Yemen’s President Chairs Meeting Of High-Ranking Yemeni Government Officials In Riyadh

ADEN, Yemen, Aug 20 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s internationally-backed President, Abdu-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, chaired a meeting of the country’s high-ranking officials, in Saudi Arabia’s capital of Riyadh, to discuss the situation in the southern port city of Aden. During the meeting, Hadi discussed the repercussions of the armed rebellion, launched by…

17 Injured As A Series Of Blasts Rock Afghan Eastern Jalalabad

JALALABAD, Afghanistan, Aug 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least 17 people were injured, as six explosive devices, placed by militants, went off, in parts of Jalalabad city, the capital of eastern Nangarhar province, provincial governor’s spokesman, Attaullah Khogiani, said. All the victims, some in critical conditions, are civilians, the official added.…

At Least 14 Killed In Bus Crash In Northern Laos

VIENTIANE, Laos, Aug 20 (NNN-KPL) – At least 14 people were killed, 30 others injured and eight remained missing, in a bus crash in northern Laos, the Lao police said, on Monday. The crash happened when a tour bus, carrying 43 Chinese tourists, one Chinese tour assistant and two Lao…

Germany Reaffirms Support To Two-State Solution To Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

AMMAN, Jordan, Aug 20 (NNN-PETRA) – Germany’s Defence Minister, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, on Monday, stressed her country’s support for the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The German minister made the remarks, after a meeting with Jordan’s Foreign Minister, Ayman Safadi in Amman, where she said, the two-state solution represents a…

Second-Hand Warship Donated By South Korea Arrives In Philippines

MANILA, Philippines, Aug 20 (NNN-PNA) – A second-hand warship donated to the Philippine Navy (PN) by South Korea, has arrived in the Philippines. Philippine Fleet Commander, Rear Admiral Giovanni Bacordo, said that, the BRP Conrado Yap (Patrol Ship 39), docked at the Manila South Harbour, early on Sunday. South Korea…

Russians Visit Hokkaido Ahead Of Joint Economic Project With Japan

TOKYO, Japan, Aug 20 (NNN-NHK) – Russian residents and officials, visited Nemuro, in Japan’s northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, to begin an inspection tour related to garbage processing, ahead of one of the joint economic projects between Tokyo and Moscow, slated to start on disputed islands. The five-day visit, under a…

Sudan’s Opposition Alliance Submits List Of Candidates For Joint Sovereignty Council

KHARTOUM, Sudan, Aug 19 (NNN-SUNA) – Sudan’s opposition Freedom and Change Alliance, on Sunday, submitted an internally agreed-upon list of five candidates, for the joint sovereignty council. The list consists of Aisha Mousa, Mohamed Al-Faki, Sidiq Tawer, Taha Osman and Hasan Sheikh-Eddin Idris, said Sati Al-Haj, a leading member in…

Chinese Research Vessel “Tan Kah Kee” Opens To Public In Malaysia

PORT KLANG, Malaysia, Aug 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Research Vessel, “Tan Kah Kee” of China’s renowned Xiamen University, opened to the public over the weekend, providing a window for some 1,000 visitors on marine science. The opening days gave visitors an opportunity to learn of the ocean, via advanced technologies…

Afghan Taliban Shadow District Chief Among Five Killed In Airstrikes

PUL-E-ALAM, Afghanistan, Aug 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Five militants, including a Taliban shadow governor, for Azra district of the eastern Logar province, were killed, as fighter aircraft targeted the armed group’s hideout, Sunday evening, provincial police spokesman, Shahpor Ahmadzai, said Monday (today). “The airstrikes were launched at 7:30 p.m. local time,…

13 Dead, 20 Injured In India As Container Trailer Collides With Bus

MUMBAI, India, Aug 19 (NNN-PTI) – Thirteen people died and 20 others were injured, when a container trailer collided with a state transport bus, at Nimgul, in India’s western state of Maharashtra, 391 km from Mumbai, at 10:30 p.m. local time Sunday night, police official said. The injured have been…