Reconstruction Of 40 Percent Quake-Damaged Heritage Sites Completed In Nepal

KATHMANDU, Nepal, Aug 12 (NNN-NEPAL NEWS) – Nepal has completed reconstruction of around 40 percent of cultural and archaeological monuments that were damaged in the earthquake of 2015, according to the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA). The latest reconstruction update provided by NRA states that, out of a total 891 cultural…

Yemen’s President Meets Saudi King After Southern Forces’ Takeover Of Aden

ADEN, Yemen, Aug 12 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s President, Abdu-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, on Sunday, held a meeting with Saudi King, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud one day after forces of the Southern Transitional Council (STC) seized the port city of Aden. According to a statement, “King Salman affirmed that he stands…

Update: Oslo Mosque Shooting Condemned By Public, Investigated As Terrorist Attempt

OSLO, Norway, Aug 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Thousands of Muslims turned out to observe the Eid al-Adha holiday in Norway on Sunday, in the wake of a shooting a day before, at a mosque in Baerum, west of Oslo, with politicians and the public condemning the attack. A 21-year-old Norwegian gunman…

5.5-Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Parts Of Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug 10 (NNN-PPI) – An earthquake measuring 5.5-magnitude, hit parts of Pakistan, Saturday morning, the country’s National Seismic Monitoring Centre said. According to the centre, the quake struck at 11:43 a.m. local time, with the epicentre determined at Afghanistan-Tajikistan border, located off Pakistan’s north-west border area. The quake’s…

Bangladeshi Capital Residents Head For Home Villages Ahead Of Eid Al-Adha

DHAKA, Bangladesh, Aug 10 (NNN-BSS) – With the Eid al-Adha holiday approaching, hundreds of thousands of Bangladeshi capital dwellers streamed out of the city, to join the festival with their kith and kin in villages. Bangladeshis will celebrate Eid al-Adha on Aug 12 . State-owned transport bodies have started special…

10 Militants Give Up Fighting In Afghanistan’s Western Ghor Province

KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Ten armed militants, affiliated with the Taliban outfit, have given up fighting and joined the government-backed peace process, in the western Ghor province, provincial government spokesman, Abdul Hai Khatibi said, today (Saturday). “Ten Taliban fighters, under Mawlawi Rafiq, have given up fighting, laid down…

Crime In Philippines “Remains On A Downtrend”: Philippines Police

MANILA, Philippines, Aug 10 (NNN-PNA) – Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, General Oscar Albayalde, said that, crime in the Philippines “has remained on a downtrend,” adding that the government is winning the war on illegal drugs. “Let me assure our countrymen that all police operations against illegal drugs continue to…

Seven More Bodies Recovered In Monsoon Landslide In Southern Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar, Aug 10 (NNN-MNA) – Seven more bodies were recovered in a landslide, caused by heavy monsoon rains in Myanmar’s Mon state, on Friday, bringing the total death toll to 22, so far, according to figures released by Myanmar Fire Service Department. Mountainside of Ma-lat mountain collapsed, due to…

Myanmar Grants 568 Foreigners Permanent Residency Status In Four Years

YANGON, Myanmar, Aug 10 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar authorities have granted 568 foreigners permanent residency status from Jan, 2015 to Aug 8 this year, according to the Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population, today (Saturday). It was disclosed by the Central Committee for Implementation of Permanent Residency, at a coordination meeting…

Feature: Livestock Buyers, Sellers In Misery To Mark Eid Al-Adha In Gaza

GAZA, Palestine, Aug 10 (NNN-XINHUA) – “It’s the first time ever that I cannot afford anything for sacrifice,” Ibrahim al-Mughrabi said desperately, while looking at the goats in a livestock farm located in Gaza. The 35-year-old father of three, went to the farm with his friend, who wanted to buy…