S. Korea’s Main Opposition Party To Keep Pursuing Yoon’s Impeachment Motion

SEOUL, Dec 7 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s main liberal opposition Democratic Party, vowed to keep pursuing a motion to impeach President Yoon Suk-yeol, after the first one was scrapped on lack of quorum earlier in the day. Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party, said, the ruling People Power Party,…

Five Killed, Six Injured In Fresh Zionist Airstrikes On S. Lebanon Amid Ceasefire

BEIRUT, Dec 8 (NNN-NNA) – Four people were killed and six others injured yesterday, in an Israeli Zionist airstrike on the village of Beit Lif, in the Bint Jbeil district, in southern Lebanon. Meanwhile, a person was killed in a marauding Israeli airstrike, on a motorbike, in the village of…

Opposition Claims Rebel Fighters Entered Syrian Capital

DAMASCUS, Dec 8 (NNN-SANA) – Opposition activists said that, rebel fighters have entered the Syrian capital of Damascus, at dawn today, according to the Britain-based war monitor, Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.– NNN-SANA  

Two Teenage Boys Charged After Alleged Armed Robbery, Collision In Melbourne

SYDNEY, Dec 8 (NNN-AAP) – Australian police charged two teenage boys with armed robbery, weapons offenses and driving offenses, in Melbourne, yesterday. Police in the state of Victoria said in a statement this morning that, it was alleged that, two offenders armed with machetes approached a male victim in Skye,…

22 Terrorists, Six Security Members Killed In Military Operations In Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Dec 8 (NNN-APP) – Twenty-two terrorists and six security members were killed, in separate military operations in Pakistan, the military said, yesterday. Security forces conducted the operations in various districts of the north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistani military, said…

Brunei Launches Beach Festival

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Dec 8 (NNN-ANN) – A three-day Muara Beach Festival kicked off here, local media reported. The festival, launched on Friday, included various activity areas, an archery range, food and drink stalls, and a camping site, attracting local and international tourists, the local daily Borneo Bulletin reported. Brunei…

Syrian Army Redeploys Troops In Southern Provinces Under Attacks

DAMASCUS, Dec 8 (NNN-SANA) – The Syrian army said yesterday, it has redeployed forces in the southern provinces of Daraa and Sweida, to set up a stronger defense front after “terrorist” attacks on military checkpoints. The general command of the armed forces said in a statement that, the army’s move…

S. Korea’s Parliament Fails To Pass Impeachment Motion Against President Yoon

SEOUL, Dec 8 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s parliament is expected to vote down President Yoon Suk-yeol’s impeachment motion, on lack of quorum, TV footage showed yesterday. After voting against the bill to investigate scandals involving Yoon’s wife, most of the 108 ruling People Power Party lawmakers left the parliamentary hall…

5.8-Magnitude Quake Jolted Off Central Indonesia, No Tsunami Alert Issued

JAKARTA, Dec 7 (NNN-ANTARA) – A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia’s Central Sulawesi province early today, without generating significant waves, according to the country’s meteorology, climatology, and geophysics agency. The tremors occurred at 00:14 a.m. Jakarta time on Saturday (1714 GMT Friday), with the epicentre located 73 km north-west of…

Indonesia’s Mount Dukono In North Maluku Erupts, Top Aviation Alert Issued

JAKARTA, Dec 7 (NNN-ANTARA) – Mount Dukono, located in North Halmahera Regency of Indonesia’s eastern Maluku Province, erupted early today, prompting the country’s Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation Centre to issue the highest aviation warning. At 6:15 a.m. local time, the volcano spewed a column of ash up to 4,800…