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…

Philippines Says, Ending Military Pact With U.S. “In The Right Direction”

MANILA, Feb 13 (NNN-ABN) – Spokesman of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said, Manila’s move to terminate the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) between the Philippines and the United States “is in the right direction.” From the point of view of the Philippines, presidential spokesman, Salvador Panelo, said, the decision to terminate…

Australian Military To Assist Flood Recovery Efforts, As Cyclone Bears Down On East Coast

SYDNEY, Feb 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – With homes and businesses battered by the extreme weather on Australia’s east coast, energy provider Ausgrid asked for help from the military, to clear debris and repair electricity. Speaking with Sky News Wednesday (this) morning, New South Wales (NSW) Minister for Energy and Environment, Matt…

Donations top 700,000 USD to assist victims of Thailand’s mass shooting

BANGKOK, Feb 12 (NNN-TNA) – Cash donations and funds raised, to assist victims of Thailand’s weekend mass shooting, have reached up to 23 million baht (735,764 U.S. dollars), said Nakhon Ratchasima governor, Wichian Chantharanothai, on Tuesday. The 17-hour shooting spree by a soldier, claimed 30 lives, including the gunman, and…

Pakistani Gov’t Announces Subsidy To Rein In Rampant Inflation

ISLAMABAD, Feb 12 (NNN-APP) – A meeting of Pakistan’s federal cabinet, with Prime Minister, Imran Khan in the chair, decided to provide subsidy of 10 billion rupees (65 million U.S. dollars) on five essential food items, in a bid to control rampant food inflation. Briefing journalists after the cabinet meeting,…

Kuwait Launches Exhibition To Support Homegrown Industrial Projects

KUWAIT, Feb 12 (NNN-KUNA) – Kuwait launched an International Makers Exhibition, in Hawalli Governorate, to support its homegrown industrial projects. More than 170 projects from 12 Arab nations participated in the five-day exhibition. At the opening ceremony, Kuwait’s Minister of Commerce and Industry, Khaled Al-Roudhan, said that, Kuwaiti-made projects, dealing…

Turkish Forces Shot Down Syrian Helicopter In Idlib, Killing Three Pilots On Board

DAMASCUS, Feb 12 (NNN-SANA) – Turkish forces shot down a Syrian helicopter, in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib, killing three pilots on board, a war monitor reported. The Turkish forces targeted the helicopter, over al-Nayrab, in the northeastern countryside of Idlib, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The…

Saudi Desert Art Expo Puts Alula’s Natural, Cultural Gems Under Global Spotlight

RIYADH, Feb 12 (NNN-SPA) – A Saudi desert exhibition, inspired by AlUla’s natural and historic surroundings, has been taking the art world by storm. Desert X AlUla, the first site-responsive contemporary art display of its kind in the Kingdom, brought together an international collaboration of artists for a cross-cultural exploration…

Over Two Tonnes Of Cannabis Seized At Border In Northwest Turkey

ISTANBUL, Feb 12 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish customs officials, on Tuesday (yesterday), seized over two tonnes of cannabis, during an operation carried out at the Turkish-Bulgarian border gate, in northwestern Turkey, Trade Minister, Ruhsar Pekcan, tweeted. Customs enforcement teams launched a search operation, on a suspicious truck, at the Kapikule border…

Iranians Mark 41st Anniversary Of Islamic Revolution

TEHRAN, Feb 12 (NNN-ISNA) – Hundreds of thousands of Iranians attended nationwide rallies on Tuesday, to celebrate the 41st anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution. In different cities, people swarmed to the streets, chanting anti-U.S. and anti-Israeli slogans. In Tehran, the demonstrators burned the U.S. and Israeli flags.…
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