Lightning Killed Four In Madhya Pradesh

NEW DELHI, Nov 28 (NNN-PTI) – At least four people were killed and another one was injured critically, after lightning struck them in the central India state of Madhya Pradesh, officials said. The deaths took place on Sunday. According to officials, heavy rains and thunderstorms, accompanied by lightning strikes lashed…

6.5-Magnitude Quake Hit 49 KM NE Of Wewak, Papua New Guinea

NEW YORK, Nov 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – The United States Geological Survey reported a magnitude 6.5 quake in Papua New Guinea, near Wewak, East Sepik Province. The earthquake hit at 7:46 am local time today, at a shallow depth of 12.3 km. The exact magnitude, epicentre, and depth of the quake…

Yemen Says Hijacked Israel-Linked Oil Tanker In Gulf Of Aden Released

ADEN, Nov 28 (NNN-SABA) – An Israel-linked commercial oil tanker, seized by unknown attackers off the coast of Aden, has been released, a senior official from the Yemeni government’s Coast Guard Forces said, yesterday. Khaled Al-Qumali, head of the Coast Guard Forces, said, the U.S. Navy intervened to stop the…

Pesticides Still Found In U.S. Baby Food: Research

NEW YORK, Nov 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – Baby food in the United States may still contain potentially harmful pesticides, but is less toxic than it was about 30 years ago, according to a new study by a nonprofit U.S. environmental group. Some 38 percent of conventional, or non-organic, baby food in…

DPRK Speeded Up Fine-Tuning Of Its Reconnaissance Satellite

SEOUL, Nov 28 (NNN-YONHAP) – The aerospace agency of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), is trying to accelerate the fine-tuning of the reconnaissance satellite it placed into orbit last week, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported, yesterday. The fine-tuning of the reconnaissance satellite, Malligyong-1, “is being…

Ecuador’s New President Introduces Cabinet In First Official Photo

QUITO, Nov 27 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Ecuador’s President, Daniel Noboa, unveiled his ministerial cabinet yesterday, with the first official photo of his work team, three days after assuming power for a short 18-month term. The cabinet “is mostly made up of women and young people, who head strategic departments of…

Attackers Seized Israeli-Linked Oil Tanker Off Yemen’s Aden: Officials

ADEN, Nov 27 (NNN-SABA) – Unknown attackers, suspected of belonging to the Houthi militia, seized a commercial oil tanker, off the coast of Aden yesterday, a Coast Guard official said. The Yemeni official, who asked to remain anonymous, said, a Liberian-flagged ship, owned by an Israeli company, was intercepted by…

Three Dead, Two Critically Injured In Central Canada Shooting

OTTAWA, Nov 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – Three people were killed and two critically injured, after a shooting in Winnipeg, the capital city of Manitoba in central Canada, local police said yesterday. Winnipeg police arrived at the scene and found five victims “with injuries consistent with being shot,” said the local police…

Leaders Responsible For Military Barracks Attack Arrested: Sierra Leone President

FREETOWN, Nov 27 (NNN-IRIN) – Sierra Leonean President, Julius Maada Bio, said late yesterday that, all the leaders involved in an earlier attack on major military barracks in Freetown, the country’s capital, have been arrested. In a national address, Bio said, the attackers had been repelled by a combined team…

Israel’s Army Chief Vows To Restart Fighting In Gaza After Hostages Return

JERUSALEM, Nov 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – Israeli army chief, Herzi Halevi, announced yesterday that, once the hostages covered by the current deal are safely returned to Israel, the country will resume the fighting in Gaza. Halevi conveyed this message in a letter addressed to all Israel Defence Forces (IDF) commanders and…