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Hazara Shia community stages sit-in protest in Pakistan

Hazara Shia community stages sit-in protest in Pakistan

The Hazara community has been staging a sit-in at Western Bypass of Quetta, Pakistan, for last 23 hours demanding better security measures after Hazarganji open market blast on Friday.    The Hazara community has been staging a sit-in at Western…
ICC judges reject request for Afghanistan war crimes probe

ICC judges reject request for Afghanistan war crimes probe

Just days after the United States government revoked the visa of the International Criminal Court’s prosecutor, the ICC judges rejected her request to open an investigation into alleged war crimes by American forces in Afghanistan.   Just days after the…
53% of Yemenis are food insecure

53% of Yemenis are food insecure

Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation said that according to the results of the integrated analysis of food security, more than 53 percent of Yemen’s population are severe food insecure, which requires urgent intervention to meet food needs.    Ministry…
12 Afghan security personnel killed in Taliban attack in Badghis province

12 Afghan security personnel killed in Taliban attack in Badghis province

Twelve Afghan security personnel have been killed in clashes with the Taliban in the northwestern province of Badghis.     Twelve Afghan security personnel have been killed in clashes with the Taliban in the northwestern province of Badghis. Afghanistan’s Defense…
Afghan Special Forces destroy Taliban prison, arms and explosives depots in Kunduz

Afghan Special Forces destroy Taliban prison, arms and explosives depots in Kunduz

The Afghan Special Forces have destroyed a Taliban prison and depots containing weapons, munitions, and explosives in northern Kunduz province.   The Afghan Special Forces have destroyed a Taliban prison and depots containing weapons, munitions, and explosives in northern Kunduz…
UN urges investigation into Saudi killing of Yemeni schoolchildren

UN urges investigation into Saudi killing of Yemeni schoolchildren

The United Nations has called for a thorough investigation into the killing of over a dozen civilians, including several schoolchildren, in an airstrike carried out by Saudi warplanes on a residential area in Yemen’s west-central province of Sana’a.   The…
57 Taliban militants killed, wounded in Afghan, coalition airstrikes in Bala Murghab

57 Taliban militants killed, wounded in Afghan, coalition airstrikes in Bala Murghab

The Ministry of Defense of Afghanistan has confirmed that 57 Taliban militants have been killed or wounded during the latest airstrikes conducted by the Afghan Air Force and coalition forces in Bala Murghab district of Badghis province.   The Ministry…
Taliban kills dozens in Afghanistan’s Badghis

Taliban kills dozens in Afghanistan’s Badghis

Hundreds of Taliban militants stormed a district in Afghanistan’s western Badghis province, with both Afghan government forces and the militant group suffering dozens of casualties, provincial officials said.   Hundreds of Taliban militants stormed a district in Afghanistan’s western Badghis…
61 dead or wounded, 12 missing as flash floods hit 13 provinces of Afghanistan

61 dead or wounded, 12 missing as flash floods hit 13 provinces of Afghanistan

At least 61 people were killed or wounded and 12 are missing in latest flash floods which hit 13 provinces of Afghanistan during the recent days.   At least 61 people were killed or wounded and 12 are missing in…
Quebec to ban public employees from wearing religious symbols

Quebec to ban public employees from wearing religious symbols

The Canadian province of Quebec will ban public sector employees from wearing religious symbols during work hours, in legislation introduced on Thursday, a controversial move that critics say targets Muslim women who wear hijabs or other head coverings.   The…
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