Uzbekistan Kicks Off Election Campaign For Parliament

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, Sept 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – Uzbek Central Election Commission (CEC), announced the start of election campaign, for the lower house of parliament. “Elections will be held for the first time, in accordance with the new Electoral Code, and registered political parties now have the right to nominate candidates, not…

Japan’s Abe Vows To Reform Social Security System Amid Rising Demographic Crisis

TOKYO, Sept 21 (NNN-NHK) — Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, expressed his commitment to reforming the nation’s social security system, as the country is increasingly grappling with a demographic crisis, as the population here rapidly ages and shrinks to the detriment of the economy. “Reform towards social security for all…

Hashd Shaabi Seizes Daesh Drone, Destroys Hideouts In Eastern Iraq

BAGHDAD, Sept 21 (NNN-NINA) – The paramilitary Hashd Shaabi forces, on Friday, seized a drone belonging to the Daesh and destroyed hideouts of the extremist militants in the eastern province of Diyala, a local official said. Acting on intelligence tip-off, a force from the Hashd Shaabi’s 24th brigade carried out…

Cockpit Window Crack Forces Aussie Airline To Make Emergency Landing

SYDNEY, Sept 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A Jetstar passenger plane, travelling between Australia and Indonesia, was forced to turn back halfway on Wednesday, after the pilot noticed a crack in the cockpit windshield. The plane was supposed to travel from Sydney to Denpasar Airport in Bali, but was diverted to Melbourne,…

Truck Carrying 68-Metre Wind Turbine Blade Rolls In Australia

SYDNEY, Sept 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Highland Lakes Road, near the Australian township of Bothwell in Tasmania State, is expected to be blocked off for at least 12 hours today, Thursday, after a truck carrying a 60-tonne, 68-metre-long wind turbine blade rolled. Tasmanian Police inspector, Philippa Burk, told News Corp…

Car Bomb Kills 15, Wounds 66 In S. Afghanistan

QALAT, Afghanistan, Sept 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A car bomb today (Thursday), struck Qalat city, the capital of southern Afghanistan’s Zabul province, killing 15 people and wounding 66 others, Interior Ministry spokesman, Nasrat Rahimi, said. According to Rahimi, the car bomb was detonated next to the civilian hospital in Qalat city,…

S. Korea, Japan To Hold Diplomatic Talks Amid Bilateral Trade Spat

SEOUL, Sept 19 (NNN-YONHAP) – Director general-level diplomats, from South Korea and Japan, will hold talks this week, amid the ongoing trade spat between the two countries, Seoul’s foreign ministry said today (Thursday). Kim Jung-han, director-general for Asian and Pacific affairs, at South Korea’s foreign ministry, will meet his Japanese…

Sri Lanka’s Presidential Elections To Be Held On Nov 16

COLOMBO, Sept 19 (NNN-SL NEWS) – Sri Lanka’s Elections Commission, announced Wednesday night, the country’s presidential elections will be held on Nov 16. The election date is set nearly two months before the incumbent’s term ends. In a special gazette notification, the Elections Commission said, candidates could present their nominations…

Israeli Army Kills Palestinian Woman At Checkpoint

RAMALLAH, Palestine, Sept 19 (NNN-WAFA) – The Palestinian Health Ministry, on Wednesday, declared that, a Palestinian woman was shot dead, at Qalandia military checkpoint, between Ramallah and Jerusalem, for allegedly attempting to stab an Israeli soldier. The ministry said, the 50-year-old woman, whose name was not revealed, died of bleeding…

Syria’s Rukban Refugee Camp May Close In Late Oct

MOSCOW, Sept 19 (NNN-TASS) – The resettlement of refugees from the battered Rukban camp in southern Syria, may be completed in Oct, if U.S.-backed rebels don’t torpedo it, the Russian Defence Ministry said. The Russian Centre for Reconciliation of the Opposing Parties and the Control of the Movement of Refugees…