Death Toll Of Indonesia’s Lava Floods Reaches 52 With 17 Missing

JAKARTA, May 14 (NNN-ANTARA) – Up to 52 people were found dead and 17 went missing, after cold lava floods destroyed houses, buildings and public facilities, in Indonesia’s West Sumatra province, a senior official of local disaster agency said, today. Search for the missing persons resumed today, as several heavy…

UN Chief Saddened By Death Of UN Security Staffer In Gaza

UNITED NATIONS, May 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, was deeply saddened by the death of a UN Department of Safety and Security (DSS) staff member, and injury to another DSS staffer, in an attack in Gaza, said his deputy spokesman, yesterday. The incident occurred yesterday morning, when their…

China-Europe Freight Train Services Report Robust Growth In First Four Months

BEIJING, May 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – China-Europe freight train services, saw solid growth from Jan to Apr this year, with continuous improvements to the transport capacity, efficiency and service quality. The number of China-Europe freight train services increased by 10 percent, year on year, to 6,184 trips in the first four…

Iran Calls For Kuwait To Return To Negotiations Over Disputed Gas Field

TEHRAN, May 14 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Nasser Kanaani, yesterday, called for Kuwait to re-engage in technical discussions, to resolve the ownership dispute over the Arash gas field in the Gulf. During a weekly press briefing in Tehran, Kanaani emphasised the necessity for technical and legal negotiations over…

Five Killed In Daesh Attack In Iraq

BAGHDAD, May 14 (NNN-NINA) – An Iraqi army officer and four soldiers were killed, and six others wounded yesterday, in an attack by militants of the Daesh group, in Salahudin province, north of the capital, Baghdad, a provincial police source said. The attack occurred in the evening when the Daesh…

Egypt Inaugurated 2024 Harvest Season At Mega Land Reclamation Project

CAIRO, May 14 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, inaugurated yesterday, the harvest season of the Future of Egypt Project for Sustainable Agriculture, the state-run Ahram Online news website reported. The project, covering over 1.05 million feddans (1.09 acres), is part of Egypt’s mega agricultural project New Delta, which was…

Bangladesh Inflation Eases But Stays High

DHAKA, May 14 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh’s inflation decreased to 9.74 percent in Apr, from 9.81 percent in March, according to the latest data from the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS). The Consumer Price Index released by the BBS showed that food inflation increased to 10.22 percent in Apr, from 9.87…

Splinter Group Joins Nepal’s Coalition Government

KATHMANDU, May 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – A splinter party, joined the coalition government of Nepal last night, hours after Janata Samajbabi Party Nepal (JSPN) quit the coalition. Prime Minister, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, introduced to his cabinet two ministers from the Janata Samajbadi Party, which split from the JSPN a week ago,…

Four Killed, 60 Injured As Billboard Collapsed After Dust Storm, Rains Hit Mumbai

NEW DELHI, May 14 (NNN-PTI) – At least four people were killed and 60 others injured, after a huge iron billboard collapsed, in India’s financial capital of Mumbai, amid gusty winds and rains that hit the city last night, local media reports said. The incident took place in Ghatkopar area…

Palestinian Death Toll In Gaza Rises To 35,091: Health Authorities

GAZA, May 14 (NNN-WAFA) – The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 35,091, health authorities in the Palestinian enclave said, in a press statement yesterday. During the past 24 hours, the Israeli Zionist army killed 57 Palestinians and wounded 82 others,…