Nigeria rescues 300 women from Boko Haram stronghold
Nigeria’s military has claimed the rescue of 200 girls and 93 women from a notorious Boko Haram stronghold, but said there was no confirmation the hostages were those kidnapped from…
UN, US & UK call for probe into allegations of vote rigging by BNP
The UN, US, and UK have called for impartial investigations into allegations of vote rigging by main opposition BNP during Tuesday’s elections to city corporations of Dhaka and Chittagong. BNP…
Seven police officers injured in Baltimore protest
Seven police officers in Baltimore in the US, have been injured and one is unresponsive after protests there turned violent. A state of emergency has been declared amid violent protests…
France, Australia condemn Indonesia over death penalty
Apr 27, 7:00 PM France and Australia have issued strong condemnation since Indonesia yesterday signaled it was determined to push ahead with the execution of eight foreign drug convicts. Two…
ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi reportedly dead : Radio Iran
According to a report by Radio Iran, leader of the ISIS terrorist group Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has died. Quoting sources, Radio Iran says Baghdadi died in an Israeli hospital in…
Pakistan: 26 killed due to heavy rain in Khyber -Pakhtunkhwa
Published on: 27 Apr 2015 @ 14:14 Twenty six people were killed and over 100 injured due to rain and heavy storm in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province yesterday evening. Provincial Minister Ziaullah…
Quake triggered avalanche: Climbers plead for help
26 Apr 2015 @ 15:10 Climbers on the world’s highest mountain pleaded for help yesterday after a massive earthquake triggered an avalanche at Everest base camp, killing at least 10…
UN to mount major relief effort in Nepal
Published on: 26 Apr 2015 @ 15:07 UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon today assured quake-hit Nepal that the world body will mount a major relief effort and support it in…
Pak PM condemns killing of human rights activist Sabeen Mehmud
The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif, has led the condemnation of the killing of leading human rights activist Sabeen Mehmud. Sabeen Mehmud was shot dead in Karachi as she…
Indian Railways to send One lakh rail neer water bottles to Nepal
Indian Railway will despatch one lakh rail neer water bottles to Kathmandu as relief material tonight. India has also offered to send Engineers and equipments to restore the power grids…