Anti-Taliban leader, family killed in Afghan blast
September 21st, 2012 - 4:23 am ICT by IANS
Kabul, Sep 21 (IANS) An anti-Taliban tribal elder and four of his family members were killed in a blast in Afghanistan's southern province of Uruzgan, Xinhua reported.Hajji Qader, two children ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Foundation laid for Meghalaya’s first railway line
September 8th, 2012 - 11:31 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Sep 8 (IANS) The railways will be coming into Meghalaya for the first time with Chief Minister Mukul Sangma laying the foundation of the Dudhnoi-Mendipathar railway station in Garo ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
20 killed as suicide bomber targets funeral in Afghanistan (Lead)
September 4th, 2012 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Jalalabad (Afghanistan), Sep 4 (IANS) At least 20 people were killed and more than 50 others injured Tuesday afternoon when a suicide bomber hit a funeral procession in eastern ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Governor among four killed in Afghan blast
August 12th, 2012 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Aug 12 (IANS) A governor of an Afghan district was among four people killed Sunday when a their vehicle struck a roadside bomb, an official said, blaming the ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Chinese official held for sodomising minors
August 7th, 2012 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 7 (IANS) A provincial government official in China has been arrested for molesting, sodomising and raping four underage boys.Li Jun, a section chief with the Civil Affairs Bureau ... Read more...
Posted in World |
40 Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan
July 28th, 2012 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, July 28 (IANS) At least 40 Taliban were killed and 14 injured in a cross-border attack the militants launched against police checkposts in Afghanistan's Paktika province Saturday, a ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
China establishes new city
July 24th, 2012 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 24 (IANS) China Tuesday established a new city on an island that is in the disputed South China Sea.The city of Sansha on Yongxing island is in the ... Read more...
Posted in World |
No ban on women shopping alone in Pakistan
July 22nd, 2012 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 22 (IANS) Officials in Pakistan's northwest tribal region have refuted media reports that said women have been banned from going out for shopping alone during the holy month ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
100 Taliban militants give up fighting
July 18th, 2012 - 2:22 am ICT by IANS
Kabul, July 18 (IANS) One hundred Taliban fighters have laid down arms in Afghanistan and joined a government-backed peace process, an official said Tuesday.The militants laid down their arms ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Afghan education official shot dead
July 8th, 2012 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, July 8 (IANS) An Afghan education official abducted 10 days ago was Sunday found shot dead in the western province of Badghis, Xinhua reported.Mohammad Mehdi was kidnapped along ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Wind, solar power belong to state, claims Chinese province
July 4th, 2012 - 10:58 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 4 (IANS) In a bizarre draft regulation released by a province in China, climate resources like wind and solar power belong to the state and that any exploitation ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Seven killed in Afghan bombing
July 2nd, 2012 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, July 2 (IANS) At least seven people were killed and 23 injured when a suicide car bomb went off in Afghanistan's Kandahar city Monday, said an official."Based on ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
24 killed in Afghan flash floods
June 23rd, 2012 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, June 23 (IANS) At least 24 people were killed and nine others injured Saturday due to heavy rains and flash floods in Afghanistan's western province of Ghor, Xinhua reported.Provincial ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Pakistani girls killed for dancing reported alive
June 18th, 2012 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 18 (IANS) Five Pakistani girls who were reportedly killed on the orders of a tribal council for dancing and clapping with two young men in the northwest tribal ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Pakistan to release 23 jailed Indian juveniles
June 14th, 2012 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 14 (IANS) A total of 23 Indian juvenile prisoners lodged in Sindh province's jails in Pakistan will be released soon, according to a provincial minister.Sindh Law and Prisons ... Read more...
Posted in World |
10 die in Afghan bombing
June 12th, 2012 - 1:59 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, June 12 (IANS) Ten people were killed Tuesday when a minibus was blown up in Wardak province, an official said.The minibus went over a roadside bomb in Sayyed Abad ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
45 militants killed in Afghanistan
June 10th, 2012 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, June 10 (IANS) At least 45 Taliban militants have been killed in operations carried out by Afghan and NATO-led troops, the interior ministry said Sunday.The forces launched 10 ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Eight Afghans killed in NATO attack
May 27th, 2012 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, May 27 (IANS) Eight civilians were killed in Afghanistan in a NATO air strike, an official said Sunday.The attack took place Saturday night in Paktia province during an ... Read more...
