Bangladesh Court Issues Arrest Warrant For Cat Killer

DHAKA, Mar 24 (NNN-BSS) – A court in Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, has issued an arrest warrant against a man, in a case filed over the death of a cat. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate, GM Farhan Ishtiaque, passed the order yesterday, after taking cognizance of the charges brought against Akbar Hossain Shiblu,…

Three-Year-Old Boy Died In Philippine Capital Residential Fire

MANILA, Mar 24 (NNN-PNA) – A three-year-old boy died, in a residential fire that hit a residential area in the Philippine capital, today, the Philippines’ Bureau of Fire Protection said. The bureau said, the victim was left alone inside a room when the fire broke out, early this morning, in…

Afghan Official Confirms U.S. Lifts Bounty On Interior Minister

KABUL, Mar 24 (NNN-BNA) – The spokesman for the Afghan interim government’s Ministry of Interior Affairs, Abdul Mateen Qani, confirmed that Washington has lifted the reward for acting Minister of Interior Affairs, Sirajuddin Haqqani. “The United States has lifted a 10-million U.S. dollar-reward offer, for information leading to the arrest…

Sri Lankan Police Digitise Fingerprints Of One Million Individuals Convicted By Courts

COLOMBO, Mar 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lankan police said yesterday that, they have digitised the fingerprints of one million individuals, convicted by courts. Ruwan Kumara, director of the Crime Record Division, told the media that, the initiative, launched in collaboration with the University of Colombo’s Computer Department, and the police…

Pakistan Celebrated 85th Republic Day

ISLAMABAD, Mar 24 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan, yesterday, marked its 85th Republic Day, also known as Pakistan Day or the Pakistan Resolution Day. The day is celebrated annually in memory of the Lahore Resolution, which was passed on Mar 23, 1940, one of the major milestones in the struggle for an…

Egypt, Palestine Discuss Efforts To Uphold Gaza Ceasefire

CAIRO, Mar 24 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian Prime Minister, Mostafa Madbouly, and his Palestinian counterpart, Mohammad Mustafa, met here yesterday, to discuss ongoing efforts to revive the ceasefire in Gaza and advance its reconstruction. During the meeting, Madbouly stressed the need to maintain the ceasefire in Gaza, and begin the process…

Jordan Warns Of Regional Escalation, Condemns Renewed Israeli Attacks On Gaza

AMMAN, Mar 24 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan’s Foreign Minister, Ayman Safadi, yesterday, discussed dangerous escalation in the region, with his Iranian counterpart, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, according to a statement by Jordan’s Foreign Ministry. During a phone talk with Araghchi, Safadi condemned the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip, stressing the need…

Egyptian, EU Top Diplomats Urge For Resumption Of Gaza Ceasefire Talks

CAIRO, Mar 24 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian Foreign Minister, Badr Abdelatty, and Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s (EU) high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, yesterday called for the resumption of the Gaza ceasefire negotiations. Addressing a joint press conference, after a meeting with the EU top diplomat in Cairo,…

S. Korea’s Constitutional Court Rejects PM Han’s Impeachment

SEOUL, Mar 24 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s constitutional court, today, rejected a motion by parliament, to impeach Prime Minister, Han Duck-soo, according to the court. With the rejection, Han was immediately reinstated as prime minister and acting president, as the ruling took effect right after delivering the decision. Of eight…

U.S. Military Conducts Fresh Airstrikes On Yemen’s Saada Province: Houthi TV

SANAA, Mar 24 (NNN-SABA) – The U.S. military, stationed in the Red Sea, conducted fresh airstrikes on Yemen’s northern province of Saada, last night, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported. The strikes targeted the areas around the province’s namesake central city Saada, a stronghold of the Houthis, the television said, without providing…