Switzerland Mourns Victims Of Deadly New Year’s Eve Bar Fire

MARTIGNY, Switzerland, Jan 10 (NNN-XINHUA) — Switzerland held a national memorial service yesterday, to mourn the victims of a deadly New Year’s Eve bar fire, in the resort town of Crans-Montana, as authorities continued their investigation into the incident. Due to forecasts of heavy snowfall in Crans-Montana, Swiss authorities decided…

Over 136 Kg Of Drugs Seized In Kyrgyzstan

BISHKEK, Jan 10 (NNN-KNA) – Kyrgyz anti-drug authorities, seized more than 136 kg of drugs from a transnational organised crime drug trafficking group, it was reported, yesterday. According to the Anti-Drug Trafficking Service, of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kyrgyzstan, the group had long been involved in the smuggling…

Major Infrastructure Projects Underway Across Afghanistan

KABUL, Jan 9 (NNN-BNA) – Eight major infrastructure projects, valued at over 205 million afghanis (approximately 3.15 million U.S. dollars), are currently underway in northern Afghanistan’s Baghlan province. The projects include the concreting of 13.5 km of roads, and the construction of three commercial markets, aimed at boosting local trade…

Four Killed In Road Accident In Northern Kazakhstan

ALMATY, Jan 9 (NNN-KNA) – Four people died yesterday, after a passenger car collided with a truck, on the Astana-Petropavlovsk highway, in northern Kazakhstan. According to preliminary data from the North Kazakhstan Region police department, the passenger car entered the oncoming lane and collided with an approaching truck. The driver…

Two Policemen Killed, 30 Wounded In Clashes In SW Iran

TEHRAN, Jan 8 (NNN-IRNA) – Two Iranian police officers were killed and 30 others injured yesterday, during clashes in south-western Iran, the semi-official Fars news agency reported, as nationwide protests over economic grievances entered their 11th day. The violence erupted in the city of Lordegan, in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province,…

Four Killed, 23 Injured In Bus Accident In Nepal

KATHMANDU, Jan 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – Four people were killed and 23 others injured, in a bus accident on the outskirts of Kathmandu last night, a police official said. The bus, carrying around 40 people, plunged about 100 metres off a highway, leading to the fatal incident. Pawan Bhattarai, spokesperson for…

Man Fatally Shot By Police After Siege In Sydney

SYDNEY, Jan 8 (NNN-AAP) – A man has been shot dead by police, following a six-hour siege, at a home north of Sydney, last night. The police force in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW), said in a statement today that, officers were conducting a welfare check at…

Japan’s Nuclear Regulator Says Quake Data Fraud, Extremely Grave

TOKYO, Jan 8 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s nuclear regulator, yesterday, criticised the operator of a nuclear power plant in central Japan, for alleged falsification of earthquake data, calling the incident extremely grave and serious, local media reported. Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) chief, Shinsuke Yamanaka, said at a meeting that, this is…

Three Killed, 16 Injured As Bus Plunged Into Ravine In Eastern Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Jan 7 (NNN-APP) – At least three people were killed and 16 others seriously injured, when a passenger bus plunged into a deep ravine, in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province today, rescue officials said. The accident happened in Talagang district, when the bus was travelling from Rawalpindi to Multan, officials…

Afghan Police Seized 130 Kg Of Illicit Drugs

KABUL, Jan 7 (NNN-BNA) – Afghan counter-narcotics police, confiscated 130 kg of illegal drugs and arrested 36 suspected smugglers, in a series of operations across the country, official statements reported, yesterday. In northern Badakhshan province, authorities seized 130 kg of opium and hashish in Jurm district, and detained one individual,…
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