Eight Workers Trapped, Many Injured As Tunnel Collapsed In India’s Telangana

NEW DELHI, Feb 23 (NNN-PTI) – At least eight workers were trapped and many others injured yesterday, after a portion of an under-construction tunnel collapsed, in the southern Indian state of Telangana, officials said. The collapse took place in the Srisailam Left Bank Canal tunnel, in Nagarkurnool district, about 207…

Giant Puppet Parade Attracted Spectators In Cambodia’s Cultural Province

SIEM REAP, Feb 23 (NNN-AKP) – A giant puppet parade was held here in north-west Cambodia’s Siem Reap cultural province, last night, attracting domestic and foreign tourists. The puppets marched down the streets of Siem Reap City, where thousands of spectators cheered with musicians and performers, who lightened the night…

S. Korea Protests Against Japan’s Territorial Claim To Disputed Islets

SEOUL, Feb 23 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea, yesterday, protested at Japan’s repeated territorial claims to the disputed islets lying halfway between the two countries, called Dokdo by South Korea, and Takeshima by Japan. South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that, the South Korean government strongly protested…

Six More Hostages Released By Hamas In Latest Swap

GAZA, Feb 23 (NNN-WAFA) – Six more Israeli hostages were released yesterday, as part of an ongoing ceasefire exchange, the Zionist Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) confirmed in a statement. Two of the six hostages were transferred earlier yesterday from a vehicle of al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’s armed wing, to vehicles of…

Indonesia’s Pelita Air To Expand Fleet With Four New Aircraft

JAKARTA, Feb 22 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia’s state-owned carrier, Pelita Air, announced that, it would add four aircraft, fewer than its initial plan of six. “Despite the reduction from the initial target, the company remains committed to expanding its fleet, to support the growth of our flight routes. The adjustment is…

Mysterious Disease Killed 2,500 Chickens In India’s Telangana

NEW DELHI, Feb 22 (NNN-PTI) – A mysterious poultry disease has killed at least 2,500 chickens in three days, in the southern Indian state of Telangana, officials said yesterday. The outbreak has been reported in Konnur and Madanapuram Mandal of Wanaparthy district, about 154 km south-west of Hyderabad, the capital…

Three Dead, One Injured In Philippine Road Accident

MANILA, Feb 22 (NNN-PNA) – Three people were killed and another was injured, after two motorcycles collided in Rizal province, east of Manila, past midnight yesterday, the police said. The police said, the crash happened on the national road of Morong town, after one of the motorcycles occupied the opposite…

Landmine Blast Killed One In S. Afghanistan

LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan, Feb 22 (NNN-BNA) – At least one person was killed, as a landmine, left over from past wars went off, in south Afghanistan’s Helmand province, today, a local official said. The deadly accident took place on a road in Gereshk district, early this morning, when the old…

16 Dead In Road Mishaps In India

NEW DELHI, Feb 22 (NNN-PTI) – As many as 16 persons died, in three road accidents in India yesterday, according to police. One accident occurred in the eastern state of Bihar, claiming six lives, and two accidents took place in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, in which 10 persons…

UN Remains Concerned Over Israeli Forces’ Ongoing Operations In Occupied West Bank

WEST BANK, Feb 22 (NNN-ANADOLU) – The UN, yesterday, expressed concern over Israeli forces‘ prolonged military operations in the occupied West Bank, marking it the “longest” such offensives since the early 2000s. “In the West Bank, OCHA is continuing to monitor the situation and remains concerned by Israeli forces’ ongoing operations in the north…