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Israeli gunboats target fishing boats in Gaza

GAZA, Jan. 4 (YPA) - Israeli occupation boats targeted Palestinian fishermen off the southern Gaza Strip on Sunday evening. According to the Palestinian News Agency (WAFA), Israeli gunboats opened fire towards the fishing boats, prompting…

Magnitude 5.1 earthquake hits Japan

SANAA, Jun. 3 (YPA) - An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale hit southern Japan on Sunday. The US Geological Survey said in a statement, “The earthquake was detected in the Katsurin Haibaro region, in the south of the country, at…

11 workers killed in armed attack in Pakistan

SANAA, Jun. 3 (YPA) - 11 workers were killed and others were wounded, after unknown gunmen shot them on Sunday in the Balochistan province, southwest of Pakistan. According to Xinhua, the police said that armed men took the miners to the…

Pakistani army shoots down Indian drone in Kashmir

SANAA, Jun. 3 (YPA) - Pakistan announced on Saturday evening that it had shot down an Indian drone that violated the airspace of the border control line in the disputed Kashmir region between the two countries. The "Russia Today" website…

4 killed in helicopter crash in Canada

CANADA, Jan. 3 (YPA) - At least four family members have been killed in a helicopter crash in Canada's western province of Alberta, the CTV News broadcaster reported on Saturday, citing the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). According to…

Sudan: Nile Dam talks to resume on Sunday

KHARTOUM, Jan. 3 (YPA) - Sudan on Sunday is to join a new round of talks with Egypt and Ethiopia in a bid to resolve the dispute over Ethiopia's Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile, Sudanese state media reported. The three countries have held…

Civilian killed, 25 wounded in bombing in Syria

SANAA, Jun. 3 (YPA) - A Syrian civilian was killed and 25 others were wounded, including critical cases, as a result of a bomb explosion in a gathering of citizens in a market in Hasakah governorate. SANA quoted the director of health in…