Teenage Pedestrian Killed After Being Struck By Bus In Brisbane

SYDNEY, Mac 9 (NNN-AAP) — A fatal bus-and-pedestrian traffic crash in Brisbane City, caused an 18-year-old female pedestrian to die last night, said the Police Force in the Australian state of Queensland, today. The police said that, just after 5.00 p.m. local time, a bus left the road on a…

10 Killed, 10 Missing In Floods, Landslides In Western Indonesia

JAKARTA, Mac 9 (NNN-ANTARA) – At least 10 people were killed and 10 others went missing, as floods and landslides hit the Indonesian regency of Pesisir Selatan, in the province of West Sumatra, according to the local management agency today. Pesisir Selatan disaster mitigation agency chief, Doni Gusrizal, said in…

Six Missing As Fishing Boat Capsizesd Off S. Korea’s Southern Coast

SEOUL, Mac 9 (NNN-YONHAP) – Six sailors went missing, as their fishing boat capsized, off South Korea’s southern coast today. The 29-tonne vessel with nine crew members, including two South Koreans and seven Indonesians aboard, overturned in waters about 68 km south of an island in Tongyeong, South Gyeongsang province,…

Namibia Calls For Immediate Lifting Of U.S. Sanctions On Zimbabwe

WINDHOEK, Mac 9 (NNN-NAMPA) – The Namibian government has strongly condemned the United States’ recent announcement of new sanctions against Zimbabwe, calling for immediate and unconditional lifting of all illegal economic sanctions imposed on the country. In a statement issued by Peya Mushelenga, minister of international relations and cooperation, Namibia…

New York Takes Extraordinary Measures To Tackle Subway Crimes

NEW YORK, Mac 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – New York State is taking multiple measures, in a bid to cope with crimes in the subway system of New York City, including the deployment of hundreds of National Guard members. New York State Governor, Kathy Hochul, announced the deployment of 750 National Guard…

Interview: Women In Gaza Experience “Extreme Tragic Conditions,” Says Arab Official

CAIRO, Mac 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – Hend Al-Shalqani, manager of the Researches and Studies Department, at the Arab Women Organisation, affiliated with the Arab League, expressed concerns about the dire situation faced by women in the war-torn Gaza Strip, on the International Women’s Day, yesterday. “Women in Gaza experience extreme tragic…

Hamas Demands Ceasefire, Israeli Withdrawal As Prerequisites For Prisoner Exchange Deal

GAZA, Mac 9 (NNN-WAFA) – The Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, said in a statement yesterday that, a ceasefire and the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza are essential conditions for any prisoner exchange agreement. The Brigades’ spokesperson, Abu Ubaydah, emphasised in the statement that, there would be…

Building Collapse In N. Egypt Killed Four

CAIRO, Mac 9 (NNN-MENA) – Four people were killed and two others injured, in a residential building collapse yesterday, in Egypt’s northern city of Alexandria, Egypt’s state-run Ahram Online news website reported. Police, civil protection units and ambulances were sent to the scene, and the injured people have been hospitalised,…

10 Killed In Two Road Accidents In Bangladesh

DHAKA, Mac 9 (NNN-BSS) – At least 10 people were killed and about a dozen others injured, in two separate road mishaps in Bangladesh, yesterday. Md Ashikuzzaman, a senior police officer, told journalists that, seven people were killed in a three-vehicle collision, involving a bus, a motorcycle and an autorickshaw,…

Türkiye Sends 7th Aid Ship To Gaza

ANKARA, Mac 8 (NNN-TRT) – Türkiye sent today, a ship to the Gaza Strip, carrying 2,737 tonnes of humanitarian aid, a collaborative effort of Turkish organisations, led by the Turkish Red Crescent. The aid will reach Egypt’s Al-Arish port, and then be loaded onto trucks for Gaza, Turkish Red Crescent…