Roadside Blast Kills 11 Security Officers In Kenya

GARISSA, Kenya, Oct 13 (NNN-KBC) – A roadside blast killed at least 10 paramilitary police officers in Garissa, along Kenya-Somalia border, a security official said. A senior police officer said, the security officers from Harehare General Service Unit (GSU) Camp, lost their lives when their vehicle ran over an improvised…

At Least 16 Killed In Burkina Faso Mosque Attack

OUAGADOUGOU, Oct 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) – At least 16 people were killed in a mosque attack, by unidentified gunmen Friday, in northern Burkina Faso. “Unidentified gunmen attacked Salmossi mosque, 20 km from Gorom-Gorom commune (in the Oudalan province, 269 km north-east of the capital Ouagadougou), where about 15 worshippers were killed…

Turkey Condemns Arab League Chief’s Remarks

ANKARA, Oct 13 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey strongly condemned Arab League’s chief Aboul-Gheit, for levelling allegations against the country’s ongoing Operation Peace Spring, east of the Euphrates River in Syria. “It is extremely disappointing to see that the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, a figure that is expected to…

Arab League Chief Says Turkey’s Operation In Syria “Military Invasion”

CAIRO, Oct 13 (NNN-MENA) – Arab League (AL) Secretary-General, Ahmed Aboul-Gheit, described the ongoing Turkish military operation in northern Syria as a “military invasion.” Aboul-Gheit’s remarks came, during an AL emergency meeting at the level of foreign ministers, which kicked off Saturday in Cairo, to discuss the Turkish military operation…

Ecuadorian Indigenous Leaders Agree To Dialogue With Government

QUITO, Oct 13 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Ecuador’s Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities (Conaie), said, it will take part in the “direct dialogue” advocated by Ecuadorian President, Lenin Moreno, after ten days of anti-government protests. “After a consultation process with the communities, peoples, nationalities and social organisations, we have decided to participate…

31 Passengers Kidnapped By Insurgents In Myanmar’s Western State

YANGON, Oct 13 (NNN-MNA) – Some 31 passengers have been kidnapped from an express bus, by an insurgent group, in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, said police Sunday. The passengers, including 19 Fire Department personnel and 12 civilians, were abducted by the Arakan Army (AA) from the Shwepyitha express bus, on Mrauk…

Update: Death Toll Rises To Ten As Typhoon Hagibis Lashes Japan

TOKYO, Oct 13 (NNN-NHK) – Ten people have died, and around 100 people injured, as of 10:30 a.m. local time (0130 GMT) today (Sunday), as Typhoon Hagibis ripped through Japan, including the Tokyo metropolitan area, with many rivers overflowing into residential areas across a wide area of the country. Meanwhile,…

Saudi Arabia Affirms Receiving Email From Iranian Vessel Hit By Explosions In Red Sea

RIYADH, Oct 13 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia affirmed receiving an email from the Iranian vessel that was hit by explosions on Friday. The General Directorate of Border Guards said, the email was sent to Jeddah Radio at noon, from the captain of the oil vessel SABITI, reporting the incident that…

Two Yemeni Civilians Killed By Houthi Sniping

ADEN, Oct 13 (NNN-SABA) – Two Yemeni civilians were killed on Saturday, during a sniping operation carried out by the Houthis, in the southern province of Dhale. The local security source, said that, a Houthi sniper killed two civilians near their house, in the northern parts of Dhale, where fighting…

30 Civilians Killed During Turkish Military Operation In Northern Syria

DAMASCUS, Oct 13 (NNN-SANA) – At least 30 civilians have so far been killed, in northern Syria since Turkey unleashed a military offensive against the Kurdish militias on Wednesday, a war monitor reported. The civilians were killed as a result of “random” Turkish shelling on several areas in northern Syria,…