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Israeli forces demolish Palestinian house in Hebron

SANAA, July 8 (YPA) - Zionist forces on Monday demolished a Palestinian house in  north of Hebron. According to activist, Mohammed Ayad Awad, large forces of the enemy army demolished the house of Mohammed Khalil Abdel Fattah Sab'a Sibarna,…

Earthquake hits southwestern Iran

SANAA, July 8 (YPA) -  A powerful earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale shook the city of Masjed Soleyman in southwest Iran's Khuzestan province on Monday morning. The earthquake occurred at 11:30 am local time (0700 GMT) at a depth…

6.9-magnitude quake hits eastern coast of Indonesia

SANAA, July 8 (YPA) - A magnitude 6.9 quake struck off the northeastern coast of Indonesia's Sulawesi island on Sunday evening, prompting authorities to warn of a tsunami, the US Geological Survey said. The Indonesian Geophysics Agency…

14 migrants bodies recovered off Tunisia coast

SANAA, July 7 (YPA) - Tunisia's coastguard on Saturday recovered the bodies of 14 African migrants who drowned when their boat carrying more than 80 people capsized after sailing from Libya to Europe, the Tunisian Red Crescent said. The UN…

15 dead, wounded by fuel tank explosion in Russia

SANAA, July 7 (YPA) - Four people were killed and 11 others injured on Saturday evening when a fuel tank exploded in the central Sverdlovsk district in Russia, according to Russia Today site. Local authorities said that the tank deviated…

58 killed, wounded in car bomb in Afghanistan

SANAA, July 7 (YPA) - At least eight members of the Afghan security forces were killed and more than 50 civilians injured on Sunday in a car bomb in Ghazni province in central Afghanistan, Afghan government officials told Reuters news…