Update: Death Toll From Philippine Typhoon Rises To 28
MANILA, Dec 27 (NNN-ABN) – The death toll from Typhoon Phanfone, that pounded the central Philippines with heavy rains and…
Update: Measles Death Toll In Samoa Rises To 81
SUVA, Dec 26 (NNN-RNZ) – The Samoan government confirmed, one more death, in the island nation’s measles epidemic on Thursday,…
Afghan Road Accident Claims Nine Lives In Eastern Province
GHAZNI, Afghanistan, Dec 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Nine travellers lost their lives, as a car collided with an oil tanker, coming…
15 Years On, Indonesians Remember Aftermath Of Deadly Indian Ocean Tsunami
BANDA ACEH, Dec 26 (NNN-ANTARA) – On one Sunday morning, Mawardi was watching cartoons with his two brothers at his…
Two Die Of Swine Flu In Iraq
BAGHDAD, Dec 26 (NNN-NINA) — Two people died of swine flu, also known as influenza A/H1N1, and eight other cases…
14 Mongolian Kids With Heart Disease To Receive Free Treatment In China
HOHHOT, Mongolia, Dec 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – Fourteen Mongolian children, suffering from congenital heart disease, will receive free medical treatment in…
Update: Death Toll Of Indonesian Bus Accident Rises To 28 With 13 Missing
JAKARTA, Dec 25 (NNN-ANTARA) – The death toll of a fatal bus accident in Indonesia’s South Sumatra province, two days…
Strong 6.2-Magnitude Quake Shakes Central Colombia
BOGOTA, Colombia, Dec 25 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – A strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake shook central Colombia on Tuesday, sending residents scrambling for…
Germans Urged To Consume Less To Protect Climate
BERLIN, Dec 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) – President of the German federal parliament, Wolfgang Schaeuble, urged Germans to cut back on their…
Iran’s Capital Extends Closure Of Schools Over Heavy Air Pollution
TEHRAN, Dec 23 (NNN-IRNA) – The governor of Tehran extended the closure of schools and kindergartens in Iran’s capital, Tehran,…