Pakistan: Quetta blast leaves security official dead
A senior Pakistani security official was killed in a bomb attack in the Quetta area of Pakistan, media reports said on Sunday.
IBNS•Jul 20, 2025
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Indonesia: Three die as massive fire breaks out on ferry, passengers jump into water to save themselves
People jumped from the ferry that caught fire off the coast of North Sulawesi in Indonesia on Sunday to save their lives, forcing the rescue team to join the evacuation process.
IBNS•Jul 20, 2025
Pakistan: Seven cops abducted from KP
At least seven police personnel were allegedly kidnapped from two police stations in separate incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s South Waziristan district in Pakistan on Sunday.
IBNS•Jul 20, 2025
China's industrial sector is now at risk with US President Donald Trump exceeding profit margins: Reports
A new analysis by Bloomberg Economics has found that most of China's industries will not be able to survive US President Donald Trump’s tariffs at current levels.
IBNS•Jul 20, 2025
'Haunted' Annbelle Doll was not present in room where Dan Rivera died
Investigators did not find the allegedly haunted 'The Annabelle Doll' in the hotel room in the US, where paranormal investigator Dan Rivera was found dead recently.
IBNS•Jul 20, 2025
Taiwan detects 11 Chinese military aircraft, 11 ships around its territory
Taiwan's Ministry of Defense has said it has detected 11 Chinese aircraft, 10 naval vessels, and one official ship between 6 a.m. on Friday and Saturday, media reports said.
IBNS•Jul 20, 2025
Singapore's critical infrastructure hit by alleged China-linked cyber espionage group
Singapore has said it was facing a serious cyber attack on its critical infrastructures by an espionage group that experts believe is linked to China.
IBNS•Jul 20, 2025
China condemns Pahalgam attack, urges regional countries to enhance counterterrorism cooperation
China has condemned the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22 and urged regional countries to enhance counterterrorism cooperation.
IBNS•Jul 20, 2025
US: Indian-origin doctor charged with offering drugs for sexual favours
An Indian-origin doctor was charged with distributing opioids without a legitimate medical purpose to his patients in exchange for sexual favours, US officials said.
IBNS•Jul 20, 2025
Man triggers row by eating chicken inside ISKCON's Govinda restaurant in London
A controversy erupted recently after an African-British man was caught on camera eating chicken inside a popular ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness)-run vegetarian restaurant in London.
IBNS•Jul 20, 2025
US: Vehicle rams into crowd in Los Angeles, over 20 injured
Over 20 people were injured as a vehicle drove into a crowd in Los Angeles' East Hollywood, the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD).
IBNS•Jul 20, 2025
Saudi's 'Sleeping Prince' Alwaleed Bin Khaled dies after being in coma for 20 years
Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Khaled bin Talal died on Saturday, 20 years after going into a coma following a serious car accident in London in 2005. He was 36.
IBNS•Jul 20, 2025
Atlanta-bound Delta Air Lines flight makes emergency landing in LA after left engine catches fire
An Atlanta-bound Delta Air Lines flight had to make an emergency landing by returning to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) following a fire in an engine shortly after take-off on Friday.
IBNS•Jul 20, 2025
Astronomer CEO Andy Byron resigns days after his 'affair' was exposed during Coldplay concert
Astronomer Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Andy Byron has resigned, days after he was caught on Kiss Cam sharing an intimate moment with his company's HR head, Kristin Cabot, during a Coldplay concert in Boston.
IBNS•Jul 20, 2025
34 dead after tourist boat capsizes in Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay amid violent storm
At least 34 people have died and several more remain unaccounted for after a tourist boat overturned in Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay during a sudden storm on Saturday, the BBC reported.
IBNS•Jul 19, 2025
Pakistan: Two tribal elders shot dead in Kalat
Unidentified gunmen shot dead two tribal leaders in Pakistan's Kalat district on Friday, media reports said.
