10 Killed, 12 Injured As Bus Falls Into Ravine In Pakistan-Controlled Kashmir

ISLAMABAD, Mar 9 (NNN-APP) – A passenger bus fell into a ravine in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir on Sunday evening, leaving at least 10 people dead and 12 others injured, police said. According to police officers in the area, around 25 people were travelling on the bus, when it slipped and fell…

Turkish President Urges Greece To Open Border For Illegal Immigrants

ISTANBUL, Mar 9 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on Sunday, urged Greece to open its border gate for the passage of illegal immigrants, who have been waiting in Turkey’s northwestern border for the last 10 days to enter Europe. “These people will not stay in Greece. They will…

Israeli PM Submits Request To Postpone Corruption Trial

JERUSALEM, Mar 9 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, on Sunday (yesterday), submitted a request to delay his corruption trial scheduled on Mar 17. Amit Hadad, one of Netanyahu’s lawyers, submitted the request to the State Attorney’s Office, citing technical reasons for the proposed delay. According to the defence…

Iran Says U.S. Sanctions “More Dangerous” Than COVID-19

TEHRAN, Mar 8 (NNN-IRNA) – The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, on Saturday, said, “The U.S. sanctions are more dangerous to international security than COVID-19,” Tasnim news agency reported. Ali Shamkhani questioned the sincerity of the United States, in its offer to help the Islamic republic to contain…

Accident Kills 22 Civilians On Damascus-Homs Highway In Syria

DAMASCUS, Mar 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – As many as 22 civilians lost their lives and 70 others wounded on Saturday, in an accident on the Damascus-Homs highway, state news agency SANA reported. The accident happened when a fuel tanker hit two passenger buses and 15 other cars, said the report. It…

Australian Submarine Docks In Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Mar 8 (NNN-BBNEWS) – Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office, yesterday, conducted a working visit to the Australian Collins Class Submarine, HMAS Dechaineux, which is the first submarine to dock in Brunei, from Mar 7-9. Upon arrival at…

Couple, Daughter Killed In Fire In Indian-Controlled Kashmir

NEW DELHI, Mar 7 (NNN-PTI) – A couple and their three-year-old daughter were killed early today (Saturday), in a house fire in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said. The fire broke out inside their house in Khanyar locality of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir. “Early today a fire broke…

Houthi Attack Kills Five Pro-Gov’t Yemeni Soldiers

ADEN, Mar 7 (NNN-SABA) – At least five soldiers of the pro-government Yemeni forces were killed, in an attack launched by the Houthi rebels, in the country’s southern province of Dhalea on Friday. The local military official said, “The attack occurred when a heat-seeking missile, fired by the Houthi rebels,…

80 Affected Due To Poisonous Gas Leakage In Pakistan’s Karachi

ISLAMABAD, Mar 7 (NNN-APP) – At least 80 people were affected, after inhaling poisonous gas, leaked from a chemical factory in Port Qasim of Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi on Friday, police said. The leakage happened in a factory of Engro Corporation, due to breakage of a pipe in…

11 Dead In Road Accident In Eastern India

NEW DELHI, Mar 7 (NNN-PTI) – At least 11 persons died and four injured, in a road accident in India’s eastern state of Bihar early on Saturday (today), said local media reports. The mishap reportedly took place, when a sports utility vehicle (SUV), collided with a tractor, on the National…
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