Turkey Kills 14 YPG Members In Northern Syria: Ministry

ANKARA, Nov 14 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish security forces killed 14 members of the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) in northern Syria, when they attempted to “infiltrate” into Turkey’s operation zone, its Defence Ministry said. “We will not let the terrorist organisation PKK/YPG disrupt peace and security in the (Operation)…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Reaches 8,773,479

NEW DELHI, Nov 14 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally reached 8,773,479 today, as 44,684 new cases were registered across the country in the past 24 hours, said the latest data released by the federal health ministry. Still there are 480,719 active COVID-19 cases in the country, while 8,163,572 people have…

27 Children Quarantined In Mongolian Capital After Boy Tests Positive For COVID-19

ULAN BATOR, Nov 14 (NNN-MONGOLIAWEB) – A total of 27 children from the same class of a kindergarten have been put on quarantine, at the Central Military Hospital, in Mongolia’s capital Ulan Bator, after a four-year-old boy in their class tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday, according to the country’s State…

5.4-Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Parts Of SW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Nov 14 (NNN-APP) – An earthquake measuring 5.4 magnitude, hit parts of Pakistan’s south-west Balochistan province today, the country’s National Seismic Monitoring Centre, said. According to the centre, the quake’s epicentre was located at 38 km north-east of the provincial capital of Quetta, and its focal depth was determined…

Typhoon Vamco Leaves 53 Dead, 22 Missing In The Philippines

MANILA, Nov 14 (NNN-PNA) – The death toll from Typhoon Vamco that battered the Philippines this week, has climbed to 53, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said today. The PNP said, 22 people were still missing in the flash floods and landslides, triggered by the typhoon, which tore through the…

Four Pakistani Civilians, One Soldier Killed In Indian Firing: Pakistani Army

ISLAMABAD, Nov 14 (NNN-APP) – The Pakistani army said last night that four civilians and a soldier were killed, in Indian firing along the Line of Control (LoC), in the Kashmir region. An army statement said, the Indian army “opted for resorting to unprovoked and indiscriminate firing of all calibres,”…

Japan’s COVID-19 Cases Hit Record High, Suga Reiterates Call To Action

TOKYO, Nov 14 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Yoshihide Suga, reiterated his call for measures to be taken, to tackle a resurgence of COVID-19 cases across the country, as Japan confirmed a record-high number of cases yesterday. Suga told reporters that, cases had been surging in Hokkaido, Tokyo, Osaka and…

Palestine Slams Pompeo’s Reported Decision To Visit Israeli Settlement

RAMALLAH, Nov 14 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian officials slammed U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo’s reported decision, to visit Israeli settlement in the West Bank, calling the planned visit “a challenge to international consensus.” “The visit will be a challenge to the positions of all previous U.S. administrations, that emphasised the…

Pakistani Businessman Who Holds Lavish Wedding, Under Tax Evasion Investigation

ISLAMABAD, Nov 14 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan’s Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), completed initial probe into a businessman, who allegedly spent two billion Pakistani rupees (over 12.6 million U.S. dollars), on his daughter’s wedding earlier this month, in Gujranwala district of the country’s east Punjab province, local media reported yesterday. The…

Turkey Sends Second Drillship To Black Sea For Mission

ISTANBUL, Nov 14 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey’s drillship, Kanuni, sailed from Istanbul yesterday to the Black Sea, to start its first mission, Energy and Natural Resources Minister, Fatih Donmez, announced. Kanuni will carry out drilling activities at the Sakarya Gas Field, off the northern province of Zonguldak, after having some maintenance…