Japanese Emperor’s Public Birthday Event Cancelled

TOKYO, Feb 18 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s Imperial Household Agency said, a public birthday event for Emperor Naruhito, that was scheduled for the weekend at the Imperial Palace, has been cancelled, due to concern over Covid-19 (new coronavirus). Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako were scheduled to greet the public three times…

UN Chief Urges World Community To Provide More Support For Afghan Refugees

ISLAMABAD, Feb 18 (NNN-APP) – UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, urged the world community to perform responsibilities with a renewed commitment, taking more actions to help Afghan refugees. Addressing an international conference marking the 40-year presence of Afghan refugees in Pakistan, Guterres lauded measures Pakistan takes for Afghan refugees, in terms…

Severe Wintry Weather In Mongolia Kills Over 3,600 Livestock Animals

ULAN BATOR, Feb 17 (NNN-MONGOLIA WEB) – Extreme wintry weather, known as dzud in Mongolia, killed 3,625 livestock animals so far this year, in the western Mongolian province of Uvs alone, the country’s National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said today. “Dzud” is a Mongolian term to describe the frigid winter…

Five Killed, 70 Fainted After Gas Leaked From Container In S. Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Feb 17 (NNN-APP) – An unknown poisonous gas, leaked from a container at a port in Pakistan’s southern city of Karachi, killing at least five people, while 70 others fainted, local police said. Deputy Inspector General of Police of South Karachi, Sharjeel Kharal, told media that the gas leaked,…

Four Civilians Killed In Roadside Bombing In Yemen’s Hodeidah

ADEN, Feb 17 (NNN-SABA) – Four civilians were killed on Sunday, as a roadside bomb exploded, in Yemen’s Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, a military official said. “An explosion caused by an explosive device, hit a civilian vehicle travelling along the main road in Al Khawkhah district, south of…

Oman, U.S. Start Joint Air Force Drill

MUSCAT, Feb 17 (NNN-ONA) – An Omani-U.S. joint air force drill, code-named, Precision Testing, began on Sunday (yesterday). The Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO), is taking part in the exercise, with support by the Omani navy, and the U.S. Air Force, according to a statement by the Morale Guidance.…

Death Toll Of Attack On Ogossagou Village In Central Mali Rises To 31: Official

BAMAKO, Feb 16 (NNN-XINHUA) – The death toll from Friday’s attack on the Fulani village of Ogossagou in central Mali, increased to 31, Malian Prime Minister, Boubou Cisse, confirmed. “As efforts to deploy our FAMa (Malian Armed Forces) throughout the country continue, and acts of adherence to peace have multiplied…

5.8-Magnitude Quake Strikes Off Eastern Indonesia

JAKARTA, Feb 16 (NNN-ANTARA) – A 5.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Indonesia’s eastern Maluku province on Sunday (today), the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency said. The quake, with a depth of 28 km under the seabed, struck at 6.00 a.m. local time, and its epicentre was located at 117 km southeast of…

Nine drug addicts shot dead in Afghan capital: police

KABUL, Feb 16 (NNN-XINHUA) – Nine drug addicts were shot dead, in an overnight shooting, in a non-residential area in the western side of Kabul, Afghanistan, the capital police said today (Sunday). “The shooting occurred at the side of Qurugh Mountain, in Police District 6, roughly at 8:00 p.m. Saturday.…

10 Daesh Militants Killed In Airdrop Operation In Central Iraq

BAGHDAD, Feb 16 (NNN-NINA) – Up to 10 Daesh militants were killed on Saturday, when Iraqi forces carried out an airdrop operation, on Daesh positions in the Hamrin mountain range, in central Iraq. Acting on intelligence reports, an airborne force from the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) attacked Daesh positions in…
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