NATO Includes Space As New Operational Domain

BRUSSELS, Nov 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – Foreign ministers of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), agreed to include space as its new operational domain, alongside air, land, sea and cyber, NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, said Wednesday. Following the meeting of the North Atlantic Council, at the level of foreign ministers,…

Norway Ambulance Hijacker Charged With Five Attempted Murders

OSLO, Nov 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A 32-year-old Norwegian, who stole and sped in the streets for 15 minutes in Oslo last month, was charged with five attempted murders, newspaper VG reported. “He is charged with attempted murders and it concerns an elderly married couple and a mother with pram with…

Sydney Suffers Another Day Of “Hazardous” Air Quality Due To Bushfires

SYDNEY, Nov 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sydney’s normally picturesque skyline was once again blanketed by thick smoke today (Thursday), as around 50 bushfires continued to burn across Australia’s east coast. Deemed “hazardous” by the New South Wales (NSW) State Department of Environment, health authorities have urged schools to keep children indoors,…

Situation In Gaza Remains Fragile: UN Mideast Envoy

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) – UN’s special coordinator for the Middle East, Nickolay Mladenov, warned, the situation in Gaza remains fragile despite an Egyptian-mediated cessation of hostilities. “We meet today, in the aftermath of the most serious recent escalation between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza. Although the immediate…

Palestinian PM Urges Int’l Community To Take Action Against Settlers With Dual Nationality

RAMALLAH, Palestine, Nov 21 (NNN-WAFA) – Prime Minister, Mohammad Ishtaye, urged international community, to take measures against Israelis living in West Bank settlements with dual nationality. Ishtaye held an urgent cabinet meeting on Wednesday evening, in the wake of U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo’s remarks, over the legality of…

6.1-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Northern Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand, Nov 21 (NNN-TNA) – A 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit northern Thailand at 6:50 a.m. local time, on Thursday (today), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), said. The quake, which occurred at 2350 GMT Wednesday, was centred at 31 km southeast of Chaloem Phra Kiat, with a depth of 10.0 km,…

Massive Fire Breaks Out In Market In Dhaka, Bangladesh

DHAKA, Nov 21 (NNN-BSS) – A fire burnt down over a dozen shops, in the New Rajdhahi Supermarket, in the capital’s Tikatuli, yesterday. The fire began at a mattress store on the first floor of the two-storey market, around 5:15 pm, officials said. Twenty-five fire engines were deployed to douse…

UNAMID Calls On Sudanese Political Forces, Armed Groups To Join Negotiation

KHARTOUM, Nov 21 (NNN-SUNA) – Joint Special Representative of the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), Jeremiah Mamabolo, urged Sudanese political forces, particularly the armed groups, who have not yet joined the peace process, to come to the negotiating table. “I call on all Sudanese political forces, particularly the…

Kuwait Launches New Boats To Facilitate Search, Rescue Operations

KUWAIT, Nov 21 (NNN-KUNA) – Kuwait Fire Service Directorate (KFSD, launched, on Wednesday, a new batch of naval boats with the latest navigational equipment, to facilitate search and rescue operations, KFSD Director-General, Khalid Al-Makrad, said. The new batch of five boats will strengthen the fleet of marine firefighters, to secure…

Update: Death Toll Of Israeli Airstrikes On Syria Rises To 23

DAMASCUS, Nov 21 (NNN-SANA) – The death toll of Israeli airstrikes on Syria on Wednesday, rose to 23, including, a war monitor and state media reported. Two civilians were also killed in the after-midnight airstrikes, carried out by Israeli warplanes, from outside Syrian airspace on positions around the capital. Meanwhile,…