Bangladesh Enters Wind Power Era With Cox’s Bazar Project In Operation

DHAKA, Oct 13 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh, yesterday, joined global wind power club, with the inauguration of its Cox’s Bazar wind power project. The wind power project, located in Bangladesh’s south-eastern Cox’s Bazar district, some 400 km away from the capital, Dhaka, is invested by Wuling Power Corp., a subsidiary of…

UN Spokesman Says Israeli Strikes On Syrian Airports “Extremely Worrying”

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – Israeli strikes that have crippled two Syrian airports are extremely worrying, said a UN spokesman, yesterday. Reports of Israeli strikes on Aleppo and Damascus airports are extremely worrying, especially in light of the warnings and the concern of UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, of an…

Egypt Offers Mediation To End Palestinian-Israeli Conflict, Calls For Self-Restraint

CAIRO, Oct 13 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, urged yesterday, the Palestinian and Israeli sides to exercise utmost restraint while expressing Cairo’s willingness to mediate to end the ongoing deadly conflict. “Egypt is prepared to harness all its capabilities and efforts towards mediation, in coordination with all effective international…

Latest: Palestinian Death Toll From Israeli Attacks Totals 1,569: Health Ministry

GAZA, Oct 13 (NNN-WAFA) – The death toll from Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip and West Bank has totalled 1,569, while 7,212 others were wounded, according to the Ramallah-based Palestinian Health Ministry. The ministry said in a statement that, the number of fatalities in Gaza has reached 1,537, including…

Russia, Kyrgyzstan To Set Up Joint Air Defence System

BISHKEK, Oct 13 (NNN-KNA) – Kyrgyz President, Sadyr Japarov, held talks with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, yesterday, in Bishkek, during Putin’s official visit to the country. Further strengthening military cooperation was discussed by the two sides, and a law ratifying the agreement on the creation of a Joint Regional…

1,354 Palestinians Killed By Israeli Airstrikes On Gaza: Health Ministry

GAZA, Oct 13 (NNN-WAFA) – At least 1,354 Palestinians were killed, and 6,049 others wounded, by the ongoing Israeli airstrikes on Gaza, according to the Gaza-based health ministry. In a press statement, the ministry said, “44 Palestinians were killed yesterday, as Israel intensified its air attacks on various areas of…

Government Announces Flights For Australians Stranded In Israel

CANBERRA, Oct 12 (NNN-AAP) – The Australian government announced it will run repatriation flights for citizens stranded in Israel. Minister for Foreign Affairs, Penny Wong last night, confirmed that, flag carrier, Qantas, will operate two flights from Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport to London, for Australians who do not already…

12 Killed, 11 Injured In Road Accident In Pakistan’s Sindh

ISLAMABAD, Oct 12 (NNN-APP) – At least 12 people were killed and 11 others injured last night, in a road accident in the Khairpur district of Pakistan’s southern Sindh province, an official said. Deputy Commissioner of the district, Ahmed Fawad Shah, told the media that, a passenger van and a…

Four Killed, Many Injured As Train Derailed In Bihar

NEW DELHI, Oct 12 (NNN-PTI) – Four people were killed and many others injured, after 21 coaches of a passenger train derailed in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, officials said, today. The accident took place last night, at the Raghunathpur railway station, in the Buxar district, about 96 km…

Man Dies, Dozens Evacuated After Chemical Explosion At Australian Factory

SYDNEY, Oct 12 (NNN-AAP) – A chemical explosion occurred at a factory in the Australian state of Victoria today, which resulted in one death and the evacuation of at least 30 people. According to a statement by Victoria Police, emergency services were called to an industrial building, on Swann Drive…