Islamabad, May 12 (IANS) Karachi has witnessed a rise in street crime, with people being robbed of hundreds of vehicles and mobile phones alongside an increase in killings and extortion cases from January-April period this year, local media reported on Tuesday, citing the data released by the Citizens-Police Liaison Committee (CPLC).
Kabul, May 12 (IANS) The United Nations has stated that hunger and food security are deteriorating in Afghanistan, with women and children facing the most consequences amid economic and humanitarian challenges, local media reported on Tuesday.
Dhaka, May 12 (IANS) At least 200 lawyers in Bangladesh associated with the Awami League have been banned from contesting in at least 13 bar association elections since January, local media reported on Tuesday, citing members of lawyers' associations across the country.
Paris, May 12 (IANS) A leading international media freedom organisation has urged the United States President Donald Trump to press for the release of the founder of Hong Kong 's Apple Daily newspaper and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai during his planned meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in China this week.
Tegucigalpa, May 12 (IANS) Union Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita held a meeting with Honduras Secretary of Culture, Arts and Heritage Yasser Handal Carcamo on Tuesday, and discussed deepening people-to-people ties and enhancing cooperation in arts, yoga, wellness, cinema, and cultural exchanges.
Quetta, May 12 (IANS) A leading Baloch student organisation expressed grave concern over the deaths of nearly a dozen labourers in the Kuntani area of Balochistan's Gwadar district while they were reportedly searching for food and work, calling it an example of “extreme state barbarism”.
New Delhi/Oslo, May 12 (IANS) Norway's Ambassador to India, May-Elin Stener, has described Prime Minister Narendra Modi's upcoming visit to Oslo for the 3rd India-Nordic Summit as "historic", underlining its importance for strengthening India–Norway relations and expanding cooperation across various sectors.
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) The hit jobs by unidentified gunmen continue to rock both the ISI and the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in Pakistan. Unknown persons have killed a senior LeT commander as well as a low-level official linked to the ISI.
Guwahati, May 12 (IANS) Singapore's High Commission in India on Monday congratulated BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma as he prepared to take oath as the Chief Minister of Assam for a second consecutive term following the BJP-led NDA's emphatic victory in the recently concluded Assembly elections.
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) India and Norway are exploring more opportunities in sectors such as maritime, green energy and startups and the upcoming visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Oslo will only cement bilateral ties in these sectors, May-Elin Stener, Ambassador of Norway to India, said on Tuesday.
