Iceland’s New Government Takes Office Under PM Frostadottir

HELSINKI, Dec 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – Iceland’s new government, headed by Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir of the Social Democratic Alliance (SDA), officially took office yesterday. Besides the SDA, the three-party coalition also includes the Liberal Reform Party (LRP), and the People’s Party (PP). According to a government press release, the Social…

Multi-Storey Building Collapsed In N. India

NEW DELHI, Dec 22 (NNN-PTI) – Several persons were feared trapped under the debris of a multi-story building that collapsed, in India’s northern state of Punjab last night, according to a police officer. The incident occurred in the state’s Mohali town. A National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team, carried out…

Church Stampede In Nigeria’s Capital Leaves At Least 10 Dead

ABUJA, Dec 22 (NNN-NAN) – At least 10 people, including children, were killed, in a stampede during a relief item distribution, at a local church in the Maitama district of Abuja, the Nigerian capital, yesterday, local authorities said. A church official said that, an unspecified number of individuals were also…

Houthi Missile Attack Injured 16 In Tel Aviv

JERUSALEM, Dec 22 (NNN-MA’AN) – A missile launched from Yemen early yesterday morning, struck a playground and a building in the central Israeli city of Tel Aviv, causing minor injuries to 16 people, according to the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) and the Magen David Adom (MDA) rescue service. The strike…

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Kills 14 In Kabul

KABUL, Dec 21 (NNN-BNA) – At least 14 people were killed, due to carbon monoxide poisoning in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, during the past two months, Kabul police spokesman, Khalid Zadran, said yesterday. “The deadly gas poisoning incident, caused the death of 14 Afghan people, including women and children, in different…

Human Error Leads To Chopper Crash That Kills India’s CDS General: Parliamentary Report

NEW DELHI, Dec 21 (NNN-PTI) – A parliamentary standing committee on defence, in its report tabled in the lower house of parliament (locally called Lok Sabha) stated that, the Mi-17 V5 crash, in which India’s first chief of defence staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat, was killed, along with 13 others…

Brazilian President Returns To Capital After Satisfactory Medical Examination

BRASILIA, Dec 21 (NNN-CMA) – Brazilian President, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, returned to Brasilia after a cranial tomography confirmed his stable condition, said his medical team. Roberto Kalil Filho, Lula’s personal physician, said, the examination result was even better than previous ones. The president has been cleared to return…

U.S. Delegation Meets New Syrian Leadership In Damascus

DAMASCUS, Dec 21 (NNN-SANA) – A high-level U.S. delegation met with Ahmad al-Shara, the commander of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), yesterday. In a statement, the U.S. State Department said, the diplomats “will be engaging directly with the Syrian people … about their vision for the future of their country, and…

Car Hit Christmas Market In Germany, Killing At Least Two

BERLIN, Dec 21 (NNN-DPA) – A car plowed through a Christmas market, in the central German city of Magdeburg, last night, killing at least two people – an adult and a small child – and injuring over 60, Saxony-Anhalt’s state premier announced. Speaking to broadcaster ARD, the premier said that,…

Russia Launches Group Strike In Response To Kiev’s Attack

MOSCOW, Dec 21 (NNN-TASS) – Russia launched a group strike with long-range precision weapons yesterday morning, in retaliation for Ukrainian attacks on its chemical plant with Western-made missiles. The strike targeted the Ukrainian Security Service command post, the state-run Kiev design bureau “Luch,” and positions of the Patriot anti-aircraft missile…