UAE Denies Supplying Arms, Ammunition To Sudan’s Warring Parties

DUBAI, Aug 14 (NNN-WAM) – The United Arab Emirates (UAE), yesterday dismissed claims that it had supplied warring parties in Sudan with arms and ammunition. “The UAE does not take sides in the current conflict engulfing Sudan, and seeks an end to the conflict and calls for respecting Sudan’s sovereignty,”…

Thousands Of New Zealanders Use New Pathway To Apply For Australian Citizenship

CANBERRA, Aug 14 (NNN-AAP) – Thousands of New Zealanders have applied for Australian citizenship, in the first weeks since a new direct pathway was opened. According to government data released yesterday, more than 15,000 New Zealanders living in Australia, have applied to become citizens since major changes to the process…

Over 2,000 Pieces Of War-Era Unexploded Ordnance Found In NE Cambodia School

PHNOM PENH, Aug 14 (NNN-AKP) – The Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) experts, recovered more than 2,000 pieces of war-era unexploded ordnance (UXO), buried in a school campus in north-eastern Kratie province, a mine clearance chief said, today. “Within a three-day period of operations on Aug 11-13, at the Queen…

Brunei Recorded 53.9-Percent Total Trade Drop In Apr This Year

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Aug 14 (NNN-BB) – Brunei recorded 1,401.5 million Brunei dollars (1,034.7 million U.S. dollars) total trade in Apr, this year, a 53.9 percent year-on-year decrease, due to a drop in both export and import value. The latest International Merchandise Trade Statistics released today by the Department of…

Seven Killed In Two Separate Road Accidents In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Aug 14 (NNN-APP) – Seven people were killed in two separate road accidents in Pakistan’s north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province in the past 24 hours, the rescue service reported. Two people were killed early yesterday, when an oil tanker crashed into an electric pole in Talash Banda Gayi area,…

New Zealand Fortifies Bread, Flour With Folic Acid Against Birth Defects

WELLINGTON, Aug 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – All non-organic bread-making wheat flour in New Zealand will be fortified with folic acid from today, to prevent birth defects. The measure is to prevent neural tube defects, such as spina bifida. In New Zealand, these occur in about 10.6 per 10,000 live births and…

16 Foreigners Held In Afghan Jails: State Media

KABUL, Aug 14 (NNN-ANA) – A total of 16 foreign nationals are held in jails in Afghanistan, the state-run news agency, Bakhtar, reported yesterday. “A total of 16 foreign nationals, including five women, have been held in the country’s prisons,” Bakhtar quoted jail official, Mohammad Yusuf Mestari, as saying. According…

Afghan Caretaker Gov’t Declares Aug 15 As Victory Day

KABUL, Aug 14 (NNN-ANA) – The Afghan caretaker government has declared Aug 15 (tomorrow), the day of the administration’s takeover of Kabul, as victory day and a public holiday in the country. “Tuesday, Asad 24, 1402 (Aug 15, according to the Persian Calendar), is victory day of the Jihad (holy…

One Soldier Killed, Seven Wounded In Ambush In S. Philippines

MANILA, Aug 14 (NNN-PNA) – Armed men ambushed a convoy of a local government official, in the southern Philippines, killing a soldier and wounding six others and a police officer, a military spokesperson said, yesterday. Army Major, Andrew Linao of the military’s Western Mindanao Command said, the local official was…

Four Terrorists, Soldier Killed In Clash In Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Aug 14 (NNN-APP) – Four terrorists and a soldier were killed, in a clash between security forces and militants, in Pakistan’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a military statement said, yesterday. The incident happened from the Saturday night to the early morning of Sunday, when the security forces conducted an…