Brunei Cracks Down On Int’l Drug Cartel

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Jun 20 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei’s Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), has thwarted an international drug syndicate, which recruited five Bruneian men, local media reported yesterday. The local men were recruited as drug couriers, smuggling drugs into Europe via Brunei’s neighbouring country, NCB said in a press release, yesterday.…

Iran’s Atomic Chief Urges IAEA To End “Inaction,” Condemn Israeli Attacks

TEHRAN, Jun 20 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s atomic chief, yesterday, called on the United Nations nuclear watchdog, to immediately end its “inaction” and condemn Israeli attacks on Iran’s “peaceful” nuclear facilities, according to the semi-official Fars News Agency. Head of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran, Mohammad Eslami, made the remarks…

Trump To Decide On Iran Action In Two Weeks: White House

NEW YORK, Jun 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – U.S. President, Donald Trump, will make a decision on whether he will order a strike against Iran, in the next two weeks, White House Press Secretary, Karoline Leavitt, said, at a briefing yesterday. “Based on the fact that there’s a substantial chance of negotiation…

119 Chinese Evacuated From Israel To Egypt

TABA, Egypt, Jun 20 (NNN-MENA) – One hundred and nineteen Chinese citizens were evacuated from Israel to Egypt yesterday, through the Taba border crossing in Egypt’s South Sinai province. After completing the necessary procedures, the evacuees entered Egypt from the crossing around 15:30 local time (12:30 GMT), and were then…

Over Five Million Afghan Refugees Return Home In Nearly Four Years: Official

KABUL, Jun 19 (NNN-BNA) – More than five million Afghan refugees relinquished their refugee status and returned to their homeland since the current Afghan administration took power nearly four years ago, according to Abdul Mutalib Haqqani, of the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation. “Since taking over power by the Islamic…

Flight Carrying Students Arrived In Delhi From Iran

NEW DELHI, Jun 19 (NNN-PTI) – A special aircraft, carrying 110 students, evacuated from Iran, landed in Delhi early today, said media reports. The students landed in Delhi, after travelling continuously for three days. They had earlier been shifted to Armenia, as part of an Indian government-coordinated evacuation effort. An…

Man Arrested Over Stabbing Following Crash North Of Sydney

SYDNEY, Jun 19 (NNN-AAP) – A man has been arrested, after a driver was stabbed, following a crash north of Sydney, in the early hours of this morning. Officers commenced an investigation, after a 40-year-old man with stab wounds attended a police station in Cessnock, about 115 kilometres north of…

Qantas Plane Damaged In Jet Bridge Collision At Brisbane Airport

SYDNEY, Jun 19 (NNN-AAP) – Australian Qantas Airline plane was damaged, after colliding with a jet bridge, at the Brisbane International Airport, last night. Flight QF186 struck a passenger jet bridge, after landing in Brisbane from Queenstown in New Zealand, shortly before 6:40 p.m. local time yesterday, local media, Brisbane…

Nine Dead In South-West India Road Mishap

NEW DELHI, Jun 19 (NNN-PTI) – At least nine people, including a child and a woman, died in a road accident, in India’s south-western state of Maharashtra, confirmed a local police today. Three others, including a child, were injured and were admitted to a nearby government hospital. The road accident…

Thailand’s Major Party Announces Exit From Coalition Government

BANGKOK, Jun 19 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s Bhumjaithai Party, the second-largest partner in the ruling coalition, yesterday, announced its withdrawal from the government, led by Prime Minister, Paetongtarn Shinawatra. The decision follows widespread backlash over a leaked phone call between Paetongtarn and Cambodia’s Senate President, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, amid escalating…