Chinese Premier Arrived In New Zealand For Official Visit

WELLINGTON, Jun 13 (NNN-RNZ) – Chinese Premier, Li Qiang, arrived here today, for an official visit to New Zealand, the first leg of his three-nation tour from Jun 13 to 20. Li said upon arrival that, he looks forward to having in-depth exchanges of views with New Zealand leaders, and…

11 People Killed In North Afghanistan Road Accident

KABUL, Jun 13 (NNN-ANA) – At least 11 people lost their lives and four others were injured, in a road accident yesterday, in north Afghanistan’s Faryab province, according to a local official. The accident occurred when a vehicle veered off the road and collided with the wall of a residential…

WHO Confirms Human Case Of Bird Flu In West Bengal

NEW DELHI, Jun 13 (NNN-PTI) – The World Health Organisation (WHO), has confirmed a human case of bird flu in India’s eastern state of West Bengal, officials said yesterday. According to the global health body, human infection with bird flu, caused by the H9N2 virus was detected in a four-year-old…

Feature: Iraq Struggles To Curb Child Labour After Decades Of Wars, Conflicts

BAGHDAD, Jun 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – Twelve-year-old Salih has never set foot in a classroom. After his father was killed in a car bombing attack years ago, the weight of his family falls on his small shoulders. The eldest son in a family of seven, his days are spent navigating the…

China’s HH-100 Commercial Unmanned Transport System Demonstrator Completed Maiden Flight

XI’AN, Jun 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – A demonstrator of China’s HH-100 aerial commercial unmanned transportation system, yesterday, completed a successful maiden flight, the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) announced. The HH-100 demonstrator conducted its first flight at a general aviation airport in Xi’an, north-west China’s Shaanxi Province, said the AVIC,…

Four Killed In Zionist Airstrike On SE Lebanese Town

BEIRUT, Jun 12 (NNN-NNA) – Four people were killed and 10 others injured, late yesterday, in a Zionist airstrike on the town of Jouaiya, in the south-eastern Lebanese city of Tyre, Lebanese media reported. The airstrike hit a house with three missiles in Jouaiya, killing Abu Talib, a senior military…

Mongolia, Laos Sign Cooperation Documents

ULAN BATOR, Jun 12 (NNN-APA) – Mongolia and Laos signed several cooperation agreements, according to the Mongolian presidential office’s website, last night. These documents, including a memorandum to strengthen bilateral cooperation, in the health and medicine sector, a protocol on hygiene requirements for the export of goods, derived from livestock,…

Vietnamese Bank Starts Selling Gold Bullion Online

HANOI, Jun 12 (NNN-VNA) – The Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank), started to sell gold bullion on its website today. The move aims to meet the increasing gold buying demand of customers, many of whom had to line up at the bank’s gold bar selling…

Putin Revamps Government Body Supervising Russia’s Defence Industry

MOSCOW, Jun 12 (NNN-TASS) – Russian President, Vladimir Putin, signed a presidential decree yesterday, to update the composition of the Military-Industrial Commission and its board, by appointing new members, including Defensce Minister, Andrei Belousov. The commission is a government body, responsible for supervising Russia’s defence industry. The newly appointed members…

Three People Wounded By Gunman In Atlanta

NEW YORK, Jun 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least three people were injured, yesterday afternoon, by a gunman at a food court in downtown Atlanta, U.S. state of Georgia, police said. The suspect then suffered a gunshot wound by a police officer in responding operation. All four people, victims and the…