Canada announces new measures to deal asylum seekers, launches outreach mission in Nigeria
May 09, 2018, at 02:53 am
Ottawa, May 8 (IBNS): Canada has announced new measures to deal the influx of asylum seekers, who are crossing the US borders to enter Canada, media reports said.
Canada: Elections Ontario asked to investigate Doug Ford's campaign videos
May 09, 2018, at 12:12 am
Ottawa, May 7 (IBNS): Elections Ontario were asked by the Liberal Party of Ontario (Liberals) to investigate Progressive Conservative leader Doug Ford’s use of campaign videos as not being identified to be created by Ford's party.
Afghanistan: Road mishap kills five in Nangarhar province
May 08, 2018, at 11:43 pm
Kabul, May 8 (IBNS): At least five people were killed in a car crash on Jalalabad-Torkham highway in Rodat district of eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan on Tuesday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Training plane crashes in Lahore, two pilots injured
May 08, 2018, at 11:04 pm
Lahore, May 8 (IBNS): At least two pilots were injured when a training plane crashed in Lahore on Tuesday, Pakistani media reports said.
May 08, 2018, at 10:17 pm
Dhaka, May 8 (IBNS): A Bangladesh court on Tuesday awarded death sentence to two people in connection with the murder of Rajshahi University Prof AFM Rezaul Karim Siddiquee.
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari to visit London for health checkup today
May 08, 2018, at 10:06 pm
Abuja, May 8 (IBNS): Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will arrive in London on Tuesday for a health checkup, officials said.
Bangladesh court defers Khaleda Zia's bail hearing till Wednesday
May 08, 2018, at 10:05 pm
Dhaka, May 8 (IBNS): Bangladesh Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned an appeal hearing against BNP leader Khaleda Zia’s bail in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case till Wednesday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Seven Pakistani nationals among 19 terrorists killed in NDS operations
May 08, 2018, at 07:36 pm
Kabul, May 8 (IBNS): At least seven Pakistani nationals were among the 19 terrorists who have been killed in Afghanistan by the country's national forces recently.
China: Former Communist leader Sun Zhengcai handed life term for taking bribes
May 08, 2018, at 05:31 pm
Beijing, May 8 (IBNS): A former Chinese Communist Party top brass has been given lifer for taking bribes.
Assault allegations: New York AG Eric Schneiderman resigns
May 08, 2018, at 03:32 pm
New York, May 8 (IBNS): Amid allegations by four women of physically assaulting them, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has resigned,media reports said.
36 killed in Kunduz airstrikes: UNAMA
May 08, 2018, at 02:47 pm
Kabul, May 8 (IBNS): In a new report on Apr 2 airstrikes in the Dasht-e-Archi district of Kunduz province, UNAMA has presented its findings which include verification of 36 deaths.
Donald Trump to announce his decision on Iran deal today
May 08, 2018, at 02:28 pm
Washington, May 8 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump is all set to announce his decision on the Iran nuclear deal on Tuesday.
May 08, 2018, at 01:46 pm
New York, May 8 (IBNS): Economies in the Asia-Pacific region registered robust growth in 2017 and prospects for this year look promising, the United Nations development arm in the region said, urging countries to take advantage of positive conditions and address underlying vulnerabilities.
UN chief denounces attack on village in north-west Nigeria
May 08, 2018, at 01:44 pm
New York, May 8 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned an attack this weekend on a village in the Nigerian province of Kaduna and underscored the need to hold the perpetrators to account.
‘Silence the guns’ urges UN disarmament chief as global week of action begins
May 08, 2018, at 01:40 pm
New York, May 8 (IBNS): The international community must present a united front against gun violence which kills nearly 250,000 each year and injures many more, said a senior United Nations official on Monday, marking the start of a Global Week of Action Against the scourge.
UN experts urges Poland to ensure unrestricted ‘civic space’ during climate talks
May 08, 2018, at 01:27 pm
New York, May 8 (IBNS): Poland’s new law designed to address safety concerns during the United Nations climate change conference to be held there later this year could infringe on the privacy of environmentalists and curtail their rights to protest peacefully, UN human rights experts said Monday.
Canada makes announcements of new measures to deal with asylum seekers
May 08, 2018, at 01:34 am
Ottawa, May 7 (IBNS): The Canadian government has announced new measures to deal with the asylum seekers, media reports said on Monday.
Ontario woman jailed in US for driving with Canadian license
May 08, 2018, at 01:25 am
Atlanta, May 7 (IBNS): An Ontario woman has been jailed by the Georgia police in the US for driving with her Canadian license, media reports said.
Bangabandhu-1 satellite will now be launched on May 10
May 07, 2018, at 10:58 pm
Dhaka, May 7 (IBNS): The Bangabandhu-1 satellite will now be launched on May 10, Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) confirmed on Monday.
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.