Austrian Police Thwarted Planned Terrorist Attack At Train Station

VIENNA, Feb 20 (NNN-APA) – Austrian police have arrested a 14-year-old teenager, who allegedly planned a terrorist attack at Vienna’s West Train Station, the country’s interior ministry said, yesterday. The ministry said the suspect, an Austrian citizen, was arrested on Feb 10. Austrian intelligence authorities had received information that the…

French PM Bayrou Survived 6th No-Confidence Vote

PARIS, Feb 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – French Prime Minister, Francois Bayrou, survived his sixth no-confidence vote last night, since taking office on Dec 13, last year. The no-confidence vote, initiated by the Socialist Party (PS), received only 181 votes in the French National Assembly, far below the 289 needed to unseat…

Kazakhstan Seeks Talk With Ukraine Over Drone Attack On Caspian Pipeline

ALMATY, Feb 20 (NNN-TAT) – Kazakh diplomats will discuss with Ukraine, the recent attack on the Caspian Pipeline Consortium, given the pipeline’s importance for the Kazakh economy, Kazakh Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Aibek Smadiyarov said, as reported by the Kazinform news agency, yesterday. “This issue is very important for the Kazakh…

ADB Approves 125 Million USD Loan To Modernise Water Supply In Uzbekistan

MANILA, Feb 20 (NNN-PNA) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB), yesterday said, it has approved a loan of 125 million U.S. dollars, to modernise water management, improve water security, and increase access to safe and reliable water in Uzbekistan. The ADB said, the climate-smart water management improvement project, will improve…

Putin, Trump May Meet Before End Of Feb: Kremlin

MOSCOW, Feb 20 (NNN-TASS) – Russian President, Vladimir Putin and U.S. President, Donald Trump, could meet as early as this month, Kremlin Spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said yesterday. “The Western media write a lot, our media write a lot … Maybe, or maybe not,” said Peskov, when asked whether Putin and…

Final Report On Aktau Plane Crash To Be Released By Dec

ALMATY, Feb 20 (NNN-TNA) – The final report on the Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) plane crash, near the city of Aktau, Kazakhstan, will be released by Dec this year, said Vice Minister of Transport, Talgat Lastayev, at a briefing yesterday, as reported by the country’s Kazinform news agency. “Based on the…

Vietnam’s Parliament Approved Investment For Lao Cai-Hanoi-Hai Phong Railway Project

HANOI, Feb 20 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam’s National Assembly, yesterday, approved investment for the Lao Cai-Hanoi-Hai Phong railway project. According to the proposal by the Vietnamese government, the main railway line will stretch approximately 390.9 km, with three branch lines totalling about 27.9 km. The railway will pass through seven provinces…

One More Killed, Two Injured In Ruthless Zionist Israeli Attacks On S. Lebanon, Despite The Ceasefire

BEIRUT, Feb 20 (NNN-NNA) – A Zionist Israeli airstrike on a vehicle, in the southern Lebanese village of Aita al-Shaab, murdered one person, yesterday. Separately, two people were wounded by trigger-happy Israeli soldiers, in the village of Al-Wazzani. The incidents followed the expiration, early Tuesday, of the deadline for Israel’s…

UAE President Rejects Palestinian Displacement In Talks With Rubio

ABU DHABI, Feb 20 (NNN-WAM) – UAE President, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, yesterday, firmly rejected any attempts to displace Palestinians from their land, during a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, state media reported. The UAE leader linked Gaza’s reconstruction to a broader push for a…

Laos To Develop Extinct Volcano As Iconic Tourist Attraction

VIENTIANE, Feb 19 (NNN-KPL) – Authorities in southern Laos’ Champasak province, are working to develop facilities around an extinct volcano in Paksong district, upgrading the site to a provincial-level attraction to boost tourism. Provincial authorities aim to enhance the site, and elevate its tourism status by developing key infrastructure, including…