Zimbabwe’s President-Elect To Be Inaugurated Tomorrow

HARARE, Sept 3 (NNN-IRIN) – Zimbabwe’s President-elect, Emmerson Mnangagwa, is set to be sworn in tomorrow, for his second term in office, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister, Monica Mutsvangwa, announced last night. The inauguration ceremony will be held at the 60,000-seater National Sports Stadium in the capital Harare, Mutsvangwa…

DPRK Fired Long-Range Strategic Cruise Missiles In Drill: Report

SEOUL, Sept 3 (NNN-YONHAP) – The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), fired two long-range strategic cruise missiles at dawn yesterday, in a simulated tactical nuclear attack drill, designed to send a warning against another round of U.S.-South Korea joint exercises, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported today.…

Two Killed, Five Injured As Building Collapsed In Maharashtra

NEW DELHI, Sept 3 (NNN-PTI) – Two people were killed, and five others injured, early today after a two-story building collapsed in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, officials said. The building collapsed on Darga Road in Bhiwandi area of Thane district, about 37 km north-east of Mumbai, the capital…

Bus Collision Killed 18, Injured 15 In Central Iraq

BAGHDAD, Sept 3 (NNN-NINA) – A total of 18 people were killed and 15 others wounded, after two buses carrying Shiite pilgrims collided on Friday night, in Iraq’s central province of Salahudin, local sources said yesterday. One of the buses, heading to the Shiite holy city of Samarra, about 120…

Over 100 Injured In Clashes Between Eritrean Protesters, Israeli Police In Tel Aviv

JERUSALEM, Sept 3 (NNN-MA’AN) – Over 100 people were injured, in violent clashes between Eritrean protesters and the Israeli police in Tel Aviv yesterday, said the Israeli emergency services. The clashes initially broke out in the morning, between supporters of the Eritrean government and opponents, who gathered near a club,…

Police Seized Over 40 Illicit Weapons In NE Iranian City

TEHRAN, Sept 3 (NNN-MNA) – Iran’s police have seized 43 illegal weapons, in the north-eastern city of Mashhad over the past three days, it was reported, yesterday. The weaponry was confiscated in an operation, to ensure public and social security in the city, Mashhad’s Police Commander, Ahmad Negahban, was quoted…

Iran, Iraq Begins Construction Of Shalamcheh-Basra Railway

TEHRAN, Sept 3 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran and Iraq held a groundbreaking ceremony yesterday, for a joint railway project near the common border in Iran’s south-western Khuzestan province. The event marked the start of construction of a railway, that would span 32 km between Shalamcheh city in the Iranian province and…

Iraq Declares Curfew In Northern Province After Ethnical Clashes

BAGHDAD, Sept 3 (NNN-NINA) – Iraq declared yesterday, a curfew in the ethnically mixed city of Kirkuk in northern Iraq, after clashes involving Kurds, Arabs, and Turkmens. Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani, who also leads the Iraqi armed forces, ordered the curfew in Kirkuk province and initiated search operations…

Mongolia To Further Development Cooperation With China: PM

ULAN BATOR, Sept 3 (NNN-XINHUA) – Mongolia is ready to expand development cooperation with China, under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the Global Development Initiative (GDI), Mongolian Prime Minister, Luvsannamsrai Oyun-Erdene, said. Oyun-Erdene made the remarks, while meeting with visiting Luo Zhaohui, head of the…

Thai King Endorses New Cabinet Led By PM Srettha

BANGKOK, Sept 3 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn, endorsed a new cabinet with Srettha Thavisin serving as the prime minister and finance minister, a royal gazette said, yesterday. According to the gazette, published yesterday, the king appointed 34 members of the cabinet as selected by Srettha, including six deputy…