Eight Killed, Several Missing As Fire Engulfs Storage Units In West Bengal

NEW DELHI, Jan 27 (NNN-PTI) – At least eight people were killed and several others were reported missing, in a massive fire that engulfed two adjoining warehouses, in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal, police said today. The fire broke out in the wee hours of yesterday, inside one…

Chinese PLA Aerobatic Team’s J-10 Jets Arrived In Singapore For Airshow

SINGAPORE, Jan 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – Seven J-10 fighter jets, from the Bayi Aerobatic Team of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force, arrived at Singapore’s Changi Airport, today, ahead of the 10th Singapore Airshow, scheduled for Feb 3-8. PLA Air Force spokesperson, Xie Peng, said, this is the aerobatic…

Two Critically Injured In Light Plane Crash In Australia’s Queensland

SYDNEY, Jan 27 (NNN-AAP) – Two people sustained life-threatening injuries, after a light plane crashed in the Australian state of Queensland, this morning. Emergency services were called to reports that a plane had crash-landed, and skidded off the end of a runway, at the Gold Coast Sports Flying Club, about…

10 Still Missing After Ferry Carrying 344 Sank In S. Philippines

MANILA, Jan 27 (NNN-PNA) – Ten people remained missing, after an inter-island ferry with 344 people onboard sank early yesterday, in waters off Basilan province, in the southern Philippines, with 18 having been confirmed dead, authorities said today.– NNN-PNA  

Several Injured In Train-Truck Collision In Hokkaido

TOKYO, Jan 26 (NNN-NHK) – Several people were injured, after a train collided with a truck, today, in the city of Nemuro, in Japan’s northern prefecture of Hokkaido, local media reported. Hokkaido Shimbun reported that, the accident occurred at a railway crossing in the city. The truck driver was seriously…

Three Militants Killed In Security Operation In SW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Jan 26 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani security forces, yesterday, killed three militants in an intelligence-based operation in the south-western Balochistan province, the military said. The operation was conducted in Panjgur district, following reports about the presence of militants, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the military’s media wing, said, in a…

Flash: Philippine Officials Say Ferry Carrying Over 350 People Sank, Rescue Ongoing: Media

MANILA, Jan 26 (NNN-PNA) – Flash: Philippine Officials Say, Ferry Carrying Over 350 People Sank, Rescue Ongoing.– NNN-PNA

Five People Died In South India Fire Incident

NEW DELHI, Jan 25 (NNN-PTI) – Five people, trapped in a shop that caught fire, in India’s southern state of Telangana, were declared dead, today. The fire incident took place in the Nampally area of Telangana’s capital city, Hyderabad, yesterday. A senior police officer told media that, all the dead…

Urgent: South Korean Ex-PM Lee Hae-Chan Dies In Vietnam

SEOUL, Jan 25 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korean former Prime Minister, Lee Hae-chan, has died, while travelling in Vietnam, it was reported today. He was 73 — NNN-YONHAP  

Over Four Million Afghan Children Receive Educational Support In One Year

KABUL, Jan 25 (NNN-BNA) – More than four million Afghan children have been supported in continuing their education over the past year, with assistance from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), local media, Tolo news, reported today. According to the report, more than 200 schools were constructed or rehabilitated across…
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