New York, Nov 28 (IANS) After suspending immigration applications from Afghanistan, US President Donald Trump ordered heightened scrutiny of Green Card holders from Afghanistan and 18 other nations.
Islamabad, Nov 28 (IANS) Imran Khan’s family has raised serious concerns about the former Pakistan Prime Minister’s safety, claiming he is being kept in “illegal isolation” inside Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail with no access granted to relatives, lawyers or party leaders for several weeks.
Hong Kong, Nov 28 (IANS) The death toll in a major fire that tore through a residential area in Hong Kong from Wednesday afternoon has risen to 94, said the Fire Department.
Kathmandu, Nov 27 (IANS) Nepal's Central Bank has brought new 100-rupee-denominated currency notes that showcase the disputed lands of Kalapani, Lipulekh, and Limpiyadhura — claimed by both Nepal and India — into circulation starting Thursday.
Dhaka, Nov 27 (IANS) Teachers of Bangladesh's government primary schools resumed a full-day work stoppage on Thursday, holding a strike on school premises to press home their three-point demand, local media reported.
Islamabad, Nov 27 (IANS) A leading minority rights organisation on Thursday expressed grave concern over a newly released national factsheet documenting 5,097 cases of violence against children (VAC) across Pakistan in the first six months of 2025.
Colombo, Nov 27 (IANS) The re-emergence of terror group Hizb ut-Tahrir (HT) in Bangladesh’s public arena — marked by its gathering near Baitul Mukarram Mosque in Dhaka - has exposed how extremist ideologies do not vanish but adapt, recalibrate, and exploit the political landscape, a report said on Thursday.
Tel Aviv, Nov 27 (IANS) Although the terror group Sikhs for Justice attracted several thousand participants to its referendum on creating a sovereign Sikh homeland held in Ottawa, such numbers cannot shroud the stark reality that democracies must protect citizens not only from extremism, but also from the quieter, systemic exploitations that destroy lives more relentlessly, a report said on Thursday.
Sofia, Nov 27 (IANS) Bulgarian Prime Minister Rossen Zhelyazkov announced on Thursday that the Cabinet will withdraw the 2026 budget package after a protest was held against the plan outside Parliament on Wednesday, local media reported.
Washington, Nov 27 (IANS) A gunman who critically wounded two US National Guard members near the White House had worked with the US military during the war in Afghanistan.
