Dozens Killed In Clashes Between Troops, Rebels In South Yemen

SANAA, April 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) —At least 13 soldiers and dozens of Houthi rebels were killed in clashes in Yemen’s southern province of Dhalea on Sunday, a government source said. Fighting raged after the rebels seized control over several sites three days ago in the north of Dhalea, about 245 km south of rebel-held capital…

Update1: Vietnam suspect gets 3-year term for Kim’s death

Đoàn Thị Hương (C) leaves the court on Monday. Photo courtesy VNA Photo KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Malaysian judge has sentenced a Vietnamese woman to more than three years in prison after she pleaded guilty to a lesser charge in the killing of the North Korean leader’s…

Juncker says EU ‘running out of patience’ with UK over Brexit

ROME, April 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has said the EU is “running out” of patience with Britain over Brexit. The United Kingdom is in crisis after lawmakers three times rejected PrimeMinister Theresa May’s proposed divorce deal, and now risks crashing out of the bloc in under…

Peru: At least 20 dead in bus fire – emergency services

LIMA, April 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) – At least 20 people were killed and about adozen injured Sunday night in a bus fire at a Peruvian transport terminal,the emergency services said. Initial reports said an electrical fault at the rear of the vehicletriggered the blaze. “The fire led to the deaths of…

Arab leaders condemn US Golan decision at summit

TUNIS, April 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Arab leaders slammed the US decision torecognise the Golan Heights as Israeli territory at a summit in Tunis onSunday, but struggled for further unity as Qatar’s emir left the meetingearly. In a final declaration the Arab League summit said it “affirmed that theGolan is occupied…

Nepal: 25 dead, at least 400 injured in southern storms – PM

KATHMANDU, April 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 25 people have been killed and hundreds injured after stormy weather hit southern Nepal, destroying houses, uprooting trees and toppling electricity poles, officials said today. The thunderstorm swept through the district of Bara and adjoining areaslate Sunday, Bara’s police chief Sanu Ram Bhattarai…

British MPs seek new path for Brexit after deal rejected again

LONDON, April 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) – British MPs will attempt to chart a newBrexit path on Monday after rejecting Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexitdeal for a third time, leaving her strategy in tatters and the country inlimbo. With less than two weeks to go until the day Britain risks crashing out…

Japan: Emperor Akihito ends reign marked by modernisation

TOKYO, April 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Japan’s outgoing Emperor Akihito andEmpress Michiko dramatically modernised the tradition-bound monarchy,bringing themselves closer to the public and boosting popular support for the household. Akihito has broken new ground with everything from his decision to marryfor love to his outspoken calls for peace and expressions of…

Qatar emir quits Arab summit early: state media

TUNIS, April 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Qatar’s emir has left an Arab League summit in Tunisia early, the Gulf state’s official QNA news agency said Sunday, without giving details on why. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani quit the meeting “after attending the opening ceremony”, it said, with no further details. A…

Nigeria: 10 farmers killed in attack by bandits in north – police

KANO (Nigeria), April 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Armed men suspected of belonging to gangs involved in cattle rustling and kidnapping in northern Nigeria, attacked a village in Zamfara state leaving 10 people dead, a policespokesman said. Gunmen on motorcycles invaded onion fields on Saturday outside the village of Kware in the…