Loyal Ministers Back British PM’s Brexit Pledge

LONDON, Sept 30 (NNN-XINHUA) – Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, ignited the Brexit debate Sunday, saying, Britain will leave the European Union next month, despite a parliamentary bill forcing him to seek an extension from Brussels, if there is no deal. Johnson made his pledge in a television interview in Manchester,…

Tally Continues In Afghan Presidential Election, Over One Million Votes Counted

KABUL, Sept 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) – More than one million votes have been counted, as tallying in Saturday’s presidential election has been continuing, Afghan Independent Election Commission (IEC) announced Sunday. “According to initial figures, 1,051,998 voters cast their votes in 2,597 polling centres out of 4,905, where election materials were dispatched,”…

Indian Gov’t Bans Export Of Onions With Immediate Effect

NEW DELHI, India, Sept 30 (NNN-PTI) – The Indian government, on Sunday, prohibited the export of all varieties of onions with immediate effect, an official statement said. “Export policy of onion, for the item description at Serial Number 51 & 52 of Chapter 7 of Schedule 2 of ITC (HS)…

Polls Open For Snap Election In Austria

VIENNA, Sept 30 (NNN-XINHUA) – Polling booths opened in Austria on Sunday, for a snap election, in which 6.4 million eligible voters decided on their next lower house of parliament. Over 10,000 polling locations were available. In the election, 183 delegates would be chosen to represent eight parties in parliament.…

Roller-Coaster Ride Accident Kills Two In Mexico

MEXICO CITY, Sept 29 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Two people were killed and two others injured, in a roller-coaster ride accident, in an amusement park here on Saturday afternoon. The accident occurred when the speeding last car on a roller coaster derailed at mid-ride, at the La Feria de Chapultepec amusement…

Six Killed, Five Injured When Passenger Van Was Shot At In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Sept 29 (NNN-APP) – Some unknown assailants opened fire at a passenger van in Hangu district of Pakistan’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Saturday, killing six people and injuring five others, a rescue officer said. The van, carrying 14 people from the same family, was on its way to…

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…