Teen Dies, Five Others Injured After Pickup Truck Hits Tree In Sydney

SYDNEY, Oct 7 (NNN-AAP) – One teenager died and five others were injured, after a pickup truck smashed into a tree in Sydney, today. New South Wales Police Force reported in a statement that, the vehicle was carrying six boys when it left the Cabbage Tree Road in Bayview, a…

Four Bodies Found Near Mountain Trail In Southern Japan

TOKYO, Oct 7 (NNN-NHK) – Four bodies were discovered yesterday, near the Mt. Asahi trail, in the southern Japanese prefecture of Tochigi, local media reported, citing the police. Authorities confirmed that the victims, two men and two women, all believed to be in their 60s, lost their lives at the…

Haze Deteriorates Singapore’s Air Quality

SINGAPORE, Oct 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – The air quality in Singapore deteriorated into the unhealthy range, yesterday, as the change in wind direction brought haze to the city state. The 24-hour Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) readings, ranged between 61 and 107 this morning, with the highest reading recorded in the eastern…

New Zealand’s Queenstown Airport Evacuated Due To Bomb Threat

WELLINGTON, Oct 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – The international airport of New Zealand’s scenic spot, Queenstown, was evacuated yesterday due to a bomb threat, local media reported. The airport was temporarily closed, following a report of an explosive device, asking passengers and members of the public to stay away from the airport.…

Three Dead, 16 Injured In Lebanese Prison Fire

BEIRUT, Oct 7 (NNN-NNA) – Three prisoners were killed and 16 others injured yesterday, in a fire inside a prison in Zahle, located in the Bekaa valley in eastern Lebanon. The fire was set by several prisoners, as they were trying to escape from the prison due to dire living…

Lebanon’s Naval Forces Rescued 125 Migrants At Sea

BEIRUT, Oct 7 (NNN-NNA) – The Lebanese navy, yesterday rescued 124 Syrians and one Lebanese, on board an illegal immigration boat, off the shores of al-Mina, in the northern city of Tripoli, near the Palm Islands. The boat had set off from al-Abda Beach, however, its engine broke down yesterday…

Three Killed In Gold Mine Collapse In Myanmar

YANGON, Oct 7 (NNN-MNA) – Three people were killed, in the collapse of an abandoned gold mine, in central Myanmar’s Pyinmana township, yesterday, the country’s fire services department reported. The fire services department said that, they received the report of the mine collapse at around 12:15 p.m. local time yesterday,…

Myanmar Exported Over 1,200 Tonnes Of Honey In Six Months

YANGON, Oct 7 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar exported 1,253 tonnes of honey worth over 1.879 million U.S. dollars, in the first six months of the 2023-24 fiscal year, through next March, the Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department said, yesterday. In the 2022-23 fiscal year, Myanmar exported more than 1,900 tonnes of…

Parents Of Bangkok Shooting Suspect Issue Apology Statement

BANGKOK, Oct 7 (NNN-TNA) – Parents of the 14-year-old suspect of the deadly shooting at a Bangkok shopping mall, issued an apology statement yesterday, vowing to fully cooperate with the legal process. “We offer our deepest apologies to the victims, the families of the deceased and the injured, from the…

Funeral Procession Honouring Fallen Syrian Military Personnel Took Place In Homs

DAMASCUS, Oct 7 (NNN-SANA) – The funeral procession for dozens of soldiers and civilians, killed in a drone attack the previous day, was held in the city of Homs in central Syria, yesterday. Flag-wrapped caskets of the slain soldiers, who were killed a day earlier, during a drone attack on…