Iran Welcomes Int’l Cooperation Over Ukrainian Plane Crash: President

TEHRAN, Jan 12 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian President, Hassan Rouhani, said that, the country welcomes any international cooperation concerning the Ukrainian plane crash. “Iran welcomes any international cooperation within the framework of international regulations, which is aimed at clarifying dimensions of the incident,” Rouhani made the remarks, in a telephone conversation…

Two U.S. Soldiers Killed In S. Afghanistan’s Explosion

KABUL, Jan 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Two U.S. service members were killed, and two others were wounded, in an explosion in Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar province on Saturday, the coalition forces confirmed. “This happened when their vehicle struck an IED, in Kandahar Province,” the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission forces said, in a…

Ukraine PM Says State, Airline Will Give Money To Families Of Iran Crash Victims

KIEV, Ukraine, Jan 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Ukrainian Prime Minister, Oleksiy Honcharuk, said, on Saturday, that, Ukraine would pay 200,000 hryvnia ($8,350) each, to the families of those who died in a plane crash in Iran this week. He said, Ukraine International Airlines, would make payments to the families of the…

Eight Persons Killed After Explosion In Chemical Factory In India

MUMBAI, India, Jan 12 (NNN-PTI) – Eight persons have died and several more are feared trapped, following an explosion in a factory at Tarapur Industrial Area, 111 km from Mumbai, in Palghar district of India’s South Western state of Maharashtra, on Saturday evening (last night). A local police official confirmed…

Update: Australian Firefighter Dies Battling Blazes, Raising Death Toll To 28

MELBOURNE, Jan 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A firefighter died while on duty on Saturday (Jan 11), in Australia’s state of Victoria, raising the toll from this season’s devastating bushfires to 28 deaths, as the government deploys mental health services to aid those in affected areas. “It is with great sadness that…

Bomb Attack Targets Worshippers At Pakistan’s Quetta Mosque, Killing 14

ISLAMABAD, Jan 11 (NNN-APP) – At least 14 people have been killed and more than 20 others wounded, in a bomb attack on a mosque, during sunset prayers in the southwest Pakistan city of Quetta. “Currently we have 20 injured, and 14 people were killed,” said Waseem Baig, spokesman for the city’s main…

Rain Helps Alleviate Drought In New South Wales

VICTORIA, Jan 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – Weather brings relief to New South Wales (NSW) and Victoria, but fire danger is far from over. Residents in most of Victoria’s bushfire-stricken areas are welcoming an extended reprieve, after the latest threat appears to have wrought less carnage than feared, as just a man…

Diwan Of The Royal Court Of Oman Issues Obituary On The Death Of Sultan Qaboos Bin Saeed

MUSCAT, Jan 11 (NNN-ONA) – To the people of the beloved homeland in all its districts, to the Arab and Islamic nations and to the world at large. It is with hearts filled with faith in Allah and his Providence, and with great sorrow and deep sadness— yet with complete…

Two Houthi rebels killed in clashes with gov’t forces in southwestern Yemen

ADEN, Jan 9 (NNN-SABA) – Forces of the Saudi-backed Yemeni government, said that, armed confrontations erupted with the Houthi rebels, in the country’s southwestern province of Taiz. “Clashes erupted with Houthi elements, who were attempting to infiltrate into the army sites, located near the 40th Street, northeast of Taiz,” the…

9-Year-Old Girl Attacked By Shark In Northeast Australia

SYDNEY, Jan 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A nine-year-old girl was rushed to hospital, after being attacked by a shark in Australia’s northeast. The attack occurred in the early evening (yesterday), as the girl was swimming in waters near North West Island, in the State of Queensland. It left her with a…
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