Firefighter Killed By Falling Tree Amid Eastern Australian Bushfire

SYDNEY, Dec 8 (NNN-AAP) – A firefighter died, after being crushed by a tree, while fighting a bushfire in the eastern Australian state of New South Wales (NSW), last night. Authorities said today that, emergency services were called to reports that a man had been struck by a tree, on…

Mongolia Launched 2025 Livestock Census

ULAN BATOR, Dec 8 (NNN-APA) – Mongolia launched its nationwide 2025 livestock census, the country’s National Statistical Office (NSO), said, yesterday. The census data, collected between Dec 7-17, will be used to evaluate the activities of the livestock sector and make macro-level estimates, the NSO said in a statement. The…

Police Arrested 52 Drug Smugglers In Afghan Capital

KABUL, Dec 8 (NNN-BNA) – Afghan counter-narcotics police, arrested 52 people on the charge of drug smuggling in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, the country’s Ministry of Interior said in a statement, yesterday. Police detained the individuals allegedly involved in the sale, purchase and smuggling of the contraband, during a…

Royal Brunei Airlines Named World’s Leading Cabin Crew For 6th Consecutive Year

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Dec 8 (NNN-PELITA) – Royal Brunei Airlines (RB), has been named World’s Leading Cabin Crew 2025, by the World Travel Awards (WTA), marking the airline’s sixth consecutive win. In a press release issued yesterday, RB said, the achievement underscores the trust and confidence placed in the airline’s…

Palestinian Girl Murdered By Israeli Army In Gaza: Sources

GAZA, Dec 8 (NNN-WAFA) – A Palestinian girl was murdered yesterday, by Israeli army fire in the Mawasi area of Rafah in southern Gaza. Ambulance and emergency services said, the girl was murdered outside Israeli army deployment areas in Mawasi. The marauding Israeli forces said, troops in southern Gaza “identified…

Marauding Israeli Army Claims “Yellow Line” New Border Inside Gaza; Death Toll: 70,360 Palestinians

JERUSALEM, Dec 8 (NNN-WAFA) – Israeli army chief, Eyal Zamir, said yesterday that, the “yellow line” demarcation, is the “new borderline” inside the Gaza Strip. The “yellow line” marks the zone from which the marauding Israeli troops have not withdrawn, in the Palestinian enclave, as part of the ceasefire arrangements…

Iraqi FM “Surprised” At U.S. Remarks On Iraq’s Internal Situation

BAGHDAD, Dec 8 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi Foreign Minister, Fuad Hussein, told U.S. Special Envoy for Syria, Tom Barrack, yesterday that, the Iraqi government is surprised at Barrack’s recent statements, regarding Iraq’s internal situation, according to a statement by the Foreign Ministry. In recent interviews on the U.S. Middle East policy,…

Cambodia, Thailand Traded Blame Following Border Clash

PHNOM PENH/BANGKOK, Dec 8 (NNN-AKP/TNA) – The Cambodian Ministry of National Defence, said yesterday that, Thai soldiers opened fire on Cambodian armed forces, but the Cambodian forces did not fire back. On the same day, the Thai military accused Cambodia of firing first, claiming that Thailand was forced to retaliate.…

Iraq To Intensify Fight Against Drug Trafficking: PM

BAGHDAD, Dec 8 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani, yesterday, pledged to step up efforts to combat drugs and criminal networks, as he opened the 3rd Baghdad International Conference on Drug Control. A statement from his office said, delegations from 12 countries were attending the two-day meeting in…

Western Mongolia Likely To Experience Harsh Winter

ULAN BATOR, Dec 7 (NNN-APA) – Western provinces, such as Bayan-Ulgii, Uvs, and Khovd, in Mongolia, are likely to experience the extreme wintry weather “dzud” this winter, the country’s National Agency for Meteorology and Environmental Monitoring said, yesterday. “A recent risk assessment of the dzud showed that, nearly 20 percent…