Afghan Police Seized 95 Kg Illicit Drugs

KABUL, Sept 7 (NNN-BNA) – Counter-narcotics police have confiscated 95 kg of illicit drugs, in northern Afghanistan’s Takhar province, the Ministry of Interior Affairs said, in a statement, yesterday. The seizures occurred in Taluqan city, the provincial capital, and Farkhar district, where police uncovered 95 kg of opium. The ministry…

Man Killed In Shark Attack At Northern Sydney Beach

SYDNEY, Sept 6 (NNN-AAP) – A surfer died, after being attacked by a shark at a beach in northern Sydney, this morning. A police statement said that, emergency services were called to reports that, a man had been critically injured at Long Reef Beach, 16 km north-east of central Sydney,…

Australian Man Charged After 35 Kg Of Methamphetamine Found In Luggage On Arrival From U.S.

SYDNEY, Sept 6 (NNN-AAP) – An Australian man is facing life imprisonment, after being arrested over an alleged attempt to import 35 kilograms of methamphetamine from the United States in his luggage. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Australian Border Force (ABF) said in a joint statement today that, the…

Two Dead, Many Injured In Building Collapse In West India

NEW DELHI, Sept 6 (NNN-PTI) – At least two persons died and several others were injured, when a decades-old building collapsed, in India’s western state of Rajasthan, late last night, confirmed a local police over the phone, today. The deceased were identified as a father-daughter duo. The incident took place…

Air India Express Flight Makes Emergency Landing Due To Technical Snag

NEW DELHI, Sept 6 (NNN-PTI) – A midair scare forced an Air India Express flight to make an emergency landing, yesterday, at an airport in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, multiple local media reports said. All the 161 passengers and crew on board are reported safe. The Air…

Cambodia Records 143 Rare Vultures In 2024, Highest-Ever In Last Five Years: Census

PHNOM PENH, Sept 6 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia recorded a total of 143 critically endangered vultures in 2024, the highest-ever number in the last five years, said a vulture census result released yesterday. The nation is home to three vulture species, namely red-headed (Sarcogyps calvus), white-rumped (Gyps bengalensis), and slender-billed (Gyps…

Cambodia Records 143 Rare Vultures In 2024, Highest-Ever In Last Five Years: Census

PHNOM PENH, Sept 6 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia recorded a total of 143 critically endangered vultures in 2024, the highest-ever number in the last five years, said a vulture census result, released yesterday. The nation is home to three vulture species, namely red-headed (Sarcogyps calvus), white-rumped (Gyps bengalensis), and slender-billed (Gyps…

Egypt Condemns Netanyahu’s Remarks On Possible Palestinian Displacement Via Rafah Crossing

CAIRO, Sept 6 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt, yesterday, condemned remarks by recalcitrant Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, suggesting Palestinians could be displaced from their land, through the Rafah crossing on the Gaza border. The Foreign Ministry accused Netanyahu of seeking to prolong the conflict, to avoid accountability for the Israeli regime’s…

Israeli Army Kills Palestinian Man At West Bank Checkpoint

JERUSALEM, Sept 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian man at a military checkpoint, in the northern West Bank yesterday, the army and Palestinian officials said. The Israeli military said, the man, described as a “terrorist,” approached troops near the village of Burin, south-west of Nablus, and threw…

420 Kg Of Methamphetamine Seized In Eastern Myanmar

YANGON, Sept 6 (NNN-MNA) – The Myanmar authorities seized 420 kg of methamphetamine in eastern Myanmar’s Shan state, the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control reported, late yesterday. Acting on a tip-off, anti-narcotics police stopped and searched a vehicle in Mong Ping township, on Aug 30, and confiscated the drugs,…