Flash Floods Kill Three, Cause Severe Property Damages In Afghanistan’s Badakhshan

KABUL, Jun 13 (NNN-BNA) – At least three people lost their lives, and significant property damage has been reported, after flash floods swept through northern Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province, a local official said, yesterday. The floods impacted the districts of Jurm, Warduj, Raghistan, and Arghanjkhwa in the province, severely affecting homes,…

Local Media Report Says One Black Box Of Crashed Air India Plane Found

NEW DELHI, Jun 13 (NNN-PTI) – Aviation authorities have found one of the two black boxes of the Air India flight that crashed in the western Indian state of Gujarat, killing 241 on board, local newspaper Hindustan Times said. The London-bound flight crashed yesterday afternoon, shortly after takeoff, from the…

Mongolian President’s Chief Of Staff Appointed As New PM

ULAN BATOR, Jun 13 (NNN-APA) – Gombojav Zandanshatar, was today, appointed as Mongolia’s new Prime Minister, at the proposal of the ruling Mongolian People’s Party (MPP). Zandanshatar’s appointment was approved by a vote of 92.3 percent, in the country’s 126-seat parliament, or the State Great Khural.– NNN-APA  

Myanmar Police Seized Over 5.7 Million Stimulant Tablets In Major Drug Bust

YANGON, Jun 13 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar police seized over 5.7 million stimulant tablets, in a series of operations targeting a major drug trafficking network, the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) said, yesterday. Acting on a tip-off, a joint anti-narcotic task force intercepted two vehicles, near a checkpoint on…

Kuwaiti Gov’t Facilitates Cooperation Projects With China

KUWAIT CITY, Jun 13 (NNN-KUNA) – Kuwaiti Prime Minister, Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, yesterday instructed a ministerial committee, to expedite coordination and consultation with the Chinese side, to accelerate key cooperation projects in the country. The prime minister chaired a meeting of the ministerial committee, for the follow-up on…

Foreign Tourists To Japan’s Kyoto Top 10 Million Last Year

TOKYO, Jun 13 (NNN-NHK) – Kyoto saw a record 10.88 million foreign tourists last year, surpassing the 10-million mark for the first time. The total number of visitors to Kyoto reached 56.06 million, making it the second-highest on record, after 2015, according to data from the Kyoto government. Notably, the…

Roundup: Complete Telecom Collapse In Gaza Paralyses Aid Operations

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – A complete collapse of Gaza’s telecommunications infrastructure, has cut digital connections for emergency services, humanitarian coordination and critical information for civilians, paralysing aid operations, UN humanitarians said, yesterday. “Our partners working on telecommunications say, this is due to damage to the last fibre cable…

Latest: Over 55,207 Palestinians Murdered In Gaza: Health Authorities

GAZA, Jun 13 (NNN-WAFA) – Smoke billows, following THE BARBARIC Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip, as seen from the Israeli regime’s southern border with the Gaza Strip, yesterday. According to the Gaza-based health authorities yesterday, at least 55,207 Palestinians have been murdered, the majority of whom are women and…

India’s Home Minister Confirms Survivor In Plane Crash

NEW DELHI, Jun 13 (NNN-PTI) – India’s federal minister, Amit Shah, said, he has met the lone survivor in yesterday’s deadly air crash in the western state of Gujarat, and said, the crashed plane had 125,000 litres of fuel. “This (yesterday) afternoon, Air India flight AI-171 crashed and many passengers…

Urgent: DPRK Launched Second Choe Hyon-Class Destroyer

PYONGYANG, Jun 13 (NNN-KCNA) – The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), yesterday, held a launching ceremony for its second Choe Hyon-class destroyer at the Rajin shipyard, with the country’s top leader overseeing the event.– NNN-KCNA