Three Pilots Died In Military Trainer Jet Collision In Ukraine

KIEV, Aug 27 (NNN-UNIAN) – Three pilots were killed, after two L-39 military trainer jets collided in the sky, over Ukraine’s northern Zhytomyr region, the country’s Air Force said yesterday, in a statement on Telegram. The crash took place on Friday, when two aircraft were performing a combat task, the…

Saola Intensifies Into Super Typhoon, Affects Philippines

MANILA, Aug 27 (NNN-PNA) – Saola intensified into a super typhoon at dawn today, threatening to dump heavy rain and severe winds in the northern Philippines, the Philippine state weather bureau said. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said, Saola could bring heavy rain in mountainous areas, which…

U.S. Military Aircraft Crashes Off Australia’s North Coast

CANBERRA, Aug 27 (NNN-AAP) – An emergency rescue operation is underway, after a U.S. military aircraft crashed, off the coast of Australia’s Northern Territory. The Boeing V-22 Osprey was participating in a training exercise at 9:43 a.m. local time today, when it went down on Melville Island, approximately 60 km…

Trump Surrenders For Georgia Election Interference Case

WASHINGTON, Aug 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – Former U.S. President, Donald Trump, turned himself in on Thursday, to the authorities in Atlanta, for the Georgia election interference case. Trump flew from New Jersey, where his golf club is located, to Atlanta and arrived at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Thursday evening. His motorcade…

Shooting In Florida Left Four People Dead, Including Shooter

NEW YORK, Aug 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – A shooting, at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, U.S. state of Florida, left at least four people dead yesterday afternoon, including the shooter, Fox News reported.– NNN-XINHUA

Tornadoes Killed Five In U.S. State Of Michigan

CHICAGO, Aug 27 (Xinhua) — Seven severe tornadoes tore across five counties in the U.S. Midwestern state of Michigan on Thursday night, claiming five lives and causing widespread damage and power outages, local media reported Saturday. A strong tornado with winds up to 125 mph struck Lansing, the state’s capital,…

70 Students Taken Ill After Lunch At School In India

NEW DELHI, Aug 27 (NNN-PTI) – Seventy students at a school in the Indian capital territory, Delhi fell ill, after consuming their mid-day meal, the police said yesterday. The police received information on Friday evening that dozens of students vomitted, after having their meals at Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya, a government-run…

Kidnapped Child Murdered In Afghanistan’s Badakhshan

FAIZABAD, Aug 27 (NNN-ANA) – Afghan security forces have found a child dead, after he was kidnaped by unknown armed men, in the Shuhada district of east Afghanistan’s Badakhshan Province, Mahzuddin Ahmadi, director of provincial information and culture department, said, yesterday. The 12-year-old child was “brutally killed.” The official said…

India To Launch Solar Orbiter Mission

NEW DELHI, Aug 27 (NNN-PTI) – The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), said, it is set to launch its first solar orbiter mission Aditya L1 satellite, most likely on Sept 2. According to Nilesh M Desai, director of the Space Applications Centre (SAC), Ahmedabad, the Aditya L1 satellite is ready…

DPRK reopens borders to its citizens abroad: KCNA

SEOUL, Aug 27 (NNN-YONHAP) – The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) has reopened its borders to its citizens staying abroad, a major step to ease its anti-epidemic border control measures, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported today. The State Emergency Epidemic Prevention Headquarters issued an announcement yesterday, saying…