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Heavy Rains, Water Discharge From Dams Kill Seven In India’s West Bengal

NEW DELHI, Aug 3 (NNN-PTI) – At least seven people were killed and around 250,000 others displaced from their homes,…

Policeman Guarding Anti-Polio Workers Killed In Firing In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Aug 3 (NNN-APP) – A policeman was killed in firing by unknown gunmen, in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP)…

Road Accident Kills Three In Southwest Nigeria

LAGOS, Aug 3 (NNN-NAN) – Three people were killed in a road accident in Nigeria’s southwestern State of Ogun, yesterday.…

Crocodile Number Slowly Creeps Up In Aussie State

SYDNEY, Aug 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Crocodiles, which had been hunted to near extinction, in the Australian state of Queensland, decades…

Peacekeeping Force In Afghanistan Not On Radar Screen Of Security Council: Indian UN Ambassador

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 3 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Security Council is not considering a peacekeeping force in Afghanistan, although the situation…

EU Investigates Facebook’s Proposed Acquisition Of Kustomer

BRUSSELS, Aug 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The European Commission said yesterday, it opened an in-depth investigation, into Facebook’s proposed acquisition of…

Urgent: 6.0-Magnitude Quake Jolts Western Indonesia

JAKARTA, Aug 3 (NNN-ANTARA) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 6.0, hit Indonesia’s western province of Bengkulu today, according…

Royal Jordanian Flight Makes Emergency Landing In Amman

AMMAN, Aug 3 (NNN-PETRA) – A Royal Jordanian flight from Cairo, yesterday, made an emergency landing in Amman, with all…

Afghan Airstrikes Kill 15 Taliban Militants In Northern Samangan Province

AYBAK, Afghanistan, Aug 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A total of 15 militants were confirmed dead, as fighting planes struck Taliban hideouts…

5.9-Magnitude Quake Hits 183 Km NE Of Tual, Indonesia

HONG KONG, Aug 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9, jolted 183 km NE of Tual, Indonesia,…