Cambodia-China Travel Fair To Be Held In Cultural Province Of Siem Reap Next Month

PHNOM PENH, Nov 10 (NNN-AKP) – A Cambodia-China Travel Fair will be held in the cultural province of Siem Reap, in north-west Cambodia on Dec 6-8, said an announcement from the Cambodian Ministry of Tourism, yeaterday. Siem Reap is home to the UNESCO-listed Angkor Archaeological Park, which comprised of 91…

Multiple Vehicles’ Collision Injured 38 In W. India

NEW DELHI, Nov 10 (NNN-PTI) – Around 38 people were injured, some seriously, when three vehicles, including a private bus, collided on a highway, in India’s western state of Gujarat, yesterday, a local police said, over the phone. The accident occurred near Ambaji area, in the state’s Banaskantha district. The…

Iran Rejects Claims Of Involvement In Assassination Plots Against U.S. Officials

TEHRAN, Nov 10 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Esmaeil Baghaei, yesterday, described as “completely baseless” and rejected claims that the country had been involved in assassination attempts against former and incumbent U.S. officials. He made the remarks in a statement released by the ministry, one day after the U.S.…

Afghan Caretaker Gov’t Supreme Leader Assumes Control Over Military Equipment

KABUL, Nov 10 (NNN-ANA) – Afghan caretaker government’s supreme leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, recently issued a decree, to centralise control of military equipment, shifting authority over distribution from the Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Interior Affairs, according to local media outlet, Tolonews, on Friday night. “This measure aims to ensure…

UAE FM, Blinken Discussed Latest Developments In Middle East

DUBAI, Nov 10 (NNN-WAM) – Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, discussed the latest regional developments with U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, by phone, according to an official statement from the UAE Ministry of Foreign…

Four Dead, 30 Injured In Nepal Bus Accident

KATHMANDU, Nov 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – Four people were killed and 30 others wounded, after a passenger bus veered off a highway, in Surkhet district of mid-western Nepal, yesterday afternoon. “The bus, carrying 34 people, fell 150 metres down the highway, killing four on the spot,” Birendra Bishwokarma, spokesperson for the…

Cambodia Marks 71st Anniversary Of Independence Day

PHNOM PENH, Nov 9 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia, today, commemorated the 71st anniversary of its independence from the French colonial rule. The celebration was held under the auspices of the nation’s King Norodom Sihamoni, and was attended by Prime Minister, Hun Manet, Senate President, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, and National Assembly…

Two Naxals Killed In Gunfight In India’s Chhattisgarh

NEW DELHI, Nov 9 (NNN-PTI) – Two Naxals were killed yesterday, in a fierce gunfight with government forces, in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, officials said. The gunfight between Naxals and joint contingents of police and paramilitary force, broke out in Bijapur district, about 443 km south of Raipur,…

Indonesia, S. Korea Search For Missing Crew Members After Ship Sank

JAKARTA, Nov 9 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Indonesian government is working with South Korean authorities, to locate two Indonesian crew members who went missing, after their ship sank in waters off Jeju, South Korea, yesterday. The missing Indonesians, identified by the initials YM and SJU, were among the 27 crew members,…

Chinese Calligraphy Exhibition Opened In Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Nov 9 (NNN-ANN) – The fifth International Chinese Calligraphy Grand Exhibition, opened in Brunei yesterday, featuring over 300 Chinese calligraphy works by artists from around the world. Held in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei, the event also attracted nearly 100 calligraphers, who will engage in…