Israeli Attack On S. Lebanon Killed Senior Hezbollah Commander

BEIRUT, Jan 9 (NNN-NNA) – A senior Hezbollah commander and another member of the Shiite military group were killed yesterday, in an Israeli drone attack targeting their car in the southern Lebanese village of Khirbet Selm, Hezbollah said in a statement. Wissam Hassan Tawil, a high-level commander from Hezbollah’s elite…

168 Killed, 323 Missing In Japan’s Quake-Hit Ishikawa Prefecture

TOKYO, Jan 9 (NNN-NHK) – The death toll has climbed to 168, in Japan’s Ishikawa yesterday, after a series of earthquakes of up to 7.6 magnitude struck the central prefecture and its vicinity last week, as heavy snow and rain hampered rescue operations. The number of people currently unaccounted for…

Indonesia Criticises Some Countries’ Double Standards Regarding Gaza Conflict

JAKARTA, Jan 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – Indonesian Foreign Minister, Retno Marsudi, yesterday, criticised some countries for applying double standards regarding the Gaza conflict. Marsudi made the statement in her ministry’s annual speech, at the historic Merdeka Building in Bandung, where in 1955, dozens of countries pledged to reject colonialism and promote…

Palestinian Death Toll In Gaza Exceeds 23,000: Ministry

GAZA, Jan 9 (NNN-WAFA) – The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip exceeded 23,000, the Gaza-based Health Ministry said, yesterday. The ministry said in a press statement that, the Israeli army killed 249 Palestinians and wounded 510 others during the past 24 hours. This…

Israel’s Army Chief Says Gaza Conflict To Continue Throughout 2024

JERUSALEM, Jan 8 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israel’s military chief, said yesterday that, the conflict in Gaza, persisting for three months already, would likely last throughout 2024, and spill over to other fronts. Herzi Halevi, the chief of staff of the Israel Defence Forces (IDF), made the remarks during a visit to…

Summernats Car Festival Drew Record Crowd In Australian Capital

CANBERRA, Jan 8 (NNN-AAP) – Authorities celebrated a successful edition of Australia’s biggest motoring festival, despite safety concerns following a crowd brawl. Organisers of Summernats, Australia’s biggest celebration of horsepower, yesterday announced a record sell-out crowd of 130,000 people, attended the 36th edition of the four-day festival, at Exhibition Park…

Nearly 7,000 Rohingya Refugees Rendered Homeless As Fire Blazed Through Camp In SE Bangladesh

DHAKA, Jan 8 (NNN-BSS) – Nearly 7,000 Rohingyas have become homeless overnight, after a fire blazed through a Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar, in the early hours of Sunday, the UN Refugee Agency said in a statement. According to the statement, nearly 800 shelters are feared to have been destroyed,…

Gunmen Killed Political Leader In India’s West Bengal

NEW DELHI, Jan 8 (NNN-PTI) – Unidentified gunmen, yesterday shot dead ruling Trinamool Congress party leader, Satyan Chowdhury, in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal, police said. Chowdhury was fired upon from point-blank range, in Berhampore of Murshidabad district, about 199 km north of Kolkata, the capital city of…

DPRK Accuses South Korea Of Misjudging Its Military Moves

PYONGYANG, Jan 8 (NNN-KCNA) – A senior official of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), accused the South Korean military of misjudging its military moves, yesterday. South Korea claimed that the DPRK conducted artillery shelling north-west of Yeonpyeong Island Saturday afternoon, and the shells dropped in the sea buffer…

Bangladesh’s Ruling Awami League Gains Clear Majority Of Parliamentary Seats

DHAKA, Jan 8 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh’s ruling Awami League (AL) party of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has gained more than 70 percent of parliamentary seats in the country’s general elections, with the results of around 290 seats initially declared by Election Commission (EC) officials, last night. Bangladesh held general elections…