33 Injured In Bus Accident In Eastern Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, May 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – Up to 33 people, including 25 schoolchildren, were injured, when two buses collided in Ampara, in the Eastern province of Sri Lanka yesterday afternoon, the police said in a statement. The accident occurred when a school bus collided with a passenger transport bus, at around…

Palestinian Death Toll In Gaza Rises To 34,622: Health Authorities

GAZA, May 4 (NNN-WAFA) – The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 34,622, including many women and children, the Gaza health authorities said in a press statement, yesterday. During the past 24 hours, the Israeli army killed 26 Palestinians and wounded…

Collision During Night Time Drill Caused Crash Of Two Japan MSDF Helicopters: Defence Minister

TOKYO, May 4 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s investigators have determined that a collision during a night time drill caused the fatal crash of two Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (MSDF) patrol helicopters last month. Defence Minister, Minoru Kihara, said Thursday that, a preliminary examination of the flight data recorders determined a collision…

Türkiye Announces Suspension Of Trade Activities With Israel

ANKARA, May 3 (NNN-TRT) – Türkiye halted all trade activities with Israel as of yesterday, due to the latter’s “non-stop violence” against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, Turkish Trade Ministry said. The move follows Türkiye’s imposition of restrictions on an array of exports to Israel, since last month, which Ankara…

Over 5.6 Million Livestock Carcasses Destroyed In Mongolia

ULAN BATOR, May 3 (NNN-APA) – More than 5.6 million livestock carcasses have so far been destroyed across Mongolia, the country’s National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said, today. This means that, about 80 percent of the carcasses of all the livestock animals that perished last winter and this spring, due…

15 Killed, 22 Injured In Road Accident In Northern Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, May 3 (NNN-APP) – At least 15 people were killed and 22 others injured this morning, after a passenger bus fell into a ravine, in the Diamir district of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) region, in northern Pakistan, an official said. The spokesperson for GB, Chief Minister, Faizullah Faraq, said that, the…

Vietnam’s Electricity Supply To Increase To 310.6 Billion KWH This Year

HANOI, May 3 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam will increase its electricity supply by 4.4 billion kWh, to 310.6 billion kWh, by increasing both domestic production and imports, Vietnam News reported today, citing the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s plan, this year. The country needs to prepare 111.468 billion kWh for the…

Lightning Strikes Killed Six In Bangladesh

DHAKA, May 3 (NNN-BSS) – A series of lightning strikes in three districts in south-eastern Bangladesh killed six people yesterday. Three deaths were reported in different areas of Rangamati district, two in Cox’s Bazar district and one in Khagrachhari district, from dawn until noon yesterday amid heavy rain. The majority…

People In Myanmar Struggle With Sweltering Heatwave

YANGON, May 3 (NNN-MNA) – As the mercury soars across Myanmar, people are grappling with soaring heatwave that battered the country, breaking temperature record in several towns. U Aung Khin, 53, from Chauk town of Magway Region, said yesterday, “Here, it is very hot even in the night time. This…

31 Children Injured In Mini-Truck Crash In Kyrgyzstan

BISHKEK, May 3 (NNN-KNA) – Up to 31 children were injured, after a mini-truck crashed into a group of students, during a festive event, in southern Kyrgyzstan yesterday, said the regional Internal Affairs Directorate. The tragedy occurred in the Suzak district of the Jalal-Abad region, during a competition of young…