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40 killed in Indonesia prison fire

SANAA, Sept. 08 (YPA) - A spokeswoman for the Prison Service at the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights in Indonesia said that a fire broke out in a prison in Banten province, killing 40 people. "An investigation is underway to find out…

Powerful quake shakes southwest Mexico

SANAA, Sept. 08 (YPA) - A powerful earthquake struck southwestern Mexico near the beach resort of Acapulco on Tuesday, authorities said. The US Geological Survey said a 7.4-magnitude earthquake occurred at 37 kilometers northwest of San…

New forest fires erupt in 5 Algerian governorates

ALGERIA, Sept. 08 (YPA) - Several fires broke out on Tuesday in the governorates of Tizi Ouzou, Chlef, Ain Defla, Tipasa and Jijel, according to a statement by the Algerian Civil Protection. “The fire brigade units were able to control…

Israeli occupation forces arrest 3 Palestinians in Quds

OCCUPIED QUDS, Sept. 07 (YPA) – The Israeli occupation forces on Tuesday arrested two young men from Al-Quds city and a third from the occupied interior while they were in separate areas of the occupied city. “Palestine Today” agency…

One killed, 7 others wounded in shooting in Kansas

SANAA, Sept. 07 (YPA) - One killed and seven others injured on Tuesday due to shooting in a nightclub in American Kansas state. According to NBC TV, the shooting took place on Tuesday morning. The investigators believe that a man was…

US forces kidnap Syrian civilians by airdrop

DAMASCUS, Sept. 07 (YPA) - US forces carried out an airdrop in the vicinity of Tal Hamis in the Syrian southern countryside of Qamishli and kidnapped a number of civilians, the Syrian "SANA" news agency said on Tuesday. SANA quoted local…