Pulwama Attack: India Will ‘Completely Isolate’ Pakistan

PULWAMA, INDIA, Feb 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) —India has said it will ensure the “complete isolation” of Pakistan after a suicide bomber killed 46 paramilitary police in Indian-administered Kashmir. It claims to have “incontrovertible evidence” of its neighbour’s involvement but has not provided it. Pakistan denies any role in the attack by militant group Jaish-e-Mohammad, which…

Pakistan Rejects Indian Allegations Over Suicide Attack In Kashmir

ISLAMABAD, Feb 16 (NNN-XINHUA) —  Pakistan has rejected Indian allegations of its involvement in a suicide attack in the Indian-controlled Kashmir that left 40 soldiers killed, local media reported. In a move against the “baseless allegations,” the Pakistani Foreign Ministry summoned Indian acting Deputy High Commissioner Gaurav Ahluwalia, lodging a protest over the allegations. The…

Footballer Sala’s Body Arrives In Argentina For Funeral

BUENOS AIRES, Feb 16 (NNN-XINHUA) —The body of late Argentinian footballer Emiliano Sala arrived in Buenos Aires on Friday in preparation for his funeral on Saturday. A van carrying Sala’s body was escorted by police in its journey from the Ezeiza international airport on the outskirts of Buenos Aires to the northern city of…

Indonesian firms owe $1.3 bn in forest damage fines: Greenpeace

JAKARTA, Feb 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Indonesian firms owe at least $1.3billion in unpaid fines for environmental damage caused by widespread forest clearing and deadly fires linked to tens of thousands of premature deaths, a Greenpeace study said. Citing government data, the environmental group said it examined 11 civilcourt cases between…

Five dead, multiple police officers wounded in US mass shooting: police

CHICAGO, Feb 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Five people were killed and multiplepolice officers wounded Friday when a gunman opened fire in an industrialarea on the outskirts of Chicago, police said. “At this time, we have confirmed that five people are deceased,” saidKristen Ziman, the police chief in Aurora, Illinois — a…

Dozens feared dead in flood at disused Zimbabwe gold mines: govt

HARARE, Feb 15, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – At least 60 suspected illegal gold miners were feared dead in Zimbabwe on Friday after water flooded two disused shafts in a mining town southwest of Harare, government said. “Following the flooding of the mine shafts …. on the 12th of February, 2019, where…

US: Pres Trump to sign ’emergency’ to build wall, Democrats cry foul

WASHINGTON, Feb 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) – President Donald Trump announced that he will declare a national emergency in order to build a wall on the US-Mexico border without funding from Congress, a rare step immediately slammed by Democrats as an unlawful “power grab.” The extraordinary declaration frees Trump to seek to…

Nigeria postpones presidential election for one week

Photo courtesy NAN ABUJA, Feb 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Nigeria’s electoral watchdog on Saturdaypostponed presidential and parliamentary elections for one week, just hours before polls were due to open. Polling had been due to start at nearly 120,000 polling units in Africa’smost populous nation at 0700 GMT, with a record 73…

Bangladesh seeks OIC’s support for safe repatriation of Rohingyas

GENEVA, Feb 16 (NNN-BSS) – State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md ShahriarAlam has sought support of the member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for creating a conducive situation in Myanmar for safe and dignified repatriation of the forcibly displaced Rohingya people. “By opening our borders to the…

UN seeks US $ 920 M for Rohingya crisis in 2019

GENEVA, Feb 16 (NNN-BSS) – United Nations (UN) aid agencies and NGOpartners made an appeal to get 920 million US dollars to meet themassive needs of more than 900,000 refugees from Myanmar and over 330,000 vulnerable Bangladeshis in host communities for 2019. They made the appeal together by launching 2019…