Palestinian Killed In Clashes With Israeli Army

JERUSALEM/RAMALLAH, Sept 5 (NNN-WAFA) – Israeli troops shot and killed a Palestinian, in overnight clashes in a West Bank refugee camp, Palestinian and Israeli sources said today, amid rising tension in the occupied territory. An Israeli military spokesperson said that, the army and paramilitary Border Police forces, accompanied by a…

Four Dead After Extratropical Cyclone Hits South Brazil

SAO PAULO, Sept 5 (NNN-CMA) – At least four people died yesterday, after an extratropical cyclone triggered floods and landslides in the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, authorities said. A man was electrocuted when his home was inundated, while another young man and a couple died when…

Libyan Security Frees 10 Kidnapped Syrians

TRIPOLI, Sept 5 (NNN-IRIN) – Libya has freed 10 kidnapped Syrians, including children, in the region of Riqdalin, some 120 km west of the capital, Tripoli, the country’s Interior Ministry said in a statement, yesterday. During the operation, Libyan security arrested three individuals, all with previous criminal records, in an…

4.8 Million People Displaced By Sudan Conflict: UN Agency

KHARTOUM, Sept 5 (NNN-SUNA) – The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), yesterday said, about 4.8 million people have been displaced inside and outside Sudan, due to the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since mid-Apr. About one…

Albanian PM Reshuffles Cabinet

TIRANA, Sept 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – Albanian Prime Minister and leader of the ruling Socialist Party, Edi Rama, announced yesterday, the reshuffle of his cabinet, during a national assembly of his party, replacing six ministers. The changes affect six ministries, with the Ministry for Standards and Services merged, and the Ministry…

Thousands Of Festival Attendees In Nevada Struggle To Leave After Being Trapped In Mud Due To Torrential Rain

LOS ANGELES, Sept 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – Thousands of people were struggling to leave a remote desert in western U.S. state of Nevada yesterday, after they had been stuck in the mud at the annual Burning Man Festival, due to days of torrential rain. Each year, the annual arts and music…

Moscow Ready To Revive Black Sea Grain Deal As Soon As Its Demands Are Met: Putin

MOSCOW, Sept 5 (NNN-TASS) – Russian President, Vladimir Putin, said yesterday that, Moscow would return to the Black Sea grain deal, as soon as its requirements are met. “We will be ready to revive the grain deal, and we will do this as soon as all restrictions on the export…

Storms In Spain Leaves One Dead, One Missing

MADRID, Sept 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – One person has been confirmed dead and another one is missing, after extreme weather and heavy rainfall affected central and eastern Spain on Sunday, and the early hours of yesterday morning. A man died in the small town of Casarubias del Monte, in the province…

Sato Kilman Elected As New PM Of Vanuatu: Media

SYDNEY, Sept 5 (NNN-AAP) – Sato Kilman was elected as Vanuatu’s new prime minister yesterday, after winning 27 votes to 23, in a parliamentary ballot, local media reported. According to Vanuatu Broadcasting and Television Corporation, it will be the fifth time for Kilman, 65, also leader of the People’s Progressive…

Five Arrested For Drug Trafficking In Central Myanmar

YANGON, Sept 5 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar police have arrested five suspected drug traffickers, in Meiktila town of Mandalay Region in central Myanmar, according to a statement from the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC), yesterday. Four of the suspects were arrested at a bus station in Meiktila on Sunday,…