At Least 14 Killed And Hundreds Injured As Earthquake Hits Turkey

SIVRICE, Turkey, Jan 25 (NNN-ANADOLU) – At least 14 killed and 315 injured, in an earthquake in Turkey.  The tremor, with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8, shook the country’s east, just before 6 pm GMT, Turkish officials say.  It struck near the town of Sivrice in eastern Elazig province, causing…

Britain Labels U.S. Decision On Extradition Refusal “Denial Of Justice”

LONDON, Jan 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Britain labelled the U.S. refusal to send a diplomat’s wife back to Britain for trial, a “denial of justice” over the death of 19-year-old Briton in a car crash. In a statement, British Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab, said, the government is disappointed about the U.S.…

Two Confirmed Dead In Houston Explosion

HOUSTON, Jan 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least two people were confirmed dead, in the large explosion at an industrial facility in the U.S. city of Houston, early Friday morning, according to Houston police. Chief of the Houston Police Department, Art Acevedo, warned that people planning to loot homes in the…

S.Korea Supplies Over Five Billion USD Banknotes Ahead Of Lunar New Year Holiday

SEOUL, S.Korea, Jan 23 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s central bank, supplied over six trillion won (5.1 billion U.S. dollars) worth of fresh banknotes, ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday, the Bank of Korea (BOK) said. About 6.09 trillion won (5.2 billion U.S. dollars) worth of new bills were issued…

Bangladesh Demolishes Apparel Exporters’ Headquarters Building In Dhaka

DHAKA, Jan 23 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh began demolition of “illegally constructed” 16-storey headquarters building, of the country’s thousands of apparel exporters. Public Works and Housing Minister, SM Rezaul Karim, inaugurated the demolition activities of the building, used for more than a decade, as the headquarters of BGMEA (Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers…

Iran To Launch New Home-Made Satellite

TEHRAN, Jan 23 (NNN-TASNIM) – New Iranian satellite, Zafar, will be sent into orbit in a few weeks, the Minister of Information and Communications Technology, Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi, announced on Wednesday. Jahromi said, Zafar will be launched before Feb 11. Two versions of Zafar have been manufactured, so that…

5.2 -Magnitude Earthquake Hits Southern Iran

TEHRAN, Iran, Jan 23 (NNN-IRNA) – A 5.2-magnitude earthquake, hit Sargaz region, in Iran’s southern province of Hormozgan on Wednesday, Iran’s Seismological Centre reported. The earthquake, which took place at 10:53 p.m. local time (1923 GMT), was determined at 28.093 degrees north latitude, and 56.866 degrees east longitude, with the…

Tokyo To Lay On Extra Train Services During Olympics

TOKYO, Jan 23 (NNN-NHK) – Tokyo train operators will lay on special late-night train services, during the Olympic Games between July 24 and Aug 9, the organising committee and Tokyo metropolitan government announced. Train and subway services will be extended on around 60 lines serving the region, with eight venues…

10 Killed, 250 Injured In Wooden Bench Collapse At Ethiopia Religious Gathering

ADDIS ABABA, Jan 22 (NNN-ENA) – The death toll from a sudden collapse of a wooden bench, at a major religious gathering, in northwestern Ethiopia’s Gondar city, climbed to 10, while 250 people were injured, local government officials confirmed. The deadly incident occurred, as a congested wooden bench, that was…

10 Killed In Iraq’s Anti-Gov’t Demonstrations Over Past Two Days

BAGHDAD, Jan 22 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi Independent High Commission for Human Rights (IHCHR), said, 10 protesters were killed and 159 others injured, during the past two days of anti-government protests. A statement by IHCHR said that the commission’s teams, deployed in the protests sites of Baghdad and a number of…
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