Posted in World |
22 language centres shut down in Pakistan
May 11th, 2012 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 11 (IANS) At least 22 language teaching centres have been closed in Pakistan's Peshawar city after a ban on the admission of foreigners, a media report said Friday.More ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Four dead, 540,000 hit by China rains
May 3rd, 2012 - 8:08 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 3 (IANS) Continuous torrential rain in an eastern Chinese province has killed four people and affected more than 540,000, the government said.Till Wednesday, over 18,000 residents in Jiangxi ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Punjab’s long-march would tantamount to treason: Gilani
May 2nd, 2012 - 7:36 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 2 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said no province can launch a long-march against the federal government because such an act will tantamount to ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
16 Taliban surrender in Afghanistan
May 1st, 2012 - 3:41 am ICT by IANS
Kabul, May 1 (IANS) A total of 16 Taliban militants have surrendered before the Afghanistan government and joined its peace process, a government official said.According to a provincial government ... Read more...
Posted in World |
10 policemen killed in Afghan bombing
April 28th, 2012 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, April 28 (IANS) At least 10 policemen were killed Saturday in a roadside bombing in Afghanistan's eastern Wardak province, Xinhua reported.The Afghan Local Police (ALP) unit - comprising ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
13 dead in China road accident
April 22nd, 2012 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 22 (IANS) At least 13 people were killed and 21 injured in China's Jiagnsu province when a tour bus and a truck collided Sunday morning, the provincial government ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
20 Afghan militants lay down arms
April 18th, 2012 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, April 18 (IANS) Twenty Taliban militants, including a rebel commander, handed over their weapons Wednesday to the authorities in northeastern Afghanistan and joined a government-backed peace process, an ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Two kids killed in Afghan bombing
April 12th, 2012 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, April 12 (IANS) Two children were killed and six other people injured Thursday in a roadside bombing in Afghanistan, an official said.The blast took place in Safar town ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Storm leaves 12 dead in Argentina
April 6th, 2012 - 11:48 am ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, April 6 (IANS/EFE) Twelve people were killed and 18 injured in a storm that brought rain, hail and winds of more than 90 kph to Buenos Aires, Argentine ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
‘Arms coming to Karachi from Afghanistan’
March 30th, 2012 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 30 (IANS) Arms and ammunition are being transported to the port city of Karachi from Afghanistan and huge stocks have so far come to the metropolis, Pakistan Interior ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province unsafe for foreigners: Daily
March 19th, 2012 - 12:26 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 19 (IANS) Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province is unsafe for foreigners and "this sorry state of affairs is unlikely to improve", a daily said Monday.An editorial in the News ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Zardari takes note of extortion complaints in Karachi
March 17th, 2012 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 17 (IANS) President Asif Ali Zardari has taken note of the complaints of extortion and poor law and order situation in Karachi as the business community in the ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Seven die in Afghanistan blast
February 28th, 2012 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Feb 28 (IANS) Seven civilians, including three children, were killed in a blast in the southern Afghan province of Helmand, authorities said Tuesday."Seven civilians were killed when a ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Argentine woman set ablaze by boyfriend dies
February 22nd, 2012 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, Feb 22 (IANS/EFE) A 17-year-old Argentine woman set on fire by her boyfriend died after six agonizing days in a hospital with burns over 75 percent of her ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Afghan militants kill four on spying charges
February 21st, 2012 - 1:04 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Feb 21 (IANS) Taliban rebels beheaded four civilians for allegedly spying for the government in the southern Afghan province of Helmand, authorities said."Four innocent civilians were beheaded by ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Wild animals cause havoc in Mozambique province
February 16th, 2012 - 1:16 pm ICT by IANS
Maputo (Mozambique), Feb 16 (IANS) Wild animals are creating havoc in a province in the southern African nation of Mozambique. At least 16 people have been killed in animal attacks, ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Five ccops among seven killed in Afghan attack (Lead)
February 5th, 2012 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Feb 5 (IANS) Five policemen and two civilians, including a child, died in a car bomb attack in Afghanistan's Kandahar city Sunday."A car bomb (attack) carried out by ... Read more...
Posted in World |