Helicopter Crashed In Afghanistan, Three Killed
KABUL, Sept 11 (NNN-ANA) – A helicopter of the Afghan army crashed, killing three people, including the pilot and co-pilot, and injuring five others yesterday, the Defence Ministry confirmed.– NNN-ANA
Kenyans Concerned About Higher Cost Of Living As Inflation Hit Five-Year High
NAIROBI, Sept 11 (NNN-KBC) – Many Kenyans are feeling the pinch of soaring prices, driven up in part by rising energy costs. Many citizens are bracing for tougher times, as consumer prices across the East African country continue to rise, from fuel stations to food markets. Official figures show, the…
Three Killed, 12 Injured After Passenger Bus Overturned In Northern Afghanistan
PUL-E-KHUMRI, Afghanistan, Sept 11 (NNN-ANA) – Three passengers were killed and 12 others injured, as a passenger bus turned turtle in the Khinjan district of the northern province of Baghlan yesterday, an official with the highway authority, said. The ill-fated passenger bus was heading to the northern Mazar-i-Sharif city from…
Somali Forces Killed Al-Shabab Regional Leader, Wounded 20 Others
MOGADISHU, Sept 11 (NNN-IRIN) – Somali National Army (SNA)’s special forces, killed al-Shabab’s regional leader and wounded at least 20 others, in a security operation carried out in the Mubarak area of southern Somalia, the government confirmed, yesterday. The Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism said, the operation destroyed the…
Three Killed, 11 Injured In Trains Collision In Central Croatia
ZAGREB, Sept 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – Three people were killed and 11 others injured, in a collision between a passenger train and a freight train, at around 9:30 p.m. (1930 GMT) on Friday, in central Croatia, authorities said, yesterday. The injured were immediately hospitalised, local N1 media reported, adding that, the…
Update: Five Confirmed Dead After Boat Capsized In New Zealand
WELLINGTON, Sept 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Five passengers are confirmed dead, after a charter fishing boat capsized, off Goose Bay in Kaikoura, New Zealand, yesterday. The 8.5-metre boat, with 11 on board, is believed to have bumped into a whale, said Kaikoura’s mayor, Craig Mackle. Police said, it appeared that the…
Iran To Conduct Final Test Of Upgraded Home-Grown Missile Defence System
TEHRAN, Sept 10 (NNN-IRNA) – A top Iranian military commander said yesterday, the country will carry out the final test of its upgraded homegrown missile defence system, dubbed Bavar (Belief) 373, in the coming days, according to the semi-official Fars news agency. Alireza Sabahi-Fard, commander of the Iranian Army’s Air…
37 Palestinians Injured In West Bank Clash: Medics
RAMALLAH, Sept 10 (NNN-WAFA) – At least 37 Palestinians were injured yesterday, during clashes with Israeli soldiers, in the West Bank city of Nablus, Palestinian medics and eyewitnesses said. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said, in a statement that, among the injured were three shot by live ammunition, and nine…
Japan’s COVID-19 Cases More Than Doubled In Two Months
TOKYO, Sept 10 (NNN-NHK) – Japan reported a total of 20,000,343 COVID-19 cases, as of yesterday, more than doubled in less than two months, from that logged on July 14, statistics showed. The country registered 99,491 new COVID-19 cases yesterday. A total of 211 people were reported dead, bringing the…
Two Dead, Three Missing From Boat-Whale Collision In New Zealand
WELLINGTON, Sept 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A charter fishing boat, with 11 people on board, is reported capsized by colliding with a whale, off the Goose Bay in Kaikoura, New Zealand, this morning. Two people are confirmed dead by the police, with three others still missing and six others rescued. The…