Eight Dead After Vehicle Fell Into River In N. Afghanistan

FAIZABAD, Afghanistan, Nov 16 (NNN-ANA) – Eight commuters, including women and children, were killed, after a passenger vehicle fell into the Kokcha River, in northern Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province, a local official said, today. The mishap happened late yesterday, when the vehicle was heading towards Faizabad city, the capital of the…

Freight Train Derails In Japan’s Hokkaido, Disrupts Services

TOKYO, Nov 16 (NNN-NHK) – A freight train derailed in Japan’s northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido today, disrupting some passenger and commercial railway services, local media reported. The emergency brake was applied, while the freight train was travelling between stations in a town near Hakodate, a southern city in the prefecture,…

10 Newborns Dead In Fire At North India Hospital

NEW DELHI, Nov 16 (NNN-PTI) – At least 10 newborn babies died, and a few others were injured, after a massive fire broke out inside a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of a medical college, in north India, confirmed a local official over the phone. The incident occurred at around…

Southeast Australian Towns Ordered To Evacuate Amid Bushfire Threat

SYDNEY, Nov 16 (NNN-AAP) – Residents of several towns in Australia’s second-most populous state, were ordered to evacuate due to nearby bushfires. Authorities in the south-eastern state of Victoria, this afternoon issued emergency “leave now” and “watch and act” warnings, for several communities in the state’s west and south-west, as…

Turkish Forces “Neutralised” 12 Kurdish Militants In Iraq, Syria

ANKARA, Nov 16 (NNN-TRT) – Turkish security forces have “neutralised” a total of 12 “terrorists” in military operations in northern Iraq and northern Syria, the country’s Defence Ministry said, yesterday. The forces killed three members of the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG), in the “Operation Euphrates Shield” and “Operation…

Israeli Regime To Draft Thousands Of Ultra-Orthodox Men Amid Ongoing Conflicts

JERUSALEM, Nov 16 (NNN-MA’AN) – The Israeli regime’s Defence Minister, Israel Katz, announced yesterday, the regime will begin issuing conscription orders to thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jewish, a group traditionally exempt from military service, citing a shortage of soldiers. Katz said in a statement that, 7,000 draft orders for ultra-Orthodox men,…

New Zealand Signs Trade Deal With Costa Rica, Iceland, And Switzerland

WELLINGTON, Nov 16 (NNN-RNZ) – New Zealand signed trade agreements with Costa Rica, Iceland, and Switzerland, that prioritise Kiwi sustainable exports, according to the New Zealand government, today. The Agreements on Trade and Sustainability (ACCTS) with Costa Rica, Iceland, and Switzerland were concluded in July, and open up significant economic…

Singapore Airlines Carried Over 2.2 Million Passengers Last Month

SINGAPORE, Nov 16 (NNN-XINHUA) – Singapore Airlines (SIA), transported more than 2.24 million passengers last month, up 12.9 percent year-on-year, according to its latest operating statistics. The cargo loads of SIA Group increased 20.2 percent year-on-year last month, on the back of higher peak season shipments and freighter charters. Meanwhile,…

IAEA Chief Visited Iran’s Nuclear Facilities

TEHRAN, Nov 16 (NNN-IRNA) – Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, yesterday visited two Iranian nuclear sites of Natanz and Fordow, for the first time. During his visit, Grossi was accompanied by Massimo Aparo, IAEA deputy director general and head of the IAEA Department of…

Residents Evacuated As Fire Ripped Through Warehouse In West Melbourne

SYDNEY, Nov 16 (NNN-AAP) – About 150 residents were evacuated from their homes, as an early-morning fire ripped through a warehouse in west Melbourne, today. Emergency services were called to a fire at Spencer Street, in west Melbourne, in the Australian state of Victoria, just before 2.00 a.m. and found…