Death Toll Rises To 28 In Central Vietnam Floods

HANOI, Nov 1 (NNN-VNA) – The death toll from heavy rains and flooding in Vietnam’s central region has risen to 28, with six people missing and 43 others injured, local daily VnExpress reported, last night. More than 22,100 houses remain inundated, mainly in Hue and Da Nang cities. Floods and…

6.0-Magnitude Quake Hit South-East Indian Ridge – USGS

BEIJING, Nov 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 6.0, jolted south-east Indian Ridge at 2053 GMT yesterday, the U.S. Geological Survey, said. The epicentre, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 45.28 degrees south latitude, and 96.89 degrees east longitude.– NNN-XINHUA  

Iran Slams U.S. Plan To Resume Nuclear Tests As “Serious Threat”

TEHRAN, Nov 1 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Foreign Minister, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, on Thursday, condemned the United States’ plan to resume nuclear weapons testing, calling it a “serious threat” to international peace and security. Araghchi made the comments on social media platform X, hours after U.S. President, Donald Trump, said on…

India’s Forex Reserves Drop By Nearly Seven Billion USD

NEW DELHI, Nov 1 (NNN-PTI) – India’s foreign exchange (forex) reserves, sharply declined by 6.925 billion U.S. dollars, to 695.355 billion dollars, during the week ended Oct 24, revealed the weekly data, released by the country’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), yesterday. This was described as one…

Hundreds Of Thousands Of Ultra-Orthodox Jews In Jerusalem Protest Army Draft Plan

JERUSALEM, Oct 31 (NNN-MA’AN) – Hundreds of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews, filled the streets of Jerusalem yesterday, to protest government plans to expand military conscription in their community, and the recent arrests of draft dodgers by military police. Almost all sects and factions of the ultra-Orthodox, or Haredi, community joined…

Police Arrested Drug Smuggler, Discovered Opium In N. Afghanistan

KABUL, Oct 31 (NNN-BNA) – Police discovered 66 kg of opium poppy and took into custody an individual, on charge of involvement in the black business in northern Afghanistan’s Takhar province, yesterday, provincial police spokesman, Nizamudin Omir, said today. The alleged drug smuggler, according to the official, hid the contraband…

One Billion USD Foreign Investment Proposed For Mineral Exploration In Sri Lanka: Minister

COLOMBO, Oct 31 (NNN-LNW) – Fourteen foreign investors have expressed interest in Sri Lanka’s mineral exploration and related industries, with proposed investments totalling nearly one billion U.S. dollars, a senior Board of Investment (BOI) official told journalists, yesterday. BOI Chairman, Arjuna Herath, said, most of the investments are in minerals…

APEC Ministers Call For Openness, Connectivity Amid Economic Headwinds

GYEONGJU, South Korea, Oct 31 (NNN-YONHAP) – Ministers of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member economies, yesterday, called for openness and connectivity amid economic headwinds. During the APEC Ministerial Meeting, co-chaired by South Korean Foreign Minister, Cho Hyun and Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo, the ministers sought to reach common ground, on…

21 Injured In 14-Vehicle Pileup In Northern Iran

TEHRAN, Oct 31 (NNN-IRNA) – At least 21 people were injured, in a 14-vehicle pileup in Iran’s northern Golestan province, yesterday, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported. The crash occurred in the afternoon on an intercity road. Three rescue teams and three ambulances were dispatched to the scene, Morteza Salimi,…

German FM Visits Damascus, Pledges Support For Syria’s Transition

DAMASCUS, Oct 31 (NNN-SANA) – Visiting German Foreign Minister, Johann Wadephul, met here yesterday, with Syrian interim leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, and foreign affairs chief, Asaad Hassan al-Shibani, and reaffirmed Germany’s commitment to supporting Syria’s political and economic transition. During a press conference, following the meeting, Wadephul said, Syria is entering…