15 Injured As Minibus Turned Turtle In N. Afghanistan

MAIMANA, Afghanistan, Feb 16 (NNN-BNA) – Fifteen commuters were injured, with some in critical condition, as a mini-bus turned turtle, in northern Afghanistan’s Faryab province, on Friday night, a statement by the provincial police said, yesterday. According to the statement, the ill-fated minibus was heading from Faryab to the western…

Melbourne Zoo Investigating Sudden Death Of Gorilla

SYDNEY, Feb 16 (NNN-AAP) – Vets at the Melbourne Zoo have commenced an investigation into the sudden death of a 20-year-old female gorilla. The zoo said in a statement that Kimya, a western lowland gorilla, died unexpectedly yesterday morning, leaving staff “devastated.” “Melbourne zoo members, visitors, volunteers, and staff –…

Man Hospitalised After Melbourne Shooting

SYDNEY, Feb 16 (NNN-AAP) – Police in Melbourne are searching for two people, after a man was seriously injured in a shooting, in the city’s south-east. Victoria Police said today that, an altercation broke out, when three men attended a property in Pakenham, 50 km south-east of central Melbourne, shortly…

15 Dead In Stampede At New Delhi Railway Station

NEW DELHI, Feb 16 (NNN-PTI) – At least 15 people, including 10 women and three children, died, and more than 25 were injured, when a stampede occurred at the New Delhi railway station late last night, confirmed a government official. There was a huge crowd of people at the railway…

Singapore To Increase Speeding Penalties As Cases Hit 10-Year High

SINGAPORE, Feb 16 (NNN-XINHUA) – Singapore will increase penalties for speeding violations starting Jan 1, next year, in response to a sharp rise in cases last year, Home Affairs Minister, K. Shanmugam announced, yesterday. Speaking at the Traffic Police Road Safety Day in northern Singapore, Shanmugam revealed that, the country…

Iran Targets Two Billion USD In Annual Free Trade Zone Exports

TEHRAN, Feb 16 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran plans to increase exports from its free trade zones to two billion U.S. dollars by Mar, next year, a senior Iranian economic official said, yesterday. Secretary of Iran’s Free Zones High Council, Reza Masrour, made the remarks at a press conference in the Iranian…

China Expects Gaza Ceasefire Agreement To Be Effectively Implemented: FM

MUNICH, Feb 16 (NNN-DPA) – China hopes that the Gaza ceasefire arrangements between Israel and Hamas will be effectively implemented, paving the way for a comprehensive and lasting ceasefire, Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, said here, yesterday. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of…

Two More Killed, Four Injured In Israeli Airstrike In S. Lebanon

BEIRUT, Feb 16 (NNN-NNA) – A Zionist Israeli airstrike hit a car, in the Iqlim al-Tuffah district, in southern Lebanon last night, killing two people and injuring four others. The attack took place around 7:20 p.m. local time (1720 GMT), when a Zionist Israeli drone fired a guided missile at…

Sri Lanka Arrests Over 30,000 In Anti-Drug, Crime Crackdown Nationwide

COLOMBO, Feb 16 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lankan police have arrested over 30,000 suspects, in connection with anti-drug and crime prevention operations across the country, since Jan 13, said a police spokesperson yesterday. Police spokesperson, Buddhika Manatunga, said during a press briefing here that, 920 individuals involved in criminal activities, 14,000…

Wild Poliovirus Detected In Eight Districts Of Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Feb 16 (NNN-APP) – Wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1), has been detected in environmental samples collected from eight districts of Pakistan, between Jan 15 and Jan 24, this year, the National Institute of Health (NIH) said in a statement, yesterday. According to the latest data, released by the Regional…