Malaysia: Trio Charged With Polluting River

 KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two directors and a lorry driver of a used tyre-processing company were charged in the Sessions Court in the southern state of Johor over the chemical dumping incident at Sungai Kim Kim in Pasir Gudang. The three accused are Singa­porean Wang Jin Chao, 34,…

Yemen: A humanitarian crisis with thousands dead

SANA’A, March 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The war in Yemen has left thousands dead and triggered the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, according to the United Nations. The war between Houthi rebels and pro-government troops escalated in March 2015, when a Saudi-led military coalition intervened against the rebels. Around 10,000 people —…

Blast kills eight children in Sudan: police

128 KHARTOUM, March 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Eight children were killed in the Sudanese city of Omdurman when an unidentified object theyfound exploded, a police spokesman said. Seven children were killed on the spot while the eighth one died of woundsat a hospital, General Hashim Abdelrahim said. He said the children,…

Some remains of Guatemala volcano victims unidentified: official

GUATEMALA CITY, March 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Guatemalan investigators have been unable to identify about 110 pieces of remains from victims of avolcanic eruption that killed 202 people and left 229 missing last June, aforensic official said. After months of testing, which included sending some samples abroad, about 110 remains cannot…

Norway rescuers airlift passengers off cruise ship in storm

Pixal bay free images OSLO, March 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Rescuers on Sunday airliftedmore than 1,300 passengers and crew off a cruise ship after it got intodifficulty in rough seas off the Norwegian coast. The Viking Sky lost power and started drifting mid-afternoon Saturday inperilous waters two kilometres off More og…

Xi, Macron hold talks as France seeks EU unity on China

PARIS, March 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Chinese President Xi Jinping and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron to hold talks in Paris on Monday with the host leader seeking to forge a united European front to contend with Beijing’s advances. Xi’s official visit to Paris will mark 55 years since Charles de…

New Zealand PM orders inquiry into Christchurch massacre

WELLINGTON, March 25, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday ordered an independent judicial inquiry into the Christchurch mosque attacks, saying she wanted to know how a gunman shot dead 50 people on March 15. “It is important that no stone is left unturned to get…

US Trump declares ‘complete exoneration’ after Mueller finds no Russian collusion

WASHINGTON, March 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) – US President Donald Trump declared Sunday that he had been completely exonerated after his campaign was cleared of colluding with Russia in the 2016 election, in a major boost for his re-election hopes. The long-awaited final report of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probeinto Moscow’s election…

Britain: PM Theresa May reportedly on the brink amid Brexit crisis

LONDON, March 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Prime Minister Theresa May is making a last-ditch bid to win support among British MPs for her EUdivorce deal ahead of another pivotal week in the Brexit process — but faced reports her leadership is under imminent threat. After securing a short delay to Britain’s…

Thai junta party takes shock lead with over 90% votes counted: Election Commission

Thailand, Bangkok, File photo of Thai Prime Minister and Junta leader, Prayut Chan-o-cha, waving earlier this month. A junta-linked party which supports Prayut Chan, is currently leading in the ongoing general election in Thailand. Photo courtesy of BERNAMA. BANGKOK, March 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Thailand’s junta-linked party took a shock lead…