Dozens Of Rockets Fired From S. Lebanon To N. Israel

BEIRUT, Oct 8 (NNN-NNA) – Dozens of rockets and heavy artillery shells were fired towards Israeli positions on the Shebaa Farms, a disputed strip of land at the intersection of the Lebanese-Syrian border and the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights, early this morning, Lebanese army intelligence sources confirmed. Sounds of huge explosions…

Cambodian Student Among Dead In Israel-Hamas Fighting: Gov’t Statement

PHNOM PENH, Oct 8 (NNN-AKP) – A Cambodian student was among the dead, in fighting between Israeli and Hamas forces, which broke out yesterday, the Royal Government Spokesperson Unit said in a statement, today. “The Royal Government is deeply saddened to hear the news that one Cambodian student out of…

Fire Claims 14 Lives In S. India

NEW DELHI, Oct 8 (NNN-PTI) – At least 14 persons died and several others were injured, when a fire broke out inside a firecracker store, in India’s southern state of Karnataka overnight, through yesterday and today, local police said. The fire occurred in the Attibele area of the state capital,…

Man Shot Dead, Another Critically Injured In Melbourne

SYDNEY, Oct 8 (NNN-AAP) – Australian police, yesterday, reported a fatal shooting in Melbourne, which killed a man at the scene and critically injured another. The incident happened on Windrock Avenue in Craigieburn, a suburb in Melbourne’s north, when some unknown males, approached a vehicle in a shopping centre car…

FLASH: DEATH TOLL OF AFGHAN QUAKES RISES TO OVER 2,000 WITH 9,240 INJURED – MEDIA

Sri Lankan Army Sends 500 Soldiers For Flood Relief In South

COLOMBO, Oct 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Sri Lankan Army assigned two battalions, comprising over 500 soldiers, to assist flood relief work in the districts of Galle and Matara in the Southern Province, the Ministry of Defence said, yesterday. The ministry said in a statement that, there was a risk of…

Two Terrorists Of Banned Outfit Killed In SW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Oct 8 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani police killed two terrorists, during a recent operation in the country’s south-western city of Quetta, the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) police said. According to the CTD officials, personnel of the CTD conducted an intelligence-based operation on Friday, in the Hazar Ganji area of Quetta, the…

Referendum, Australia’s Only Chance To Establish Indigenous Voice: PM

CANBERRA, Oct 8 (NNN-AAP) – Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, has declared, yesterday’s landmark referendum, the only chance to establish an Indigenous Voice, ruling out future attempts to do so. Albanese today said, his Labour Party government would walk away from the voice proposal, if the “yes” vote does not…

At Least 120 Dead, Around 1,000 Injured Following Earthquakes In West Afghanistan

HERAT, Afghanistan, Oct 8 (NNN-ANA) – At least 120 people were killed and around 1,000 others injured, as earthquakes shocked Afghanistan’s Herat and other western provinces, a local official from Herat told reporters. About 1,000 injured people have been taken to the hospital, in the provincial capital Herat city, the…

Bangladesh Reports 496 Deaths From Traffic Accidents Last Month

DHAKA, Oct 8 (NNN-BSS) – A total of 496 people were killed and 681 others injured, in 467 accidents on roads, railways and waterways, in Bangladesh last month, according to a report published here yesterday. According to Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity, a passenger welfare association, 417 people were killed and…