217 Killed, 482 Injured In 605 Terror Incidents In NW Pakistan So Far This Year

ISLAMABAD, Sept 5 (NNN-APP) – At least 217 people have been killed and 482 others injured, in 605 terrorist incidents reported in Pakistan’s north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, during the first eight months of the year, a report by the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD), said yesterday. According to the report, the attacks…

Arab Ministerial Committee Rejects “Israel’s Measures To Isolate Jerusalem”

CAIRO, Sept 5 (NNN-MENA) – An Arab ministerial committee here, yesterday, rejected “the Israeli measures to isolate Jerusalem,” stressing that, “Israel has no sovereignty over Jerusalem and its Islamic and Christian holy sites.” The committee, in charge of international action to confront illegal Israeli policies and measures in Jerusalem, issued…

Gaza City Has Become “City Of Fear, Flight And Funerals”: UN Official

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – Gaza City, the last refuge for families in the northern Gaza Strip, is fast becoming a place where childhood cannot survive, Tess Ingram, UNICEF Communication Manager for the Middle East and North Africa Regional Office, said, yesterday. “It is a city of fear, flight…

Afghanistan Rocked By 5.6-Magnitude Earthquake After Sunday Quake Killed Over 2,200

KABUL, Sept 5 (NNN-BNA) – A 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan yesterday, centered 14 km east of Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar province, at 1656 GMT, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake’s epicentre, at a depth of 10 km, was located at 34.72 degrees north latitude, and 70.79…

Azerbaijan starts building massive battery storage systems

BAKU, Sept 5 (NNN-TNA) – Azerbaijan launched the construction of large battery energy storage systems, to boost the growth of renewable energy, the state energy company, AzerEnerji, said yesterday. The systems are the largest in the Commonwealth of Independent States, of which Azerbaijan is a member, and are being installed…

4.7-Magnitude Earthquake Hit Afghanistan’s Nangarhar Province

KABUL, Sept 4 (NNN-BNA) – A 4.7-magnitude earthquake jolted 13 km ENE of Jalalabad city, the provincial capital of eastern Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, this morning, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The epicentre, located at a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to be at 34.46 degrees north latitude and…

Vietnam’s Rice Export Turnover Tops Three Billion USD

HANOI, Sept 4 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam exported nearly 5.9 million tonnes of rice, worth more than three billion U.S. dollars, from the beginning of this year to Aug 15, it was reported yesterday, citing the Vietnam Food Association. The export volume rose 2.88 percent, year on year, while the export…

Malaysia’s Crude Oil, Condensate Production Stands At 45.2 Million Barrels In Q2

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia’s upstream oil and natural gas segment, recorded positive development in the second quarter of 2025, with crude oil and condensate production amounting to 45.2 million barrels, and natural gas reaching 640.9 billion cubic feet, official data showed, yesterday. The Department of Statistics Malaysia…

Australian Scientists Discover New Bat-Borne Virus

CANBERRA, Sept 4 (NNN-AAP) – Australian scientists have identified a new virus in flying foxes, marking a significant step in tracking emerging infectious diseases. The virus, named Salt Gully virus, was detected in bat urine samples, collected in the Australian state of Queensland, and belongs to the henipavirus family, which…

Six Killed In Gun Attack In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Sept 4 (NNN-APP) – At least six people were killed, when a passenger vehicle came under attack, in Pakistan’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, yesterday, the police said. The incident occurred in a rural area of Kurram District, where unknown assailants opened fire on the vehicle, Regional Police Officer of…