China Festival 2024 Kicked Off In Tokyo

TOKYO, Sept 8 (NNN-NHK) – China Festival 2024 kicked off in Yoyogi Park, in downtown Tokyo yesterday, with some 150 booths set up on site, to showcase the vitality of China’s booming economy. The two-day event, co-sponsored by the Chinese embassy in Japan and the Executive Committee of China Festival…

Over 30,000 Afghan Refugees Returned Home In One Week

KABUL, Sept 8 (NNN-ANA) – More than 30,000 Afghan refugees have returned to their homeland from Pakistan, Iran and Türkiye, over the past week, said an official from the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation, on Friday. “Among them, around 2,500 are from Pakistan, about 190 from Türkiye, and the remaining…

Japan’s Main Opposition Party Leadership Race Kicked Off

TOKYO, Sept 8 (NNN-NHK) – An official campaigning for the leadership election of Japan’s largest opposition party began yesterday, with four contenders debating on how to work with other parties in a general election, expected later in the year, and bring about a change in government, local media reported. Four…

Four Dead, 20 Injured In Building Collapse In North India

NEW DELHI, Sept 8 (NNN-PTI) – At least four people died and nearly 20 others were injured, when a three-storey building collapsed, in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh, yesterday, a local official said. The accident occurred in Transport Nagar area of the state capital Lucknow, the official said. Rescue…

Six Killed In Fresh Violence In India’s Manipur

NEW DELHI, Sept 8 (NNN-PTI) – At least six people were killed, in fresh violence in the north-eastern state of Manipur, the state-run broadcaster, All India Radio, said yesterday. According to the broadcaster, a civilian was killed yesterday, while sleeping at home in Nungchappi village of Jiribam district, about 229…

Hezbollah Attacks Israeli Settlements, Sites

BEIRUT, Sept 8 (NNN-NNA) – Hezbollah announced yesterday, it had attacked several settlements and sites in northern Israel, with Katyusha rockets and artillery shells, in response to Israel’s attacks in southern Lebanon. The Lebanese armed group said, in three separate statements that, it had shelled the Israeli military base on…

Yemen’s Houthis Claim Downing U.S. Drone Over NE Province

ADEN, Sept 8 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s Houthis, said yesterday, their air defenses have successfully shot down an American MQ-9 drone, over the north-eastern province of Marib. The downing of the drone, the eighth of its kind, shot down by the Houthis, was carried out “in victory for the oppressed Palestinian…

Pakistan Forms High-Level Policy Board To Boost Economic Development

ISLAMABAD, Sept 8 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan’s Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, yesterday, announced the formation of a high-level policy board, to give new impetus to the country’s economic development. Comprising a group of members from various sectors, including former ministers, industry leaders, academics and international professionals, the policy…

Palestinian Death Toll In Gaza Rises To 40,939: Health Authorities

GAZA, Sept 8 (NNN-WAFA) – The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 40,939, Gaza-based health authorities said in a statement, yesterday. During the past 48 hours, the Israeli Zionist military killed 61 Palestinian people and wounded 162 others, bringing the total death…

Australia Failing To Protect Threatened Species From Extinction: WWF Report

CANBERRA, Sept 7 (NNN-AAP) – Australia is failing to protect its native plants and animals from extinction, a report found. The Australian branch of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), today released its second Threatened Species Report Card, to coincide with National Threatened Species Day. The updated report scored…