13 killed, 6 missing from deadly flash floods, landslides in Indonesia
Jakarta, Aug 26 (IANS) Thirteen bodies were found and six were still missing after flash floods and landslides destroyed houses and infrastructure in Indonesia’s eastern North Maluku province, a senior official said. Fatur Rahman, head of the Search and Rescue Office in the province, said on Sunday that eight people had survived the natural disaster […]
Royal Malaysian Navy ship crew evacuated after taking on water
Kuala Lumpur, Aug 26 (IANS) The crew of a Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) ship was evacuated due to heavy flooding, following a collision with an underwater object off the coast of Johor state. All the crew had been recovered safely while the partially submerged ship was being salvaged, the RMN said on Sunday in a […]
Palestinian prisoner dies in Israeli hospital
Ramallah, Aug 26 (IANS) A wounded Palestinian prisoner has died in an Israeli hospital, two Palestinian organisations said. Zaher Raddad, 19, from the town of Saida in Tulkarm, northern West Bank, died in the Israeli Meir Hospital, according to a statement by the Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners Affairs Authority, part of the Palestine Liberation Organisation, along […]
Guterres asks Hezbollah, Israel to de-escalate tensions as threats to regional stability grow
United Nations, Aug 26 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has asked Israel and Hezbollah to immediately de-escalate the situation that is “threatening regional security and stability,” according to his Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric. The two sides raised the level of confrontation on Sunday with Israel launching air attacks on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon and the group […]
Netanyahu says attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon ‘not the end of the story’
Jerusalem, Aug 26 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned Hezbollah and Iran that the intense airstrikes in Lebanon are “not the end of the story”. Addressing the Cabinet, Netanyahu said on Sunday that the strikes “destroyed thousands of short-range rockets intended to attack our citizens and forces in the Galilee”. He also claimed […]
Israeli soldier killed in major Israel-Hezbollah clash
Jerusalem, Aug 26 (IANS) An Israeli Navy soldier was killed during cross-border airstrikes between Israel and Hezbollah, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement. The IDF identified the soldier as David Moshe Ben Shitrit, 21, from Geva Binyamin in the occupied West Bank, adding on Sunday that he was killed “during combat in […]
Jordan warns of escalating situation in Lebanon
Amman. Aug 26 (IANS) Jordan has warned that the escalating situation in southern Lebanon could trigger a broader regional conflict. Jordan’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Sufian Qudah on Sunday stressed the importance of supporting Lebanon and adhering to UN Security Council Resolution 1701 to prevent further escalation. He called for coordinated efforts to de-escalate tensions and […]
Armstrong murder case: Accused admitted to Chennai hospital
Chennai, Aug 26 (IANS) An accused in the murder of BSP state president, K. Armstrong, lodged in Poovirundhal special prison, has been admitted to the Stanley Medical College here after he complained of chest pain. The accused, Thirumalai complained of chest pain in the morning and was immediately shifted to the hospital. K. Armstrong, a […]
RG Kar fiasco: CBI grills Sandip Ghosh, forensic experts of hospital
Kolkata, Aug 26 (IANS) Two teams of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) started interrogating separately the former principal of the state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, Sandip Ghosh, and the demonstrator of the hospital’s forensic medicine department, Debasish Som, since Monday morning. While Ghosh’s interrogation is being conducted at CBI’s Central […]
7 prison staff suspended for preferential treatment to actor Darshan in jail
Bengaluru, Aug 26 (IANS) The Karnataka prisons department has suspended seven staffers, including two jailers for allowing Kannada actor Darshan to smoke a cigarette and drink coffee inside the prison. Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, Home Minister G Parameshwara made the announcement in this regard on Monday. The photo of Darshan seated on a chair […]
