UN Stops Distribution Of Blended Food In Uganda After Recipients Fall Sick

KAMPALA, Uganda, March 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – UN World Food Programme (WFP), announced that it has stopped the distribution of blended food in Uganda, after reports of recipients falling sick in the northeastern part of the country. The food aid agency, said that, scores of recipients of Super Cereal, a fortified…

Thousands In Croatia Rally Against Domestic Violence

ZAGREB, Croatia, March 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Thousands of protesters rallied in Croatia, against domestic violence, following a recent tragic case on the Adriatic island of Pag, where a father threw his four children from a balcony, causing them serious injuries. Protesters in Zagreb demanded more effective government actions and more…

Over 200 Arrested, Scores Wounded After “Yellow Vest” Protest Turns Violent In Paris

PARIS, France, March 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – French police arrested more than 200 people on Saturday, after violence broke out in Paris, in a fresh protest of “Yellow Vest” movement. Paris department police said, 237 people were arrested, after groups of masked individuals plunged the capital’s landmark avenue of the Champs…

Cuba Slams U.S. Visa Curb

HAVANA, Cuba, March 17 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Cuba, on Saturday, slammed a U.S. government decision, to shorten the duration of visitor visas granted to Cuban nationals and impose more stringent restrictions on them. Cuba’s Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodriguez, said, the new restrictions were “an additional obstacle” for the many Cuban…

Afghan President Leaves To Visit United Arab Emirates

KABUL, Afghanistan, March 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Afghan President, Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, left for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) early on Sunday, the Afghan Presidential Palace said. During his stay in the UAE, the president will meet with Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE’s Armed…

Update: Death Toll In Indonesia’s Flash Floods Rises To 63

Chief of the Papua Provincial Police Insp. Gen. Martuani Sormin inspected a plane damaged by flood in Doyo, Jayapura district, on Sunday (March 17, 2019). (Dok.Humas Polda Papua) Jayapura, Papua, March 17 (NNN ANTARA) – The death toll from a flash flood and landslide in Jayapura district and municipality in…

Seven Killed In Two Separate Bomb Attacks In Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan, March 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – At least seven people, including a senior police officer, have been killed and three others wounded, in two separate bomb attacks in Afghanistan, authorities said today. In one incident, in southern Kandahar province, police chief, Hajji Zamari, head of provincial Public Protection Police Force…

Nepal Approves Investment Of S. Korean Company To Set Up Car Plant

KATHMANDU, Nepal, March 17 (NNN-NEPALNEWS) – The Investment Board Nepal (IBN), a government body responsible for dealing with large-scale investment, has approved an investment proposal of South Korea’s Motrex, to establish a car manufacturing and assembly plant in Nepal. A board meeting of the IBN, chaired by Nepali Prime Minister,…

Myanmar Seizes Precious Stones In Northernmost State

YANGON, Myanmar, March 17 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar authorities seized 22.9 kilograms of suspected uncut amber stones in Mokaung township, Kachin state, according to local police force, on Sunday. The amber stones, in 17 bags, were confiscated by the police when they intercepted an express bus heading from Tanai to Myitgyina,…

At Least 42 Killed, Dozens Missing As Flash Floods Strike Indonesia’s Papua

JAKARTA, Indonesia, March 17 (NNN-ANTARA) – More than 42 people were killed and dozens of others went missing, as flash floods hit Indonesia’s easternmost Papua province Saturday night, a local disaster agency official said today. Torrential rains had triggered the natural disaster in several villages in Jayapura district. A total…