Air Raids Kill Seven Militants In Afghanistan’s Northern Baghlan

PUL-E-KHUMRI, Afghanistan, Feb 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – Seven militants have been confirmed dead, after fighter aircraft pounded a Taliban hideout in Baghlan-e-Markazi district, of the northern Baghlan province, in Afghanistan, said an army statement, released here today (Sunday). The airstrikes, according to the statement, were conducted late Saturday evening, in Maghal…

New Zealand’s Former PM Mike Moore Dies At 71

WELLINGTON, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealanders are mourning former Prime Minister, Mike Moore, who passed away on Sunday (today). Moore was prime minister in 1990, the 34th prime minister of New Zealand. He passed away at his home in Auckland, at the age of 71, following a battle with…

Leading Hindu Organisation Leader Shot Dead In North India

NEW DELHI, Feb 2 (NNN-PTI) – A senior leader of a leading Hindu organisation, Hindu Mahasabha, was killed by unidentified assailants, in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh, early today (Sunday), said media reports. Identified as Ranjeet Bachchan, he was shot at, while he was having a morning walk outside…

Iran, Ukraine Jointly Decipher Black Box Of Crashed Ukrainian Plane

TEHRAN, Feb 2 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Minister of Road and Urban Development, Mohammad Eslami, said that, Iran and Ukraine are jointly investigating the black box of the downed Ukrainian plane in Iran. The aircraft accident investigating board of Iranian and Ukrainian experts, is investigating the black box according to standards…

Iraqi President Names Mohammed Allawi New PM-Designate

BAGHDAD, Feb 2 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi President, Barham Salih, appointed Mohamed Tawfiq Allawi as Prime Minister-designate, who will form an interim government. Allawi’s appointment came, just hours before a deadline set by Salih, for the Iraqi political blocs to nominate a candidate for premiership, amid months of political row and…

Oman’s Bank Muscat Reports Net Profit Of 481.96 Million USD In 2019

MUSCAT, Feb 2 (NNN-ONA) – Bank Muscat, a leading financial institution in Oman, reported a net profit of 185.55 million Omani riyals (481.96 million U.S. dollars) in 2019, the bank said in an official statement. The net profits increased by 3.3 percent in 2019, from 179.63 million riyals in the…

Lebanon’s Tourism Suffers 700-Million-USD Loss Amid Nationwide Protests: Official

BEIRUT, Feb 2 (NNN-NNA) – A Lebanese official, said that, the country’s tourism sector has suffered a loss of 700 million U.S. dollars, since the beginning of nationwide protests in the country, the online independent newspaper, Elnashra, reported. “If the situation remains the same, this sector will totally collapse by…

Philippines Reports First Death From Coronavirus

MANILA, Feb 2 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines reported today (Sunday) that, a 44-year-old Chinese male from Wuhan, China, who came to the Philippines last month, has died from the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). Philippine Health Secretary, Francisco Duque, told a news conference that the unidentified man, who died on Saturday, was…

In Australia Four Children Killed By Drunk Driver

MELBOURNE, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Four children were killed, and three others injured, after being struck by a drunk driver, in the Australian city of Sydney. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), reported that, three of the children who were killed were siblings — two girls, aged 8 and 12, and…

Five Killed In Bus-Car Crash On Central Indonesia’s Highway

JAKARTA, Feb 2 (NNN-ANTARA) – Five people were killed and another was in critical condition, after a bus collided with a minivan, on a highway in the central part of Indonesia, on Saturday, a police officer said. The collision occurred when the minivan was running fast on the highway, in…