Two Dead, 36 Injured In S.Korea’s Fire At Nursing Hospital

SEOUL, Sept 24 (NNN-YONHAP) – Two elderly patients were confirmed dead, and 36 others injured, in a South Korean fire, at a nursing hospital, it was reported today (Tuesday) citing the fire authorities. The fire broke out at a five-story building, housing the hospital on the third and fourth floors,…

Indian PM Calls For Comprehensive Global Efforts To Tackle Climate Change

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 24 (NNN-PTI) – A global people’s movement and a comprehensive approach are needed, to tackle the serious issue of climate change, Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, said on Monday. Addressing the Climate Action Summit, held at the UN headquarters, Modi said, the efforts being made by different…

Seven-Member Family Killed In Saudi-Led Airstrike In Yemen

SANAA, Sept 24 (NNN-SABA) – At least seven people in a family were killed, when Saudi-led coalition air strike hit the family house and adjoining mosque, in Yemen’s northern province of Amran, Monday, local medics said. The victims included four children, one medic said. The house and the mosque were…

Turkish War Planes Fly Over Syria In Anti-Daesh Campaign

ANKARA, Sept 24 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Two Turkish F-16 fighter jets, on Monday, flew over Syrian airspace, as part of an anti-Daesh campaign, the Defence Ministry said. The Turkish jets flew over Syrian airspace for two hours under Operation Inherent Resolve, the statement said. The operation was formally launched by the…

U.S. Official Denies New Sanctions Against Lebanese Banks

BEIRUT, Sept 24 (NNN-NNA) – U.S. Treasury’s Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing, Marshall Billingslea, assured that, he did not visit Lebanon to impose new sanctions on Lebanese banks. “There is no new list for imposing new sanctions against Lebanese banks, and the U.S. does not have bad intentions towards Lebanese…

Iran Dismisses British PM’s Claims Over Saudi Aramco Attacks

TEHRAN, Sept 24 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry, criticised British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, for his claims that Iran was involved in recent drone attacks on Saudi Arabia’s Aramco oil facilities. “Instead of making such futile efforts against Iran, the British government is better to stop the sales of lethal…

Landmark In Turkey’s Capital Turns Red, Yellow For PRC’s 70th Birthday

ANKARA, Sept 24 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey’s capital, Ankara’s landmark edifice, Atakule, was illuminated in red and yellow, the colours of China’s national flag, on Monday evening, to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. The main body of the Atakule, one of the significant…

Two Mortar Rounds Land Near U.S. Embassy In Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Iraq, Sept 24 (NNN-NINA) – Two mortar rounds landed in the perimeter of the U.S. embassy, in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, a police source said. The attack took place before midnight, when the two rounds rocked the heavily fortified Green Zone and sirens were heard in the area, the…

New Initiative To Produce 21st Century Teachers: Brunei Sultan

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Sept 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – Brunei’s Ministry of Education is making a human resource transformation initiative, to enhance the competencies and credibility of teachers in the country, Brunei’s Sultan, Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, said on Monday. In a speech, marking National Teachers Day, the Sultan said, the new initiative…

Israeli PM Candidate Gantz, U.S. Envoy Meet After Elections

JERUSALEM, Sept 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – Israeli candidate for prime minister, Benny Gantz, met Monday, with U.S. Middle East Envoy, Jason Greenblatt in Tel Aviv, as Israel is in a deadlock to build a unity government. Gantz, leader of the centrist Blue and White party, met with Greenblatt in Tel Aviv,…