Russian War Planes Strike Rebel-held Area In Syria’s Idlib

DAMASCUS, Syria, June 2 (NNN-SANA) – Russian war planes struck a town in the countryside of rebel-held Idlib province, in north-western Syria on Saturday. The air strikes targeted Khan Sheikhun in the countryside of Idlib, killing at least two people and wounding four others, said the Syrian Observatory for Human…

Trump To End Preferential Trade Treatment For India On June 5

WASHINGTON, June 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) – U.S. President, Donald Trump, announced that he will end the preferential trade treatment for India on June 5, which exempts billions of dollars of its products from U.S. tariffs due to its developing country status. “I have determined that India has not assured the United…

Myanmar’s State Counsellor Leaves For Czech Republic, Hungary

YANGON, Myanmar, June 1 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar’s State Counsellor, Aung San Suu Kyi, left Nay Pyi Taw today (Saturday), to visit the Czech Republic and Hungary, according to the Foreign Ministry. The state counsellor will pay an official visit to the Czech Republic at the invitation of Czech Prime Minister,…

S. Korea’s Export Drops 9.4 Percent In May

SEOUL, S. Korea, June 1 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s export reduced 9.4 percent in May from a year earlier, keeping a downward trend for the sixth consecutive month, a government report showed today (Saturday). Export, which accounts for about half of the export-driven economy, amounted to 45.91 billion U.S. dollars…

Over 40 Saw-fish Dead In Australian Hot Spot: Researchers

SYDNEY, Australia, June 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) – High temperatures and lack of rainfall helped kill off a record number of critically endangered saw-fish in a parched creek in Western Australia state, according to the latest research. More than 40 of the fish, with their distinctive flat nose extension and sharp traverse…

Pakistan’s Anti-Graft Bureau To Arrest Former President Zardari

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, June 1 (NNN-PPI) – Pakistan’s anti-graft body, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), has issued an order to arrest former president, Asif Ali Zardari, in a money laundering case. According to reports, NAB Chairman, Javed Iqbal, gave approval for the issuance of the arrest warrant of Zardari, leader of…

Thailand To Pick New Prime Minister On June 5

BANGKOK, Thailand, June 1 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand is scheduled to pick a new prime minister on June 5, Chuan Leekpai, speaker of the House of Representatives, said on Friday. All MP’s and senators will convene in a joint House of Representatives & Senate meeting, to vote for the prime minister,…

Palestinian Teenager Killed By Israeli Forces In West Bank

RAMALLAH, Palestine, June 1 (NNN-MA’AN) – Palestinian Ministry of Health, said that, a young Palestinian boy was shot dead by Israeli forces, in the West Bank. In a press statement, the ministry said that the 16-year-old victim is identified as Abdallah Louai Gheith, who died near Bethlehem, after being shot…

Daesh, Taliban-linked bombings in Kabul claim 12 lives within two days

KABUL, Afghanistan, June 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) – At least 12 people have been confirmed dead and about two dozens others sustained injuries, in two suicide bombings that rocked Afghanistan’s capital city, Kabul on Thursday and Friday, officials confirmed. In Friday’s suicide car bombing, for which the Taliban group has claimed responsibility,…

Iranians Mark Al-Quds Day To Support Palestinians

TEHRAN, Iran, June 1 (NNN-IRNA) – Hundreds of thousands of Iranians held nationwide rallies, in support of the Palestinians to mark al-Quds Day on Friday. The participants chanted pro-Palestinian slogans and carried banners reading: “al-Quds is the eternal capital of Palestine” and “No to the (U.S.-devised) Deal of the Century.”…