TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iran’s judiciary chief said Monday that the removal of the mandatory veil is against the country’s law and will be strictly dealt with. Mohseni Ejei made the remarks at an event in central Isfahan province, blaming the “enemy” for “supporting social anomalies”, including the removal...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – At least 9 paramilitary troops were killed and seven others injured in a suicide bombing in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province on Monday, an official said. The bombing, the latest in a string of attacks on security forces, took place near the Sibbi district, targeting a vehicle of Balochistan Constabula...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Azerbaijan on Sunday said a skirmish near the Karabakh region with Armenian forces had resulted in deaths of military personnel. A statement by the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said it received information about the transportation of military equipment, ammunition, and personnel from Armenia to the Karabakh region through...
Balukhali 01 camps 11 Block (D) were set on fire at about 2:40 pm, where 04 Big Block have been burned down and more than 12,000 people have been displaced and 2,500 shelters have been burned down. It was reported by the Action Aid. Now, the camp volunteers are providing snacks to victims. Sources said […]
Yong Peng, Malaysia (AFP): At least four people have died and nearly 41,000 evacuated in Malaysia after floodwaters caused by “unusual” torrential rains lasting days swept through several states, officials said Saturday. Local reports and social media posts showed images of flooded roads, submerged cars, waterlogged homes and rows ...
Jakarta, Indonesia (AFP): Residents searched through the remains of their charred homes Saturday after a fuel storage depot fire in Jakarta left at least 17 people dead, including two children. After Friday night’s blaze at state energy firm Pertamina’s Plumpang depot in north Jakarta, Indonesian officials called for an audit of &#...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Pakistani President Arif Alvi on Friday announced elections in Punjab, the country’s largest province, on April 30. The development came after a long political impasse which saw the country’s Supreme Court ordering elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces within 90 days. “The ECP (Election C...
GENEVA (AA) – The UN special rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar on Thursday urgently appealed for countries to reverse “the shameful, catastrophic cuts” to food rations for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. “These rations cuts are a stain on the conscience of the international community,” said Tom Andrews, speak...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – At least 10 al-Shabaab group members, including three senior commanders, were killed when Somalia’s national intelligence and security agency conducted a new operation in the central province of Hiran, an official said Wednesday. The operation against the al-Qaeda-affiliated group was conducted with support from...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – Twelve Rohingya community organizations on Wednesday expressed concern about the World Food Program’s (WFP) decision to reduce food rations for refugees, fearing that it would force Rohingya living in Bangladesh into human trafficking, child marriage, or even prostitution. “This announcement of cutting food...
