Two Killed, 16 Injured In Bus Accident In Central Java

JAKARTA, Jan 22 (NNN-ANTARA) – At least two people died and 16 others were injured, after the bus they were travelling on, rolled five metres down a highway in Central Java yesterday, according to local police. The crash took place in Pemalang Regency, at around 12:30 p.m. local time. There…

Death Toll Rises To 13 In Israeli Missile Strike On Damascus: Monitor

DAMASCUS, Jan 22 (NNN-SANA) – The death toll from Saturday’s Israeli missile attack on Iran’s targets in the Syrian capital, Damascus, has risen to 13, according to a war monitor, yesterday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that, among the 13 casualties were five Iranians, three of whom held…

Wreckage Of Crashed Plane In Afghanistan, Four Survivors Found

KABUL, Jan 22 (NNN-ANA) – The wreckage of a Russian passenger jet that crashed in Afghanistan on Saturday, was found yesterday in Badakhsan province, with four aboard survived, spokesman for Afghan caretaker government, Zabihullah Mujahid, said. According to Mujahid, the crashed plane was located in the Aruz Koh area of…

Roundup: Jordan Mulls Setting Price Ceilings For Commodities Amid Red Sea Cargo Disruptions

AMMAN, Jan 21 (NNN-PETRA) – Amidst rising shipping costs, due to the tensions in the Red Sea, the Jordanian government is mulling setting price ceilings on essential commodities, while traders are calling for customs and tax exemptions to tide over the current challenges. At a recent meeting with a Lower…

Passenger Plane Crashed In Afghanistan’s Badakhshan Province

KABUL, Jan 21 (NNN-ANA) – A passenger plane crashed, in north Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province, local television channel, Tolonews reported today, citing Zabihullah Amiri, an official of the provincial department of information and culture. The official added that, a team has been sent to the Topkhana area of Kuran-wa-Munjan district, on…

Palestinians Cut Off From Loved Ones Due To Communications Blackout In Gaza

GAZA, Jan 21 (NNN-WAFA) – Nasir Mahdi, a Palestinian man living in Gaza, is clouded with anxiety and worry, as he has been cut off from all contact with his family in Gaza City for more than a week, due to the communications blackout in the coastal enclave. “I used to…

Rescuers Recovered Last Body In Southern Philippine Landslide

MANILA, Jan 21 (NNN-PNA) – Rescuers yesterday recovered the body of the last missing man, buried in Thursday’s rain-induced landslide, that ripped through a mining village in Davao de Oro province, in the southern Philippines, officials said. In a social media post, the municipal government of Monkayo said, rescuers found…

KCNA Confirms Putin’s Willingness To Visit DPRK

SEOUL, Jan 21 (NNN-YONHAP) – Russian President, Vladimir Putin, expressed his willingness to visit the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported today, citing a press release issued one day earlier, by the assistant office of the DPRK foreign minister.– NNN-YONHAP  

Laos Celebrated 75th Anniversary Of Founding Of Lao People’s Army

VIENTIANE, Jan 21 (NNN-KPL) – Activities were organised across Laos, to grandly celebrate the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the Lao People’s Army on Jan 20. To mark the 75th Lao Army Day, the entire Party, state, the armed forces and all ethnic groups undertook several activities to commemorate…

Iraqi Shiite Militia Claims Rocket Attack On Airbase Housing U.S. Forces In W. Iraq

BAGHDAD, Jan 21 (NNN-NINA) – The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an Iraqi Shiite militia, claimed responsibility yesterday, for launching rockets towards the Ayn al-Asad Airbase, in Iraq’s western province of Anbar. The militia group said in an online statement that, its fighters launched a “rocket barrage” on the Ayn al-Asad…