S.Korea, U.S., Japan To Hold Trilateral Security Talks In Seoul Tomorrow

SEOUL, S. Korea, May 8 (NNN-YNA) — South Korea, the United States and Japan will hold the annual trilateral security talks tomorrow in Seoul, local media reported Tuesday, citing South Korean defence ministry. The 11th round of Defence Trilateral Talks (DTT) will be held on Thursday (tomorrow), in the headquarters…

Sri Lankan Police Chief Says All Terrorists Linked To Easter Attacks Arrested Or Killed

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, May 8 (NNN-SLN) – Sri Lankan security forces have arrested all those directly linked to the Easter terror explosions on April 21, Acting Police Chief, Chandana Wickramaratne, said in a special statement here on Tuesday. Wickramaratne said, the police had identified all those involved in the attacks…

Government Forces Kill At Least 13 Militants In N. Afghanistan

PUL-E-KHUMRI, Afghanistan, May 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least 13 Taliban militants were killed, after Afghan national army conducted a special operation in the northern province of Baghlan overnight, in the latest raid against the insurgents, a military source said today. “The raid was launched by the army’s Special Operations Forces…

Woman Hits Australian Prime Minister With Egg

SYDNEY, Australia, May 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, was hit with an egg by a woman today (Tuesday), during a campaign stop for the upcoming federal election. Morrison was greeting members of the Country Women’s Association (CWA), in the regional town of Albury, when the 25-year-old woman…

African Swine Fever Hits Another Vietnamese Province

HANOI, Vietnam, May 7 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam’s northern Yen Bai province, has been stricken by the African swine fever (ASF), it was reported today (Tuesday). A total of 208 pigs raised at two households in Van Chan district have recently been infected with ASF, of which some 60 have died,…

Mongolia Launches Fifth Innovation Week

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia, May 7 (NNN-MONGOLUIA WEB) – Mongolia launched its fifth Innovation Week, to promote creativity in the public and private sectors. The week, under the theme of “Joint Innovation” is being co-organised by the Mongolian Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Sports, the Mongolian Academy of Sciences, the…

Cambodia-China Journalist Association Officially Launched In Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, May 7 (NNN-AKP) – The Cambodia- China Journalist Association (CCJA) was formally launched here on Monday, with the aim of promoting media exchange and relations between Cambodia and China. Cambodian Information Minister, Khieu Kanharith, said, the Ministry of Information fully supported the CCJA and was confident that…

Israeli PM Says Gaza Campaign “Not Over”

JERUSALEM, May 7 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said the two-day bloody campaign in the Gaza Strip is not over and Israel is “prepared to continue.” Speaking after a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas was reportedly achieve, Netanyahu said “the campaign is not over.” He said, the fighting…

Iraq Condemns Israeli Air Strikes Against Gaza

BAGHDAD, Iraq, May 7 (NNN-NINA) – Iraq strongly condemned the ongoing Israeli air strikes against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, which led to the death of many civilians and the destruction of infrastructure, the Foreign Ministry said. “We condemn the escalation against the Palestinian people and call for…

Iran To Announce Measures In Reaction To U.S. Drop Of Nuke Deal

TEHRAN, Iran, May 7 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran will soon announce a set of retaliatory measures, in response to the U.S. withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal, and re-imposition of sanctions against Tehran, semi-official Fars news agency reported. The decisions by Iran’s government will include specific measures, in reaction to the…