Eight Killed, 14 Wounded In Southern Philippine Clash Between Government Troops, ASG

MANILA, Philippines, May 26 (NNN-PNA) – Eight people, including a one-year-old baby, were killed and 14 others wounded, when some 30 Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) terrorists, attacked government troops in a remote coastal town of Sulu province, in southern Philippines, the military said on Sunday. A report from the 11th…

PNG Prime Minister Peter O’Neill Announces Resignation

SYDNEY, Australia, May 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Embattled Papua New Guinea Prime Minister, Peter O’Neill, has announced his resignation, at a media conference in the capital city of Port Moresby today (Sunday), after a series of ministers defected from his cabinet. As a pending leadership challenge, scheduled for Monday (tomorrow), is…

Cambodian PM To Pay Working Visit To Japan Next Week

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, May 26 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodian Prime Minister, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, will pay a working visit to Japan from May 29 to 31, according to a foreign ministry’s statement. In Tokyo, Hun Sen will attend the 25th International Conference on the Future of Asia, the statement said.…

Hezbollah Leader Says Lebanon Has Power To Defend Oil, Gas Resources

BEIRUT, Lebanon, May 26 (NNN-NNA) – Hezbollah leader, Sayed Hassan Nasrallah, said that, Lebanon has the power to counter Israel, if it attempts to access the country’s oil and gas resources, Al Manar local TV Channel reported. “Lebanon has the right to its oil and gas resources and it has…

Iran’s IRGC Threatens To Sink U.S. Warships By “Secret Weapons”

TEHRAN, Iran, May 26 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran has two new “top secret weapons” and may use them to sink U.S. warships, an adviser to the chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said here, on Saturday. “In case of the smallest foolish act by the enemy in the…

Syrian Army Foils Rebel Attack In Hama Countryside

DAMASCUS, Syria, May 26 (NNN-SANA) – The Syrian army foiled an attack by the al-Qaeda-linked Nusra Front, in the northern countryside of Hama province, in central Syria, on Saturday. A military source said that, the attack by the Nusra Front focused on the towns of Jabriyeh and Tal Hawash, which…

Chinese Container Ship Arrives At CSP Abu Dhabi Terminal

DUBAI, United Arab Emirate, May 26 (NNN-WAM) – SOLAR, a Chinese container ship with a capacity of 21,000 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit), arrived on Saturday, at the CSP Abu Dhabi Terminal of Khalifa Port, in the United Arab Emirates. The CSP Abu Dhabi Terminal, built and operated by China’s COSCO…

16 Killed In Armed Confrontations In Yemen’s Taiz

ADEN, Yemen, May 26 (NNN-SABA) – At least 16 Yemenis were killed on Saturday, in fierce clashes between government forces and the Houthi rebels, in the southwestern province of Taiz, a security official said. A number of military units loyal to the government launched an attack on positions held by…

Botswana’s Former President Quits Ruling Party

GABORONE, Botswana, May 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Botswana’s former president, Seretse Khama Ian Khama, on Saturday, quit the southern African country’s ruling party, citing “deepening differences with the current administration” under President Mokgweetsi Masisi. Khama made the announcement when addressing thousands of villagers in his home village of Serowe, the capital…

Chuan Leekpai From Thailand’s Democrat Party Elected House Speaker

BANGKOK, Thailand, May 26 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s former prime minister, Chuan Leekpai, from the Democrat Party, was elected as the speaker of the House of Representatives. He was nominated by pro-government Palang Pracharath Party, while another nominee is former deputy prime minister, Sompong Amornvivat from the Pheu Thai Party. “Chuan…