Taliban Key Commander Among Six Killed In N. Afghanistan

MAIMANA, Feb 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Six militants, including a Taliban key commander, have been confirmed dead, as government forces, backed by fighting planes struck a Taliban hideout in Qaisar district of Afghanistan’s northern Faryab province today, the national army, said. The crackdown, according to the statement, was launched in the…

“Lucky” Koala Rescued From South Australian Freeway Amid Traffic Chaos

CANBERRA, Feb 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A “lucky” koala has been rescued after a dash across a South Australian freeway caused a six-car collision. South Australia police confirmed that the pileup was caused, when a car stopped on Adelaide’s South Eastern Freeway, to try and rescue a koala on the road,…

Six Killed, 11 Injured In Vehicle Collision In India’s Uttar Pradesh

NEW DELHI, Feb 9 (NNN-PTI) – Six people were killed and 11 others injured, with some of them in critical condition, after a passenger vehicle collided head-on with a truck today, in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh, police said. The accident took place in Jaunpur district, about 228 km…

India Records Less Than 10,000 Daily COVID-19 Cases As Tally Rises To 10,847,304

NEW DELHI, Feb 9 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 10,847,304 today, as 9,110 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours. According to official data, the death toll mounted to 155,158 as 78 patients died since yesterday morning. This was the first time in the past several…

Chinese Embassy In New Zealand Distributes Spring Festival Kits To Overseas Chinese Students

WELLINGTON, Feb 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Chinese embassy in New Zealand, today distributed Spring Festival kits to overseas Chinese students here in Wellington, on the eve of the Lunar New Year. Under strict pandemic prevention measures, the Education Office of the Chinese Embassy in New Zealand, opened its doors to…

Japanese Submarine Collides With Commercial Vessel, Three Injured

TOKYO, Feb 9 (NNN-NHK) – A Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force submarine, collided with a commercial vessel yesterday, in the Pacific Ocean, off the western main island of Shikoku, slightly injuring three crew members on the submarine, government officials said. In the incident, the 84-metre-long Soryu, scraped the hull of the…

Three labourers killed in gun attack in SW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Feb 9 (NNN-APP) – Three labourers were killed and another one was wounded, after unidentified assailants opened fire at them, in Pakistan’s south-west Kalat district of Balochistan province. The labourers were digging tube wells in agricultural land, when unknown gunmen came and opened fire indiscriminately, killing three on the…

Death Toll Of India’s Glacier Burst Rises To 24 As Rescue Operation Continues

NEW DELHI, Feb 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – As many as 24 dead bodies, all men, have been recovered, in India’s northern hilly state of Uttarakhand till last night, an official at the local disaster management office, said. Upper reaches in the state had been hit by a glacier burst on Sunday…

Sri Lanka To Resume Scheduled Int’l Flights At Southern Airport

COLOMBO, Feb 9 (NNN-SLNEWS) – Scheduled international flights resumed at the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA), located in southern Sri Lanka, from this week, with the arrival of the maiden flight of Air Astana, the flag carrier of Kazakhstan, local media reported. The flight landed at the MRIA, carrying 164…

Myanmar To Have Friendly Cooperation With All Countries: Commander-In-Chief

YANGON, Feb 9 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar will conduct friendly cooperation with all countries, while the country’s foreign policy will not change, Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services, Sen-Gen Min Aung Hlaing, said yesterday. In his first televised message to the public, after the declaration of a one-year state of emergency, he said…