Two Persons Died As Moving Bus Caught Fire Near Delhi

NEW DELHI, Nov 9 (NNN-PTI) – At least two persons died and 12 received burn injuries, when a moving bus caught fire, near the Indian capital, New Delhi late last night, police said today. The mishap occurred in Gurugram district of the northern state of Haryana. Gurugram is adjacent to…

Fire Left Two Dead In Philippine Capital

MANILA, Nov 9 (NNN-PNA) – A 69-year-old mother and her 42-year-old son died, in a nearly three-hour fire, that hit a residential area in the Philippine capital early today, the Philippines’ Bureau of Fire Protection official, said. Fire Superintendent, Eduardo Loon, said, the fire broke out around 12:30 a.m. local…

G7 FMs Call For Humanitarian Pauses In Israel-Hamas Conflict

TOKYO, Nov 9 (NNN-NHK) – Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7), yesterday called for actions, to address the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip over the Israel-Hamas conflict. As the conflict topped the agenda of a two-day meeting of the foreign ministers in Tokyo, they released a joint…

Strong Aftershock Rocked Off Eastern Indonesia, No Tsunami Alert Issued

JAKARTA, Nov 9 (NNN-ANTARA) – A 6.8-magnitude aftershock, struck off Indonesia’s eastern province of Maluku yesterday, but did not result in giant waves, the country’s meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said. The aftershock occurred at 08:02 p.m. local time (1302 GMT), following the 7.1-magnitude shock, which hit the province at…

Iraqi Shiite Militia Claims Two Attacks On U.S. Base In NE Syria

BAGHDAD, Nov 9 (NNN-NINA) – An Iraqi Shiite militia, claimed yesterday, responsibility for rocket and drone attacks on a U.S. military base in north-eastern Syria. An armed group calling itself the “Islamic Resistance in Iraq,” which is an umbrella body for Iranian-backed Iraqi militias, claimed in two separate online statements…

Jordanian King, UN Chief Call For Int’l Efforts Towards Cease-Fire In Gaza

AMMAN, Nov 9 (NNN-PETRA) – King Abdullah II of Jordan, yesterday, called for stepping up international actions, to reach an immediate cease-fire in the Gaza Strip, according to a statement by Jordan’s Royal Hashemite Court. He made the remarks in a phone conversation with UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, during which…

U.S. Forces Strike Positions In Syria’s Deir Al-Zour: Report

DAMASCUS, Nov 9 (NNN-SANA) – U.S. forces struck positions in Syria’s eastern province of Deir al-Zour, after midnight Thursday, the government Sham FM radio reported. U.S. forces struck the vicinity of Bor Saeed Street, in the east of the city of Deir al-Zour, said the report, giving no further details.…

Egypt’s International Transport Expo 2023

CAIRO, Nov 9 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt’s International Transportation Exhibition, witnessed enthusiastic participation from Chinese companies, which are eager to take part in the transport development in the Middle East, especially in Egypt. The fifth Smart Transport, Logistics, Infrastructure, and Traffic Fair and Forum for the Middle East and Africa, was…

Roundup: Optus Network Outage Plunges Millions Of Australians Into Turmoil

SYDNEY, Nov 9 (NNN-AAP) – Millions of Australians woke up yesterday morning, with their mobile phones displaying “SOS” in the status bar, as the second-largest telecommunications company in Australia was plagued by a nationwide service outage. With a customer base of over 10 million people, and 400,000 businesses nationwide, the…

WHO Acknowledges India’s Success In Reducing TB Incidence, Mortality

NEW DELHI, Nov 9 (NNN-PTI) – India’s Health Ministry said yesterday that, the World Health Organisation (WHO), has acknowledged India’s success in lowering tuberculosis (TB) incidence and mortality since 2015. “India’s efforts have resulted in reduction of TB incidence by 16 percent in 2022 (from 2015), almost double the pace…