India’s Cash-Strapped Airline, Jet Airways Grounds 15 More Planes

NEW DELHI, India, April 3 (NNN-PTI) – India’s beleaguered private airline, Jet Airways, has grounded 15 more planes for non-payment of dues to it lessors, and now it is left with less than 30 planes, the airline’s sources confirmed. Jet Airways, which has been struggling to continue its operations, has…

Indonesia’s Flag Carrier Orders 14 Airbus A330 Aircraft

JAKARTA, Indonesia, April 3 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia’s flag carrier, PT Garuda Indonesia, has ordered a total of 14 Airbus A330-900neo aircraft, to support business expansion, an official of the airline said. The orders came, as the airline cancelled orders of 49 Boeing 737 MAX 8 from U.S. plane maker, Boeing,…

Update: Najib’s trial continues as judge dismisses defence’s bid

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, April 3 (NNN-BERNAMA) – An application by the defence to challenge the validity of charges against former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak was dismissed by the High Court today and the much-anticipated trial continued. Najib has pleaded not guilty to the charges. Attorney General Tommy…

Agricultural Damage Caused By Drought Climbs To 96 Million USD In Philippines

MANILA, Philippines, April 3 (NNN-PNA) – The Department of Agriculture, said that, damage to rice and corn farms, due to the prolonged drought, brought about by the El Nino phenomenon has reached 5.05 billion pesos (roughly 96.16 million U.S. dollars). The department said, the weather phenomenon has so far affected…

Palestinians Demand Probe Into Killing Of Palestinian Near Refugee Camp

RAMALLAH, Palestine, April 3 (NNN-MA’AN) – Palestinian Foreign Ministry urged the International Criminal Court (ICC), to open an investigation into the killing of a Palestinian near Qalandia refugee camp, north of Jerusalem. Israeli forces shot and killed Mohammad Dar Adwan, 23, and injured two others in an overnight military raid…

Iranians Celebrate Nature Day Amid Ravaging Floods

TEHRAN, Iran, April 3 (NNN-IRNA) – People celebrated the 13th day of the Iranian New Year, officially called Nature Day, in Iran on Tuesday (yesterday). The occasion, this year, followed days of massive destruction that heavy downpours and floods inflicted, on to the agricultural sector, infrastructures, as well as, to…

All Dams Filled By Heavy Rain In Eastern Iraq: Official

BAGHDAD, Iraq, April 3 (NNN-NINA) – All the five dams in Iraq’s eastern province of Diyala are completely filled, for the first time in many years, by heavy rain and torrents coming from mountainous areas, a provincial official said. “The dams of Mandali, Qazanyah, Himreen, al-Adhaim and al-Wand, which have…

Israeli Fighting Drones Carry Out Strike On Gaza

GAZA, Palestine, April 3 (NNN-WAFA) – Israeli army fighting drones, Tuesday, carried out two successive air strikes on Palestinians, who were launching arson balloons from eastern Gaza Strip into Israel, said a Gaza-based Radio. The first missile was fired at a group of Palestinians in eastern Gaza city, who were…

Turkish Ruling Party Objects To Istanbul’s Voting Results

ISTANBUL, Turkey, April 3 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey’s ruling party, on Tuesday, raised objections to local election results in Istanbul, over what it calls, some irregularities and mistakes detected during vote counting. “We have filed our objections with the electoral authorities in 39 districts, as of 3:00 p.m. (1200 GMT) today,”…

Two Soldiers Killed In Attack On Military Police Headquarters In Yemen’s Taiz

ADEN, Yemen, April 3 (NNN-SABA) – At least two Yemeni soldiers were killed on Tuesday, in an armed attack on a military police headquarters in the south-western province of Taiz, a government official said. A group of gunmen attacked the headquarters in Taiz, leaving two soldiers killed, and wounding a…