Hamas Claims Killing Of Israeli Soldiers In Gaza City

GAZA, Oct 8 (NNN-WAFA) – The Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, announced yesterday, they had killed and wounded several Israeli soldiers in an attack in northern Gaza City. According to a press statement from the Al-Qassam Brigades, their members successfully targeted a group of 10 Israeli soldiers with…

Maldives Settles 25 Million USD Sukuk Coupon Payment Amid Credit Rating Downgrades

MALÉ, Oct 8 (NNN-PSM) – The Maldives has settled the latest coupon payment of around 25 million U.S. dollars, on a 500-million-dollar senior unsecured sukuk, a day before it had been due, the Maldivian Ministry of Finance said in a statement, yesterday. The Maldivian government issued the 500-million-dollar sukuk or…

Rare Asian Elephant Found Dead In Bomb Crater In Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Oct 8 (NNN-AKP) – A 30-year-old endangered Asian elephant, weighing three tonnes, has been found dead in a bomb crater, in north-east Cambodia’s Mondulkiri province, the Ministry of Environment said, in a news release, yesterday. Local residents spotted the elephant’s body in a war-left bomb pit, at the…

More Than 400 Killed In Traffic Accidents In Bangladesh Last Month

DHAKA, Oct 8 (NNN-BSS) – A total of 426 people were killed and 813 others injured, in 392 accidents on roads, railways and waterways in Bangladesh, last month, said a report published here, yesterday. According to the report, by the Road Safety Foundation, a local non-government organisation, the deceased included…

DPRK Top Leader Says Would Never Allow Destruction Of Balance Of Force On Korean Peninsula

PYONGYANG, Oct 8 (NNN-KCNA) – The top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), said today, he would never allow the destruction of the balance of force, on the Korean peninsula, but develop defence science and industry, to bolster the war deterrent for self-defence “limitlessly.” Kim Jong Un,…

Only 10 Percent Of Fish On Coral Reefs Covered By Environmental Protections: Australian Researchers

SYDNEY, Oct 8 (NNN-AAP) – Only 10 percent of fish stock on coral reefs globally, are covered by environmental protections, according to a new study published today. In the study, a team of international researchers led by the University of Sydney and global NGO, the Wildlife Conservation Society, found that,…

Afghan Police Dismantled Thieves’ Band, Arrested 22 Criminal Suspects

KABUL, Oct 8 (NNN-ANA) – Afghan police dismantled an eight-member gang of thieves, in the capital Kabul, police headquarters said in a statement, yesterday. The thieves were attempting to steal money from a cashier, when police launched an operation and arrested them on the outskirts of Police District 11 of…

Tokyo’s Shibuya, Shinjuku Join Hands To Curb Street Drinking Over Halloween Period

TOKYO, Oct 8 (NNN-NHK) – The mayors of Tokyo’s Shibuya and Shinjuku wards, yesterday said, they will work together to curb street drinking and rowdiness, during this year’s Halloween period, amid fears of overcrowding. Shibuya Mayor, Ken Hasebe, and Kenichi Yoshizumi, mayor of adjacent Shinjuku ward, made the joint appeal…

UN Refugee Agency Chief Visited Syria-Lebanon Border

DAMASCUS, Oct 8 (NNN-SANA) – United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Filippo Grandi, visited the Jdeidet Yabous crossing, on the border between Syria and Lebanon, yesterday. “I’m at the Syrian/Lebanese border, where a quarter of a million people have crossed since Sept 23, when Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon escalated,”…

Hezbollah Fired Five Rockets At Central Israeli Territory

JERUSALEM/BEIRUT, Oct 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon, fired about five rockets at central Israeli territory last night, setting off sirens around Tel Aviv, but “causing no casualties,” according to the Israeli regime. Local residents reported hearing explosions in the sky over central Israel. The Israeli Zionist military stated…