Sri Lankan Police Arrest 76,000 Suspects With Outstanding Warrants In Nine Months

COLOMBO, Oct 6 (NNN-LNW) – Sri Lankan police have arrested 76,000 individuals, who failed to comply with warrants issued against them between Jan 1 and the end of September, local media reported, today. Police spokesperson, F. U. Wootler, was quoted by local media as saying that, the arrests were made…

At Least 20 Injured In Yemen Drone Attack On Southern Israeli City Of Eilat

JERUSALEM, Oct 6 (NNN-MA’AN) – At Least 20 Injured, In Yemen Drone Attack On Southern Israeli City Of Eilat, late last night, the second attack in a day, the Israeli military said, adding that, the unmanned aircraft was likely intercepted. “Following the sirens that sounded regarding a hostile aircraft infiltration…

Six Patients Died In Fire At Hospital In West India

NEW DELHI, Oct 6 (NNN-PTI) – Six patients died, when a massive fire broke out inside an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a government-run hospital, in India’s western state of Rajasthan, confirmed the local police, today. The fire broke out during the night, intervening Sunday and Monday, at the Sawai…

Jordan, Syria Thwart Seven Drug-Smuggling Attempts, Seize Nearly One Million Pills

AMMAN, Oct 6 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan and Syria have thwarted seven cross-border drug smuggling attempts, and seized nearly one million pills, intended for illegal distribution in the region, the Anti-Narcotics Department of Jordan and its Syrian counterpart, announced in a joint statement, yesterday. The statement added that, they also dismantled…

43 Confirmed Dead In Rain-Induced Disasters In Nepal

KATHMANDU, Oct 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – A total of 43 people have been confirmed dead, in disasters sparked by monsoon rains in Nepal, in the last 24 hours, a government agency said, yesterday. Among the dead, 38 were killed in landslides, three in lightning strikes and two in floods, the National…

Egypt Launches Investigation After Ancient Artefact Disappears From Sealed Tomb

CAIRO, Oct 6 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian authorities have launched a high-level investigation, into the mysterious disappearance of an ancient limestone slab, from the tomb of Khentika, in the Saqqara archaeological area, near Cairo. In a statement released yesterday, Secretary-General of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities, Mohamed Ismail Khaled, confirmed that…

Bangladesh’s Dengue Fever Death Toll This Year Rises To 212

DHAKA, Oct 6 (NNN-BSS) – Dengue fever claimed nine lives in Bangladesh yesterday, marking the country’s highest single-day death toll this year, and bringing the total fatalities to 212, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), said. The data showed Bangladesh also recorded its highest single-day dengue admissions this year,…

5.4-Magnitude Quake Hit Kyrgyzstan – GFZ

BERLIN, Oct 6 (NNN-DPA) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 5.4, jolted Kyrgyzstan at 2029 GMT yesterday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicentre, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to be at 42.19 degrees north latitude, and 71.35 degrees east longitude.– NNN-DPA

Eight Arab, Muslim Countries Welcome Hamas’ Response To Trump’s Gaza Ceasefire Plan; Death Toll: 67,000 Palestinians

CAIRO, Oct 6 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Pakistan, Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, yesterday, issued a joint statement, welcoming Hamas’s steps towards the ceasefire plan proposed by U.S. President, Donald Trump, to end the war in Gaza. According to the statement, the foreign ministers of…

Iran Says Cairo Deal With IAEA No Longer Valid After UN Sanctions Snapback

TEHRAN, Oct 6 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, said that, the recent agreement on resuming cooperation with the United Nations nuclear watchdog can no longer serve as the basis for bilateral collaboration. Speaking at a press conference, Araghchi noted that, the enforcement of the snapback mechanism had…