Four Dead In Philippine Road Crash

MANILA, Nov 13 (NNN-PNA) – Four people died, after their car collided with a dump truck, in Olongapo City, north-east of Manila, police said today. Police said, the accident occurred around 8.00 p.m. local time, last night, while the two vehicles were travelling a curvy road in the city. Pictures…

33-Year-Old Ex-Lawmaker Secretary Becomes Youngest Female Mayor In Japan

TOKYO, Nov 13 (NNN-NHK) – A 33-year-old former secretary of a ruling party, has become Japan’s youngest-ever female mayor, after winning election in Yawata, Kyoto Prefecture, local media reported, today. Shoko Kawata, an independent, backed by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), junior coalition partner, Komeito, and the main opposition…

Afghan Police Detained Drug Smuggler, Seized Drugs

FAIZABAD, Afghanistan, Nov 13 (NNN-ANA) – Police have arrested a drug smuggler and seized a variety of illegal drugs from his possession, in north Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province, a statement from the provincial police office said, today. The arrest was made in Darayem district yesterday, and the contraband included opium poppy,…

Public In Fiji Urged To Take Precautionary Measures For Potential Tropical Cyclone

SUVA, Nov 13 (NNN-PINA) – The National Disaster Management Office is calling on the public in Fiji, to be on high alert and take precautionary measures for a potential tropical cyclone. The Fiji Meteorological Service has confirmed that tropical disturbance TD02F, may intensify into a tropical cyclone by later today…

Hamas Sources Deny Suspending Hostage Release Talks With Israel

GAZA, Nov 13 (NNN-WAFA) – Two Hamas officials denied yesterday, the suspension of negotiations with Israel, regarding the release of hostages and prisoners. A Hamas source speaking on condition of anonymity said, “I have not heard of the matter,” referring to media reports that the faction is suspending negotiations, due…

Policeman Killed, Two Injured In NW Pakistan Attack

ISLAMABAD, Nov 13 (NNN-APP) – A policeman was killed, with two others injured, in a firing incident, in the Tank district of Pakistan’s north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said, yesterday. The incident happened on Saturday night, when some unknown militants, ambushed a police vehicle and sprayed bullets at it, when…

130 Factories Shut In Bangladesh Amid Labour Protest

DHAKA, Nov 13 (NNN-BSS) – A total of 130 readymade garment (RMG) factories, in two major industrial hubs, Savar and Ashulia, on the outskirts of the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, have suspended operations for an indefinite period due to ongoing worker protests for higher wages. Mohammad Sarwar Alam, a superintendent of…

Six Dead In Traffic Accident In Nepal

KATHMANDU, Nov 13 (NNN-UNI) – A jeep crashed into a roadside building, in Nawalparasi East district of central-southern Nepal yesterday afternoon, leaving six people dead and another critically injured. The jeep, with seven people onboard, was heading to Daldale in the district, when the mishap occurred in Devchuli. “Six people…

Five Killed, Eight Injured In Bus-Car Collision In Punjab

ISLAMABAD, Nov 13 (NNN-APP) – At least five people were killed and eight others injured yesterday, in a collision between a bus and a car, in Faisalabad district of Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province, the rescue service reported. The rescue service said that, the accident took place on Khurrianwala road, when…

Climate Change Delaying Blue Whale Migration: Expert

CANBERRA, Nov 13 (NNN-AAP) – Warming oceans are delaying the migration of blue whales, Australian experts warned. Karen Edyvane, a marine biologist from Australian National University, today raised concerns about significant delays to the migration of pygmy blue whales, past the Timor Leste coastline. A subspecies of blue whale that…