Five Killed In Building Fire In India’s Bengaluru

NEW DELHI, Aug 17 (NNN-PTI) – At least five people, including four in a family, were killed yesterday, in a devastating fire, inside a four-story residential-cum-factory building, in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru, the police said. According to the police, the fire started during the early hours on the…

Flight Suffered Tail Strike, Landed In Second Attempt In Mumbai

NEW DELHI, Aug 17 (NNN-PTI) – An aircraft belonging to the private airline IndiGo, suffered a tail strike amid rough weather conditions yesterday, at the international airport in the Indian city Mumbai, but landed safely in a second attempt. A spokesperson of the airline said that, the Bangkok-Mumbai flight, after…

Forest Fire In NW Türkiye Prompts Evacuation Of Five Villages

ISTANBUL, Aug 17 (NNN-TRT) – A forest fire that erupted at around 4:30 p.m. local time (1330 GMT) yesterday, in Türkiye’s north-western province of Canakkale, forced the evacuation of five villages, authorities said. Canakkale Governor, Omer Toraman, said on social media platform X that, 11 planes and 10 helicopters, along…

Second Measles Death Reported In Israel Amid Surging Cases

JERUSALEM, Aug 17 (NNN-MA’AN) – An 18-month-old Israeli boy died of measles, yesterday, at Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical Centre, marking the second fatality in the country’s current measles outbreak, Israel’s Health Ministry said in a statement. The toddler was unvaccinated, it noted. The first death, a two-year-old Israeli boy also…

Iraq Conducted Airstrikes On Two Daesh Hideouts

BAGHDAD, Aug 17 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi security forces, carried out two airstrikes on Daesh’s hideouts, killing a group of terrorists inside, the Iraqi Joint Operations Command (JOC) said, yesterday. Acting on intelligence information, the first strike, carried out by F-16 aircraft on Tuesday, targeted a significant Daesh hideout in Salahuddin…

Palestinians, Israelis Protest Against Uncivilised Israeli Army’s Killing Of Journalists

BEIT JALA CITY, West Bank, Aug 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – Palestinian and Israeli people, together, hold placards and photos, during a protest against the uncivilised Israeli army’s killing of journalists, in the city of Beit Jala, near Bethlehem, in southern West Bank, on Aug 15, 2025. The United Nations (UN), last…

New Batch Of Afghan Youth Commissioned To Army

KABUL, Aug 17 (NNN-BNA) – A total of 361 Afghan youth men, have officially joined the national army, after completing military training, it was reported, yesterday. The graduates received their certificates during a ceremony, marking the second group of Afghan youth to the army within a week, according to the…

Sri Lanka’s Service Sector Accelerated In July On Trade, Finance, Transport Growth

COLOMBO, Aug 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s services sector expanded in July, supported by growth in wholesale and retail trade, financial services, and the transportation of goods, according to the latest Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) released by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL). The services PMI rose to 70.1…

5.8-Magnitude Quake Hits 15 Km North Of Poso, Indonesia: USGS

BEIJING, Aug 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 5.8, jolted 15 km north of Poso, Indonesia, at 22:38:52 GMT yesterday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicentre, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to be at 1.26 degrees south latitude, and 120.74 degrees east…

307 Killed In Two Days As Torrential Rains Wreak Havoc In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Aug 17 (NNN-APP) – A total of 307 people were killed and scores of others injured, in rain-related accidents in Pakistan’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, during the last 48 hours, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said, yesterday. About 90.6 percent of the fatalities were caused by flash…