Indonesia Foiled Smuggling Of 31 Kg Meth, 2,387 Ecstasy Pills

JAKARTA, Mac 26 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesian police foiled the smuggling of 31 kg of methamphetamine and 2,387 ecstasy pills, from seven suspects in Riau Province. “Using a boat, they brought the drugs across the Malacca Strait to enter Indonesia,” said Director of the Riau Police’s Narcotics Directorate, Manang Soebeti, yesterday.…

Two Killed, Seven Injured In Stampede Following Landslide In Himachal Pradesh

NEW DELHI, Mac 26 (NNN-PTI) – At least two devotees were killed and seven others injured, yesterday, in a stampede that broke out, following a landslide in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, officials said. The stampede occurred at a Hindu shrine, in Mairi village of Una district, about…

Four Terrorists Killed In Attack At Naval Station In Southwest Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Mac 26 (NNN-APP) – At least four terrorists were killed by security forces, after they attacked a station of the Pakistan Navy last night, in the Turbat city of the country’s south-western Balochistan province, security sources said. The security sources said that, the terrorists, armed with automatic weapons and…

Palestinian Death Toll In Gaza Rises To 32,333: Ministry

GAZA, Mac 26 (NNN-WAFA) – The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip from ongoing Israeli attacks has risen to 32,333, the Palestinian Health Ministry said in a press statement, yesterday. During the past 24 hours, the Israeli army killed 107 Palestinians and wounded 176 others, it added. This brings…

Algeria To Send 150 Tonnes Of Humanitarian Aid To Gaza

ALGIERS, Mac 25 (NNN-APS) – The Algerian Red Crescent, yesterday began the loading of 150 tonnes of humanitarian aid bound for the Gaza Strip, which teeters on the brink of a mass famine. The aid, carried by eight military aircraft, will depart from Boufarik Military Airport, some 30 km south-west…

Former Singapore Transport Minister Faces Eight New Charges

SINGAPORE, Mac 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – Former Singapore transport minister, S. Iswaran, was charged in the State Courts with eight additional counts of obtaining valuable things, as a public servant, according to a statement issued by the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB), today. Iswaran received valuables with a total value of…

French President Again Calls For Ceasefire In Gaza

PARIS, Mac 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – French President, Emmanuel Macron, has again called for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, to enable the large-scale delivery of emergency assistance and the protection of civilians, according to a statement released by the French presidency, yesterday. Macron made the call during a telephone…

Tunisia Foils 30 Illegal Immigration Attempts To Italy

TUNIS, Mac 25 (NNN-TAP) – Tunisia foiled 30 illegal immigration attempts to cross the Mediterranean to Italy, yesterday, according to a statement by the Tunisian National Guard. The statement on its Facebook page said, those immigration attempts were thwarted off the south-eastern coast of Sfax province. During the operations, 612…

Simon Harris Set To Become Ireland’s New Prime Minister

LONDON, Mac 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – Simon Harris is set to become Ireland’s new prime minister, or Taoiseach, after he was confirmed yesterday, as the new leader of the governing Fine Gael party. He is to replace Leo Varadkar, who unexpectedly announced his resignation, Wednesday, as party leader and Taoiseach, citing…

China-Funded Renovation Of Mongolian Land Port Completed

ULAN BATOR, Mac 25 (NNN-APA) – An inauguration ceremony was held yesterday, for the China-funded renovation of a land port in south-eastern Mongolia. Mongolian Prime Minister, Luvsannamsrai Oyun-Erdene, and Chinese Ambassador to Mongolia, Shen Minjuan, attended the ceremony, to mark the completion of the land port renovation in Zamiin-Uud, a…