Afghan Forces Kill Six Militants, Capture Five In Northern Kunduz Province

KUNDUZ, Afghanistan, Feb 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Security forces, backed by fighting planes, struck a Taliban hideout, outside Kunduz city, in the capital of northern Afghanistan’s Kunduz province, killing six and arresting five others today, provincial government spokesman, Esmatullah Muradi, said. Acting on tip off, the security forces, backed by fighting…

Nine Killed, 13 Injured As Passenger Vehicle Overturns In India’s Odisha

NEW DELHI, Feb 1 (NNN-PTI) – At least nine people were killed and over a dozen others injured, when a vehicle carrying them, hit a tree and overturned, in India’s eastern state of Odisha, police said today. The accident took place last night, at Kotpad in Koraput district, about 554…

China-Donated COVID-19 Vaccines Arrive In Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Feb 1 (NNN-APP) – A plane carrying Chinese donation of COVID-19 vaccines for Pakistan arrived in the country, Special Assistant to the Pakistani Prime Minister on Health, Faisal Sultan, said today. Sultan expressed his gratitude to China on Twitter, for sending Sinopharm vaccines to Pakistan, adding that, the frontline…

Myanmar’s Military To Hold New Elections After End Of Emergency

YANGON, Feb 1 (NNN-MNA) – The Myanmar military said today that, new elections will be held, after the end of a one-year state of emergency, and it will return the state power to the new government. The President’s Office declared the state of emergency, after State Counsellor, Aung San Suu…

Iran Offers Discounts For Flights Using Its Airspace: Minister

TEHRAN, Feb 1 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran has offered discounts to major international airliners, to encourage them to use the country’s airspace, Press TV reported yesterday. The Iranian government has approved a plan, to cut its overflight fees, Iranian Transport and Urban Development Minister, Mohammad Eslami, said yesterday. The government has…

Israel Extends COVID-19 Lockdown

JERUSALEM, Feb 1 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israel’s cabinet decided late yesterday, to extend an ongoing 36-day nationwide lockdown until Friday, in an effort to curb the COVID-19 outbreak. The ministers voted in favour of extending the measure, at least until Friday, a government spokesman confirmed. The lockdown, first imposed on Dec…

Five Militants Killed In Preemptive Operation In Western Afghanistan

KABUL, Feb 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Five Taliban militants, who were freed on parole last year, from the government’s prisons, were killed during an operation in the western province of Herat on Saturday night, the country’s Defence Ministry confirmed yesterday. “Last night, Taliban tried to assault local uprising fighters’ checkpoints in…

Australian Gov’t, Opposition Deadlocked: Poll

CANBERRA, Feb 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia’s opposition has drawn level with the government, ahead of a likely election later in 2021, expected by local media, an opinion poll found. According to the latest Newspoll, which was published by The Australian today, the governing coalition and opposition Labour Party are deadlocked…

One Dead, Five Missing In Fiji Due To Tropical Cyclone Ana

SUVA, Feb 1 (NNN-PIN) – One person died and five others went missing in Fiji, as tropical cyclone Ana hit the South Pacific island nation. According to Fiji Broadcasting Corporation (FBC) today, a 49-year-old man drowned last Friday, while five people, including a three-year-old boy and two women, have gone…

Australian Defence Minister Quarantined In Canberra After Perth Enters 5-Day Lockdown

CANBERRA, Feb 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australian politicians, including minister for defence, are forced into quarantine in Canberra, following a lockdown, introduced in Western Australia (WA)’s Perth, due to the detection of a positive COVID-19 case, in a hotel quarantine worker. Politicians, who flew from WA to the Australian Capital Territory…