Death Toll Of Quake In East Indonesia Rises To 30, With 25,000 Fleeing Their Homes

JAKARTA, Sept 29 (NNN-ANTARA) – The number of casualty climbed to 30, with 156 others injured, while around 25,000 people took shelters, a senior disaster agency official said today (Sunday), after a 6.5-magnitude quake hit Indonesia’s eastern Maluku province, three days ago. The jolts damaged 534 houses, one bridge, nine…

13 Youngsters Killed, Four Injured In Speedy Pickup Truck Accident In Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand, Sept 29 (NNN-TNA) – A total of 13 youngsters were killed, and four others injured, when a pickup truck they were on overturned, in Bangkok’s outlying area on Sunday night, police said. The 13 deceased and four injured youngsters were from Sisaket Technical College. The truck they were…

Philippine 6.4-Magnitude Quake Felt In Central Indonesia, No Tsunami Alert Issued

MANILA, Sept 29 (NNN-PNA) – A revised 6.4-magnitude quake struck off Davao Occidental province, in the southern Philippines on Sunday (today), and was felt in North Sulawesi province of central Indonesia, as its epicentre is near the border of the two countries. There was not potential for tsunami, Indonesia’s meteorology…

Five Stabbed At Maryland Shopping Mall, Suspect Killed By Police

WASHINGTON, Sept 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Five people got injured in a stabbing attack, at a shopping centre in the U.S. state of Maryland, and the suspect was shot and killed later by police, said local authorities. “Officers gave repeated commands to the suspect to drop the knife, but he refused…

Malaysian PM Urges ASEAN To Learn From China, Defends Free Trade

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – Malaysian Prime Minister, Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, said, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries, should follow China’s example, to boost the regional economy while voicing strong support for free trade. “ASEAN has got 650 million people, half the population of China. Yet, we…

Vietnam Seeks Stronger UN Through Revitalisation Of Multi-lateralism

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – Vietnamese Foreign Minister, Pham Binh Minh, called for strengthening the United Nations by revitalising the acutely challenged multi-lateralism. “Multi-lateralism is facing acute challenges,” Pham, who is also Vietnam’s deputy prime minister, told the General Debate, of the 74th session of the United Nations General…

High Level Of Violence By Israeli Settlers Accompanied By Israeli Soldiers

WEST BANK, Palestine, Sept 29 (NNN-OCHA) – The high level of Israeli settler violence against Palestinians continues, as the annual olive harvest begins. Since the start of 2018, OCHA has documented 217 incidents attributed to Israeli settlers that have resulted in Palestinian casualties (60 incidents) or in damage to Palestinian…

Spotlight: Israel Restricts Palestinian Communities In Jordan Valley From Using Water

RAMALLAH, Palestine, Sept 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – With sorrow and anger, Harbi Abu Al-Kbash, a resident of the west bank’s Jordan Valley, could not access to water, due to the closure by Israeli armed forces, with barbed wires and surveillance cameras, banning Palestinians from using the water. Abu Al-Kbash lives in…

Syria Accuses U.S.-Backed Forces Of Abducting Young Men In NE Region

DAMASCUS, Sept 29 (NNN-SANA) – The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are kidnapping young men for forceful recruitment in northeastern Syria. Through its checkpoint, the Kurdish-led SDF kidnapped 23 people, to make them fight in its ranks, said the report, adding that, the SDF fighters are also raiding homes and…

IMF Concludes Visit To Jordan To Assess Economic Developments

AMMAN, Jordan, Sept 29 (NNN-PETRA) – An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission, concluded its recent visit to Jordan, to assess recent economic developments in the country, said a statement by the IMF on Saturday. The new mission Chief for Jordan, Chris Jarvis, was introduced during the visit, it said. A…