Over 13 Million People Voted In Myanmar’s General Election

YANGON, Jan 27 (NNN-MNA) – More than 13.14 million people voted in Myanmar’s multi-party democratic general election, representing a voter turnout of over 54 percent, Zaw Min Tun, leader of the Information Team of Myanmar’s National Defence and Security Council, said late last night. Myanmar held the election in three…

Zionist Israeli Military Launches Second Attack On S. Lebanon In A Day

JERUSALEM, Jan 27 (NNN-NNA) – Zionist Israel’s military said in a statement that, it carried out another attack on southern Lebanon on Monday, targeting a Hezbollah member. The strike, in the Nabatieh area, was a “response to Hezbollah’s repeated violations of the ceasefire understandings,” it claimed. Earlier yesterday, Lebanon Debate,…

Two Critically Injured In Light Plane Crash In Australia’s Queensland

SYDNEY, Jan 27 (NNN-AAP) – Two people sustained life-threatening injuries, after a light plane crashed in the Australian state of Queensland, this morning. Emergency services were called to reports that a plane had crash-landed, and skidded off the end of a runway, at the Gold Coast Sports Flying Club, about…

10 Still Missing After Ferry Carrying 344 Sank In S. Philippines

MANILA, Jan 27 (NNN-PNA) – Ten people remained missing, after an inter-island ferry with 344 people onboard sank early yesterday, in waters off Basilan province, in the southern Philippines, with 18 having been confirmed dead, authorities said today.– NNN-PNA  

Lebanese Parliament Speaker Slammed Israel For Undermining Ceasefire Committee As Airstrikes Pound South

BEIRUT, Jan 27 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanese Parliament Speaker, Nabih Berri, slammed Israel yesterday, for seeking to dismantle a ceasefire committee, tasked with monitoring the halt in hostilities between the two countries, warning that, such actions aim to perpetuate aggression. “Our position is well known … we remain committed to the…

Several Injured In Train-Truck Collision In Hokkaido

TOKYO, Jan 26 (NNN-NHK) – Several people were injured, after a train collided with a truck, today, in the city of Nemuro, in Japan’s northern prefecture of Hokkaido, local media reported. Hokkaido Shimbun reported that, the accident occurred at a railway crossing in the city. The truck driver was seriously…

Australia’s Victoria Facing Most Severe Heatwave Since 2009, Authorities Warn

MELBOURNE, Jan 26 (NNN-AAP) – Authorities have warned that, the south-east Australian state of Victoria is facing its most severe heatwave since 2009, with temperatures forecast to exceed record-highs. The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) had the highest-level extreme heatwave warnings in place, for regions of Victoria and the neighbouring east…

Zionist Israel Launches New Wave Of Airstrikes In Lebanon

JERUSALEM, Jan 26 (NNN-NNA) – The Zionist Israeli military said last night, it had begun striking “several areas” in Lebanon, targeting what it described as “Hezbollah militant infrastructure.” In a statement, the military said, the strikes were in response to what it called Hezbollah’s “repeated violations of the ceasefire understandings,”…

Three Militants Killed In Security Operation In SW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Jan 26 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani security forces, yesterday, killed three militants in an intelligence-based operation in the south-western Balochistan province, the military said. The operation was conducted in Panjgur district, following reports about the presence of militants, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the military’s media wing, said, in a…

Nepali Congress, CPN-UML Wins Nepal’s National Assembly Polls

KATHMANDU, Jan 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Nepali Congress won nine seats, while the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) (CPN-UML) emerged victorious in eight seats, in the National Assembly election held yesterday, the Election Commission said. The commission said in a statement that, the Loktantrik Samajwadi Party-Nepal, or the Democratic…