Seven Killed In Head-On Collision In Western Kenya

BUNGOMA, Kenya, June 2 (NNN-KBC) – At least seven people were killed and several others injured when a minibus (matatu), in which they were travelling rammed into a stationary truck, along the busy Webuye-Bungoma highway on Saturday. Bungoma East police commander, Valerian Obore, said, the passenger vehicle was speeding when…

Donors’ Conference Raises 1.2 Billion USD For Post-Disaster Reconstruction In Mozambique

MAPUTO, Mozambique, June 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The donors’ conference held in Beira in central Mozambique have raised 1.2 billion U.S. dollars for post-cyclones reconstruction, authorities said at the end of the conference on Saturday. “An amount equivalent to 1.2 billion U.S. dollars has been pledged. Assistance will be targeted at…

Car Bomb Kills Eight Policemen In E. Afghanistan

GHAZNI, Afghanistan, June 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A suicide car bombing killed eight Afghan police officers and wounded seven others, after targeting a police station in the country’s eastern Ghazni province, an official confirmed, Sunday. The blast happened at about 9:50 p.m. Saturday, when a hijacked military vehicle packed with explosives…

Myanmar Seizes Stimulants, Heroin In NE State

YANGON, Myanmar, June 2 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar authorities have seized some stimulants and heroin with a total worth of 108.4 million kyats (72,200 U.S. dollars) in Shan state, according to a release of the anti-drug force. The 54,200 tablets of stimulants and two grams of heroin were confiscated in Mabein…

China Hands Over Emergency Food Assistance To Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan, June 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – China handed over emergency food assistance to Afghanistan, in a ceremony held in Kabul on Saturday. The assistance was handed over to Afghan National Minister of Disaster Management, Najeeb Fahim, by Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan, Liu Jinsong. Liu said, such assistance will benefit hundreds…

Islamic Summit Reaffirms Palestinians’ Right To Statehood

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, June 2 (NNN-SPA) – The Islamic Summit on Saturday reaffirmed the Palestinians’ right to statehood, in its final communique. Held in Islam’s holiest city, Mecca, along with Gulf and Arab summits, the summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, reiterated the centrality of the issues of Palestine…

Nine Bodies Of Daesh-Kidnapped Truffle Collectors Found In Western Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq, June 2 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi security forces, on Saturday, found burned remains of nine truffle collectors, kidnapped and killed by the Daesh militants in the western province of Anbar, Iraqi military and a security source said. The remains were found in a desert area, in the west of…

Syrian Army Shows Tonnes Of C-4 Explosives Found In Daraa

DARAA, Syria, June 2 (NNN-SANA) – The Syrian army, on Saturday, showed to media outlets a large amount of C-4 explosives they found in the southern province of Daraa. An estimated four tonnes of C-4 explosives were found in the Yarmouk Basin area, in the countryside of Daraa, the army…

Iraq Exports Over 110 Million Barrels Of Crude In May: Ministry

BAGHDAD, Iraq, June 2 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi Oil Ministry said on Saturday, that, it exported more than 110 million barrels of crude oil in May, bringing in revenue of over seven billion U.S. dollars. “Iraq’s total exports of crude oil in May reached about 110.7 million barrels, at an average…

621 Syrian Refugees Return Home From Lebanon

BEIRUT, Lebanon, June 2 (NNN-NNA) — About 621 Syrian refugees, on Saturday, returned to their homeland from Lebanon, an online independent newspaper reported. Refugees gathered in different areas in Lebanon, including Nabatieh, Tripoli, Beirut and Bekaa, while the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), secured their return to Syria…