Over 50 Killed In 24 Hours As Floods, Landslides Batter Northern Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Aug 16 (NNN-APP) – At least 50 people, including women and children, were killed, and many others injured, during the last 24 hours after flash floods and landslides, triggered by heavy rains, wreaked havoc in Pakistan’s northern and north-west regions, officials said, yesterday. Spokesperson of Pakistan’s northern Gilgit-Baltistan region,…

10 Dead In Bus-Truck Collision In Eastern India

NEW DELHI, Aug 15 (NNN-PTI) – At least 10 persons, including two women, died and 37 others were injured, when a bus they were travelling in, collided with a truck parked on the roadside, in India’s eastern state of West Bengal early today, a local police said. Five among the…

Three Killed, 100 Injured During Independence Day Celebrations In Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Aug 15 (NNN-APP) – Multiple incidents of aerial firing in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi left three people dead and over 100 others injured, in the 78th Independence Day celebrations, police and hospital said, yesterday. According to the police, 110 people, including children were brought to three major…

One Killed, Five Injured After Car Crashed Into Bus In Mongolia

ULAN BATOR, Aug 15 (NNN-APA) – At least one person has been killed and five others were injured, after a car crashed into a passenger bus in Mongolia, the traffic police department said, yesterday. The accident occurred at around 6:00 a.m. local time on Wednesday, on Baga Toiruu road, in…

Brunei Launched TechXpo 2025

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Aug 15 (NNN-PELITA) – Brunei’s premier platform, showcasing innovation and technology, Brunei TechXpo 2025, was launched yesterday, at the International Convention Centre, near the capital. The three-day exhibition offered NextWave Startup and Innovation Showcase, e-sports tournament, artificial intelligence workshops, and a wide range of immersive technology displays.…

New Zealand Food Prices Surge Five Percent, Driven By Record Dairy Highs

WELLINGTON, Aug 15 (NNN-RNZ) – New Zealand’s food prices rose five percent in the year, to July, up from 4.6 percent the year before, the statistics department, Stats NZ, said today. The grocery food group rose 5.1 percent, led by dairy price hikes, with milk up 16 percent, butter 42.2…

Laos Forecasts Steady Economic Growth Driven By Tourism, Investment

VIENTIANE, Aug 15 (NNN-KPL) – Laos’ Ministry of Finance, expected a positive economic outlook for the third quarter of this year, highlighting strong potential in the tourism sector and booming investment, especially in electricity, infrastructure construction, and other key areas. The Lao Statistics Bureau, under the Lao Ministry of Finance,…

Cloudburst Kills 46, Injures Over 100 In Indian-Controlled Kashmir

by Peerzada Arshad Hamid NEW DELHI, Aug 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least 46 people were killed and over 100 others injured yesterday, after a massive cloudburst hit Indian-controlled Kashmir, officials said. The cloudburst hit Chositi village of Kishtwar district, about 290 km south-east of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian-controlled…

Bangladesh’s General Election Roadmap To Be Announced Next Week

DHAKA, Aug 15 (NNN-BSS) – The roadmap for Bangladesh’s general election, due in Feb next year, will be announced next week. Election Commission Secretary, Md Akhtar Ahmed, said yesterday that, the roadmap will outline several key components, including schedules for dialogues with civil society members and journalists, timelines for amendments…

Two Injured In Israeli Airstrikes On Hezbollah Sites In Southern Lebanon

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, Aug 15 (NNN-NNA/MA’AN) – Two people were injured last night, from a series of airstrikes, carried out by Zionist Israeli warplanes and drones, on Hezbollah sites, in southern Lebanon, according to Lebanon’s official media and Lebanese security sources. An Israeli drone fired two missiles at a motorcycle, in the…