Fourth BRICS Media Forum Adopts Action Plan

SAO PAULO, Nov 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – Media representatives from the BRICS countries, discussed the development of new media technologies, and adopted an action plan to promote cooperation at the fourth BRICS Media Forum here. The forum, which was held on Oct 30-31, gathered nearly 100 representatives from 55 mainstream media…

200 Lives Saved At Sea By Fijian Navy In 10 Months

SUVA, Nov 1 (NNN-PIN) – The Fijian Navy responded to and rescued about 60 cases of distress at sea so far, this year alone, local media reported today (Friday). According to Fiji Broadcasting Corporation (FBC), Commander Navy Captain, Humphrey Tawake, said today that, these cases involved the saving of 200…

DPRK Conducts Another Test-Fire Of Super-Large Multiple Rocket Launchers

PYONGYANG, Nov 1 (NNN-KCNA) – The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), conducted another test-fire of super-large multiple rocket launchers. DPRK’s Academy of Defence Science, organised the test-fire to verify the security of launchers’ continuous fire system, said the report. South Korean media reported earlier that, the DPRK has fired…

Chinese Premier Leaves For Uzbekistan, Thailand Visits

BEIJING, China, Nov 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – Chinese Premier, Li Keqiang, left Beijing Friday (today), for official visits to Uzbekistan and Thailand, at the invitation of Uzbek Prime Minister, Abdulla Aripov and Thai Prime Minister, Prayut Chan-o-cha, and attend a series of meetings in the two countries. Li will attend the…

Israel Shells Hamas Posts In Gaza

JERUSALEM, Nov 1 (NNN-WAFA) – Israeli army said, it fired artillery, on Thursday night, at two Hamas posts in Gaza Strip, after a rocket was fired from the Palestinian enclave at southern Israel. “An IDF (Israel Defence Forces) tank and an IDF aircraft, targeted two Hamas military posts in the…

Assad Warns Of War If Political Means Fail To Secure Turkey’s Pullout

DAMASCUS, Nov 1 (NNN-SANA) – Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad, warned, war would be the only option if political means fail to secure Turkey’s troop pullout. Speaking on Syrian national TV, Assad said, the recent Turkey-Russia deal on creating a safe zone in northern Syria had been conducive in pulling back…

Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Downed “Spy Drone” In Hodeidah

SANAA, Nov 1 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s Shiite Houthi rebels said, they shot down a “spy drone” over the Yemeni Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, on Thursday. “The spy drone of the aggressor’s forces was downed over Ras Issa port,” the rebel TV, al-Masirah reported, without giving further details. The…

19 Dead, 22 Injured After Truck Plunges Into Northern Philippine Ravine

MANILA, Nov 1 (NNN-PNA) – Nineteen people were killed and 22 others injured, when a flatbed truck, carrying passengers, fell into a ravine in the mountainous northern Philippine Apayao province, on Thursday night, police said today (Friday). Police said, the crash happened around 7.00 p.m. local time, while the truck…

Delhi Police Get New Plush Headquarters Building

NEW DELHI, Nov 1 (NNN-PTI) – Delhi Police got a new headquarters building on Thursday, spread over eight acres (890,000 square feet) with 18 floors, in the heart of the Indian capital. Home Minister, Amit Shah, inaugurated the building, built over the past three-and-a-half years. The Delhi Police got its…

ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Reaffirms People-Centred Commitment

BANGKOK, Nov 1 (NNN-TNA) – The 27th Meeting of the Senior Officials Committee for the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Socio-Cultural Community (27th SOCA), reaffirmed ASEAN’s commitment to develop an ASEAN Community that is people-centred. The commitment also includes developing a community that leaves no one behind, and…