Typhoon Bualoi Leaves 49 Dead In Vietnam

HANOI, Oct 3 (NNN-VNA) – Typhoon Bualoi, the 10th storm to hit Vietnam this year, together with ensuing floods and landslides, has left 49 people dead, 16 missing and 153 others injured, with preliminary economic losses estimated at nearly 12.8 trillion Vietnamese dong (about 518 million U.S. dollars), local daily…

Philippines Ends Search, Rescue, Retrieval In Quake-Stricken Areas

MANILA, Oct 3 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippine government announced yesterday, the official termination of search, rescue, and retrieval operations, in the four municipalities hardest hit by a powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake on Tuesday. In a statement, the Philippines’ Office of Civil Defence announced that, search, rescue, and retrieval operations in the…

103 Naxals Surrender To Gov’t Forces In India’s Chhattisgarh

NEW DELHI, Oct 3 (NNN-PTI) – One hundred and three Naxals surrendered to government forces yesterday, in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, the state-run broadcaster, All India Radio (AIR), said. According to police, of the 103 Naxals, 49 of them carried a collective bounty of 119,541 U.S. dollars. The…

Malaysia Pavilion Secures Sales Worth 89 Million USD At 22nd China-ASEAN Expo

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia’s Pavilion, successfully concluded its run at the 22nd China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO), held last month in Nanning, China, with sales amounting to 376.14 million ringgit (89.4 million U.S. dollars), the country’s external trade agency, said, yesterday. The Malaysia Pavilion, which comprised 70 exhibitors, including…

Iran Condemns G7’s Support For Reinstating UN Sanctions On Tehran

TEHRAN, Oct 3 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmaeil Baghaei, yesterday, condemned the Group of Seven (G7), for backing the reinstatement of UN sanctions on Tehran. On Wednesday, a communique issued by the G7 foreign ministers, expressed support for the activation of the “snapback” mechanism by France, Britain and…

Int’l Book Fair Kicks Off In Saudi Capital

RIYADH, Oct 3 (NNN-SPA) – The Riyadh International Book Fair 2025, opened here yesterday, bringing together over 2,000 local and international publishing houses, from more than 25 countries, along with a range of cultural institutions. Held under the theme “Riyadh Reads,” the 10-day event is organised by the Saudi Literature,…

Policeman Killed, Several Injured As Blast Hit Police Vehicle In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Oct 3 (NNN-APP) – A policeman was killed and at least three others injured, in a bomb attack on a police vehicle, in Pakistan’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, yesterday, police said. The incident happened in the Qamar Deen chowk area of provincial capital city Peshawar, Capital City Police Officer,…

13 Killed, 33 Injured In Two Road Accidents In SW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Oct 3 (NNN-APP) – At least 13 passengers, including women and children, were killed, and 33 others injured, in two separate road accidents in Pakistan’s south-west Balochistan province, police and rescue officials said, yesterday. One of the accidents happened in the Lasbela district, where six people were killed and…

Iran Condemns Israel’s Interception Of Gaza-Bound Aid Flotilla

TEHRAN, Oct 3 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmaeil Baghaei, yesterday, strongly condemned Israel’s interception of international humanitarian aid vessels, and the detention of their passengers. He made the remarks in a statement, hours after Israel confirmed on Wednesday that it had detained several ships from the Global Sumud…

Israeli Navy Intercepts Gaza-Bound Aid Flotilla

JERUSALEM, Oct 2 (NNN-MA’AN) – Several vessels of the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF), have been stopped in the Mediterranean Sea, as they approached Gaza shores, and their passengers are being transferred to an Israeli port, according to a statement issued by the Israeli Foreign Ministry, last night. The Israeli Foreign…