Indonesia Saves Two Baby Orangutans From Trafficking, Detains Alleged Trader

JAKARTA, Feb 3 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesian authorities saved two babies of critically endangered Sumatran orangutans, from a wildlife trafficking, and detained a man suspected of illegal trading. The two Sumatran orangutan babies were seized at the suspect’s house, in North Sumatra province’s district of Langkat, Director General of Law Enforcement,…

Mortar Shell Kills Seven People In Pakistan’s Bajaur

ISLAMABAD, Feb 3 (NNN-APP) – Officials in Pakistan’s Bajaur tribal district said, a mortar shell fired from the Afghan side of the border, killed at least seven people. Gulzar Khan, deputy superintendent of police in Bajaur, confirmed the incident there, bordering Afghanistan’s eastern Kunar province. Khan said, the mortar shell…

International Women’s Group Celebrates Kuwait’s National, Liberation Days

KUWAIT, Feb 3 (NNN-KUNA) – International Women’s Group (IWG), held a ceremony to celebrate Kuwait’s National and Liberation Days in Farwaniya Governorate. The event was attended by wives of foreign ambassadors, members of the IWG and elite women of Kuwait. During her opening speech, Rima Al-Khaldi, vice president of the…

Nearly 110 Million Square Metres Of Land Cleared Of Mines In Angola

CAXITO, Angola, Feb 2 (NNN-ANGOP) – More than 109.8 million square metres of land across Angola’s northern Bengo province, has been cleared of mines since 2006, said head of the provincial department of the National De-mining Institute (INAD). For 2020, INAD expects to clear 500,000 square metres in Bengo province,…

Air Raids Kill Seven Militants In Afghanistan’s Northern Baghlan

PUL-E-KHUMRI, Afghanistan, Feb 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – Seven militants have been confirmed dead, after fighter aircraft pounded a Taliban hideout in Baghlan-e-Markazi district, of the northern Baghlan province, in Afghanistan, said an army statement, released here today (Sunday). The airstrikes, according to the statement, were conducted late Saturday evening, in Maghal…

Leading Hindu Organisation Leader Shot Dead In North India

NEW DELHI, Feb 2 (NNN-PTI) – A senior leader of a leading Hindu organisation, Hindu Mahasabha, was killed by unidentified assailants, in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh, early today (Sunday), said media reports. Identified as Ranjeet Bachchan, he was shot at, while he was having a morning walk outside…

Iran, Ukraine Jointly Decipher Black Box Of Crashed Ukrainian Plane

TEHRAN, Feb 2 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Minister of Road and Urban Development, Mohammad Eslami, said that, Iran and Ukraine are jointly investigating the black box of the downed Ukrainian plane in Iran. The aircraft accident investigating board of Iranian and Ukrainian experts, is investigating the black box according to standards…

In Australia Four Children Killed By Drunk Driver

MELBOURNE, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Four children were killed, and three others injured, after being struck by a drunk driver, in the Australian city of Sydney. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), reported that, three of the children who were killed were siblings — two girls, aged 8 and 12, and…

Five Killed In Bus-Car Crash On Central Indonesia’s Highway

JAKARTA, Feb 2 (NNN-ANTARA) – Five people were killed and another was in critical condition, after a bus collided with a minivan, on a highway in the central part of Indonesia, on Saturday, a police officer said. The collision occurred when the minivan was running fast on the highway, in…

India Art Fair 2020 Held In New Delhi

NEW DELHI, Feb 2 (NNN-PTI) – Since its inception in 2008, the India Art Fair (IAF) has been a celebration of South Asian modern and contemporary art, and is the biggest exhibition of the same in the country. The 12th edition of this Delhi-based fair is being held from Jan…
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