U.S. Conducts 29 Fresh Airstrikes On Yemen As Houthi Leader Threatens Retaliation

SANAA, Apr 20 (NNN-YPA) – The U.S. army launched 29 fresh airstrikes on Houthi targets in northern Yemen early yesterday, while Mohammed Ali al-Houthi, head of the Houthi Revolutionary Committee, vowed to retaliate. According to the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV, the pre-dawn U.S. raids hit several locations in and around the…

Iran Strongly Condemns ‘Brutal’ US Airstrikes On Yemen’s Fuel Port

TEHRAN, Apr 20 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmaeil Baghaei, on Friday strongly condemned the U.S. lethal airstrikes on the Yemeni fuel port of Ras Isa. He made the remarks in a statement, released by the ministry, in response to the overnight U.S. airstrikes on the Yemeni port on…

Canadians Turn Up For Advance Voting

OTTAWA, Apr 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – Canada’s federal election advance polls opened on Friday, giving voters several days to cast their ballots ahead of the official election day on Apr 28. Canadians stood in long lineups in cities across the country. According to social media accounts, there was an hour-long wait…

Indian PM Hails Inclusion Of Bhagavad Gita, Natyashastra In UNESCO’s Memory Of The World Register

NEW DELHI, Apr 19 (NNN-PTI) – Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, yesterday, hailed the inclusion of the Hindu holy book Bhagavad Gita and Bharat Muni’s Natyashastra (a Sanskrit treatise on the performing arts) in UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register, on Thursday. “A proud moment for every Indian across the…

Four Terrorists Killed In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Apr 19 (NNN-APP) – Four terrorists were killed, during a joint operation of security forces and law enforcement agencies, in Pakistan’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said, yesterday. The intelligence-based operation was conducted in Swat district of the province, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of…

Two Dead, Nine Injured After Car Rams Into Crowd In Central Philippines

MANILA, Apr 19 (NNN-PNA) – Two people were killed and nine others injured, after a speeding car plowed into people attending a religious procession, in Negros Occidental province in central Philippines, last night, police said today. The police said, the crash occurred at around 7:30 p.m. local time in Bacolod…

Shots Fired, Police Vehicle Rammed After Pursuit In Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs

SYDNEY, Apr 19 (NNN-AAP) – A search was underway, after a police vehicle was rammed and shots were fired, following the pursuit of a stolen car through Sydney’s eastern suburbs early this morning. The police began following the dark-coloured car along Old South Head Road, Rose Bay in the city’s…

Kyrgyzstan Creates Ecological Corridor Named After Snow Leopard

BISHKEK, Apr 19 (NNN-KNA) – The Ak Ilbirs (Snow Leopard in Kyrgyz) ecological corridor, has been created in the Issyk-Kul region of eastern Kyrgyzstan, the country’s Ministry of Natural Resources, Ecology and Technical Supervision reported, yesterday. The ecological corridor covers vast natural areas and aims to preserve biodiversity and protect…

Indian Astronaut To Embark On International Space Mission Next Month

NEW DELHI, Apr 19 (NNN-PTI) – The Indian government, yesterday announced, it will send an astronaut to space next month. The announcement was made by Jitendra Singh, federal junior minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, in charge of the Department of Space. “The mission will mark the visit of first…

At Least 45 Palestinians Killed In Israeli Airstrikes Across Gaza Yesterday: Civil Defence

GAZA, Apr 19 (NNN-WAFA) – Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip yesterday, killed at least 45 Palestinians and injured dozens of others, according to the Civil Defence in Gaza. Mahmoud Basal, spokesperson for the Civil Defence, said that, in the southern city of Khan Younis, 10 people were killed in…