Tokyo Prosecutors Obtain Arrest Warrant For Ghosn’s Wife

TOKYO, Jan 8 (NNN-NHK) – Tokyo prosecutors obtained an arrest warrant for Carole Ghosn, wife of former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman, Carlos Ghosn, for making a false statement last Apr, at her husband’s trial for alleged aggravated breach of trust. Prosecutors suspected that during an examination of a witness last…

Philippines Orders Mandatory Evacuation Of Filipinos In Iraq

MANILA, Jan 8 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines said today (Wednesday) that, it is imposing a mandatory evacuation of Filipinos in Iraq, amid increasing tensions in the Middle East. “As a result of the government’s coordination meetings on the situation in the Middle East, in the past few days, the alert…

International Aid, Donations Pour In For Australian Bushfire Crisis

SYDNEY, Jan 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – The international community has rallied behind Australia, during the ongoing bushfire crisis, which in many parts of the country has been the worst on record. Since Sept, 2019, 25 people have been killed, close to 2,000 homes destroyed, and hundreds of millions of wild animals…

New Zealand Forest Fire Continues

WELLINGTON, Jan 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Firefighters are working today (Wednesday), to contain a large forest fire, which started on Monday and stretched to 350 hectares near New Zealand’s Napier. Firefighters faced strong westerly winds during the past few days, making it difficult to battle. With 55 ground and forestry crews…

Jordan Urges Israel To Respect Rights Of Worship At Al Aqsa Mosque

AMMAN, Jan 8 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan, on Tuesday, urged Israel to respect the rights of worship by Muslim worshippers, at the Al Aqsa Mosque, in the disputed holy city of Jerusalem. Deifallah Fayez, spokesperson of Jordan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, condemned the arrests of several worshippers by Israeli police at…

UAE To Support Australia In Fighting Bushfires

DUBAI, Jan 8 (NNN-WAM) – Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE’s Armed Forces, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, discussed with Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, over the phone, the latest developments of the bushfires in Australia. Sheikh Mohamed posted on his official tweeter…

UN Chief Appoints Deputy Mission Head To Support Hodeidah Agreement

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) – UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, announced the appointment of Daniela Kroslak of Germany, as the deputy head for the UN Mission to support the Hodeidah Agreement (UNMHA). The Hodeidah agreement stipulates a ceasefire in the Yemeni governorate of Hodeidah and the redeployment of Houthi rebel…

Iran’s IRGC Fires Missiles At U.S. Airbase In Iraq

TEHRAN, Jan 8 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), fired “tens of surface-to-surface missiles” at the U.S. airbase in Anbar, in western Iraq, in retaliation for the killing of Iranian general, Qassem Soleimani, Press TV reported today (Wednesday). The IRGC called for a complete withdrawal of U.S. troops…

Two Killed, 18 Injured As Blast Hits Security Forces’ Vehicle In SW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Jan 8 (NNN-APP) – A bomb went off, near a security forces’ vehicle, in provincial capital Quetta, of Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province, leaving two people killed and 18 others injured, hospital sources and police said. The target of the explosion was a vehicle of a paramilitary troops Frontier Corps,…

Putin Visits Damascus, Meets Syrian President

DAMASCUS, Jan 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – Russian President, Vladimir Putin, arrived in Damascus on Tuesday (yesterday) and met with Syrian President, al-Assad. The two leaders were briefed by head of Russian forces in Syria, on the situation in the country. During their meeting, Putin told Assad that, a stride has been…