15 People Killed In Flash Floods In North India

NEW DELHI, Aug 21 (NNN-PTI) – At least 15 people were killed and eight others went missing, in flash floods and landslides, amid incessant rains in India’s northern hilly state of Himachal Pradesh yesterday, the Times of India reported. The death toll is feared to rise as efforts are underway…

16 Killed In Traffic Accident In SE Türkiye

ANKARA, Aug 21 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Sixteen people were killed and 21 others injured, in a traffic accident on a highway in Türkiye’s south-eastern Gaziantep province, yesterday. The accident, on the Gaziantep-Nizip Highway, involved a passenger vehicle, a bus, an ambulance and the rescue teams. Gaziantep Governor, Davut Gul, said on…

13 Killed In Rain-Related Roof Collapse Incidents In Southern Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Aug 21 (NNN-APP) – At least 13 people were killed and several others injured, in several rain-related incidents of roof collapse, in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province, during the last 24 hours, local media reported yesterday. Five people, including three children, were killed in a suburban village, in Khairpur district…

Unarmed Palestinian Man Killed By Israeli Soldiers In West Bank: Health Ministry

RAMALLAH, Aug 20 (NNN-WAFA) – A Palestinian man was killed yesterday by Israeli soldiers, in the West Bank city of Tubas, the Palestinian health ministry said. The Palestinian health ministry identified the man as 58-year-old Salah Tawfiq Sawafta, and said, he succumbed to his wounds after he was shot in…

Lebanon Must Send Back Syrian Refugees Despite Lack Of Donors’ Support: Minister

BEIRUT, Aug 20 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanon must send back Syrian refugees inside the country, despite the reported lack of support from donor countries in facilitating the plan, the country’s minister of the displaced said, yesterday. Hosting a significant number of refugees has so far cost almost 33 billion U.S. dollars,…

291 Killed In Clashes Between Syrian Army, Daesh In Desert Region: Monitor

DAMASCUS, Aug 20 (NNN-SANA) – Up to 291 Syrian soldiers and Daesh militants have been killed in confrontations between the two sides, since the beginning of this year, a war monitor reported, last night. The death toll includes 136 members of Daesh killed by Russian airstrikes, in desert regions of…

Afghan Supreme Leader Called For Investment, Interaction With Int’l Community

KABUL, Aug 20 (NNN-ANA) – The supreme leader of Afghanistan’s Taliban-run caretaker administration, Hibatullah Akhundzada, called for interaction with the world community and encouraged companies to invest in the country, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported. “We want to have interaction with the world community. The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan…

Thailand Prepares For Post-Pandemic Stage: Official

BANGKOK, Aug 20 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand is preparing for the transition to the post-pandemic stage, due to the steady decline in new COVID-19 infections nationwide, the country’s Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said, yesterday. The health ministry intends to start the transition stage in Sept, during which the authorities…

Afghan Security Forces Killed Three Armed Men In Northern Province

FAIZABAD, Afghanistan, Aug 20 (NNN-ANA) – Security forces killed three militants in northern Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province, provincial head of Information and Culture department, Qari Maazudin Ahmadi said, yesterday. Six armed men, in Shiwa area of Raghistan district, were identified and attacked by security forces on Thursday night, and resultantly three…

Indonesia, Malaysia To Enhance Cooperation In Cybersecurity, Telecommunication

JAKARTA, Aug 20 (NNN-ANTARA) – Communication ministers of Indonesia and Malaysia, met here yesterday, discussing strengthening bilateral cooperation in cybersecurity and telecommunication. During the meeting, Indonesia’s minister for communication and information technology, Johnny Gerard Plate and his Malaysian counterpart, Annuar Musa, discussed various issues concerning digitalisation and cybersecurity in their…