Philippine Navy Joins Search For 11 Passengers Of Two Missing Boats

MANILA, Jan 26 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippine Navy, yesterday, deployed a helicopter to search for 11 missing passengers of two motorboats that capsized off Palawan province. Commodore Alan Javier, commander of the Philippine Naval Forces West, said, the boats sank on Wednesday, near Ilian Bay in Roxas, a coastal town…

Iran’s President Highlights Importance Of Boosting Cultural Ties With Türkiye

TEHRAN, Jan 26 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s President, Ebrahim Raisi, said that, the expansion of cultural relations between his country and Türkiye is of great importance. Raisi made the remarks in a meeting with a number of Iranian nationals residing in Türkiye, at the end of his one-day trip to Ankara…

Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway Marked 100 Days Of Operation With 1.45 Million Passengers Transported

JAKARTA, Jan 26 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Jakarta-Bandung High-speed Railway (HSR), marked its 100th day of operation on Wednesday, with a total of 1.45 million passengers transported, an official from China Railway International Limited said. The official said, the train schedules have been adjusted and optimised in accordance with local public…

Five Killed, Over 20 Injured In Road Accident In Philippines

MANILA, Jan 25 (NNN-PNA) – Five people were killed and over 20 others injured, after a bus hit several vehicles in Bataan province, north-west of the capital, Manila, police said today. Police said, the crash occurred at around 7.00 p.m. local time yesterday, along a highway in Dinalupihan town. The…

20 People Injured In Minibus Crash In South-West Japan

TOKYO, Jan 25 (NNN-NHK) – A minibus crashed into a telephone pole today, in Japan’s south-western prefecture of Fukuoka, injuring 20 people, local media reported. All 19 passengers, most of them foreign nationals, and the driver were taken to hospital, after the minibus crashed on a straight road around two…

Royal Cambodian Army Marked 25th Founding Anniversary

PHNOM PENH, Jan 25 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia yesterday, celebrated the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Royal Cambodian Army (RCA), an arm of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF). Dressed in full military regalia, Cambodian Prime Minister, Hun Manet, presided over the ceremony, which was held at the RCA’s…

Indian Security Personnel Opened Fire At Colleagues, Seven Injured

NEW DELHI, Jan 25 (NNN-PTI) – An Indian security personnel, indiscriminately, fired at his six colleagues and then shot himself, in the north-eastern state of Manipur, local police confirmed, yesterday. The security personnel belonged to the Assam Rifles, a paramilitary force of the federal government. All the seven injured were…

Indian Aviation Regulator Fines Air India Over Safety Concerns

NEW DELHI, Jan 25 (NNN-PTI) – India’s civil aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has imposed a hefty penalty of 11 million Indian rupees (around 132,340 U.S. dollars), on private airline, Air India, over safety-related issues. The monetary fine was imposed for alleged safety violations on certain…

UN Asks Houthis To Reconsider Order To Expel U.S., British Nationals

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – The United Nations, yesterday asked Yemen’s Houthi authorities, to reconsider their decision to expel U.S. and British nationals, working for the world body in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen. Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, confirmed that the United Nations has received communications…

At Least Nine Killed In Attack On UN Training Centre In Gaza Yesterday; Death Toll 25,700: Official

GAZA, Jan 25 (NNN-WAFA) – A UN training centre in Gaza’s major southern city of Khan Younis was attacked and set on fire yesterday, killing at least nine people, a UN official said. Two tank rounds hit the building that shelters 800 people, killing at least nine people and wounding…