Sri Lanka was hit by series of coordinated blasts that claimed 290 lives, but still now no group has claimed responsibility for the carnage that has disrupted peace in the Island Nation. However, the needle of suspicion is pointing towards a possible ISIS role.
Apr 22, 2019, at 09:29 am
New York, Apr 22 (IBNS): More than 200 have been killed and hundreds injured by a series of explosions inside churches and hotels in Sri Lanka, as Christians gathered for services to celebrate Easter. In a statement, UN chief António Guterres said he was "outraged by the terror attacks" and called for the perpetrators to be "swiftly brought to justice".
I have lost a relative in Sri Lankan attacks, says British MP and Sheikh Hasina's niece Tulip Siddiq
Apr 22, 2019, at 09:23 am
London, Apr 22 (IBNS): British MP Tulip Siddiq on Monday said she has lost a relative in the series of blasts which rocked Sri Lanka on Sunday.
Sri Lanka blasts: Death toll touches 290, twenty four arrested
Apr 22, 2019, at 09:09 am
Colombo, Apr 22 (IBNS): The death toll in the eight blasts which rocked Sri Lanka on Sunday has touched 290, media reports said on Monday.
US condemns Sri Lanka terror attacks
Apr 21, 2019, at 10:03 pm
Washington DC, April 21 (IBNS): The US government has strongly condemned in the strongest terms the terror attacks in Sri Lanka on Easter morning.
India condemns serial blasts in Sri Lanka
Apr 21, 2019, at 07:22 pm
New Delhi, Apr 21 (IBNS): India has strongly condemned the serial blasts in Sri Lanka that have killed more than 207 people and left over 400 injured.
Sri Lanka rocked by eight blasts on Easter Sunday, 207 killed
Apr 21, 2019, at 06:24 pm
Colombo, Apr 21 (IBNS): Eight blasts rocked Sri Lanka and left 207 people killed on a day when the Island Nation was celebrating Easter Sunday.
WhatsApp, Viber, Facebook temporarily blocked in Sri Lanka after deadly blasts
Apr 21, 2019, at 05:52 pm
Moscow, Apr 21 (Sputnik/UNI) Social networks and messaging apps, including WhatsApp, Viber and Facebook, have been temporarily blocked in Sri Lanka in the wake of multiple deadly explosions that hit the country's churches and hotels on Sunday, the Ada Derana news portal reported.
Pakistan: Imran Khan reaches Quetta, meets members of Hazara community
Apr 21, 2019, at 04:31 pm
Islamabad, Apr 21 (IBNS): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday reached Quetta area of the country and met the members of the Hazara community.
World leaders condemn Sri Lankan blasts
Apr 21, 2019, at 04:00 pm
London, Apr 21 (IBNS); World leaders, including UK Prime Minister Theresa May, have condemned the blasts which rocked Sri Lanka on Sunday and left at least 156 people killed.
Eight blasts rock Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, 156 killed
Apr 21, 2019, at 03:37 pm
Colombo, Apr 21 (IBNS): At least 156 people were killed as eight blasts rocked Sri Lanka on Sunday, disrupting peace in the nation which was once hit by civil wars.
137 killed in Sri Lanka blasts in churches and hotels
Apr 21, 2019, at 01:27 pm
Colombo, Apr 21 (UNI/IBNS) At least 137 people have been killed and more than 400 hospitalised in multiple explosions that hit Catholic churches and star hotels here in the national capital on Sunday, as worshipers had gathered in large numbers to attended the Easter services.
Sri Lanka to hold emergency meeting after explosions: Minister
Apr 21, 2019, at 01:17 pm
Colombo, Apr 21 (UNI ) The Sri Lankan government headed by the country's Prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will hold an emergency meeting after multiple explosions that hit Sri Lanka's churches and hotels on the Easter day killing around 140 and injuring more than 400.
Series of bomb explosions in churches and hotels kill 70 in Sri Lanka
Apr 21, 2019, at 11:51 am
Colombo, Apr 21 (IBNS): In one of the worst terror strikes in recent times, at least 70 people were killed and over 200 injured in a series of bomb blasts in Sri Lanka with churches and hotels among the prime targets, said officials on Sunday.
Twin blast rocks Sri Lanka, 80 injured
Apr 21, 2019, at 10:55 am
Colombo, Apr 21 (UNI): Two bomb blasts hit two Catholic churches here in the national capital of Sri Lanka on Sunday, as worshipers gathered in large numbers to attended the Easter services.
Shinzo Abe sends religious offering to Tokyo-based Yasukuni Shrine
Apr 21, 2019, at 10:49 am
Japan, Apr 21 (Sputnik): Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent on Sunday a religious offering to the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, which is widely perceived in Asian countries as a symbol of Japan's militarism, local media reported, citing sources in the shrine.
Myanmar's security forces counter attack ethnic insurgents in western state
Apr 21, 2019, at 10:10 am
Yangon, Apr 21 (UNI): Myanmar's security forces have launched a counter-attack against the insurgent group, the Arakan Army (AA), in its regional military headquarters in Rakhine state, the Office of the Commander-in-Chief of the Defense Services said.
Afghanistan: ISIS leader Abu Haidar and his 7 others killed during fight with security forces
Apr 20, 2019, at 06:20 pm
Kabul, Apr 20 (IBNS): A leader of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria Khurasan (ISIS-K), who was identified as Abu Haidar, and his seven fighters were killed while they were engaged in a fight with security forces in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, media reports said on Saturday.
Afghanistan: Suicide bombers attack telecommunication ministry compound in Kabul
Apr 20, 2019, at 04:42 pm
Kabul, Apr 20 (IBNS): A group of suicide bombers launched a coordinated attack targeting the Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology in Afghanistan capital Kabul city on Saturday, media reports said.
China determined to end poverty by 2020
Apr 20, 2019, at 11:47 am
Beijing, Apr 20 (UNI) Chinese President Xi Jinping is determined to end all of the poverty in China by 2020.
Afghanistan: 5 NDS personnel killed in Herat blast
Apr 20, 2019, at 06:53 am
Kabul, Apr 20 (IBNS): At least five National Directorate of Security (NDS) personnel were killed in a blast which rocked western Herat province of Afghanistan on Friday, media reports said on Saturday.
Afghan President's palace says intra-Afghan talks in Qatar canceled
Apr 19, 2019, at 06:32 pm
Moscow, Apr 19 (Sputnik/UNI) The much anticipated talks between the Afghan government's delegation and Taliban, which were scheduled for April 20-21 in Qatar, have been canceled, the Afghan president's palace said on Friday.
Bangladesh: Constable held with yaba tablets
Apr 19, 2019, at 05:58 pm
Dhaka, Apr 19 (IBNS): Two people, including a constable of Criminal Investigation Department (CID), were arrested with 990 yaba tablets close to Bangladesh capital Dhaka city, media reports said on Friday.
One killed, 1 injured in leopard attack in Sri Lanka's national park
Apr 19, 2019, at 05:57 pm
Colombo, Apr 19 (Xinhua/UNI) One person was killed and another sustained serious injuries when a leopard attacked a group of laborers inside Sri Lanka's Kumana National Park, located in the southeast of the island country on Thursday evening, local media reported Friday.