World’s First “Zero Waste” Flight Takes Off In Australia

SYDNEY, Australia, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The first-ever commercial flight to produce “zero waste” has taken to the skies today (Wednesday), as part of a new initiative from the Australian airline Qantas, to cut single-use plastics that end up in landfill. Flying from Sydney to Adelaide, all products and packaging…

Nine Killed In Blast Near Shrine In Pakistan’s Lahore

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, May 8 (NNN-PPI) – At least nine people, including three policemen, were killed and 24 others injured this morning, in a blast near a police vehicle, outside a shrine, in Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore, a police official said. Deputy Inspector General of Police Operations, Ashfaq Ahmad, told…

Two Children Killed As Car Rams Into Preschoolers In Western Japan

TOKYO, Japan, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Two children died after a vehicle rammed into more than 10 preschoolers from a daycare centre in western Japan, local media reported today. According to Japan’s public broadcaster, NHK, the motorist hit a group of 13 children aged between two and three years old.…

Nepali PM To Visit Vietnam, Cambodia From May 9-15

KATHMANDU, Nepal, May 8 (NNN-NEPALNEWS) – Nepali Prime Minister, KP Sharma Oli, is visiting Vietnam and Cambodia from May 9 to 15, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said here, on Tuesday. Oli is paying an official visit to Vietnam on May 9-13, and to Cambodia on May 13-15, according to…

Syrian Army Starts Operation Against Rebels In Hama

DAMASCUS, Syria, May 8 (NNN-SANA) – The Syrian army has started an operation against the rebels, in the northern countryside of the central province of Hama, the pro-government al-Watan newspaper reported, Tuesday. Buoyed by artillery shelling and air strikes, the army succeeded over the past hours in capturing three towns…

UAE To Lift Travel Warning On Lebanon

BEIRUT, Lebanon, May 8 (NNN-NNA) – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will lift the travel warning on Lebanon soon. “A team from the Department of Civil Aviation of the UAE is meeting with the Lebanese Civil Aviation team, to study some technical matters,” said Hamad Bin Saeed Al Shamsi, UAE…

Five Daesh Militants Killed In Air Strike In Western Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq, May 8 (NNN-NINA) – Five Daesh militants were killed on Tuesday, in an air strike by an army gunship, in Iraq’s western province of Anbar, the Ministry of Defence said. The incident took place when the gunship came under fire, while flinging on an area located north of…

Turkish Financial Markets Tumble After Decision To Renew Istanbul Elections

ANKARA, Turkey, May 8 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish financial markets tumbled on Tuesday, after the country’s top electoral body ruled to re-run Istanbul mayoral elections, with the lira down 1.28 percent to its weakest level, since the aftermath of last year’s currency crisis. The Turkish lira stood at 6.16 against the…

Four Suspected Al-Qaeda Members Killed In U.S. Drone Raid In Yemen

ADEN, Yemen, May 8 (NNN-SABA) – Four suspected members of the Yemen-based al-Qaeda branch were killed, in a U.S. drone raid, in Yemen’s eastern Marib province on Tuesday. An American drone launched a raid and targeted a four-wheel-drive vehicle, as it was passing through a sub-route in Wadi Ubaida district…

Iran’s IRGC To Give “Unforgettable Lesson To Enemies’ Hostile Moves”

TEHRAN, Iran, May 8 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) will give an “unforgettable lesson to the hostile moves of Iranian enemies,” IRGC chief commander, said here on Tuesday. “The Guards is determined to see off the enemies of Iran to the graveyard of history,” Hossein Salami was…