One Killed, 29 Injured In Huge Explosion At Military Base In Southern Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Iraq, Aug 13 (NNN-NINA) – At least one person was killed and 29 others wounded, in a huge explosion at an ammunition depot in southern Baghdad on Monday, a medical source said. “The powerful explosion killed one person and wounded 29 others,” Sayf al-Badr, spokesman for the Iraqi health…

Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa Urges Nation To Shun Violence, Corruption

HARARE, Zimbabwe, Aug 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Zimbabwean president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, urged Zimbabweans to shun violence and corruption, and focus their efforts in rebuilding the economy. The president made the remarks in his address to the nation, at the National Heroes Acre, to mark this year’s 39th Heroes Day, held every…

Israeli Police, Palestinian Worshippers Clash At Holy Site, Sparks Fresh Tensions

JERUSALEM, Aug 13 (NNN-WAFA) – Clashes erupted between Muslim worshippers and Israeli police in East Jerusalem’s holy site on Sunday, which drew condemnation from the Palestinian government. A video footage taken by the Jerusalem Islamic Waqf, an Islamic religious trust that controls and manages the Al-Aqsa Mosque, showed the police…

Three Workers Killed As Under-Construction Building Collapses In Thailand’s Phuket

BANGKOK, Thailand, Aug 13 (NNN-TNA) – A building under construction collapsed in southern Thailand’s Phuket, killing three workers, reports said on Monday. The accident took place Sunday, when the scaffolding of the building crumbled to the ground. Police found one dead and at least eight injured at the spot. Rescue…

Three Vietnamese Killed By Lightning In Northern Vietnam

HANOI, Vietnam, Aug 12 (NNN-VNA) – Three members of a family in Vietnam’s northern Yen Bai province were struck to death by lightning, today (Monday). The victims included a 57-year-old woman, her 25-year-old daughter-in-law and her four-month-old grandson. The two women were working on an upland field, in Tram Tau…

New Zealand Prime Minister To Attend Pacific Islands Forum

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Aug 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, and Minister for Pacific Peoples, Aupito William Sio, will attend the 50th Pacific Islands Forum in Tuvalu this week, Ardern announced today (Monday). “The government is lifting New Zealand’s strategic ambition and investment in the Pacific, through…

Australia To Invest Two Billion USD In Special Forces For Security Threats

CANBERRA, Australia, Aug 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, announced a multi-billion-dollar investment, in new equipment for the nation’s special forces. Morrison today announced that, three billion Australian dollars (2.03 billion U.S. dollars), will be invested in the special forces over 20 years, in order to better respond…

Palestine Holds Israel Responsible For “Settlers’ Incursions” Into Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound

RAMALLAH, Palestine, Aug 12 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas’ spokesman, Nabil Abu Rudeineh, held the Israeli government responsible for “settlers’ incursions” into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound. In a statement, Rudeineh said, Abbas is holding contacts with “all relevant parties, to stop the Israeli escalation” against the Palestinian people and…

Nine Killed In Saudi-Led Air Strike In NW Yemen: Medics

SANAA, Yemen, Aug 12 (NNN-SABA) – At least nine people of two internally displaced families were killed, when a Saudi-led coalition air strike struck a house in Yemen’s north-western province of Hajjah on Sunday. The air strike hit the house in Mustaba district, killing the nine people, including five children,…

High Cost Of Living In Lebanon Caused By Lack Of Public Services: Economists

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Aug 12 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanese economists attribute the high cost of living in Lebanon to poor infrastructure and the lack of proper public services. “There are no proper basic public services in Lebanon. The state of infrastructure is a major burden on the economy and it constitutes a…