Woman Killed, Five Injured After U.S. Embassy Vehicle Hit Car In Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Jan 27 (NNN-APP) – A woman was killed and five others injured, after a vehicle of the U.S. embassy in Pakistan, hit a car in the capital, Islamabad, an official of the Islamabad Traffic Police said, Sunday. Farrukh Rashid, senior superintendent of the Islamabad Traffic Police, said, the accident…

US to evacuate its citizens from China virus epicenter

161 WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States is arranging aflight to evacuate personnel and American citizens trapped at the epicentreof a deadly virus in central China, the US State Department said. The flight will leave on Tuesday from Wuhan and take people to SanFrancisco, the department said in…

Sapkota Elected Speaker Of House Of Representatives In Nepal

KATHMANDU, Jan 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – Agni Prasad Sapkota, a senior leader of the ruling Nepal Communist Party, was elected as the new speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR) in Nepal, on Sunday. Mahantha Thakur, a senior member of the HoR, who chaired Sunday’s House meeting, announced Sapkota as the…

India Displays Military Might As It Celebrates 71st Republic Day

by Peerzada Arshad Hamid NEW DELHI, Jan 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Indian government, on Sunday, celebrated the 71st Republic Day, amid tight and adequate security measures. The main function was organised at Rajpath in New Delhi, the national capital, where India’s military might and cultural diversity was fully displayed. Indian…

20 Wounded As Unknown Men Throw Grenades At Wedding Party In E. Afghanistan

KHOST, Afghanistan, Jan 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) – At least 20 people, including women and children, sustained injuries, as unknown men attacked a wedding party with hand grenades, in Afghanistan’s eastern Khost province, on Saturday night, provincial police spokesman, Haider Adil, said today (Sunday). The incident, according to the official, took place…

More Than 2,000 Now Infected With Coronavirus; 56 Dead In China

SHANGHAI, Jan 26 (NNN-TOL) – More than 2,000 people globally have been infected with coronavirus, the vast majority of them in China, where 56 people have died from the disease, according to figures released today. President Xi Jinping said, during a politburo meeting on Saturday, that, China was facing a…

Iran’s Passenger Plane Makes Emergency Landing

TEHRAN, Iran, Jan 26 (NNN-TASNIM) – An Iranian passenger plane, made an emergency landing, at Tehran’s Mehrabad International Airport, on Saturday, semi-official Iranian Student News Agency (ISNA) reported. The flight, 9716, en-route from Tehran to Istanbul, made the emergency landing, when it faced a technical problem minutes after take-off, according…

35 Cambodian Students Fall Ill After Eating Contaminated Food

PHNOM PENH, Jan 26 (NNN-AKP) – Thirty-five students at a high school in northwest Cambodia’s Banteay Meanchey province, suffered food poisoning on Saturday, after eating contaminated snacks, said the national police today (Sunday). The incident occurred at around 9:00 a.m. local time, at Banteay Chmar high school, in Thmar Puok…

India, Brazil Sign 15 Pacts To Boost Mutual Cooperation

NEW DELHI, Jan 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – India and Brazil, on Saturday, inked 15 agreements, for boosting mutual cooperation on a wide range of areas, including cyber security, oil and natural gas, and health and medicine. Other agreements covered cooperation in traditional systems of medicine and homeopathy, cultural exchange, social security,…

Five Killed After Under-Construction Building Collapses In Indian Capital

NEW DELHI, Jan 26 (NNN-PTI) — At least five people, including four children, were killed Saturday, after an under-construction two-storey building collapsed, in Indian capital New Delhi, officials said. According to officials, a coaching class was going on in the building, located at Bhajanpura area, and many students were inside…
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