Indian Govt’s Decision To Extend Jurisdiction Of Border Guards Triggers Row

NEW DELHI, Oct 15 (NNN-PTI) – The Indian government’s decision, to extend the jurisdiction of the Border Security Force (BSF), from 15 km to 50 km in Punjab, West Bengal and Assam, triggered a row yesterday. The BSF is a paramilitary force primarily responsible for guarding Indian borders. The opposition…

Iran, EU Officials Discuss Ties, Int’l Issues

TEHRAN, Oct 15 (NNN-IRNA) – Deputy Secretary-General of the European External Action Service, Enrique Mora, and Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister, Ali Bagheri, met here yesterday and held talks on issues of mutual interest, the website of Iran’s Foreign Ministry reported. During the meeting, both sides discussed relations between Iran and…

Turkish FM Meets Taliban’s Senior Delegation Over Afghan Issues

ANKARA, Oct 15 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish Foreign Minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, yesterday met with a senior delegation of Taliban from Afghanistan, the first meeting of its kind, since the group took power in Aug. “We gave advice to the Taliban administration. We once again said, they should be inclusive for the…

Israeli Missile Attack Kills Syrian Soldier In Palmyra

DAMASCUS, Oct 14 (NNN-SANA) – One Syrian soldier was killed and three others wounded last night, as a fresh Israeli missile strike hit Palmyra area, in the central province of Homs. Citing a military source, report said, the Israeli warplanes fired missiles from over the al-Tanf area in southern Syria,…

Uganda On Alert As Ebola Recurs In Neighbouring DR Congo

KAMPALA, Oct 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – Uganda’s ministry of health, yesterday said, it is on alert after the deadly Ebola broke out in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Health Minister, Jane Ruth Aceng, told reporters that, they have increased surveillance along the border with DRC, where a confirmed case was…

70 Illegal Migrants Rescued Off Libyan Coast

TRIPOLI, Oct 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Libyan Navy, yesterday said, a Coast Guard patrol rescued 70 illegal migrants, off the country’s Western coast. The migrants had remained at sea for three days, and was about to drown, when the patrol rescued them, the Libyan Navy said. The rescued migrants include…

Sulfur Dioxide Cloud From La Palma Volcano Reaches Portugal

LISBON, Oct 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A cloud of sulfur dioxide, from the eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano, on the Spanish island of La Palma, reached Portugal yesterday, the Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) said, in a statement. The intrusion of sulfur dioxide is “above 3,000 metres in…

Advance Estimates Show Singapore’s GDP Grows By 6.5 Percent In Q3

SINGAPORE, Oct 14 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry, announced today, based on advance estimates, the country’s GDP grew by 6.5 percent year on year, in the third quarter of 2021, moderating from the 15.2 percent growth in the previous quarter. On a seasonally-adjusted basis, Singapore’s economy grew…

Russia Committed To Carbon Neutrality By 2060: Putin

MOSCOW, Oct 14 (NNN-TASS) – Russia will aim to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060, President Vladimir Putin said yesterday, at the plenary session of the Russian Energy Week. Despite the fact that there is still much work to be done, Russia strives to transition to a carbon-neutral economy no later…

Algeria Arrests 17 Separatist Suspects For Plotting Armed Operations: State-Run TV

ALGIERS, Oct 14 (NNN-APS) – Algerian police said yesterday that, it arrested 17 suspects, belonging to a separatist group listed by the government as a terrorist organisation, state-run ENTV channel, reported. The 17 suspects from the Movement for Self-determination of Kabylie (MAK) were arrested, in provinces near the capital, Algiers,…