Eight Injured In Clashes In Pakistan’s North Waziristan

ISLAMABAD, Feb 11 (NNN-APP) – At least eight people were injured yesterday, in clashes between protestors and police, in North Waziristan district of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local media reported. According to the reports, hundreds of people were protesting and chanting slogans, against delay of election results announcement, when police…

Three killed, 14 injured as van tire blows on Philippines’ highway

MANILA, Feb 11 (NNN-PNA) – A van blew a tire on a highway in Pangasinan province, north of Manila, and crashed into a roadside barrier, killing three people and injuring 14 others, police said today. Police said, the van was travelling north to a Roman Catholic Church, in Manaoag town,…

4.7-Magnitude Quake Rocked Japan’s Noto Region

TOKYO, Feb 11 (NNN-NHK) – An earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 4.7, jolted Japan’s Noto region in Ishikawa prefecture, the weather agency said here earlier today. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the quake took place at around 12:36 p.m. local time (0336 GMT), and the temblor’s epicentre…

Roundup: Election Campaigns End, Ballot Looming In Indonesia

by Nurul Fitri Ramadhani JAKARTA, Feb 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – Presidential campaigns in Indonesia ended peacefully yesterday, as the country is bracing for the national election day, scheduled for next Wednesday, to choose leader of the country and new parliament members. During the months-long campaigns, which started Nov last year, three…

Roundup: Dozens Of Palestinians Killed In Rafah As Israeli Ground Offensive Looms

GAZA, Feb 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – Dozens of Palestinians were killed by the Israeli army in the southernmost Gazan city of Rafah, in the past 24 hours, as Israel threatened to launch a military operation in the city, currently holding more than half of the strip’s population, Palestinian medical and security…

Feature: Palestinian Families Torn Apart Amid War In Gaza

GAZA, Feb 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – Wisam Hamada, a Palestinian woman in Gaza, could not forget the trembling voice of her child, Hind, when the six-year-old girl called for help, after being attacked by Israeli forces. “The Israeli army opened fire at her uncle’s car, while they were trying to evacuate…

Egypt, Bulgaria Signed Defence, Energy MoUs

CAIRO, Feb 11 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian and Bulgarian officials, yesterday, signed here, memoranda of understanding (MoUs), for cooperation in the fields of defence and natural gas, according to a joint statement released by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry. The MoUs were signed during the first meeting of the joint cooperation committee…

Update: Death Toll Climbs To 35 In Tuesday’s Landslide In Philippines, With 77 Still Missing

MANILA, Feb 11 (NNN-PNA) – The death toll in a massive landslide that crashed into villages in Davao de Oro province in southern Philippines has climbed to 35 from 27, with 77 others remaining missing, authorities said yesterday. The Maco municipal government said, 32 have been rescued from the landslide,…

Afghanistan’s Permanent Seat In U.N. Must Be Given To The Islamic Emirate: Senior Official

KABUL, Feb 11 (NNN-ANA) – Afghanistan’s Deputy Prime Minister for Political Affairs, Mawlawi Abdul Kabir, said, Afghanistan’s permanent seat in the United Nations must be given to the Islamic Emirate, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported yesterday. Kabir made the remarks in a meeting with Roza Otunbayeva, the U.N. secretary-general’s…

Palestinian Death Toll In Gaza Exceeds 28,000: Ministry

GAZA, Feb 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, has exceeded 28,000, the Gaza-based Health Ministry said yesterday. The ministry said in a press statement that, the Israeli army killed 117 Palestinians and wounded 152 others, during the past 24 hours,…