Nine Civilians Killed In Roadside Bomb Blast In N. Afghanistan

MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan, Aug 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least nine civilians were killed after a roadside bomb struck a minibus, in Afghanistan’s northern province of Balkh on Sunday (today), local police confirmed. “Nine innocent civilians were killed following an improvised explosive device (IED) attack, in surrounding areas of the northwestern Dawlat…

32 People Injured In Bus Crash In Russia’s Perm

PERM, Russia, Aug 18 (NNN-TASS) – The number of those who were injured in a bus accident in the Russian city of Perm has risen to 32, the Perm Region’s Health Ministry branch said via its website. “According to the Perm Region’s Health Ministry, at 20:20 (local time), one passenger…

Search For Missing Victims Underway After Ship Catches Fire In Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia, Aug 18 (NNN-ANTARA) – An operation is underway on Sunday (today), to search for and rescue the missing victims of a passenger ship that caught fire in waters off central Indonesia’s South East Sulawesi province a day earlier, head of provincial search and rescue office, Junaidi Satta, said.…

Update: 63 Killed In Kabul Wedding Hall Explosion

KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) – At least 63 people were killed and over 180 others wounded, in Saturday night’s suicide explosion at a wedding hall in western Kabul, police of the Afghan capital confirmed today (Sunday). “A total of 63 people were martyred and 182 wounded following Saturday night’s…

Armed Groups Continue To Attack Largest City In Northern Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar, Aug 18 (NNN-MNA) – Armed groups continued to attack Lashio, the biggest city in Myanmar’s northern Shan state, with heavy arms firing, on government forces and police stations, the Office of the Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Services said. The attacks launched by the Arakan Army (AA), Ta’ang National…

Hundreds In Vietnam Protest Dam Upgrade, Fearing Floods

HANOI, Vietnam, Aug 18 (NNN-VNA) – Hundreds of residents in a largely Catholic district of central Vietnam’s Quang Binh province, protested on the enlargement of a local dam, saying that, an increase in the dam’s height will raise the risk of floods. The Rao Nan Dam in Quang Binh’s Quang…

New Health Equipment Applied In Peace Train-2019 China-Laos Joint Rescue Drill

VIENTIANE, Laos, Aug 18 (NNN-KPL) – The “Peace Train-2019” China-Laos humanitarian and medical joint rescue exercise, saw the presence and application of Chinese army’s new battle field tent hospital system, army ambulance helicopters and other health equipment, which marks a higher level the drill has reached. On the Lao army’s…

Beirut Airport Posts Record 22,800 Daily Departing Passengers

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Aug 18 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanese Interior Minister, Raya El Hassan, said on Saturday that, a record high of 22,800 passengers departed from Beirut Airport on Friday, an online independent newspaper reported. The Rafik Hariri International Airport (RHIA) is being expanded and renovated, and the work is expected to…

Lebanese Customs Authorities Foil Four Smuggling Attempts

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Aug 18 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanese customs authorities, stopped on Saturday, four smuggling operations, on the Aboudiya crossing border, in northern Lebanon. Smugglers were trying to transport tobacco, medicines, detergents and vegetables, illegally into Lebanon. The smuggled products were referred to judicial bodies, under the offence of money laundering.…

Jordan Welcomes “New Era” In Sudan

AMMAN, Jordan, Aug 18 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan, on Saturday, welcomed Sudan’s signing of a transitional deal between the ruling military council in the country and the opposition leaders. Jordan’s Foreign Minister, Ayman Safadi, labelled the signing of the deal, as a “new era” in Sudan, according to a statement by…