Uzbekistan’s President Approved Foreign Minister Candidacy

TASHKENT, Sept 10 (NNN-XINHUA) – Vladimir Norov has been approved as the Foreign Affairs Minister of Uzbekistan, in accordance with the presidential decree, the Uzbek president’s press service said yesterday. Earlier in the day, the country’s parliament approved Norov, who has been acting foreign minister since Apr this year, for…

Two Killed In Small Plane Crash In Southern California

LOS ANGELES, Sept 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Two people were killed, after a small plane they were in, crashed at Santa Monica Airport in the western U.S. state of California, authorities said. The Santa Monica Fire Department said, in a news release that, it responded to the crash at 4:25 p.m.…

Erdogan Says Senior Daesh Member Captured

ANKARA, Sept 10 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish security forces captured one of the senior executives of the Daesh, Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. Turkish police and intelligence captured Bashar Hattab Ghazal al Sumaidai, code-named Abu Zeyd and Master Zeyd. “International reports and the UN Security Council report also contained information…

Nine Killed In Lightning Strike In Bangladesh

DHAKA, Sept 9 (NNN-BSS) – At least nine people were killed yesterday, by a massive lightning strike in Bangladesh’s Sirajganj district, 134 km north-west of the national capital, Dhaka, a local police official said. Md Noor Alam Siddiqui, additional police chief of the Sirajganj district, said, “Nine people, including five…

Pilot, Co-Pilot Killed In Navy’s Small Plane Crash In Indonesia

JAKARTA, Sept 9 (NNN-ANTARA) – The pilot and the co-pilot of a small plane of the Indonesian Navy were killed, after the plane went down into the water, off East Java province, Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Navy, Admiral Yudo Margono, said yesterday. “Both of them (the pilot and…

At Least 14 Dead, 26 Missing After Boat Sank Off Northern Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept 9 (NNN-CMA) – At least 14 people died and 26 were missing, after a boat sank yesterday, near the Brazilian city of Belem, capital of northern Para state, official sources reported. The boat was travelling between Camara, on the island of Marajo, and Belem, when it…

Russian Airstrikes In NW Syria Killed 120 Rebels

DAMASCUS, Sept 9 (NNN-SANA) – Russian airstrikes on positions of the al-Qaeda-linked Nusra Front, in north-western Syria, killed 120 rebels, yesterday. The Russian warplanes attacked a Nusra Front training camp, in the Sheikh Youssef area of Idlib province, and destroyed observation points, drones, and missile launchers, the Russian military sources…

Syrian FM Calls For Int’l Support, Sanctions Removal

DAMASCUS, Sept 9 (NNN-SANA) – Syrian Foreign Minister, Faisal Mekdad, said yesterday that, his country deserves international support and the removal of U.S. economic sanctions. Mekdad told a UN meeting, via a video conference from Damascus that, Syria had fought global terrorism and paid “unprecedented prices” from its human and…

Palestinian PM Calls For Immediate Protection Of Two-State Solution

RAMALLAH, Sept 9 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian Prime Minister, Mohammed Ishtaye, yesterday called on the international community, to act immediately to protect the two-state solution, the prime minister’s office said in a statement. Ishtaye made the remarks, when meeting with Luxembourg’s Minister of Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs, Franz Fayot, in…

Over 69,000 People Experience Homelessness In U.S. Most Populous County

LOS ANGELES, Sept 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) – An estimated 69,144 people are experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles, the most populous county in the U.S., according to the results of the 2022 Homeless Count, released by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA). The number marks a 4.1 percent rise from the…