Russia Says Relations With U.S. Could Be Severed At Any Moment

MOSCOW, Nov 17 (NNN-TASS) – Relations between Russia and the United States are currently undergoing a great crisis, and ties between the two countries could be severed at any moment, the Russian Foreign Ministry said, yesterday. The foreign ministry issued a statement, reflecting on the relationship between the two countries,…

Israel Rejects UN Security Council’s Call For Extended Humanitarian Pauses In Gaza

JERUSALEM, Nov 17 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israel, yesterday, rejected the United Nations (UN) Security Council’s call for extended humanitarian pauses in the Israel-Hamas conflict. “Extended humanitarian pauses are untenable as long as 239 abductees remain in the hands of Hamas,” Israeli Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Lior Haiat, said in a statement. The…

Malaysia’s PM Says ‘Not Tilting To China, But Is Geographically Closer’ Than U.S.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 16 (NNN-XINHUA) – Malaysia is not tilting towards China but geographically, the country is closer, a reliable friend and ally, said Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim. The United States, Anwar said, is equally important and a traditional ally, as well as, a major investor that has helped propel Malaysia’s economy. “Cumulatively, the United…

1.27 Million Stimulant Tablets Seized In Eastern Myanmar

YANGON, Nov 16 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar authorities seized 1.27 million stimulant tablets and five kilograms of methamphetamine in Shan state, in the eastern area of the country. According to a release from Myanmar’s Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) late yesterday, acting on a tip-off, anti-narcotics police searched a…

Urgent: Indonesian Air Force Plane Crashes

JAKARTA, Nov 16 (NNN-ANTARA) – A plane operated by the Indonesian Air Force went down in the Pasuruan district, of Indonesia’s East Java province today, local Metro TV reported. Television footage displayed an explosion, as the plane touched the ground, and the wreckage of the plane.– NNN-ANTARA  

Police Arrest Three Smugglers, Discover Almost 40 Kg Illegal Drugs In West Afghanistan

ZARANJ, Afghanistan, Nov 16 (NNN-ANA) – Police have detained three drug smugglers and found illegal drugs in west Afghanistan’s Nimroz province, provincial counter-narcotics chief of police department, Abdul Wasi Raihan, said today. The contraband included 1.3 kg of heroin, eight kg of opium, 29 kg of hashish and some materials…

Eight Injured As Train Catches Fire In India’s Uttar Pradesh

NEW DELHI, Nov 16 (NNN-PTI) – At least eight people have been injured, after four coaches of a passenger train caught fire, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, officials said. The fire incident in Delhi-Darbhanga (Bihar state) special express, took place yesterday near Etawah district in Uttar Pradesh.…

Asphalting Work For Major Road Begins In North Afghanistan’s Baghlan

PUL-E-KHUMRI, Afghanistan, Nov 16 (NNN-ANA) – The construction of a major road has entered the stage of asphalting, outside the capital city, Pul-e-Khumri of north Afghanistan’s Baghlan province, Abdul Matin Akhundzadeh, head of the provincial economy department, said, yesterday. The asphalting work began on Tuesday for the road project funded…

Bangladesh Parliamentary Elections To Be Held On Jan 7: Chief Election Commissioner

DHAKA, Nov 16 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh’s Chief Election Commissioner, Kazi Habibul Awal, said yesterday that, the country’s 12th parliamentary elections will be held on Jan 7. Awal made the announcement in a televised speech to the nation. According to the schedule, poll aspirants will have to submit their nomination papers…

UN Security Council Adopts Resolution Calling For Humanitarian Pauses, Corridors In Gaza

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 16 (NNN-XINHUA) – The UN Security Council, yesterday, adopted a resolution calling for urgent and extended humanitarian pauses and corridors in Gaza. Resolution 2712 calls for urgent and extended humanitarian pauses and corridors throughout the Gaza Strip, “for a sufficient number of days” to enable the full,…