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SANAA, Aug. 16 (YPA) - The death toll from the earthquake that struck southwest Haiti yesterday, with a magnitude of 7.2 on the Richter scale, has risen to 1,297. The Associated Press quoted the country's Civil Protection Agency as…

SANAA, Aug. 16 (YPA) - The death toll from severe floods and mudslides in Turkey's Black Sea region has risen to 62, Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Directorate (AFAD) said on Sunday. According to Xinhua, floods caused by heavy…

JENIN, Aug. 16 (YPA) - Four Palestinian youths were  killed on Monday by Israeli army gunfire during a raid into the northern West Bank city of Jenin and its refugee camp, medical and local sources confirmed. Sources at Jenin hospital  said…

KABUL, Aug. 16 (YPA) - Hours after Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled the country, Taliban leaders held a press conference at the presidential palace in Kabul, al-Jazeera footage showed. A senior Taliban official said on Sunday that the…

BERUIT, Aug, 16 (YPA) - Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah conformed  that incident in Akkar should be a decisive element for those concerned with forming the government as the country could no more tolerate (delays). Addressing…

ADDIS ABEBA, Aug. 16 (YPA) - The Benishangul Gumuz region in Western Ethiopia said, in a statement issued on Saturday that more than 170 "anti-peace elements" who entered the country from Sudan had been killed.  It added the militants…

SANAA, Aug. 15 (YPA) - The death toll from Yesterday's earthquake in southwestern Haiti, measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale, has risen to 724. "The earthquake killed 724 people, destroyed hundreds of homes and buildings in addition to…

BAGHDAD, Aug. 15 (YPA) – Iraqi authorities on Sunday announced the arrest of seven dangerous leaders of the terrorist organization "ISIS" (which is banned globally) in Nineveh governorate. The Security Media Cell said in a statement, "The…

SANAA, Aug. 15 (YPA) - An oil well in north of Iraq was targeted on Sunday by an explosive device. The oil well number 87 in Bay Hassan oil field of Kirkuk province was detonated by an explosive device, but that didn't cause any fire. The…

SANAA, Aug. 15 (YPA) - The Afghan Ministry of Interior announced that Taliban militants have started entering the capital, Kabul, from all directions. The presidential palace said that shooting took place in areas in Kabul and the Afghan…