Latest Israeli Bombing Kills At Least 16 Palestinians In Central Gaza; Total Death Toll: 40,005

GAZA, Aug 18 (NNN-WAFA) – At least 16 Palestinians were killed by the Zionist targeted bombing, in the Al-Zawaida area, in the central Gaza Strip, in the last 24 hours. Israeli warplanes bombed overnight a shack and a house, belonging to the Al-Ajl family, near the entrance to Al-Zawaida, also…

7.0-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Off East Coast Of Kamchatka

BEIJING, Aug 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – A 7.0-magnitude earthquake jolted a sea area, off the east coast of Kamchatka, Russia, at 3:10 a.m. today (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Centre (CENC). The epicentre was monitored at 52.8 degrees north latitude, and 160.15 degrees east longitude. The quake struck…

London’s Somerset House Fire Brought Under Control

LONDON, Aug 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – A large blaze that ripped through the roof of central London’s historic Somerset House, which houses a large collection of priceless artwork, has been put under control, according to the London Fire Brigade (LFB). No one was injured in the fire, which broke out around…

Three Injured In Blast In SW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Aug 18 (NNN-APP) – A bomb went off in Pakistan’s south-west Balochistan province, leaving at least three people injured, police said, yesterday. The explosion occurred near a university in Sariab Road area of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan province, according to police in Quetta. According to initial investigations,…

Former Thai PM Thaksin Among Pardonees In King’s Amnesty

BANGKOK, Aug 18 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s former Prime Minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, has been included in a royal pardon, to end his jail term earlier than scheduled, his lawyer, Winyat Chatmontree, said yesterday. Winyat made the confirmation, following an earlier issued Royal Gazette, which announced that, three categories of prisoners will…

Bangladesh Screens Int’l Passengers Arriving From Mpox-Hit Nations

DHAKA, Aug 18 (NNN-BSS) – The Bangladeshi government has decided to screen passengers, arriving from mpox-hit nations, with increasing mpox cases elsewhere in the world. The country’s main Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, yesterday started screening temperatures of such passengers. In addition, airlines were asked to remain alert and…

Hezbollah Attacked Israeli Settlement In Response To Deadly Airstrike On S. Lebanon

BEIRUT, Aug 18 (NNN-NNA) – Hezbollah, yesterday, attacked the settlement of Ayelet HaShahar, in northern Israel, for the first time, with Katyusha rockets, in response to the Israeli attack on the Wadi al-Kfour area in Nabatieh, which killed 10 civilians and injuring five others. Lebanese military sources, who spoke on…

Over 23,000 Afghan Drug Users Recovered In Past 12 Months

KABUL, Aug 18 (NNN-ANA) – A total of 23,693 drug users have recovered, after receiving medical treatment across Afghanistan, in the past 12 months, the country’s Ministry of Public Health said in a report, yesterday. During the cited period, a total of 8.6 million children and mothers, have received vaccines,…

Five Dead After Small Plane Crashed In Brazil’s Amazon Rain-Forest

SAO PAULO, Aug 17 (NNN-CMA) – Five people died on Thursday, when a twin-engine plane crashed onto a farm, in the Amazonian town of Apiacas in western Brazil’s Mato Grosso state. The victims were Arni Spiering, agribusiness owner and former president of the Union Sports Club, a football club, two…

Israeli Fighting In Gaza Ended: State Media

JERUSALEM, Aug 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Israeli army’s fighting in the Gaza Strip has ended, Israel’s state-owned Kan TV news reported, late last night. Citing senior security officials, the TV said that, Israel can return and re-enter Gaza “when there is new intelligence,” but in general the Israeli military’s activity…