U.S. To Deploy 750 U.S. Troops To Middle East After Embassy Attack In Baghdad

WASHINGTON, Jan 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) – U.S. Secretary of Defence, Mark Esper, said on Tuesday that, the United States will deploy about 750 troops immediately, to the Middle East, a move taken hours after demonstrators stormed the U.S. Embassy in Iraq. “Approximately 750 Soldiers will be deployed to the region immediately,…

Commemorative Stamps Mark 110 Years Of Postal Services In UAE

DUBAI, Dec 31 (NNN-WAM) – Postal services in the UAE spanned over a century, connecting near and far. Marking the occasion, Emirates Post issued a series of commemorative stamps, to celebrate 110 years of postal services in the country. The first postal agency opened, in the Emirate of Dubai, on…

Ex-Nissan Motor Chief Ghosn May Have Jumped Bail, Fled Japan

TOKYO, Dec 31 (NNN-NHK) – Former Nissan Motor Chairman, Carlos Ghosn, may have fled Japan and arrived in Lebanon, in possible violation of his bail conditions, which restrict overseas travel, local media reported today. One of the ex-auto tycoon’s bail conditions was that, he was prohibited from leaving Japan, after…

Update: Two More Confirmed Dead, Several Missing In Australian Bush-fires

SYDNEY, Dec 31 (NNN-XINHUA) – Two more people were confirmed dead and several more remain missing in Australia on Tuesday, as the result of severe bush-fires in the country’s southeast. “It’s been confirmed today that there are two deceased persons in Cobargo, and a third person remains missing with grave…

Aussie Firefighter Killed After Truck Rolls In “Fire Tornado”

SYDNEY, Dec 31 (NNN-XINHUA) – A 28-year-old Australian volunteer firefighter died, battling a blaze on the border of New South Wales (NSW) and Victoria State, when a freak weather event upended the truck he and two others were travelling in. Responding to the Green Valley fire in Jingellic, the crew…

Soldier Killed In Gunfight With Rebels In Eastern Indonesia

JAKARTA, Dec 31 (NNN-ANTARA) – One soldier was killed and another injured, in an exchange of fire with separatists, belonging to what the government calls “a criminal armed group” in Indonesia’s easternmost Papua province on Monday, local media reported. The gunfight took place when the soldiers were transporting logistics from…

Mongolians Spend Most Money On Food In Dec: Official

ULAN BATOR, Dec 31 (NNN-MONGOLIA WEB) – Mongolian households spend the most money on food products in Dec, head of the country’s National Statistics Office, Ayush Ariunzaya, said. “For Mongolian households, Dec is the month where most money is spent on purchasing food products. It is directly related to celebrations…

Strong Wind Disrupts Traffic In Northwest Turkey

ISTANBUL, Dec 31 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Strong wind swept through Turkey’s northwestern Marmara region on Monday, disrupting sea and air traffic. The city-line ferry agencies in Istanbul and the province of Bursa, cancelled all ferry services operating in the Marmara Sea. The wind, with a speed of up to 100 km…

Yemen’s Houthis Shot Down Two Drones

SANAA, Dec 31 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s Houthi militias said, they shot down two drones on Monday, “belonging to the Saudi-led coalition.” According to a statement by the Houthi military spokesman, Yahya Sarea, the first drone was shot down over Razih district, in the Yemeni northern province of Saada, while the…

Pakistan Sees 31 Percent Reduction In Terror-Related Fatalities In 2019

ISLAMABAD, Dec 31 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan witnessed nearly 31 percent reduction in terror and counter-terror related fatalities in 2019, a research centre said. The data, released by the Islamabad-based think tank Centre for Research and Security Studies said, only two militant outfits – Tehrik-e-Taliban, Pakistan splinter groups, and the Daesh,…
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