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3 killed in Texas shooting

SANAA, April 19 (YPA) - US security authorities said Sunday that at least three people were killed in Austin, Texas, in a second such incident that shake the country. Austin police said they were dealing with an ongoing shooting incident at…

Earthquake hits Bushehr in southern Iran

SANAA, April 19 (YPA) - A powerful earthquake, measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale, struck southern Iran late Sunday (Monday local time). According to the Seismological Center of the Geophysical Foundation of Tehran University, the…

Explosion kills two in Ethiopian capital

ADDIS ABABA, April 19 (YPA) - At least two people were killed and a third seriously injured in an explosion in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, Reuters reported, citing police. The police blamed the explosion on a hand grenade that went…

4 people killed in plane crash in Paris

SANAA, April 18 (YPA) - Four people were killed on Sunday in a tourist plane crash in east of the French capital, Paris, Agence France-Presse said. The local fire department explained that a plane type Robin DR400 had crashed in a field…

Tehran unveils new long-range air defense system

SANAA, April 18 (YPA) - Iran's  army on Sunday unveiled a new Long-Range Air Defense System. "Zolfaqar" and "Shadhid Majid" are the two advanced defense systems that were showcased in today's parade. "Zolfaqar" low-altitude air defense…

Five Saudi clerics sentenced to five years in prison

SANAA, April 18 (YPA) - Saudi Arabia's specialized criminal court has sentenced two Saudi defendants to five years in prison on flimsy pretexts and charges. According to the Prisoners of conscience account, the specialized criminal court…

Czech Republic expels 18 Russian diplomats

SANAA, April 18 (YPA) - The Czech Republic is expelling 18 employees of the Russian embassy, First Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Jan Hamacek said Saturday, according to Reuters. "As the Czech foreign minister, I decided to…