Bus Mishap Claims 24 Lives In Western India

NEW DELHI, Feb 26 (NNN-PTI) – As many as 24 people were killed and five others injured, when a bus fell into a river, in India’s western state of Rajasthan on Wednesday (today), confirmed a local cop. The mishap occurred in the Lakheri area of the state’s Bundi district. The…

Five Killed, Three Missing In Indonesia’s Floods

JAKARTA, Feb 26 (NNN-ANTARA) – Five people were killed and three others went missing, during floods in and around Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, a disaster agency official said today (Wednesday). Nearly 20,000 people were forced to flee their home a day earlier, but some parts of the city and its nearby…

Vietnam Culls Hundreds Of Thousands Of Poultry Amid Bird Flu Spread

HANOI, Feb 26 (NNN-VNA) – More than 100,000 poultry have been culled in 10 provinces and cities of Vietnam, where A/H5N6 and A/H5N1 bird flu broke out, the country’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development reported today (Wednesday). The Ministry said, between early Jan and Feb 24, Vietnam had 34…

Laos Sees Increasing Income From Rice Export To China

VIENTIANE, Feb 26 (NNN-KPL) – Laos earned more from the sale of rice to China in the past few years due to trade preference arrangements between the two countries. In 2017, the value of rice sold to China was 5.6 million U.S. dollars. This figure increased to 7.25 million U.S.…

Arab League Renews Calls For Permanent Cease-Fire In Libya

CAIRO, Feb 26 (NNN-MENA) – The League of Arab States renewed its call for a permanent cessation of military operations in Libya. In a statement, the pan-Arab organisation appreciated the progress made during the second round of the 5+5 Libyan Joint Military Commission (JMC) talks. The Arab League also welcomed…

U.S. Voters Highly Concerned About Growing National Debt: Survey

WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – American voters are highly concerned about the rise in national debt, as the 2020 presidential campaign gets underway, according to a survey released by the Peter G. Peterson Foundation. About 72 percent of Americans say, their concern about national debt increased over the past few…

Algeria Confirms First COVID-19 Case

ALGIERS, Feb 26 (NNN-APS) – Algerian Health Minister, Abderrahmane Benbouzid, on Tuesday, announced that the first COVID-19 case was detected in the country. In a statement to the state-run ENTV channel, Benbouzid noted that, the patient is an Italian national who arrived in Algeria on Feb 17, with another person.…

Britain’s Prince Charles To Visit Jordan Over Bilateral Ties

AMMAN, Feb 26 (NNN-PETRA) – Britain’s Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, and the Duchess of Cornwall, will start an official visit to Jordan on Mar 23, over bilateral ties, said a statement by the Jordanian Royal Court. During the visit, the two will meet King Abdullah II and Queen…

Five Killed In Military Attacks In N. Afghanistan

MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan, Feb 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Five people, including a civilian have been killed, as Taliban fighters stormed a security checkpoint in Charkent district, of northern Balkh province, district governor, Salima Mazari, said, Tuesday. A group of armed militants attacked a security checkpoint in Parabarat village, of the restive district,…

Indian Police Issues Shoot-On-Sight Orders As Death Toll Reaches 13 In Citizenship Law-Related Violence

NEW DELHI, Feb 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – Indian police, on Tuesday evening (last night), issued shoot-on-sight orders in the affected areas in New Delhi, as communal violence over the controversial citizenship law intensifies. “Police deployment was made in affected areas and order of shoot on sight have been issued, to calm…