Update: Death Toll From India Bus Accident Rises To 26

MUMBAI, Jan 29 (NNN-PTI) — The death toll from a state transport bus accident on Tuesday afternoon, in India’s state of Maharashtra rose to 20, with 30 other injured passengers admitted to hospital, local police said. The accident happened when the driver of the bus lost control, after one of…

US Recovers Remains From Air Force Plane Crash In Afghanistan

WASHINGTON, Jan29 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The U.S. military recovered remains of two personnel of U.S. Air Force aircraft, that crashed in Afghanistan. “The remains were found near the crash site, treated with dignity and respect by the local Afghan community, in accordance with their culture,” according to a U.S. Forces Afghanistan…

5.4-Magnitude Quake Strikes, Off Japan’s Okinawa Prefecture

TOKYO, Japan, Jan 29 (NNN-NHK) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4, on Wednesday (today), struck off Japan’s Okinawa Prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The temblor occurred at 8:39 a.m. local time, with its epicentre at a latitude of 27.2 degrees north, and a longitude of…

Bushfire Poses “Most Serious” Fire Threat Since 2003 To Australian Capital

CANBERRA, Jan 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A bushfire in the south of Canberra is recognised as the most serious bushfire threat to the Australian capital since 2003, according to local sources. The fire, believed to have started on Monday, by the landing of a defence helicopter, engulfed nearly 8,000 hectares as…

Netanyahu Formally Indicted In Court Over Corruption Charges

JERUSALEM, Jan 29 (NNN-MA’AN) – Criminal indictment, charging Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu with corruption, was filed in the Jerusalem District Court on Tuesday, the Attorney-General’s office said. The office of Attorney-General Avihai Mandelblit, said that, the indictment charges Netanyahu with three separate cases of corruption. The charges include bribery,…

Zoo Animals Starve To Death In War-Torn Yemen

SANAA, Jan 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – Animals are starving in a national zoo in Yemen’s rebel-held capital, Sanaa. The country’s civil war caused the collapse of local currency and escalation of food prices, making it hard to get food and medical care for animals in the zoo. “Four lions have died…

Indonesia’s Sinar Mars Group Donates 14.4 Million USD To Aid China Coronavirus Control

SHANGHAI, Jan 28 (NNN-ANTARA) – APP (China), a subsidiary of Indonesia-based Sinar Mars Group, donated 100 million yuan (14.4 million U.S. dollars) on Monday, to help curb the outbreak of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), in China. The funds were transferred to the Overseas Chinese Charity Foundation of…

House Fires Claim 16 Lives In Mongolia So Far This Year

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia, Jan 28 (NNN-MONGOLIA WEB) – More than 400 cases of house fires have been recorded across Mongolia since the beginning of Jan, claiming 16 lives, the country’s National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said today (Tuesday). “A total of 413 house fires have occurred across the country, since…

New Zealand PM Announces General Election Date

WELLINGTON, Jan 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The 2020 General Election will be held on Sept 19, New Zealand Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, said today (Tuesday). “I will be asking New Zealanders to continue to support my leadership and the current direction of the government, which is grounded in stability, a strong…

Nuclear Plant Operator In Western Japan Apologises For Series Of Mishaps

TOKYO, Jan 28 (NNN-NHK) – The president of a utility company that operates a nuclear power plant in western Japan, apologised for a string of serious mishaps at the plant, including a control rod being mistakenly removed from a reactor. Keisuke Nagai, president of Shikoku Electric Power Company, offered his…
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