15 Die In Road Mishap In North India

NEW DELHI, Jan 11 (NNN-PTI) – At least 15 people died and more than 25 injured, in a mishap involving a passenger bus and a truck, late on Friday night, in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh, confirmed a local police official. The passengers died due to burn injuries, after…

14 Soldiers Injured In Clashes With Protesters In Tripoli

BEIRUT, Jan 11 (NNN-NNA) – The Lebanese army said, on Friday, that 14 soldiers were injured, in the clashes a day earlier, with protesters, who closed roads in a town north of Tripoli, against increased power rationing. The soldiers were injured by stones and petrol bombs protesters threw at them.…

Iran Nuclear Deal Must Be Respected: French FM

PARIS, Jan 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) – All parties must respect the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and resort to diplomacy and negotiations, when resolving the latest Middle East tensions, the French foreign minister said on Friday. “The best way (to defuse tensions) is diplomacy, negotiations and respect of (the) agreement,” said Jean-Yves…

Three Dead In Ship Collision Off Black Sea Coast In Istanbul

ISTANBUL, Jan 11 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Three people were found dead on Friday, off the Black Sea coast, in the Turkish city of Istanbul, after they went missing in a ship collision. Earlier in the day, a Turkish fishing boat, collided with a Russian tanker in the area, the Turkish Coast…

Unknown Gunmen Kill Two Media Workers In Iraq’s Basra

BAGHDAD, Jan 11 (NNN-NINA) – Unknown gunmen shot dead a reporter and a cameraman, on Friday, after they covered anti-government protest, in Iraq’s southern city of Basra. The reporter, Ahmed Abdul Samad, and the cameraman, Safaa Ghali, worked for Dijlah TV. They were shot dead inside their car, while they…

New Zealand Discusses Agricultural Impact Of Fires With Australia

WELLINGTON, Jan 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), is continuing to stay connected to the federal authorities in Australia, as devastating fires affect the country. “The ministry is using an existing trans-Tasman forum, for discussions on the agricultural impact of the fires and the future recovery…

Two Houthi rebels killed in clashes with gov’t forces in southwestern Yemen

ADEN, Jan 9 (NNN-SABA) – Forces of the Saudi-backed Yemeni government, said that, armed confrontations erupted with the Houthi rebels, in the country’s southwestern province of Taiz. “Clashes erupted with Houthi elements, who were attempting to infiltrate into the army sites, located near the 40th Street, northeast of Taiz,” the…

12 Injured In Tripoli In Protest Against Power Rationing

BEIRUT, Jan 9 (NNN-NNA) – A dozen Lebanese protesters were injured, on Wednesday evening, during clashes with soldiers, in Tripoli, over increased power rationing. The protesters, who gathered near the Qadisha Electricity Company, threw stones at the soldiers, who fired tear gas to disperse them. Lack of electricity in Lebanon…

Iran Refuses To Give Black Boxes To Boeing For Plane Crash Investigation

TEHRAN, Jan 9 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s civil aviation authority said, it will not hand over the two black boxes recovered from an ill-fated Ukrainian airliner with 176 people aboard, to the plane’s manufacturer Boeing or the United States, but will cooperate with Ukraine. Both of the plane’s black box voice…

9-Year-Old Girl Attacked By Shark In Northeast Australia

SYDNEY, Jan 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A nine-year-old girl was rushed to hospital, after being attacked by a shark in Australia’s northeast. The attack occurred in the early evening (yesterday), as the girl was swimming in waters near North West Island, in the State of Queensland. It left her with a…
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