Cambodian PM Says Recent China-Japan-S.Korea Leaders’ Meeting Bodes Well For Asia

PHNOM PENH, Dec 27 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodian Prime Minister, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, said, the recent meeting of leaders of China, Japan and South Korea, boded well for Asia’s economy and stability. The 8th China-Japan-S.Korea leaders’ meeting was held in China’s southwestern city of Chengdu on Tuesday, and the leaders…

Sudan’s PM Vows To Bring Murder, Genocide Culprits To Justice

KHARTOUM, Dec 26 (NNN-SUNA) – Sudanese Prime Minister, Abdalla Hamdok, vowed to bring those involved in murder and genocide to justice. “Justice will be achieved. The law will take its course on all killers,” said Hamdok, while addressing a rally marking the first anniversary of Sudan’s Dec protests. “War crimes…

Singapore’s Manufacturing Output Decreases 9.3 Percent In Nov

SINGAPORE, Dec 26 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore Economic Development Board announced today (Thursday) that the country’s manufacturing output declined 9.3 percent year on year in Nov, compared to a revised 3.6 percent increase in Oct. Excluding biomedical manufacturing, the output decreased nine percent year on year in Nov, compared to a…

Update: Measles Death Toll In Samoa Rises To 81

SUVA, Dec 26 (NNN-RNZ) – The Samoan government confirmed, one more death, in the island nation’s measles epidemic on Thursday, bringing the death toll to 81, since the measles outbreak started in mid-Oct. According to Samoa Observer newspaper on Thursday (today), the Samoan Ministry of Health said, the death of…

Afghan Road Accident Claims Nine Lives In Eastern Province

GHAZNI, Afghanistan, Dec 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Nine travellers lost their lives, as a car collided with an oil tanker, coming from the opposite direction, in the eastern Ghazni province on Wednesday, said a provincial government’s news release on Thursday. The deadly accident occurred in Ab Band district, on Wednesday evening,…

15 Years On, Indonesians Remember Aftermath Of Deadly Indian Ocean Tsunami

BANDA ACEH, Dec 26 (NNN-ANTARA) – On one Sunday morning, Mawardi was watching cartoons with his two brothers at his house, on Meulaboh Bay in Indonesia’s westernmost province of Aceh, when a 9.3-magnitude earthquake literally shook them from their seats. His mother and grandmother, who were also inside the house,…

Four Explosions Target Turkey-Held Areas In North Syria: Monitor

DAMASCUS, Dec 26 (NNN-SANA) – As many as four explosions targeted areas, controlled by Turkish forces in northern Syria, in the past few hours, leaving injuries, a war monitor reported. The explosions targeted several areas controlled by the Turkish forces and the Turkey-backed rebels, in the northern countryside of Aleppo.…

Turkish President Pays Surprise Visit To Tunisia Over Libyan Issue

TUNIS, Dec 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, arrived in Tunisia Wednesday, in a surprise visit to meet with his Tunisian counterpart, Kaies Saied. “The Libyan issue will be at the top of the agenda for this surprise visit, in addition to bilateral discussions on major investment projects,”…

Iran-Backed Bloc Names Basra Governor For Post Of Iraqi PM

BAGHDAD, Dec 26 (NNN-NINA) – An Iranian-backed bloc, in Iraq’s parliament, proposed the governor of oil-rich southern Basra province, as the country’s next prime minister, but the nomination was promptly rejected by Iraqi protesters, who want an independent candidate to take over the government, officials said. The Fatah bloc, which…

Update: Mig-29 Fighter Jet Crashes In NW Iran

TEHRAN, Dec 26 (NNN-IRNA) – A MiG-29 fighter jet, belonging to the Iranian army, crashed in the mountainous area of Iran’s northwestern Ardabil province, on Wednesday morning, Iran’s army said. No information about the fate of the pilot is available so far, the announcement said. The snowy whether condition and…