Arrest Warrant Sought For Those Responsible For S. Korea’s Battery Plant Fire

SEOUL, Aug 24 (NNN-YONHAP) – An arrest warrant was sought, for those responsible for South Korea’s battery plant fire in June, that claimed 23 lives, the police and the labour ministry, said. The police and the labour ministry held a joint press conference, after investigating the cause of the deadly…

UN Warns Delayed Humanitarian Pause In Gaza Could Fuel Polio Outbreak Among Palestinian Children

GAZA, Aug 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – Delaying a humanitarian pause in the Gaza Strip, increases the risk of polio spreading among Palestinian children, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) warned, yesterday. Philippe Lazzarini, commissioner-general of UNRWA, emphasised on social media platform X…

Update: Zionist Airstrikes Targeted Military Sites In Syria, Killing Three

DAMASCUS, Aug 24 (NNN-SANA) – Zionist airstrikes targeted four military sites across Syria’s central provinces of Homs and Hama last night, killing three ‘militants’ a war monitor reported. The strikes reportedly hit a weapons depot, north-west of Hama, and an air defence battery on Mount Ma’arin, according to the Syrian…

Egyptian, U.S. Presidents Discussed Gaza Ceasefire Talks

CAIRO, Aug 24 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, and U.S. President, Joe Biden, discussed the Gaza ceasefire negotiations yesterday, during a phone call, focusing on the mediation efforts led by their countries. The Egyptian Presidency stated that, the two leaders reviewed the “intensive” efforts to secure a ceasefire in…

Singapore Saw 16 Percent Growth In Scams In H1

SINGAPORE, Aug 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – Singapore police recorded 26,587 scam cases, in the first half of this year, up 16.3 percent from the same period last year, according to a report released by the police. The scam victims lost at least 385.6 million Singapore dollars (296 million U.S. dollars) from…

Presidents Of Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan Met In Tashkent

TASHKENT, Aug 24 (NNN-UzA) – A meeting took place in Tashkent yesterday, between the President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev and the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, who is on a state visit to Uzbekistan. According to the press service of the President of Uzbekistan, the two parties discussed issues of…

1,450 Newly-Graduated Personnel Commissioned To Afghan Security Forces

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Aug 24 (NNN-ANA) – A total of 1,450 security personnel have been recently commissioned to the Afghan security forces, after receiving military training, a spokesman for the 205th al-Badar Army Corps said, on Thursday evening. In the southern Kandahar province, the newly-trained personnel received three months of professional…

Palestinian Death Toll In Gaza Rises To 40,265: Health Authorities

GAZA, Aug 23 (NNN-WAFA) – The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 40,265, Gaza-based health authorities said in a statement, yesterday. During the past 24 hours, the Zionist military killed 42 people and wounded 163 others, bringing the total death toll to…

Sri Lankan Gov’t Approves Significant Salary Increase For Public Servants

COLOMBO, Aug 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s Cabinet of Ministers, approved a basic salary increase for all public servants from Jan, 2025, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said, quoting Udaya Seneviratna, chairman of the Expert Committee on Public service salary disparities. The PMD said, the salary increase for the lower…

Landslides Claimed 10 Lives In India’s Tripura State

NEW DELHI, Aug 23 (NNN-PTI) – At least 10 persons died, in landslides in India’s north-eastern state of Tripura, a senior state government official, said, yesterday. Among the dead were seven persons from two families. The landslides occurred in the South Tripura district, amid heavy rains. According to media reports,…