DPRK, Russia Vow To Boost Ties During Strategic Dialogue

PYONGYANG, Jul 14 (NNN-KCNA) – The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and Russia, on Saturday, reaffirmed their will to develop bilateral ties into “eternal strategic relations,” and pledged to lend firm support to each other. DPRK Foreign Minister, Choe Son Hui, and her Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, made the…

Huge Weaponry Discovered, 58 Detained In Afghanistan’s Helmand Province

KABUL, Jul 14 (NNN-BNA) – Police discovered a huge quantity of arms and ammunition, in southern Afghanistan’s Helmand province, over the past three months, with 58 people arrested, provincial director for counter-criminal activities, Mawlawi Abdul Satar Amin, said yesterday. The weaponry, which included 45 pieces of pistols, seven pieces of…

Two French Women Charged After Methamphetamine Found In Luggage At Airport In Brisbane

SYDNEY, Jul 13 (NNN-AAP) – Two French women have been charged, over an alleged attempt to smuggle more than 30 kilograms of methamphetamine into Australia, in their luggage. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Australian Border Force (ABF), said today that, the pair, aged 19 and 20, were stopped upon…

Man Shot Dead By Police At Sydney Shopping Centre

SYDNEY, Jul 13 (NNN-AAP) – A man has been shot dead by police, after allegedly threatening officers with a machete, at a shopping centre, in north-west Sydney. A police statement said that, emergency services were called to reports of a brawl involving two groups of people, in the carpark of…

German Backpacker Survives 12 Days In Australian Outback Before Being Found: Police

SYDNEY, Jul 13 (NNN-AAP) – A German backpacker, found alive in the Australian outback, survived for 12 days by drinking rainwater from puddles and seeking shelter at night, including in a cave, authorities said. Carolina Wilga was found by a passing member of the public, by the side of a…

Myanmar Held Tree-Planting Ceremonies To Green 13 Arid Districts

YANGON, Jul 13 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar held national tree-planting ceremonies, to green 13 drought-prone districts in the country’s central dry zone, the state-run daily, The Mirror, reported, yesterday. The initiative aimed to combat climate change and desertification in the areas in Sagaing, Mandalay, and Magway regions, the report said. Myanmar’s…

Police Discovered Weapons, Ammunition Cache In S. Afghanistan

KABUL, Jul 13 (NNN-BNA) – Afghanistan’s security forces, discovered a cache of arms and ammunition, including 13 pieces AK-47 assault rifles, in the southern Kandahar province, provincial police said, yesterday. Mullah Assadullah Jamshidi, provincial police spokesperson, said that, police would not tolerate illegal arms possession and would take strict legal…

Two Killed, Eight Injured In Building Collapse In Indian Capital

NEW DELHI, Jul 13 (NNN-PTI) – At least two people were killed, and eight others injured yesterday, after a four-storey building collapsed, in the Indian capital territory, Delhi, officials said. The building collapsed, inside the congested area of Janta Colony in Seelampur. “This (yesterday) morning, a building collapsed in Janta…

China Willing To Promote Strategic Cooperative Partnership With Sri Lanka: Chinese FM

KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – China is willing to work with Sri Lanka, to promote a strategic cooperative partnership, based on sincere mutual assistance and a lasting friendship, Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, said here yesterday, when meeting his Sri Lankan counterpart, Vijitha Herath. Wang said that, China and…

Three Dead, One Injured In Car Crash In Philippines

MANILA, Jul 13 (NNN-PNA) – Three people were killed and a toddler was injured, after a sport utility vehicle (SUV) crashed into a pedestrian and a roadside house, in Sorsogon province, south-east of Manila, at dawn yesterday, local authorities said. The incident occurred around 4:10 a.m. local time, in Castilla…