S. Korea’s Presidential Security Service Chief Vows To Block Arrest Of Impeached Yoon

SEOUL, Jan 6 (NNN-YONHAP) – Chief of South Korea’s presidential security service, Park Jong-joon, yesterday, vowed to block any attempt to arrest the impeached President, Yoon Suk-yeol. If the security service, which puts its top priority on the president’s absolute safety, complied with the execution of the arrest warrant against…

Four Naxals, Policeman Killed In Gunfight In India’s Chhattisgarh

NEW DELHI, Jan 6 (NNN-PTI) – At least four Naxals and a policeman were killed yesterday, in a fierce gunfight between them in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, police said. The gunfight between the Naxals and joint contingents of police, broke out inside the Abujhmarh forest area of Narayanpur…

Tuna Fetches 1.3 Million USD At New Year Auction In Tokyo

TOKYO, Jan 6 (NNN-NHK) – A bluefin tuna fetched 207 million yen (about 1.3 million U.S. dollars), at the first tuna auction of 2025, at Tokyo’s Toyosu fish market yesterday, the second highest price on record. With an array of tuna on the block, the lively auction began with a…

At Least 184 Palestinians Murdered In Israeli Airstrikes, Shelling On Gaza In Three Days

GAZA, Jan 5 (NNN-WAFA) – The Hamas-run Gaza media office said last night that, the murderous Israeli Zionist army carried out 94 airstrikes and shelling on the Gaza Strip over the past 72 hours, killing not less than184 Palestinian people. In its statement, the office described the escalation as “dangerous…

Afghanistan To Reactivate 14 Cold Storage Facilities To Support Farmers

KABUL, Jan 5 (NNN-BNA) – The Afghan caretaker government’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry, plans to rebuild and reactivate 14 cold storage facilities across the country, aiming at helping farmers preserve their agricultural products, and sell them at fair prices throughout the year, the ministry’s spokesman, Akhundzada Abdul Salam Jawad,…

Two Indian Army Soldiers Killed In Indian-Controlled Kashmir Road Mishap

NEW DELHI, Jan 5 (NNN-PTI) – At least two soldiers of the Indian Army died and four others were injured, when the truck carrying them veered off the road and fell into a deep gorge, in Indian-controlled Jammu and Kashmir region yesterday, said media reports. The mishap reportedly occurred near…

Number Of Firecracker-Related Injuries In Holiday Season In Philippines Rises To 771

MANILA, Jan 5 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH), yesterday said, three people were killed, during the Christmas and New Year revelries, with the total number of firecracker-related injuries climbing to 771. The DOH said that, the number of injuries recorded from Dec 22, 2024, to Jan 4,…

Many Injured As Protest Rally Turned Violent In Manipur

NEW DELHI, Jan 5 (NNN-PTI) – Many people, including a senior police official, were injured, after a protest rally turned violent and attacked the superintendent of police’s office, in the north-eastern state of Manipur, officials said yesterday. The violence broke out in Kangpokpi district, about 44 km north of Imphal,…

Japanese Woman, World’s Oldest Person, Dies At 116

TOKYO, Jan 5 (NNN-NHK) – Tomiko Itooka, a 116-year-old Japanese woman, recognised as the world’s oldest person, has died of old age in western Japan, according to local authorities. Itooka died on Dec 29, in a nursing home for the elderly, in the city of Ashiya, where she resided, the…

Two Killed In Light Plane Crash Off Australia’s East Coast

SYDNEY, Jan 5 (NNN-AAP) – Two people have died in a light plane crash, off Australia’s east coast, north of Sydney. Police in the state of New South Wales (NSW), said in a statement last night that, emergency services were called to reports of a light plane crash in the…