Over 60 Inmates Escape From Sri Lanka’s Rehabilitation Centre Amid Clash

COLOMBO, Jan 13 (NNN-XINHUA) — Over 60 inmates have escaped the state-run Kandakadu Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre in North Central Province, in Sri Lanka last night, said Commissioner General of Rehabilitation, Darshana Hettiarachchi. Hettiarachchi told the media that, the inmates had escaped amid a clash between two groups of recovering…

Egypt Denies Israel’s Allegations Of Preventing Aid From Entering Gaza

CAIRO, Jan 13 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt denied yesterday, the “allegations and lies” of the Israeli defence team, before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that, Egypt is responsible for preventing the entry of humanitarian and relief aid into the Gaza Strip, from the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing. Israeli…

Palestinian Death Toll In Gaza Rises To 23,708: Ministry

GAZA, Jan 13 (NNN-WAFA) – The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 23,708, the Gaza-based Health Ministry said, yesterday. The ministry said in a press statement that, the Israeli army killed 151 Palestinians and wounded 248 others during the past 24 hours.…

Extreme Weather Caused Flooding, Landslides In Bandung

JAKARTA, Jan 13 (NNN-ANTARA) – Flooding, landslide, and uprooted trees hit Bandung and its surrounding areas, due to extreme weather on Thursday. “Medium to heavy rain, with lightning and strong winds are estimated for the next three days,” said head of the climatology station of the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG)…

Supporters Of Yemen’s Houthis Rally After U.S.-Britain Airstrikes

SANAA, Jan 13 (NNN-SABA) – Thousands of supporters of the Yemeni Houthis, held a rally in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa yesterday, to protest the U.S.-Britain joint retaliatory airstrikes on the group’s camps. The protesters demanded a response to yesterday’s pre-dawn airstrikes that heavily bombed over 60 training sites and arms depots…

Myanmar Military, Ethnic Armed Groups Reach Ceasefire Under China’s Mediation

BEIJING, Jan 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – Under the mediation and promotion of the Chinese side, representatives of Myanmar’s military and three ethnic armed groups in northern Myanmar, held peace talks in Kunming, south-west China’s Yunnan Province, from Wednesday to Thursday, and reached a formal ceasefire agreement, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson, Mao…

Houthis Vow Retaliation After U.S., British Airstrikes Killed Five in Yemen

ADEN, Jan 13 (NNN-SABA) – The Houthis in Yemen vowed strong retaliation against the U.S. and Britain, for airstrikes carried out earlier yesterday, in areas under their control. According to a statement from the Houthi military spokesman, Yahya Sarea, the American and British forces launched a “brutal aggression,” with 73…

Australia Confirms Support To Airstrikes In Yemen

CANBERRA, Jan 12 (NNN-AAP) – The Australian government has confirmed the country’s involvement in airstrikes on Houthi military sites in Yemen. Richard Marles, deputy prime minister and minister for defence, today said, Australia supported strikes launched by the United States and Britain on Houthi rebels, this morning local time. Marles…

IMF Allows Immediate Disbursement Of 700 Million USD To Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Jan 12 (NNN-APP) – The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), completed the first review of Pakistan’s economic reform programme, supported by the IMF’s Stand-By Arrangement (SBA), allowing for an immediate disbursement of about 700 million U.S. dollars, the IMF said, yesterday. Following the Board’s decision, the…

Four Huge Explosions Rocked Yemen’s Capital

SANAA, Jan 12 (NNN-SABA) – Four huge explosions rocked Yemen’s capital, early this morning, amid media reports that the United States and Britain planned to launch airstrikes against the Houthi rebels who control the city. Eyewitnesses said that, the blasts could be heard across the city and houses were shaking.…