Two Killed, 10 Injured In Clashes Near Presidential Palace In Yemen’s Aden

ADEN, Yemen, Aug 8 (NNN-SABA) – At least two people were killed and 10 others injured, in clashes between presidential guard forces and mourners, in the southern port city of Aden, a medical official said. A source working at Jamhuria public hospital in Aden said, “Medical teams received two killed…

UN Mission In Afghanistan Outraged By Taliban Attack In Kabul

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The UN Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), expressed outrage at a Taliban attack in Kabul, that led to “scores” of civilian casualties on Wednesday. In a Tweet, the Mission said, such “indiscriminate and disproportionate attacks in heavily populated civilian areas must stop.” According to media…

Indian PM Pays Tribute To Late Former FM Swaraj

NEW DELHI, India, Aug 8 (NNN-PTI) – Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, paid tributes to former external affairs minister, Sushma Swaraj, who died on Tuesday of cardiac arrest. Swaraj, 67, died on Tuesday night, at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), in the national capital. She was cremated…

Lao People Discuss Closer Integration Ahead Of ASEAN Day

VIENTIANE, Laos, Aug 7 (NNN-KPL) – For the ASEAN Day on Thursday (tomorrow), local media has released Lao citizens’ discussion, over the direction the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) should take, to achieve closer integration. ASEAN Day on Aug 8, marks the 52nd anniversary of the establishment of the…

Several Killed, Over 30 Injured In Kabul Explosion

KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Several people were killed and more than 30 others wounded, after a massive car bomb explosion ripped through a busy neighbourhood at the western side of the capital, Kabul, on Wednesday (today), a witness said. “We heard a huge blast outside a district police…

ASEAN To Place Preventive Measures Against Trans-boundary Haze

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei Darussalam, Aug 7 (NNN-BB NEWS) – Environment officials from Brunei, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand, on Tuesday, called for timely actions by relevant national and regional agencies within ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations) sub-regional bloc, to prevent land and forest fires and haze pollution.…

Japan’s Abe Urges S. Korea To Uphold Pact Amid Sinking Mutual Trust

TOKYO, Japan, Aug 7 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, said, he wants South Korea to uphold a 1965 bilateral agreement, that forms the foundation of modern relations between both countries and that for Seoul to realise that mutual trust is very much at stake. At a press briefing…

Thai PM To Go South To Promote Peace, Economic Growth

BANGKOK, Thailand, Aug 7 (NNN-TNA) – Thai Prime Minister, Prayut Chan-o-cha, will take a field trip to southern Yala province, on Wednesday (today), to promote peace and economic growth there, government spokesperson, Narumon Pinyosinwat said. The spokesperson said, Prayut is to preside over the opening of the Southern Border Provincial…

Syrian Kurdish Urges For Dialogue To Avert Turkish Operation In E Syria

DAMASCUS, Syria, Aug 7 (NNN-SANA) – Omar Ossi, a Syrian Kurdish lawmaker, urged the Kurdish militia, to embark on a dialogue with the Syrian government, to avert a Turkish military operation in eastern Syria. Ossi said that, the recent Turkish threats of starting a military operation in Kurdish-controlled areas, in…

Two Iraqi Security Members Killed, Five Wounded In Attacks

BAGHDAD, Iraq, Aug 7 (NNN-NINA) – Two Iraqi security members were killed and five others wounded, on Tuesday, in two incidents in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, and the eastern Diyala province, security sources said. A roadside bomb detonated, on an Iraqi army’s patrol, in the afternoon, while patrolling a highway…