43 More Palestinians Murdered In Israeli Attacks Across Gaza Yesterday; Total Deaths: 52,243 – Civil Defence

GAZA, Apr 28 (NNN-WAFA) – At least 43 more Palestinians were killed, in brutal Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip, the enclave’s Civil Defence, said, yesterday. Civil Defence spokesperson, Mahmoud Basal, said that, eight people, including three children and a woman, were killed, when the Zionist Israeli aircraft struck a…

One Killed, 24 Wounded In Thunderstorm In Iran’s Capital

TEHRAN, Apr 28 (NNN-IRNA) – At least one person was killed and 24 others injured, as a thunderstorm swept across the Iranian capital, Tehran, last night, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported. Of those injured, 16 were hospitalised, while the others were treated and discharged after receiving initial medical care,…

Three People Killed After Car Turned Turtle In Afghanistan’s Baghlan Province

KABUL, Apr 27 (NNN-BNA) – Three commuters lost their lives and another was injured, after their vehicle veered off the road and turned turtle in northern Afghanistan’s Baghlan province, the provincial police office said in a statement, today. According to the statement, the mishap occurred late yesterday, after a passenger…

Roundup: Over 200,000 Displaced After Powerful Earthquake Strikes Central Myanmar

YANGON, Apr 27 (NNN-MNA) – More than 200,000 people have been displaced, after the powerful 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar on March 28, the official daily, The Mirror, reported yesterday, citing the National Disaster Management Committee (NDMC). At the NDMC’s third meeting of the year, held Friday in Nay Pyi…

Pakistan Warns Of Full-Force Response Over Indus Water Diversion

ISLAMABAD, Apr 27 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan, yesterday, warned of a full-force response, to any attempt by India to divert or block its share of water, under the Indus Waters Treaty. Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, addressing a passing-out parade at the Pakistan Military Academy in Kakul, in the country’s north-west Khyber…

Thailand’s Leeswadtrakul Elected New BWF President

XIAMEN, Apr 27 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s Khunying Patama Leeswadtrakul was elected president of the Badminton World Federation (BWF), during the 86th BWF Annual General Meeting, yesterday. The 60-year-old Leeswadtrakul, who is also a member of the International Olympic Committee, ran unopposed, and became the BWF’s second female president. Denmark’s Poul-Erik…

DPRK Top Leader Attends Launching Ceremony Of New-Generation Destroyer

PYONGYANG, Apr 27 (NNN-KCNA) – The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), unveiled a new-generation destroyer, at the Nampho Dockyard on Friday, as its top leader lauded the launching of the advanced warship as a major step, to modernisation for the country’s naval forces, state media said, yesterday. The new-type…

China, Central Asian Countries To Deepen Cooperation

ALMATY, Apr 27 (NNN-KTA) – China and Central Asian countries, agreed to boost cooperation in various fields, said a press release from the Sixth China-Central Asia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting held here yesterday. Murat Nurtleu, deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs of Kazakhstan, Wang Yi, a member of the…

At Least Eight Killed, 750 Wounded In Blast At Southern Iranian Port

TEHRAN, Apr 27 (NNN-IRNA) – At least EIGHT people were killed and 750 others injured, in a huge explosion that occurred yesterday, at a port in Iran’s southern province of Hormozgan. Six people went missing in the incident, that occurred at the Port of Shahid Rajaee. According to China’s Consulate…

At Least 34 More Palestinians Murdered In Israeli Attacks Across Gaza; Total Death Toll: 51,495

GAZA, Apr 27 (NNN-WAFA) – At least 34 more Palestinians were murdered and dozens of others wounded, over the last 24 hours, as Israel continues its onslaught on the besieged Gaza Strip, and in airstrikes carried out by the Barbaric Israeli army, yesterday, Gaza’s civil defence said. Mahmoud Basal, spokesperson…