Three Suspected Rebels Killed In Clash In Philippines’ Batangas

MANILA, Mac 27 (NNN-PNA) – Three suspected rebels were killed, in a clash with government forces in Batangas province, south of Manila, yesterday, the Philippine military said. The military said, a 30-minute gunfight broke out around 6:30 a.m. local time, after the troops ran into a group of New People’s…

Three Found Dead After South Australian Fishing Boat Capsized

CANBERRA, Mac 27 (NNN-AAP) – Three people have been confirmed to have died, when their fishing boat capsized off the coast of South Australia (SA). Authorities last night, confirmed that an emergency search and rescue operation had found the bodies of two passengers, who were missing after the boat capsized…

Teen Charged After Stabbing Another In Australian School

SYDNEY, Mac 27 (NNN-AAP) – Police in the Australian state of Victoria said today that, a 17-year-old boy has been charged, after he stabbed a fellow student at a school in Melbourne. According to a statement released by Victoria Police, just after 3:00 p.m. local time yesterday, emergency services called…

Singapore Sends Investigators To Assist Bridge Collapse In Baltimore

SINGAPORE, Mac 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – Officers from Singapore’s Transport Safety Investigation Bureau and Maritime and Port Authority (MPA), travelled to Baltimore, to support investigation into a vessel-bridge collision incident, according to the latest statement from the MPA. A Singapore-flagged container vessel collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore…

DPRK Rules Out Summit With Japan, Rejects More Contacts

PYONGYANG, Mac 27 (NNN-KCNA) – The government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), will “reject any contact and negotiations with Japan,” over the prospect of a summit between the two countries, a senior DPRK official said yesterday, just one day after she urged the neighbouring country to make…

WHO Engineer Killed In Airstrikes In Syria

GENEVA, Mac 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – A World Health Organisation (WHO) worker was killed in an airstrike in eastern Syria, yesterday. Engineer Emad Shehab was killed in the early hours of Tuesday morning when his building was hit during a series of airstrikes, the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region announced. Shehab, 42,…

Israel Confirms Killing Of Hamas’ Deputy Military Commander

JERUSALEM, Mac 27 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israel confirmed yesterday that, Marwan Issa, the deputy military leader of Hamas, was killed in its airstrike on a tunnel in the Gaza Strip earlier this month. “Tonight (last night), I can confirm that, according to our intelligence, Marwan Issa was killed in an attack…

Egyptian, Irish FMs Discuss Efforts To Realise Gaza Ceasefire

CAIRO, Mac 27 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, yesterday held phone talks with his Irish counterpart, Michael Martin, on efforts to implement an immediate ceasefire in the conflict-torn Gaza Strip. The talks, which came a day after the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted a resolution, demanding an…

Seven Iranian Militia Fighters Killed In Suspected U.S. Airstrikes In Syria

DAMASCUS, Mac 26 (NNN-SANA) – Seven Iranian-backed militia fighters were killed, in suspected U.S. strikes on Iranian targets in eastern Syria, before daybreak today, a war monitor reported. A series of explosions rattled Syria’s eastern province of Deir al-Zour, coinciding with the presence of unidentified drones flying overhead. The blasts…

15 Out Of Cambodia’s 25 Provinces Now Mine-Free: Senior Official

KRATIE, Cambodia, Mac 26 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia, today, declared north-eastern Kratie province clear of landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERWs), making it the 15th mine-free province in the country. Ly Thuch, senior minister and first vice president of the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA), said, Kratie…