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4 people killed in floods in Turkey

SANAA, Aug. 12 (YPA) - Turkey's Emergency and Natural Disasters Administration said four people died on Thursday in heavy floods in Kastamonu state on Turkey's Black Sea coast. "Four people were killed in the floods in Kastamonu, and one…

Sudan decides to hand al-Bashir over to ICC

SANAA, Aug. 12 (YPA) - Sudan foreign ministry announced  that Khartoum will hand Omar al-Bashir over to the International Criminal Court (ICC) along with other officials wanted over the Darfur conflict, according to AFP. This came after…

7.2-magnitude quake strikes Philippines

SANAA, Aug. 12 (YPA) - A 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck an area about 66 kilometers southeast of Bobon, Philippines, the U.S. Geological Survey said Wednesday. It issued warnings about the risk of tsunamis after the earthquake.…

Helicopter with 16 on board crashes in Russia

MOSCOW, Aug. 12 (YPA) - A helicopter carrying tourists on Russia's easternmost Kamchatka peninsula crashed, the Russian Emergency Ministry said Thursday. The Russian Emergency Ministry confirmed that the Mi-8 helicopter had 13…

2 workers killed due to mine blast in Deir Ezzor in Syria

DEIR EZZOR, Aug. 12 (YPA) - Two Syrian workers from the Department of Energy Transmission in Deir Ezzor were killed on Wednesday as a result of the explosion of a mine left behind by "ISIS" terrorists. Syrian News Agency (SANA) quoted Chief…

Major fire devours plastics factory in Dubai

DUBAI, Aug. 11 (YPA) – A major fire broke out Wednesday in a plastics factory in Jebel Ali area, in the Emirate of Dubai, to the west of the UAE. The General Directorate of Civil Defense in Dubai said that the fire occurred due to the…