Update: At Least 82 Dead, 80 Unaccounted For In Japanese Quakes

TOKYO, Jan 5 (NNN-NHK) – The death toll has risen to 82 in the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa, with the number of people unaccounted for climbing to 80, by yesterday afternoon, after a series of earthquakes of up to 7.6 magnitude struck the prefecture and its vicinity, amid ongoing…

More Than A Hundred Palestinians Killed, Injured By Israeli Attacks On Northern Gaza In Past 24 Hours

GAZA, Jan 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Israeli army launched yesterday, airstrikes on the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza Strip, killing and injuring dozens of people, said the Gaza-based Health Ministry. A large number of displaced people live in the buildings that were hit by Israeli airstrikes, and most of…

Israel’s Top Court Delays Law Thwarting Removal Of Netanyahu From Office

JERUSALEM, Jan 4 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israel’s Supreme Court, delayed yesterday, the activation of a controversial law, that aims at preventing declaring Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, unfit for office. In a 6-5 vote, the Supreme Court judges ruled that, the activation of the so-called “Incapacitation Law” will be delayed until after…

Hezbollah Leader Vows To Wage Comprehensive War Against Israel If It Expands Attacks On Lebanon

BEIRUT, Jan 4 (NNN-NNA) – Hezbollah leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, warned last night, to attack Israel “without restraint,” if Israel expands its attacks against Lebanon, local TV channel al-Manar reported. Nasrallah made the remarks in a televised speech, to commemorate the fourth anniversary of the assassination of top Iranian commander,…

Singapore Police Arrested 411 For Scams

SINGAPORE, Jan 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Singapore police arrested 411 suspects for scamming, in a special operation in Dec, 2023, according to a recent statement by the police. The suspects were involved in more than 1,500 cases, including job scams, investment scams, Internet love scams, e-commerce scams, phishing scams and…

Four Injured In Stabbing At Tokyo’s Akihabara Railway Station, Suspect Detained

TOKYO, Jan 4 (NNN-NHK) – A stabbing incident at the Japan Railways (JR) Akihabara Station in Tokyo last night, left four people injured, with the suspect taken into custody, according to local media reports. Around 11:00 p.m. local time, a witness reported a woman brandishing a knife on a stationary…

Philippines Arrested Over 56,000 Drug Suspects In 2023

MANILA, Jan 4 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines arrested 56,495 drug-related suspects, and confiscated 10.41 billion pesos (over 187 million U.S. dollars) worth of illegal drugs in 2023, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said, today. Citing a national police report, the PCO said, the law enforcement conducted over 44,000 anti-illegal drug…

Six Automakers In S. Korea To Recall Some 73,000 Vehicles

SEOUL, Jan 4 (NNN-YONHAP) – Six local and foreign automakers in South Korea will voluntarily recall some 73,000 vehicles for manufacturing defects, the transport ministry said, today. Tesla Korea will recall 63,991 units of four different models, including Model Y, for a software error in the auto pilot system, along…

14 Injured In Multi-Vehicle Pileups In S. Korea

SEOUL, Jan 4 (NNN-YONHAP) – At least 14 people were injured early this morning, from two multi-vehicle pileups in South Korea. About 30 vehicles collided one after another, at around 5:24 a.m. local time (2024 GMT Wednesday), on a bridge in Sejong, some 110 km south of the capital, Seoul.…

Residents Urged To Evacuate After Restaurant District Catches Fire In Japan’s Kitakyushu

TOKYO, Jan 4 (NNN-NHK) – A fire broke out near one of the most popular restaurant districts in Kitakyushu city, in Japan’s south-western prefecture of Fukuoka, with nearby residents urged to evacuate the area, local authorities were cited as saying, yesterday. Local fire department received multiple calls at around 15:10…