Iran’s Leader Urges Greater Iran-Syria Cooperation To Overcome West’s Pressure

TEHRAN, May 31 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, said yesterday, his country and Syria should further expand their cooperation, to overcome political and economic pressure from the United States and Europe. He made the remarks in a meeting with visiting Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad and his accompanying delegation,…

Five-Year-Old Children In Vietnam To Be Exempted From Tuition Fees At Public Schools

HANOI, May 31 (NNN-VNA) – Five-year-old children in Vietnam will be exempted from tuition fees at public schools, from Sept 1 this year, following the new regulations recently issued by the Ministry of Education and Training. Earlier, only five-year-old children of severely disadvantaged areas in the ethnic community, mountainous, coastal…

21 Killed, 40 Injured As Bus Fell Into Gorge In Indian-Controlled Kashmir

NEW DELHI, May 31 (NNN-PTI) – At least 21 people were killed and 40 others injured, some of them critically, after a passenger bus, yesterday, skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge, in Indian-controlled Kashmir, officials said. The accident took place in Chungi Morh area of Akhnoor…

Man Dies Of Heatstroke In Indian Capital

NEW DELHI, May 31 (NNN-PTI) – A man from India’s eastern state of Bihar, died at a hospital in the national capital Delhi, after suffering a heatstroke, officials said yesterday. The 40-year-old man hailing from Bihar’s Darbhanga was admitted to government-run Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, late Monday night. According to…

40 Injured In Gas Cylinder Explosion In Southern Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, May 31 (NNN-APP) – A gas cylinder explosion injured at least 40 people, mostly women and children, in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province, yesterday, police said. The incident happened in Hyderabad district of the province, where the explosion happened in a shop selling gas cylinders, the district’s police told media.…

Indonesia Seeks Investors To Build Southeast Asia’s Largest Hydropower Project

TANJUNG SELOR, Indonesia, May 31 (NNN-ANTARA) – Accompanied by the sound of the Kayan River flowing by, workers were busy cutting iron and operating excavators to construct roads, drainage channels, and a dam, for Southeast Asia’s largest hydropower project, which has a capacity of 9,000 megawatts, located in North Kalimantan,…

New Low-Cost, Efficient Desalination Method Developed By Australian Researchers

CANBERRA, May 31 (NNN-AAP) – Researchers from the Australian National University (ANU), have developed a simpler and more cost-effective method for removing salt from seawater. In a new research, the team demonstrated a world-first thermal desalination method. According to the study, the method could help address looming unprecedented global water…

Pakistan, Azerbaijan Agree To Strengthen Bilateral Ties, Broaden Cooperation

ISLAMABAD, May 31 (NNN-APP) – The foreign ministers of Pakistan and Azerbaijan, yesterday, agreed to broaden the scope of cooperation in all areas of mutual interest, including trade, defence, climate action, and regional connectivity, among others, the Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement here. In a meeting…

5.4-Magnitude Earthquake Shook Parts Of Bangladesh

DHAKA, May 31 (NNN-BSS) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4, jolted parts of Bangladesh, including the capital, Dhaka, on Wednesday night. The tremor lasted for a few seconds, according to the U.S. Geological Survey and the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre. According to on-duty forecasting official, Farzana Sultana, at…

Laos Prepares To Host 57th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

VIENTIANE, May 31 (NNN-KPL) – Laos is making comprehensive preparations to host the 57th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) and related meetings, here, from Jul 21 to 27. A preparatory meeting of the AMM and related meetings, on Tuesday, was held and chaired by Lao…