Three Dead In Landslides, Flash Floods In Indian-Controlled Jammu, Kashmir

NEW DELHI, Apr 21 (NNN-PTI) – At least three persons, including two children, died, in flash floods and landslides that hit the Ramban area of Indian-controlled Jammu and Kashmir region, officials said, yesterday. Many houses and other properties were either washed away or greatly damaged, in the natural calamity. Connectivity…

Maldives Eyes Medical Tourism To Expand Economic Footprint

MALÉ, Apr 20 (NNN-PSM) – The Maldives is moving to expand its economic footprint, by entering the medical tourism sector, which is poised for strategic growth. The government is actively evaluating proposals from foreign investors, seeking to establish specialised hospitals catering to international patients, the report quoted Minister of Health,…

Official Data Shows Foreign Visitors To U.S. Plummet In March

SACRAMENTO, Apr 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – Foreign travel to the United States saw a sharp drop in March, according to the latest data released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The agency reported an 11 percent fall in inbound visitors, compared to the same month last year, marking the steepest decline…

At Least Four Dead In Prison Escape In Chad

YAOUNDE, Apr 20 (NNN-IRIN) – At least four people were killed, after inmates attempted to escape from a prison in Chad, according to local sources and media reports, yesterday. The incident occurred at 9.00 p.m. local time on Friday, at Mongo Prison in central Chad. Sources inside the prison said,…

Over 1.2 Million Ecstasy Pills Seized In Tunisia

TUNIS, Apr 20 (NNN-TAP) – Tunisian security forces have dismantled an international drug trafficking network, seizing more than 1.2 million ecstasy pills, the Tunisian National Guard said, yesterday. According to a statement on the national guard’s official Facebook page, the operation was carried out in the north-eastern province of Nabeul,…

Russia, Ukraine swap 492 prisoners of war

MOSCOW, Apr 20 (NNN-TASS) – Russia and Ukraine, yesterday, exchanged 492 prisoners, said the Russian Defence Ministry. It said that, 246 Russian servicemen were “returned from Kiev-controlled territory,” while 246 Ukrainian prisoners were freed as well. It added that, Russia has handed over 31 wounded prisoners to Ukraine in exchange…

Mongolia’s Combed Cashmere Exports Decrease By 55 Percent In Q1

ULAN BATOR, Apr 20 (NNN-APA) – Mongolia exported 72.3 tonnes of combed cashmere worth 8.5 million U.S. dollars in the first quarter of this year, official data, released by the Mongolian Customs General Administration showed, yesterday. The figure decreased by 55 percent compared with the same period of 2024, the…

Urgent: 5.9-Magnitude Quake Hit 45 Km SW Of Malisbeng, Philippines – USGS

HONG KONG, Apr 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 5.9, jolted 45 km SW of Malisbeng, Philippines, at 1611 GMT yesterday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicentre, with a depth of 17.9 km, was initially determined to be at 5.80 degrees north latitude, and 124.11 degrees…

Death Toll In Indian Capital Building Collapse Rises To 11

NEW DELHI, Apr 20 (NNN-PTI) – At least 11 people were killed and 11 others injured yesterday, after a multi-storey residential building collapsed, in the Indian national capital territory of Delhi, police said. The building collapsed in Mustafabad area of North East Delhi district, in the early hours of yesterday.…

U.S. To Halve Its Troops In Syria

WASHINGTON, Apr 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – The United States will roughly halve its troops in Syria to less than 1,000, in the coming months, said a U.S. military official, on Friday. “Today (Friday), the secretary of defence directed the consolidation of U.S. forces in Syria,” said Pentagon spokesman, Sean Parnell, in…