India’s Forex Reserves Fell Below 700 Billion USD

NEW DELHI, Jul 12 (NNN-PTI) – India’s foreign exchange (forex) reserves, fell below the 700-billion-U.S. dollar mark yesterday, revealed an official data. The country’s forex reserves stood at 699.736 billion U.S. dollars, after falling by 3.049 billion U.S. dollars, during the week ended Jul 4, as per the weekly bulletin,…

98 Killed, 185 Injured As Monsoon Rains Wreak Havoc In Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Jul 12 (NNN-APP) – Torrential monsoon rains and flash floods have claimed at least 98 lives and left 185 others injured across Pakistan, since Jun 26, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said, yesterday. The NDMA said that, eight people were killed and 27 others injured in rain-related accidents…

Air India Crash Report Shows Both Engines Shut Down Shortly After Takeoff

NEW DELHI, Jul 12 (NNN-PTI) – Both engines of the recently crashed Air India airplane had shut down mid-air, within seconds of take-off, showed a preliminary investigation report, released today, by the Indian Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB). According to the media, the report said that, before the Flight AI-171…

Death Toll In India’s Gujarat Bridge Collapse Rose To 20

NEW DELHI, Jul 12 (NNN-PTI) – The death toll from a bridge collapse, in the western Indian state of Gujarat, rose to 20 yesterday, officials said. A portion of the bridge, over the Mahisagar river, collapsed on Wednesday, in Vadodara district, about 151 km south-east of Gandhinagar, the capital city…

Nearly 800 Killed While Trying To Access Aid In Gaza; Latest Death Toll: 57,700 Palestinians, Mostly Women And Children

GENEVA, Jul 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – Nearly 800 people have been killed, while trying to access humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip, the UN human rights office (OHCHR), said, yesterday. Speaking at a press briefing in Geneva, OHCHR spokesperson, Ravina Shamdasani, said that, as of Jul 7, the OHCHR had documented…

Iraq Welcomes PKK’s Disarmament Process

BAGHDAD, Jul 12 (NNN-NINA) – The Iraqi Foreign Ministry, welcomed yesterday, the announcement made by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), regarding the beginning of the disarmament process, the initial phase of which took place in Sulaymaniyah province, in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The Iraqi foreign ministry said in a…

Lebanon Urges Renewing UNIFIL Mandate For Another Year

BEIRUT, Jul 12 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanese Prime Minister, Nawaf Salam, said yesterday that, it is important to renew the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon for another year, for its vital role in promoting stability in southern Lebanon. Meeting with an EU delegation, headed by EU Ambassador…

Five Killed, Four Injured As Vehicle Plunged Into Gorge In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Jul 12 (NNN-APP) – At least five people were killed and four others injured, when a pickup plunged into a deep gorge in Pakistan’s north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, yesterday, local rescue officials said. The accident occurred in Para Chamkani Gondal area of Kurram district, Bilal Ahmad Faizi, spokesperson for…

Kyrgyzstan Imposes Fines For Disseminating False Information

BISHKEK, Jul 12 (NNN-KNA) – Kyrgyz President, Sadyr Japarov, signed a bill into law, which imposes fines for disseminating false information in the media and on the internet, the president’s official website said, yesterday. The purpose of the amendments to the Code of the Kyrgyz Republic on Offenses, is to…

Mt Lewotobi Laki-Laki In Eastern Indonesia Erupted Again, Triggering Flight Warning

JAKARTA, Jul 12 (NNN-ANTARA) – Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, located in Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara province, erupted again, yesterday afternoon, prompting a flight warning, according to the country’s Centre for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation. The eruption occurred at 2:10 p.m. local time, sending a column of ash up to 4…