One Killed In Mi-8 Military Helicopter Crash In Kyrgyzstan

BISHKEK, Jan 18 (NNN-KNA) – An Mi-8 military helicopter crashed in Kyrgyzstan yesterday, killing one and injuring eight, the Ministry of Defence of Kyrgyzstan, said. The accident occurred at about 11.00 a.m. local time (0500 GMT), near the village of Dostuk, on the territory of the Frunze-1 airbase, located south-west…

32 Factory Workers Injured In Vehicle Collision In Yangon

YANGON, Jan 18 (NNN-MNA) – Thirty-two factory workers were injured, in a head-on collision between a car carrying them, and a trailer truck, in Myanmar’s Yangon, chairperson of the Kyal Sin Myittar rescue organisation, Daw Khin Aye Phyu, told the press, yesterday. The collision occurred at around 7.00 a.m. local…

Two Gored To Death, Dozens Injured In Bullfighting In Tamil Nadu

NEW DELHI, Jan 18 (NNN-PTI) – Two people, including a boy, were gored to death, and dozensof others injured yesterday, by bulls, during Jallikattu, a local bullfighting sport, in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, police said. The incident took place at Siravayal in Sivaganga district, about 425 km…

Vietnam Sent 155,000 Labourers Abroad In 2023

HANOI, Jan 18 (NNN-VNA) – The number of Vietnamese labourers sent to work abroad under contract, reached its peak with 155,000 people last year, 29 percent higher than the year’s plan and marking an increase of 8.55 percent, compared to 2022, the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, reported.…

Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki Erupted Three Times In One Hour

JAKARTA, Jan 18 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano, on the Indonesian island of Flores, erupted three times within an hour, yesterday morning, according to the country’s Centre for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG). PVMBG said, the volcano erupted and threw ash up to 1,500 metres above its peak…

UN Chief Urges Gaza Ceasefire, Actions On Climate, AI

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – The United Nations’ (UN) Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, yesterday reiterated his calls for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, and stressed the importance of the two-state solution to the Palestine-Israel issue. Speaking at the World Economic Forum here, Guterres said, “The world is standing by,…

Arab League Voices “Full Support” For Sovereignty Of Iraq

CAIRO, Jan 18 (NNN-MENA) – The Arab League (AL) voiced yesterday, its full support for the sovereignty of Iraq, during a virtual meeting at the level of foreign ministers. During the meeting, AL Secretary-General, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, expressed his “absolute rejection and complete condemnation” of the recent ballistic missile strikes,…

Yemen’s Houthis Claim Fresh Missile Attack On U.S. Ship In Gulf Of Aden

SANAA, Jan 18 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s Houthi group, yesterday, claimed responsibility for launching a missile attack on a U.S. ship, in the Gulf of Aden. “In support of Palestinian people and response to the U.S. and British aggression against our country, our naval forces carried out an attack, targeting the…

Three Police Officers Died In Road Mishap Amid Dense Fog In North India

NEW DELHI, Jan 18 (NNN-PTI) – At least three police officers, including a lady cop, were killed, and 14 others were injured yesterday, when the bus they were travelling in, crashed into a stationary truck, in north India, due to poor visibility owing to dense fog, confirmed a local government…

Two Suspected Rebels Killed, Two Soldiers Wounded In Philippine Clashes

MANILA, Jan 18 (NNN-PNA) – Philippine troops, yesterday, killed two suspected rebels, in clashes in Negros Occidental province, in the central Philippines, a military report said. The report said that, the fighting between the troops and around five rebels from the New People’s Army (NPA), occurred in La Castellana town,…