Wife Of U.S. Intelligence Official To Face UK Court Over Death Of Teenager

LONDON, Dec 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A U.S. woman, accused of killing a British teenager in England and fled Britain, will face criminal proceedings in the UK next month, the UK Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said, yesterday. Harry Dunn, 19, died in Aug, 2019, after a crash outside the Royal Air…

Indonesia’s Anti-Terror Squad Arrests Four Suspected Terrorists

JAKARTA, Dec 14 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Indonesian Police’s anti-terror squad, Densus 88, yesterday arrested four suspected terrorists, in the cities of Palembang and Lubuklinggau, South Sumatra province, a police officer said. They are allegedly linked to the outlawed Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) militant group, and suspected of planning several attacks during…

Two Policemen Killed, 12 Wounded In Militant Attack On Police Bus In Indian-Controlled Kashmir

SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Dec 14 (NNN-PTI) – At least two policemen were killed and 12 others wounded, last night, after militants attacked their bus in restive Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said. The attack was carried out near the Pantha Chowk area, on the outskirts of Srinagar city, the summer capital of…

One Killed, 13 Others Injured In Drive-By Shooting In Texas

HOUSTON, Dec 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) – One person was killed and 13 others injured, following a drive-by shooting at a vigil on Sunday evening, in Baytown, a suburb city near Houston, Texas, authorities said. The person was pronounced dead at an area hospital. Of the injured, three are currently in critical…

16 Die In Bus-Truck Collision In NE Nigeria

LAGOS, Dec 14 (NNN-NAN) – Sixteen people were killed, when a speeding bus ran into a truck, on a highway, in Nigeria’s north-east Bauchi state on Sunday, police said yesterday. The collision happened in Bambal village, along the Kano-Jama’are highway, at about 7:00 p.m. local time on Sunday, Yusuf Abdullahi,…

China Willing To Provide Emergency Humanitarian Assistance To U.S. On Tornadoes

BEIJING, Dec 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – China is willing to provide emergency humanitarian assistance, to the people affected by tornadoes in the United States, according to their needs, China International Development Cooperation Agency spokesperson, Xu Wei, said yesterday. At least 30 tornadoes swept through six states overnight, in the central parts…

Afghanistan Launches Polio Vaccination Targeting 9.9 Million Children

KABUL, Dec 13 (NNN-ANA) – The Afghan Public Health Ministry, launched a campaign today, to give polio vaccination doses to millions of children under the age of five, the ministry said. “The campaign is the last polio vaccination drive in 2021. It will continue in two weeks. This week it…

Taliban-Led Afghan Gov’t Thanks China Over Donation

KABUL, Dec 13 (NNN-ANA) – Chinese and Afghan officials inaugurated the construction of a mosque and two wells, at the Ministry of Justice, yesterday. Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan, Wang Yu said, China and Afghanistan are very close neighbours, connected by mountains and rivers, and the two peoples enjoy long-lasting friendly…

At Least 18 Dead, 25 Injured In Bus Accident In Southern Ecuador

QUITO, Dec 13 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – At least 18 people were killed and 25 others injured, in a passenger bus accident in the Sucua canton of the Amazonian province of Morona Santiago, in southern Ecuador, the Integrated Security Service ECU 911 reported, yesterday. The accident occurred on Saturday night, in…

Seven Dead, Thousands Displaced After Heavy Rains Hit Brazil’s Bahia State

RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec 13 (NNN-CMA) – At least seven people were killed and thousands displaced, after heavy rains hit the north-eastern Brazilian state of Bahia over the weekend, the regional Civil Defence reported yesterday. The rains, caused by an extratropical cyclone, were localised in the southern region of Bahia…