UN chief condemns terrorist attack at Pakistan university
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the terrorist attack on a university in Pakistan’s northwest yesterday. The UN chief is appalled by such acts of violence and calls for the…
Suicide bomber kills seven employees of popular Afghan TV channel
Seven employees of popular Afghan TV channel TOLO were killed yesterday when a suicide car bomber rammed into their minibus in Kabul, just months after the Taliban declared the network…
India looking to deepen cooperation with Iran
India today welcomed the lifting of nuclear-related sanctions against Iran as milestone. External Affairs Ministry in a release today said India looks forward to further developing its longstanding,close economic cooperation…
India welcomes lifting of nuclear-related sanctions against Iran
India has welcomed the announcement of lifting of nuclear-related sanctions against Iran. In a statement Embassy of India in Tehran said, the milestone represents a significant success for patient diplomacy…
4 killed after deadly explosion close to Russian embassy in Afghanistan
An explosion has hit near the Russian embassy in Kabul today, killing at least four people and wounding 24 others, Interior Ministry said. Sources said that a suicide bomber targeted…
Singapore deports 27 Bangladeshis for ISIS links
27 Bangladeshi nationals working in the construction industry in Singapore, were arrested and have been repatriated to Bangladesh as they were planning to take part in extremist activities in other…
IS confirms death of Jihadi John in drone strike
The Islamic State group’s propaganda magazine has confirmed the British terrorist known as Jihadi John died in a drone strike in November. The terror group published an obituary for Jihadi…
Militants storm university in Pak; 1 killed, 10 injured
AMN/ Heavily-armed terrorists stormed a university in Pakistan’s restive northwest Khyber- Pakhtunkhwa province and opened indiscriminate fire on students and teachers, killing one professor and injuring at least 10 persons…
Colombia’s President enacts tougher law on acid attacks
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos has signed a law that imposes tougher sentences on the perpetrators of acid attacks. Anyone convicted of such crimes will now serve between 12 and…
World’s oldest man, Yasutaro Koide dies at 112 in Japan
The world’s oldest man, Yasutaro Koide, died today at the age of 112 in central Japan. Koide who born just months before the Wright brothers made their first successful flight,…