Seoul, Washington Ink New Pact To Share Cost For U.S. Forces In S. Korea

SEOUL, Oct 5 (NNN-YONHAP) – Seoul and Washington have reached a new agreement, to share the cost for U.S. forces stationed in the country, South Korea’s foreign ministry said, yesterday. Since Apr, the two sides held eight rounds of negotiations on the 12th Special Measures Agreement (SMA), that stipulates a…

Iran Summons German, Austrian Envoys In Tit-For-Tat Move

TEHRAN, Oct 4 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry, yesterday, summoned German and Austrian ambassadors, over their countries’ summoning of Iranian envoys to protest Tehran’s missile attack against Israel. During talks with the envoys, Majid Nili Ahmadabadi, director for Western European nations at Iran’s Foreign Ministry, said that, Iran was completely…

Indonesia’s Kendal Solar Panel Plant To Begin Operations By End Of The Year

JAKARTA, Oct 4 (NNN-ANTARA) – The construction of a solar panel plant in Kendal, Central Java, has reached 90 percent completion, and operations are expected to begin by the end of this year, with a first-phase production capacity of one-gigawatt peak. This solar panel plant is being developed by PT…

Cancer, Heart Disease, Pneumonia Among S. Korea’s Key Causes Of Death Last Year

SEOUL, Oct 4 (NNN-YONHAP) – Cancer, heart disease and pneumonia were among South Korea’s key causes of death last year, statistical office data showed, today. Cancer caused 166.7 deaths per 100,000 South Koreans last year, up from 162.7 deaths in the previous year, according to Statistics Korea. It continued to…

Sri Lanka To Hold Local Government Elections Following Parliamentary Election

COLOMBO, Oct 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Election Commission of Sri Lanka, announced yesterday that, steps will be taken to hold the local government elections, soon after the parliamentary election concludes in Nov. A press release issued by Chairman of the Election Commission R.M.A.L. Rathnayake, said, the commission planned to set…

Violent Mob Stormed Police Station, Looted Arms In India’s Manipur

NEW DELHI, Oct 4 (NNN-PTI) – A violent mob stormed a police station in India’s north-eastern state of Manipur and looted arms, officials said, yesterday. The incident took place during a clash between two groups in Ukhrul town, about 79 km north-east of Imphal, the capital city of Manipur. The…

Cambodia Earns Guinness World Record For Largest Super Car Display At Famed Angkor: PM

PHNOM PENH, Oct 4 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia has earned a Guinness World Record, for the largest gathering of super cars at the complex of the famed Angkor Archaeological Park, in the north-west Siem Reap province, Prime Minister, Hun Manet, said yesterday. A total of 179 super cars and hyper cars…

Mount Merapi In Central Indonesia Emitted 21 Lava Flows Towards South-West

JAKARTA, Oct 4 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia’s most active volcano, Mount Merapi, emitted 21 lava flows towards the south-west yesterday, according to the Geological Disaster Technology Research and Development Centre. “The lava flows are moving towards Kali Bebeng, reaching up to 1,500 metres,” said Agus Budi Santoso, head of the centre.…

Body Found Off Central Japan Coast Identified As Girl Missing In Recent Record Rain

TOKYO, Oct 4 (NNN-NHK) – A female body, found off the coast of central Japan, has been identified as that of 14-year-old Hanon Kiso, who went missing during recent torrential rains, in Ishikawa prefecture, the Japan Coast Guard said, yesterday. Kiso, a junior high school student from Wajima City in…

Death Toll Rises To 236 In Disasters In Nepal

KATHMANDU, Oct 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – The death toll from recent landslides and floods reached 236 last night, as the Nepali authorities were struggling to repair highways, damaged in the disasters. According to Nepal Police, 19 people remained missing and 173 others were injured. Among 34 highways blocked in the disasters,…