Campaign Calling For End Of Violence Against Women, Children Held In Manila

MANILA, Feb 15 (NNN-PNA) – Students from St. Scholastica’s College, Manila (SSC), participated in the global campaign, One Billion Rising, to call for an end to violence against women and children. The programme was graced by Monique Wilson, global director of One Billion Rising, and Mae Paner, actress and activist.…

5.1-Magnitude Quake Hits Teploklyuchenka, Kyrgyzstan — USGS

BEIJING, Feb 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1, jolted 99 km SE of Teploklyuchenka, Kyrgyzstan, at 0331 GMT on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicentre, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 41.7969 degrees north latitude, and 79.2784 degrees…

Syria Declares Damascus-Aleppo Highway Fully Secure

DAMASCUS, Feb 15 (NNN-SANA) – The strategic highway, linking Syrian capital Damascus in the south with Aleppo province in the north, has become fully secure, it was reported on Friday. The highway has become secure after the Syrian army recaptured all areas surrounding the road. The road fell under government…

Turkey’s Airline, Atlasglobal Files For Bankruptcy

ISTANBUL, Feb 15 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish airline, Atlasglobal, officially filed for bankruptcy, Turkey’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation announced on Twitter, on Friday. The airline has taken the bankruptcy decision, as it couldn’t continue its operation, the post said, noting that, all of its flights were stopped. Established in 2001,…

Israel Fires Smoke Bombs On Borders Of Southern Lebanon

BEIRUT, Feb 15 (NNN-NNA) – The Israeli army, on Friday, fired several smoke bombs on the axis of the border town of Mays al Jabal, in the eastern sector of southern Lebanon, north of the “Blue Line.” Witnesses from the border area said that, an Israeli foot patrol, protected by…

Lebanon commemorates Rafik Hariri’s 15th assassination anniversary

BEIRUT, Feb 15 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanon marked Friday, the 15th assassination anniversary of former Prime Minister, Rafik Hariri, who was assassinated in a massivesuicide bombing in 2005, that destabilised the country.In downtown Beirut political leaders as well as citizens gathered to lay flowers at Hariri’s grave. Future Movement leader, former Prime…

Pakistan, Turkey Sign Strategic Economic Framework

ISLAMABAD, Feb 15 (NNN-PPI) – Pakistan started preparations to sign the Strategic Economic Framework (SEF) and Plan of Action (PoA), agreed upon with Turkey, and the government decided to establish a special unit at the Ministry of Economic Affairs, for SEF after both countries consented to the draft of the…

Four In An Afghan Family Dead In Avalanche

NILI, Afghanistan, Feb 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – Four members of a family had been killed, one injured, while two others went missing, after avalanche hit a village in Afghanistan’s central Daykundi province, provincial government spokesperson said today (Thursday). “The incident occurred in Hessar village, of remote Miramur district. A seven-member-family was…

Indonesia’s Most Active Volcano Erupts

JAKARTA, Feb 13 (NNN-ANTARA) – The most active volcano in Indonesia, Mount Merapi, on Java Island, erupted on Thursday (this) morning, and a warning over the risks of hot clouds and volcanic materials was issued, the volcanology agency said. The 2,930-metre-high volcano, spewed a column of ash by up to…

Three Fire-Fighters Killed, Nine Injured In Building Collapse In Indian-Controlled Kashmir

NEW DELHI, Feb 13 (NNN-PTI) – At least three fire-fighters were killed and nine others, including four civilians, injured, after a building collapsed, following a fire incident in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said. The building collapsed at Talab Tiloo area of Jammu city, the winter capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir. “Three fire-fighters…
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