Merchant Vessel Sinks In Red Sea After Yemen’s Houthi Attack

ADEN, Jun 19 (NNN-SABA) – A merchant vessel, struck by the Yemeni Houthis days ago, has sunk in the Red Sea, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), a facility of the British navy for handling international shipping emergencies, reported yesterday. The Greek-owned bulk carrier, “Tutor,” was hit twice on…

Laos To Host 9th ASEAN Textile Symposium

VIENTIANE, Jun 19 (NNN-KPL) – Laos will host the ninth ASEAN Traditional Textile Symposium, which is scheduled to take place from Nov 4 to Nov 6, in the Lao capital, Vientiane, to promote traditional textile practices and cultural heritage in the ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations) region. The…

Thousands Protest In Jerusalem Against Netanyahu’s Regime

TEL AVIV, Jun 19 (NNN-MA’AN) – Tens of thousands of people have protested in Jerusalem, calling for immediate elections and an end to the war in Gaza. Israeli police said, nine protesters were arrested. Many Israelis, anguished over the hostages still held in Gaza and the ongoing war, accuse Prime…

DPRK Top Leader Meets With Visiting Russian President

PYONGYANG, Jun 19 (NNN-KCNA) – Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), greeted visiting Russian President, Vladimir Putin, at the Pyongyang International Airport, it was officially reported today. Kim shook hands with Putin and embraced him warmly, the report said. The DPRK leader expressed…

Former Thai PM Thaksin Granted Bail After Indictment In Royal Insult Case

BANGKOK, Jun 19 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s former Prime Minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, was granted bail yesterday, the country’s criminal court said, following a formal indictment on his charge of royal insult. Thaksin has been released during trial on bail of 500,000 baht (about 13,600 U.S. dollars) under the condition, he is…

New Zealand Upgrades Filtering System To Stop Digital Child Exploitation

WELLINGTON, Jun 19 (NNN-RNZ) – The New Zealand government has made a significant upgrade to its digital child exploitation filtering system, which blocks access to websites known to host child sexual abuse material, Minister of Internal Affairs, Brooke van Velden, said yesterday. The Department of Internal Affairs will incorporate this…

Heavy Rains In El Salvador Leave 11 Dead, 800 Displaced

SAN SALVADOR, Jun 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – Torrential downpours hitting El Salvador since Friday, have claimed 11 lives and forced over 880 people to evacuate, the National Civil Protection Commission said, yesterday. Luis Alonso Amaya, director of the National Civil Protection System, told a press conference that, three minors were among…

Extreme Weather Leaves 126 Homeless In Ecuador

QUITO, Jun 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – Some 126 people in Ecuador have been left homeless since mid-June, when extreme weather hit the country, especially its central and Amazonian provinces, said the National Risk Management Secretariat, yesterday. Some 54 extreme weather-related disasters have been registered in 10 of the country’s 24 provinces,…

Three Dead In Toronto Office Building Shooting

OTTAWA, Jun 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – Three people, including the shooter, died yesterday, following a shooting incident in Toronto, the largest city in Canada. According to local media, police were called to an office building in the Don Mills area, for reports of gunshots at approximately 3:25 p.m. local time (1925…

50 Aid Workers Lost Lives On Humanitarian Duty In Ethiopia This Year: WFP

ADDIS ABABA, Jun 18 (NNN-ENA) – Some 50 aid workers have lost their lives, while in line of humanitarian duty in Ethiopia this year, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) disclosed. The WFP said, in an Ethiopia country brief, published late Sunday, that, insecurity situations are affecting its humanitarian…