Ordnance Explosion Killed Three Children In E. Afghanistan

METERLAM, Afghanistan, Feb 1 (NNN-BNA) – Three children lost their lives, in an explosion of an ordnance, left over from past wars, in the Alishing district of the eastern Laghman province, in Afghanistan yesterday, a statement by the provincial police office released here, said. The ill-fated children, who were playing…

5.9-Magnitude Earthquake Struck Off Indonesia’s Aceh Province, No Tsunami Warning Issued

JAKARTA, Feb 1 (NNN-ANTARA) – A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia’s western Aceh province, yesterday, without triggering large waves, according to the country’s meteorology, climatology, and geophysics agency. The agency initially reported the magnitude of the quake as 6.2, before revising it downward. The tremors occurred at 18:03 Jakarta time…

10 Terrorists Killed In Security Forces Operations In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Feb 1 (NNN-APP) – Ten terrorists were killed, in separate operations in Pakistan’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, the military said, yesterday. The security forces conducted intelligence-based operations in Dera Ismail Khan and North Waziristan districts of KP, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan…

One Dead, Three Missing After Two Fishing Boats Run Aground Off S. Korea’s Southern Island

SEOUL, Feb 1 (NNN-YONHAP) – One person was confirmed dead and three others went missing today, after two fishing boats carrying 15 crew members, ran aground in waters off South Korea’s southern resort island of Jeju. It was reported to the coast guard at about 9:24 a.m. local time (0024…

Egypt To Host High-Level Arab Meeting On Palestinian Issues

CAIRO, Feb 1 (NNN-MENA) – The Egyptian Foreign Ministry, announced yesterday that, foreign ministers from Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Palestine are set to convene in Cairo today. The meeting will also be attended by the secretary-general of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation…

Four Daesh Militants Killed In Airstrikes In Central Iraq

BAGHDAD, Feb 1 (NNN-NINA) – Four Daesh militants were killed yesterday, in airstrikes on their hideout in central Iraq, the Iraqi military said. Acting on intelligence reports, Iraqi forces spotted four Daesh militants in the Zarga area, a rugged area between the provinces of Salahudin and Kirkuk, and killed them…

Hotel Stays In Japan Hit Record High In Dec

TOKYO, Feb 1 (NNN-NHK) – The total number of overnight stays at hotels and inns across Japan reached an estimated 55.82 million in Dec, last year, marking a 6.3-percent increase from the same month the previous year, data from Japan Tourism Agency showed. The figure marked the highest ever recorded…

Cambodia Arrested Foreigner For Drug Possession, Seizing Over 47 Kg Of Narcotics

PHNOM PENH, Feb 1 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia arrested a foreigner, for possessing and transporting illicit drugs, seizing more than 47 kg of narcotics, the country’s Anti-Drug Department said, in a news release yesterday. The male suspect, 27, was caught red-handed, at a condo in the capital, Phnom Penh’s Tuol Kork…

Cambodia Ceases Mine Clearance In Eight Provinces After U.S. Funding Freeze

PHNOM PENH, Feb 1 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia has halted mine clearance projects in eight provinces, after the United States has frozen funding, a mine clearance chief said, yesterday. Heng Ratana, director-general of the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC), said, the U.S.-funded mine clearance projects in Ratanakiri, Mondulkiri, Stung Treng, Kratie,…

Zionist Israel Conducts Airstrikes In Lebanon Despite Ceasefire

JERUSALEM, Feb 1 (NNN-MA’AN) – The warmongering Israel Defence Forces (IDF), said yesterday that, the Air Force struck multiple Hezbollah military targets in the Beqaa valley of Lebanon. According to an IDF statement, the targets allegedly “posed a threat to the Israeli home front. The targets struck include a site…