IBNS•Jul 19, 2025
Pakistan: Two tribal elders shot dead in Kalat
Unidentified gunmen shot dead two tribal leaders in Pakistan's Kalat district on Friday, media reports said.
IBNS•Jul 19, 2025
Pakistani court extends Mahrang Baloch's custody
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Quetta has sent Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) chief Dr Mahrang Baloch and other organisers of the group into police custody for 15 days.
IBNS•Jul 19, 2025
Pakistani Foreign Minister openly backs TRF days after US designates it as FTO
Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has triggered a row by saying that terror organisation The Resistance Front (TRF), which claimed responsibility for the attack in Jammu and Kashmir on April 22, was not illegal.
IBNS•Jul 19, 2025
US: Vehicle strikes crowd in Los Angeles, 20 injured
Over 20 people were injured, some of them critically, after a vehicle drove into a crowd in East Hollywood area in the US city of Los Angeles, media reports said.
IBNS•Jul 19, 2025
Taiwan detects 58 Chinese military aircraft, 10 ships around its territory
Taiwan's Ministry of Defense recently said 58 Chinese military aircraft, nine naval vessels, and one official ship were close to Taiwan, media reports said.
IBNS•Jul 19, 2025
Dongsha waters: Taiwan coast guard expels Chinese ships
Taiwan’s Coast Guard Administration (CGA) has said that it had dispatched a Coast Guard vessel on Wednesday to expel two Chinese coast guard ships intruding into Taiwan-controlled waters off Dongsha Island in the South China Sea.
IBNS•Jul 19, 2025
Dongsha water: Taiwan coast guard expels Chinese ships
Taiwan’s Coast Guard Administration (CGA) has said that it had dispatched a Coast Guard vessel on Wednesday to expel two Chinese coast guard ships intruding into Taiwan-controlled waters off Dongsha Island in the South China Sea.
IBNS•Jul 19, 2025
Astronomer sends CEO Andy Byron on leave after his 'affair' with HR head exposed at Coldplay concert
Boston/IBNS: Astronomer has sent its CEO Andy Byron on leave and replaced him with co-founder and Chief Product Officer Pete DeJoy as an interim after the former's "affair" with the US tech company's HR head Kristin Cabot was exposed in front of the world at a Coldplay concert.
IBNS•Jul 19, 2025
Five jets were shot down: Donald Trump's new claim on Operation Sindoor
Washington DC/IBNS: US President Donald Trump has made yet another claim on Operation Sindoor saying five jets were shot down during the military conflict between India and Pakistan.
IBNS•Jul 19, 2025
Syria, Israel agree to ceasefire amid Druze-Bedouin clashes, claims US envoy to Turkey
Israel and Syria have agreed to a ceasefire, just days after tensions escalated between the two nations this week, the US envoy to Turkey confirmed.
IBNS•Jul 19, 2025
Astronomer CEO Andy Byron placed on 'leave' after Coldplay concert video goes viral
Tech firm Astronomer confirmed on Friday that its CEO, Andy Byron, has been placed on leave after he was caught on camera embracing an employee in a Jumbotron video at a Coldplay concert.
IBNS•Jul 19, 2025
Pakistan: Balochistan Constabulary officer dies after unidentified people open fire on vehicle
One Balochistan Constabulary officer and three others were injured when unidentified people opened fire on their vehicle in Mastung district of Pakistan, media reports said.
IBNS•Jul 18, 2025
Thailand: Woman extorted Buddhist monks of USD11.9 million after sex, arrested
The Thai woman, who was arrested for allegedly having a sexual relationship with monks and then using photos and videos to extort them, received around 385 million baht ($11.9m; £8.8m) over the past three years from the victims, media reports said.
IBNS•Jul 18, 2025
US: Indian-origin man charged with fraud
Five Louisiana men, including four active and former law enforcement officers and an Indian national, were indicted Wednesday on charges of bribery, conspiracy to commit visa fraud, and mail fraud, following a federal investigation initiated by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
IBNS•Jul 18, 2025
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