Okinawa Mourns Lives Lost In Crash Of U.S. Military Jet Into School

TOKYO, Jul 1 (NNN-NHK) – An elementary school in Japan’s southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, yesterday, held a memorial service to remember the lives lost, when a U.S. military jet crashed into the school, 63 years ago killing 18 people. The accident-prone F-100 warplane, took off from Kadena Air Base, before…

Five Killed, Nine Injured In Nigerian Highway Incident

ABUJA, Jun 30 (NNN-NAN) – At least five persons were killed and nine others injured, when a bus suddenly caught fire yesterday, along the Lagos-Ibadan highway, linking three states in Nigeria’s south-west region, the traffic police said. Ahmed Umar, a commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), in the…

Four Charged After 53 Migrants Died In 18-Wheeler In Texas

HOUSTON, Jun 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Four men have been charged, after 53 migrants died in a sweltering 18-wheeler, in San Antonio, south central state of Texas, authorities said, yesterday. The driver of the tractor trailer, identified as Homero Zamorano Jr., 45, was charged yesterday with human smuggling, resulting in death,…

Sudanese Leader Says Army Expect To Hand Power To Elected Gov’t

KHARTOUM, Jun 30 (NNN-SUNA) – Chairman of Sudan’s ruling Transitional Sovereign Council, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, said yesterday that, the Sudanese Armed Forces are expecting an elected government to take over the running of the country. “The only way is either through comprehensive national consensus or elections, but not by calls…

Russia Summoned Norwegian Charge D’affaires Over Transit Ban Issue

MOSCOW, Jun 30 (NNN-TASS) – The Russian Foreign Ministry, summoned Norwegian Charge d’Affaires, Solveig Rossebo, over Norway’s decision to block the delivery of goods to Spitsbergen, the ministry said in a statement, yesterday. Rossebo was informed about the “unacceptable situation around the delivery of cargos to Spitsbergen, blocked by the…

White Supremacists Try To Turn U.S. Into Their Ideal “Nation-State”: U.S. Historian

CAIRO, Jun 30 (NNN-MENA) – White supremacists are trying to turn the United States into their ideal “nation-state” that fully represents their worldview, while fully denying the rights and humanity of everyone else, a U.S. historian said. “White males, who are die-hard white supremacists and their fellow travellers have, and…

UN Chief Appointed Najat Rochdi As Deputy Special Envoy For Syria

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) – UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, yesterday, announced the appointment of Najat Rochdi of Morocco, as deputy special envoy for Syria. Rochdi succeeds Khawla Matar of Bahrain, “to whom the secretary-general expresses his gratitude for her efforts and dedication, in the search for peace in Syria,”…

First Olympic Arts Competition To Be Launched In 2023

GENEVA, Jun 30 (NNN-XINHUA) – The International Olymp’Arts Committee (IOAC), announced yesterday that, it will launch the first Olympic Arts competition in Geneva, Switzerland, in July 2023, hoping to provide an opportunity for talented artists worldwide, to spread their message and become recognised global artists. With the theme of “Environment…

Iraq Called On Int’l Community To Help It Fight Climate Change

BAGHDAD, Jun 30 (NNN-NINA) – The Iraqi Environment Ministry, yesterday, called on the international community, to help Iraq meet the challenges of climate change. “The Iraqi people went through difficult political and economic conditions, during the past decades. It is expected that climate change will exacerbate the sufferings,” Environment Minister,…

Bahrain, Egypt Stressed Two-State Solution As Imperative For Palestinian-Israeli Conflict

MANAMA, Jun 30 (NNN-BNA) – Bahraini King, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, met yesterday, with visiting Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, where they stressed the two-state solution as an imperative one to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The two leaders said, in a joint communique that, it is important to return to…