Progress Made In Discussions In Cairo On A Gaza Conflict Truce

CAIRO, Apr 9 (NNN-MENA) – Progress has been made in discussions in Cairo, on a Gaza conflict truce, and there is agreement on the basic points between all parties involved, Al-Qahera News, an Egyptian state-owned TV channel, reported yesterday. Delegations from Israel, the United States, Hamas and Qatar will leave…

Palestinian Death Toll In Gaza Rises To 33,175: Ministry

GAZA, Apr 8 (NNN-WAFA) – The Ministry of Health in Gaza announced yesterday that, the Palestinian death toll has risen to 33,175, as a result of ongoing Israeli attacks. During the past 24 hours, the Israeli army killed 38 Palestinians and wounded 71 others, bringing the total death toll to…

Israeli Troops Withdrawn From Southern Gaza To Prepare For Rafah Operation: Defence Minister

JERUSALEM, Apr 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – Israeli troops were withdrawn from southern Gaza, in preparation for a possible operation in the city of Rafah, Israeli Defence Minister, Yoav Gallant said, yesterday. The forces left Gaza on Sunday, are preparing for “follow-up missions,” said Gallant, during a tour at the Southern Command…

Xinhua Commentary: Gaza Needs Truce Rather Than Arms

BAGHDAD, Apr 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Israel-Hamas conflict, which has created an unprecedented humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, has lasted for half a year. Amidst this tragedy, the actions of the United States, Israel’s key ally, have sparked serious concerns and criticism among the international community. While Washington claims…

Australia Appoints Special Adviser To Israeli Airstrike Investigation

CANBERRA, Apr 8 (NNN-AAP) – A former head of the Australian Defence Force (ADF), has been appointed as the country’s special adviser on Israel’s response to strikes that killed aid workers in Gaza. Penny Wong, Australian minister for foreign affairs, today announced that, retired Air Chief Marshal (ACM), Mark Binskin,…

5.2-Magnitude Earthquake Hit Japan’s Miyazaki Prefecture

TOKYO, Apr 8 (NNN-NHK) – An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.2, struck the southern Japanese prefecture of Miyazaki, the weather agency said today. The temblor occurred at 10:25 a.m. local time, at a depth of 40 km, measuring lower 5 on Japan’s seismic intensity scale, which peaks at…

S. Korea Launches Second Military Spy Satellite Into Orbit

SEOUL, Apr 8 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea launched its second military spy satellite into orbit, on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, the defence ministry said today. The Falcon 9 rocket carrying 11 satellites, including South Korea’s indigenous military reconnaissance satellite, lifted off at 8:16 a.m. local time today from the…

Twin Road Mishaps Claimed Five Lives In Afghanistan

KABUL, Apr 8 (NNN-ANA) – Five commuters were killed and four others injured, in two road accidents in south Afghanistan, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported yesterday. A traffic mishap on a road in the southern Kandahar province left three dead and injured another, the state-run media outlet added. Two…

India’s Opposition Fasts To Protest Arrest Of Delhi Chief Minister

NEW DELHI, Apr 8 (NNN-PTI) – India’s opposition, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders and workers, yesterday held a countrywide mass fasting, to protest the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal, in a corruption case linked to the Delhi excise policy. All AAP lawmakers and office-bearers have gathered at Delhi’s…

Pakistan To Improve Medical Services To Achieve Healthier Nation: PM

ISLAMABAD, Apr 8 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, said yesterday that, his country is committed to providing quality medical services to every citizen for a healthier nation. “Our focus would remain on improving primary, secondary and tertiary healthcare, medical education, preventive healthcare and improved governance … every citizen…