Sri Lankan Police Seized Illegally Imported Cigarettes Worth 3.96 Million USD

COLOMBO, Nov 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s Police Special Task Force (STF), seized a 40-foot container with over 10 million sticks of cigarettes, valued at 1.3 billion rupees (3.96 million U.S. dollars), the police said, today. The police said in a statement that, the cigarettes were illegally imported without paying…

Police Officer Killed In South Australia Shooting

CANBERRA, Nov 17 (NNN-AAP) – A police officer was dead and another injured, following a shooting at a rural property in South Australia (SA). SA Police Commissioner, Grant Stevens, this morning identified Brevet Sergeant, Jason Doig, 53, as the officer who was killed in the line of duty, last night.…

Myanmar Fraud-Gang Leaders Arrested, Chief Criminal Commits Suicide

BEIJING, Nov 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – China’s Ministry of Public Security (MPS), yesterday announced that, Ming Guoping, Ming Julan and Ming Zhenzhen, ringleaders of a telecom and online fraud criminal gang, in northern Myanmar’s Kokang Self-Administered Zone, have been arrested, and that the chief criminal of the gang, Ming Xuechang has…

Brunei To Build Astronomy Observation Station In Five Years

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Nov 17 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei is poised to build its own national astronomy observation station in five years, which aims to complement existing institutions for educational purposes, Brunei’s Acting Surveyor General, Siti Saihalina said. According to the local Borneo Bulletin daily yesterday, Saihalina outlined the achievements and…

Roundup: Israeli Forces Continue To Comb Gaza’s Largest Hospital, Expand Raids

JERUSALEM, Nov 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – Israeli forces continued yesterday, to comb Gaza’s largest hospital, al-Shifa, for the second consecutive day, expanding their searches for hostages and militant activity to other hospitals in the area, while all communications collapsed across the besieged enclave, due to a lack of fuel. It was…

Two Hezbollah Fighters Killed In Israeli Strikes On S. Lebanon

BEIRUT, Nov 17 (NNN-NNA) – Two Hezbollah fighters were killed and one was injured yesterday, by Israel’s heavy artillery fires on the Lebanon-Israel borders, Lebanese military sources, said. The sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that, the Israeli forces pounded 200 artillery shells at 25 towns and villages…

Paramilitary Member, Three Daesh Militants Killed In W. Iraq

BAGHDAD, Nov 17 (NNN-NINA) – A government-backed paramilitary, Hashd Shaabi, member, and three Daesh militants were killed last night, in a rugged area in Iraq’s western province of Anbar, a security source said. A Hashd Shaabi force, carried out an operation to hunt down the Daesh militants, in the Wadi…

Indonesian Police Officer Presented With UN Woman Police Officer Of The Year Award

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 17 (NNN-ANTARA) – An Indonesian policewoman, a police first sergeant, serving in the Central African Republic, was presented the UN Woman Police Officer of the Year Award yesterday, a UN spokesman said. The award was presented to 27-year-old Renita Rismayanti, for helping to “conceptualise and develop a…

APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting Kicked Off In San Francisco With Focus On Sustainable Future

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – The 30th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting, kicked off in San Francisco, yesterday, with an aim to build a more interconnected, innovative, and inclusive APEC region. The meeting, held at the Moscone Centre in downtown San Francisco, was chaired by U.S. President,…

Türkiye’s First Lady Hosted Pro-Palestinian Meeting In Istanbul

ISTANBUL, Nov 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – Türkiye’s First Lady, Emine Erdogan, hosted on Wednesday, a meeting named “One Heart for Palestine” in Istanbul, with spouses of several world leaders. Spouses and special representatives of state leaders from 15 countries, including Qatar, Malaysia and Uzbekistan, attended the event, aimed at pushing for…