YEMEN Press Agency

Series of fires break out after explosions in Odessa

WORLD, Aug 14 (YPA) -  A series of fires reportedly broke out in the Ukrainian city of Odesa last night after several of explosions rocked the city, Mayor of Odesa, Gennadiy Trukhanov said. Trukhanov wrote on his Facebook page: "Several…

Child drowns in Mahweet

MAHWEET, Aug 14 (YPA) -A child has drowned in a pond in Al-Rajm district of Mahweet governorate, according to the Civil Defense Authority in the province. The authority identified the child as Sultan Muhammad Al-Marjla. According to the…

4.6-magnitude earthquake hits Eastern Gulf of Aden

ADEN, Aug 14 (YPA) - A magnitude earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale, struck the Gulf of Aden region in southern Yemen during the past hours. Seismic and volcano monitoring centers said the quake, which hit the Eastern Gulf of…

Two minor natural earthquakes strike North Korea

WORLD, Aug 13 (YPA) - Two minor natural earthquakes struck near North Korea's nuclear test site Sunday, the latest in a series of natural earthquakes to hit the region in recent months, South Korea's state weather agency said. The first…