Four Soldiers Killed In Daesh Attack In Northern Iraq: Police

BAGHDAD, Jul 18 (NNN-NINA) – Four Iraqi soldiers were killed yesterday, in an attack by militants of the extremist Daesh group, in the northern province of Kirkuk, a provincial police source said. The attack took place in the morning, when the Daesh militants opened fire on an army outpost, in…

53 Taliban Militants Killed, 38 Injured In Afghanistan In One Day: Defence Ministry

KABUL, Jul 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) – At least 53 Taliban militants were killed and 38 others wounded, in multiple airstrikes and battles in Afghanistan yesterday, the Afghan Ministry of Defence said today. In eastern Kapisa province, 18 militants were killed and 24 wounded, after Afghan Air Force (AAF) conducted airstrikes in…

Four Drug Traffickers Arrested In Afghanistan: Official

KABUL, Jul 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Counter-Narcotics Police of Afghanistan (CNPA), arrested four drug traffickers in three provinces yesterday, an official from the Interior Ministry confirmed, today. “The suspects were arrested in Kabul, Nangarhar and Parwan provinces, and the CNPA confiscated 400 kg of narcotics that included opium, hashish, methamphetamine,…

At Least 15 Killed In Two Landslide Incidents In Mumbai

MUMBAI, Jul 18 (NNN-PTI) – At least 15 people were killed and a few more were feared trapped, in two landslide incidents, in Mumbai’s suburbs this morning, following heavy rains in India’s financial capital. According to the disaster management cell of the city’s civic authority, one of the incidents occurred…

Cambodia Records 30 New COVID-19 Deaths

PHNOM PENH, Jul 18 (NNN-AKP) – The death toll from COVID-19 in Cambodia has surged to 1,106, after 30 new fatalities were reported today, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said in a statement. The Southeast Asian nation also confirmed 845 new infections, including 315 imported cases, pushing the national total…

New Zealand Reports 10 New Cases Of COVID-19

WELLINGTON, Jul 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand reported 10 new cases of COVID-19, in recent returnees in managed isolation facilities, said the Ministry of Health in a statement today. The new cases were reported since the ministry’s last update on Friday, while there was no new case of COVID-19 in…

Philippines Logs 6,040 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Exceeds 1.5 Million

MANILA, Jul 18 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH) reported yesterday, 6,040 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 1,502,359. The death toll climbed to 26,598, after 122 more patients died from the viral disease, the DOH said. The Philippines, which…

Flying Doctors To Deliver Vaccines To Remote Australians As COVID-19 Cases Climb

CANBERRA, Jul 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) has been enlisted to inoculate thousands of Australians in remote areas against COVID-19. Frank Quinlan, RFDS federation executive director, said, the service has administered about 5,121 vaccines since being brought in by governments, to accelerate the rollout in remote…

Vietnamese Parliament To Elect Top State Leaders At Upcoming Session

HANOI, Jul 18 (NNN-VNA) – The 15th National Assembly (NA) of Vietnam, the country’s top legislature, will gather for its inaugural session from Jul 20 to 31, focusing on decisions about high-ranking personnel of the state apparatus. Bui Van Cuong, secretary-general of the NA, made the remarks at a press…

Philippine Ruling Political Party Names New President

MANILA, Jul 18 (NNN-PNA) – Philippine ruling party, Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban), elected Energy Secretary, Alfonso Cusi, as the new president, during a national assembly, convened by Philippine President, Rodrigo Duterte yesterday. Duterte, the party chair, led the national assembly, held in Clark Freeport Zone, in Pampanga province,…