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Karachi resident, who recently came from abroad, falls victim to robbery

A Pakistani citizen, who recently came from abroad, fell victim to a robbery outside his house in Karachi city recently.

Four Parties Alliance block Balochistan roads over alleged rigging in Pakistan polls

A four-party alliance on Sunday protested against alleged rigging in the recently held national polls by blocking roads in Balochistan, media reports said.

Unknown attackers gun down man in Karachi

Unknown men shot dead a man in Pakistan's Karachi city on Saturday.

Sepoy die, nine militants killed during operations in Pakistan

A security personnel and nine other terrorists were killed in two different intelligence-based operations in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region on Saturday.

Border Guard Bangladesh personnel sends back five Myanmar nationals

The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has sent back five people who arrived in Shapuree Dwip from Myanmar on Saturday.

Over 400 detained in Russia for paying tributes to President Vladimir Putin's key opponent Alexei Navalny

Rights group OVD-Info on Saturday claimed more than 400 people were detained by Russian authorities for paying tributes to President Vladimir Putin's key opponent Alexei Navalny across various cities in the country.

Case filed against Madrasa chairman over child rape charges in Bangladesh

A case has been filed against Madrasa managing committee chairman in Mongla region of Bangladesh for allegedly raping two children.

Thailand's jailed ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra released on parole

Thailand's former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra returned home after he was released from prison on parole on Saturday, ending his six-month detention.

Unknown attackers stab to death Rohingya man in Bangladesh camp

Unknown attackers stabbed to death a Rohingya man at Ukhia’s Jamtoli camp in Bangladesh's Cox’s Bazar region on Saturday, media reports said.

Two siblings die due to unknown virus in Bangladesh, doctors trying to find cause

At least two minor siblings died due to an unknown virus at Chuniapara village in Bangladesh's Rajshahi area after eating Boroi (jujube), media reports said.

Ex-YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki's son Marco Troper,19, found dead

Marco Troper, 19, son of former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, was found dead inside the dormitory of the University of California, Berkeley, media reports said.

Houthis launch 3 missiles towards Danish merchant ship in Red Sea, says US command

Washington/IBNS/UNI: Four anti-ship missiles were fired from areas controlled by the Ansar Allah movement, also known as the Houthis, in Yemen, with at least three of them targeting Danish merchant ship MT Pollux in the Red Sea, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Saturday.

Death toll from Philippines landslide reaches 98

Manila/IBNS/UNI: The death toll from a landslide in the southern Philippine province of Davao de Oro has reached 98, media reports said on Saturday, citing local authorities.

Senior Pakistani official quits position, claims February 8 national polls were 'manipulated'

A senior Pakistani bureaucrat has alleged that the results of the February 8 general elections were “manipulated” under his watch.

Mosque belonging to Ahmadiyya Muslim community destroyed in PoK

A mosque belonging to the Ahmadiyya Muslim community in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK)'s Kotli region has been vandalised by a group of 50 persons recently.

Human rights activist Hidayat Lohar shot dead in Pakistan

Unidentified gunmen shot dead human rights activist Hidayat Lohar in Sindh region of Pakistan, media reports said.

Workers, supporters of political parties demonstrate in Balochistan over alleged rigging charges in February 8 polls

Workers and supporters of various political parties are continuing their protest in Balochistan over alleged rigging charges in the February 8 general polls.

Pakistan's February 8 general polls challenged in apex court

The Pakistani Supreme Court has scheduled for hearing a petition which seeks a declaration of the February 8 general polls in the country as null and void.

Drastic erosion of women’s rights in Afghanistan continues, says UN

Afghan women fear arrest, harassment and further punishment whenever a new Taliban decree is announced, according to a new multi-agency UN report issued on Friday based on an extensive survey of women across the country.

We have never recognized Durand and will never recognize it, says Afghanistan's top Taliban leader

A Taliban top leader has said his administration will never recognize the Durand Line as its official border with Pakistan.

One firefighter dies, several injured in explosion in Virginia

One firefighter died and several were hospitalised following a gas explosion in Sterling, US, on Friday evening, local media reported.

U.S. Colorado campus shooting leaves two dead

Two were killed in a shooting at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS) on Friday.

Man guns down 12 of his family members in Iran

A man shot dead 12 of his family members and injured three others on Saturday morning in the southeastern Iranian province of Kerman, Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency reported.

Alexei Navalny's team demands handing over his body to family, world leaders slams Putin

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's team members on Saturday demanded his body should be handed over to his family amid widespread criticisms by key world leaders against President Vladimir Putin over his death.

Jailed former Thailand PM Thaksin to be released on Feb 18

Tokyo/UNI: Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is set to be released on Feb. 18, Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Saturday.

Vladimir Putin is responsible for Navalny's death: Joe Biden

Washington DC/ IBNS: US President Joe Biden Friday said he was "not surprised" but "outraged" over the news of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's death.

Ontario to ban tolls on all provincial highways

Toronto/IBNS: Ontario Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria has announced that the province would ban tolls on all provincial highways, including the recently uploaded Don Valley Parkway and Gardiner Expressway in Toronto.

US school teacher arrested for asking students to write ways to kill a classmate in their assignment

A US school teacher was arrested for allegedly giving students an assignment where he asked them to come up with different “ways to kill” one of his students, media reports said.

Russian opposition leader and Putin critic Alexei Navalny dies in prison: Reports

Russian opposition leader and president Vladimir Putin's critic Alexei Navalny has died at the Arctic prison colony, media reports said on Friday.

PTI to demonstrate in Peshawar against alleged rigging in national polls

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) will stage a demonstration against alleged rigging in the general polls in Peshawar city of Pakistan on Saturday.