29 Killed, 42 Rescued In Eastern Turkey Earthquake

ISTANBUL, Jan 26 (NNN-ANADOLU) – The death toll from an earthquake that jolted eastern Turkey on Friday, has risen to 29, while 42 people were rescued from ruins of collapsed buildings, the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said. The earthquake occurred at 8:55 p.m. local time (1755 GMT), in…

Iran’s Passenger Plane Makes Emergency Landing

TEHRAN, Iran, Jan 26 (NNN-TASNIM) – An Iranian passenger plane, made an emergency landing, at Tehran’s Mehrabad International Airport, on Saturday, semi-official Iranian Student News Agency (ISNA) reported. The flight, 9716, en-route from Tehran to Istanbul, made the emergency landing, when it faced a technical problem minutes after take-off, according…

35 Cambodian Students Fall Ill After Eating Contaminated Food

PHNOM PENH, Jan 26 (NNN-AKP) – Thirty-five students at a high school in northwest Cambodia’s Banteay Meanchey province, suffered food poisoning on Saturday, after eating contaminated snacks, said the national police today (Sunday). The incident occurred at around 9:00 a.m. local time, at Banteay Chmar high school, in Thmar Puok…

UN Says S. Sudanese Represent Largest Refugee Population In Ethiopia

ADDIS ABABA, Jan 26 (NNN-ENA) – South Sudanese nationals represent the largest refugee population in Ethiopia, totalling 329,123, at the end of 2019, according to the United Nations Refugee Agency. Ethiopia, which hosts one of the largest refugee population in Africa, along with Uganda and Sudan, is now home to…

Five Killed After Under-Construction Building Collapses In Indian Capital

NEW DELHI, Jan 26 (NNN-PTI) — At least five people, including four children, were killed Saturday, after an under-construction two-storey building collapsed, in Indian capital New Delhi, officials said. According to officials, a coaching class was going on in the building, located at Bhajanpura area, and many students were inside…

85,000 Museum Artefacts In Jeopardy After Fire In New York

NEW YORK, Jan 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Some 85,000 artefacts from the Museum of Chinese in America, are in jeopardy, after a fire struck a Chinatown building in New York City (NYC). The fire struck a building at 70, Mulberry Street, that housed historic and artistic items the museum had carefully…

Lawmaking Body Of India’s Rajasthan Passes Anti-Citizenship Law Resolution

NEW DELHI, Jan 26 (NNN-PTI) – The lawmaking body in the western Indian state of Rajasthan, Saturday, passed a resolution demanding scrapping of the controversial new citizenship law in the country, officials said. The move comes at a time when countrywide protests against the new law are raging in various…

Tunisian, French Navies Conduct Joint Drills

TUNIS, Tunisia, Jan 25 (NNN-TAP) – The French and Tunisian naval forces, on Friday, conducted a joint military exercise, off the northern Tunisian coast, the Tunisian defence ministry said, in a statement. The joint war game involved the Tunisian high-sea patrol vessel, Syphax 611, and the French navy’s amphibious assault…

Dozens Killed Near Sanaa As Army Targets Rebel Supply Lines

SANAA, Jan 25 (NNN-SABA) – Dozens of Houthi militia fighters and loyalist soldiers were killed, in heavy fighting, outside the rebel-controlled Yemeni city of Sanaa, local army commanders said. Brig. Gen. Abdu Abdullah Majili, a Yemeni army spokesperson, told Arab News that, a large number of Houthis were killed, after…

Heavy Rain Hits Parts Of Oman

MUSCAT, Jan 25 (NNN-ONA) – Heavy rain of varying intensity, detected in some Wilayats in Musandam Governorate.Following the good weather Oman has been enjoying over the last few days, locals and expats can expect more rain in the coming days.An update from the Directorate General of Meteorology, at the Public Authority for Civil Aviation…
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