DPRK Announces Firing Drill Of Railway-Borne Missile Regiment

PYONGYANG, Jan 15 (NNN-KCNA) – A firing drill for checking and judging the proficiency in the action procedures of the railway-borne missile regiment of North Phyongan Province, took place yesterday, it was reported early this morning. The drill was aimed at checking the alert posture of the combatants of the…

Turkey Issues Arrest Warrant For 19 More Suspects Over Failed Coup In 2016

ANKARA, Jan 15 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey yesterday, issued an arrest warrant for 19 suspected former police chiefs, over their alleged links to a network accused of orchestrating a coup attempt in 2016, the capital, Ankara, chief prosecutor’s office said. The operation has been carried out in 12 provinces, as part…

DPRK Fires Two Short-Range Projectiles Eastward – S.Korea’s JCS

SEOUL, Jan 15 (NNN-YONHAP) – The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), fired two short-range projectiles eastward, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said yesterday. The JCS said, the South Korean military detected two projectiles, presumed to be short-range ballistic missiles, launched eastward from an inland area, in the…

Update: 6.6-Magnitude Quake Jolts Off Indonesia’s Banten, Strong Tremors Felt In Jakarta

JAKARTA, Jan 15 (NNN-ANTARA) – A 6.6-magnitude earthquake jolted off the Banten province of Indonesia yesterday, with strong tremors felt in the capital Jakarta, the country’s meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said. The agency earlier released a report on the quake with a magnitude of 6.7, but then, revised it…

Volcano In Tonga’s Hunga Ha’apai Island Erupts Again

SUVA, Jan 14 (NNN-PIN) – The volcano in Tonga’s Hunga Ha’apai island, erupted again today, sending ash, steam and gas into the air. According to Tonga’s news website, Matangi Tonga Online, the volcano, about 65 km north of capital city, Nuku’alofa, has erupted continuously since esrly this morning, raising the…

Shortages At U.S. Grocery Stores Increasing: AP

WASHINGTON, Jan 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – The fast-spreading omicron variant and severe weather, led to increasing shortages at U.S. grocery stores in recent weeks, the Associate Press reported. The shortages impact produce, meat, and packaged goods, such as cereal, the report said, adding that, the shortages are widespread and are being…

Estimated 4.3 Million People In UK Had COVID-19 In A Week

LONDON, Jan 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) – An estimated 4.3 million people in private households in Britain had COVID-19 last week, up from 3.7 million in the previous week and set a new record, the British Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. Prevalence of the coronavirus continues to be highest in England,…

Arab League Chief Demands Immediate Release Of Houthis-Seized UAE Vessel, Crew

CAIRO, Jan 14 (NNN-MENA) – Arab League Secretary-General, Ahmed Aboul-Gheit, yesterday, called for the “immediate release” of a United Arab Emirates (UAE)-flagged cargo ship and its crew, hijacked off the coast of Yemen’s western port city of Hodeidah. In a statement, Aboul-Gheit condemned the seizure of the vessel by Houthi…

Rockets Hit Baghdad Green Zone, Two Wounded

BAGHDAD, Jan 14 (NNN-NINA) – Several rockets yesterday hit the heavily fortified Green Zone that houses the U.S. embassy in central Baghdad, wounding a woman and a child, the Iraqi military said. “The innocent people in the Green Zone were attacked by several rockets, fired from the Doura neighbourhood in…

U.S. To Allow Lebanon To Import Energy Through Syria: Lebanese FM

BEIRUT, Jan 14 (NNN-NNA) – The U.S. will allow Lebanon to import natural gas and electricity from Egypt and Jordan through Syria, without being subject to restrictions imposed by the U.S. Caesar Act, which prohibits cooperation with Syria, Lebanese Foreign Minister, Abdallah Bou Habib, said yesterday. The U.S. authorities informed…