Cold-Related Diseases Claim Scores Of Lives In Bangladesh

DHAKA, Jan 7 (NNN-BSS) – Scores of people, many of them children, have died in parts of Bangladesh, due to cold-related diseases, as of yesterday, since Nov, last year. According to the Directorate General of Health Services, under Bangladesh’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, 43 people died due to…

5.2-Magnitude Quake Hit North Of Barishal, Pakistan – USGS

ISLAMABAD, Jan 7 (NNN-APP) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 5.2, jolted 103 km north of Barishal, Pakistan, at 1917 GMT yesterday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicentre, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to be at 37.25 degrees north latitude, and 74.61 degrees east…

UN Human Rights Office Says U.S. Intervention In Venezuela Undermines Int’l Law

GENEVA, Jan 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – The United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights, is deeply worried about the situation in Venezuela, following the U.S. military operation in the country, a spokesperson for the UN human rights office said, yesterday. Speaking at a regular press briefing in Geneva, spokesperson, Ravina…

Xinhua Commentary: No Country Has The Right To Police The World

BEIJING, Jan 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – Venezuelan President, Nicolas Maduro, appeared in Manhattan federal court on Monday, after his forcible seizure by U.S. special forces on Venezuelan soil this weekend, marking the latest development in Washington’s public assault on international law and national sovereignty. Kidnapping the head of state of a…

Former Malaysian PM Mahathir Hospitalised After Fall

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Former Prime Minister, Mahathir Mohamad, has been hospitalised, following a fall at his home this morning, according to his press secretary. Mahathir was taken to the National Heart Institute at 9:30 a.m. local time by ambulance, but remained conscious, the secretary said in a…

Afghan Gov’t Inaugurated Solar Power Plant

KABUL, Jan 6 (NNN-BNA) – Afghan authorities inaugurated a 22.75 Megawatt solar power plant, on the eastern edge of Kabul, today, to help solve the power shortage in the country. The government is committed to building more power plants from domestic sources, including water, coal, solar and wind resources, to…

Egypt, Syria Signed Energy Cooperation Agreements

CAIRO, Jan 6 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt and Syria signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs), yesterday, to enhance cooperation in the energy sector, the Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, said. The agreements, signed in Cairo, cover the supply of Egyptian natural gas to Syria, for electricity generation and the…

6.2-Magnitude Earthquake Struck Shimane Prefecture In W. Japan, No Tsunami Warning Issued

TOKYO, Jan 6 (NNN-NHK) – An earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2, struck Shimane Prefecture in western Japan, today, with no tsunami warning issued, the country’s weather agency said. The temblor occurred at 10:18 a.m. local time, in eastern Shimane Prefecture, at a depth of about 10 kilometres, measuring…

Most Cambodian Evacuees Returned Home After Ceasefire Truce With Thailand

PHNOM PENH, Jan 6 (NNN-AKP) – Some 68.4 percent of the Cambodian evacuees, from a recent border conflict with Thailand have returned to their homes so far, Cambodia’s Interior Ministry Spokesperson, Touch Sokhak, said, today. Sokhak said that, about 444,179 out of 649,023 Cambodian evacuees have returned to their homes.…

Bangladesh Voices Concern Over Venezuela Situation

DHAKA, Jan 6 (NNN-BSS) – The Bangladeshi interim government, has expressed concern over the recent developments in Venezuela, stressing that, “diplomacy and dialogue” must prevail in resolving disputes between nations. “Bangladesh believes that, diplomacy and dialogue should prevail, to solve all disputes between countries, and reaffirms its steadfast commitment to…