Two Feared Dead, Several Missing As Heavy Rain Pounds South-Western Japan

TOKYO, Aug 12 (NNN-NHK) – At least two people are feared dead, and several others remain missing, in south-western Japan, yesterday, as heavy rain continued to hit the region, sparking floods and landslides, local media reported. In the town of Kosa, Kumamoto Prefecture, a man, who was evacuating with his…

Thai Army Denies Plans To Seize Disputed Temple With Force On Border With Cambodia

BANGKOK, Aug 12 (NNN-TNA) – Thai army spokesperson, Winthai Suvaree, yesterday, clarified regarding the Cambodian Ministry of Defence’s earlier accusations that, Boonsin Padklang, commander of Thailand’s Second Army Region, did not mention the deployment of forces, regarding disputed temples, and what was stated does not constitute any attempt at provocation,…

Al Jazeera Condemns Killing Of Five Staff By Israeli Regime

DOHA, Aug 12 (NNN-QNA) – The Al Jazeera Media Network condemns in the strongest terms, the targeted assassination of its correspondents Anas Al Sharif and Mohammed Qraiqea, along with photographers Ibrahim Al Thaher, and Mohamed Nofal, by the Israeli occupation forces. In a statement, Al Jazeera described the attack as…

Zionist Israel Murders Five Correspondents In Gaza, Alleges Hamas Role

GAZA/JERUSALEM, Aug 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Zionist Israeli army, yesterday, killed five correspondents, working for Qatar’s Al Jazeera channel, by attacking their tent, in front of Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, according to Al Jazeera and Gaza-based medical sources. Al Jazeera reported that its journalists, Anas Al-Sharif and Mohammed Qreiqeh,…

German Carmakers Hit By U.S. Tariffs, Eye Closer China-EU Cooperation

BERLIN, Aug 11 (NNN-DPA) – Since Apr, a sharp hike in U.S. tariffs on EU-made vehicles has dealt a heavy blow to Europe’s auto industry, causing steep declines in the profits of Germany’s biggest carmakers and prompting them to seek opportunities in Asia. A recent deal between the EU and…

London Police Confirm 532 Arrests At Pro-Palestine Action Protest

LONDON, Aug 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – The number of people arrested at a Saturday protest, in support of advocacy network Palestine Action, has been confirmed as 532, London’s Metropolitan Police said, in an update yesterday. As of 1.00 p.m. local time (1200 GMT) yesterday, 18 people remained in custody. Police said,…

Nigeria Maintains Stance Against Accepting Deportees From U.S.

ABUJA, Aug 11 (NNN-NAN) – Nigeria will not alter its stance against accepting deportees from the U.S., the country’s foreign ministry spokesman said, noting, the most populous African country would never accept “additional baggage” to its existing socio-economic challenges. Speaking in an interview, published by the local Saturday Punch, Kimiebi…

South Sudanese President, Ugandan Defence Chief Held Talks On Security

KAMPALA, Aug 11 (NNN-SUNA) – South Sudanese President, Salva Kiir, and visiting Ugandan Chief of Defence Forces, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, held talks on strengthening regional stability. The Ugandan military said in a statement that, during a meeting held in the South Sudanese capital of Juba, Kiir commended Uganda for its role…

Six Lebanese Soldiers Killed In Ammunition Explosion

BEIRUT, Aug 11 (NNN-NNA) – Six Lebanese soldiers were killed and an unspecified number of others injured, when a weapons depot exploded during an inspection and dismantling operation carried out by an army unit in the city of Tyre, southern Lebanon. The army said in a statement that, “An explosion…

Recalcitrant Israeli PM Says Army To Seize Remaining Hamas Strongholds In Gaza; Palestinian Death Toll: 61,430

JERUSALEM, Aug 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – Recalcitrant Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said yesterday, the military had been ordered to enter the “decisive stage” of the Gaza war, aimed at seizing the remaining Hamas strongholds in Gaza City, refugee camps in central Gaza and the southern area of Al Mawasi. He…