Plane Crashes In Afghanistan’s Eastern Ghazni Province

KABUL, Jan 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A passenger plane crashed, in Afghanistan’s eastern Ghazni province on Monday, with dozens killed or injured, a member of the provincial council, Khaliqdad Akbari, said. The crash took place in the Taliban-held area of Sadokhil, in Deh Yak district in the afternoon, he said. Confirming…

China, Kazakhstan Jointly Unveil Ancient City On Silk Road

XI’AN, Jan 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – A China-Kazakhstan joint archaeological research, unveiled the ruins of a city on the ancient Silk Road. The Shaanxi Provincial Archaeological Research Institute in northwest China, said that, its cooperation with the Issyk State Historical-Cultural Museum, in Kazakhstan, on the excavation of the ancient city of…

Flood Hits Bandung, Indonesia

BANDUNG, Jan 27 (NNN-ANTARA) – Thousands of houses have been inundated, after flooding in Bandung Regency, West Java, Indonesia. Flooding struck on Jan 23, affecting the sub-districts of Dayeuhkolot, Bojongsoang, Baleendah, Rancaekek and Majalaya. West Java Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD), reported that 3,744 houses have been flooded, along with four…

Over One Million Bangladeshi Capital Dwellers To Get Cholera Vaccine

DHAKA, Jan 27 (NNN-BSS) – More than one million people in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka will receive the oral cholera vaccine next month. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), under the country’s Ministry of Health Affairs, made the announcement on Sunday, at a press briefing in Dhaka. “Some…

Four Rockets Land Near U.S. Embassy In Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Jan 27 (NNN-NINA) – Four Katyusha rockets landed near the U.S. embassy, in the heavily fortified Green Zone, in central Baghdad, official said. The attack took place in the evening, when the four rockets landed near the U.S. embassy, the official said. There was no casualty reported, as the…

One Killed, Two Missing As Boat Capsizes In Waters Off Indonesia’s Sumatra

JAKARTA, Jan 27 (NNN-ANTARA) – One person was killed and two others went missing, after a boat carrying 11 people capsized in waters off Indonesia’s North Sumatra province, Head of the Provincial Search and Rescue Office, Toto Mulyono, said. The boat dipped into Tanjung Tiram waters in Batubara district, due…

Woman Killed, Five Injured After U.S. Embassy Vehicle Hit Car In Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Jan 27 (NNN-APP) – A woman was killed and five others injured, after a vehicle of the U.S. embassy in Pakistan, hit a car in the capital, Islamabad, an official of the Islamabad Traffic Police said, Sunday. Farrukh Rashid, senior superintendent of the Islamabad Traffic Police, said, the accident…

Egypt Allocates Three Billion Egyptian Pounds To Improve Roads

CAIRO, Jan 26 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt has allocated three billion Egyptian pounds (about 190 million U.S. dollars), to implement an emergency plan, for developing road networks and boosting infrastructure, Egyptian Finance Minister, Mohamed Maait, said. The allocation came during the minister’s meeting with local development minister, Mahmoud Shaarawy, according to…

20 Wounded As Unknown Men Throw Grenades At Wedding Party In E. Afghanistan

KHOST, Afghanistan, Jan 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) – At least 20 people, including women and children, sustained injuries, as unknown men attacked a wedding party with hand grenades, in Afghanistan’s eastern Khost province, on Saturday night, provincial police spokesman, Haider Adil, said today (Sunday). The incident, according to the official, took place…

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…
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