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…

Trump Impeachment Trial Formally Starts In Senate

WASHINGTON, Jan 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – The impeachment trial against U.S. President, Donald Trump, kicked off Tuesday in the Senate, as the chamber debated, and would later vote on, a resolution stipulating rules guiding the process. With Supreme Court Chief Justice, John Roberts, presiding over the session and the Senate clerk…

Iran Seeks U.S., French Help To Decode Crashed Ukrainian Plane’s Black Box

TEHRAN, Jan 22 (NNN-PRESS TV) – Iran asked the French and U.S. accident investigation agencies, the BEA and NTSB respectively, for the equipment to decode the black box of the crashed Ukrainian plane. The latest report by Iran’s civil aviation agency noted that, two Tor-M1 missiles were fired at the…

WEF Annual Meeting Opens With Focus On Cohesive, Sustainable Development

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – The World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting, opened here yesterday with a focus on renewing the concept of stakeholder capitalism, to overcome income inequality, societal division and the climate crisis. Themed “Stakeholders for a Cohesive and Sustainable World,” the meeting convened around 3,000 participants…

Update: Death Toll In Russia’s Tomsk Region Residential Fire Rises To 11

MOSCOW, Jan 21 (NNN-TASS) – The death toll from a fire that broke out in a one-story wooden residential building, in the village of Prichulymsky in Russia‘s Tomsk region, rose to 11 people, Russia‘s Emergencies Ministry said today (Tuesday), as investigators announced the opening of a criminal case into the…

Ukrainian Plane Hit By Two Short-Range TOR-M1 Missiles, Iran Says

TEHRAN, Jan 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Ukrainian passenger plane that crashed shortly after takeoff in the Iranian capital on Jan 8, was hit by two short-range TOR-M1 missiles, Iranian state IRIB TV reported today. “Two TOR-M1 missiles were launched from the northern side at this plane,” the TV said, citing…

Two Killed, 15 Injured In Missouri Shooting Outside Bar

CHICAGO, Jan 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Two people were killed and at least 15 others injured, after a shooting late Sunday night, outside a bar in Kansas City, U.S. state of Missouri, according to police. A man started firing into a line of people waiting to get inside the 9ine Ultra…

Death Toll Of Indonesia’s Bridge Collapse Rises To Nine, With 17 Wounded

JAKARTA, Jan 20 (NNN-ANTARA) – Rescuers recovered nine bodies and were searching for another missing person, after a suspension bridge collapsed, in Indonesia’s western Bengkulu province on Sunday, Head of the Search and Rescue Office of the province, Abdul Malik, said today (Monday). Torrential rains triggered flash floods that hit…

70 More Injured In Clashes Between Protesters, Riot Police In Lebanon

BEIRUT, Jan 20 (NNN-NNA) – Clashes between protesters and riot police continued on Sunday evening, in Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, leaving 70 injured, local TV channel reported. Among the injured, 30 people were transported by the Lebanese Red Cross to nearby hospitals, said the report. Protesters attempted to break into parliament…
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